Recommend me a FPS that isn't...

McGray · 20 Aug 2009 at 10:45

Any of the COD series
Battlefield
UT
Half Life
Arma2
Left 4 Dead
Fallout

Relatively new to PC gaming and have played all the above to death.

Are there any gems I've missed out on? Need something to pass the time until MW2!

Cheers

Malakite · 20 Aug 2009 at 10:48

Give BioShock a go if you haven't played it

McGray · 20 Aug 2009 at 10:54

Yeah heard a lot about Bioshock but never got around to playing it, will give it a go.

Fens · 20 Aug 2009 at 10:59

Crysis(depending on your rig), Mirrors Edge and Stalker. All can be picked up for fairly cheap nowadays. Since you are relatively new to pc gaming might also be worth checking out some older titles like FEAR, Quake4, Doom3 etc.

benwoodcock · 20 Aug 2009 at 11:02

Mirror's edge <3

ME and Stalker CD are available for £7 each, from the same place offering MW2 PC for £24

-Exodus- · 20 Aug 2009 at 11:02

bioshock, stalker, call of juarez, far cry, crysis, fear

McGray · 20 Aug 2009 at 11:04

Ha, I used to play networked Doom back in school, will defintely check out the new versions (along with Quake).

Didn't think much of Cysis as a game tbh.

Haven't heard of Stalker though, I shall investigate thx.

barmyllama · 20 Aug 2009 at 11:06

Bioshock, FarCry 2, Stalker, FEAR 1 and 2.

If you enjoyed Fallout 3, then Oblivion is very good too.

bledd · 20 Aug 2009 at 11:12

play online FPS..

TF2
L4D

durruti · 20 Aug 2009 at 11:17

try quaklive, it's free too, play it in your browser

http://www.quakelive.com/

McGray · 20 Aug 2009 at 11:17

Are there any that were inherently PC games before being ported to consoles (if at all)?

eekfek · 20 Aug 2009 at 11:33

Section 8 ... grab the open beta now its great

http://forums.timegate.com/showthread.php?t=14429

McGray · 20 Aug 2009 at 11:40

eekfek said:
Section 8 ... grab the open beta now its great

http://forums.timegate.com/showthread.php?t=14429

Definitely gonna get on this, cheers.

Ascendancy · 20 Aug 2009 at 11:49

Bioshock is awesome. It was developed for both the PC and Consoles at the same time by two different companies iirc, so it's not a port.

Mystique · 20 Aug 2009 at 11:56

Painkiller? It's getting on a bit now but it's pretty cool for some mindless running and gunning.

Dutchman · 20 Aug 2009 at 11:57

Another vote for Bioshock

trickycurve · 20 Aug 2009 at 12:17

Ascendancy said:
Bioshock is awesome. It was developed for both the PC and Consoles at the same time by two different companies iirc, so it's not a port.

It might not be a port, but IIRC the developers forgot to lift the cap on the frame rate for all physics objects after locking it at 30fps for consoles, so if the rest of your game's running at a significantly higher frame rate on PC, you'll notice a bit of stuttering --nothing game changing, though-- when kicking barrels or whatever around.

barmyllama · 20 Aug 2009 at 12:23

trickycurve said:
It might not be a port, but IIRC the developers forgot to lift the cap on the frame rate for all physics objects after locking it at 30fps for consoles, so if the rest of your game's running at a significantly higher frame rate on PC, you'll notice a bit of stuttering --nothing game changing, though-- when kicking barrels or whatever around.

I always wondered what caused that. Thanks

Jimbo Mahoney · 20 Aug 2009 at 12:24

Mystique said:
Painkiller? It's getting on a bit now but it's pretty cool for some mindless running and gunning.

+1

m4cc45 · 20 Aug 2009 at 12:26

Another vote for Bioshock. Personally I don't really class ME as a FPS as there really isn't much shooting. Personally didn't like the game as well (garish graphics and repetitive gameplay for me).

Team Fortress 2 is okay for a quick blast - though, again, can get very repetitive.

M.