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[SunBroDave]

In 2016, we got strong

Multiplayer shooters:
- Overwatch
- Battlefield 1

Single player shooters:
- DOOM
- Titanfall 2
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

Cooperative shooters:
- Gears of War 4
- The Division

Story focused third person shooters:
- Uncharted 4
- Quantum Break
- Rise of the Tomb Raider (PC/PS4)

Open world shooters:
- Watch Dogs 2
- Mafia 3
- Far Cry Primal

Shooters that tried something new:
- Superhot
- Shadow Warrior 2
- ReCore

My favorite shooter of the year, Rainbow Six Siege, wasn't even released in 2016, but really grew and took on a life of its own this year.

Both Black Ops 1 and Mass Effect 2 were added to Xbox One Backwards Compatibility this year, and the original Modern Warfare got a pretty strong remaster.

And we even got the return of Halo multiplayer (complete with a server browser!) on PC this year, in the form of Halo 5: Forge.

What do you think GAF, was 2016 the best year EVER for shooters? Are you happy that we are getting so many games in this genre, or do you think that the market is becoming too oversaturated?

 

[firstadopter]

Yes.

 

[Heroman]

2007 friend.
Had cod 4, Bioshock, Halo 3, prime 3.

 

[wild wild rice]

FPS? It's arguable.

Both TPS I played (Uncharted and Quantum Break) were weak.

 

[Phediuk]

yep.

 

[JetSetRadio]

Recently? Yeah, between MWR and BF1, I'm good for another year.

 

[Cozmogramma]

2007 friend.
Had cod 4, Bioshock, Halo 3, prime 3.

Yes. Also Crysis, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., TF2 and Portal.

 

[Kthulhu]

IMO yes

2007 friend.
Had cod 4, Bioshock, Halo 3, prime 3.

Well, we got MWR and BioShock trilogy this year. Plus Prime trilogy is in the eShop now.

 

[Kill3r7]

FPS? It's arguable.

Both TPS I played (Uncharted and Quantum Break) were weak.

You forgot Gears friend which still had that awesome Gears gameplay.

As far as the OP is concerned 2007 is still king. COD 4, Halo 3, Crysis, STALKER, TF2, Bioshock, The Darkness, UT3 and many, many more.

EDIT: Forgot PRIME 3.

 

[Ryde3]

well when you put it that way...

 

[Head of Vengarl]

It's definitely up there. As Heroman pointed out, 2007 was a crazy good year too.

 

[Prompto]

Yes

 

[antitrop]

Puts up a strong fight against 2007, at least.

 

[Fotos]

I'd say it's good. Nothing really revolutionary but pretty solid.

 

[wild wild rice]

You forgot Gears friend which still had that awesome Gears gameplay.

As far as the OP is concerned 2007 is still king. COD 4, Halo 3, Crysis, STALKER, TF2, Bioshock, The Darkness, UT3 and many, many more.

Word, I'd like to play Gears someday. I'm sure it's more fun than U4 or QB.

 

[shark sandwich]

Not a huge FPS fan but I love the hell out of Doom and Overwatch. So I'm going to say yes.

 

[ashecitism]

1999 makes a strong case with UT '99 and Q3 releasing in the same month alone. But there was also CS, TFC, Opposing Force, R6: Rogue Spear, AvP and System Shock 2 (as a hybrid).

 

[Sande]

Gotta admit that 2007 was better. This year was strong, though.

 

[ethomaz]

The best fps still is Destiny with Rise of Iron.

 

[kraspkibble]

no not really. the only good ones are Overwatch/Doom.

 

[Arrrammis]

2016 was pretty great in terms of shooters. But Titanfall 2 is not a single player shooter, it's mainly multiplayer with a fantastic (but short) campaign.

 

[letmetrythisname]

1999 makes a strong case with UT '99 and Q3 releasing in the same month alone. But there was also CS, TFC, Opposing Force, R6: Rogue Spear, AvP and System Shock 2 (as a hybrid).

That was probably the best in my opinion, if I had to pick one year. 1998 (Half-Life, Rainbow Six, Unreal, etc) was pretty great, too.

