Third Person vs. First Person

[Adam Galli]

first person because it brings me into the game more cause it feels like i'm the character

 

[Slaanax]

I prefer First Person, but really as long as the controls are good it is playable. Sometimes third person controls just don't work the way the should making it tough to play.

 

[SeriousSquirrel]

I probably play more first person games, but I'll play either. As long as the game is fun I really don't care

 

[LightOfDarkness]

I prefer 2nd person.

 

[DeathsHands]

Both are fine, although third for a cover-system game, of course.

Killzone 2 felt wonky with a first person cover system.

 

[ultrachicken]

First Person. More immersive, better control. Plus you don't have to look at some dudes back forever. Only exception: Ghost Recon, but hopefully that's going back to First in some way.

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier includes 1st person aiming, but 3rd person view otherwise.

OT: I like to have a variety of games, which means some 3rd and 1st person games. Whichever one I prefer depends on my mood.

That's what the E3 stuff looked like. That seems like it might be a bit awkward though.

It worked well in Rainbow Six Vegas 2, but I'm cautious about ghost recon.

 

[Baralak]

Third person. First person kills the immersion in games for me.

This, this, a million times this!

I have to say that I agree with the Game Overthinker's view on first person view in games. Except I liked Mirror's Edge.

 

[blankedboy]

Third person ..over the shoulder. It enables me to see Leon's hips swaying as he saunters around villages. Makes me feel like I'm really physically close to him, like maybe he can feel my breath on his neck, or I can smell his hair. Speaking of which, he needs a more revealing alternate costume.

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OT:

it depends on the kind of setting, if say, the game in question focuses more on how to get through a level than straight up murdering third person

if i'm going in to kill like a bad-ass first person ?

Don't be alarmed, your response is the correct one .

Eh, only so if you're male I suppose. Which you aren't. :/
Me, I love both. In Sauerbraten my custom playermodels are slightly shorter than the originals, which is useful because the original one's head gets in the way of the crosshair in thirdperson mode. With the new one, I can see fine. I'm pretty indecisive, do I want to see my custom playermodel or custom gun models? xD

 

[JoshGod]

I generally prefere first person, more immersive.

 

[Spectrum_Prez]

First person, by far. There are some emotions 3rd person just can't do because of the way the perspective is behind the character. Just see a sunrise in a TES game and you'll agree. First person just feels more as if you're seeing the view yourself.

3rd person is obviously good for cover-based shooting which has a certain type of realism, but that's the only thing it's got going for it.

 

[General_Potatoes]

Both are good but I mostly like 1st person because thats what I grew up with.

 

[andreas3K]

If I have to use guns of any sort, I choose first person every time, no doubt.
But if there's more jumping/acrobatics than shooting, I choose third person so I can see my feet.
Also, I find the first person view to be much more immersive.

 

[Jenova65]

I've always prefer 3rd. I don't like the weird depth perception and no preriferal vision of first.

This is pretty much why I prefer 3rd person perspective. I can't bear the lack of peripheral vision. The whole tunnel vision, turning your entire character thing drives me screwy!
Plus FP makes me paranoid that something is behind me. Like when you get shot and you have no idea where you are being shot at from.

 

[iFail69]

first person... unless it's gears or games similar to quake 3 (jumpy jumpy bunnyhopping insanity shooters)

 

[Squilookle]

Either or. They can have identical controls so there's no real excuse to choose 1st just because of that.

Personally I like to see more games have both, like Star Wars Battlefront does.

If you're going 3rd person though, just remember to give your interiors high ceilings. It's pretty damn important.

 

[Engarde]

I like third person, first person ruins the immersion for me, because of the whole my neck is cemented still so I cannot glance around without turing my body.

 

[Surreysmith]

First Person. More immersive, better control. Plus you don't have to look at some dudes back forever. Only exception: Ghost Recon, but hopefully that's going back to First in some way.

Tom Clancy games are good at making 3rd person feel imersive, infact if done well 3rd can be more imersive than 1st. And 1st can be messed up too just look at mirrors edge.

 

[Panicky]

Third-person simply cannot match the immersion of a good first-person shooter. Seeing the world through the eyes of your character heightens the experience and games like Half-Life 2 or Bioshock -- both of which rely heavily on atmosphere -- would lose their brilliance in third-person.

The only circumstance where I'd use a third-person perspective is in an RPG; so I could see the customisations I have made to my character. A third-person shooter seems ridiculous to me.

 

[Ashcrexl]

depends on the game. example: if there's any sort of platforming, for the love of god, it better be third person.