First person shooter roundup
Posted: January 21st, 2015, 11:59 pm
Here's a list with some first person shooters I've played recently and some quick impressions:
Call of Duty Classic (PSN): Solid WW2 shooter. Feels refreshing to play this after my last COD which was Modern Warfare 2.
Red Faction (PS2): Similar to Half-Life. Also reminds me of Total Recall. Fun with a sense of humor, but very bland environments and shoddy gameplay.
Red Faction 2 (PS2): Better gameplay but environments still dull. Worse story. The death screams are fantastic though.
The Darkness 2 (PS3): Interesting and unique. The darkness powers offer up a variety of ways to handle combat. The cel shaded graphics are vibrant, and the voice acting is actually decent. Better than the first.
Singularity (PS3): Returned it after 90minutes of play. Felt too generic. Maybe I'll give it another shot some day.
Wolfenstein: The New Order (PS4): Too many modern conventions. I would've preferred a more old school approach. The gunplay is handled well, and the graphics are good. Stealth is half-baked, and anything involving the hideout and using the laser weapon to cut things is just bad. Rips off Half-Life, Red Faction, Bioshock a bit, and Call of Duty.
Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition (PSN): I never played this back in the day… but it's one of the best games I have ever played. Great, fast gameplay, fun characters and humor, great variety in weapons and enemies, and fantastic level design. Hopefully the new Doom can recapture the glory days of this classic shooter era.
Call of Duty Classic (PSN): Solid WW2 shooter. Feels refreshing to play this after my last COD which was Modern Warfare 2.
Red Faction (PS2): Similar to Half-Life. Also reminds me of Total Recall. Fun with a sense of humor, but very bland environments and shoddy gameplay.
Red Faction 2 (PS2): Better gameplay but environments still dull. Worse story. The death screams are fantastic though.
The Darkness 2 (PS3): Interesting and unique. The darkness powers offer up a variety of ways to handle combat. The cel shaded graphics are vibrant, and the voice acting is actually decent. Better than the first.
Singularity (PS3): Returned it after 90minutes of play. Felt too generic. Maybe I'll give it another shot some day.
Wolfenstein: The New Order (PS4): Too many modern conventions. I would've preferred a more old school approach. The gunplay is handled well, and the graphics are good. Stealth is half-baked, and anything involving the hideout and using the laser weapon to cut things is just bad. Rips off Half-Life, Red Faction, Bioshock a bit, and Call of Duty.
Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition (PSN): I never played this back in the day… but it's one of the best games I have ever played. Great, fast gameplay, fun characters and humor, great variety in weapons and enemies, and fantastic level design. Hopefully the new Doom can recapture the glory days of this classic shooter era.