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Is anyone else here getting sick of FPSs?

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Because I am. All the other gamers that I hang out with are hardcore FPS fans, meaning they will die on November 10th as far as their social lives are concerned. Then, there's me sitting in a corner talking about LBP and FFXIII. And I got to thinking, am I the only one out there who's sick of FPSs? I mean, maybe it's because I'm not that great at them (the only ones I'm even decent at are Bioshock and Bad Company...) but I just don't like them. I tried playing CoD 4, which was supposed to be this amazing game, but I couldn't get past the first act/chapter/thing before getting fed up and taking it back (renting games ftw). I dunno, really, I'm just really getting sick of hearing comments like "COD 6 will be the best game EVAR!" or "I won't play another game once I get CoD 6!" or "*insert comment about Halo: ODST here*". Really, guys? You want a game that will suck your life? Go play FFX. I'll talk to you in a few months.2009-10-07 01:03:00

Author:
dandygandy2704
Posts: 1002

I'm sick of the *generic* FPSs that are rolling out a dime a dozen, especially WW2 themed shooters.

Some truly great FPS games but they now mostly seem to be using more or less the same formula, and most of them are even using Unreal Engine and look identical.		2009-10-07 01:09:00

Author:
Foofles
Posts: 2278

I've played through FF X, I'd pick generic fps # 644 over it any day.2009-10-07 01:24:00

Author:
Rabid-Coot
Posts: 6728

Yep. I agree. Plus i'm completely horrible at FPS- I just can't do anything online- but yeah. I really want some more different stuff. Yep. D:

Especially RPGs. I NEEDZ ME RPGs DANGIT D:		2009-10-07 01:30:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

I'm with you. My thoughts/rants/complaints/whines are well-documented (https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=t=15542).

Although I will admit that I'm undoubtedly a bigger "fan" (wrong word really, but it'll do in a pinch) of some of these shooters than yourself. I thought Modern Warfare was extraordinarily well made. I got sick to death of Halo fairly early on, and generally-speaking, I'm just so tired of the current "trend" of shooters (not just FPS, but 3rd-person shooters as well). The industry has seen a million trends, one type of game, one genre will become incredibly popular for a while, and there will just be a million of these things released for a while. We're in the trenches of that right now and I believe there are seriously ill effects of this socially and within the industry.

For example, Bioshock began as an RPG, along the lines of System Shock and Deus Ex. One of the main reasons why it's now a shooter is because of pressure to create a "blockbuster" best-seller, rather than a "critically acclaimed" cult title. So they shifted the entire focus of the game from an in-depth, rich first person RPG to a more traditional FPS. The game's still amazing, but I can't help but think it's a somewhat castrated version of what it could have been - I'd take the bioshock RPG over the FPS any day of the week. But that's me.

But honestly, it may not seem like it, and I don't doubt we've got quite a ways to go - but I really do think a lot of people are with us and starting to get sick of games whose chief interactive feature involves aiming down a gun-barrel and trying to get headshots on people. At least I HOPE this is the case. I hope it'll cool down eventually, and who knows, maybe there will be a resurgence of classic adventure titles, we'll get a new Grim Fandango, and life will be lovelier.		2009-10-07 10:18:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

I have always loved fps.2009-10-07 11:38:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

I agree!
I don't really understand how people can get so excited for shooter #113.
I've never really been a fan of FPS, it's actually the reason i've switched from xbox to PS3 (xbox seems to be very focussed on shooters while PS3 at least tries to be innovative and offer other kind of games like flower, locorocco, lbp, fat princess, heavy rain, ....)

misty.		2009-10-07 12:17:00

Author:
Mother-Misty
Posts: 574

im not getting sick of them, i am sick of them. i used to love a few on n64 & timesplitter games on the ps2 but since then i got fed up of them. theres always an auto aim in the "aim mode" which is ussually faulty & pulls your aim off your target when som1 else runs past. only recent story mode i played that was better than alright was resistance 2(which i loved), im not gona buy another 1 till a new resistance game or mag comes out(whichever comes first)2009-10-07 12:38:00

Author:
lifeiscrapislife
Posts: 396

PS3 at least tries to be innovative and offer other kind of games like flower, locorocco, lbp, fat princess, heavy rain, ....)

misty.

You can't really get farther away than "first person shooter" than Flower! I absolutely love that game, one of my favorites. It just DARES the fps fan to play it.

