Recommend a PC Shooter

rgiller

Getting a new pc this week, want to test it out with a good, recent fps. Any suggestions?

Sarky

Not everyone's cup of tea, but I really, really like Stalker. With the shinies turned up, it looks pretty damn fine.

Ri_Nollaig

crysis is out soon that will definitely show off the power of a new PC! and you never know might actually be a good game too

Spunge

FEAR, scary single player, good multiplayer.

CivilServant

Battlefield 2 is old but still good, with everything maxed out looks v pretty.

AnCapaillMor

Old but Farcry is an amazing FPS, single players great and still looks impressive. Online any of the battlefield series, they can be overwhelming at the start but once you get halfway decent they're fantastic.

rabbitinlights

Whats the spec of the PC?

GRAW2 is pretty sweet.

gizmo

Spunge wrote:

FEAR, scary single player, good multiplayer.

Seconded. Fantastic atmosphere, story and overall presentation definitely a great way to break in your new PC.

ShaneU

Half-life 2

Beelzebub

Prey will stretch it.
Soldier of fortune
Call of Juarez
Gun

Sarky

Ah, Call Of Juarez, how could I forget it? Very pretty, and a damned entertaining game to boot. If you like westerns, you need that game.

Canis Lupus

Sarky wrote:

Ah, Call Of Juarez, how could I forget it? Very pretty, and a damned entertaining game to boot. If you like westerns, you need that game.

Bit crap once you get bored of constantly doing the slow mo gun draw.

Onearmedbandit

If it doesnt have to be new then SWAT 4 - great game for tactics
Otherwise
STALKER
Rainbow Six Vegas
FEAR
Deus Ex

Oldies and newbies all goodies

0ubliette

recently palyed FEAR and have to say i thought it was pretty bloody poor. It looks like arse, and its not scary in the slightest. Id avoid it, tbh.

Personally, id recommend

Prey
HL2
STALKER (again, its a marmite game but enjoyable)
Day of defeat sauce

rgiller

Cheers for the suggestions lads. Ordered HL2 on ebay (£2.50, not bad!) and went with Quake 4 for now, mostly because it was in the 2 for €25 section in Game. FEAR was there too but I've had it on the 360 before and didn't think much of it.

I'll be on the look out for Far Cry and otherwise just wait around for Crysis and Bioshock

Mr. Presentable

Call me Juarez. A Western shooter! Cheap (€10.00 in Game), and fun.

koneko

Bioshock is out at the end of the month, I think that'll be the one to go for (both graphics and gameplay wise). Can't wait.

nipplenuts, Call Of Juarez?

rgiller

Maybe he's texting in his reply. "Of" and "me" are always getting mixed up with stupid predictive text

Beelzebub

0ubliette wrote:

recently palyed FEAR and have to say i thought it was pretty bloody poor. It looks like arse, and its not scary in the slightest. Id avoid it, tbh.

Personally, id recommend

Prey
HL2
STALKER (again, its a marmite game but enjoyable)
Day of defeat sauce

I must say that I agree with you on F.E.A.R. not in the least scary and quite poor.
If you want scary - try 'The Suffering' best played in the dark!

Beelzebub

nipplenuts wrote:

Call me Juarez. A Western shooter! Cheap (€10.00 in Game), and fun.

Ok! Juarez!!!!

Thanks for that, I'll pick me up a copy, only played the demo and it was muy impressivo!

L31mr0d

what games have you played? what are your new system specs?

Here is my list of FPS to try out in order of excellence imo:

HL2
Farcry
GRAW
GRAW2
Call of Juarez
Star Wars: Republic Commando
HL2: Episode 1
Sin Episodes
FEAR: Extraction point (worth buying FEAR just to get this expansion pack)
FEAR
Quake 4
Doom 3
Prey
Dark Messiah
Halo 2
Call of Duty series (4 is out soon)
STALKER (lost interest a few hours in, but going to give it another shot)
Shadowrun

btw, these are just a list of the ones i've played and that i'd recommend.

