New Game Recommendation?

ZappaFan · Post by **ZappaFan** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 10:56 am

Anybody recommend a good FPS that has a good single player? I was looking at a new Hitman game and also Theif II maybe... any recommendations?

WarAdvocat · Post by **WarAdvocat** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 11:04 am

IMHO, 'good single player' is a bit of a contradiction in terms, admittedly I'm biased to multiplayer.

However, if you're looking for story, the hitman game looks nice to me. Also, Unreal 2 is said to have a very good storyline, and excellent graphics, although the gameplay is said to be quite linear, which might be a minus for a (former) Descent fan.

If you're more into the frag'em style single player, I gotta say, I enjoy UT2k4's single player a LOT more than I expected to, given the fact that it's deathmatch-oriented, although you eventually play all of the game mods (CTF, ONS, etc) in single player from what I understand.

Topher · Post by **Topher** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 11:11 am

FarCry is pretty good.

Plague · Post by **Plague** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 11:21 am

I second Far Cry for single player.

XSabre · Post by **XSabre** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 12:26 pm

I 3rd Farcry.

Vertigo 99 · Post by **Vertigo 99** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 12:47 pm

FARCRY'D

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 1:10 pm

Farcry, until HL2 and Doom 3

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 1:43 pm

far cry rocks, but its difficult

Mr. Perfect · Post by **Mr. Perfect** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 3:39 pm

Thief is also a good game. Theif 3 is out now too, though it requires some serieus graphics power, namely a midrange 9xxx or FX or better. Thief 3 demo

Thief isn't your usuall Unreal gunfest though. Lot of carefull sneaking and ambushing.

ZappaFan · Post by **ZappaFan** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 6:52 pm

CDN_Merlin wrote:Farcry, until HL2 and Doom 3

Heh, looks like a winner! I've been so busy at work for a while now, I'm pretty out of touch with what games are coming out when. I didn't even realize that HL2 & Doom 3 were actually so close until I did some searching on FarCry. FarCry looks like a winner, too.

Thanks guys!

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 7:29 pm

Doom 3 = Aug 2nd
HL2 = Sept ??

ZappaFan · Post by **ZappaFan** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 7:44 pm

CDN_Merlin wrote:Doom 3 = Aug 2nd
HL2 = Sept ??

Yeah, that's what I read on amazon.com, they had Sept 1 for HL2 I believe...

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 8:49 pm

I believe both these games will revolutionize PC Games like never before. Doom 3 for it's amazing engine and HL2 for it's storyline and ability to interact with the environment.

Kyouryuu · Post by **Kyouryuu** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 8:53 pm

WarAdvocat wrote:IMHO, 'good single player' is a bit of a contradiction in terms [...] Unreal 2

Well, that's your problem!

Vindicator · Post by **Vindicator** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 11:01 pm

Heh, yeah. Unreal 2 was pretty but short and boring. Far Cry is really good, but nothing I've played comes close to Deus Ex. I dont know if older games are your thing, but its simply stunning so its definitely worth a look. You should be able to find it for cheap. It has a convoluted, far-reaching plot, RPG-style skill points, over 20 hours of gameplay, and an open-ended playing style (interactions with different people can affect gameplay later on). My favorite game of all time.

ZappaFan · Post by **ZappaFan** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 6:00 am

Vindicator wrote:Heh, yeah. Unreal 2 was pretty but short and boring. Far Cry is really good, but nothing I've played comes close to Deus Ex. I dont know if older games are your thing, but its simply stunning so its definitely worth a look. You should be able to find it for cheap. It has a convoluted, far-reaching plot, RPG-style skill points, over 20 hours of gameplay, and an open-ended playing style (interactions with different people can affect gameplay later on). My favorite game of all time.

Actually I'm glad you brought that one up, because that's been a game I've really wondered about but kind of forgot about.

Diedel · Post by **Diedel** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 8:38 am

@Zappafan,

some older but very good games are Operation Flashpoint (imo better than Far Cry) and Ghost Recon. You should be able to get these for bargain prices already. There are expansion sets for both games. Although it's a comparably simple and straight forward shooter, I also found Halo (PC) very entertaining.

OpFlash is in my personal 3 best games of all times (so far) list, together with Deus Ex and Half-Life.

If you haven't played Deus Ex (the first one), I can only support Vindicator. The graphics aren't the greatest (which doesn't mean they're bad), but story and game mechanics are incredibly well done.

Far Cry is a nice game, too.

@Vindicator,

ever tried Operation Flashpoint? It's a military shooter geared towards realism, with the best AI I've ever seen in a game and true freedom of movement. You will start out as a simple private and advance in rank. You will command a squad of soldiers at times, drive tanks and fly choppers in the game. An absolutely great game. I loved every second of playing it.

