Fav shooter before 2000?

[unerxai]

Quake 3 just because how good it was and the fun memories, but I wouldn't go back to playing it again. Doom is a close second and I always return to it eventually.

[Ludi]

Guess.

 

Spoiler

Blood lmao

 

[Wavy]

I don't like picking favourites, but I think I'll go with the console versions of PowerSlave.

 

The level progression is the main point as to why I love it, with its sprawly non-linear levels that you get return, which lends it a Metroidvania feel. One other thing that it has unlike other shooters is that you feel as if you're evolving as a character by getting new items which allow you to progress though the game (like higher jumps so you could go into areas that would be unreachable otherwise). Other shooters just give you more bigger and better weapons, and that's about it.

[Murdoch]

10 hours ago, Sr_Ludicolo said:

Guess.

 

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Blood lmao

 

 

Drat, I guessed Corridor 7.

[OniriA]

Medal Of Honor Underground (PSX)

 

 

[hybridial]

At the time it was Goldeneye/Perfect Dark.

 

Now, eh, it's hard. Duke 3D, Blood, Quake and Doom 1/2 are legit hard to pick from.

[Goat-Avenger]

Of any console shooter, Goldeneye got the most playtime from me.  Though looking back, Turok and to a slightly lesser extent Turok 2 were absolutely amazing games.  Half-life probably got the most play time from me on the PC.  IMO, the half-life engine, was really quite amazing; it would be nice if they'd release the source under the GPL..

 

Soldier of fortune, I always thought, was quite amazing as well; but, it didn't really get a lot of playtime from me, despite me being quite impressed with it.

 

Another PC shooter that got a decent amount of playtime from me was Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six.  Looking back, it wasn't anything to write home about, in many ways.  Largely it was probably a brand sale, more than anything; but, it brought a certain element of strategy/realism to a shooter, that you couldn't find elsewhere; and it was insanely difficult.

[Grazza]

Hard to choose between Unreal, Blood and Half-Life. They all had unique strong points. Unreal was gorgeous throughout in visuals and sounds. Blood had twisted dark humour in enemies, weapons, one-liners and, well, let's say "damage". Half-Life had a strong storyline and added a mass of gameplay elements that altered the whole FPS genre.

[Rifleman]

Tough one, but I'll go with Unreal Tournament.

[Taw Tu'lki]

Max Payne.

[staticsquidd]

I'd honestly say either Quake 1, Quake 3, UT99, or Half-Life. If I had to choose between any, HL would be my pick. Game never gets old (except for like one or two chapters).

[PsychEyeball]

1 hour ago, Taw Tu'lki said:

Max Payne.

That came out in 2001.

 

Personally my 90s champion shooter remains Blood. Hard as heck, but its atmosphere and gameplay remain unmatched.

[Taw Tu'lki]

44 minutes ago, PsychEyeball said:

That came out in 2001.

 

Personally my 90s champion shooter remains Blood. Hard as heck, but its atmosphere and gameplay remain unmatched.

Oh damn. I thought, after 2001.

 

OK.

My favourite shooter from 90s is Blake Stone, Duke Nukem 3D. And, of course, DooM.

[OniriA]

6 hours ago, PsychEyeball said:

That came out in 2001.

 

In Taw Tu'lki's defence I'd say the first 2 years of the 2000's were kind of an extended version of the 90's anyway.

Many trends were continued in the same way atleast until 9/11 significantly altered the general cultural landscape and mentalities.

 

Also most of the conceptualization and development of that game probably took place in the 90's aswell.

Edited March 22, 2022 by OniriA

[Fluuschoen]

Quake III Arena, without question.

Sank ~8k hours in the franchise (mostly Q3/DeFRaG and QL, but played every last iteration for at least a good ~2-300 hours). It's not just a game, it's an art, a RELIGION.

QuakeWorld and Doom comes in second, but I also love Build engine games, because they tend to be very atmospheric while being fast-paced.

[Fluuschoen]

18 hours ago, Goat-Avenger said:

 IMO, the half-life engine, was really quite amazing;

No wonder, because it's a heavily modified Quake engine, which is a variant of id Tech 2 (the other being the Quake II engine). : >
 
 

18 hours ago, Goat-Avenger said:

Soldier of fortune, I always thought, was quite amazing as well; but, it didn't really get a lot of playtime from me, despite me being quite impressed with it.

Yeah, Solder of Fortune was (and still is) really nice! Brutally chaffing enemies while juggling the weapon in your hands never gets old. Scoped throwing knives were especially sick.
 

 

18 hours ago, Goat-Avenger said:

Another PC shooter that got a decent amount of playtime from me was Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six.  Looking back, it wasn't anything to write home about, in many ways.  Largely it was probably a brand sale, more than anything; but, it brought a certain element of strategy/realism to a shooter, that you couldn't find elsewhere; and it was insanely difficult.

Nah, the original Rainbow Six and Rogue Spear are indeed nice, even in multiplayer. The fact that you could complete a mission by making up a plan for the AI to execute is also really cool.

[OniriA]

Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown for the PSX.

 

 

Still the version with the best soundtrack (which I still listen to this day).

[Antroid]

Turoks (2 mainly), Dooms, Duke 3d, Quake 1 and Half-Life. I guess a tiny bit of Unreal even though I've never actually finished it.