Bioshock
this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2023
74 points (98.7% liked)
PC Gaming
8675 readers
1019 users here now
For PC gaming news and discussion. PCGamingWiki
Rules:
- Be Respectful.
- No Spam or Porn.
- No Advertising.
- No Memes.
- No Tech Support.
- No questions about buying/building computers.
- No game suggestions, friend requests, surveys, or begging.
- No Let's Plays, streams, highlight reels/montages, random videos or shorts.
- No off-topic posts/comments, within reason.
- Use the original source, no clickbait titles, no duplicates. (Submissions should be from the original source if possible, unless from paywalled or non-english sources. If the title is clickbait or lacks context you may lightly edit the title.)
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Prey is pretty great, really enjoyed that.
I played through Prey again recently and it holds up incredibly well. It's like a more polished Dishonored imo. Your story choices had more impact, the abilities feel smoother, and lots of really funny moments and character interactions.
Great shooter campaign!
Easy to forget as it's difficult to get it in... prime condition for PC, but Metroid: Prime is my favorite.
Starts off like any game should - cool dramatic overview of your character and then immediate control. Shooting got better on the wii and enhanced to perfection with PC mods!
In a weird way, it's like a more chill Doom.
... Morph ball doesn't count as third-person, does it? :)
I am hugely into the 2D Metroid games and bought the new Metroid Prime remake on switch and I just could not get into it.
I played it for about half an hour and then died, and there were no save points along the way anywhere, so I'm forced to restart a game I didn't enjoy from scratch knowing I need to last even longer than that in my next playthrough before I can just save the game.
I really want to like it but my god this game is asking a lot
That's a shame. What do you think you're struggling with in Prime? Do you play a lot of FPS games?
I recognize that losing 30 minutes of progress is frustrating, but generally when the game is exciting it drags you back in regardless so I'm curious what was missing from your perspective to give it that spark especially as a Metroid fan.
I do play FPS games, but not on controller. Beyond that I can't really say - there was nothing that grabbed me in 30 minutes of playtime, and every other metroid game had at least something interesting at the beginning with some intrigue. With Prime, it seemed like the Interesting Thing were the mechanics themselves, which, on their own, didn't do it for me.
Interesting!
It gets a lot better once you're on the planet. Great atmosphere while exploring alien ruins, expected metroid-style exploration. Multiple save-points lol!
The space station doesn't do the mechanics justice, but I'm also going to add I don't imagine they'll ever blow you away especially if you've been exposed to a lot of FPS games. But I do think you'd have a good time down there. It spawned a trilogy for a reason!
Also if you hadn't and do go back, try using the pointer controls. The ability to actually aim with your joycon adds convenience and immersion. :) and maybe one of the other options would click with you.
Titanfall 2
Just started playing Trepang2 and so far it's really cool. It's a retro game, but aiming at the early 2000's games like FEAR instead of old raycasting games. It's a lot of fun so far, though i've only finished the first "real" mission, plus a side mission. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164940/?snr=1_5_9__205
DOOM Eternal
- The original Crysis is great
- RE:7 and Village are great
- Fallout New Vegas is the only Fallout game I enjoyed, but I enjoyed it a lot
- Also this definitely doesn't count but imma throw it out anyways: Pathologic 2
Probably Dishonored for me. I played through Dishonored 2 a few times.
I love the whole aesthetic and vibe of the game world
I like Generation Zero. Its a bit more unconventional as a "story shooter" since the story isnt a linear campaign like most other shooters. The game receives constant updates and sometimes that includes story missions. They werent always in the game but were added later.
Its basically a game like DayZ or maybe Tarkov but without PvP and with keep inventory turned on. Takes place in a fictional 80s Sweden that was overrun by military robots. Its built in the game engine of a hunting game (phenomenal graphics for vegetation), and that means even on lower difficulty the enemies are a challenge (enemies also have heat vision and xray vision). Its a great game if you just want to jump in, play around a little (with or without friends) then dip out.
No One Lives Forever and its sequel are quite good, with an unforgettable 1960s spy aesthetic.
I actually quite liked the campaign of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. It gets a lot of hate online but I thought it was pretty fun.
There is of course Marathon by Bungie. No, not the new imposter that will soil the great name of Marathon. I mean the original Doom-like. It's open source now and has some great ports and improvements made to it over the years.
SWAT4, Ready or Not, and Zero Hour are all playable alone and really fill that very slow, tactical shooter gameplay nicely.
Medal of Honor: Frontline is one of the best WWII shooter campaigns IMO. Even to this day it still is quite good.
System Shock 1, though I am biased towards it. I was one of the Human Corpse tier backers from the Kickstarter campaign. Boy was that a mess. Still haven't receieved any of the physical goods I was supposed to, but I guess we will see how long NightDive will take to deliver on that. I mean, the game was already like 4 years late.
- Halo 2
- Halo 3
- Halo reach
- Half life 2 and all episodes
- Portal 2
- Prey 2006 (yes you read that correctly)
- CoD4
- Titanfall 2
- Perfect dark
- UT2k4
I love FPS's, they're obviously my favorite genre.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R Anamoly is free and a great single player fps with a great vibe to it. Doesn't quite fit your criteria though as I wouldn't say there is much of a campaign. Very interesting dynamic world and AI system though.
Edit. Highly recommend the GAMMA version. Get installation files @ their discord.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution. The hacking and other abilities really add to the game play, and the story is quite interesting.