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First off, let me say that I have nothing against consoles.  I've had a console every generation from the NES to the current one.  Some genres I prefer on PC, some I prefer on console... that said...

 

I keep seeing "Top 10 FPS of all time" lists (which I should just ignore) written by people who never played an FPS on a PC, or before 2000.
http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/04/the_top_ten_first_person_shoot.php
http://screwattack.com/videos/Top-10-FPS-Games-Ever

Nothing against Goldeneye or Halo, but they simply don't belong on these lists.  FPS's were called "Doom clones" for the better part of the 90's, and for good reason. 

I mean, when Halo was finally released for PC, it got mediocre-crappy reviews... and deserved all of them.  The game simply wasn't that good.  I think the only people who were impressed with the game, were those who had never played an FPS before.

 

Of course, who cares about top 10 lists, that doesn't really effect anyone, right?  Right... but that takes us to the crux of the problem: MW2

Now I don't really game on XBL or PSN.  I kinda figured the games played the same on those services as they do on PC... dedicated servers, 32/64+ players, etc.  But apparently they didn't (for the most part).  Console gaming hadn't even caught up to Quake in terms of online play. 

And now developers are impairing PC games to "catch them up" to console gaming's crappiness.

 

I just think it sucks and this is my rant on it.



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I mean, when Halo was finally released for PC, it got mediocre-crappy reviews... and deserved all of them. The game simply wasn't that good. I think the only people who were impressed with the game, were those who had never played an FPS before.


http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/halo?q=Halo o.O

What's your definition of good reviews?



dsister44 said:
I mean, when Halo was finally released for PC, it got mediocre-crappy reviews... and deserved all of them. The game simply wasn't that good. I think the only people who were impressed with the game, were those who had never played an FPS before.


http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/halo?q=Halo o.O

What's your definition of good reviews?

90+ at least

Think of it this way, an 83 on metacritic doesn't deserve to be anywhere near any top 10 lists.



GoldenEye deserves a spot on every FPS list. Sure, it controlled like ass compared to PC shooters, but its mission based design, body hit locations, stealth gameplay and splitscreen multiplayer, it was one of the most innovative shooters on any platform at the time.

Halo? Not so much. It just controlled really well compared to other console shooters. And it was a lot of fun.



My FPS list would consist of Quake, Tribes, UT2004, and Halo. Half-Life would be nowhere around. It's MP sucked fat cock and balls, which is what I play FPS games for.

Lets get into specifics and discuss. You first.



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dsister44 said:
I mean, when Halo was finally released for PC, it got mediocre-crappy reviews... and deserved all of them. The game simply wasn't that good. I think the only people who were impressed with the game, were those who had never played an FPS before.


http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/halo?q=Halo o.O

What's your definition of good reviews?

checks user ratings... 6.4

 



shio said:
dsister44 said:
I mean, when Halo was finally released for PC, it got mediocre-crappy reviews... and deserved all of them. The game simply wasn't that good. I think the only people who were impressed with the game, were those who had never played an FPS before.


http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/halo?q=Halo o.O

What's your definition of good reviews?

checks user ratings... 6.4

 

Check Metacritic rating... 8.3



Played many shooters on PC and consoles. My top 10 is like this:

10. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
9. Killzone
8. Halo: Combat Evolved
7. Unreal Tournament 2004
6. Quake 3
5. Medal of Honor (PS1)
4. Goldeneye
3. Counter Strike
2. Half-Life series
1. Doom (1&2)/Wolfenstein (Zdaemon and Skulltag shit all over many other online FPS games)

That is my opinion.



Rockstar: Announce Bully 2 already and make gamers proud!

Kojima: Come out with Project S already!

Blame the developer not the console. MAG has 256 players so its not the consoles fault.



shio said:

checks user ratings... 6.4

 

User ratings are even more worthless than metacritic rankings.