I'm curious how many people here have FPSs as their favorite genre. I imagine the number is quite low. Personally, it's my favorite genre(for 3d games anyway) although I use the term quite loosely to include all kinds of borderline/hybrid games. This looks to be an amazing year for the genre. My three most anticipated games are Deus Ex 2, Half-Life 2 and Doom 3.
I used to. 94-97
Online and PC, yes. Offline, it's between that, strategy and RPGs. Nothing quite hits the spot like going on a rampage and killing extreme amounts of people, though...now I want to play MoH. :(
I actually like FPS games when they're well done, but I can't say they're my favorite.
Unfortunately, with the exception of System Shock 2 and Half-Life 1, the FPS genre has been incredibly stagnant. I look forward to HL2, but am lukewarm about Doom 3. I personally doubt id can pull off a scipted single player game like Valve. Also, Deus Ex was mediocre - the gameplay was incredibly key-driven and repetitive, and the storytelling couldn't hold a candle to HL.
I used to play them a lot online and i've recently started playing a bit of TFC after a year long break (just one clan match a week though for now). I'm very competant at the genre, seriously I love to get good at them. Quake 3 is the best multiplayer FPS, Halo the best in single player. Half-Life is merely good (I think all the reviewers never got to Xen) and UT is a joke. That's my outlook on the genre in a nutshell.
I thought about this long and hard and have realized FPS are my fav.
Thats not to say I dont like anything else because I do but lately I find myself playing FPS more than anything. Maybe its the fact they rock ass online and seem to be more in your face than other games.
But FPS done bad are sometimes the worst fucking games ever.
I'd say it's up there...
But not when considering only consoles.
When I played competitively during the Q2 days, I played them all relentlessly. Nowadays, I'm pretty indifferent. Single player, they usually bore me (much like rts games), but I'm looking forward to the games coming out this year.
Used to be mine. I'd eat em all up.
It's been only recently that I have been into consoles at all again...and over the last few weeks, I have seen some great games that, sadly, I have ignored.
for some reason I NEED gore in FPS. It just doesnt feel right capping a fool in the skull and he just falls back. Thats the only problem I have with the Medal of Honor games.
Though the PC game had some nice blood mods that made it that much better since you could see when you hit a guy.