1). Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare: It had one of the few campaigns in the series that I absolutely loved, and I have way too many great memories of the multiplayer to count.
2). F.E.A.R.: The environments were a little bland, but the game made up for that with some great firefights and really frightening scenarios. I'm still amazed at how much it scared me despite making me a super soldier. I also think the AI is probably the best I've seen in a shooter. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. came close to beating it, but I saw way too many instances of the AI "cheating" in that game to ultimately say it was better than F.E.A.R.'s.
3). BioShock: In terms of story-driven shooters, this one is easily the best. It also has the most memorable world I've seen in a shooter and, at least on PC, I found the gameplay to be at least serviceable.
4). Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: I didn't play much of the multiplayer, but I absolutely loved the campaign. It had some great level design, and despite having plenty of things to do throughout the game, it still managed to avoid the usual problems that a lot of military shooters have of introducing something in one level and then never building on it.
5). Call of Duty: See my entry for CoD4 and just dial back the excitement a bit.
6). Halo: Combat Evolved: Despite not being a huge fan of the campaign, I still have plenty of great memories of playing the multiplayer with friends.
7). S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl: In terms of offering the feeling of survival, I don't think I've played an FPS that does better than STALKER did during its first 15-20 hours. Glitches and horrible cutscenes aside, it is also one of the most immersive games I've played. Too bad those glitches abound to a ridiculous degree and the game gets a little too easy once you start getting high-end gear. Otherwise, this game probably would be much higher, but the fact that I plaster almost everything I can with STALKER-related images should show how much this game gripped me despite its glaring flaws.
8). Modern Warfare 2: Despite being the game that arguably ruined CoD, I still had a lot of fun with this game's multiplayer. It's still my most played game on Steam, and that is due in no small part to how much time I spent with friends.
9). Crysis 2: Yeah, yeah, I know, a lot of Crysis fans say this game sucks. Still, I enjoyed it a lot, and it is one of the few FPS games I've played on consoles and enjoyed. It brought together a lot of what I enjoy about Call of Duty and the Arkham games into one incredible sci-fi shooter. That's enough for me.
10). Battlefield 2: I struggle to figure out which game should go here, but the memories of rushing through gunfire to help revive a teammate before we made a daring escape back to our team ultimately helped this game get #10.
Honorable mentions go to DOOM, Battlefield 1942, Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault, Metro 2033, and BioShock Infinite (PC version).
2). F.E.A.R.: The environments were a little bland, but the game made up for that with some great firefights and really frightening scenarios. I'm still amazed at how much it scared me despite making me a super soldier. I also think the AI is probably the best I've seen in a shooter. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. came close to beating it, but I saw way too many instances of the AI "cheating" in that game to ultimately say it was better than F.E.A.R.'s.
3). BioShock: In terms of story-driven shooters, this one is easily the best. It also has the most memorable world I've seen in a shooter and, at least on PC, I found the gameplay to be at least serviceable.
4). Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: I didn't play much of the multiplayer, but I absolutely loved the campaign. It had some great level design, and despite having plenty of things to do throughout the game, it still managed to avoid the usual problems that a lot of military shooters have of introducing something in one level and then never building on it.
5). Call of Duty: See my entry for CoD4 and just dial back the excitement a bit.
6). Halo: Combat Evolved: Despite not being a huge fan of the campaign, I still have plenty of great memories of playing the multiplayer with friends.
7). S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl: In terms of offering the feeling of survival, I don't think I've played an FPS that does better than STALKER did during its first 15-20 hours. Glitches and horrible cutscenes aside, it is also one of the most immersive games I've played. Too bad those glitches abound to a ridiculous degree and the game gets a little too easy once you start getting high-end gear. Otherwise, this game probably would be much higher, but the fact that I plaster almost everything I can with STALKER-related images should show how much this game gripped me despite its glaring flaws.
8). Modern Warfare 2: Despite being the game that arguably ruined CoD, I still had a lot of fun with this game's multiplayer. It's still my most played game on Steam, and that is due in no small part to how much time I spent with friends.
9). Crysis 2: Yeah, yeah, I know, a lot of Crysis fans say this game sucks. Still, I enjoyed it a lot, and it is one of the few FPS games I've played on consoles and enjoyed. It brought together a lot of what I enjoy about Call of Duty and the Arkham games into one incredible sci-fi shooter. That's enough for me.
10). Battlefield 2: I struggle to figure out which game should go here, but the memories of rushing through gunfire to help revive a teammate before we made a daring escape back to our team ultimately helped this game get #10.
Honorable mentions go to DOOM, Battlefield 1942, Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault, Metro 2033, and BioShock Infinite (PC version).
