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Game Forum / Action Games / Half Life / July 2006OK, aside from HL2....
....what FPS's can you recommend? Episode 1 is on my shopping list, FEAR went down a treat, Doom3 is just too full on. Ghost Recon? Something else like that? Cheers all Nick >....what FPS's can you recommend? Episode 1 is on my shopping list, >FEAR went down a treat, Doom3 is just too full on. Ghost Recon? >Something else like that? Prey - try the demo if you can, people seem to either love it or hate it.  SignatureAndrew, contact via http://interpleb.googlepages.com Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, please don't top post. Trim replies to quote only relevant text. Check groups.google.com before asking an obvious question. Hi, > ....what FPS's can you recommend? Episode 1 is on my shopping list, > FEAR went down a treat, Doom3 is just too full on. Ghost Recon? > Something else like that? I've just finished Call of Duty and its expansion pack. Enjoyed that, as I did Medal of Honour. I also liked the Cate Archer ones (the name of which escapes me right now). I'm about to try Call of Duty 2 when I get chance to do a bit more gaming... Andy On 7/26/2006 8:59 AM Andy Hawkins brightened our day with: > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > No One Lives Forever, 1 & 2. Lots of fun. I'm trying to play Prey and Call of Cthulhu right now. Different types of games; the latest Tomb Raider game was fun as well as Stubbs the Zombie. Or you can just go nuts, sign your life away and start playing Oblivion. SignatureHum... along with me... Hum along with the T.V. Steve > Inglo Hi, > No One Lives Forever, 1 & 2. Lots of fun. That's them! > I'm trying to play Prey and Call of Cthulhu right now. Different types > of games; the latest Tomb Raider game was fun as well as Stubbs the Zombie. > Or you can just go nuts, sign your life away and start playing Oblivion. I'm working my way through 'Prey's demo at the moment too. Not overly impressed thus far, but it's early days I guess. Andy > On 7/26/2006 8:59 AM Andy Hawkins brightened our day with: > > Hi, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > > No One Lives Forever, 1 & 2. Lots of fun. Two years later and I'm still trying to get that theme song outta my head. > No One Lives Forever, 1 & 2. Lots of fun. > > I'm trying to play Prey and Call of Cthulhu right now. Different types > of games; the latest Tomb Raider game was fun as well as Stubbs the Zombie. > Or you can just go nuts, sign your life away and start playing Oblivion. I've read a couple of reviews of Call of Cthulhu. Sounds daaaaaaaark. But that whole series of books was pretty frickin disturbing... Had forgotten about Stubbs. What's NOLF? Nick > I've read a couple of reviews of Call of Cthulhu. Sounds daaaaaaaark. > But that whole series of books was pretty frickin disturbing... Had > forgotten about Stubbs. > > What's NOLF? As outlined earlier, No-One Lives Forever. FPS based on spoof 1960s spy stories. Good fun, doesn't take itself at all seriously - for example, one level in NOLF2 is an on-rails chase, wherein you are pursuing a French mime assassin on a tricycle being driven by a Scotsman. There's also a reasonable amount of stealth in it, which allows you eavesdrop on coversations between bad guys. These conversations have little to do with the plot, but are frequently very amusing (e.g. discussions on the best sort of fake lava to install in your Evil Villain Secret Headquarters). > Nick Signature- AG On 7/27/2006 5:28 AM Arthur Green brightened our day with: > >> I've read a couple of reviews of Call of Cthulhu. Sounds daaaaaaaark. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Talking about fun games, one shouldn't leave out Serious Sam, Serious Sam Second Encounter and Serious Sam II. Another FPS game from a year or so ago that I absolutely loved was Star Wars: Republic Commando. It's kind of hard to play that game now after watching Revenge of the Sith. SignatureHum... along with me... Hum along with the T.V. Steve > Inglo > Talking about fun games, one shouldn't leave out Serious Sam, Serious Sam > Second Encounter and Serious Sam II. Another FPS game from a year or so ago > that I absolutely loved was Star Wars: Republic Commando. It's kind of hard > to play that game now after watching Revenge of the Sith. Is that because you are troubled by the moral corruption of your Republic commanders and now realise that in following orders you were an unwitting tool of the evil Empire, or is it because the film was shite? :) I tried the Star Wars: Republic Commando demo and was somewhat disappointed, to be honest. The squad management angle was over-simplified, with fixed choices in any situation that did not permit free-form tactical decisions to be made. If squad management was the aspect that appealed to you, then may I recommend you have a look at Brothers in Arms, Hidden & Dangerous 2 or SWAT 