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Best FPS series?

Battlefield 19 8.02%
 
BioShock 34 14.35%
 
Call of Duty 26 10.97%
 
Doom 14 5.91%
 
Far Cry 12 5.06%
 
Half-Life 22 9.28%
 
Halo 54 22.78%
 
Quake 9 3.80%
 
Unreal 3 1.27%
 
Other 44 18.57%
 
Total:237
starcraft on 16 October 2016
Lrdfancypants said:
starcraft said:

Word of advice - decide early how you want to handle franchises/sequels and flag that for readers. 

Also be clear about your criteria:

 

  1. Games that were great when they launched versus games that are great now
  2. Whether mods will be counted, and if so do they replace a poorer original on the list
  3. If you make ANY attempt to give a little love to all systems just because - admit it up front
  4. Games that are incredible and have heavy shooting elements, but are better considered in other genres (eg. Mass Effect)
  5. The treatment of sequels/franchises

Options for point number 4:

  • Only the best game from a franchise will be eligible.
  • Every game exists in its own right and therefore multiple games can appear on the list
Games to consider I particularly like or haven't seen mentioned yet:
  • Gears of War - narrowing it down I would say 2 and 4.
  • Perfect Dark
  • Bioshock Infinite and Bioshock original (in that order)
  • DOOM - Simpsons Mod (this is literally a more entertaining DOOM)
  • Raptor: Call of the Shadows
  • Future Cop: L.A.P.D.

The thread seemed to be going fine and was actually a fun and interesting one.  People were just naming off games they enjoy in the genre. 

The thread is great

I meant its important to stipulate your criteria to limit flack on the article itself (though this may be a lost cause).



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starcraft on 16 October 2016
pokoko said:
starcraft said:

I recognise its all entirely subjective, but Resistance and Killzone are sort of what I was referring to when I talked about attempting to give a little love to all systems just because.

Resistance had a few really good games...Killzone 2 was also recognised as being pretty great.

But top 50, of all time? Its just hard to see. You so rarely see these games mentioned in the same breath as the real cream of the shooter crop. Don't get me wrong, Playstation has an illustrious history of games and franchises that are exclusive and appear on top 50 lists (hell, top 10 lists). Just not so much the shooter list specifically.

Of course it's subjective.  How can it be otherwise?  I mean, you've got Perfect Dark listed, which I've never played before, so I looked it up on Youtube--and, quite honestly, it does not look like a good game.  Influential, perhaps, but I can't imagine it being recommended to anyone.  Just that few minutes of video gave me a headache and made me feel kind of sick.  I'd certainly take Killzone 2 or even 3 over it in a heartbeat.  Those games brought a unique and gritty vibe and had some of the best feeling weapons I've ever encountered in any FPS.

@bolded.

I agree, it no longer looks any good. Which is why I think its important to specify certain criteria - in this case whether games are measured by today's standards, or the standards when they were released.



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Veknoid_Outcast on 17 October 2016
starcraft said:
pokoko said:

Of course it's subjective.  How can it be otherwise?  I mean, you've got Perfect Dark listed, which I've never played before, so I looked it up on Youtube--and, quite honestly, it does not look like a good game.  Influential, perhaps, but I can't imagine it being recommended to anyone.  Just that few minutes of video gave me a headache and made me feel kind of sick.  I'd certainly take Killzone 2 or even 3 over it in a heartbeat.  Those games brought a unique and gritty vibe and had some of the best feeling weapons I've ever encountered in any FPS.

@bolded.

I agree, it no longer looks any good. Which is why I think its important to specify certain criteria - in this case whether games are measured by today's standards, or the standards when they were released.

So my feeling is that a great game is a great game, regardless of era. Perfect Dark was a masterpiece in 2000 and it's still a masterpiece today.

In other words, the only standard I'm using is my personal definition of greatness.



starcraft on 17 October 2016
Veknoid_Outcast said:
starcraft said:

@bolded.

I agree, it no longer looks any good. Which is why I think its important to specify certain criteria - in this case whether games are measured by today's standards, or the standards when they were released.

So my feeling is that a great game is a great game, regardless of era. Perfect Dark was a masterpiece in 2000 and it's still a masterpiece today.

In other words, the only standard I'm using is my personal definition of greatness.

Well, cant say fairer than that



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Veknoid_Outcast on 17 October 2016
starcraft said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:

So my feeling is that a great game is a great game, regardless of era. Perfect Dark was a masterpiece in 2000 and it's still a masterpiece today.

In other words, the only standard I'm using is my personal definition of greatness.

Well, cant say fairer than that

 

Of course, that also means I'm opening myself up for a barrage of criticism. Oh, well. "This above all: to thine own self be true."



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StarOcean on 19 October 2016

Lock on request of the OP.