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Drule

#1 November 12, 2007, 02:13:32 am

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Hey!

I'm looking for some new games to play and I really like story-driven FPS games with puzzle, platform and adventure elements, so if you know of any shooters like Half-Life 2 or Deus Ex or The Thing then post them here! Preferably with some info.

Thanx

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Astyanax

#2 November 12, 2007, 03:44:29 am

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I really enjoyed Tribes: Vengeance and No One Lives Forever 1 and 2. I'm a big fan of stories.

I liked Deus Ex, too (just played it last month).

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GigasFist

#3 November 12, 2007, 09:53:43 am

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Bio-Shock

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#4 November 12, 2007, 10:23:57 am

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Call of Juarez
Prey
and I've assumed you've played Deus Ex 2?

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Shinan

#5 November 12, 2007, 11:45:27 am

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Chronicles of Riddick comes to mind. Set in the movie setting and has some pretty nice story elements (and fairly good voice acting with Vin Diesel and a bunch of other people). It doesn't have a lot of puzzle-elements though but instead has a bunch of adventure elements where there are areas where you can run around and do "inventory puzzles".

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Hyprogriff

#6 November 12, 2007, 08:41:47 pm

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SYSTEM SHOCK 2

Seriously. It's an awesome game.

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#7 November 13, 2007, 08:51:09 am

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Quote from: Hyprogriff on November 12, 2007, 08:41:47 pm

SYSTEM SHOCK 2

Seriously. It's an awesome game.

Definatly this. I guess Undying could fit in too.

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#8 November 13, 2007, 12:29:20 pm

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Quote from: Hyprogriff on November 12, 2007, 08:41:47 pm

SYSTEM SHOCK 2

Seriously. It's an awesome game.

Thirded.

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#9 November 13, 2007, 02:25:53 pm

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Call of Duty 4, Crysis, Bioshock, Half-Life 2.

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#10 November 13, 2007, 05:27:50 pm

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- Far Cry & Far Cry: Instincts: Predator (2 story modes"Instincts" and "Evolution"),
- Darkwatch (only got mediocre scores due to its lack luster multiplayer)
- Quake 1, 2, 4
- Freedom fighters (thrid person shooter, but utterly badass game)
- Jedi: Outcast
- Red Faction
- Classics: Blood, Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, Hexen, Heretic, Wolfenstein 3D, Marathon, Marathon 2: Durandal, Marathon Infinity, Descent
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis
- Painkiller (not really story driven, but single play focused)
- F.E.A.R. (and expansions)
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
- Doom 3
- Rainbow Six
- Ghost recon, (the first 2, technically the "advanced warfighter" series was not a FPS)

never played, heard they where good/decent:
- SiN Episodes
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein
- Serious Sam
- Perfect Dark

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local_dunce

#11 November 13, 2007, 06:47:03 pm

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I haven't really been a fan of FPS games, I think the only one I really enjoyed was Goldeneye back on the N64 but I recently bought a 360 SPECIFICALLY for Bioshock since it just looked so god damn awesome (and it was) so I definitely recommend picking up a copy of Bioshock. Since playing Bioshock I've picked up other FPS/FPS-Like games like Halo 3 and Gears of War but neither were nearly as good. I'll be picking up Orange Box over the next fiew days and I'll let you know what I think of that.

But other than Bioshock I definitely suggest Timesplitters 2 as it is also one of the best FPS games ever. Except Neo-Tokyo or whatever, that level sucks balls.

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#12 November 13, 2007, 07:01:04 pm

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...I don't really think Gears of War is a FPS like game at all...

Where are you getting that from?

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#13 November 13, 2007, 07:31:05 pm

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Quote from: Raimiette on November 13, 2007, 07:01:04 pm

...I don't really think Gears of War is a FPS like game at all...

Where are you getting that from?

You have a gun and you run around shooting things. It is third person I know but it is basically the same in way of controls and POINTING TARGET AT MONSTERS AND SHOOTING.

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#14 November 13, 2007, 09:20:16 pm

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Quote from: bunnymgilkgwr on November 13, 2007, 07:31:05 pm

You have a gun and you run around shooting things. It is third person I know but it is basically the same in way of controls and POINTING TARGET AT MONSTERS AND SHOOTING.

I see...I think that's a very broad generalization but I understand what you're getting at.

Also, I've only truly enjoyed a few FPS's, they are (in no particular order)

BioShock
Resistance: Fall of Man
No One Lives Forever
The Metroid Prime Series (If this counts...it's not exactly a shooter persay)

I've tried to get into the Halo Series but I find it a bit repetitive. I like the 2nd and 3rd better than the first. My boyfriend LOVES Halo though.

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local_dunce

#15 November 13, 2007, 09:45:10 pm

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Maybe you are just being a genre whore idk.

I am not big on CLASSIFYING EVERYTHING BY SPECIFIC GENRE so why don't you go ahead and tell me what genre it is if it is not FPS-Like.

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#16 November 13, 2007, 10:41:10 pm

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Quote from: bunnymgilkgwr on November 13, 2007, 09:45:10 pm

Maybe you are just being a genre whore idk.

I am not big on CLASSIFYING EVERYTHING BY SPECIFIC GENRE so why don't you go ahead and tell me what genre it is if it is not FPS-Like.

TPS

duh

hint: third person shooter

ps im on your side though i would still refer to it as FPS but whatever

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#17 November 13, 2007, 11:06:10 pm

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guys hes the sort of person who is unsure if metroid prime is a fps so yeah obviously hes going to pick up on things like gears of war

on topic i dont know, you like pretty weird things so im not sure what to suggest

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#18 November 14, 2007, 02:06:49 am

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Okay a few things here.

First off, I'm a female.

Second I don't really consider Metroid Prime an FPS because its focus is mainly on exploration rather than shooting everything.

Last, I wouldn't classify Gears as FPS like because I'm a stubborn bitch. (Seriously I have no idea why, maybe it's because I generally dislike FPS's but love Third Person Shooters).

Jeebus people, lighten up, I wasn't even being insulting I said I understood what he was getting at.

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#19 November 14, 2007, 02:37:35 am

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Quote from: Raimiette on November 14, 2007, 02:06:49 am

Okay a few things here.

First off, I'm a female.

Second I don't really consider Metroid Prime an FPS because its focus is mainly on exploration rather than shooting everything.

Last, I wouldn't classify Gears as FPS like because I'm a stubborn bitch. (Seriously I have no idea why, maybe it's because I generally dislike FPS's but love Third Person Shooters).

Jeebus people, lighten up, I wasn't even being insulting I said I understood what he was getting at.

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I couldn't help it...anyway I reccommend Call of Duty 4, it is pretty good.

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local_dunce

#20 November 14, 2007, 11:00:42 am

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Hey I forgot to mention Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines which is one of the most awesome games of all time. It switches between FPS for Shooting and Third Person for Melee and it is pretty much an RPG. You run around and talk to people and choose dialogue options and it has a killer atmosphere/soundtrack.

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