"Yeah. That's right. I'm a videogame named FLOWER. Go ahead, Call0fDootyF@n69. Play me. You get to play as the wind inside the bittersweet dreams of a lonely flower on a windowsill. I dare you to play me."

"NO! My friends will think I'm a wuss!"

"They don't have to know.
Just play me, DootyF@n...
Be the whispering wind."		2009-10-07 12:47:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

"They don't have to know.


They'd have to play on an alt account otherwise it'd show up on trophy compare.		2009-10-07 13:00:00

Author:
Rabid-Coot
Posts: 6728

Yeah generic FPS's are boring me... though I still can't wait for Modern Warfare 2. That will still be awesome. It all depends on how the FPS is done really... if it's pushing the boundries with innovative (but not to the point where it's gimmicky) gameplay with tight controls and graphics and a great story I'd probably look forward to it.2009-10-07 13:08:00

Author:
ryryryan
Posts: 3767

You can't really get farther away than "first person shooter" than Flower! I absolutely love that game, one of my favorites. It just DARES the fps fan to play it.

"Yeah. That's right. I'm a videogame named FLOWER. Go ahead, Call0fDootyF@n69. Play me. You get to play as the wind inside the bittersweet dreams of a lonely flower on a windowsill. I dare you to play me."

"NO! My friends will think I'm a wuss!"

"They don't have to know.
Just play me, DootyF@n...
Be the whispering wind."

LOL:hero::hero::hero::hero::hero::hero:		2009-10-07 13:13:00

Author:
lifeiscrapislife
Posts: 396

Flower is hardcore, Bonesy!!

It is what all games should at least try to do, be innovative.
FPS is the easy way to make a quick buck in gameland, I personally can't tell them apart anymore.
Once in a while there might be the odd black sheep but most of them are just plain boring.		2009-10-07 13:16:00

Author:
Zwollie
Posts: 2173

I have to admit I was mostly a FPS gamer, but only on the PC. Never felt the consoles had enough "Oooomph" as well as the amount of controls/controllers available to do it properly. My favorite controller combo to date is a high dpi mouse, keyboard, and a nostromo n52.

I played tons of Duke Nuke em, Doom, and Quake online. To be honest the story modes sorta bored me in those. Then I was heavily into HL2 online, then BF2 and BF2142 the past few years. (Well up until we bought the PS3 with LBP last November!!)

What I liked about BF2 and BF2142 are the tanks, helicopters, jets and other assorted vehicles as well as creeping around playing sniper or special forces squad stuff. Nothing more fun in fps in my book than talking to a buddy with a headset while him being the gunner or driver/pilot in a tank or in a attack chopper. Especially if both are good!

I also liked the BF2142 titan modes. Getting on the titan and taking it over and those frenzied hallway battles either on offense or defense. Just fun fun fun..

Ahh well, but then we got the PS3 and LBP. I haven't played them much since!

However to speak to the topic.. I can understand your point perfectly. The reason I put all those other words up there is I am pretty selective on what FPS I want to play as well as where. After BF2142, not any FPS is going to excite me much, especially on a console. So I am not really getting sick of them, I simply don't notice them as I only play LBP on the PS3 is our only console. Err well, unless you count the 2nd PS3 that my girlfriend plays LBP on!

Sorry for the ramble! 		2009-10-07 14:08:00

Author:
jwwphotos
Posts: 11383

Yer I'm sick of FPS's...


MORE 3'RD-PS's!

2009-10-07 17:18:00

Author:
Shermzor
Posts: 1330

I'm sick of the *generic* FPSs that are rolling out a dime a dozen, especially WW2 themed shooters.



I'm sorry, but although some of them are boring/the same as every onther ww2 game, some of them really stand out.

As far as i, and most of the community who played it, are concerned CoD2 is the greatest FPS there has ever been.

Obviously i am biased, i love WW2, i read books on it, i watch everything i can find about it etc. etc.		2009-10-07 17:24:00

Author:
Unknown User

To be fair both are generic in their own ways.

http://project-apollo.net/text/rpg.html

http://warp.povusers.org/fpscliches.html		2009-10-07 19:31:00

Author:
Rabid-Coot
Posts: 6728

To be fair both are generic in their own ways.

http://project-apollo.net/text/rpg.html

http://warp.povusers.org/fpscliches.html

Yes, it's true, it's more than possible to make a cliched, generic RPG, and in fact the PSX saw so many rpgs that this wasn't hard to run into. I think that was the "in" genre at the time.

