Timothy vs the Aliens

by Mikhail Jul 26, 2021 | 1 Votes | 39 Played | 0 Reviews

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Shoot and take out hordes of alien invaders in Timothy vs. the Aliens, an open-world third-person shooter from WildSphere. Explore Little Fish City and solve various puzzles and mysteries while navigating around challenging platforms and obstacles. Use your guns to fight off the aliens bent on eating you! Play Now Similar Games

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Summary

Mafia-related games set in the 1920s are rare, and those that involve aliens are even rarer. Thankfully, we now have the best of both in Timothy vs. the Aliens, a noir-styled open-world third-person shooter from WildSphere. Available on Steam as well as on Nintendo Switch and other platforms today, it’s a fun little throwback to old games in the past, as its gameplay feels comparatively close to older Xbox and PlayStation 2 titles decades ago.

So, is this new third-person shooter something you would want to dive into? Well, let’s take a look at what it has to offer:

Plotline

You’ll play as the titular Timothy, a feared gangster operating in Little Fish City. The opening cutscene tells you how notorious he is, with even the local mob boss shaking in his boots while facing him. Our protagonist was once abducted by aliens, so there’s a bit of bad blood between him and the invaders.

Apart from Timothy, there are also other characters in Little Fish City, from the local mob boss “Grandpa,” her daughter Elizabeth, and the local Gunrunner. All characters are there to contribute to your efforts to resist the extraterrestrial invaders. And yes, this means trying to take them out using a trusty revolver and the mafia favorite, the Tommy gun. Though it may not have the most interesting story out there today, the game manages to capture the aesthetics and theme of the time period.

Gameplay

Timothy vs. the Aliens is a relatively short experience, and it’s possible to complete the game between four to five hours. However, packed in these few hours are rather entertaining yet simplistic gameplay mechanics well-suited for a younger audience and players who want to kill time on a short game. In a way, the game feels like a title from a couple of decades ago with updated visuals and better overall design.

Timothy vs. the Aliens is set in the small open world of Little Fish City. Though it’s a freely explorable space, the city isn’t exactly massive - you can see everything it has to offer within an hour of exploring. However, verticality and dungeon-like buildings come into play here. You can enter various structures depending on the quest, accomplish your objective, and leave once you’ve finished. Moreover, there are also quests requiring you to jump and climb tall places, adding a platformer-type layer to the game. Without diving deep into spoilers, you’ll encounter one right away when you chase a gangster and try to catch up by navigating across a moving platform. Note that there are also breakable boxes and collectibles scattered in the in-game world, from hotdogs to wads of cash lying around. Later in the game, you can also drive a car which definitely beats having to sprint around.

Of course, the biggest draw in Timothy vs. the Aliens is the gunfights. Compared to other third-person shooters, the gunplay feels a little simple and arcade-ish, but this works well for the game. Why? Well, you don’t have any time to think about recoil and other factors when a dozen one-eyed extraterrestrials are chasing you. Apart from the Tommy gun and revolver, you’ll have access to different weapons like the shotgun and a more powerful handgun later in the game from the gunrunner. When you press R, you’ll trigger the ability to slow down time which helps you escape rather tricky situations. Most of the time, you’ll only have to soldier it out and press sprint, head over to a far-off location, start shooting, and you’ll be golden.

Meanwhile, missions range from simple fetch quests to navigating through a set of particularly tricky obstacles. However, all these involve taking out aliens, as they randomly spawn when you’re in the open world. There are also instances where you’ll have to deal with ambushes in a confined space, battling a set number of aliens.

Graphics/Sound

In terms of how it looks, Timothy vs. the Aliens excels. Though it’s far from the hyper-realistic games and not close to its Tommy gun-themed peers like the Mafia series, it excels in depicting the time period. The black and white visuals give it a noir feel, and the aliens burst into the fray with color, as if underlining the fact they don’t belong in this grayscale world. Meanwhile, the sound effects are minimalistic, akin to silent “moving pictures” of the said era. Though it lacks voice acting, the music is a joy to the ears.

Conclusion

Overall, Timothy vs. the Aliens is an excellent little game reminiscent of older, kid-friendly adventures in the past. Though we don’t recommend having an eight-year-old child play it, the title is a perfect fit for younger players and those who want to play something a little less complicated. It isn’t the most challenging game by any means, but it is undoubtedly an entertaining experience that is more than worth the hours you’ll invest into it.

The game is available on Steam, Nintendo Switch, and the PlayStation 4 today, and we recommend that you try it out regardless of the platform. So, start shooting those aliens and save Little Fish City!