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Vespula

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3,210 posts

205 months

Tuesday 6th October 2009
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Just got Sniper Elite, as recommended by this board, love it.

What other FPS have I missed?

I have the usual:

Half Life2
Doom3
Quake4
Far Cry2
COD4

etc.

Thanks.

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Edited by Vespula on Tuesday 6th October 12:06

RIPmgmetro

366 posts

238 months

Tuesday 6th October 2009
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Brothers in Arms :Road to Hill 30

Quite slow but i found it engrossing. Also, it's cheap as chips now:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brothers-Arms-Road-Hill-DV...

Plaice

211 posts

230 months

Tuesday 6th October 2009
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Just started playing Rainbow Six Vegas 2 the other day.

Slightly different but a lot of fun.

Vespula

Original Poster:

3,210 posts

205 months

Tuesday 6th October 2009
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OK that's two to think about, thanks.

Anymore, anyone?

Is STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl any good?

People always list their top ten on the Internet and good, lesser known games are forgotten, really enjoying Sniper Elite but it is never mentioned in anyone's top ten.

FourWheelDrift

92,267 posts

313 months

Tuesday 6th October 2009
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Crysis.

Daston

6,148 posts

232 months

Tuesday 6th October 2009
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Vespula said:
OK that's two to think about, thanks.

Anymore, anyone?

Is STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl any good?

People always list their top ten on the Internet and good, lesser known games are forgotten, really enjoying Sniper Elite but it is never mentioned in anyone's top ten.
STALKER is a good game takes a while to get into but has loads of game time (cant be said for a lot of the new FPS)


Bullett

11,174 posts

213 months

Tuesday 6th October 2009
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I didn't rate STALKER.

Bioshock, Prey, FEAR? should all be pretty cheap now.

Zad

13,007 posts

265 months

Wednesday 7th October 2009
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Bioshock has an interesting game lineage, all of which are worth a look. Notably, they are all the product (in one way or another) of Warren Spector.

Deus Ex is probably it's direct ancestor.

Thief I+II+III are much more fantasy stealth based. Very creepy though, and hugely atmospheric.

System Shock I+II are SciFi based. Again, very involving.



Parsnip

3,262 posts

217 months

Wednesday 7th October 2009
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FourWheelDrift said:
Crysis.
If you have the PC to run it, it is a brilliant game. If you don't it is like watching a flipbook.

GregE240

10,857 posts

296 months

Wednesday 7th October 2009
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Bioshock? Again, quite demanding of hardware.

varsas

4,075 posts

231 months

Wednesday 7th October 2009
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GregE240 said:
Bioshock? Again, quite demanding of hardware.
Not really, it's a year old after all.

As above Thief 2 especially but all the thief games are amazing, there is/was a demos.

I have been playing left for dead lately, it's really good. Nice just to blast a load of zombies, makes a change from playing slow and tactically challenging games (like COD).

rsv gone!

11,288 posts

270 months

Wednesday 7th October 2009
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Definitely STALKER but load the Oblivion Lost pack for it first. It polishes it into the game it always should have been.

Fallout 3 is a Fab game. Well worth a hundred hours of your time

Bioshock is great.

dwilkie

2,222 posts

215 months

Wednesday 7th October 2009
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SWAT4? Deus Ex? Rainbow Six: Raven Shield? All different to the norm, and all perfect because of it...

RedLeicester

6,869 posts

274 months

Wednesday 7th October 2009
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Hacker rather than shooter, but Dark Messiah is rather fun for chopping bits off people.

Would second Crysis and Bioshock - even for "older" games they are still demanding on hardware, though Crysis: Warhead is rather better coded so easier to run. Trouble is Warhead probably won't make much sense if you haven't played the first...

Far Cry 2 is worth a punt.

F.E.A.R.2, much better than the original, again a tad demanding of hardware (all modern FPS's seem to be!) but good fun.

MorrisCRX

638 posts

222 months

Wednesday 7th October 2009
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Counter Strike. Requires actual aim.

Parsnip

3,262 posts

217 months

Wednesday 7th October 2009
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RedLeicester said:
Far Cry 2 is worth a punt.
No, it really isn't.

Repetitive and dull. Farcry 1 on the other hand was a masterpiece

james_gt3rs

4,816 posts

220 months

Wednesday 7th October 2009
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Highly underrated shooter, Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay.

http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/180995/Chronicles-...

Bullett

11,174 posts

213 months

Wednesday 7th October 2009
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I've avoid FC2 like the plague personally - looks pretty but is dull as dishwater.

I'm playing the Riddick Game on PS3 atm - It's fun.

Zad

13,007 posts

265 months

Wednesday 7th October 2009
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I have just found out that Thief 4 is under development!

woohoo

While I remember, do a search for Hidden And Dangerous. The graphics will look clunky by modern standards, but they have excellent gameplay, and oodles of atmosphere.


Vespula

Original Poster:

3,210 posts

205 months

Wednesday 7th October 2009
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Lots to think about, thanks guys. I think I'll print this page off for when I'm stuck for a new game.

I actually didn't mind Far Cry 2, nice to look at and lots of shooting, I loved parking up before a road block, blasting st out of it with grenade launcher, driving through at full speed, pulling up after a couple of hundred yards and taking out any followers, repetitive but satisfying.

But I also like a bit of a tactical game as well.

Oh and versas, if you like a zombie killfest you should check out Painkiller.