But honestly, I think I'd prefer too many story-based adventure RPGs (even if many are cliched and derivative) than too many first person shooters. Right now we're seeing practically NO RPGs! There's the occasional one that doesn't do much business, and that's about it.

There was a first-person "action" game on the PSX that was quite innovative and I would love to see an updated take on this. Did anyone play Tecmo's Deception? It's basically a haunted house game in which YOU'RE the ghost. When adventurers and "visitors" enter your castle, rather than use weapons to defeat them, you can change the rooms around, set traps, etc. It was very cool and there's not really anything else like it out there.		2009-10-07 21:52:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Yes, it's true, it's more than possible to make a cliched, generic RPG, and in fact the PSX saw so many rpgs that this wasn't hard to run into. I think that was the "in" genre at the time.

But honestly, I think I'd prefer too many story-based adventure RPGs (even if many are cliched and derivative) than too many first person shooters. Right now we're seeing practically NO RPGs! There's the occasional one that doesn't do much business, and that's about it.

Especially when you consider there are only two actual JRPGs D:. Well,a few more... but COME ON! If only Namco would release Tales of Vesperia over here... stupid Namco >_<

Sigh... But yeah, I'd much prefer a semi decent RPG then another FPS considering there are literally NO JRPGs on the PS3 now D:. Well, traditional, anyway- the only one that is semi good may be Eternal Sonatat

... and this concludes my RPG rant. I believe I'll go fight Seymour in FFX now D:		2009-10-07 21:55:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

Depends what FPS it is and how well it is made. I do play a lot of games that dont have to do with shooting 2009-10-07 21:57:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

I'm sorry, but although some of them are boring/the same as every onther ww2 game, some of them really stand out.

As far as i, and most of the community who played it, are concerned CoD2 is the greatest FPS there has ever been.

Obviously i am biased, i love WW2, i read books on it, i watch everything i can find about it etc. etc.

I didn't say that all FPSs or even all WW2 themed FPSs are generic, I just said I don't like generic FPSs confusing?

It's just most things in all genres seem to be clinging one particular cookie cutter setup at the time. There's plenty of generic garbage in every genre, games suck lately as a whole.		2009-10-07 22:00:00

Author:
Foofles
Posts: 2278

I didn't say that all FPSs or even all WW2 themed FPSs are generic, I just said I don't like generic FPSs confusing?

It's just most things in all genres seem to be clinging one particular cookie cutter setup at the time. There's plenty of generic garbage in every genre, games suck lately as a whole.

Agreements from me!

There's only one game on the horizon I'm REALLY excited about, and that's The Last Guardian.		2009-10-07 22:07:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Well, they are Ok to play, but don't have any long-lasting value other than multiplayer... which gets boring. because what's there to add then new fixes (and new bugs), weapons, and maps? LBP and the like also get more content patches, DLC, replayability, and most are different.

I really hate it when people think they are so cool because they like MW2. (I'm so badbutt that I can SHOOT PEOPLE [OMG HAX]... in FISRST PERSON! WITH HELICOPTERS! AND TANKS!) They are all talking about "The new features" and just meaning "new guns and maps. (and don't forget... MISSILES! WOO HOO!!1!!1one!!1!)

Games Like LBP have creativity included, and are more fun. Not all creative games are alike. [/rant]

They are fun, but usually getting one is enough.. they are mostly the same. Get Battlefield 1943 if you get any shooter, for $15, it's a steal.		2009-10-08 03:58:00

Author:
chezhead
Posts: 1063

Well, it's never been my favorite genre so let's say my taste for them isn't increasing at least. I also think there's too much of them but if it's really what people wanna play, I can't blame publishers wanting to make money there.

.		2009-10-09 00:51:00

Author:
RangerZero
Posts: 3901

i don't find them that bad although i like the rpg styled games better as well

try resistance fall of man great fps		2009-10-09 00:55:00

Author:
rseah
Posts: 2701

Timesplitters is the only fps ill play because:
-its not hyper realistic, its cartoony
-it has the best multiplayer ever
-the story in the third is funny
-it has the best characters (over 250!)
-mapmaker
-time travel
-is set during a war but theres only one level ufight in a war
-it is better than halo, killzone, cod, and any other fps
-it is way different than any fps around
timesplitters 4 will come out if you sign this petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?TS4tcbd1		2009-10-09 01:31:00

Author:
darth621
Posts: 43

Well i just bought Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising. If you like realistic FPS's, this is your game. Pretty awesome

