best first person shooter game

What would you say is the best first person shooter game? Offline play is essential - current play battlefield 2142 which I think is great - but not being that great I spend alot of time counting down from 10 (getting good at this counting backwards - can nearly do it without a prompt in front of me!) - seriously I know they have 6 maps you can play off line I would like more!!!!!!

So what would you recommend?

Yep I agree, UT2K4 is my favourite for multi-player.

For single player HL2 was awesome.

And then going a little console I love Halo co-op, just wish M$ would stop the BS and put Co-op on the PC versions!

Of course this discussion really belongs in the games forum.

For graphics and sound (like the garbage-can clattering of a blasted bot), UT2004 is very satisfying.
Still, for visceral pleasure, the old UT G.O.T.Y. lets you rename the bots, and spattering Osama bin Towel all over the floor or bouncing Assahollah Khomeini's head down the hall is loads of fun.

Call of Duty 2 has an amazing SP mission

counter strike source all the way. online only though but lots of people out there.

Far Cry is another game thats worth a try. Its a love-it-or-hate-it title, from a few years back, but its pretty awesome IMO. Battlefield 2 is a lil different than 2142, and would probably suit you well also

I talking this fall- Bioshock, Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat and Crysis.

Half Life 2, FEAR, Quake 4, Call of Duty (1,2, or expansion packs), and Prey (very short though) are all games that I think are pretty good.

I will say to be weary of STALKER... Some people may love it, but I thought it was pretty terrible.

Far Cry , Doom 3, Quake 4, HL2(Too short but was fun. get hl1 if you want a longer game).

There are lots of good FPS games out

Damn, i need to go fps shopping. just wasting this 8800GTX here.....

To me I've tried alot of craap but counterstrike always brings me back...A game thats about a decade old is still tops with me,you'd think they could master an upgrade better than source...

I'm going to have to go for Stalker. True, the programming issues were horrible, but the degree of immersion was simply amazing. Incorporating the RPG elements really made it feel like you were scanvenging your way through the game's environment. Half-Life 2 was also great.

I know it is new, but I would say my favorite FPS is "Insurgency", the new CSS Mod. I love the gameplay, and would encourage others to pick it up. (it's free)
-cm

I can't understand for the life of me why nobody has mentioned either tribes or tribes 2! What could possibly be cooler than flying around on a jetpack and nailing other guys out of midair with an exploding disk launcher?

Other good shooters include Unreal Tournament (only the original), HL/HL2, the original Doom, MAYBE counterstrike. Quake 3 arena is also a great classic that is fun to play and requires some skill. However, if you want a nice free (as in free beer) game with updated graphics and game play that is more intense than Quake 3 arena, check out Warsow.

None of these games will require you to go out and build an SLI system w/ two 8800GTXs (or some crossfire equivalent) and almost all of them can be found very cheaply now (or free in the case of warsow).

I hope you check out these games because even though they are old, they are still good, and you really have nothing to lose by doing so.

-Zorak

Amen, absolutely loving this game ATM, haven't done much SP but it's the best online MP I've experienced.

Star Wars Battle Front.

For tactical, I would say GRAW 2. Setting up a perfect cross-fire or sneak attack is rewarding.

Run and gun, F.E.A.R.

In between, Far Cry and the Call of Duty series.

Best FPS fragfest is CS-source. Best FPS game is HL2.

Enemy Territory !!!

Played almost everyday few hours a day for last 4 years and still didnt get bored with it. Quake Wars is no no, too battlefieldish with huge maps and enemies 10000ft away in airplanes etc.

FEAR is good

COD- dont like how my hero runs and shoots ( comparing to ET ) but many good maps


Quake 3 - classic

welllllllll Bioshock?? anyone!

1) HL 1, 2 , ep1 ,and soon ep2 can't wait
2) Bioshock
3) Gears of war (if not limited to pc games)
4) Call of Duty 3 and 4 coming out soon
5) crysis ofcourse
6) Fear enjoyed it, it was fun, but i didnt have the right pc at the time

Single player: Half Life 2, no question. Far Cry deserves a mention, too. As does Bioshock.

Bioshock is pretty good

HL2 is very boring. The graphics and animation are nice, but it has very controlled gameplay situations, poor unsatisfying sound effects (espeacially weapons) and the only weapon I like is the revolver (more accurate than bolt crossbow).

CS:S on the other hand has wonderfully satisfying weapons with meaty sound effects, which makes it a joy to play. It reminds me of playing table tennis, with similar skills involved.

Bioshock is more like reading a scifi book. Its fasinating the first time round but I dont want to play it again. Now its just pretty to look at. The weapons are underpowered compared to the plasmids and I just used the Wrench most of the time.

I love this video, not HL2, but FEAR, can't be boring! (i've only played the demo, no good video card yet!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s0wvYeGTHc

I wonder what was his PACE.. his heart pace lol

I enjoyed Soldier of Fortune... being able to blow limbs off was as much entertainment anyone could possibly ask for.

Good story and graphics to boot.

I should put that one back in and replay it.

quite possible but I think I would have killed you