A good FPS with a good storyline.

[jamesvini]

Hey ho chaps,
To give you all a break from the relentless "will my PC run it" threads, I would like to see what you guys consider a good FPS.
I have recently finished playing Rage and wanted something a little more stimulating than BF3 single player, What would you say is a good FPS with a Good story line?
Even not so well known titles are welcome.

I personally think the original half-life series is always worth a re-play, my fav is blue shift. Morrowind, doom 3 (for the storey) and more recently Portal 2.

What cha think?

 

[Eldd]

Yup, Half Life has a very good story line, worth a replay any time.

Also, Bioshock and Bioshock 2, very good story there too. Crysis, Crysis 2. Farcry. Max Payne. F.E.A.R. (but not its sequels). Actually there a few out there. These were just the ones I've played and enjoyed not just for their graphics.

 

[jaguarskx]

I liked Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas.

Fallout 3's story was not as tight as Fallout: NV, but I enjoyed playing that game more than Fallout: NV. I'm on my 3rd game now, while I only played Fallout: NV once.

 

[ZakX11]

Fallout and Stalker are good too.

 

[Gothams Finest]

Halo:CE, Halo Reach, Metro 2033, Half life 1, Half life 2, Bioshock, Deus Ex...

 

[Toxxyc]

I recently jumped into what is FEAR. For $20 you can buy the FEAR pack, which includes FEAR, two expansions for FEAR as well as FEAR 2. I just finished FEAR a few days ago and it was absolutely epic. Not very hard, but you do experience quite the fright from time to time and the psychological aspect of the game makes you actually think about the story before you simply make decisions to run and gun.

In short: Get the FEAR Pack on Steam. $20 is worth it.

 

[Gothams Finest]

I recently jumped into what is FEAR. For $20 you can buy the FEAR pack, which includes FEAR, two expansions for FEAR as well as FEAR 2. I just finished FEAR a few days ago and it was absolutely epic. Not very hard, but you do experience quite the fright from time to time and the psychological aspect of the game makes you actually think about the story before you simply make decisions to run and gun.

In short: Get the FEAR Pack on Steam. $20 is worth it.

Tried the first one, never could get into it...

 

[ZakX11]

Halo:CE, Halo Reach, Metro 2033, Half life 1, Half life 2, Bioshock, Deus Ex...

Oh yes metro 2033...how I loved that game.
Buy the book.It is very much worth every penny.

 

[Toxxyc]

Tried the first one, never could get into it...

You...you...you aren't worthy of being a gamer!

Hehe no I'm joking. It appeals to different people. What the game is though is exactly as the title asks for. It is a straight forward FPS (no funny things, you have a gun and you need ammo to shoot enemies), and it has a cool story (it's not generic, not for it's time anyhow). It also has a massive "Half-Life" edge to it, seeing as how it's Sierra who did it all. I truly think it's worth it, I'm not an FPS fan but I played the game through within a few days. I'm not sorry for the $20, and I would recommend the pack to everyone looking for a decent FPS to play, even if it is a few generations old.

It must be remembered that it scored quite well in reviews of the time as well. Close to the scores of Half Life AFAIK.

 

[Gothams Finest]

Oh yes metro 2033...how I loved that game.
Buy the book.It is very much worth every penny.

I already have I read it before the game came out, its one of my favorites. I'm still waiting for Metro 2034 to be translated in to english though

 

[Gothams Finest]

You...you...you aren't worthy of being a gamer!

Hehe no I'm joking. It appeals to different people. What the game is though is exactly as the title asks for. It is a straight forward FPS (no funny things, you have a gun and you need ammo to shoot enemies), and it has a cool story (it's not generic, not for it's time anyhow). It also has a massive "Half-Life" edge to it, seeing as how it's Sierra who did it all. I truly think it's worth it, I'm not an FPS fan but I played the game through within a few days. I'm not sorry for the $20, and I would recommend the pack to everyone looking for a decent FPS to play, even if it is a few generations old.

It must be remembered that it scored quite well in reviews of the time as well. Close to the scores of Half Life AFAIK.

Haha :lol: I'm sure it is a great game, I just couldn't get into it. Theres not many FPS games I haven't played but for some reason F.E.A.R just didn't appeal to me at the time. Maybe I'll try it again sometime if I find it in the sale.

