Truly Great FPS's

[Alleged_Alec]

Oh i seemed to of missed out on that particular gaming nirvana COS ITS RUBBISH!!

that or your the blind fat yank fan boy i was referring to earlier but don't know it and your angry at me for pointing out that truth ...as such your not worth arguing with, cry to your mum when she brings the next shovel full of junk food , she might care what you think...

Blind fat yank fanboy? Firstly, my eyes are fine, I'm from Holland and I'm not fat. The fanboy? Perhaps. However, I do have a good reason: I love story and background. And some people may say that the expanded universe doesn't count, but these games make the story the books and comics tell so much more vivid.

On the other hand, you are the one who's not worth arguing with. And I have a quite strong feeling that you're just projecting in everything you say. Perhaps you should run for your mommy and start crying...

 

[k3v1n]

I'd say inmersion(SP?¿) but that's with all games

 

[The Shade]

Pretty much anything ValvE produces. (Especially HL2 & Portal)
Halo series is always good.
I liked Bioshock, but I realize it's not for everyone.
I'm starting to sense I should play the F.E.A.R. series - seems to come highly recommended on these forums.

 

[fix-the-spade]

#Edited to reflect my opinion, my additions in bold.
- Wolfenstein 3D
- DOOM
- Quake.
- GoldenEye 007
- Counter Strike.
- Perfect Dark.
- Half-Life
- System Shock 2
- Deux Ex
- Metroid Prime
- Battlefield 1942.
- Half-Life 2

All of those games changed what people expected to see in an FPS, most of them have rightly endured as a result. My problem with other 'great' games like Halo, CoD or Bioshock is that none of them added anything to the genre.
To be truly great you have to be well executed and do something no-one saw coming.


Of that list Metroid Prime is my favourite. It's so different to any other FPS you will ever play.

I would put FarCry 2 in the list if it wasn't broken mess, sadly it's hobbled by poor execution, three years from now everyone will look back and wonder what the hype was about.

 

[-IT-]

Quake and Unreal series, fast paced frag fests who will keep you on the edge of your seat.

 

[The_Prophet]

The absolutely most awesome FPS is Star Wars: Republic Commando

 

[bodyklok]

Pretty much all of the above (yes most of the games already mentioned) and Farcry 2.

 

[SomeBritishDude]

Portal, BioShock, Half-life 2, Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead, Goldeneye.

Does portal count? Its a more a puzzle game really.

But anyway, for me, CoD 4, Halo CE, TF2 and HL2 Eps2

 

[aeros320]

Anything Valve has ever made. But specifically Half-Life and Portal of course because of the absolutely wonderful stories. Other than that, I'd say Bioshock and Metroid Prime. Bioshock obviously but MP because it is one of the hardest and scariest games I've ever played. It didn't have to TRY to be scary at all; it was scary because the save points were incredibly far apart, so by the time you got close to the next one, your health was near depleted, which makes your hands grip on to the controller even tighter and makes every step even more tense. Atmospherically, it is incredible and the game does a great job of making you feel helplessly alone, which adds to the intensity and scare level.

 

[aeros320]

OBVIOUSLY Portal counts because it is basically the best FPS I've ever played next to Half-Life and Bioshock. It tells a great story without actually saying anything and its in FIRST PERSON. And you SHOOT THINGS. Hence the term FPS. It's basically the closest the industry has come to true art through combined story telling, environment, and wonderful gameplay.

 

[Metonym]

For me being able to prone, crouch, lean and crawl in a complex enviorement with lots of cover.
That and the feel of the weapons with ironsights, along with somewhat realistic frags oh and gore. Huge maps or small good ones.

BF2 Fear I and cod IV and V does it best. EDIT: I forgot RO VERY nice fps with high resolution grafx ála CoD 5 it would kick so much ass.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

hrrrrrrrmmmm...
I'm gonna go with the following. Remember kids: we're talking shooters with bullets and ammo of some sort, not just games in first person. And I'm not counting multiplayer. I'm thinking great campaigns, personally.

Bioshock
Doom series
Marathon series
Duke Nukem series
F.E.A.R. and its kin, including F.E.A.R. Files
Call of Duty series
If its first person mode qualifies, Ratchet and Clank 2-4 would beat all the games here.

 

[quiet empire]

Far Cry 2.
I'm not a big fan of FPS' but hiding in a bust and shooting a guy in the face with a silenced pistol is very satisfying.

 

[Zersy]

What, in everyone's opinions, are some truly great FPS's? What makes a FPS great? Is it the weapon selection, the enemies, the flow of combat, the setting, or something else?

i should be able to see my feet when i walk and look down

actually come to think of it every game that did that was low rated and boring

e.g.

Fear, Halo 3, and hmmmm okay they weren't shit but they weren't as good as the one's were you couldn't see your feet

e.g.

Call of Duty 4, Resistance 2 ,Killzone 2

 

[soren7550]

Call of Duty 4:Modern Warfare - This game is truly good for several reasons. For one, it re-invented the way the series is done, and for what was possibly the first time in a FPS, you really felt a sense of urgency to finish the game. The story is great and you truly feel for the characters as well.

Half Lifeseries - Another fine example of an FPS that makes you feel for the characters and gives a sense of urgency. A beautifully rendered FPS, several times in the game you will find yourself stop what you're doing in order to get a better look around.

BioShock - The first twenty minutes are all it takes for BioShock to bring you in. The brilliant use of guns and plasmids never make this a boring experience.

 

[johnman]

Not one mention os STALKER yet? That was on par with half life 2, im still palying right now

 

[KiKiweaky]

deus ex 1 (drool) was a great and story and lasted longer than 10 seconds