I would have said the original Doom but now Call of Duty 4 because the fights are just so intense and not only does it have the guts to kill of one of the main caracters it does so in a NUCLEAR EXPLOSION!
The best FPS ever on any console
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Well seeing as how one of the best FPS just recently got a very solid port to consoles via the Orange Box, I'll have to go with Half-Life 2.
As for multiplayer...I would have to go with UT3, simply because it's a step in the right direction for bringing mods and keyboard/mouse support to consoles.
As for multiplayer...I would have to go with UT3, simply because it's a step in the right direction for bringing mods and keyboard/mouse support to consoles.
Am I the only person on Earth who actually thinks Half-Life 2 was somewhat rubbish? Probably.
Half-Life 1 was amazing though.
But I'd say the best FPS, nay one of the best games of all time has to be Timesplitters: Future Perfect - If you don't think it's awesome then you're obviously not doing it right.
Half-Life 1 was amazing though.
But I'd say the best FPS, nay one of the best games of all time has to be Timesplitters: Future Perfect - If you don't think it's awesome then you're obviously not doing it right.
HL2 gets a nod from me too, Bioshock also gets manatee appreciation. I haven't played any COD4, so can't comment on that.
I'll get flamed into little black crispy chunks for saying this, but Halo 3 made some big strides for a console game. Solid Coop, with plenty return life in the SP campaign (with the scoring modes, skull settings etc), the video features, a decent community support site from Bungie, and Forge - a console-centric map editor, unlike UT3's PC mod-cooker. Mods might let you do a lot more, but my past experiences with mods have always involved extensive reboots, reinstalls and virus scans, not to mention ending up with out-of-sync versions and no MP.
If every game had the depth of H3, we'd be laughing. Unfortunately, they don't, and we're left with loads of crapulent fanboy ranting about Halo Suxxorz, or whatever the cool kids say nowadays.
I'll get flamed into little black crispy chunks for saying this, but Halo 3 made some big strides for a console game. Solid Coop, with plenty return life in the SP campaign (with the scoring modes, skull settings etc), the video features, a decent community support site from Bungie, and Forge - a console-centric map editor, unlike UT3's PC mod-cooker. Mods might let you do a lot more, but my past experiences with mods have always involved extensive reboots, reinstalls and virus scans, not to mention ending up with out-of-sync versions and no MP.
If every game had the depth of H3, we'd be laughing. Unfortunately, they don't, and we're left with loads of crapulent fanboy ranting about Halo Suxxorz, or whatever the cool kids say nowadays.
Id have to say Bioshock, but only if you: turn off vita chambers so the game actually has difficulty, and go through the trouble of figuring out what the backstory to rapture is via the audio tapes. Best story ive seen in a game.
Marathon has also given me countless plays.
Marathon has also given me countless plays.
Half-Life series, Goldeneye and Halo for changing the FPS genre.
Team Fortress 2 as the best looking MP game EVAR!
UT3 as the best cure for people with ADD(or teh twitch-shooting hardcorez!)
Call of Duty 1-3(Fourth sucked) for the best war shooter.
And a honorable mention to Bioshock Demo for scaring the shit out of me(Can't stand that fucking atmosphere.).Yes you can call me a pussy.
Maze War as the first FPS made.
Team Fortress 2 as the best looking MP game EVAR!
UT3 as the best cure for people with ADD(or teh twitch-shooting hardcorez!)
Call of Duty 1-3(Fourth sucked) for the best war shooter.
And a honorable mention to Bioshock Demo for scaring the shit out of me(Can't stand that fucking atmosphere.).Yes you can call me a pussy.
Maze War as the first FPS made.
I don't care for FPSs. Some have great traits (TF2 has good artistic impression, Halo is inexplicably popular, etc.) and some suck, but if you leave it to me, I say almost anything using the Source Engine is the best.
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The first Metroid Prime. Best atmosphere of any of the Primes, IMO. And the menu music is the pinnacle of human culture. If you disagree, prepare to be crusadified.
I'd also have to go on to say the controls were pure and utter win. Hold down shoulder button to lock and flick through locks, and then circle strafe around what amounted to big, moving puzzles with venomous teeth of death.
It's a purer form of the Art of Shooter, if you ask me. Just your quick wit and quicker reflexes in a nightmare fairytale.
The first Metroid Prime. Best atmosphere of any of the Primes, IMO. And the menu music is the pinnacle of human culture. If you disagree, prepare to be crusadified.
I'd also have to go on to say the controls were pure and utter win. Hold down shoulder button to lock and flick through locks, and then circle strafe around what amounted to big, moving puzzles with venomous teeth of death.
It's a purer form of the Art of Shooter, if you ask me. Just your quick wit and quicker reflexes in a nightmare fairytale.
Finally. This is to me the best console fps out there. Designed SPECIFICALLY FOR A SPECIFIC CONSOLE (no cross-platforming here), most of the candidates on this board are games that started out on PC and then went console or visversa, so that is another reason I think Metroid Prime stands out (sorry Halo).General Mostly Electrified Steel said:
"Am I the only person on Earth who actually thinks Half-Life 2 was somewhat rubbish? Probably."
No, you're not the only one. Which is why they put people like you into the "crazy house" and not the "crazy 1 bedroom apartment."
Seriously though, I'm curious what you didn't like about it. The episodic content seems like a lazy way to make a buck, but aside from that.. I love em'. Good, quality games.. by a company that at least makes it appear like they give a shit about video games.
No, you're not the only one. Which is why they put people like you into the "crazy house" and not the "crazy 1 bedroom apartment."
Seriously though, I'm curious what you didn't like about it. The episodic content seems like a lazy way to make a buck, but aside from that.. I love em'. Good, quality games.. by a company that at least makes it appear like they give a shit about video games.
Well, wouldn't (my own biases aside) Oblivion (maybe that was a joke) and Bioshock be RPGs? I don't think they are in the discussion, as much as I think Bioshock is simply an FPS in RPG-clothing...
Golden Eye is a great example. As is HL1. Both were ground breaking. I guess you have to throw in Wolfenstein/Marathon to give a nod to some games that really defined the genre, and, of course, Doom, which is like the Orville Redenbacher of the FPS world.
Quake 2 probably deserves some mention for its online play, which, for the time, was tremendous (shout out to Rodrigo, wherever you are). Anyone remember playing Doom 2 online? I do...
Halo, UT, etc, were all sort of cookie cutter. IMO, nothing ground breaking, though some did do the genre right (which for some reason seems difficult to do...)
I'm going to have to go with HL1 on this one. Taking elements from the FPS genre, and mixing in an added bit of strategy and interaction, and weaving in a great story line to boot.
Golden Eye is a great example. As is HL1. Both were ground breaking. I guess you have to throw in Wolfenstein/Marathon to give a nod to some games that really defined the genre, and, of course, Doom, which is like the Orville Redenbacher of the FPS world.
Quake 2 probably deserves some mention for its online play, which, for the time, was tremendous (shout out to Rodrigo, wherever you are). Anyone remember playing Doom 2 online? I do...
Halo, UT, etc, were all sort of cookie cutter. IMO, nothing ground breaking, though some did do the genre right (which for some reason seems difficult to do...)
I'm going to have to go with HL1 on this one. Taking elements from the FPS genre, and mixing in an added bit of strategy and interaction, and weaving in a great story line to boot.