FPS suggestions?

[yeah_so_no]

I did a search already and didn't see anything that quite matched, so.

I've never really played any FPSes, aside from one I played at an arcade with a friend from time to time a couple years ago, and have decided to give the genre a shot before blowing it off as "random shooting at things."

Do any of y'all have any suggestions for a good FPS that has a solid story behind it? If I can't get into the story (for the record, I love JRPGs), then I probably won't get into it unless it has truly amazing graphics. I was thinking about getting Resident Evil 5, because for all it's "survival horror" it seems a lot more like "shoot zombies until they are dead" to me.

I have a PS2 and PS3, so Halo's out. And once again, for anyone who misses it, NO HALO. I don't have an Xbox and have no plans on getting one, either.

My comp is also a laptop and a Mac, so I don't use it for gaming.

 

[coakroach]

Wait for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Killzone and Resistance have no story worth hearing but the first Modern Warfare was excellent

 

[CheeseSandwichCake]

Have the awesome shotgun from Constantine.

EDIT: MISUNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION COMPLETELY.
Lol, ah yeah. Anyway. Half-Life is good, even if it's pretty old.

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

Modern Warfare had a good story.
I'd also reccomend Left 4 Dead. It has a story if you read all the graffiti and such.

Sort of.

 

[Lukeje]

My comp is also a laptop and a Mac, so I don't use it for gaming.

Marathon?

Edit: link if you don't know what I'm talking about; http://trilogyrelease.bungie.org/

 

[More Fun To Compute]

Timesplitters: Future Perfect for your PS2. Good comedy game with solid FPS action that should suit a beginner. Quake for your Mac, not much of a story here but still worth trying a demo or something.

 

[riskroWe]

Half-Life 2 is one of the greatest games ever made. To me it's better than the original since I'm a newfag who can't appreciate old games with better stories but poor graphics.
Plus it variously comes packaged with other great FPS games like CSS and Portal.
Play it. Now!

 

[aussiesniper]

Personally, I recommend S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl. Most immerse game I've ever played, but arguably it's an RPG/FPS hybrid, rather than a straight-up FPS.

Besides this, I also recommend Rainbow Six Vegas and the Battlefield series, but don't try any of these until you're a decent FPS player; Rainbow Six and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. are tough on new players, even on easier difficulties.

 

[Samurai Goomba]

Timesplitters: Future Perfect
Urban Chaos: Riot Response
Darkwatch
Project Snowblind

And yeah, if you had an Xbox I'd add some Halo and Unreal Championship 2: Liandri Conflict to the list. And Riddick. I'll also recommend Unreal Tournament 3 just on the strength of the series, even though I haven't played it. The PS2 also has ports of the original Deus Ex and Half-Life, so keep that in mind.

 

[oliveira8]

Modern Warfare had a good story.
I'd also reccomend Left 4 Dead. It has a story if you read all the graffiti and such.

Sort of.

"I killed 10 Zombies!"
"I killed 100 zombies!"
"I killed 53,595 zombies!!"
"Liar!!"

 

[Hazy]

I've recently been buying into Killing Floor. Check it out.

(This isn't the game of course, thats a screenshot.. silly)

 

[The Iron Ninja]

Modern Warfare had a good story.
I'd also reccomend Left 4 Dead. It has a story if you read all the graffiti and such.

Sort of.

The only problem here is that Left 4 Dead is only out on PC/360.
Which sucks for the OP, as Left 4 Dead is awesome.

To the OP.
May I suggest Rainbow Six Vegas 2?

It's a Tom Clancy game, so the story doesn't really go much further than "They is terrorists, kill they ass" but it's not an uneducated story.
Gameplay is pretty sweet also.

 

[Vrex360]

If you are new to shooters I would say that Halo as a series is a good logical choice as these days many shooters in some way copy it. So if you are getting started then this is a good choice.

 

[wasalp]

I havent seen fallout once. idk if its out on ps3 but if your into JRPGs you should try it.

 

[Neotericity]

Rainbow Six Vegas 1 or 2

Half Life 1 or 2 (a hybrid FPS/Adventure) with an immersive storyline

 

[yeah_so_no]

Thanks for all the suggestions! I was at the nearby game store yesterday just poking around, and ended up picking up Bioshock for the PS3 on a whim (I completely forgot about Half-Life, which I had decided to look for. I'm going back on Saturday to pick up the new Kingdom Hearts game, so I'll look for it then). I haven't had a chance to play it yet, but will soon.

I also downloaded Marathon, and will give it a go once I've found my mouse (it's packed up...somewhere.)

Thanks again!

 

[Wargamer]

Bioshock was a really, really good choice. I was totally unprepared for how good that game is.

I personally enjoy Killzone 2 as well, but I feel the story cuts off way too soon.

Resistance: Fall of Man has a good story, in my opinion. Resistance 2... well, if story is what you are after, you're best judging via the original.

 

[Agayek]

Call of Duty 4
Half-Life 2 + Episodes 1 and 2
BioShock
Crysis

 

[Yooz]

For story: Deus Ex, Bioshock, uhhh

For Multiplayer:
Counter Strike or Day of Defeat. (Or even TF2, the random weapon thing is really fun).

 

[BolognaBaloney]

I havent seen fallout once. idk if its out on ps3 but if your into JRPGs you should try it.

Fallout is nothing like jrpg's