Recommend me some Third-Person Shooters?

[cgmetallica1981]

I was watching my bro play some GTA IV on the PS3. Now I'm in the mood for a good third-person shooter, preferably with a good cover system. I've played Red Dead Redemption, Dead Space games, Resident Evil games, and Gears of War games to name a few. I would prefer it if the suggestions are not Tom Clancy games, and the I would prefer it if it was PC or 360.

 

[Radeonx]

Mass Effect/Mass Effect 2 are pretty good. They are RPG's primarily, though. (At least the first one is)
Mass Effect is much better, but less action-y.

 

[Jekken6]

Mafia 2 is good.

Also, serious sam HD. You can play that in third person and it looks hilarious.

And Vanquish.

 

[Skyline16]

UNCHARTED
is the greatest TPS
other than that, probably the SOCOM titles if you have a PS2 or PSP

 

[AmrasCalmacil]

Why not Tom Clancy games?
'cause Splinter Cell Conviction is damn good, you can even play the co-op campaign with your brother.

 

[joe the janitor]

Kane & Lynch Dead Men? I liked it...

 

[cgmetallica1981]

Mass Effect/Mass Effect 2 are pretty good.
Mass Effect is much better, but less action-y.

I played Mass Effect 2 on the 360, and forced myself to beat it because of buyer's remorse. I honestly disliked it a lot, the setting was very empty and boring for me, the load times were huge, and the fact that there was 3 story missions in total bugged me a lot.

 

[Hazy]

Max Payne/Max Payne 2.

Film noir action at it's finest.

And Vanquish.

This guy knows what he's talking about.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

Mafia II, Vanquish, Uncharted, and Gears of War. Really those are all you need.

 

[Arnoxthe1]

Max Payne It's a bit old but I'm pretty sure you would like it.

 

[cgmetallica1981]

Uncharted looks really good, but since I respect that he doesn't play the 360 I won't ask to play on the PS3. I heard both Vanquish and Mafia II were linear and short, but I will still look into them for rents. I haven't heard a lot of Conviction but I will look into that also.

 

[soulman999]

Vanquish, Uncharted 2...Mafia 2, gta 4, Socom 4 soon.

 

[cgmetallica1981]

I think people didn't notice the PC and 360 part.

 

[ImprovizoR]

Mass Effect/Mass Effect 2 are pretty good.
Mass Effect is much better, but less action-y.

I played Mass Effect 2 on the 360, and forced myself to beat it because of buyer's remorse. I honestly disliked it a lot, the setting was very empty and boring for me, the load times were huge, and the fact that there was 3 story missions in total bugged me a lot.

You have no idea what you're talking about do you?

Anyway, Max Payne 1 and 2, The Punisher (2005), Bully (GTA in high school basically), Just Cause 2, Mafia 1 and 2, Hitman series. That's just to name a few.

 

[inFAMOUSCowZ]

Did you play Dead Space 2? You should its great, also Mass Effect 1/2. Vanquish, and also Saints Row.

 

[HellspawnCandy]

Red Faction:Guerilla, the story is meh, the game is quite easy, but the gameplay is probably the funnest ever. You can literally destroy everything with a hammer. Highly recommend.(not to mention it's super cheap)

 

[Sovereignty]

Has anyone mentioned Just Cause 2? Seriously if you liked GTA...

 

[Brawndo]

How on earth did we make it this far into the thread without someone mentioning the SOCOM series?

EDIT: Oh wait, OP wanted PC or Xbox games... nvm then. *exits thread*

 

[cgmetallica1981]

You have no idea what you're talking about do you?

I'm guessing you're implying that the game has more than 3 story missions. Well, it only has 3. Play the game yourself and see. The rest are side/character/recruitment missions that affect how the game plays out. The load times were huge, no arguing about that. As for the boring setting, thats just my opinion.

I'm currently playing Dead Space 2, its great, but I'm limiting myself to finishing only one chapter per day because I don't like rushing through single player based games. I'm looking for more action oriented games. I'm thinking about just getting GTA IV again, I was only 1 hour in the game before my brother sold it (he had the 360 before I did).

 

[Defense]

You can download Metal Arms: Glitch In The System on the 360 for $15 I think. It has no cover system, but it's a damn good game in my opinion.