And i bet you Timesplitters 4 WON'T come out just because you sign that petition.		2009-10-09 14:00:00

Author:
Unknown User

timesplitters 4 will come out if you sign this petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_pe...d.cgi?TS4tcbd1

Free Radical, who make Timesplitters have gone bust. They were bought out by Crysis and are know Crysis UK. I read somewhere recently that they are working on a new IP, not Timesplitters 		2009-10-09 14:12:00

Author:
GruntosUK
Posts: 1754

Yeah, I feel the same way. I thought MAG would be my savior, but alas, I'm getting sick of that too. After playing the beta for an extensive amount of time, I feel like I've seen pretty much everything there is to see in the game. I've also earned the top rank, and dabbled with most of the weapons and upgrades.

I'm actually glad I'm in the beta, since now that's another $60 I can keep.

I think the genre is starting to see it's limits. The expectations are getting so high that it's hard for developers to keep up.		2009-10-09 14:16:00

Author:
TheJollyRajah
Posts: 466

Still a few I am hoping for... like the next Deus Ex. Dunno what updates there are on that... in fact, I think I might play Deus Ex again, absolutely phenomenal title.2009-10-09 14:47:00

Author:
Foofles
Posts: 2278

Still a few I am hoping for... like the next Deus Ex. Dunno what updates there are on that... in fact, I think I might play Deus Ex again, absolutely phenomenal title.

DUDE! I hope Deus Ex reclaims its rightful throne. I had dreams about Deus Ex, it was so good. Some people claim it's an RPG more than a shooter, but the way I see it, why aren't more companies blurring genre lines and creating anything half as original as Deus Ex? It's as much an FPS as it is an RPG, but this is a "shooter" I can get behind 100%. It's exactly the kind of thing the genre needs more of.

It scares me that big companies are scared to go this direction because it's not as marketable, doesn't have as wide appeal as a straight-forward action shooter.		2009-10-09 22:00:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Deus Ex was the king. I played that through I don't know how many times. Warren Spector was a great designer, Deus Ex and Thief. Anyone know what he's doing now?2009-10-09 22:14:00

Author:
GruntosUK
Posts: 1754

Deus Ex was the king. I played that through I don't know how many times. Warren Spector was a great designer, Deus Ex and Thief. Anyone know what he's doing now?

http://steampunkcostume.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/steampunk-disney-epic-mickey-1.jpg

... yep. Epic Mickey. the most bizarre game EVER. O-o		2009-10-09 22:16:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

Ahhh, I've the screenshots everywhere but don't anything about it. Cheers rock 2009-10-09 22:41:00

Author:
GruntosUK
Posts: 1754

http://steampunkcostume.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/steampunk-disney-epic-mickey-1.jpg

... yep. Epic Mickey. the most bizarre game EVER. O-o

That looks surprisingly gritty for a Mickey Mouse game... I remember playing Castle of Illusion for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and loving it... probably the only Mickey Mouse game I've ever played.

Anyways, I hear that it's supposed to be the "Super Mario Galaxy Killer"... It certainly looks promising. We'll just have to wait and see.		2009-10-09 23:51:00

Author:
TheJollyRajah
Posts: 466

I don't generally find FPS a lot of fun. I used to enjoy 'em back in the days of Doom, but they seem too much old hat, been there and done that nowadays. (Fallout 3 is an exception though IMO).

Can't wait for Heavy Rain.		2009-10-13 21:02:00

Author:
Ungreth
Posts: 2130

The most amazing thing about Deus Ex is all these years later I'm still finding new things in it, and still finding new mods to play The game that keeps on giving.

The last FPS I really enjoyed is Killzone 2 ... it doesn't bring anything particularly unique to the table, but it handles it all pretty well. It gives you a good sense that you're in hectic battles, with a gun that feels like a gun and smoke and screaming all over. Ah. War is fun.

Deus Ex 2 was somewhat a disappointment for me, though. (Wasn't it for everyone?) Still enjoyed it but it felt a little ridiculous compared to the first.		2009-10-13 21:18:00

Author:
Foofles
Posts: 2278

I agree, the sequel felt a bit more like a cartoon.

Almost immediately, the world of the first game was so dark and so gritty, and so saturated with these feelings of paranoia and deep conspiracies being kept all around you.

