For fans of TimeSplitters, seeing cancelled footage is never going to be an easy pill to swallow. However, the fandom is even more unhappy having seen what the treasured franchise was destined to become if studio layoffs hadn’t happened.
We don’t want to rub salt into an already sore wound, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t share theTimeSplitters: Future Perfecttrailer.
Maybe it’s for the best, though, as the leaked footage ofTimeSplitters Nexthas caused quite a bit of discourse within the fandom who remember theXboxoriginal. “Wtf, this is notTimeSplitters 2, this looks likeFortnite– even HUD looks like it,” posted one vexed gamer, and they’re not alone in feeling this way.
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“TimeSplitters 2launched over 20 years ago. This is labelledTimeSplitters Nextand appears to be a battle royale spin-off.” The same posteradded, “I was patiently waiting for a new TimeSplitters but I’m glad they canned thisFortniterip-off.”
Those who’ve been able to look at this leaked footage with a more open mind, however, have pointed out that it was likely a placeholder during early development rather than the final form of the cancelled title. “Ubisoft uses warcraft HUDs when prototyping. Now… if they actually wanted to go for thatFortnitestyle for the final [TimeSplitters] product, that’s another story.”
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Sadly, we’re unlikely to never find out if this was just a the start of something promising. But maybe that’s for the best…? If leaked footage can cause such upset, can you imagine the arguments born from official gameplay; it doesn’t bear thinking about.
Topics:Fortnite,Battle Royale,PC,Xbox,Nintendo
