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[Conor 419]

Halo BR 4shot
Gears of War headshot

Resident Evil's are great too

 

[The Xtortionist]

Nothing beats Resident Evil 4's headshots. Nothing!

 

[jokkir]

Counter-Strike by far.

Although the sounds for RE4 & 5 were satisfying, I guess.

 

[see5harp]

Gears by far, although I think for average players Halo may be more doable on a consistent basis.

 

[Takamura-San]

Here's my montage that I made ages ago (before Gears montages were popular):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y-57IRZuS0

No crappy heavy metal.

I edited the OP thanks.

I also forgot about the RE4 headshot. They are so good too.

 

[Raika]

Fallout New Vegas. Kept losing karma because it was too fun watching heads explode in slow motion.

 

[Orayn]

Borderlands.

>That feel when a shotgun blast makes a bandit's head explode like an overripe melon hit with a sledge hammer

 

[DMFDiablo]

Nothing is better then hearing that pop in Gears, well except maybe all the grey matter that goes along with the pop.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Unreal Tournament '99 / Unreal Tournament 2004
Accept no substitutes.

 

[GuardianE]

Gears is pretty much the best answer. I can see RE4 being up there.

I was actually pretty impressed with the explosive heads in the Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer. Pretty well done.

 

[Grinchy]

I fucking love using the huntsman in TF2 (it's a bow for the sniper). When I get a headshot that sticks the enemy to the wall behind him, that just feels bad ass.

 

[Danielsan]

My memory says Soldier of Fortune II.
Resident Evil 4 is up there as well.

 

[Furoba]

Soldier of Fortune II. Any gun at short range.

 

[Anth0ny]

RE4

 

[UnluckyKate]

Killzone 2, headshot with shotgun or sniper just rip the heads off

 

[Fallout-NL]

Killing Floor
L4D2
Gears of War (1)
Red Dead Redemption

 

[Prophet Steve]

Halo with Grunt Birthday Parties.

Yes, this is probably my favorite one.

 

[StuBurns]

L4Ds are good at this, someone comes at you, you knock them clear with melee then fire a single clear shot, very satisfying.

 

[Brobzoid]

RE4, Killer7, Shadows of the Damned.

not the biggest fan of the general shootan in any of those games, but they make for very enjoyable headshots.

 

[scar tissue]

Gears series and RE4. The former is more satisfying, but the latter was more groundbreaking in its day. The mixture of skull & meat chunks, red blood and yellow plagas bile was just godly.

Max Payne with a sniper rifle...from the view of the bullet.

youtube link please?

 

[carbonbased]

turok 2 was pretty ridiculous in this regard, and the enemies not being human made it easier to enjoy.

 

[Noirulus]

Gears of War 1 and Resident Evil 5 (Haven't played RE4)

Killzone 2 sniper headshots were pretty awesome too

 

[vocab]

Cs1.6, ut99, and soldier of fortune 2.

 

[Jigsaw]

singularity and bulletstorm sniper rifles for slow mo bullet cam

 

[kilongs]

Turok - Cerebral Bore

 

[kamspy]

Crysis

In most games any kind of sustained fire feels like half the bullets vanish in thin air. In Crysis they're all live. I don't know how many hundred headshots I've got with stray bullets from a big spray. Feels good.

 

[AwayFromInfinityx]

Gears of war headshots always feel good.

 

[Sohter.Nura]

Unreal Tournament's Headshot was delicious.

Unreal Tournament '99 / Unreal Tournament 2004
Accept no substitutes.

HIGH FIVE _o/ *slap*

 

[Zekra Dezivad]

Killzone 2. That "plin" was a drug.

 

[MDSLKTR]

RAGE. Thanks to the excellent animation and weapons.

 

[dralla]

Bad Company 2. The sniper rifles sound so vicious and having to accommodate for bullet drop make it extra satisfying.

Deus Ex: HR. Eater the silenced pistol with laser and armor piercing attachment, the cross bow, or sniper rifle.

Fallout: NV. Sneaking up behind someone and using shotgun in VATS, or picking someone off in real time with a silenced sniper.

For it's time, Resident Evil 2 was also amazing.

 

[ragemasher13]

Every time I heard that "pliiink!" in Killzone 2 it sent a shot of dopamine straight through my brain. Sooo awesome.

My biggest complaint about Killzone 3 is that you can hardly hear that sound anymore, even though its still there. But I keep playing KZ3 online, though, because I find its deeper teamplay more appealing.

 

[RoboPlato]

Resident Evil 4
RAGE

 

[revolverjgw]

The way faces and skulls caved in when you hit a headshot with the sniper rifle in Manhunt made my knees get weak, so hot

 

[Takamura-San]

People should post videos proving their points.

RE4 Compilation with Krauzer(SP) Bow and arrow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSsBrRDyU2k

 

[NIN90]

Killing Floor. No contest.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

Gotta agree with Gears. The headshot pop sounded so juicy, especially when you used the Longshot.

Yep. I remember once string of matches where I was just a BEAST with the sniper rifle. Just on my game...felt so good.

"Almost got him...-POP- ...FUCK YEA!"

 

[Archon473]

I like the click that indicates a headshot in Killzone. And Unreal Tournament '99 makes a spectacle of it, announcing your headshot while your character shouts, "Boom!"

 

[Owensboro]

Turok - Cerebral Bore

I'm so glad someone else posted this. It has to count right? In a weird roundabout way?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CaiXVbFZXI

 

[∀ Narayan]

Resident Evil 4

Yep.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Halo with Grunt Birthday Parties.

I can't play without this skull anymore.

Definitely Gears, RE 4/5, and the original Perfect Dark. Combat Stim + Laptop Gun + excessive blood = a large amount of disturbingly satisfying headshots.

 

[Krauser Kat]

Counter strike. When the walls in dust are just covered in blood. You know you popped some melons. Auto Shottys were the best and worst at that.
miss miss miss Boom miss.

 

[Label]

UT2003/4 Lightning Gun headshots!

I really love the ragdoll with burning skull .

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

RE4 and camping in BF2 from the building next to the hotel in Jalalabad

 

[Ricky_R]

Can't believe no one has mentioned these two. Unless I missed them.

They are worthy of been recognized in this thread. The headshots, and body dismembering at that, were pretty satisfying.

EDIT:

Soldier of Fortune II. Any gun at short range.

Missed this one.

 

[Kong Fisso]

KILLING FLOOR.

You can see the skull splitting and brain splattering everywhere. Add to this what may be the best, crunchy wet headshot sound ever.

 

[How About No]

Resident Evil 4...til you're rewarded with these:

 

[ViewtifulJC]

The RE4 headshots just piss me off, because I know one of those fucking bug things are about to pop out.

Gears of War headshots win regardless. The sound, the visuals, just an amazing feedback. Whoever came up with the Gears headshot sound effect deserves a promotion.

 

[immortal-joe]

Head shots you say?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yayE4QEGxaY


Seriously though, RE4's use of them was very well done. When you're getting swarmed and an approaching enemy bounces back violently as his head explodes because that last remaining pistol round was aimed properly and at the right time....you just smile.

 

[Conciliator]

A non-action game with great headshots is Jagged Alliance 2....just a really satisfying 'thunk' when you hit one. Especially one from across the map with a sniper rifle, through one window and out another. Shit's right.