Best Classic FPS?

[DarkFlare69]

Let's just pretend I didn't play Duke when I was 5 or 6 years old.

 

[Taleweaver]

We can't do that under Xenforo. Sorry.

Aww...I wanted to ask the same thing. (unreal was great, but UT was even greater. Which isn't so surprising, as there was a mod that let you play the entire unreal1 story in to begin with).

 

[Sakitoshi]

If by classic you mean a mindless shooting spree then oobviously Unreal Tournament - it's the pinnacle of that kind of gameplay

The rule n°1 of Unreal Tournament is "if can shoot works". even the Enforcer is powerful enough to take down a rocket launching bastard with some effort, a situation I've never been able to do on Quake 3 Arena.

My vote goes to Wolfestein 3D, is simple, was the role model, is has Hitler and works pretty well. I would have voted DooM 2 or Final DooM but as the levels progress they get more and more bullshit difficulty throwing hordes of monsters at you and not that many ammunition.

 

[Foxi4]

The rule n°1 of Unreal Tournament is "if can shoot works". even the Enforcer is powerful enough to take down a rocket launching bastard with some effort, a situation I've never been able to do on Quake 3 Arena.

This is very true and only makes sense. I mean, really, a bullet is a bullet. It may be a small bullet, but if it's lodged in your face, it's still a big problem. There's "suspension of disbelief" and then there's "get the f*ck out" and some games have a problem meeting that golden ratio between futurism and believability, I think UT really did it right.

 

[DarkFlare69]

The rule n°1 of Unreal Tournament is "if can shoot works". even the Enforcer is powerful enough to take down a rocket launching bastard with some effort, a situation I've never been able to do on Quake 3 Arena.

My vote goes to Wolfestein 3D, is simple, was the role model, is has Hitler and works pretty well. I would have voted DooM 2 or Final DooM but as the levels progress they get more and more bullshit difficulty throwing hordes of monsters at you and not that many ammunition.

It has Hitler lol. I prefer Doom over it mainly because of the framerate. Doom seems way smoother than Wolf.

 

[Taleweaver]

The rule n°1 of Unreal Tournament is "if can shoot works". even the Enforcer is powerful enough to take down a rocket launching bastard with some effort, a situation I've never been able to do on Quake 3 Arena.

Of course...the enforcer did 25 damage, was precise hitscan and had a pretty rapid fire rate. Quake 3's machine gun fired much faster but did way less damage (5 damage/hit) and IIRC not precise on long range either. If you want to compare weapons, I'd compare the impact hammer with the gauntlet. Both were risky to use due to being melee, but the former could instakill someone and had jumping potential, where the latter did little more than tickle someone, making it an effective way to paint a sign on you saying "shoot me please!".

 

[fatsquirrel]

Definately Half Life...
This was the game that changed my view on games. It had a superb story, which was rare for a FPS back then.
And atmosphere so thick you could cut it with a knife.