• Log InLog In
• Register

So I just finished the Half-Life series..

Post a Reply Normal

Steelflight-Rx United States1389 Posts September 26 2009 19:07 GMT #1 I just finished playing through half life, and man. what a let down. I mean, the games were awesome, but it just feels like such a cliff hanger, and i really want more! But the real reason for this post is that I'm in the market for a new single player FPS, and I'm not sure what to get. I'm running on a pretty old computer, so I'm thinking HL2 is about as much as my system can handle. What are some of your favorite FPS games?

wo0py Netherlands922 Posts September 26 2009 19:11 GMT #2 sc2 mod is tha best fps

Ingenol United States1328 Posts September 26 2009 19:11 GMT #3 HALO PC perhaps? Painkiller is also fun if you like just mowing down shittons of enemies. Edit: also if you like kind of RPG/FPS hybrids (and be warned there isn't a ton of combat in these) you could try Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines. It's made on the Source engine and you can play in first- or third-person views. It's fun but be warned if you try to play it on 64-bit operating systems (or even with >2 GB of system RAM I believe), you have to use patches to get it to run.

Sadistx Zimbabwe5568 Posts September 26 2009 19:14 GMT #4 Honestly Halo 1 is one of my favorite fps. There's nothing more satisfying than sticking a grenade to a sleeping enemy and watching them fly 50 feet in the air. Also the only fps I ever beat more than once, all the others are just too boring to bother. PS: lol ^ what are the odds.

Alur Denmark3900 Posts September 26 2009 19:14 GMT #5 If you can live with outdated graphics then play Deus Ex (first one, i dont know about the rest), i've been playing it recently as a matter of fact - and it's awesome.

PH United States6173 Posts September 26 2009 19:15 GMT #6 I heard Bioshock is worth a playthrough. I don't know if your computer will be able to handle it, as it's fairly recent.

Thratur Canada917 Posts September 26 2009 19:16 GMT #7 Bioshock

Realpenguin 8253 Posts September 26 2009 19:20 GMT #8 CoD4's singleplayer was "good" I guess, CoD5 was just "lol" though. Portal is also a good one, though there's not exactly any shooting in it.

Mah Buckit! Finland474 Posts September 26 2009 19:30 GMT #9 CRYSIS ! FAR CRY !

Steelflight-Rx United States1389 Posts September 26 2009 19:32 GMT #10 Portal is definitely an awesome game, but I'd really like some cool zombie shooters (L4D won't work, it's too new) I know there are some zombie MODs for HL2 (i'm downloading "zombie panic" right now, actually) but does anyone have other recommendations?

thopol Japan4560 Posts September 26 2009 19:43 GMT #11 Pathologic. It should be more satisfying. Also, in the FPS/RPG hybrid realm there's Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl, which is hard IMO but really sweet (maybe I was doing it wrong).

Jonoman92 United States9110 Posts September 26 2009 19:47 GMT #12 My favorite FPS for the computer is Bioshock. Bioshock 2 should be coming out in the first half of 2010, it got delayed just like sc2 though because it was supposed to come out 2nd half of 2009.

Kennigit Canada19447 Posts September 26 2009 19:47 GMT #13 You realize there is another episode right?

Nebula England780 Posts September 26 2009 20:11 GMT #14 Play the STALKER games. Granted, they're a little rough around the edge, but there's a decent amount of mods to fix practically any gripes you have with the game. It's not your typical linear shooter though, and it's difficulty curve is pretty high. You should really give it a shot, top notch graphics/atmosphere really add to the immersion.

phosphorylation United States2935 Posts September 26 2009 20:18 GMT #15 Far Cry Your computer should be able to handle it. Very fun game play, beautiful settings, maybe not as "polished" as Half Life 2.

SwEEt[TearS] Canada1575 Posts September 26 2009 20:33 GMT #16 I had a lot of fun playing through HL2 ^^ wish there was some multiplayer mode but ohwell t_t fun fps hmmm Far Cry CoD4 (great singleplayer imo, multiplayer is kinda a campfest but w/e) CoD5 (multiplayer is somewhat balanced tbh) Insurgency (lol wtf? CS or HL mod, got it through stream it's not bad but it's hard to get games) TF2 Portal (not really a shooter but it was very fun to play)

Vedic United States582 Posts September 26 2009 20:45 GMT #17 I don't know if your computer is equipped for it, but Bioshock is a wonderful singleplayer game.

Spazer Canada8033 Posts September 26 2009 20:51 GMT #18 The Marathon series isn't half bad. The games are ancient so the graphics are pretty crappy, but the story is still top notch.

nofAcedAgent United States952 Posts September 26 2009 20:51 GMT #19 System Shock 2 (..yes Bioshock too, meh) Deus Ex (my personal favorite) Arx Fatalis (FPS Fantasy RPG, highly recomended) Vampire Bloodlines Stalker (great atmosphere. gameplay wtf broken? Have not tried mods - need to, really wanted to like this game) Hitman Series (Ok these are 3rd person) Portal (!) No One Lives Forever series As Kennigit said, you did play through the two episodes yeah? I assume yes since I agree the cliff hanger on episode 2 was epic. I personally thought ep 2 was vastly superior to the HL2 and ep 1.

Leg[end] United States241 Posts September 26 2009 21:38 GMT #20 On September 27 2009 04:30 Mah Buckit! wrote: CRYSIS ! He said he's looking for something his system can handle, not something that will make his graphics card shoot sparks lol

Latham 9582 Posts September 26 2009 21:53 GMT #21 Try F.E.A.R. the original, without the bastardized Xpacks and without FEAR 2 (they're all IMO, utter crap.)

