Like for real, list threads are always the worst, but jesus christ...
Seems like a solid list. Though I'm not that knowledgable in the genre. Like FEAR a lot. cs and HL are on there, Swat 4, also. coolcoolcool.
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RPS: The 50 Best FPS Ever Made
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Seems like a solid list. Though I'm not that knowledgable in the genre. Like FEAR a lot. cs and HL are on there, Swat 4, also. coolcoolcool.
Not too bad overall but some oddities.
For starters, much as I love both games neither Mirrors Edge nor Alien Isolation should be on that list; neither is about combat really be it guns or blackjacks and both feature a non shooter main mechanic (free running in Mirrors Edge and avoiding everything including combat for Alien Isolation).
Also maybe my eye keeps missing it but where's UT99 and where's Painkiller?
For starters, much as I love both games neither Mirrors Edge nor Alien Isolation should be on that list; neither is about combat really be it guns or blackjacks and both feature a non shooter main mechanic (free running in Mirrors Edge and avoiding everything including combat for Alien Isolation).
Also maybe my eye keeps missing it but where's UT99 and where's Painkiller?
Good list! It's missing a couple of classics like OP Force, UT99, AVP 2, Halo 2 and Return to Castle Wolfenstein, but I'll let it slide.
But Typing of the Dead? Really? It's not exactly an FPS.
People moaning about Bioshock 2 have no idea what they're on about, it's the best game in the Bioshock series.
Also, every FPS list needs Titanfall on it, if you can't appreciate how good it is then there's no hope for you.
But Typing of the Dead? Really? It's not exactly an FPS.
People moaning about Bioshock 2 have no idea what they're on about, it's the best game in the Bioshock series.
Also, every FPS list needs Titanfall on it, if you can't appreciate how good it is then there's no hope for you.
Leafhopper
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I think HL2 isn't that good. Well I think it's good but insanely overrated. What it sold was an engine, a very good engine at that.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
I'm one of the people who actually liked Far Cry 2, but the game is way too high for how unquestionably broken some of its gameplay systems are.
Why do you think FC2 deserves to be that high?
Read the top ten nodding in agreement with every single one, all the the correct order too (loved seeing Half Life sitting in its rightful spot above Half Life 2).
Except I think Crysis should be there in place of Farcry 2. Nice to see Tribes Ascend make the list further down too. And Bad Company 2. Great list!
Except I think Crysis should be there in place of Farcry 2. Nice to see Tribes Ascend make the list further down too. And Bad Company 2. Great list!
cause I think it's very good and the best Far Cry and people shit on it unfairly
it was amazing for it's time too
Cause it's one of the best FPS of all time and salt from the haters is mother fuckin glorious. Love it.
toddhunter
Member
That might be true... But doesn't mean it still isn't garbage.
Hard to argue with the list though. Gameplay is very similar for most of these titles, so everybody will have their own taste in general atmosphere.
I would argue that System Shock 2 should be top of the list too. Poor shooting? Maybe. But a fps should be about all the other elements it brings to the table as well. I'd like to think all these other games are missing parts of a great fps, not the other way around.
Could you be more specific please? Is it a case of the things that people consider flaws you tend to enjoy?
I mean, top 10 of all time, that's a tall order.
evilchicken
Member
This guy clearly never played Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines. You can't play through that game and think it's not top 50.
Noisepurge
Member
Far Cry 2 in the top ten? Pffff
Ha I'll give you that, they're not really the best shooters around so it's hardly worth mentioning that Bioshock 2 plays the best out of the three. It does have the most interesting mechanics with defending little sisters and the dual wielding system though. Bioshock 1 had none of that and Infinite just became a corridor shooter with cool rail sections. All of the games in the series are carried by their settings.
ThreePiMatt
Member
RPS has always had a strong Planetside 2 community. They had frequently held events against PC Gamer UK. Its a bold choice, for sure. I personally have sunken a disgusting amount of time into the game myself and I'd definitely put it in my top 10.
The lack of Duke3D is pretty disappointing. Just on its own, its a great shooter, but it really is a landmark in level design and interactivity. I'd argue that it is as historically important to the genre as anything, bar Doom.
You should anticipate their upcoming top RPG list then.
Frankenstrat
Member
FEAR is too damn low, but fuck yeah DOOM. Especially Brutal DOOM.
Screw this list.
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
Good to see Half-Life 1 higher than 2.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Global Offensive, no 1.6?
*hides from Impact*
*hides from Impact*
Green Yoshi
Member
Very questionable choices.
Lol, that got me as well. Seriously hard to believe.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
How to SoC make the list but not Call of Pripyat?
And 2033 over Last Light?
Decent list, but some questionable choices.
And 2033 over Last Light?
Decent list, but some questionable choices.
Dreams-Visions
Member
A top 50 all-time list without Unreal Tournament 99 on the list???
I...what?
how do you leave a top 5 game completely off your list? The generation and industry impact of that game alone qualifies it for at least top 10. Top 5 in my book.
I...what?
how do you leave a top 5 game completely off your list? The generation and industry impact of that game alone qualifies it for at least top 10. Top 5 in my book.
Baleoce
Member
Yeah this omission mistifies me.
Machinehead
Member
Thief 2 near the top is so right, FEAR near the bottom is SO wrong.
EDIT: I HADN'T REALISED NO UT 99
WTF
EDIT: I HADN'T REALISED NO UT 99
WTF
Sunnington
Banned
OH! I don't see how free jumping adds significant depth to a Zelda title. Unlike how aiming adds things like area sensitive damage and a new layer of skill to an FPS.
Yeah, the setpieces were quite memorable in Duke Nukem. The strip club, movie theatre, and the jet pack I vividly remember. I think that's great you like Doom so much. I'll ask you again, what was it that made the encounters so amazing? I thought they were rather bland.
In their defense, they put Q3A in there, which was the only worthwhile FPS that year.
*throw gauntlet*
Dragon Puncher
Member
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory over Return to Castle Wolfenstein seems real weird.
Also a bunch of these games (Mirror's Edge, Zeno Clash, Thief 2, etc.) aren't really shooters.
Also a bunch of these games (Mirror's Edge, Zeno Clash, Thief 2, etc.) aren't really shooters.
Yeah, but that's more on the community, not the game itself. Do you give awards to the muse, or to the actual worthy content?
I get what you're saying though. And personally, my top 5 would be something like:
#1 Quake
#2 Tribes
#3 Quake III
#4 Wolf: ET
#5 SoF II
Even then, there's no Wolf: ET or SoF II without Quake, cause they're made by id's buddy dev on the Quake Engine.
The only thing that is a joke is that people actually played it when Quake III was out.
Nostalgic Nightmare
Member
The fact that UT99 isn't on this list, let alone top 5 immediately voids it's credibility. Anyone who played fps or arena games on pc back then had this installed.
tintin1029
Member
Very opinions based list, which is why I love it.
SillyEskimo
Member
I've played every game on that list. I think that's the first for me when it comes to top 50 lists.
