First-Person Shooter games... recommendations...

I'm about to go into PC gaming and I really want to get into some FPS games. So, first of all, what FPS PC-exclsuive games are worth checking out?

And second, I know that many great FPS games that come on PC come on consoles too (I have Xbox 360), but are there any crossplatform games (PC and consoles) that are worth buying on PC over console? Maybe some reasons "why?" for these games?

 

Hrm... sorry I'm not aware of any exclusives.

Bioshock, CoD4, FEAR, and HL2 are all on both PC and 360.

Generally all 4 of those would be considered superior if you have a PC that can play them better than on the 360. Most would consider playing them on PC rather than the 360 due to mouse+keyboard controls vs. gamepad.

But of those 4... I'd recommend Bioshock for an amazing, creative single player experience. HL2 Orange Box has several different games. The normal HL2 game was good, but got really boring at the end (turned into same old rush of bad guys crap)... Portal was amazing and it also gives you TF2.
Haven't played CoD4... but most people say it's crazy good.
Lot of people liked FEAR, personally, I can't recommend it. Piss poor level design ruined it for me...

 

The Orange Box
COD4
Bioshock
Unreal Tournament 3
Timeshift
Painkiller series
FEAR

 

Orange Box
Bioshock
COD 4
Far Cry
FEAR
Quake 4
Prey
Crysis
UT 3
Timeshift
HL 1 (Source if you like)

 

Was actually looking at Half Life (1). Seems quite rare to find now though. Is there anywhere I could find Half-Life?

 

I think half life 1 would be on steam idk tho

 

Steam is your friend Look for Half-Life 1 Source. It's only $10 here.

 

Counter Strike: Source and Call of Duty 4. Two great games.
Tim

 

COD4
Halo 3
Bioshock
Orange Box

 

*cough* PC Games *cough*

 

CALL OF DUTY 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Good Lord. COD4,I think he got that.
I also rememberd Quake 4, Doom3(+expansion),Prey and Battlefield 2.

 

Cod 4.

That's all you'll ever need.

 

Starting off with Bioshock would be a good start.

 

Actually starting off with Doom would be a nice choice lol.
Then move on the Quake 1, Quake2, Half Life, quake 3,unreal tournament,half life 2, doom 3, quake4,fear,far cry,painkiller,unreal tournament 2003/2004,timeshift,unreal tournament 2007,cod 4,bioshock,crysis...

 

And include Stalker too for a variety of real life weapons and ballistics.

 

S.T.A.L.K.E.R shadow of Chernobyl
Crysis
Call of Duty 1,2 & 4
Bioshock > Definitly try this one, it's great
Rainbow 6 Vegas 1&2, although it is more "Stealthy"

 

No One Lives Forever and N.O.L.F 2
Deus Ex
Call of Duty 2 and 4

 

I would second that. Start off at the beginning and get the true flavor of how the fps genre developed into what you see today. There is a ton of fun in those titles and they can be had dirt cheap now and they simply fly on today's hardware.

*Edit*
oh, and to the question of crossplatform, I think most would agree that a keyboard / mouse setup is superior to the controller when it comes to fps games.

 

What, no love for Castle Wolfenstein or Return to Castle Wolfenstein? What about Duke Nukem and Blood?

Pfft.

 

good call, those are great games too. Actually now that I'm thinking about it you can grab the id pack off of steam fairly reasonably which includes all the id titles.

 

Return to castle wolfenstein is awesome. And since we`re in the quake3 engine topic,how about Star Wars Jedi knight ?

 

NOLF rocks! One of the most hilarious games ever. For those that don't know... you play an undercover spy (ala James Bond) but it has great humor like Austin Powers (but better ). Great, great game.

Deus Ex 1/2 and System Shock 1/2 also should be mentioned!

 

Never played 2 only NOLF 1 and it was really good. And I wouldn't say James Bond since, well, you play Kate Archer (female character) in the game

In fact Kate is my wife's User Account icon!

 

WOLFENSTEIN 3D!
DOOM Series
F.E.A.R.

Haven't played COD4, bioshock, or HL2 yet... but I will. Oh I will.

 

Yeah, I just mean you play a James bond type character. i.e. spy!

But really there was a British show (don't remember the name) that was more akin to this than the Bond reference. They made a movie back around 98 or 99.

But NOLF 2 was really, really entertaining.

 

I believe the show you're referring to is The Avengers.

 

Bingo! You's the winna!

 

The whole orange box has great FPS games.

Also COD4 and 2.

F.E.A.R. is also great, along with Unreal Tournament 3.

 

What about Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast II?

Majority of that game is played from the first-person perspective.

 

Emma Peel! Grrrr Mrs. Peel. Rar rar
Loved the outfits, she is classic.

 

i know COD2 and 4 are classic, but what about 3? i don't think it's available for PC, anyone tried it?

 

I'll continue to spur on the support for Call Of Duty 4 as well as the Orange Box.

I'd also suggest, if you plan to do any bit of multiplayer that you look into the Battlefield series.

 

I can back up CoD4 as well... its damn good.

Another great game is CounterStrike: Source

Rob

 

My vote would be for Doom 3 + expansion. Full res, in a darkend room with surround sound will have you jumping out of your skin...

It's and oldie but goodie.

Just my 2p

OB

 

Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Half-Life Episode 1 & 2
Painkiller
Portal
Call of Duty 4
Unreal Tournament 3
Conuter-Strike: Source