The 28 Best FPS Games


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Good list, bad ranking.

How the hell can RTCW be placed before Turok? RTCW should have been in the top 10 at least.

I saw RTCW, Then Tribes 2, and said Oh Hell No, and stopped reading. LOL

And I just read the rest of the list, good games, but some glaring exclusions IMO, and the ordering is all, all wrong.

Good list, bad ranking.

How the hell is RTCW not in the top 10? That's BS. Halo 3? Please... are they trying to boost sales of this game?

Why the hell would one of THE most successful titles in the history of video games need its sales boosted? Is it not at all possible that there is a world outside your own head and that just MAYBE there are people in that world with a differing taste to yours?

Hell I am seriously under the impression that Bungie has personally beaten up and stolen the lunch money off 60% of the gaming community, it is the only logical explanation for the excruciating hate the Halo franchise gets /sarcasm

Neither game is sacred to me and I certainly wasn't getting personal :laugh:

It just seems whenever a list like this comes up it's always "wrong" and you know the only correct list. Just gets a little tiring to read once you keep hearing "HL2/SS2 > everything!"

I love the games just as much but jesus christ...

edit: you never hurt my feelings either, I hope I didn't do the same to you :) :p

It's all good pal (Y)

Halo doesn't belong on the the top 25?

Explain using logic why it shouldn't be? And others on that list should.

Because, in my opinion (;)) no Halo game has added something meaningful to the genere. They can be fun in multiplayer, I know that, but I simply cant see their appeal besides beign the first successful FPS franchise in the recent console generations.

For me is just a remake of a former bungie title, Marathon.

Because, in my opinion (;)) no Halo game has added something meaningful to the genere.

This. I still consider Halo: CE one of the greatest shooters I have ever played. But when I saw this topic I figured it was going to be games that did something amazing for the genre, set standards that FPS have since adapted in there own way, etc. Not just make sale records.

Why on Earth is AVP2 on that list? The original AVP is a vastly superior game. The list gets HL2 right but some of the other choices are a bit strange.

My list would have gone something like this:

1) Half-Life 2

2) Team Fortress 2

3) Unreal Tournament

4) Quake II

5) Tribes 2

6) Far Cry

7) STALKER

8) Aliens Versus Predator

9) Bioshock

10) Doom II

11) Star Trek: Elite Force

This. I still consider Halo: CE one of the greatest shooters I have ever played. But when I saw this topic I figured it was going to be games that did something amazing for the genre, set standards that FPS have since adapted in there own way, etc. Not just make sale records.

Exactly. Im not trying to bash any games, all of those games on the list are fun, but I dont think most of them are groundbreaking.

It's all good pal (Y)

Because, in my opinion (;)) no Halo game has added something meaningful to the genere. They can be fun in multiplayer, I know that, but I simply cant see their appeal besides beign the first successful FPS franchise in the recent console generations.

For me is just a remake of a former bungie title, Marathon.

To be honest I think what it comes down to is everybody expects Halo to stand up to PC gaming masterpieces (Half Life etc) and resent it for not living up to their Godly standards forgetting that Halo is revolutionary for a console game and has NOTHING on PC shooters, it has undeniably tight and very functional controls, slightly better then "ok" visuals nothing amazing, engaging story(many do not know the backdrop so this is debatable) one of THE most polished and refined multiplayer experiences and community support LIKE NO OTHER.

So tell me this game does NOT belong on that list? AT ALL?

To be honest I think what it comes down to is everybody expects Halo to stand up to PC gaming masterpieces (Half Life etc) and resent it for not living up to their Godly standards forgetting that Halo is revolutionary for a console game and has NOTHING on PC shooters, it has undeniably tight and very functional controls, slightly better then "ok" visuals nothing amazing, engaging story(many do not know the backdrop so this is debatable) one of THE most polished and refined multiplayer experiences and community support LIKE NO OTHER.

So tell me this game does NOT belong on that list? AT ALL?

It would be unfair not to consider it, but according to the standards you mention (wich are very valid by the way) then it must be below of the likes of Golden Eye, Perfect Dark and Turok since those games stablished FPS credibility on consoles, I think.

This. I still consider Halo: CE one of the greatest shooters I have ever played. But when I saw this topic I figured it was going to be games that did something amazing for the genre, set standards that FPS have since adapted in there own way, etc. Not just make sale records.

+1, I found Halo CE much better than the Halo 3 compaign. If they redid Halo CE in Halo 3 graphics, I would come :p

Riddick should be much higher if you ask me, that game is amazing, reminds me of bioshock in some ways. I really need to play that again but i havent got an xbox1 anymore. i cant wait for the remake :D

Unreal 1 and goldeneye should be higher too, still both the funnest FPS games if you ask me

I kind of agree HL2 being at #1 though

To be honest I think what it comes down to is everybody expects Halo to stand up to PC gaming masterpieces (Half Life etc) and resent it for not living up to their Godly standards forgetting that Halo is revolutionary for a console game and has NOTHING on PC shooters, it has undeniably tight and very functional controls, slightly better then "ok" visuals nothing amazing, engaging story(many do not know the backdrop so this is debatable) one of THE most polished and refined multiplayer experiences and community support LIKE NO OTHER.

So tell me this game does NOT belong on that list? AT ALL?

Halo 2 for what it did to MP on console's yes. Halo 3 no.

Sorry in advance for this slightly off-topic comment / question:

I've played Half-Life 2 from start to finish, including Episode 1 & 2....so, can someone please tell me where this

is in the game?

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Thanks!

--ScottKin

It's a very early screen shot shown 12 to 18 months or so before Half Life 2 came out. It was a water based enemy named the Hydra which was cut from the gamebecause while it looked cool to see other enemies get attacked by it, as soon as it attacked you it was just plain aqward and didn't work.
LOl on that list, makes me laugh abit. First..what's with the Counter Strike Source picture, Looks like it was taken from Counter-Strike: Condition Zero

Where the hell is Doom? One game that is on every list!

That's because the screenshot is from CS 1.6 and not Source lol.

I agree, Doom should have been on the list and Quake II should have been a bit higher up. The ranking of the games, and some of the choices are just...odd. First off, I played GoldenEye quite a bit, and while it was a good game, I don't see why everyone calls it the best console FPS ever and praise it so much. It wasn't "that" good imo. But to each his own. Like they say in the Gamepro article "GoldenEye had a winning formula on all fronts that has yet to be matched by any other FPS" - uh, what? lol

I agree, Doom should have been on the list and Quake II should have been a bit higher up. The ranking of the games, and some of the choices are just...odd. First off, I played GoldenEye quite a bit, and while it was a good game, I don't see why everyone calls it the best console FPS ever and praise it so much. It wasn't "that" good imo. But to each his own. Like they say in the Gamepro article "GoldenEye had a winning formula on all fronts that has yet to be matched by any other FPS" - uh, what? lol

Agreed

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