Why shooters are the best Genre!

no other genre simulates something as adrenaline pumping and terrifying as war! thats why it's the most successful genre! think about it, in almost all aspects of a shooter there's constantly action. even if you are being stealthy and idlying for a kill. coz then you are constantly kept in suspense. The shooter genre keeps gameplay simple and the feedback raw! you point you shoot and thats instant gratification. with the best seperated from worst by very subtle tactics.

anyway the point of all this is to stop the stupid stereoyping that goes in these forums. I'm not saying all other geners are bad or anything. if you look at my sig you'll notice Im a big fan of DMC3:SE. I'm simply saying that we need to acknowledge why shooters are so popular, instead of saying the players are shallow etc. shooters are the most efficent genre. in terms of action been rewarded with feedback.

Crushing hundreds of zombies in Dead Rising isn't rewarding?locopatho

[QUOTE="locopatho"]Crushing hundreds of zombies in Dead Rising isn't rewarding?foxhound_fox

What about when your car breaks down a mile away from the tunnel exit and all you have is baseball bat and a carton of orange juice :P

So Kratos smashing peoples heads in isn't adrenaline pumping? Crushing hundreds of zombies in Dead Rising isn't rewarding? Vast armies in RTS games hacking each other to pieces aren't action enough? I like shooters too but I think many other genres can be just as exciting.locopatho

no I never said they are bad. I like action adventure games. and age of mythology is one of favourite games ever. but all those tend to be somewhat detached compared to shooter. shooters are more personal the feedback is instant.

Ninja Gaiden II kept me on my toes more than any shooter. And a more massive adrenaline rush :Psargentbotk

oh yeah, that game is freaking awesome. yet it is still detached compared to FPS. thats not a bad thing. FPS by definition is a game said from first person view.lol.

What about when your car breaks down a mile away from the tunnel exit and all you have is baseball bat and a carton of orange juice :Plocopatho

i think its the worst because all the games have the same sort of feel to them. The only thing that adds to them and makes them better then the others is when they do things like in COD4. When you shoot down the chopper and it crashes towards you and almost hits you.

don't get me wrong tho 90% of the games i play are shooters.
Poster_11

Ditto. My problem with shooters is although they are all different, at the same time they all feel like I've played them before.

Ditto. My problem with shooters is although they are all different, at the same time they all feel like I've played them before.

goblaa

Yup that's how i feel exactly

[QUOTE="locopatho"]What about when your car breaks down a mile away from the tunnel exit and all you have is baseball bat and a carton of orange juice :Pfoxhound_fox

I'm too scared to try survival mode... Both the difficulty and the leaving my 360 on for 14 hours solid :?

I should maybe change Dead Rising to Condemned. Ain't no one gonna argue that's not intense and adrenaline pumping lol

Ninja Gaiden II kept me on my toes more than any shooter. And a more massive adrenaline rush :Psargentbotk

Ninja Gaiden II kept me on my toes more than any shooter. And a more massive adrenaline rush :Psargentbotk

survival horror ( real survival horrors unlike re4) > shooters in suspense. Silenthps

Yeah. System Shock 2 is the most intense game I've ever played.

That game truly captured what "survival-horror" is supposed to mean while blending it and synergizing it with decent gunplay and wonderful character creation.

There is a difference between popular and been the best.

Personally i think that they are so popular because most of them are easy to pick and play, not saying that they are simple, but sometimes they just give you an excuse to grab a weapon and shoot.