SW Choice for Best Shooter Series - Round 3 now CLOSED

If theres any genre that has become a pariah in gaming, its the first and third person shooters. Weve all heard the complaints; there are too many of them, other genres becoming overlooked, and how its just become all too easy to make this genre a convenient scapegoat for the decline of gaming blah blah blah.

Well bollocks on that. While I do enjoy a multitude of genres, shooters are just as much fun and you know it!! (whether you know it or not ;) ) So to this I say lets give recognition to those titles that made their mark on gaming landscape, and as a series excel in their genre.

Im sure most of you are familiar with where it goes from here. 64 series will begin as contenders, but over the next 5 weeks of elimination, only ONE will remain to claim the crown for System Wars Choice of BEST SHOOTERS SERIES of all time. Yes this encompasses some of the early forerunners like Wolfenstein, DOOM, and Quake, pitted against the contemporary stars such as Call of Duty, Halo, Killzone, and Crysis.

THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

* To be eligible to vote, your account must have been created before Aug 1 2012.

* Your ballots must be posted as numbered lists (1-32 for round 1, 1-16 for round 2, 1-8 for round 3, and so on).

* Each number must correspond to the chart, choosing only one game from each assigned number slot.

* Your ballots must be complete, with all slots voted on or it wont be counted

* You may change your votes at any time up to the cut off. If you do so, do NOT make a new post. EDIT your existing ballot.

BONUS RULE

So for this round we go back to full voting lists, no blank slots will be allowed. But for JUST ONE BLOCK of your choice, you have the option to vote for BOTH GAMES in the same block. All you have to do for that number in the list is type in "Game A and Game B" (or just see my example in my next post).

So how did round 2 turn out?

ARMA vs Killzone = 42/33
The Darkness vs Halo = 9/67
HalfLife vs Call of Duty = 64/12
Team Fortress vs Battlefield = 41/35
Chronicles of Riddick vs Resistance = 48/29
Counter Strike vs Rainbow Six = 50/27
DOOM vs Perfect Dark = 56/20
Serious Sam vs Sniper Elite = 55/11
Timesplitters vs Rage = 52/23
Farcry vs Spec Ops = 66/5
Crysis vs Gears of War = 37/40
Bioshock vs Golden Eye = 50/26
Red Faction vs Stalker = 21/54
Homefront vs Unreal = 7/67
Just Cause vs SOCOM = 48/23
SW Battlefront vs Borderlands = 54/22

ROUND 3 ENDS TUE AUG 28

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Now as it often gets asked in these things, how did the contenders get arranged in their starting positions. In the past I did that with the old fashioned names out of a box method. But as nobody saw how it unfolded, it seemed like it could never be done right. So this time I got the community involved in helping determine the opening roster, where this time you could all see firsthand the process in action. See this pre-game thread for how it went down.

So who will reign supreme? From the story driven to the intense multiplayer battles, your votes will decide!

So with the new side poll, my weapon of choice are sniper rifles and other scoped wepons with burst fire. I like having control of my shots with low recoil, and the best part - stalking my enemies with the element of surprise, and taking their heads without them seeing it coming :twisted:

And my votes for Round 3

1. Halo
2. HalfLife
3. Chronicles of Riddick
4. DOOM
5. Farcry
6. Gears of War and Bioshock
7. STALKER
8. SW Battlefront

1. Halo
2. Half Life
3. Counter Strike
4. Serious Sam
5. Far Cry
6. Gears of War
7. Stalker
8. Just Cause

1. Halo
2. Half-Life
3. Counter-Strike
4. DOOM
5. Timesplitters
6. Gears of War & Bioshock
7. STALKER
8. Star Wars: Battlefront

6. Gears of War and BioshockAdobeArtist

1. Arma
2. Half Life
3. Counter Strike
4. Doom
5. Far Cry
6. Bioshock
7. Stalker
8. SW Battlefront

[QUOTE="AdobeArtist"]6. Gears of War and Bioshockbbkkristian

You can't do that!!

Oh yes I CAN!! :twisted: New round, new bonus rule :P

[QUOTE="bbkkristian"][QUOTE="AdobeArtist"]6. Gears of War and BioshockAdobeArtist

You can't do that!!

Oh yes I CAN!! :twisted: New round, new bonus rule :P

1. Halo
2. Team Fortress
3. Chronicles of Riddick
4. Doom
5. TimeSplitters
6. Gears ofWar
7. Unreal
8. Just Cause

1. Halo
2. Half-Life
3. Counter Strike
4. DOOM
5. Timesplitters
6. Bioshock and Gears of War
7. STALKER
8. Just Cause

1. Halo
2. Team Fortress
3. Counter Strike
4. Doom
5. Time Splitters
6. Gears of War
7. Unreal Tournament
8. How the f*ck are either of these 2 making a final 8? Just Cause.

