The 360's weakness is now its strength

[MikeB]

Darc Requiem said:

MikeB said:
@ Darc Requiem

Hell people still call Gears of War a FPS. Which if thats the case, i guess Uncharted is an FPS too.

Gears is very similar to a FPS, changing Motorstorm from a 3rd view perspective to an incar view still keeps the game being a racing game at its core. In some FPS games you can actually change your point of view to a 3rd person view perspective, would this make a new gerne?

Uncharted is far more about platforming (climbing, jumping to edges, balancing, etc) with significant shooter elements dropped in, most similar game would be the Tomb Raider games.

Gears of War isn't an FPS though. Cut the semantics, you were wrong period. Just because MGS has a first person view does not make it an FPS. On my second playthrough of Mass Effect my character specialized in sniping. It spent a good deal of the game in a first person view via Sniper scope. That doesn't make Mass Effect a FPS, it is still an RPG. The line you quoted me on was a sarcastic quip meant to be ridiculous because its untrue. Uncharted is not an FPS, neither is Gears of War. That was the whole point of the statement.

 

I don't think I called Gears a FPS in this thread, but IMO the game appeals to FPS fans for sure. It the game has a lot in common with a FPS apart from viewpoint, Uncharted differs far more.

Would you agree Warhawk is a shooter similar to a FPS, appealing to a similar user base with online multiplayer shooting? I agree it's different from the traditional shooters as you can fly up high in the sky and participate in dogfights as well as fight on the ground.