Top 5 First-Person Shooters

"The first person shooter genre has gotten pretty stale over the past few years, with every game trying to be exactly like Call of Duty, but still being stomped on by it. Years ago, FPS games were so varied and plentiful that you could always pick one up and pretty much count on it being an excellent experience. So I’ve decided to make this list of my personal Top 5 first-person shooters so remember the heyday of the genre."

[Relientk77]

TimeSplitters 2 and Future Perfect are amazing

[Derekvinyard13]

got that right.

[BitbyDeath]

TimeSplitters is the only one i'd agree with on his list.

Doom 2 should've gotten in over Doom 1 IMO there were quite a few notable improvements and lets not forget the double barrel shotgun!

[Eyeco]

It's a shame they cancelled number 4 I spent countless hours on Future Perfect I had good times with that game

[jocomat9]

It technically wasn't cancelled, it was put on hold by Cryteck after they picked it up from the fallen free radical (now Cryteck UK). But I just saw on youtube, apparently a trusted source got a hand on a working demo, and it is going to be released on PS4 and the other next gen consoles.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Can't frigging wait for number 4!

[reznik_zerosum]

UT2004,TF2,HL1/2,Deus Ex/DE:HR,COD 1 :)))

[Y_5150]

I loved Kong the video game. One of the best FPS experience I had even though it's based off the movie. :P

[GraveLord]

1. Modern Warfare 3
2. Black OPs
3. Modern Warfare 2
4. World At War
5. Modern Warfare

[WeskerChildReborned]

You really like COD don't you? My personal favorite series is Timesplitters. I remember the times of playing as a monkey.

[ShottySnipa417]

Not sure if trolling, or CoD kid.

[BraveToaster]

I really hope he's a troll. Every single comment of his I have seen has been completely retarded.

[h311rais3r]

Nah he's just a CoD kid. More than likely 10-16 years old and never played a game until cod4.

[TheFirstClassic]

Not suprising considering you said call of duty was a far better series than the metal gear solid series...

Edit: Looking at the way you numbered it, you think every cod got better with each installment. Really???

[iNMyFiN4LH0uR]

You do realize MGS isn't a first person shooter let alone a shooter. That said every COD game has been critically acclaimed and has an aggregate score of 80+, thus, holding the opinion the the last five CODs are personally the best fps isn't without substance (although it can be considered a bit shallow).

Anyway my personal favorites:

1. COD4: Modern Warfare
2. Resistance: Fall of Man
3. Deus Ex: HR
4. Bioshock
5. Halo 3

[Fylus]

gravelord, I respect your bravery to admit that, but there has to be a reason for your one bubble.

[Hicken]

The strangest thing is that someone AGREED with you. No, not strange. Sad. Sad for the world.

[Kyosuke_Sanada]

No Quake or Unreal but Black Ops make the cut? You gotta be kidding me.....

[Ducky]

Also missing HalfLife, SystemShock2 (or Bioshock), DeusEx... and maybe 8 other franchises. =/

[InTheLab]

Black Ops? Oh well.

Don't know about top 5 but I really enjoyed Red Faction...

[enfestid]

I'm sorry, but this list is absolutely horrible. No Half-Life games? No BioShock? No Unreal games? There's just so many games missing.

[theeg]

My favs in approx. order;

Crysis Warhead
Half Life 2
BF2
BF3
unreal 2004
BF2142
BF1942
Stalker CoP
bioshock 1
system shock 2
blacklight retrobution
Timesplitters 2
Halo 2
Hard Reset
Doom 3
tribes asend
serious sam 2
Arma 2
Killzone 2
Halo Reach
Fear 1
CoD4
Rainbow six 3
ghost recon (old school)
halo 3
killzone 3 (disappointed a bit)

[_Aarix_]

Wtf? Black ops but no halo? Cmon!

And even then there a fps better than a few of these.

[TheFirstClassic]

Honestly I would put halo, resistance, killzone, crysis, and battlefield all above blops. But that's just me.

[Pintheshadows]

I'd go,

1 Half Life 2
2 Deus Ex
3 System Shock 2
4 Unreal Tournament ( I actually played Quake 3 more but I have fonder memories of UT)
5 Stalker SoC
6 Painkiller (angry at myself for forgetting it)

Narrowly missing out, Quake 2 and 3, Counterstrike, Doom 2, The first Half Life, Sin (I liked it), Star Trek Elite Force 1 and 2, Republic Commando, Project IGI, Soldier of Fortune 2 and Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

I forgot Timesplitters and Goldeneye. The original Farcry and Tribes 2 and Painkiller. I forgot Jedi Knight as well as Aliens vs Predator.

[liquidhalos]

I forgot all about painkiller too. That was a fantastic game that gave me tonnes of fun and carnage

[glennco]

i'm sorry but are these in regards to sales? bacause CoD is not even close in gameplay unless you like linear hand holding interactive movie style fps and dumbed down multiplayer. i take it this guy doesn't actually play many games.

even as an opinion piece this list is a complete joke.

[pandehz]

Half Life 2 and its Episodes are my fav.

[BraveToaster]

Uh, this list is OK.
I don't get why they would include Goldeneye when Perfect Dark is pretty much a complete upgrade from it.
Also Black Ops doesn't deserve to be on a list of Top 100 First Person Shooters.

[GammaSix]

Timesplitters is the greatest FPS series ever! I really want number 4 so bad.

Also Half life 2 is great too

[Adolph Fitler]

1. Timesplitters 2
2. Timesplitters
3. Timesplitters 3
4. Timesplitters 2
5. Timesplitters

That's how it go biatches. These COD's & crap are good, but they are f$#king far from being on the TS's level of sheer fun & greatness.
Best fun I've had in a fps is playing one of my mates non-stop in Timesplitters 1 deathmatches.