Poll: the game that defined fps

[Cynical skeptic]

... I'd have to say it was the first game in which a player "shot" things through a "first person" perspective.

So... what?

 

[Epocu]

Half-Life. No. No explanation. No need to justify it. Valve has and always will make great games that bring innovation to the market.

Qualifications:
Half-Life series
Portal
Team Fortress 2
Left 4 Dead series
Counter Strike: Source

I think we're done here.

 

[Tattaglia]

... I'd have to say it was the first game in which a player "shot" things through a "first person" perspective.

So... what?

According to Wikipedia, Maze War. Still, Wolfenstein 3D was really the first semi-modern FPS to come out, but its popularity was quickly surpassed by Doom.

EDIT: Ninja'd!

 

[Optimystic]

Doom, it added so many new things to the genre - most notably, multiplayer.

 

[TraitortoHeaven]

Wolfenstein 3D?

 

[viranimus]

What defined it? People. Primarily with their reaction to them. Otherwise, it is just a disc.

Oh you want a specified game?

NO! you get 3.

Birthed it? Doom. Enough said.

Defined it? Halo (specifically 2 when console multiplayer became widespread and increased the popularity of shooters across the board)

Redefined it? Bioshock. Proper shooter with hybrid elements of RPGs with in depth and cohesive story and char building it has advanced the genera as a whole, because some people who wont play a shooter, will play bioshock willingly.

EDIT: you could argue that Kill.Switch redefined it, with the advent of the cover system, or gears of war with perhaps the fluidity and need to utilize the cover system. I personally wouldnt, but it is a valid argument.

 

[sageoftruth]

Halo definitely set new trends in the FPS genre. Its up to you to decide whether they were good or not.

 

[Srdjan]

Well there are two, Wolfenstain 3D (shoot, shoot, kill FPS) and Half Life (think, shoot, read story, think FPS)

 

[Axolotl]

Doom. Wolfenstein was first true, but Doom defined it. The multiple different weapons each useful in different situation, varied enemies and sprawling maps all these were Doom's doing.

 

[Mass B]

Doom. Without Doom, no Marathon. No Marathon, no Halo. No halo.... idk

 

[sageoftruth]

Oh. Didn't notice there was supposed to be a poll. If there can only be one, then I guess I'd pick Wolfenstein as well. Doom was excellent, but I believe it was inspired by Wolfenstein. I wonder what Goldeneye would have been like if those games were never made.

 

[KSarty]

Doom, no contest. From a pure game mechanics standpoint Doom still stands with 'modern' fps games, which is sad for the FPS genre I guess, but impressive for Doom.

 

[Jason Brett-Williams]

Doom for sure.

 

[Tattaglia]

Redefined it? Bioshock. Proper shooter with hybrid elements of RPGs with in depth and cohesive story and char building it has advanced the genera as a whole, because some people who wont play a shooter, will play bioshock willingly.

You may have heard somewhere that BioShock was a spiritual successor to a certain series...

 

[Gunsang]

I think Doom did. Halo defined the FPS on the console, but did not define the FPS genre in general. So yeah, I think it was Doom.

 

[paragon1]

Goldeneye easily. The customizable multiplayer was actually fun.
Slappers only + license to kill= pants pissing laughter.

 

[TheTurtleMan]

Well Wolfenstein made it and Halo revolutionized it in my opinion.

 

[wolf thing]

stalker shadow of chernobly

 

[SpecklePattern]

Doom made it
Unreal Tournament tried to do what Halo is doing
Half Life fixed that
Halo (like I said)
CoD is ripped from MoH

Unreal Tournament, PC release November 30, 1999
Halo: Combat Evolved, release November 15, 2001

But what ever. Might be true, but I played both and didn't see much more similarities than they were both fun as hell and FPSs that threw bunch of people on other side and bunch of people to other side and gave tons of weapons and said "go for it".

For me it was Wolfenstein 3D [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfenstein_3D] and later Doom, although it was more like sprites moving on those times than 3D. When 3D came it was quake for me. Unreal Tournament 2003 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreal_Tournament_2003] was really fun to play when it came. Never got to the Halo thing. Also Soldier of Fortune 2 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier_of_Fortune_II:_Double_Helix] was a game that I played a lot in multiplayer. Now I could say that Half Life is the basis for single player and Team Fortress 2 for multiplayer. I played lot s of Counter Strike but I never got used to the not spawning all the time. Got bored. Perhaps I am just over active.

Counter-Strike was my first FPS, so for me it was that one. But we're not talking personal here I guess, so I have no idea =p.

Well I bet there is no right answer as this is a poll (or that the OP intended) And it is basicly what people got to their hands at the first place