I don't think I ever actually FINISHED the sequel... I did enjoy it, but I just don't think I stuck with it over the long haul. I think that's a major difference between them. The first one was simply compelling in a way that the sequel just kind of wasn't.		2009-10-13 23:18:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Most definitely. Sure, Call of Duty 4 is an OK game and I really enjoyed Killzone 2 but other than that I just find FPS games too samey and generally unimaginative.

I do, however, adore games like Bioshock and Fallout 3, which do not follow the casual FPS rules.		2009-10-14 19:58:00

Author:
Bear
Posts: 2079

I quite like FPS's but I don't play them as much as some people, there's just something thrilling about shooting stuff 2009-10-14 20:21:00

Author:
olit123
Posts: 1341

I am definitely not a fan of the genre, I can say that much.

There was a time when there were games in it that I considered good.... the days of Doom and Duke Nukem..... ah, how much time I spent with Doom, playing it and building levels for it. Much fun.

Doom was a game I could really get into. Run around, shoot anything that so much as twitches, dodge projectiles and enemies.

And then the genre changed, and I lost interest.

Doom was fast and furious. My usual tactic in.... well, most any combat situation in gaming, is just "rush at it". Works well in fighting games and whatnot. I could do that in Doom.

I cant do that in these recent ones. The gameplay in most FPS games nowadays seems to consist of "hide behind wall and snipe. Skulk around and try not to be sniped. Occaisionally throw ineffective grenade at opponent you cant entirely see due to wall you are hiding behind. More hiding. More sniping. Die to sniper. Repeat." Im sorry, but to me this is bloody BORING.

As a result, Im TERRIBLE at these, because I will inevitably run out of patience and rush at the enemy anyway, thus resulting in stupid. Not to mention I have really bad aim, lol.

Not to mention how much of a totally overdone genre it is. It's hard for me to find multiplayer games to play with my friends, because all of them just wanna play the newest FPS games that have come out.


As it is, Im a rare type of gamer... I have an Xbox (2 actually), and about 30 games for it...... not ONE of which is an FPS. Not one.


So yeah....... not my cup of tea, really.


On a side note, to those wondering where all of the RPGs are going, they seem to be going to the Xbox lately.... Or the DS.

Why the PS3 never gets any, I'll never know.		2009-10-16 07:20:00

Author:
Bridget
Posts: 334

Deus ex was awesome. My brother and I played through it so many times to get all the endings and possibilites (even at the start you could choose between so many approaches to the terrorists).

For a fps blend game, Borderlands is coming up. They are very open about games they took influence from and so it's like a L4D, WoW mashup (with ironsights!).

I probably won't get it right away but since its focused on online if its any good then even if I pick it up next year people will still be playing it; it has so much potential replayability.		2009-10-16 10:56:00

Author:
Shermzor
Posts: 1330

I am definitely not a fan of the genre, I can say that much.

There was a time when there were games in it that I considered good.... the days of Doom and Duke Nukem..... ah, how much time I spent with Doom, playing it and building levels for it. Much fun.

Doom was a game I could really get into. Run around, shoot anything that so much as twitches, dodge projectiles and enemies.

And then the genre changed, and I lost interest.

Doom was fast and furious. My usual tactic in.... well, most any combat situation in gaming, is just "rush at it". Works well in fighting games and whatnot. I could do that in Doom.

For me the appeal of Doom was discovering all the secrets. I think most modern FPS have little appeal beyond shooting stuff. Sometimes it's about taking cover and adopting a tactical approach, and sometimes it's about running around like a roided up lunatic blowing the crap out of anything that moves, but at the end of the day it's all about shooting stuff. Doom was a game where I could spend hours, days or even weeks trying to locate the last secret area in a level, and this element alone gave it more replay value than any other game I've played since. Seriously.		2009-10-16 12:33:00

Author:
Ungreth
Posts: 2130

Ah... Doom... Ah... Duke Nukem. Duke Nukem 3D is still my favorite FPS of all time.

"I'm gonna rip off your head and %#@% down your neck!"

They had something that almost every game lacks nowadays, in any genre... attitude. Sure, now we got the normal mapping, the HD resolution, the bloom, the facial animation, etc. But every game looks and feels exactly the same.

Duke Nukem had an awesome character with just the right amount of depth for an action hero, rockin' tunes, open ended gameplay where you had effects on the world! SERIOUSLY! That was freaking revolutionary, where you could break down walls to find secrets! How many games do that?!

I appreciate almost all forms of FPS gameplay when they're done well. I like the Rambo style in Doom. I like the slightly more involved shooting in Halo. I like the pop and cover in Killzone 2. But you know what kills me? Sniping in (most) multiplayer.

