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Subject: Top 5 FPS Franchises of All Time.
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I'll only name 4


Ghost Recon
Rainbow Six
Quake
Unreal Tournament

  • 12.17.2012 4:14 PM PDT

in·dif·fer·ence
the fact or state of being indifferent; lack of care or concern and empathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions.

I see a distinct lack of Doom and Timesplitters....

  • 12.17.2012 4:15 PM PDT

Soul of the mind, key to life's ether
Soul of the lost, withdrawn from its vessel
May strength be granted so the world might be mended...
So the world might be mended...

out of those, I prefer playing Killzone the most.

  • 12.17.2012 4:31 PM PDT

Proud Spartan II, COG soldier, Hero of time, and crowbar wielding scientist.

1.Half-life
2.Doom
3.Halo
4.Team Fortress 2
5.Something I'm probably forgetting.
That's my list.

  • 12.17.2012 4:36 PM PDT
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Call of Duty should be at the top. It's he #1 FPS game by far.

  • 12.17.2012 4:41 PM PDT
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1. Doom.
2. Quake or Unreal Tournament.
3. Battlefield.
4. Rainbow Six.
5. Halo or Half-Life.

CoD has only been big in the last few years, and really, all that it's brought to shooters is short campaigns, good marketing, and killstreaks. Custom loadouts are nothing new. These games have left a far stronger impact on the FPS genre as a whole over a much longer time period.

Doom is, well, Doom. We wouldn't have FPSs if it weren't for Doom.

Quake and UT are the definitive high stakes arena shooters. They've left their mark on dozens of other fast paced twitch shooters.

Battlefield was among the first franchises to really take you out of warehouses and corridors and put you in a real warzone with tanks, planes, and sea craft at your disposal. Not to mention that its class system was pretty much the template for every class based shooter since.

Rainbow Six popularized the tactical shooter and marked the big change from high speed arena shooters to slower paced "thinking man's" ones on the PC. It wasn't the only tactical FPS, but it is the most recognizable.

I put Halo or Half-Life on due to both games' story element. They did a much better job of putting story front and centre in an FPS than games before it and gave you more than just a basic reason to shoot the hell out of aliens.

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  • 12.17.2012 4:55 PM PDT

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Personally:

1. Halo
2. Timesplitters
3. Counter-Strike
4. Battlefield
5. Rainbow Six


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  • 12.17.2012 5:04 PM PDT

Doom? Quake? Counter-Strike?

hmm?

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  • 12.17.2012 5:06 PM PDT
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1. Half Life 2
2. Half Life 1
3. Duke Nukem 3D
4. TF2
5. Killing Floor

Do Half Life 1 and Half Life 2 really count as two separate franchises?

I feel they are both very different.

  • 12.17.2012 6:30 PM PDT

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