VGM of the Day #24: Disco a GoGo

I haven't hopped on the First Person Shooter bandwagon. I've never seen the mass appeal in the genre, nor do I find entertainment in playing such a game. With the influx of FPS's that have been crowding the video game market as of late, I should think that there's something that I'm missing here, some driving factor that fuels people to buy installment after installment. Maybe it's that I don't like dying without ever seeing my assailant. Maybe it's that I don't like cooperating with a team, or having an outcome determined that's largely out of my control. I don't get it.

As with most anything I say, there are of course exceptions to this rule. One FPS series that I love to death is TimeSplitters. It's not really an online experience of any description, but more just a great gather-around-with-a-bunch-of-friends-and-kill-each-other kinda game. The plot is fresh, funny and entertaining, the gameplay fast-paced and exciting, and it has great music to boot.

(Speaking of which, I noticed that many FPS's nowadays don't have much music at all, at least during online sessions. I understand that this is mostly so you can hear either the gunshots or footsteps or whatever, but can you freaking throw in some ambiance at least?)

TimeSplitters: Future Perfect's Disco stage is one of bright lights, hectic action and close quarters, nicely accentuated by this groovy number by Graeme Norgate. It's like the '70s all over again, and it captures the vibe it's aiming for in spades. Adding to each firefight in a way I can't really describe, I would pick this stage every time when I had friends over. Good times.

Future Perfect was the third installment in the TimeSplitters series, and to my knowledge the last. Maybe if a fourth entry were released I'd have less to complain about in this genre.