 

[NickatNite]

Far Cry Primal a shooter? I only played about a hour, so I'm unaware of weapons beside the spear and bow n arrow.

 

[Karish]

2007 had Bioshock, The Orange Box, and COD:MW

 

[Strangelove77]

Taking out games that aren't 100% focused on shooting like Uncharted 4, Watch Dogs 2, and RoTR, the only truly exceptional shooters on that list I'd say are Doom and Overwatch.
Id take or leave the rest. I don't think people will remember Far Cry Primal or the Division in a few years.

 

[spekkeh]

99 still the best for me too, but I was an adolescent then so it may also simply be that I was more receptive for shooters at that time.

 

[AngryMoth]

It was a damn good year and Overwatch is perhaps my favourite multiplayer game ever but 2007 is almost impossible to beat

 

[FriedConsole]

Much better than the last couple of years that were dire. Probably doesn't come close the amount of shooters each year for years 2006-2011.

 

[Duxxy3]

When you combine first and third person shooters... yeah, I think it is.

 

[antitrop]

Far Cry Primal a shooter? I only played about a hour, so I'm unaware of weapons beside the spear and bow n arrow.

It's more like a first-person brawler.

 

[Naked Lunch]

Overwatch and Doom are it and theyre B grade at best. BF1 is casual junk with no legs. Average year. 2007 goat.

 

[Nameless]

As much as I am a "Battlefield guy" and prefer its multiplayer to anything, in terms of gunplay, traversal, level design, creativity, quality of the campaign, and overall depth, Titanfall 2 is unmatched. It's fucking stellar online and off. Far and away the best, most complete shooter of the generation much less 2016.

 

[Nestunt]

Very close to 2007 but still did not manage to beat it. 2007 had fewer quality shooters but the ones it had, I would argue, are all better than any in 2016.

 

[PeskyToaster]

It's been a great year. Siege, TF2, Battlefield 1, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmhmmmm

 

[The Lamonster]

Surprised Rise of Iron isn't in the OP. That's the shooter I've spent the most time on this year.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Yes

 

[CopperPuppy]

I don't know about "best," but it was a really good one.

 

[MyNameIsRye]

You're really stretching this by including some of those games as "Shooters"

 

[Equanimity]

Yep. Probably the best ever.

I can't believe more people aren't talking about Infinite Warefare's incredible campaign.

 

[KiefbladeMaster]

I'd say it's one of the best, for sure. This year had a solid lineup for most genres, it was good all around.

You're really stretching this by including some of those games as "Shooters"

How so? All of them are shooters, third person or otherwise.

 

[Exploratory]

You're really stretching this by including some of those games as "Shooters"

Is the primary means of playing shooting? Then it's a shooter.

 

[MyNameIsRye]

Is the primary means of playing shooting? Then it's a shooter.

I can play Bayonetta using a gun to, must be a shooter.

 

[Stabby McSter]

I can play Bayonetta using a gun to, must be a shooter.

so what's not a shooter on that list?

 

[ViewtifulJC]

best one since 2007, anyway

FPS wise, I mean.

 

[veloxStrix]

For me? Easily.

Titanfall 2, Superhot, DOOM, and Overwatch are my most played games this year. I've never had a year where I almost exclusively played shooters.

 

[Braag]

Yeah it's been pretty great. DOOM especially was great and I was susprised at how much I actually enjoyed Infinite Warfare's SP campaign. Last time I tried to play a CoD campaign was BLOPS2 and couldn't get into it but IW surprised me.
I've yet to play Titanfall 2 but I'll probably pick it up eventually when it's a little bit cheaper as I'm mainly interested in the SP campaign everyone is praising so much.

 

[oRuin]

1999 makes a strong case with UT '99 and Q3 releasing in the same month alone. But there was also CS, TFC, Opposing Force, R6: Rogue Spear, AvP and System Shock 2 (as a hybrid).

This for sure!

 

[Lanrutcon]

You're really stretching this by including some of those games as "Shooters"

whats a rpg guyz?

 

[TS-08]

so what's not a shooter on that list?

I don't know if I'd consider Uncharted a shooter, unless any game that involves shooting is a shooter.

 

[Sephzilla]

2007 was a stronger year, but this is the best year since 2007