GDN would like to offer you a list of the top 10 FPS games of all time. That said how would you rank them? What criteria is more important than others? At GDN, we appreciate the godfathers and ground breakers, but we would rather bring you a list based on the fun factor rather than a boring list of facts and figures. So without further ado, the top 10 FPS games of all time.
10. A Four Way Tie – (Wolfenstein 3D, Duke Nukem 3D, Quake, and Doom)
Yes. I am sure that 25% of the readers are already pissed off that these games didn’t make it higher on the list. They are all great games, ground breaking, innovative, and fun, but just because you are the first to do something, doesn’t make you the best. We can prove this point by having the Wright Brother’s Flyer and a F-16 race, and it is easy to see that first doesn’t equal best.
Still, we at Gamers Daily News want to tip our virtual hat to these godfathers of FPS gaming. You introduced the world to one of the most played genres today and we thank you for that.
9. Medal of Honor (2010)
If I haven’t pissed half of you off with the number 10 spot, then I’m sure I have by now. Many of you are wondering , “Why on earth would you put Medal of Honor, on the list?” but the answer is simple. Medal of Honor is the only FPS to ever make me cry, and a game that carries that much emotion deserves a spot here.
There is a point in the single player campaign, where you and your team are holding out in a small adobe hut at the base of a mountain. Enemies pour over the mountain non-stop. Ammo is running low. Friends are getting shot. Each enemy bullet chips away at the walls of the hut; your only cover. No matter how many you kill, they keep coming, and in that moment, you know that you are going to die. Suddenly a helicopter sweeps in to the rescue. I immediately stopped playing for a few hours to wipe my tears and regain my composure.
Every other FPS has been nothing more than just a game. With Medal of Honor, I finally understood the sacrifice that our men and women of service make for our country. I do not mean to belittle their sacrifice by comparing it to a game, but merely to say a million thanks on behalf of all my fellow Americans. Our thoughts and prayers are with you as you put your lives on the line for ours.
8) Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
Serious Sam reimagined FPSs and made them fun again. The developers plopped us in an ancient world filled with strange creatures. The object of the game? Non-stop slaughter. The weapons of choice? A chainsaw and cannon.
When Serious Sam: The First Encounter was released, the FPS genre had shifted to a more military theme. Serious Sam took us back to the old school roots, by giving us continuous action, massive levels, hundreds of strange enemies, and nothing to hide behind. It was a game of kill or be killed. With the co-op mode, you and your friends could set out together in a quest to stop Mental’s forces from destroying the world. The Second Encounter, though not much different from the first, seemed to be much more enjoyable; though I can’t seem to play my finger on why. Now, you can get the same experience with re-mastered High Definition graphics. To this day, The Second Encounter gets a full playthrough by me and my friends every year.
