Which FPS does melee combat best?

Pirates vs Vikings vs Knights II

Condemned and Dead Island are the only two FPS (though they are horror games) that I can think of with true melee mechanics.

Killzone has some cool melee kills, but they are just that... kills. It isn't really a system if you just have to do it once for the kill, though I am aware sometimes it does take two brutal melees to finish off an enemy.

Between the two games I mentioned, I'd probably give it to Dead Island for being fairly simple yet satisfying. Condemend had some wonky controls, though they worked once I got used to them. I didn't care for either game though.

Riddick! Haha, they were decent.

[QUOTE="Blueresident87"][QUOTE="AcidSoldner"]Glad to see I'm not the only one using my brain here. But it looks like some people still don't get it.AcidSoldner

That makes no sense whatsoever.

That really isn't even true, it depends more on how you play the game; there is a secondary mode in the game called 'FPS' mode, that seems to put this issue to rest pretty well.

I'm utterly disappointed that people thing mashing a B button equates good melee.

There is only ONE right answer in this thread:

Red Steel 2

Halo 3. Swords were so much fun.

Killzone 3's executions were extremely satisfying from what I played of the MP demo, but I wouldn't call them "combat" since all you did was press a button.

no love for the original Bioshock?? that wrench had some impact... as a matter of fact, my build was based on the wrench

enzyme36

Best combat I've seen's from FEAR, the kick looked, felt and went well with the shooting and slow motion. But no FPS has really come close to good melee combat, which I'm surprised as I can't imagine it's that hard to implement. I even think games like Skyrim don't utilize melee anywhere near its full potential.

But no FPS has really come close to good melee combat, which I'm surprised as I can't imagine it's that hard to implement.cyborg100000

None of those games in this poll are basically "press a Button, Something awesoem happens. Button = Awesome". None of these are even actual Mechanics or can be even called melee. Anyway, Dark Messiah or FEAR 1.

Killzone 3 and Halo Reach shouldn't count since htey go into 3rd person view when you do the melee (Killzone only doesi when you're on the receiving end). I liked how Battlefield 3 did it where you just get spun around and stabbed

Go hunt down a copy of Condemned 2. 90% of the game is First Person Melee (FPS other 10%) and that game was a blast to play.

ZIMdoom

If Condemned 2 counts, then that. Its so satisfying to land a killing blow with a bat on an unsuspecting enemy, or finish a guy off with a curb stomp into a toilet.

If its only pure shooters, then I think Killzone 3 and Battlefield 3 are two good picks. Up front you got to tap it a few times, but from behind you get a variety of super brutal kill animations for both games. I'll give it to Killzone 3 since there's more variety in the animations, and its pretty brutal to gouge a Helghan's eyes out through his goggles with your bare thumbs.

[QUOTE="cyborg100000"]But no FPS has really come close to good melee combat, which I'm surprised as I can't imagine it's that hard to implement.Cherokee_Jack

True, I guess it's harder to get right than it looks.

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic.rzepak

I'm surprised so few peopl say this. If Dark Messiah does one thing right it's the melee combat.

Even though it's a adventure/stealth/FPS hybrid, gonna mention Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay.Lucianu

[QUOTE="rzepak"]Dark Messiah of Might and Magic.R4gn4r0k

Red Steel 2 had pretty good combat.

Surprisingly responsive.

Mount and Blade games and Dark Messiah.

Off topic: Arach666 your avatar and sig are amazing... I hold my breath for PS5 everytime Sega makes an announcement (tired of the online versions)

On topic: I still say the bioshock games... the wrench and the drill were both primary weapons for an FPS

Chronicles of Riddick Assault on Dark Athena

an FPS that focuses on melee lol

None of those.....

Condemned series, Riddick and Zenoclash have melle systems that are actually enjoyable.

Dead Island

Zeno Clash, what a quirky game that was.tagyhag

More games need dual wielding fish guns

I hold my breath for PS5 everytime Sega makes an announcement (tired of the online versions)

enzyme36

So do I my friend,so do I.

Though I have to say that I´m very interested in PSO2. :P

[QUOTE="enzyme36"]

I hold my breath for PS5 everytime Sega makes an announcement (tired of the online versions)

Arach666

So do I my friend,so do I.

Though I have to say that I´m very interested in PSO2. :P

[QUOTE="Arach666"]

[QUOTE="enzyme36"]

I hold my breath for PS5 everytime Sega makes an announcement (tired of the online versions)

AcidSoldner

So do I my friend,so do I.

Though I have to say that I´m very interested in PSO2. :P

[QUOTE="AcidSoldner"][QUOTE="Arach666"]

So do I my friend,so do I.

Though I have to say that I´m very interested in PSO2. :P

Arach666

[QUOTE="Arach666"][QUOTE="AcidSoldner"] We'll never get a proper Phantasy Star the same way we'll never get another proper Shining Force sequel. :cry: But PSO2 also has me interested since the original PSO was the sh!t.AcidSoldner

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[QUOTE="Arach666"] Oh man,don´t even remind me of Shining Force,love that series so much! Ya,I really liked PSO,wich reminds me,I was supposed to play PSBB with Archvile but I keep forgetting. :PArach666

Also, thread derailed :lol:AcidSoldner

Talking about PS is way more interesting than the current thread topic. :P

REDSTEEL 2.....

Any other answer is wrong.