For god's sake, I can't stand people in online games who just camp with a sniper rifle to get points. It's worst in games like counter-strike, I also hate it when I end up in a match with 1 person on each team surviving and they each just CAMP.

Now it's not to say I haven't seen sniping done well. I think Killzone 2's sniping gets the blood pumping a bit, especially since it's impossible to camp due to dynamic spawn points. The sniper battle vs The End in MGS3 was amazing for me too.		2009-10-16 13:33:00

Author:
Foofles
Posts: 2278

Ah... Doom... Ah... Duke Nukem. Duke Nukem 3D is still my favorite FPS of all time.

"I'm gonna rip off your head and %#@% down your neck!"

They had something that almost every game lacks nowadays, in any genre... attitude. Sure, now we got the normal mapping, the HD resolution, the bloom, the facial animation, etc. But every game looks and feels exactly the same.

Duke Nukem had an awesome character with just the right amount of depth for an action hero, rockin' tunes, open ended gameplay where you had effects on the world! SERIOUSLY! That was freaking revolutionary, where you could break down walls to find secrets! How many games do that?!

First Monkey Island, now Duke Nukem....http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/6605/iloveyoumanposter.jpg

Duke 3d was an awesome game and my introduction to FPS. I think I was about 8-9 years old and Duke was one of the games that came pre-installed with our first PC. I loved that game, at the same time it made me jump out of my seat on many ocassions. Having monsters appear behind you out of nowhere who kill you in 2 shots and scream like mad dogs....no way to prevent a heart attack, let me tell ya!!		2009-10-16 14:11:00

Author:
Zwollie
Posts: 2173

My Duke experience started here and only got better

http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/images/screenshots/dukenukem1.gif


But now I just think.... WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!?!?
http://ltty.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/duke.jpg
I still believe in Duke Nukem Forever.... 		2009-10-16 14:21:00

Author:
Foofles
Posts: 2278

My Duke experience started here and only got better

http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/images/screenshots/dukenukem1.gif


But now I just think.... WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!?!?
http://ltty.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/duke.jpg
I still believe in Duke Nukem Forever....

Aaaaah yes, Duke Nukem 1 & 2. Didn't care that much for the first but the 2nd one was absolutely brilliant.

PS: So do I, so do I...		2009-10-16 14:26:00

Author:
Zwollie
Posts: 2173

Free Radical, who make Timesplitters have gone bust. They were bought out by Crysis and are know Crysis UK. I read somewhere recently that they are working on a new IP, not Timesplitters

They are working on a new IP, but they never said they weren't working on TS4 anymore. Also, Crytek said that if they think there is a demand for a non-realistic shooter they will go ahead with ts4.		2010-02-14 14:57:00

Author:
darth621
Posts: 43

Now...I'm not a fan at FPS's...I'm not very good at them. But, CoD4 was brilliant. It was!

Modern Warfare 2...not so much. It didn't live up to half it's hype...its multiplayer isn't even that good.

Now, KZ2 on the other hand WAS innovative. It didn't rely on killstreaks, and those people that weren't good at shooting could find other ways to contribute. I would often play as an engineer and repair those ammo boxes and mounted MGs...and I got rewarded for it by ways of mission points! Better than MW2, where's all I can do is run around knifing people (it IS the only way to play, really...)

Do we need more RPGs? Yes.

Was part of this trench slop inspired by CoD4, which WAS a good game? Yes.

Will the situation ever go the opposite way? Hopefully.		2010-02-14 15:37:00

Author:
Ragfell
Posts: 729

I'm sick of most genre's really, but it doesn't always stop be buyin them I've never been much for FPS's though, especially grimy war ones.

What we do need more of is platformers, 2D ones in particular. Megaman, Mario... along those lines although we need something different. 2d Platforming is a really flexible genre, there's so much more we could see other than more Mario remakes.		2010-02-14 16:20:00

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Dexiro
Posts: 2100

I don't have a problem with FPS' as long as they are similar to CoD2 or BFBC2, both of which are amazing. MW2 is awful now, and it's IW's games which are encouraging more similar ones...

R6V is good too 		2010-02-15 11:29:00

Author:
Unknown User

Do we need more RPGs? Yes.


The RPGs are doing alright but only in certain sub genres.

