COD is the baby stuff. Whenever you want to ask me or Worgen, and either of us will but throw a bunch of better shooters your way.
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COD are theme park game as far as single player goes. None of it is that deep, but they keep things varied by having a gimmick level every one in awhile. I'd never play them every year but once in awhile its fun.
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As @BrawlMan said there are better FPS games out there. But, sometimes you want something big and over produced and just popcorn movie dumb. COD can be a lot of fun, If you want more COD games to try out I would say the best in terms of story is the original Modern Warfare, its story is legit good, if not great. If you want the best in terms of gameplay I would say Mw2 or 3, or Black Ops 2. If you want the best in terms of ambition then Infinity Warfare all the way. If you want the best set pieces then... Well, I would say Ghost, but it plays worse then all the other ones, in ways that I can't really put my finger on, plus it probably has the most racist plot.
If you want to try other FPS games then we have recommendations we love to give out, but if you want more COD, those are some I would say give a shot to, I can give more info on those also.
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Finally beat Andro Dunos 2. Its a shootemup I got last December. With shootemups I tend to play a bit then put them on the back burner for awhile, generally long enough so I end up forgetting the patterns. Anyway, its really an excellent shootemup with great graphics, music, plays fantastic and a nice difficulty for moderate skilled shootemup players. Not sure how much it would give to the hard core, but I also didn't play on the highest difficulty.
Playing more Ratchet and Clank, still really good, the animation on enemies is just amazing, the difficulty has also ramped up, to the point where its been hard at points, which is nice.
Playing more Ratchet and Clank, still really good, the animation on enemies is just amazing, the difficulty has also ramped up, to the point where its been hard at points, which is nice.
Nah guys, as I say, I really don't like FPS games and shooting mechanics in general, and things that glorify guns and imperialism- all of which is why I never played a CoD. But experiencing one was on my gamer-to-do list and, as I said, this is just the one that was available to me for free. I finished the campaign, I'm done, I'm good. It was fun to play for 1 day, no more.
I have demos next: Lies of P, Sea of Stars, and something I don't even know what it's called cause the font is confusing.
I have demos next: Lies of P, Sea of Stars, and something I don't even know what it's called cause the font is confusing.
Hence why I am offering ones that are non-COD/non-COD style, and all balls to walls arcade shooting that don't involve real world armies or nations. Most of the shooters I would recommend to you are Doom/Doom style or Serious Sam & Duke Nukem style. Though I do recommend Crysis 2 & 3, if you want something with way better stealth.
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There is a lot more to FPS games then COD and modern military shooters and military shooters in general.
Yes I know this lol. I just, as a mechanic and style, do not prefer shooters and am uncomfortable with FPS perspective in general.
What about the TPS perspective? You remind me of my older brother; he like some shooters, but mainly prefers third person shooters. I am of a similar way, but got more accepting of FPS around my late teens.
In honour of @Dalisclock giving DragonAge Origins another red hot go, I endeavoured to do the same.
6 hours later, and now I'm remembering every shitting problem I have with this game. I think I'm going to have to consign it to the 'never again' pile. I'm not interested in micro-management at the level of a four person party, and point and click is the bane of combat because half the time I end up moving into melee range (as a mage) when I'm trying to select a target and start shooting it. This game's combat is worse than World of Wacraft's and I'll fucking die on that hill with the Alliance standard held high.
Also Jesus Christ I'd forgotten just how hard they leaned into the brown in this fucker.
6 hours later, and now I'm remembering every shitting problem I have with this game. I think I'm going to have to consign it to the 'never again' pile. I'm not interested in micro-management at the level of a four person party, and point and click is the bane of combat because half the time I end up moving into melee range (as a mage) when I'm trying to select a target and start shooting it. This game's combat is worse than World of Wacraft's and I'll fucking die on that hill with the Alliance standard held high.
Also Jesus Christ I'd forgotten just how hard they leaned into the brown in this fucker.
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Yeah, it's hard to get into playing a 2009 game in 2023 and I was happy that DAI(and a lesser extent DA2 had actual Color and not just shades of puke) I keep telling myself I'm gonna play Baldurs gate 1 and 2 to get prepped for 3 but....those games are from the late 1990's and apparently the gameplay didn't age well.
1990s BG player: A real D&D TT experience on the PC!
2020's BG player: I could be playing BG3 or any number of other TT inspired PC games right now that play and look a lot better.
