IGN's (LOL) top 100 FPS of all times list (LOL)

[Raven]

But did it influence others to use it? No.

Yeah, it influenced Halo to use it.

 

[Billargh]

I meant 16 player FPS on consoles and I already mentioned C&C on Playstation used to do it myself.

Halo popularised LAN on consoles.

I was just taking the piss man.

 

[Aada]

Yeah, it influenced Halo to use it.

It didn't.

 

[caLLous]

Giants: Citizen Kabuto had FPS elements and open-worldness (and underrated awesomeness) and that was 1998 I think.

 

[Aada]

I'm going to end my part of this discussion with this.

Halo, what came before it and what didn't, changed a genre for the better on consoles and changed a lot of mechanic's that other shooter's followed, this in my opinion is a game that influenced a lot of other games and is why it should be in the top 5.

Like it or not Halo changed things.

 

[Exioce]

Giants: Citizen Kabuto had FPS elements and open-worldness (and underrated awesomeness) and that was 1998 I think.

And incredibly novel multiplayer. Three vastly different races duking it out, I can't remember anything else like that until infantry vs tanks vs planes in Battlefield 1942.

 

[Lethul]

but obviously that logic is not used as seen by Doom / Quake games ranked around 50

Would be interesting to know what they based it on? Probably how much money they recieved

 

[Access Denied]

Really? Turok 2 was the nuts, man!

 

[BloodOmen]

Updated

#40 Alien vs. Predator (Jaguar)
#39 Far Cry
#38 Rainbow Six 3
#37 Star Trek: Elite Force II
#36 Star Wars: Republic Commando
#35 System Shock 2
#34 SWAT 4
#33 Far Cry 3
#32 Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
#31 Bioshock Infinite
#30 Planetside 2
#29 Star Wars: Dark Forces
#28 Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
#27 The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
#26 F.E.A.R.
#25 Crysis
#24 Left 4 Dead
#23 Battlefield 2
#22 Tribes 2 (really? #22 for this? gtfo)
#21 Duke Nukem 3D

 

[fettoken]

SS2 #35. Fine. But still, the list is completely randomized. There is no thought behind the listing at all.

 

[Mabs]

rainbow 6, SWAT, brothers in arms are not FPS games, so OK THEN !

</3 IGN

 

[BloodOmen]

Best part is the judging criteria they claim to be using...

"Judging Criteria:
All the shooters on this list must all obviously exhibit very high overall quality. Other considerations for inclusion include legacy and influence on the genre; popularity; historical quality (was it incredible at the time?); modern quality (does the experience hold up?); and lastly pure editorial preference."

 

[Mabs]

pure editorial preference, AKA "i got paid to say this"

so tragic its almost funny

 

[Kryten]

Fear better than Bioshock Infinite? Duke 3D better than Doom2 or Quake? Ermmmm....

 

[old.Tohtori]

By the by, no FPS game influenced dual wielding pistols, this guy influenced it -to- FPS;

 

[Scouse]

Oh that, I didn't reply to it because I lack the intellect to understand its insight and even if I did I'm such a fanboi I would religiously refute it

Fixed.

 

[Bigmac]

Personally I haven't enjoyed a fps as much as Aliens V Predator 2 on the PC on multiplayer and yes I've tried CoDs and Halos, all are meh.

 

[caLLous]

No One Lives Forever, only #52. What an absolute crock of shit this list is, NOLF was way ahead of its time and still looks* and plays great. It had amazing levels, gadgets, characters, acting and brilliant, witty dialogue. And it came out in 2000 (before Halo, Aada).

*Ok it may be looking a bit dated but I've played it since the likes of Crysis came out and it's still a gorgeous game - the Lithtech engine really was superb.

 

[Scouse]

Yep, Tribes 1 and 2 for me. Love CS as well (including CS:GO).

Found all of the bioshocks meh, tbfh. So much so that I didn't bother even finishing infinite. Linear, consoley, dull. The story wasn't enough to put up with such boring game mechanics.

 

[caLLous]

I also lost interest in Infinite.

 

[Aada]

AvP was awesome spent many hours crawling up walls and head biting marines coming through a door.

 

[fettoken]

By the by, no FPS game influenced dual wielding pistols, this guy influenced it -to- FPS;

Could that be mr John Woo? And you referred to Tequila?

 

[old.Tohtori]

Could that be mr John Woo? And you referred to Tequila?

Yes and kinda, i think john woo in general brought akimbo into the mix.

 

[fettoken]

There were some mod to Half Life, Action Half Life (AHL) were you could akimbo pistols etc. Released 1998-1999 or some such. But i guess Goldeneye were earlier.

 

[Mabs]

No One Lives Forever, only #52. What an absolute crock of shit this list is, NOLF was way ahead of its time and still looks* and plays great. It had amazing levels, gadgets, characters, acting and brilliant, witty dialogue. And it came out in 2000 (before Halo, Aada).

*Ok it may be looking a bit dated but I've played it since the likes of Crysis came out and it's still a gorgeous game - the Lithtech engine really was superb.

true dat

 

[DaGaffer]

By the by, no FPS game influenced dual wielding pistols, this guy influenced it -to- FPS;

And this guy took the idea from him:


...who got the idea from this guy

 

[old.Tohtori]

Yeap. Just saying which one most likely influenced it to FPS, and how pickering about which game had the "idea" of a feature first is silly

 

[Raven]

Well exactly but the fact remains, Halo influenced fuck all. Generic shooter is generic.

 

[old.Tohtori]

What i think Halo brought into the mix is casual FPS. It was more of an everymans FPS, while FPSs to that point had been more "hardcore" so to speak. In good and bad ofcourse.

 

[DaGaffer]

What i think Halo brought into the mix is casual FPS. It was more of an everymans FPS, while FPSs to that point had been more "hardcore" so to speak. In good and bad ofcourse.

Halo's real claim to fame was that it was the first FPS that was of remotely acceptable quality with a controller. (And even then MS realised that putting controller-based Halo XBox players up against mouse/kb PC players, as they originally planned, was a non-starter).