1. Halo
2. Half-life
3. Counter Strike
4. Doom
5. Timesplitters
6. Bioshock
7. Stalker
8. SW Battlefront

1. Halo

2. Team Fortress

3. Counter Strike

4. Doom

5. Timesplitter

6. Gears of War

7. Unreal

8. Battlefront

1. Halo
2. Half-Life
3. Riddick
4. Doom
5. Timesplitters
6. Bioshock
7. Unreal
8. Battlefront

1. Halo
2. Team Fortress
3. Chronicles of Riddick
4. Doom
5. Timesplitters and Far Cry
6. Bioshock
7. STALKER
8. Star Wars Battlefront

Surprised to see Battlefield lose to Team Fortress. Anyway, here are my picks:

1. Halo

2. Half-Life

3. Counter Strike

4. DOOM

5. Timesplitters

6. Bioshock

7. STALKER

8. Star Wars Battlefront

Should be interesting to see the likely HL/Halo matchup next week.

Its hard to say which is my favorite type of gun. The auto/semi auto weapons are usually my go to and the most reliable for most situations, but that's boring. Sniper rifles are amazingly fun to use, but not a lot of games get them balanced properly for multiplayer resulting in super weak rifles (Far Cry 2 online) or super powerful ones (MW3), and so it tends to vary, but in single player its also a situational thing. The pop of a shotgun is satisfying to use and comes in MANY flavors, but it is again situational which sadly limits its use while some games don't give it the proper power and range it deserves, and rocket launchers really only get used sparingly against bosses.

So of course, I go with the pistol. Its satisfying to use, they're plentiful and cheap to find in games, serve as great back up weapons and have a variety of uses. Half-Life for example gives me a weak starter pistol great for clearing smaller enemies, as well as an amazing Magnum I stick to as my go to weapon. In Battlefield 3 I've gotten some of my favorite kills with the Glock 18 and Magnum, and even normal pistols are so satisfying to wield and beat an enemy with. In Fallout New Vegas I actually tend to have a widely varying loadout depending on what I feel like going out with, but I NEVER leave without a pistol, and have so many to choose from, while every one is satisfying to quick draw an enemy with or use in VATS for a slow motion head blast, or just use for sneaking around or when I can't take my other guns in. I'd say Call of Duty 4 is probably where I love them best, the intro sequence I felt made the pistol the most satisfying to use, and in the training room its the only gun I stick to, while the quick switch and great power pistols have against enemies and opponents makes it viable as a main weapon to use in close quarters, while the dual wielding other games offer lets me mix it up a bit (especially if I can select WHICH pistols I want, in which case Max Payne 3 and my Glock/Deagle combo is the best weapon combo out there).

1. Halo AND ARMA

2. Half-Life

3. Counter Strike

4. Doom

5. Far Cry

6. Bioshock

7. S.T.A.L.K.E.R

8. Battlefront

1. Halo

2. Team Fortress

3. Counter-Strike

4. DOOM

5. Timesplitters

6. Gears of War

7. STALKER

8. Star Wars: Battlefront

1. Halo
2. Team Fortress
3. Counter Strike
4. DOOM
5. Timesplitters
6. Bioshock
7. Unreal
8. Battlefront

1. Halo and ARMA
2. HalfLife
3. Counter Strike
4. Serious Sam
5. Time Splitters
6. Gears of War
7. Unreal
8. Just Cause

1. Halo

2. Half-Life

3. Chronicles of Riddick

4. DOOM

5. Timesplitters

6. BioShock

7. Unreal

8. Star Wars Battlefront

1. Halo
2. Team Fortress
3. Counter Strike
4. Doom
5. TimeSplitters
6. Gears of War
7. Unreal
8. Just Cause

1- Halo
2- Team Fortress
3- Counter Strike
4- Doom
5- Timesplitters
6- Bioshock
7- Unreal
8- Just Cause

1.Halo (As fun as Day Z is, i've had more fun with the Halo Franchise)

2.Half Life (Loved both HL installments and Ep.2, only like TS2)

3.Both, since I have no real strong opinion on this.

4.Doom (Don't like SS at all)

5.Timesplitters (That's not even a contest, you're pitting something fun with one of the most boring franchises)

6. Gears, although they both really aren't that goof.

7.STALKER

8.Star Wars

My weapon of choice would be the semi-automatic combat rifle. It has well-rounded range and power to deal with most situations making it the most useful gun for me. It's effective up-close and from some distance.

1. ARMA
2. Half Life
3. Counter Strike
4. DOOM
5. Timesplitters
6. Bioshock
7. Unreal
8. Star Wars Battlefront

Gears beats Crysis ? I thought Crysis would beat Gears since SW is full of hermits. Zensword

That was by and large the most contested and closest race in in Round 2. Even after 60 votes being officially counted there was no way to predict which title would come out on top.

It might also be interesting to know that the most under voted block of round (where most people used their pass option) was block 8, Serious Sam vs Sniper Elite.

1.Halo
2.Team Fortress
3.Counter Strike
4.Doom
5.Timesplitters
6.Bioshock
7.Unreal
8.Just Cause

1. Halo
2. Team Fortress
3. Chronicles of Riddick
4. DOOM
5. Timesplitters
6. BioShock
7. STALKER
8. Just Cause

1. Halo
2. Team Fortress
3. Counter Strike
4. DOOM
5. Farcry
6. Bioshock
7. Unreal
8. Star Wars Battlefront

The other post was done on my phone while at work, so I couldn't edit it. So here it is again. They are the same votes, so you'll be set to go.

