Best 3rd Person Shooter Ever!

[Bryank75]

foodfather said:

Bryank75 said:

We have two juggernauts incoming in the next few weeks on each of the main two consoles (sorry Wii U).

Quantum Break and Uncharted 4 are undoubtedly going to be stellar experiences and as a PS4 owner I personally can't wait to finish the saga as I am sure many Xbox gamers cannot wait to begin theirs. 

 

I noticed quite a debate in the Quantum Break thread after somebody said "QB tries to push TPS in a way that no other game did since Gears 1"....

The statement seeme rather shortsighted and very focused on one console brand, so I thought I would address the topic directly here.

 

An evolution in TPS's began in 2005, I had a Gamecube and PS2 at the time and was lucky enough to be there on day 1 for Resident Evil 4. This game brought the "over-the-shoulder" camera to the TPS genre and it is now standard. It also blended shooting with melee attacks... weakening targets in various points to then trigger a custom melee (loved Weskers sliding punch).

Wrong. Splinter did that in 2001. 

The best Third Person SHOOTER mechanics list is as follows; 

5. Max Payne 3 

4. Splinter Cell Conviction

3. Ghost Recon Future Warfare 

2. Freedom Fighters

1. Gears of War 3

The above games, are first most shooters, and the way the player moves and enters into over the shoulder in TPS games is very important, whether its straffing, getting into cover or shooting while in motion and general visceral gunplay mechanics. The above 5 games do this perfectly. 

Some games have done great to ''evolve'' the Third Person Shooter genre into Third Person ''.........'' , ie other genres, the pioneer being Splinter Cell way back in 2001.

Since then, you have Resident Evil 4, Uncharted, Dead Space and The Last of Us doing the same for their respective genres. While they are not as good as shooters as the above games, they have integrated and influenced the TPS genre just as much as the top 5. 

Overall 3rd Person games /by series

5. Hitman Silent Assassin / Contracts

4. The Last of Us 

3. Mass Effect 1 - Conviction

2. Mass Effect 1 - 3  

1. Gears of War 1 - 3

Ah, totally forgot about Splinter Cell. I actually had it at the time on PC. Great game, the stealth system using shadows and noise was fantastic too.

Conviction was the last great Splinter Cell IMO, so I really like that you have it in your lists. Love Hitman too!