 

[joedastudd]

I second the STALKER series.
Nice story line, but at the same time its open world and lots of sub-quests which keep the lore flowing.
Plus I love the atmosphere.

 

[Gothams Finest]

I second the STALKER series.
Nice story line, but at the same time its open world and lots of sub-quests which keep the lore flowing.
Plus I love the atmosphere.

Just been playing Call of Pripyat. It seems buggy, it freezes a lot and menus take forever to load but apart from that is very fun to play.

 

[DelroyMonjo]

Not really into FPS.. I only have CoD WaW and BiA Hell's Highway because they came with a hardware buy from Newegg. Fun to play if I want a quick game but I prefer the turn based strat games, Civ V, Total War Shogun and that type of thing. Besides, I'm 63 yrs old and don't want to get into a 9 hour online frackfest. I need to pee too often...

 

[Gothams Finest]

Not really into FPS.. I only have CoD WaW and BiA Hell's Highway because they came with a hardware buy from Newegg. Fun to play if I want a quick game but I prefer the turn based strat games, Civ V, Total War Shogun and that type of thing. Besides, I'm 63 yrs old and don't want to get into a 9 hour online frackfest. I need to pee too often...

Damn how could I forget about Brothers in Arms, love them games.

 

[joedastudd]

Just been playing Call of Pripyat. It seems buggy, it freezes a lot and menus take forever to load but apart from that is very fun to play.

Have you tried the complete mods?

They not only fix a lot of the bugs, but add some nice extra content (mainly visual and all round tweaks).

I'm currently doing a full play through of SoC compelte 2009, it looks beautiful (in league with CoP) and I've yet to run into a single bug.

 

[Gothams Finest]

Have you tried the complete mods?

They not only fix a lot of the bugs, but add some nice extra content (mainly visual and all round tweaks).

I'm currently doing a full play through of SoC compelte 2009, it looks beautiful (in league with CoP) and I've yet to run into a single bug.

No I haven't, but I'll look into it. Thanks Which is the best mod?

 

[nocturnal7x]

Crysis and crysis warhead. Metro 2033 is the best survival horror since RE4, its actually scarier than RE4 though (not saying much really but.. ) It also looks friggen amazing.

All 3 are must play as far as im concerned.

 

[ZakX11]

I already have I read it before the game came out, its one of my favorites. I'm still waiting for Metro 2034 to be translated in to english though

Yessssss
I have been dying to read that book.I'm more excited for that book to be translated in english than I am interested in MW3 (I absolutely love cod).
I've heard hunter doesn't really die and makes a re-appearance in that book.

 

[Thegeek]

What about the action-RPG Deus Ex: Human Revolution? You might not class it as a full FPS but it has a really good story on it. It also has good ratings! Sorry to go off topic but I thought I should post.

 

[Gothams Finest]

I listed Deus Ex earlier , to me its an FPS just as much as an RPG. I haven't played Human Revolution but I loved the original.

 

[Thegeek]

I listed Deus Ex earlier , to me its an FPS just as much as an RPG. I haven't played Human Revolution but I loved the original.

Oh sorry, I didn't notice.

I never played the first one, to be honest.

The only problem I had with Human Revolution was the bosses! They're really easy kill with the grenade launcher or just normal hand grenade.

 

[Gothams Finest]

Oh sorry, I didn't notice.

Hmmm no need for sarcasm

You should play the first one.

 

[Eldd]

System Shock 2.

 

[Toxxyc]

Haha :lol: I'm sure it is a great game, I just couldn't get into it. Theres not many FPS games I haven't played but for some reason F.E.A.R just didn't appeal to me at the time. Maybe I'll try it again sometime if I find it in the sale.

Yes. Yes you should. I wasn't an FPS fan for a long time, and I didn't enjoy the FEAR gameplay and mechs all those years ago. Now though... It's like jumping back a few ages (with graphics that's surprisingly good for such an old game) into a game and experiencing what I've missed all those years back. I do consider myself a more "worthy" gamer now that it's complete though, it's a mature game that's way ahead of it's time, reminding me of and sometimes exceeding the mindset, dialogue and story of the most modern FPS games. I love it...