Voted shotgun. I love blasting fools in the face point blank!

1. Halo- hardly a choice at all here
2. Half-Life- hardly a choice at all here
3. The Chronicles of Riddick- hardly a choice at all here
4. DOOM- hardly a choice at all here
5. TimeSplitters- Both are boring, but TS is less boring than FC.
6. Gears of Bore- Both are boring, but at least the first Gears was fun to play.
7. Unreal Tournament- I don't even know what singleplayer Unreal is or why it exists but Tournament kicks ass. And STALKER is boring
8. Just Cause- I haven't played it, but Battlefront is boring so it wins by default.

1. Halo
2. Team Fortress
3. Counter Strike
4. DOOM
5. Farcry
6. Gears of War
7. STALKER
8. Just Cause

1. Halo
2. Team Fortress
3. Counter Strike
4. DOOM
5. Farcry
6. Gears of War
7. STALKER
8. SW Battlefront

The games in the first four brackets are all so awesome. The games in the bottom four brackets are pretty meh. But those first four make me pretty happy. Even if Team Fortress, Counter Strike, etc make a move up it's still all good by me. The first half of the brackets is really strong. It's just a shame that the two games from that bottom half are going to have a shot at making it to the final showdown.

Gears beats Crysis ? I thought Crysis would beat Gears since SW is full of hermits.Zensword

Hermits hate Crysis 2 though. They don't even talk about Crysis the same way any more because of Crysis 2.

1. Halo
2. Half-Life
3. Counter-Strike
4. Doom
5. Far Cry
6. Gears of War
7. Unreal
8. Star Wars Battlefront

1. ARMA - M4 is my fav gun in this game.

2. HalfLife - The assault rifle with the orb secondary was my fav outside the gravity gun

3. Counter Strike - Ak47 is just a headshot waiting to happen.

4. DOOM - Gotta give it to the BFG

5. Farcry - Still partial to the Ak

6. Bioshock - Lighting bolt, Lighting bolt...

7. STALKER - Guess...

8. Star Wars Battlefront - Droidetta was hella fun to play as, yea I was that guy.

[QUOTE="Zensword"]Gears beats Crysis ? I thought Crysis would beat Gears since SW is full of hermits.NeonNinja

Hermits hate Crysis 2 though. They don't even talk about Crysis the same way any more because of Crysis 2.

Sad, doesn't seem like such a bad game. I understand the whole "more linear" crap that people throw at the game but does that really make it a bad game?

[QUOTE="NeonNinja"]

[QUOTE="Zensword"]Gears beats Crysis ? I thought Crysis would beat Gears since SW is full of hermits.Goyoshi12

Hermits hate Crysis 2 though. They don't even talk about Crysis the same way any more because of Crysis 2.

Sad, doesn't seem like such a bad game. I understand the whole "more linear" crap that people throw at the game but does that really make it a bad game?

It's not a bad game at all. It's not as good as the first game and its expansion, but it's still an entertaining shooter. In terms of what it tried to do with the story and all, yeah, it lost itself quite a bit. But as far as being a shooter, it was still a fun game. And much better than the Gears of War sequels.

Good to see DOOM still there, though it will face Counter Strike next round, i don't think it will get past that.

@Adobe: You should've added the BFG in your poll options. :P

1. Halo
2. Team Fortress
3. Chronicles of Riddick
4. DOOM
5. FarCry
6. Bioshock
7. Unreal
8. Just Cause and SW: Battlefront

1. Halo

2. Team Fortress

3. Chronicles of Riddick

4. DOOM

5. Timesplitters

6. Gears of War

7. Unreal

8. Star Wars: Battlefront

Half-Life needs to die.:twisted:

The games in the first four brackets are all so awesome. The games in the bottom four brackets are pretty meh. But those first four make me pretty happy. Even if Team Fortress, Counter Strike, etc make a move up it's still all good by me. The first half of the brackets is really strong. It's just a shame that the two games from that bottom half are going to have a shot at making it to the final showdown.

NeonNinja

1. ARMA
2. HalfLife
3. Chronicles of Riddick
4. Serious Sam
5. Farcry
6. Bioshock
7. Unreal
8. Star Wars Battlefront

[QUOTE="NeonNinja"]

The games in the first four brackets are all so awesome. The games in the bottom four brackets are pretty meh. But those first four make me pretty happy. Even if Team Fortress, Counter Strike, etc make a move up it's still all good by me. The first half of the brackets is really strong. It's just a shame that the two games from that bottom half are going to have a shot at making it to the final showdown.

DarkLink77

I know. I'm debating between picking Team Fortress 2 over Half-Life 2 right now just because I know if any game can stop Half-Life it's another Valve game. Thing is, Episode 2 is just so good. The rest of Half-Life is whatever, but if they make HL3 like Episode 2 we are going to be in for one hell of a game. But until then, yeah, Half-Life is way over-rated on SW.