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[Tylahedras]

Personal Favorite Urban Chaos Riot Response:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1SZZrbZVyo

Forgive the horrible video... Something about that crunchy and juicy noise...

 

[ResidentDante]

My vote goes for the Gears games, Fallout 3 also had incredible headshots.

 

[ScepticMatt]

UT04

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Killzone 2. (Chirp!!)

Team Fortress 2. (Ting!!)

Counter-Strike. (HEADDDDSHOTT!)

Killing Floor. (Slow-mo!)

 

[Big-E]

Killzone 2. (Chirp!!)
Team Fortress 2. (Ting!!)
Counter-Strike. (HEADDDDSHOTT!)
Killing Floor. (Slow-mo!)

Killing Floor is a good choice and a non obvious one. I love the headshots so much that I dont like playing anything but Sharpshooter.

 

[alba]

Counter-Strike 1.6

Can't believe it took this long to get posted.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Killing Floor is a good choice and a non obvious one. I love the headshots so much that I dont like playing anything but Sharpshooter.

Sharpshooter + Handgun = <3

 

[gibration]

Gears of War
Resident Evil 1,2,3, and 4
Team Fortress 2
Killzone 2
Fallout 3

My favorite would have to be Resident Evil. Loved getting automatic headshots with the magnum.

 

[vireland]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3yZG0QRePE

Shadowrun has great headshots, sniper headshots are very hard to pull off and the spewing blood combined with the animation makes it very satisfying when you get one.

Came to post this. Nothing more satisfying than on the factory level taking out a flying elf with a headshot. I really liked they way it was very realistic - they go instantly limp. I went through weapons training and we did a sniper segment that that's the way it's supposed to go if you hit in a specific area.

 

[turk128]

Yet another vote for Killing Floor; as much flaws as the game has, it's headshots are so crunchy and visceral.

 

[DarknessTear]

Lincoln Repeater in Fallout 3 or the Sniper Rifle in Bulletstorm.

 

[EDarkness]

For me, the game with the best headshots was Red Steel. Say what you will about that game, but man, walking into a room with a pistol and one shotting a bunch of fools with rounds to the head was awesome. One of the few games where I played through the whole game using only a pistol.

 

[Metal-Geo]

Conker's Bad Fur Day on N64.

The visual of a perfectly sliced out quarter of the character's head was a hilarious, and somewhat disturbing, sight! But oooooh... the sound when you got a headshot... deliciously grose.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Manhunt headshots were pretty awesome

 

[mclaren777]

Far too few of you have mentioned Red Dead Redemption.

Youtube

 

[eiskaltnz]

As many have said Killing Floor is my top spot.

Getting head shot after head shot in slow motion feels amazing.

 

[dreamfall]

I think playing as Mona Sax as a Sniper is my favorite ever. Followed closely by Red Dead Redemption + Euphoria. Can't forget those Gears either!

 

[-Winnie-]

Killzone 2 for sure.

 

[luffeN]

Can't believe it took this long to get posted.

That one click with a Deagle or AK47 and bam, you are already dead

 

[Sickboy007]

Cerebral Bore

 

[eXistor]

Recently I think Binary Domain had a great feeling to them. Feels good when you hear that *PING* sound man.

 

[Fjordson]

Far too few of you have mentioned Red Dead Redemption.

Youtube

Yeah, Euphoria makes everything better.

 

[alba]

That one click with a Deagle or AK47 and bam, you are already dead

For me the trademark has always been the backflip, obviously!

 

[RockmanWhore]

I think no games comes close to Killzone 2 and 3 for these kind of things. Shooting people feels so good in these games.

 

[GrizzNKev]

Halo 2 for sure. Those backflips were the best.

 

[Lumine]

Counter-Strike. (HEADDDDSHOTT!)

The headshot! sound is actually a server mod, it's originally from UT. Though it's often called quakesounds for whatever reason.

 

[namDa65]

counter-strike source. How many hours did I lose to that game . 1 deag!

 

[BlueLegs]

Another vote for Killing Floor

Especially when it goes into slow motion. So satisfying.

 

[scar tissue]

The only game to ever shake things up in regards to head shots.

Dead Space says hi.

Ask, and yee shall receive (Max Payne 2).

Thanks, awesome! Although I was hoping the actual kill would be from the perspective of the bullet (think 'Lord of War' opening sequence)

 

[Nibel]

Gears Of War

Resident Evil 4

Soldier Of Fortune

Conker's Bad Fur Day
(Used a Katana kill as pic since I didn't find something else; but the gore effect is almost the same, just imagine that the flying teddy head is shredded)

All of these games use elements like blood not as a purley visual effect, but as some kind of feedback. This is why those headshots feel so good: you see their impact right after you hit the head, and this impact is celebated in a special animation which you only get when you hit the right sport - the head.
Also, I would say that especially Gears and Conker use the most disgusting sound effects I ever heard.

 

[Rolf NB]

Just started playing Borderlands again, and it's pretty awesome in this respect:
"CRITICAL" in red floating up, besides the XP you earned in white, you also get an extra spray of loot bursting from an enemy killed with a headshot. It's rewarding in the sense that involves actual rewards.

FPS of the gen btw.

 

[Feature]

Far too few of you have mentioned Red Dead Redemption.

Youtube

wadefuck... I didn't know RDR had gore like that...

PS: From videos I've seen, max payne 3 will be on this list for sure.

 

[Madrical]

Soldier of Fortune for the gore, Counter-Strike for the awesome KD ratio.

 

[likedamaster]

Another reason Gears 1's headshots are given so much credit is because of the way the body immediately falls on its knees and slumps over realistically after the shot. The gibbing in Gears 1 was also one of the best, blasting half of someone's body off with the gnasher was pure awesomeness. Standing over someone's corpse shooting it to pieces was also satisfying, if in a sick way.

Gears 1 most definite. Good to see other games doing it properly as well.

 

[Zeppelin]

That one click with a Deagle or AK47 and bam, you are already dead

It's best when it's done through a 3 meter thick brick wall: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uTS6fBluk4 (and yes, that frag is 'legit')

 

[linko9]

RE4 Fo sho'

 

[Enco]

Far too few of you have mentioned Red Dead Redemption.

Youtube

Never noticed that. Wow.

Euphoria is so amazing. Wish more games would use it. It really does make games more fun.

 

[houroftower]

Nothing better than capping an enemy in Socom 4 with the Move/Sharpshooter. The enemy has responsive impact animation for body shots too.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

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