It is wierd you mention that though because I was just thinking about how I did a whole play through and write up of the DA series a year ago. Just popped into my head for no particular reason and then I log on and see this.
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COD SP are basically the FPS version of Big Hollywood action movies. They're generally dumb, they're full of explosions and cool set pieces and they're over in a few hours.
If you're in the mood for something really big and splody, they're great for that. As long as you don't think to deeply about them because then you notice they made very little sense. Infinite Warfare was the last one I played and it was dumb even by COD standards, which is saying something(which is a shame because I enjoyed it despite the idiot plot). Also Jon Snow is not a compelling bad guy in the least, especially after Kevin Spacy was playing a bond villian in Advanced Warfare and having fun with it.
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Ever tried Portal? I mean, it’s technically more first person perspective than shooter (where shooting is basically for portals) intertwining clever puzzles and level design. Also has one of the more intriguing gaming protagonists in Glados.
Never heard GLADoS called a protagonist before, unless you meant to use a different word there.
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I'm not sure I would recommend portal to someone uncomfortable with first person since there is a lot of odd movement there. I mean if they are interested in it then they should play it since its awesome. Really for something more relaxed and first person, I would recommend the Talos Principle since also puzzle based but less portally.
I get motion sick easily. I had to take three long breaks while playing through Portal. That chamber where you had to press a button and then quickly rotate and move over to a platform on the other side of the room via a portal was painful.
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I think Talos Principle would be much easier on you, if you still are looking for a first person puzzle experience, but it isn't as good as Portal, but its still really good. I think also, that increasing the FOV (field of view) can help with motion sickness, did you try that at all?
Nope!
It was over a decade ago I played through Portal. I did not know how to that back then.
It's primarily when I have to perform neck movements of the camera operator that I feel it.
Thanks for the suggestion, nevertheless.
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I've abandoned my playthrough of Lost Odyssey, about two thirds through disc 3, tho not because I wasn't enjoying the game. No, it's because when I tried installing disc 4 to my 360, it kept failing because of read errors. Assuming it even wanted to read at all. Or wasn't detected as a regular dvd, or as a completely different game. And the disc is fine. No scratches or signs of disc rot, or anything like that. So I went online, and turns out it's a very common problem with Lost Odyssey disc 4. A lot of them are just borked out of the box. There are some home remedies that will supposedly make the disc work long enough to install, which I tried some, but none of them worked.
So I gave up. A shame too. It was like playing a more mature Final Fantasy, imo more Final Fantasy than any of Square's offerings since X, maybe even IX. I suppose I'll try looking for one of those long form reviews/plot breakdowns for it, so I'll at least know how it ends.
Out of frustration I decided to play Marsupilami Hoobadventure. Had picked it up at the same yard sale as Lost Odyssey, kind of on a whim out of nostalgia for the old Spirou & Fantasio bd. Tho this is apparently based on a still in development cgi animated show, which I guess is why the Marsupilami has a different design. Tho I suppose translating Franquin's art would be a pain.
Anyway, I didn't expect much, you know, tie-in game to a kids show, but it was dirt cheap. But it's actually surprisingly good. Basically a Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze clone. Not as challenging, and perhaps a little too on the easy side actually, but overall of an enjoyable and polished platformer. Controls well, looks nice and colorful, cheery music. I'd actually recommend it to anyone looking for a solid platformer suitable for younger children on Switch.
So I gave up. A shame too. It was like playing a more mature Final Fantasy, imo more Final Fantasy than any of Square's offerings since X, maybe even IX. I suppose I'll try looking for one of those long form reviews/plot breakdowns for it, so I'll at least know how it ends.
Out of frustration I decided to play Marsupilami Hoobadventure. Had picked it up at the same yard sale as Lost Odyssey, kind of on a whim out of nostalgia for the old Spirou & Fantasio bd. Tho this is apparently based on a still in development cgi animated show, which I guess is why the Marsupilami has a different design. Tho I suppose translating Franquin's art would be a pain.
Anyway, I didn't expect much, you know, tie-in game to a kids show, but it was dirt cheap. But it's actually surprisingly good. Basically a Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze clone. Not as challenging, and perhaps a little too on the easy side actually, but overall of an enjoyable and polished platformer. Controls well, looks nice and colorful, cheery music. I'd actually recommend it to anyone looking for a solid platformer suitable for younger children on Switch.