The Best FPS Ever . . . so far.

[Mauso88]

I always loved Return to Castle Wolfenstein, although it took me ages to get used to the shooting mechanics. I also liked to sneak about and backstab the nazis so they dropped free stuff like armour, ammo and medkits.

Black was quite fun to play as well, I know fps have lots of explosions, but Black had a LOT of explosions.

 

[Lugbzurg]

I just finished Half-Life the other day. Definitely, a favorite. On the other end of the FPS concept, Serious Sam is something I desperately want to try, despite the fact that I haven't really been into fast-paced shooters all that much. Halo: Combat Evolved, I had a blast with, and I'm having the time of my life with Doom (neither of which I've actually finished, yet)! The 007 franchise has had it's fair share of good games, and I really rather like 007: NightFire. There are three versions of this game (PC, Console and Handheld), and I'm only truly familiar with the PC version, so, I really couldn't tell you how each one holds up when stacked against each other. (Though, I suspect the handheld version is inferior, and the console version might be the better game.)

Left 4 Dead is a nice, simple, adrenaline rush, Team Fortress 2 is a wonderful breath of fresh air from all the lifeless F-Bombsquad marines that run around in gray environments looking for reasons to be sad and treat people like dirt all the time, in the most completely out-of-context way possible. I hear Ghost Recon is good, Counter-Strike was an interesting twist and the human race still has yet to catch up with Ricochet. At least... That's what Valve says. ...In Valve Time!

 

[Arbi Trax]

I loved the first Unreal's setting and narrative. I thought it told a great story without saying too much, and it really stuck with me, and got me thinking about the world when I wasn't playing.

Also, DEM GRAPHICS...

 

[Lugbzurg]

No FPS game has ever come close to entertaining me as much as the original Quake did. Playing online through my 28.8, oh lawd. The glory days! Quake is the best shooter in the history of the color brown.

Unreal tournament

My word, how did I forget these two!? I love these games! It's been too long... Quake is a neat somewhat scary, atmospheric series. However, I still don't understand how we go from "Medieval Castle" to "Outer Space"! Unreal Tournament was also fantastic. It's so much fun to jump so high, and I just loved that "Spider Mine" Gun, whatever it was called in 2004!

 

[zeit]

Half-life 1 and 2 are by far the best shooters ever made. Metroid Prime's the best console shooter IMO. Fuck Halo.

 

[martin's a madman]

My favourite multiplayer was TF2.

But best ever? Bioshock was one of my favourites, as are both modern fallouts.

 

[mrpropal]

I vote for Killzone 2 single campaign. It really makes me think of what a trench war must have been. The lack of variety in the levels actually helps the sense of immersion. It's like a long dark descent without moments of relief. Not even at the end.

It's probably out of category here, but the first Thief game was excellent as well.

 

[sb666]

My favourite FPS games are Half Life 2 and the Serious Sam series

Serious Sam 2 also?

Actually thats the only Serious Sam game I never finished.

 

[Brad Shepard]

I find FPS games ok, a little bland, but its ok i suppose. Reach was the main FPS i played for a while, but as of late ive been playing more 3rd person games, and Harvest Moon, God i love Harvest Moon.

 

[CruisingForBiddies]

I will just say the games I have enjoyed the most would have to be:
Goldeneye 64
Halo: CE
Halo 2
and especially Halo 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
... World at War
... Black Ops
Team Fortress 2
Bioshock
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Battlefield 3
Thats pretty much all I can think of right now

 

[Korten12]

Halo CE by far... Even playing Anniversary it's just sooo much fun. Also loved the story.

 

[Manji187]

Daikatana.

Has John Romero made you his *****? XD

As to OP; STALKER SOC.

 

[Wintermoot]

anything Half-Life it,s one of the best FPS games out there.

 

[tsb247]

I find mainstream military shooters boring and laughable after playing this.

I am going to have to go with this as well. This changed my outlook on the FPS genre completely. Titles like CoD are just not interesting (or all that good) to me anymore.

 

[DigitalAtlas]

It depends on what you're looking for?

For overall action, Killzone 3 and the Conduit come to mind. Black does too, actually.

For multiplayer and a great campaign plus a game you can play forever and keep finding new things, Halo 3.

For story, Half-Life 2 and Bioshock.

For a reason to play FPS games.... Well.... I can't think of one.

 

[Fuhrlock]

Timesplitters Future Perfect claimed so many hours of my life, I can't not say it is my favourite fps of all time. The story mode walked the thin line between serious, but hilariously self-aware (a needed improvement since TS2) and provided a large variety of settings.

And then there was the multiplayer with all the awesome characters, huge weapon variety and awesome levels (plus a decent level editor) even now I still load it up if I have free time

 

[Belaam]

For realism / fun making maps: Operation Flashpoint
For flat out fun: Star Wars Battlefront 2

 

[Xannidel]

My choices are too great, Doom and Wolfenstien on the Macintosh were the first two I played and deeply enjoyed them. Borderlands because of its humor and rpg elements. Hard Reset was pretty interesting to play. Painkiller just for the reasons of the Zero Punctuation review. Dark Forces for being an awesome Star Wars FPS game that introduced my immense hatred for sewer levels. Finally Resistance: FOM was one of the games that got me interested in buying a PS3 and while difficult it also had awesome weapons and enemies along with health to pick up.
While I am not a huge fan of the xbox, I will admit Halo was really fun and well worth the praise it received.

 

[Vuliev]

It depends on how you look at things. To me, there are two main schools of FPS thought: ALL THE GUNS, and ONLY TWO GUNS. Of the former, I would say that UT2004 beats its competitors in both variety and engagement of combat--yet it has barely any semblance of story, being mostly just "here's some background, just go shoot things." Not that Doom, Quake, or Wolfenstine have particularly engaging stories, but remember that Half Life and HL2 are "ALL THE GUNS" FPSs, and they have a fantastic storyline (at the expense of its combat.)

Of the latter, Halo and Halo Reach have, bar none, the best combat, but they do fall behind the pseudo-RPGs like Bioshock and Deus Ex in terms of story. On the other hand, Deus Ex/Bioshock/etc. have so much else packed into them that they don't really feel like FPSs to me.

 

[FilipJPhry]

For me, it's always changing. The one that lasted the longest in any console was definitely Halo 2. So many memories of all nighters with friends. I really want to say Fallout 3, but there aren't as many FPS aspects to it compared to most shooters, and I see it more as an RPG than a shooter. Although I do go on Black Ops once in a while when I get invites. The one that I'm currently hooked on is Deus Ex: HR. On my next playthrough I'm gonna be an overall failure. I'll fuck up on every decision I'll ever make just to see how bad it will screw me over.