Anyone else feel that the FPS genre is becoming over exhausted?

Don't get me wrong I LOVE alot of shooters, but I feel that this is the genre that suffers the most (currently) from redundancy. It's the same COD every year, Killzone, MOH, Halo (I liked Reach, but 3 AND ODST were failures) et...

Bioshock 1 was really the last FPS that I felt that truly brought something fresh to the genre, but that was a few years ago.

Do you agree? Do you disagree?

I would like to see the FPS genre take another route and try something different instead of 7-9 hour campaigns with bad stories. And stop relying on multiplayer (which is mostly good btw, I would just like something different)

I guess just like how SHMUPs was in the early 80s, 2D fighters was in the arcades in the 90s, how Platformers were on consoles throughout the 90s, and now how FPSs are throughout the 00s

Yes, I have been playing Counter Strike during the holiday break and have had more fun than I've ever been playing other shooters.

People have been feeling that way for a loooong time now.

This could have been on the other FPS thread.

Yea but when Black OPs brings in a billion in revenue I can see why. I like the MW series, it's Halo that I'm sick of.

It would be nice if there were more RPGs but they are clearly riskier for publishers.

Elder Scrolls V, Rage and Deus Ex all come out this year so I really can't complain.

Nope. It is just the generic, run-of-the-mill expeirences vastly outweigh the fresh, innovative experiences. There is plenty of room for the shooter genre to grow... just no one is really pushing it much anymore. They just want to cash in on the Call of Duty fad.

Nah. Things are looking fine. There's something for everyone.

• Rage
• Brink
• Killzone 3
• Deus Ex
• Bulletstorm
• Resistance 3

Shooter fatigue is starting to set in.

I am still excited for shooters (like Kz3), but I just not so much intrested in the genre.

Give me some more action RPGs and platformers.

Yes. I want to play KZ3 this year, but that's about it. I will likely play others anyway though, just because. It's nothing against the perspective, as I love the first person perspective. I'm just tired of being a camera with no body that has a gun shoved against the side of it throughout the whole game.

Why not drop the gun to the hip, so that hip firing is actually hip firing, and use the left trigger to have large range of aiming, where you bring it up all the way to your face, but you can shoot in any aiming position, and it gets more accurate as it gets closer to full aiming mode?

Also, how about a body, with a craning neck rather than a silly single pivot for looking around? And while we're at it, how about some close combat options outside of buttstroking some one?

Yes. I want to play KZ3 this year, but that's about it. I will likely play others anyway though, just because. It's nothing against the perspective, as I love the first person perspective. I'm just tired of being a camera with no body that has a gun shoved against the side of it throughout the whole game.

Why not drop the gun to the hip, so that hip firing is actually hip firing, and use the left trigger to have large range of aiming, where you bring it up all the way to your face, but you can shoot in any aiming position, and it gets more accurate as it gets closer to full aiming mode?

Also, how about a body, with a craning neck rather than a silly single pivot for looking around? And while we're at it, how about some close combat options outside of buttstroking some one?

Pug-Nasty

It feels so weird for someone to say this year.

I'm still not used to us entering the great 2011 year of gaming.:P

People have been feeling that way for a loooong time now.

Silverbond

And they show their discontent by buying tens of millions of copies?

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Yes. I want to play KZ3 this year, but that's about it. I will likely play others anyway though, just because. It's nothing against the perspective, as I love the first person perspective. I'm just tired of being a camera with no body that has a gun shoved against the side of it throughout the whole game.

Why not drop the gun to the hip, so that hip firing is actually hip firing, and use the left trigger to have large range of aiming, where you bring it up all the way to your face, but you can shoot in any aiming position, and it gets more accurate as it gets closer to full aiming mode?

Also, how about a body, with a craning neck rather than a silly single pivot for looking around? And while we're at it, how about some close combat options outside of buttstroking some one?

dercoo

It feels so weird for someone to say this year.

I'm still not used to us entering the great 2011 year of gaming.:P

lol, yeah it feels weird typing it. I keep typing "next year" before catching myself.

Yes. I want to play KZ3 this year, but that's about it. I will likely play others anyway though, just because. It's nothing against the perspective, as I love the first person perspective. I'm just tired of being a camera with no body that has a gun shoved against the side of it throughout the whole game.

Why not drop the gun to the hip, so that hip firing is actually hip firing, and use the left trigger to have large range of aiming, where you bring it up all the way to your face, but you can shoot in any aiming position, and it gets more accurate as it gets closer to full aiming mode?

Also, how about a body, with a craning neck rather than a silly single pivot for looking around? And while we're at it, how about some close combat options outside of buttstroking some one?

Pug-Nasty

Bioshock 1 was really the last FPS that I felt that truly brought something fresh to the genre, but that was a few years ago.ShadowMoses900

Yes, I'm not playing them as much either, I'll be lucky to get 5 FPSs this year. Will get some TPSs as well.

Not for me. I've been playing FPSes all my life, and they're still pretty **** swell. Certain formulas are stagnating, but this is allowing devs a new opportunity for innovation.

Also, how about a body, with a craning neck rather than a silly single pivot for looking around? And while we're at it, how about some close combat options outside of buttstroking some one?

Pug-Nasty

Uh... that sounds wrong on so many levels.

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Yes. I want to play KZ3 this year, but that's about it. I will likely play others anyway though, just because. It's nothing against the perspective, as I love the first person perspective. I'm just tired of being a camera with no body that has a gun shoved against the side of it throughout the whole game.

Why not drop the gun to the hip, so that hip firing is actually hip firing, and use the left trigger to have large range of aiming, where you bring it up all the way to your face, but you can shoot in any aiming position, and it gets more accurate as it gets closer to full aiming mode?