Japanese developed RPG's are suffering this generation for some reason, maybe its a lack of marketing, maybe its the increased cost of production, maybe people find the gameplay boring (I know you can argue any genre has boring gameplay when you strip it down to basics in text but I'd estimate that 90% of the japanese RPGs I've played have had core game play based around either turn based or ATB systems that are wait for your go, pick what you want to happen from a menu and then watch it play out. Stretched over 30-40 hours I can see this putting off alot of people.) or maybe its another reason.

Western developed RPG's are on the rise this generation (admitedly a slow one) with new IP being established and performing well enough to get sequels and some old series finding a new home on consoles. Although they havn't managed to do a GTA 3 or Halo that makes them a hot genre to be in.

Finally there's the MMORPG while they're probably not what you want in an RPG thanks to the phenomenal success of WoW they are where most RPG development has shifted to. There's been numerous high profile failures but if done right the subsciptions/microtransactions are a great source of revenue making it worth the risk.		2010-02-16 01:15:00

Author:
Rabid-Coot
Posts: 6728

Eh...only sometimes...2010-02-16 01:36:00

Author:
Ragfell
Posts: 729

I like FPS and I'm not getting sick of them. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is probably the biggest talked about one, then comes Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising. And there are the WWII FPS games, like Battlefield 1943, Call of Duty: World at War, and Call of Duty 1, 2, and 3. Every game is well done and FPS, I think, is the best out there. Then I like TPS, then RTS, and then games like LittlePlanet. The best TPS games out there, I think, are Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Half-Life 2, Army of Two: the 40th Day, and Red Faction: Guerrila. All of those games are beast.2010-02-16 14:38:00

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Shockwave4
Posts: 200

All you've done is list FPS'. This thread isn't suggesting that there aren't any, or that there aren't any good ones, just that people are getting sick of the genre on the whole, and the fact that the games are coming out so often now, just for some more money.2010-02-16 16:05:00

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Unknown User

I like them, but am getting sick of them.
But as long as 6 year olds buy them and scream their racial slurs over the mic, they will make them. I'm not stereotyping any FPS players, I'm just saying something someone said. *flame war avoided*

Rock band and guitar hero, anyone? Activision produced the FIDDLESTICKS out of those games. 6 guitar heroes, a band hero, a DJ hero, and who know's what's next. They milked it and look at it now. Only the obsessed and little kids dreaming to be "rock stars".
I think they also do the call of duty games, if I am not mistaken, and believe me. they will not stop making those.

They are not much but different maps and eras, maybe an occasional new gun or multiplayer mode. Same with battlefield games, or ANY shooting game.
Borderlands was a new, better, fresher experience, and for the time I have played it, It was a blast and quite different from others.

These games have so many people getting all angry when other express their opinions about them by saying such things as "well call of duty is lik so much more hardcore lik yah" or "they r like so different lik theres this new map with a PLANE! yeah thats pretty pwn". The main reason they don't stray from the norm is the fact that they are scared something different will not sell or not be "hardcore" enough. I can't change that, and if I could I WOULD.

Hardcore? For all I know and care, RPGs and FLOWER are more "hardcore" than any call of duty. I don't even know what people label as "hardcore" anymore, can someone fill me in? But in my opinion, it's someone who plays the classics and plays a variety of games quite often. PC gaming is more hardcore, in my opinion as well. Zelda games were more hardcore than these FPSs.



If a true gamer is a 13 year old screaming racial slurs through his head set because he sucks at video games and only plays them to brag to his friends about achievements, then I'll be a false gamer, thank you.

I rant bout these topics because many people I know online and off just plain TICK ME OFF when they talk about their "Call of Duty" skillz or "they are lik so hardcore cuz they lik play FPSs". Note this is just a vent, so please don't flame me telling me "OMG I NO LIK U" or the like.

And by the way, I am getting sick of them, but still have a pre-order for Battlefield Bad Comapny 2, as I sometimes enjoy them. I'm just not crazy about them and would only get the if they have something new to offer or I really like the funny one-liners these guys crack.


And also I LOVED animal crossing. I don't care if it is little-kiddie or not "hardcore", that game was AWESOME. When I say "that" , I'm meaning the DS one. That was amazing. I had many fun times playing that game with siblings and friends and spent many recess's talking about it.
"WHOS PIC DO U GOT?"

