##POLL## Best FPS Ever?

[moonshinemadness]

Hold on, UT was ground breaking. It excelled where quake lacked, it was a way of life for many people when it arrived. It was one of the most engrossing online multiplayer and has some of the greatest mods out for it. How can it not be on the list? especially as halo and duke 3d are

 

[Triumph]

This thread is USELESS without including Quake 2.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Deus Ex. If you don't know why it should be added, you have no right to make this poll.

Originally posted by: dc
tribes, descent.

Definite yes on Tribes. I think I have spent more time playing that than ANY PC game.

 

[BoomAM]

Deus Ex. If you don't know why it should be added, you have no right to make this poll.

If i dont know why? Ive completed DX1 12 times. I know the game like the back of my hand.
It isnt added cos it aint a fps only game. Its a fps/rpg hybrid.

 

[Torghn]

C&C:Renegade

 

[Sureshot324]

For single player, I would have to say half-life, but I am really starting to hate what it has done for fps games. It seems like pratically every fps game that comes out now is ultra-linear and ultra-scripted. How can I be immersed in a world were I know everything that happens has been pre-planned by the developer, a world where nothing I do has an effect on anything and all I can do is follow the path?

Call of duty is the worst example of this. It was really cool at first because of the atmosphere and so on but after a while it begain to feel pointless playing it because I knew none of my actions made a difference. Anyone that dies on either side is just replaced, and certain key characters are invincible anyway. All you have to do is keep yourself alive until the game advances the plot. Ironically the game that looks like it has the best chance of breaking this trend is half-life 2.

For multiplayer I'm going with Quake 1, even though I never really played it (but i played a LOT of quake 2). This was the game that really opened up competitive online gaming, which I think was a more important event than even the creation of the fps. I know I would rather live without first person shooters completely than live without online games completely. The whole Quake series remains a better test of skill than any online fps out today. They are pretty much the only games where if 2 experts play 1 on 1, the better player will concistently win. Unfortunatly, this is also what killed their popularity since they are not newb friendly.