LOOPER
Looper was released in 2012 and takes place in a future where time travel has been outlawed. Crime lords hide the bodies of their victims by shipping them into the past for “loopers” to execute. So what happens when you are tasked with eliminating the future version of yourself? Well, in this case, you don’t. You go on the run.
It is not often that you have the ability to control two versions of essentially the same character, Young Joe and Old Joe, which is bound to give Looper those lively time paradoxes found in all of the best time travel movies and games. Whatever happens to Young Joe consequentially affects Old Joe. If Young Joe is stabbed, watch that wound appear on Old Joe as a scar. A third-person perspective will help to highlight the changes made to these characters over the course of this sci-fi shooter as well as better distinguish which character you are currently in control of.
The game would benefit from ditching the “Rainmaker” storyline, a child telepath, in favor of focusing more on the character of Joe, as that is what will make for the most riveting gameplay. You will be able to swap between these two characters at the push of a button, with time travel playing a heavy part in the action. Being able to control two different characters in two different time periods would be a real treat as you shoot your way to living a free life again.
The tech noir setting of the movie oozes with atmosphere that would be great to toy around in, host to a world of colorful side characters. Enemies wield blunderbusses and futuristic revolvers, looking a lot like futuristic cowboys. Telepaths will also stand in your way as they hurl objects at you in this sci-fi shooter. Hover-bikes can serve as transportation if a regular car just doesn’t cut it for you. This world seems like a sandbox too fun not to step into.
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