Do old-fashioned FPS games need a revival?

Seeing that the current generation is oversaturated with games trying too hard to be Call of Duty and Halo, I have to wonder: do we need a current-generation Doom clone?

I don't think that the solution is to go back to what we had. It would be best if people started making games that stray away from the CoD formula. Right now I think the market is completely saturated with such shooters, no wonder the latest FPS haven't sold well.

People need to wait for Brink. This game looks like a breathe of fresh air in the FPS genre. Parkour and shooting, what more could you want :)Randoggy

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[QUOTE="Randoggy"]People need to wait for Brink. This game looks like a breathe of fresh air in the FPS genre. Parkour and shooting, what more could you want :)eboyishere

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Duke Nukem will save the day 8)

No. Doom feels terribly outdated right now (which is understandable).IronBass

With mods.

Not bad for a 17 year old game that still has a active multiplayer community. No First Person Shooter has aged as gracefully as Doom, thanks to it's community.

[QUOTE="IronBass"]No. Doom feels terribly outdated right now (which is understandable).Lucianu

With mods.

Not bad for a 17 year old game that still has a active multiplayer community. No First Person Shooter has aged as gratefully as Doom, thanks to it's community.

Duke Nukem and Serious Sam are, that's good enough for me.

No. Doom feels terribly outdated right now (which is understandable). Besides, there's enough variety in FPS's these days.IronBass

Not really. When you add a source port like Skulltag ,what the guy above me used for his screenies, the game can go high resolution, have no autoaim, have mouselook and even deathmatch. Skulltag Doom plays and 'feels' better than any shooter since Call of Duty 4.

[QUOTE="IronBass"]No. Doom feels terribly outdated right now (which is understandable). Besides, there's enough variety in FPS's these days.Whiteblade999

Not really. When you add a source port like Skulltag ,what the guy above me used for his screenies, the game can go high resolution, have no autoaim, have mouselook and even deathmatch. Skulltag Doom plays and 'feels' better than any shooter since Call of Duty 4.

I agree, and i was extremely surprised at how satisfying the gameplay feels, it's pure, unaltered entertainment, and the MP is extremely fast, punishing, and fun. I think i've replayed it using Skulltag at least 20 times since 2009.

Not really. When you add a source port like Skulltag ,what the guy above me used for his screenies, the game can go high resolution, have no autoaim, have mouselook and even deathmatch. Skulltag Doom plays and 'feels' better than any shooter since Call of Duty 4.Whiteblade999

It found it incredibly boring, but each one has his own taste.

I agree with some of the posters above me. So many FPSs have been released in the last couple of years that they could sufice for a life time. I'm tired of seeing new FPS adds practically every month and have friends try to convince me of buying them. FPS games should take a break,I feel like companiesarerecycling their games and slapping new graphics and maps. They are rushing their material because they can, and its profitable.

I used to playHaloReach and Cod; Mw2 with frequency,now I don't play them at all. I'm fed up with FPSs, can't wait to get my 3ds and hopefully a copy ofOcarina 3d :)

[QUOTE="Whiteblade999"]Not really. When you add a source port like Skulltag ,what the guy above me used for his screenies, the game can go high resolution, have no autoaim, have mouselook and even deathmatch. Skulltag Doom plays and 'feels' better than any shooter since Call of Duty 4.IronBass

It found it incredibly boring, but each one has his own taste.

Even on Nightmare? I always replay Doom with different community made maps and modes on Nightmare, a couple of times a week, for my well needed adrenaline rush.

I wouldn't mind it. CoD4 basically killed the FPS genre for me.

Why do people always complain about there not being enough variety in first person shooters? If all you play is Call of Duty, sure, but there's games like the Stalker trilogy, Arma, Painkiller, Serious Sam HD, BioShock 1 & 2, FEAR + expansions, Crysis + Warhead, Cryostasis, Shattered Horizon, etc, all of which provide experiences that aren't comparable to the CoD/MoH stuff everybody seems to play.

If anything, there's way more variation in the FPS than there used to be. Yeah, there are a lot of corridor crawlers, but the level design of first person shooters wasn't any less limited: almost all of them consisted of linear key fetch quests. Now you have military simulators, sandbox shooters, survival/horror shooters, shooters with RPG elements, etc. And even when none of those appeal to you, there's always first person adventure games with FPS elements such as Mirror's Edge and Zeno Clash that provide a fresh take on the first person perspective in video games.

Hell yes! I would love to play an old-school FPS with lots of exploration, secrets, traditional health/armor system, power-ups, maze-like levels, amazing soundtrack and no cutscenes with today's technology. :D

Yes, they do. I'd love it if arena shooters came back, although it probably won't happen.

No. Doom feels terribly outdated right now (which is understandable). Besides, there's enough variety in FPS's these days.IronBass

Call of Duty games run on Id developed technology do they not?67gt500

[QUOTE="IronBass"]No. Doom feels terribly outdated right now (which is understandable).Lucianu

With mods.

I want smaller maps, 1 shot 1 kill, skill based, 1 life per round gameplay please.

name of this mod?Pokemaster1337

The Skulltag source port and a HD texture pack, i also use a remastered version of the soundtrack, quite satisfying to listen wile you blow away waves of enemies.

Duke Nukem will save the day 8)

Snyper-007

DNF won't exactly be an old-fashioned FPS, but I'm hoping it deviates from the standard first person shooter cliches.

We need the return of the arena shooter.

Doom Mw2 - Modern Warfare 2 for the poor.

I dont know. when I think of my favorite FPS game from that age, "star wars dark forces," part of me wants to see more games like that. but with current gen graphics, to me, some of the charm is lost. its the same problem I have with modern day RTS games.

We need the return of the arena shooter.

Wasdie

What do you think Duke Nukem Forever is? ;)DragonfireXZ95

[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"]What do you think Duke Nukem Forever is? ;)killzonexbox

[QUOTE="killzonexbox"][QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"]What do you think Duke Nukem Forever is? ;)campzor

[QUOTE="IronBass"]No. Doom feels terribly outdated right now (which is understandable). Besides, there's enough variety in FPS's these days.ionusX

do you even think before you type. these days all we have is generic corridor shooters doom refresh would be cool. but it wont happen. thsi being said nonsensical violence shotoer are returning duke, sam, singularity, are prime examples of their return... all we need is UT and quake and we got ourselves a seriosu aprty on our hands!

Ugh do you?

"all we have is generic corridor shooters"

"doom refresh would be cool"

What the hell do you think doom is? It is the epitome of a corridor shooter - with archaic level design and graphics, which comes with age.

Seeing that the current generation is oversaturated with games trying too hard to be Call of Duty and Halo, I have to wonder: do we need a current-generation Doom clone?

flashn00b

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

We need the return of the arena shooter.

Arach666

No, older FPSes are too unpolished.ocstew