Halo 1 didn't even have online support because XBL wasn't even done, lets get real for a second here though, I'm talking about FPS in general, not just console FPS, FPS as a whole hasn't been evolving for years, they sell the games by "ZOMG LOOK AT OUR GFX! YOU CAN NOW BLOW UP WALLS DUE TO OUR L33T PHYSICS ENGINE!" gameplay has been pretty much the same, at least for me. Console people have been claiming that they've caught up to PC FPS by now, and I totally believe it by looking at the gameplay, cause there is nothing new even though I know consoles have crappier graphics vs the PC, and that keyboard and mouse is better than analogs, but that doesn't make them any less of an experience, but it's still nothing new at this point of time.

Well, there's games like STALKER that bring FPS's in a different direction, less cinematic, more freedom and independent AI, more role play and survival elements. The game has flaws but it's certainly trying to take the genre in a different direction. Then there's always portal too. So I think some FPS's are still trying new things, mostly on PC.

I dig the customizable hud element arrangement.

The only generic thing in Conduit is it's ard direction which isn't on par with all the rest things of the game (except the story because we don't know it yet).

If they use the ASE wisely, and put loads of easter eggs it could be good.

But one thing i'm sure of - they'll make money on engine licenses, so i cannot wait for next FPS-es (and other games) using their engine, with a better art direction and more original setting.

portal is a puzzle game, and stalker is a rpg-like game that was a revamped idea of farcry that was really bugged and outdone by farcry2 or fallout3 (pretty much an evolution chain.) but PC generally does have more advancements on FPS, be it big or small.

When I say best, I don't mean preference.  I mean superiority.

Number of FPS gamers who use USB gamepads in a tournament:

0

Pointing devices rule.

The best home console FPS right now (in terms of controls) is MoH2, and I dare say High Voltage has spent more time tweaking things.

How many of those same tournament goers hook up a wiimote to their computer?

The games don't take advantage of it, while they can usually be played by gamepad (because it's so easy to add gamepad control that you might as well).

yea, a lot of HD console players may not care about story, but judging by the best sold games of each plattform I think an even greater percentage of Wii players don't care about story either

It was my understanding that the Wiimote could be used as a mouse for a computer, this is what I'm alluding to, and the fact that noone has done that simply shows that all the Tournament goers prove is that Mouse is more exact than a gamepad, and has nothing to do with the Wiimote.

And to answer your question, none, just like the number that are designed for a gamepad.

Resistance 1: Had an entirely new weapon system, a story which nobody had tried before.

Resistance 2: 8 player co-op, 60 player competitive in groups. That's higher than any other console game.

Halo 1: Truly brought FPS to the consoles. Used a new control system, and basically set the weapon system that would be used again...and again...and again.

Halo 2: Not generic, but derivative.

Halo 3: See above.

CoD5: That was extremely generic, I agree.

The Darkness: You're kidding, right? It had a full movie inside it, DIFFERENT creatures, it was scary, and it had a good story.

Unreal Tournament: Different health system from most shooters, Fast-paced, large environments where you can jump through the air

Left 4 Dead: Wow. Left 4 Dead is perhaps the best co-op game I have ever played. Sure, it has zombies, but the way it makes you tackle your problems, the way it relies on teamwork and co-operation, like a co-op game should, is rare. And Left 4 Dead does it extremely well.

I don't know what to say about The Conduit. Like most non-Wii owners, all I know is that it's an FPS, developed by people with a less than stellar track record (but hey, KZ2 exists), and published by Sega, which some people are hyping to be the second coming of Christ and predicting 3 million sales LT ()

So I suppose calling The Conduit generic stems from not really knowing anything about it.

MadWorld...now that's innovative.