4; all games where squad management is a major component. They handle it in very different ways, but all more interestingly than in SW:RC, IMO. I like squad games :) -- Paul > >> Talking about fun games, one shouldn't leave out Serious Sam, Serious Sam [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > I liked "Revenge of the Sith", it's the idea that your character probably executed several Jedi that makes it difficult for me. They aren't a happy go lucky group of fun-loving commandos, they're agents of the coming empire. I don't really care for squad type games and I like Republic Commando for not making me have to try too hard. The game was short and fun and I liked the style of the game, it actually looked a little different, as if there was a unique creative vision behind it. SignatureIf you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. Steve -|Inglo/LymanAlpha|- > No One Lives Forever, 1 & 2. Lots of fun. I concur! >> No One Lives Forever, 1 & 2. Lots of fun. > > I concur! NOLF = ROFL hehe - Peter SignatureHi! I'm a .signature *virus*! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Andy You won't be disappointed. CoD2 is better than the first....and I've been playing the MP since Christmas. Very popular. > ....what FPS's can you recommend? Episode 1 is on my shopping list, > FEAR went down a treat, Doom3 is just too full on. Ghost Recon? > Something else like that? > > Cheers all > Nick I asked a similar question of this group last year and someone recommended Far Cry. I'm still playing it and getting a ton of enjoyment out of it. I don't actually think it is possible to play the game without dying a million times but I'm still loving it ... -- user00 >> ....what FPS's can you recommend? > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > -- > user00 I second the motion on Far Cry. Fantastic game. Fun weapons. You WILL die quite often. It forces you to develop a lot of different tactics to make it through the tough spots. Your first impression of some battles is that they're impossible. Keep trying (don't cheat) and you'll surprise yourself. Very satisfying. Play it on Normal the first time through. > Very satisfying. Play it on Normal the first time through. I went through Far Cry for about the fifth time recently, and decided to bump up the difficulty. I'll try to say this without spoiling anything, but the Caldera was a KILLER until I figured out the 'trick'. Which basically came down to making sure you selected two particular weapons from the nearby storeroom before finally going outside. My current problem is the big hallway right before you go to meet Krieger. The one with the square pillars... looks roughly 'Matrix-bank-ish'. Nasty Nasty Nasty, I dunno _how_ I'm supposed to deal with this on Hard difficulty. My kingdom for Bullet-Time. ;) BD >> Very satisfying. Play it on Normal the first time through. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > BD That sounds like the part I spent a long time ducking behind a console... > That sounds like the part I spent a long time ducking behind a console... Mmmm. Don't think so. No consoles here, just a hallway with pillars along either side, some hologram projections about halfway along and your goal is to get to the other end - after which, I think, is the Kreiger encounter. Some b@$t@rd with a rocket launcher always nails me. ;) >> That sounds like the part I spent a long time ducking behind a console... > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Some b@$t@rd with a rocket launcher always nails me. ;) ... I hate it when I don't recognise something. I see me playing through this in the near future otherwise it'll drive me daft wondering about it. Sorry can't help. > Sorry can't help. No worries... I'll either give up, or just replay it at Normal difficulty next time. ;) > I asked a similar question of this group last year and someone recommended > Far Cry. I'm still playing it and getting a ton of enjoyment out of it. I [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > -- > user00 One of the things I like most about Far Cry is the scenery- it's really an exquisitely beautiful game. I could almost imagine I was on vacation on a tropical island (ok, except for the mercs and monsters coming after me...) As good as HL is, it just doesn't have the eye candy that FC could give me. Any recommendations on another game as pretty to immerse in as Far Cry? Beck > One of the things I like most about Far Cry is the scenery- it's really an > exquisitely beautiful game. I could almost imagine I was on vacation on a > tropical island (ok, except for the mercs and monsters coming after me...) > As good as HL is, it just doesn't have the eye candy that FC could give me. The plantation in FC is not really natural layed out If you have been living in a larger city with abandoned areas you'd "appreciate" the effort Valve has done with HL2 > Any recommendations on another game as