Meta United States6228 Posts September 26 2009 21:54 GMT #22 Bioshock is definitely worth a play through if your computer can handle it. IMO Best single player shooter since HL2.

ghermination United States2851 Posts September 26 2009 22:21 GMT #23 I recommend STALKER, and fear + expansions and fear 2 + expansion. Great games. Also Crysis is quite fun and despite what some people think, at lowest settings it still looks phenomenal and can be played by most modern PC's. + Show Spoiler + http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098 2gb DDR2-800 RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121320&cm_re=9600gso-_-14-121-320-_-Product 9600GSO knock yourself out.

aeroH United States1034 Posts September 26 2009 22:51 GMT #24 what's an FPS thread without counter strike!?

Frits 11782 Posts September 26 2009 22:53 GMT #25 cod4 single player is extremely good, especially on veteran and as mentioned deus ex, one of the greatest games ever made but you probably played it already

Polar_Nada United States1548 Posts September 26 2009 22:54 GMT #26 On September 27 2009 07:51 aeroH wrote: what's an FPS thread without counter strike!? lol he wants to play a SINGLE player fps

aeroH United States1034 Posts September 26 2009 23:03 GMT #27 On September 27 2009 07:54 Polar_Nada wrote: Show nested quote + On September 27 2009 07:51 aeroH wrote: what's an FPS thread without counter strike!? lol he wants to play a SINGLE player fps oops. guess my eyes just focused on "what are some of your favorite fps games" and my mind jumped onto cs D:

Athos United States2484 Posts September 26 2009 23:12 GMT #28 Fallout 3 Play it just because it's awesome and will rock your world.

MakkurtE United States46 Posts September 27 2009 00:17 GMT #29 other oldies but goodies unmentioned yet i think: soldier of fortune series no one lives forever series thief series (not technically fps, but still awesome) medal of honour series

Roxen000 1226 Posts September 27 2009 00:42 GMT #30 If your computer can handle Portal. Play it.

h3r1n6 Iceland2039 Posts September 27 2009 00:52 GMT #31 Max Payne

EvilTeletubby Baltimore, USA22259 Posts September 27 2009 01:10 GMT #32 I'll throw my vote in for Portal as well, definitely a great experience.

butter United States785 Posts September 27 2009 01:41 GMT #33 System Shock 2 - In a silent, dark room, with the volume up and your face unhealthily close to your CRT. (I've heard the original is OK too but it's hard to get it to even run these days.) Thief 2 - Ditto (lol, Looking Glass fanboy I guess). Sadly, I can't recommend Thief 3. Bioshock's shaders made me physically ill in the first ten minutes, so I don't know, it might be awesome?

Spenguin Australia3316 Posts September 27 2009 03:20 GMT #34 On September 27 2009 04:47 Kennigit wrote: You realize there is another episode right? I was about to say the same thing.

Entertaining Canada793 Posts September 27 2009 03:56 GMT #35 The cake is a lie.

Loanshark China3094 Posts September 27 2009 06:23 GMT #36 Duke Nukem 3D!!!!

closed Vatican City State491 Posts September 27 2009 10:01 GMT #37 Im currently working on a post about the best FPS game levels. I really recommend the game Blood, which is pretty old, but has some incredible levels/atmoshphere. The mapmakers were incredibly good, the first level is just a prelude to things to come - the train level/fun-fair levels are one of the best I have ever played. If you are more concerned about graphics COD4 is a very nice game. Also, as suggested, please note that there are some expansion packs for HL2 (I think the first expansion is called 'episode one' - but is something completely different than the game). You could also try some Half-life 1 mods - 'Sweet half life' comes to my mind (with really, really nice levels and two different "paths"), as well as 'They Hunger' which consists of 3 episodes set up in zombie-atmosphere. The last episode is simply fantastic - you visit a psychiatric hospital and some other interesting locations. Please note that episode one of They hunger is pretty "simple" in terms of effects, but still very nice to play with (the sequels are much better). In general it was so good that they are working on a game "They hunger" for HL2. Portal is a very nice game too, although it isnt a typical FPS.

CharlieMurphy United States22895 Posts September 27 2009 12:01 GMT #38 FEAR, Bioshock , and Fallout 3 are VERY overrated. FEAR i couldn't stand a few minutes of, the game just blows. Bioshock is entertaining but its unbelievably easy, the story is pretty obvious. Fallout 3 is basically single player WoW in the future with less level ups. The game is easy, you will eventually just find yourself doing endless side quests and items searches. (keep in mind I play most games on hardest mode) I'd recommend Left 4 Dead and Portal for sure. Both games are too short but really awesome. And left 4 dead is fucking hard as fuck on single player in hardest setting. (I don't think I got passed the hospital level) Part 2 is coming out in Nov. The good thing about short games though is you can speed run them and go for best times. And portal has all these crazy alternate ways to beat each level and par for each way (X amount of steps, X amount of portals, X amount of cubes, etc) but since you said your on an old comp (would help if you listed specs) I'd recommend Duke 3D and Quake if you haven't played those. And check this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_first-person_shooters

QuanticHawk United States32148 Posts September 27 2009 15:22 GMT #39 HL series is pretty much the best single player fps ever.

Peeano Netherlands5630 Posts September 27 2009 15:36 GMT #40 Star Wars - Dark Forces

Jonoman92 United States9110 Posts September 27 2009 17:22 GMT #41 If you haven't played portal you should definitely give it a try. It isn't your tradition FPS but it is a pretty awesome and unique game.

FranzF1 Chile1710 Posts September 27 2009 21:19 GMT #42 Portal and Left 4 Dead... If you havent played HL2 Episode 1&2 you should play those.. NOW.

Normal

Please log in or register to reply.