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 9:12 am

My vote goes for Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, though it's not exactly an FPS.

ZappaFan · Post by **ZappaFan** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 2:11 pm

Deus Ex kind of sounds a bit like System Shock 2. I really liked SS2 a lot. I just ordered Deus Ex from a store on Amazon.com for $4 (new, sealed) so I'll give that one a whirl. I picked up Far Cry today, I liked the things I read about it. That might be about it if Doom 3 & HL2 come out as scheduled.

Thanks for all the tips!

snoopy · Post by **snoopy** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 2:36 pm

I second Deus Ex- looks about like D3 in glide mode.

Diedel · Post by **Diedel** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 3:16 pm

Deus Ex is way better than SS2, and SS2 wasn't bad.

I liked Far Cry pretty much, but it had brought a few disappoints for me:

The AI is non-existant, at least it is by far not what it was described as in all the previews
The levels are absolutely linear
Some enemies are annoyingly tough
Some missions were rather arcade style than fps
It got a little repetitive after while (no new monsters or totally unexpected, thrilling twists of the story)

Ofc, the graphics are absolutely gorgeous and often a sight to behold. Personally, I rate it one level below my all-time favourites.

Lobber · Post by **Lobber** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 10:01 pm

I'm going to buy Thief: Deadly Shadows right away. I'm a BIG fan of the Thief series, thats the BEST game in my opinion. The storyline is contiguous, the missions are always interesting, and challenging, and forward the story, and NEVER repetative. Thief is the best game out there.

Jeff250 · Post by **Jeff250** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 10:05 pm

Is it too late for me to say Farcry?

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 10:31 pm

Does Pac-Man count as a FPS? Or rather the first FPS?

Battlebot · Post by **Battlebot** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 10:33 pm

Duper wrote:Does Pac-Man count as a FPS? Or rather the first FPS?

um...

Tetrad · Post by **Tetrad** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 10:53 pm

Duper wrote:Does Pac-Man count as a FPS? Or rather the first FPS?

No, it's third person.

Battlebot · Post by **Battlebot** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 11:00 pm

Tetrad wrote:
Duper wrote:Does Pac-Man count as a FPS? Or rather the first FPS?

No, it's third person.

no, its a 2nd person (2-D)

Plague · Post by **Plague** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 11:14 pm

Pacman is third person. There is no such thing as a second person shooter.

Tetrad · Post by **Tetrad** » Sat Jul 03, 2004 12:11 am

Second person would mean that the game would tell you what to do. So I guess maybe DDR would be like a second person dancing game or something.

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Sat Jul 03, 2004 1:23 am

LOL .... um guys ... it was a joke. It's kinda like sayin Asteriods was the first space sim.

suicide eddie · Post by **suicide eddie** » Sat Jul 03, 2004 5:17 am

farcry, max paine 2 (wicked dream seqences/flashbacks), tom clancy stuff/thief where you need to think and plan before shooting, painkiller also seems ok and has a different pace and style in multiplayer than unreal/quake etc.

Nightmare USA · Post by **Nightmare USA** » Sat Jul 03, 2004 10:57 am

since I always have considered myself a breast man, I have always been partial to Lara Croft

, she has guns. heheh

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Sat Jul 03, 2004 1:51 pm

Zappa, I got into Deus Ex and I don't particulary like that genra. You might also want to look at Battlefield 1942 (surprised no-one mentioned it). I remember just playing the demo for the longest time.

ZappaFan · Post by **ZappaFan** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 6:38 am

Picked up Far Cry last Friday, and have gotten 6-8 levels into it. Like it quite well. Excellent graphics, that's for sure. Reminds me a bit of Soldier Of Fortune, which is a good thing IMO. Enjoying it quite well so far.

Scratch · Post by **Scratch** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 7:46 am

Man, Zappa if you are a sports nut -- pick up EA Sports NCAA 2005 this coming Friday!!!

Now, who on xbox live wants some????

ZappaFan · Post by **ZappaFan** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 8:32 am

Actually I am a sports nut, especially for the NCAA tournament, but I play zero sports games - but then I play zero console games anyway.

KtheC' · Post by **KtheC'** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 11:43 am

ZF, We're still waiting for you to sign on and play some Battlefield with the rest of the Wildards.

D3_FaTaLiTY · Post by **D3_FaTaLiTY** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:09 pm

unreal tournament looks really good
but i wanna try a demo of it,
anyone know where i can get it?
and i got it from the official site, but when i tried to install it said some file was missing,
any help?

Vertigo 99 · Post by **Vertigo 99** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:12 pm

you are obviously not looking very well.

Try. Harder.

D3_FaTaLiTY · Post by **D3_FaTaLiTY** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:16 pm

heh. i knew that.