FPS Games Need A New Perspective

In all FPS games, you control basically the head of the character so you get a view from his eyes.

But take a look at this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TFxibEJxhw

It's the infamous Atlanta Mall Cop. It took me a while to realize that he had the camera mounted on his chest.

Pretty gnarly stuff. But the perspective from the camera makes it better. You see his arms moving around, you see him tumbling with other people. Also...I'm kind of tired of looking video game characters in the eye. This perspective sort of gives you like a...Krane's eye view of the world. I guess it like lets you see the visceralness of combat while keeping you seperate from the main character. It's kind of uncanny.

Like, the videos are practically a GTA game, and really ought to be studied by all game designers. Shooting galleries are so dumb.

In all FPS games, you control basically the head of the character so you get a view from his eyes.

But take a look at this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TFxibEJxhw

It's the infamous Atlanta Mall Cop. It took me a while to realize that he had the camera mounted on his chest.

Pretty gnarly stuff. But the perspective from the camera makes it better. You see his arms moving around, you see him tumbling with other people. Also...I'm kind of tired of looking video game characters in the eye. This perspective sort of gives you like a...Krane's eye view of the world. I guess it like lets you see the visceralness of combat while keeping you seperate from the main character. It's kind of uncanny.

Like, the videos are practically a GTA game, and really ought to be studied by all game designers. Shooting galleries are so dumb.

taiwwa

And how would you justify the character aiming down sights though his chest?Black_Knight_00

Funny anecdote, an Australian cop show called Rush had a shot of the character's aiming down their sights, but the shot implied that it was taken through a chest cam. I think I'm the only one who noticed how ridiculous it was.

[QUOTE="Black_Knight_00"]And how would you justify the character aiming down sights though his chest?applesxc47

Funny anecdote, an Australian cop show called Rush had a shot of the character's aiming down their sights, but the shot implied that it was taken through a chest cam. I think I'm the only one who noticed how ridiculous it was.

me like fps the way they is ok.

And how would you justify the character aiming down sights though his chest?Black_Knight_00

Didn't think about that one...

Umm, I guess I"d have a crosshair, but no aiming down sights.

Something like the Doom movie FPS scene would be cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpb13mDBP1I

It's not First Person if it isn't the view the character sees. 

I doubt that it would make a lot of difference,

Something like the Doom movie FPS scene would be cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpb13mDBP1I

nameless12345

FPS games do need a new perspective - by playing as the aliens/monsters/robots/ defending themselves against the humans :P

@Black_Knight_00 & @Venom_Raptor: Does no one remember Kuato from Total Recall?ESPM400

A better idea: Developers should start making shooters in second-person perspective. Daring, I know.1PMrFister

Do you think the world is ready for it, though? It might be too much.

[QUOTE="1PMrFister"]A better idea: Developers should start making shooters in second-person perspective. Daring, I know.c_rake

Do you think the world is ready for it, though? It might be too much.

[QUOTE="c_rake"]

[QUOTE="1PMrFister"]A better idea: Developers should start making shooters in second-person perspective. Daring, I know.Black_Knight_00

Do you think the world is ready for it, though? It might be too much.

er, what is 2nd person? You just perspective to...the bad guy?

i think i got dumber after watching that...

FPS games do need a new perspective - by playing as the aliens/monsters/robots/ defending themselves against the humans :P

Gallowhand