In the next few months keep an eye out for:
Crysis
HL2: Episode 2
Farcry 2
UT III
F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate (2nd expansion pack)
Project Offset (personally the one i'm really anticipating)

-TK^Creator

lol predictive txts always doing that meself. prey is nice looking but yeah go for hl2 and lsot coast free demo thingy

AntiVirus

Beelzebub wrote:

I must say that I agree with you on F.E.A.R. not in the least scary and quite poor.
If you want scary - try 'The Suffering' best played in the dark!

Yeah I never got spooked playing F.E.A.R now Doom3 had plenty of scary moments. I'll never forget that spider moment!!! :eek:

tombren

personally i think the medal of honour and call of duty series are untouchable,
not really into killing aliens, rather be liberating europe all over again,
i always go back to these games and play them again and again (except moh pacific assault which wasnt great)

Canis Lupus

Call of Duty 1 and the expansion..... Mother of god what a game.

0ubliette

Beelzebub wrote:

I must say that I agree with you on F.E.A.R. not in the least scary and quite poor.
If you want scary - try 'The Suffering' best played in the dark!

Ive played all 3 project zero games...now THEY are terrifying ass games. FEAR was like a weak ass rip off of the ring or something. Little asian girls = cute, not scary.

gizmo

Oh yea, she was super cute as she ripped Special Forces teams apart while walking on the ceiling.

Spunge

I've been playing stalker the last few days, its been pretty good, love the open enviroments. Can be a bit tough though, even on second easiest setting.

uberpixie

Would add Condemned : origins of crime.


More of a first person basher than shooter, but very atmospheric and one of the first games in ages to make me jump up out of my seat swearing blind .

A snip at 15 Euro in Gamestop......

Beelzebub

uberpixie wrote:

Would add Condemned : origins of crime.


More of a first person basher than shooter, but very atmospheric and one of the first games in ages to make me jump up out of my seat swearing blind .

A snip at 15 Euro in Gamestop......

Condemned: Criminal Origins maybe?

eggplantman

is halo2 good on the pc

eamon234

Prey definitely my fave -very innovative for the genre

HL2 a close second

eggplantman

eamon234 wrote:

Prey definitely my fave -very innovative for the genre

HL2 a close second

i have only played prey on the 360.whats the pc one like

Beelzebub

eggplantman wrote:

i have only played prey on the 360.whats the pc one like

Only played the Prey demo but it's good.
But try before you buy:
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/prey/download_6152942.html?page=1&tag=result;title;2

Halo2 for PC is Vista only, wouldn't even consider it.
With this game I think it's a case of too little too late I think:
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/halo2/index.html?tag=result;title;1
Gets 7.0
XBox 360 version gets 9.4


Half Life 2 is very good also but the installation is a PITH!

eggplantman

Beelzebub wrote:

Only played the Prey demo but it's good.
But try before you buy:
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/prey/download_6152942.html?page=1&tag=result;title;2

Halo2 for PC is Vista only, wouldn't even consider it.
With this game I think it's a case of too little too late I think:
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/halo2/index.html?tag=result;title;1
Gets 7.0
XBox 360 version gets 9.4


Half Life 2 is very good also but the installation is a PITH!

thanks

Mr. Presentable

koneko wrote:

nipplenuts, Call Of Juarez?

Ah, right. See, I become so into the character I forget who I am. I was Juarez

MOH

eggplantman wrote:

i have only played prey on the 360.whats the pc one like

For some reason I hated it at the start, but the more it went on the more I found I was enjoying it despite myself.
Really surprised when I finished it and found I'd enjoyed it overall more than Stalker (for me, biggest let down in ages)

gizmo

eggplantman wrote:

i have only played prey on the 360.whats the pc one like

Only played the demo but I really enjoyed it. Having read that it didn't last too long I hung off buying it but eventually picked it up yesterday in GAME for €8.

5uspect

Prey is Doom 3 with crappier weapons TBH. It has the same engine and they didn't do much to change the look of it. It did have some innovative aspects alright but it gets pretty boring after awhile. That said it was pretty good fun while it lasted.

Stalker is great, so so annoying at time, but great.

Brothers in Arms wasn't bad either. I likes their effort at more realistic combat.

I quite enjoyed SWAT 4, good call.

Half-life 2 of course is great.

Painkiller from a few years ago was great mindless fun.