{"id":88361,"date":"2016-04-11T14:30:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T12:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=88361"},"modified":"2016-04-11T14:32:24","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T12:32:24","slug":"5-games-that-play-with-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/88361-5-games-that-play-with-time","title":{"rendered":"5 games that play with time"},"content":{"rendered":"

The art of slowing down time in order to respond more precisely has slipped its way into a number of our favourite games – and with the recent Quantum Break<\/em> embracing this to the fullest, we\u2019re here to pay homage to these time-bending experiences.<\/p>\n

Quantum Break<\/h3>\n

Quantum Break<\/em> puts the old time-travel hypothesis to the test – can you change the past? Remedy\u2019s new action game makes time not only a tool, but a weapon for the in-over-his-head protagonist Jack Joyce, and the result is something quite unique and spectacular.<\/p>\n

After a time-travel experiment goes wrong,\u00a0Jack is gifted with a range of time powers that allow him to operate as normal when time is frozen. Or to use abilities such as Time Rush (quick dash), Time Dodge (quick dodge), Time Blast (shoot fireball-like projectiles), Time Shield (we\u2019re sure you can guess), and the equally self-explanatory Time Stop.<\/p>\n

\"Quantum<\/p>\n

Superhot<\/h3>\n

\u201cTime moves only when you move.\u201d That\u2019s the gist of Superhot, a stylish first-person shooter that started out as a small prototype made for a game jam. One Kickstarter and a year and a half later, Superhot is a dynamically paced and strategic action game that has the concept to match its unique looks, and it’s worth getting in your sights.<\/p>\n

\"Superhot\"<\/p>\n

Singularity<\/h3>\n

Singularity<\/em> is definitely one of the most interesting and entertaining shooters of 2010. It may initially appear familiar to those who\u2019ve played Bioshock<\/em> and Half-Life<\/em>, but Singularity<\/em> creates a unique personality for itself with a phenomenal story, intriguing level design and time-manipulating mechanics.<\/p>\n

The game involves a TMD (Time Manipulation Device), which allows players to travel through time and fix the course of history by rewinding or fast-forwarding objects in the environment. It may sound awfully confusing, but the time-travelling antics and action vs. consequence theme of the game are its high points, with the entire experience delivering a compelling and intriguing narrative.<\/p>\n

\"Singularity\"<\/p>\n

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands<\/h3>\n

While most consider the Prince of Persia<\/em> series to be more of an action game, the franchise has always had tricky platforming at its core, and the Sands of Time<\/em> reboot injected some time-manipulation abilities that elevated the game to new heights.<\/p>\n

The Forgotten Sands<\/em> raised the wall-running bar once again, as players found themselves jumping and climbing in a whole new array of ways thanks to new powers, which allowed you to freeze water, swing your way across ledges, and teleport your way across strange static birds and large gaps. While the Forgotten Sands<\/em> was neglected pretty quickly, it\u2019s still one of the most attention-demanding and challenging platformers out there.<\/p>\n

\"Prince<\/p>\n

TimeShift<\/strong><\/h3>\n

While many games featured elements of bullet-time and slow-down mechanics, TimeShift<\/em> based its entire gameplay on the concept. While the game didn\u2019t break any records, it gave players the opportunity to slow-down, freeze and even rewind time. This had to be mastered in order to solve puzzles and kill enemies. Some enemies even move so fast, you have to slow down time just to see them. Time can also be completely stopped, allowing you to waltz over and snatch an enemy\u2019s gun right out of their hands. That alone is worth your time.<\/p>\n

\"Timeshift-smaller\"<\/p>\n

Notable Mentions:<\/strong>\u00a0Braid<\/em>,\u00a0Stranglehold,\u00a0Sniper Elite series, FEAR, Need for Speed series, Total Overdose, Metal Gear series, Midnight Club series, Call of Duty breaching (yawn), True Crime series, Sleeping Dogs, Batman, Assassin\u2019s Creed 2, Fight Night.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Article\u00a0originally published on\u00a0MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Let’s slow things down and take a look at the best time-manipulation games out there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":88363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[2967,1966,2664,10068,7711,16917,4122,1157],"class_list":["post-88361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-bullet-time","tag-games","tag-gaming","tag-quantum-break","tag-singularity","tag-superhot","tag-timeshift","tag-video-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88361"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88673,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88361\/revisions\/88673"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}