Also, how about a body, with a craning neck rather than a silly single pivot for looking around? And while we're at it, how about some close combat options outside of buttstroking some one?

dotWithShoes

If you look down you will see your feet, unless the view is blocked by a gut. ;)

Don't get me wrong I LOVE alot of shooters, but I feel that this is the genre that suffers the most (currently) from redundancy. It's the same COD every year, Killzone, MOH, Halo (I liked Reach, but 3 AND ODST were failures) et...

Bioshock 1 was really the last FPS that I felt that truly brought something fresh to the genre, but that was a few years ago.

Do you agree? Do you disagree?

I would like to see the FPS genre take another route and try something different instead of 7-9 hour campaigns with bad stories. And stop relying on multiplayer (which is mostly good btw, I would just like something different)

ShadowMoses900

Try Crysis & Warhead, ArmA II & Arrowhead, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. SoC, CS & CoP, Shattered Horizon...

If you feel BioShock was the last shooter that brought something fresh, I think you're playing the wrong games. Firstly, while BioShock's atmosphere and setting were impressive, I didn't think it stood out in terms of gameplay at all. The RPG elements were nice, but they couldn't wash away the foul taste of the lackluster gunplay for me.

Now, if you want some fresh shooters, you should try: Stalker, Crysis, Cryostasis - Sleep of Reason, FEAR and Zeno Clash (more of a first person fighter, but I think FPS fans who want something refreshing will enjoy this). I've also found that, generally, Eastern European developers produce shooters that largely ignore the conventions we've grown so used to over the years.

Shooters have been effectively stagnant for about 5 years now. The only ones which pushed barriers were pretty much all European-developed PC exclusives with about a quarter the sales of the blockbuster multiplats. As a general rule, formulaic products tend to be the most financally efficient, and gaming's an industry.

I like the MW series, it's Halo that I'm sick of.

dc337

contradicting much? lol. thats like saying mario is getting stale but guitar hero isn´t

Yes. I want to play KZ3 this year, but that's about it. I will likely play others anyway though, just because. It's nothing against the perspective, as I love the first person perspective. I'm just tired of being a camera with no body that has a gun shoved against the side of it throughout the whole game.

Why not drop the gun to the hip, so that hip firing is actually hip firing, and use the left trigger to have large range of aiming, where you bring it up all the way to your face, but you can shoot in any aiming position, and it gets more accurate as it gets closer to full aiming mode?

Also, how about a body, with a craning neck rather than a silly single pivot for looking around? And while we're at it, how about some close combat options outside of buttstroking some one?

Pug-Nasty

i say we get rid of aiming down the sights completly. scoping>aiming down the sights,

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Yes. I want to play KZ3 this year, but that's about it. I will likely play others anyway though, just because. It's nothing against the perspective, as I love the first person perspective. I'm just tired of being a camera with no body that has a gun shoved against the side of it throughout the whole game.

Why not drop the gun to the hip, so that hip firing is actually hip firing, and use the left trigger to have large range of aiming, where you bring it up all the way to your face, but you can shoot in any aiming position, and it gets more accurate as it gets closer to full aiming mode?

Also, how about a body, with a craning neck rather than a silly single pivot for looking around? And while we're at it, how about some close combat options outside of buttstroking some one?

Pug-Nasty

If you look down you will see your feet, unless the view is blocked by a gut. ;)

I agree with TC, but i don't expect FPS games to have great storys when most are multiplayer focused...

Not really, then again I have alot of RPGS to look forward to. The only thing about FPS that's becoming exhausted really are the generic settings/gameplay. People need to shake it up a bit.

There are too many generic shooters. I'm hoping that Black Ops is the last traditional shooter I buy. Don't get me wrong, I like them, but THEY'RE ALL THE SAME!!!!! Some of them are so similar, they feature many of the same weapons, despite being from different publishers. Either something needs to change, or I'm never buying a CoD- esque shooter again.

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Don't get me wrong I LOVE alot of shooters, but I feel that this is the genre that suffers the most (currently) from redundancy. It's the same COD every year, Killzone, MOH, Halo (I liked Reach, but 3 AND ODST were failures) et...

Bioshock 1 was really the last FPS that I felt that truly brought something fresh to the genre, but that was a few years ago.

Do you agree? Do you disagree?

I would like to see the FPS genre take another route and try something different instead of 7-9 hour campaigns with bad stories. And stop relying on multiplayer (which is mostly good btw, I would just like something different)

Ondoval

Try Crysis & Warhead, ArmA II & Arrowhead, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. SoC, CS & CoP, Shattered Horizon...

yea i feel that way i love shooters tho obviouslyif u look at my sig but it has become a bit much. i cant stop playing borderlands though.

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[QUOTE="dotWithShoes"] f you add a body its not really a first person perspective is it? I mean, when I look out my eyes.. I don't see my head.dotWithShoes

If you look down you will see your feet, unless the view is blocked by a gut. ;)

No, I didn't say you should see your head, I said you should have a body in an FPS game, rather than be a floating camera with a gun glued to it. The craning neck was about the way the camera moves, which is on a single pivot point, and is very unnatural.

I like SP fps not really into the online thing. That being said I can't wait for these shooters the most.Gears 3, Resistance 3, Killzone 3 and Uncharted 3

Thankfully we still have shooters like E.Y.E (not released yet), Crysis and STALKER then.

The kind that mainstream devs are pushing every year, maybe, but some of my favorite games this gen have been first person shooters. Metro 2033, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series, ArmA II: Operation Arrowhead, they all brought me a first person shooter experience that felt fresh and satisfying.

Not really.... Just this year i started getting in to FPS, and I'm not tired of them.

I feel that you're playing the wrong shooters. SilverChimera

nah its in human nature to love killing things so fps is the perfect simulation for that