pretty to immerse in as Far Cry? > Beck Oblivion? - Peter > > One of the things I like most about Far Cry is the scenery- it's really an > > exquisitely beautiful game. I could almost imagine I was on vacation on a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > If you have been living in a larger city with abandoned areas you'd > "appreciate" the effort Valve has done with HL2 I think Beck's point is valid. After reaching Black Mesa in HL2 I started wondering if Valve knows how to design any landscapes other than rock cliffs and urban rubble. The game has a few good points (e.g. I thought the Hwy 17 bridge was well done, and the gravity gun was a blast) but in general it's unimaginative compared to FC. That's true of both NPCs and landscapes IMO. Earlier someone mentioned No One Lives Forever, which has one of the best diversity of environments I've seen in a PC game. > > Any recommendations on another game as pretty to immerse in as Far Cry? > > Beck > > Oblivion? > > - Peter > I think Beck's point is valid. After reaching Black Mesa in > HL2 I started wondering if Valve knows how to design any > landscapes other than rock cliffs and urban rubble. The game engine has limitations or maybe Valve is not in for the Jungle? Compare FC with eg BF vietnam, Vietcong or COD ... The landscape in FC is nice and beautifull but that is also the problem :) You have plants not suited for the spot where they are located in the game >From a distant it's impressive - but close up it's a mess > has a few good points (e.g. I thought the Hwy 17 bridge was > well done, and the gravity gun was a blast) but in general it's > unimaginative compared to FC. That's true of both NPCs > and landscapes IMO. The NPC AI in HL2 is plain awfull imho > Earlier someone mentioned No One Lives Forever, which > has one of the best diversity of environments I've seen in > a PC game. Check Oblivion :) - Peter > I asked a similar question of this group last year and someone recommended > Far Cry. I'm still playing it and getting a ton of enjoyment out of it. I > don't actually think it is possible to play the game without dying a million > times but I'm still loving it ... Played it through, loved it. It did give me some very strange dreams though (skin eating monkeys and the like). Was considering loading it up and playing it for a third time. Nick > ....what FPS's can you recommend? Episode 1 is on my shopping list, > FEAR went down a treat, Doom3 is just too full on. Ghost Recon? > Something else like that? Not really a fan of FPSs these days, so there isn't much I can comment on, but I do love SWAT 4. The gameplay is unambitious in its scope: you do much the same thing in every mission, there are no scripted sequences or big set pieces, and while the AI is unpredictable, it offers few surprises. Yet the game is always tense and enjoyable and every mission is very replayable (which is just as well, since many of them are so damn hard, and if you fail, you must start again). The system of issuing tactical orders for your 5-man team is clever and streamlined, the unpredictable positioning and behaviour of the AI means entering every room is nerve-wracking, and the fiendish map design means you rarely have enough men to cover every approach. I loved SWAT 3, and I love this even more :) Success in a mission, when it eventually comes, is very satisfying. I've tried Ghost Recon and R6/Rogue Spear, but IMO the SWAT games are tops for tactical shootery :) (I tend to let my team do most of the shooting, but you can lead from the front if you like) Somebody mentioned Oblivion. Great game, but I should point out that it isn't really an FPS; it's an RPG disguised as an FPS :) I also claim to like Brothers in Arms, Hidden & Dangerous 2, and Thief: Deadly Shadows, but to be honest I haven't played them in ages. I suppose they are a bit old these days. None of the games I've mentioned could be considered traditional FPS games -- Paul > ....what FPS's can you recommend? Episode 1 is on my shopping list, > FEAR went down a treat, Doom3 is just too full on. Ghost Recon? > Something else like that? > > Cheers all > Nick Sin- Emergence was OK, as is the Time-Shift demo. Signature!bungle '01 SV650-S Austin, TX Hi, > Sin- Emergence was OK, as is the Time-Shift demo. I'd agree, but probably add 'just' OK. Nothing special to be honest. Dunno if I'll pay for the next episode. Andy > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Andy So possibly not Sin Episodes? Will check out CoD2 and a couple of the others. Can probably pick 'em up cheap at the moment. Just getting a bit bored of C&C Generals and GTA:VC - need some FPS action! Thanks everyone Nick > ....what FPS's can you recommend? Episode 1 is on my shopping list, > FEAR went down a treat, Doom3 is just too full on. Ghost Recon? > Something else like that? > > Cheers all > Nick black, ps2, its quality |
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