Games that reinvented the FPS or where different:
BORDERLANDS
PORTAL
Team Fortress, sorta.... 1/2...		2010-02-17 02:57:00

Author:
chezhead
Posts: 1063

Before the FPS era gets kicked out the door id really like to see a FPS Zombie MMO on a Console, i think that would be a very fun game to play with friends.2010-02-17 03:45:00

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RipTlde
Posts: 151

Before the FPS era gets kicked out the door id really like to see a FPS Zombie MMO on a Console, i think that would be a very fun game to play with friends.
I don't think it will ever be "kicked out the door", but a FPS zombie MMO would be AWESOME. Even any FPS MMO would be amazing!		2010-02-18 00:28:00

Author:
chezhead
Posts: 1063

I don't think it will ever be "kicked out the door", but a FPS zombie MMO would be AWESOME. Even any FPS MMO would be amazing!

Sir...MAG.		2010-02-18 03:19:00

Author:
Ragfell
Posts: 729

I'm am really getting sick of this 'MW2 sucks!' debate, and it's basically what this has turned into.

I'm not really a hardcore FPS fan or anything, but the real reason is, IT'S ALL A MATTER OF OPINION. I really don't care what other people say about my favorite type of gameplay, I like it, other people won't. There's always that kind of stuff going on in the world today.

The real reason why so many people like MW2 is because of the multiplayer. I have played the MP on COD4 and MW2 and they are mostly the same, with same maps, perks, and the like. But the new added features like Prestige mode, nukes, new killstreak options, callsigns, etc.

Yes, I DO agree COD should have drivable vehicles. It's not a battlefield without vehicles.

The reason why MW2 doesn't have vehicles is because it would be WAY too crazy out there in the MP. I mean, with perks, killstreaks, Prestige mode, and TP mode, and vehicles! All of that! It would be way too easy and frantic for all that stuff. BC2 doesn't have those modes and stuff, so they can have VEHICLES.

If you say something bad about some game, some crazy hardcore gamers that like the game will beat you down for it.
Same goes for this FPS debate. I love every FPS game as equal. Like I said, IT'S ALL A MATTER OF OPINION.

Renewed list of good FPS games:

COD: MW2
COD: WaW
BFBC2
Borderlands
MAG
BF 1943
BF 2
HL 2
COD 1
COD 2
COD 3
COD 4: MW
L4D 2
Bioshock 2
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising

And by the way, Uncharted 2, Army of Two, and Red Faction: Guerrila AREN'T first person shooters. They are third person shooters!		2010-02-19 00:28:00

Author:
Shockwave4
Posts: 200

Call of Duty 5: World At War-Best FPS out there. 2010-02-19 00:54:00

Author:
Incinerator22
Posts: 3251

I actually think Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is the best because it brought the franchise into modern day and they created the multiplayer that would be the new gold standard for online play. A lot of people still play it today, even with MW2 out.2010-02-19 21:26:00

Author:
Shockwave4
Posts: 200

I am kind of getting sick of FPS games,, but they are still my favorite type of gameplay. There are SO many of them, and that's probably why people are getting sick of them.2010-02-22 14:54:00

Author:
Shockwave4
Posts: 200

I'm not sick of FPS games, but I am sick of the standard FPS. The standard FPS has a lackluster single-player campaign and a decent multiplayer component. Games like FO3, Borderlands, and Bioshock, on the other hand, have been some of the best games this gen. I'm not a big fan of the average FPS, but those three games had me hooked.2010-02-23 03:00:00

Author:
qrtda235566
Posts: 3664

I'm not sick of them because I haven't played an FPS since Killzone 2 came out! I used to love the Medal of Honour games on PS2, and i really enjoyed COD4, KZ2 and Resistance 1 & 2. I'm not that big a fan of playing online though, mainly because i'm rubbish! On the other hand, my younger brother practically plays no other genre. In the space of about 3 months, he's bought MW2, Borderlands, MAG, AND Aliens vs Predator! TOO MANY FPS!!!!! 2010-02-24 10:42:00

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Rhys125
Posts: 841

hmm i'm not getting sick of FPS, but i think they are over rated, I've played FPS since I first bought a pc when I was... I can't remember it was so long ago. I started with Quake 1, 2, 3, Medal of Honour War chest , COD and so on. But they have just become so boring, I prefer Third Person action games like AssassinsCreed and Uncharted they are just so much more fun.2010-02-24 12:09:00

Author:
Pattington_Bear
Posts: 777

Im not sick of fps just sick of playing them online, well saying that i brought mw2 played if for about 3 hours and havent played it since. but i have to say no because i have preordered bad company 2.2010-02-25 01:51:00

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sorrowthedark
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