Top 10 first-person shooter cliches

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Chromium24 on 17 February 2009

the_bloodwalker said:
Your mission(level) starts at point A and ends in point B

Well thats every game, except most RPG's.

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vlad321 on 18 February 2009

Chromium24 said:

the_bloodwalker said:
Your mission(level) starts at point A and ends in point B

Well thats every game, except most RPG's.

Most RPGs as well actually.

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NightstrikerX on 18 February 2009

Number 7 - Melee Combat, I don't care how "heroic" your protagonist is, anyone who runs up to someone who is shooting them. Just to hit them with the butt of your rifle, punch them, or knife them is a idiot.

Number 6 - Helicopter Pilots, The concept is simple. The Rotation of your blades creates lift, tilt the helicopter slightly forward to move forward. Pivot slightly to move left and right, and tilt the helicopter backwards to move slightly back. Yet somehow people still manage to end up upside down ontop of that tard who is trying to melee the helicopter.

Number 5 - Alien Invasions, For some reason. The galaxy has a bone to pick with humanity. We must have offended someone somewhere, if it isn't for religious reasons, they want our resources, blood and everything we offer. Can't they just ask nicely? Oh I can see it now. Halo 4: Peace Talks.

Number 4 - Regeneration, This one just angers me. You can take a million hits to the torso, legs, arms, and who-knows what else. Wait a few seconds behind cover and HEAL. It's become so common now and it takes all the fun out of gaming. If your gonna run around flipping out like wolverine, at least have a valid reason for it.

Number 3 - World War 2, This has become so common now-a-days. Everyone loves a world war 2 shooter. Its become so common I'm amazed on how many people STILL don't know the political, cultural, and economic impact that world war 2 had upon the world. You'll think we're all be world war 2 scholars at this point by now.

Number 2 - Vehicles, Everything needs tanks. Don't have a tank? Not interested. Honestly, when does every battle have the resources to bring out the heavy weapons on a consistent basis? Just for them to be nonchalantly blown up while the hero rages on against the machine. Literally.

Number 1 - Modern, Ya know. For once. I'll like to see a Fantasy First Person Shooter. I've seen two so far. That one that came out not too long ago of which I forgot it's name, and a Counter-strike Mod. They are so few and far in between I can't even remember their names. Maybe I need to get out more, but no one seems to be zapping each other with magic anymore.

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Thechalkblock on 18 February 2009

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Millennium said:
With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy:

If your FPS is set in space, prison, Hell, or war-torn Europe, it might be generic.
If your primary enemies are the police, aliens, demons, or Nazis, it might be generic.
If your game's arsenal can be described as "a melee weapon, a pistol, a shotgun, a rapid-fire weapon, a really really accurate weapon, an explodey weapon that bounces, an explodey weapon that flies, and a BFG," it might be generic.
If your game engine's latest innovative feature involves hiding behind objects, it might be generic.
If you game contains any references whatsoever to H.P. Lovecraft, especially misused references, it might be generic.

I've never actually played a FPS which is set "in space", save the way that all of us are in space.

Doom, Halo, Moon, plenty more.

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Mise on 18 February 2009

I'm disappointed that the "World of Grey/Brown/Black" didn't make the list, seeing how it's so bloody prevalent in shooters nowadays.

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kylohk on 18 February 2009

I played Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield and it has the following cliches:

9. Aribtrary stealth level
4. Shameless Xenophobia
3. Hassle free reloads

Point #9 is the worst of them all. There is this mission in the Penthouse where I had to slip in and bug a phone and a laptop. While doing so, I cannot be seen by anyone, nor can I shoot anyone dead from behind! Both result in "Mission Failed: Your team has been spotted"!

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vlad321 on 18 February 2009

Mise said:
I'm disappointed that the "World of Grey/Brown/Black" didn't make the list, seeing how it's so bloody prevalent in shooters nowadays.

Didn't you hear? That's AWESOME graphics right there.

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radha on 18 February 2009

emilie autumn said:
they missed alien/nazi invasion

thats number 4 "Shameless Xenophobia"

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Barozi on 18 February 2009

Well Halo 3 only has 4 of those 10 cliches. Pretty good if you ask me ^^

And hell yeah I love (with the exception of number 9) every one of the listed cliches !

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