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[Melan]

And to cap this pointless post off, does anybody have some nice recommendations on forgotten gems? Started to collect FPS games the last year and feel the need to add something to the collection.

Not all forgotten gems but here are some FPS that are not your list:
Blood, check out http://blood.nanoaugur.net/

Speaking of Blood, the whole package is € 1.6 (70% OFF) on GOG today.

 

[balmorar]

Risen 2 - Dark Waters

 

[Scroo]

Astral Rag

What's this?

 

[FeelTheRads]

Magic & Mayhem

 

[FromWisdomToHate]

motion blur 1886

Spoiler

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

The beginning of the nightmare.

A very inqusitive hobo looking at us.

Abandoned metro station.

They can't wait for my train to stop.

You look like a guys from Kingpin. Tough nail to beat.

A friendly advice.

Tasteful art direction [1eyedking]

This is not Ethan Thomas we are playing. Change his name Jace!

Tell me about it.

Someone doesn't know school is out for summer.

Another familiar face. This time it's a hungry Kingcomrade.

 

[DramaticPopcorn]

motion blur 1886

WTF is that?

Looks like the same quality as bootleg VHS tapes

 

[DDZ]

This car is insane. Love the way the jet engine sucks in peds.

The AI is unable to drive it so I didn't bother ever trying it out, but goddamn it's fast, very detailed too.

 

[r3jonwah85]

Quake, Doom, Heretic, Hexen 1/2, Red Faction, Sin

That's some good stuff, bro.

STRIFE, make sure to disable all the popamole features if you end up getting the recent re-release.

Good suggestion. Sort of proto- Deus Ex running on Doom engine.

Blood

Arguably the best Build engine game. DN3D and Shadow Warrior are good too (DN3D less so) but Blood is the best.

Powerslave (aka Exhumed)

Only played the demo.

Chasm: The Rift, this "Quake clone" uses an interesting engine, it's not a great game though

Still p. good. Nice visuals and good mechanically. Shame about the length and levels being essentially 2D with virtually no z-axis, not even to the extent of Doom engine games.

HλLF-LIFE

Yes! A bit linear, but very strong gunplay, cool aliens and strong overall mechanics.

Unreal

Another legend. Blew everything else out of the water with technical aspects, atmosphere and AI.

Unreal Tournament

Also yes, at least as long as you want some MP or botmatch. Or modding platform.

Then there are tons of great custom maps for Doom and Quake.

There are tons of awesome camapigns for Unreal too. Some running in vanilla, some requiring UT.

Anyway some of my own recommendations:

System Shock 1 & 2.
Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri (although it's more of an outdoor power armor simulator, than typical FPS).

From a bit more modern games, STALKER SoC and CoP.

Eradicator

A decent one too. About DN3D age, suffers a bit from some of the traits Quake 2 has - bland and monotonous environments, and enemies without much personality. Still it has a lot of diverse weaponry and some cool and innovative features to make up for that.
Oh, watching intro will make you cry brain cells - it's so beyond B-movie cheesy.

System Shock 2 I got and played back in the day, the first one is really expensive to get Unreal is actually great to coop, so that is recommended even if one has played it in single player. Stalker series I got and have played, nice games that actually feels modern compared to the other games on this list but in a good way. Eradicator I actually played as a kid, but I just might pick it up cheap on the current indie bundle. I remember liking the Terra Nova demo way back, will look into if it is worth getting so thanks for that one. Just picked up some new games to add (it is getting harder and harder to find good games so now we are getting into the OKish territory for some of these games):
007: Nightfire (GoldSrc engine)
Die Hard Nakatomi Plaza (Lithtech engine)
Rune (not shooter but still Unreal Engine 1 and has that nice fluid gameplay that actually feels like a game)
Iron Storm
Vietcong
Project Snowblind
Codename: Outbreak (pre-Stalker series)
Singularity (Raven software still got it apparently, nice to know)
Dead man's hand (seems decent enough)

 

[Gentle Player]

System Shock 2 I got and played back in the day, the first one is really expensive to get

It is free, and with improved controls and true mouse-look.

https://www.systemshock.org/index.php?topic=211.0

 

[r3jonwah85]

System Shock 2 I got and played back in the day, the first one is really expensive to get

It is free, and with improved controls and true mouse-look.

https://www.systemshock.org/index.php?topic=211.0

Thank you, will download that one to keep on my hard drive (might already have it somewhere actually), but I am kind of retarded and want to own a physical copy of the games I play nowadays, probably a backlash from my youth when an obscene amount of pirating took place. I actually still download the games so that I am able to keep the games I buy wrapped in the plastic since it breaks my heart to open them up, but at least that is justifiable (although stupid).

 

[octavius]

Jagged Alliance - Deadly Games

Dang, look at that balance! Been cheating a lot, Woody?

 

[spekkio]

^

 

[adddeed]

Other than the nice graphics and nice cleavage shots, are the Risen games actually any good?

All fantastic games, well worth playing.

 

[Nael]

Spoiler

Risen 1 is ok. The rest suck. IMO.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

As others have said, play Risen 1, ignore the other two.

 

[Heresiarch]

Spoiler

 

[adddeed]

As others have said, play Risen 1, ignore the other two.

Not true, if you like Risen 1 play Risen 2, and definitely play Risen 3.

 

[Comte]

The human empire of Codexia was expanding quite nicely until the research planet RK47 Decided to Rebel

Imperial troops were sent in to quell the rebellion

Order restored

 

[octavius]

The only planet I ever renamed in MOO decided to rebel. I guess calling that tundra planet Hoth was not a good idea.

 

[DraQ]

The only planet I ever renamed in MOO decided to rebel. I guess calling that tundra planet Hoth was not a good idea.

Maybe they haven't watched SW and thought you were being both cruelly ironic AND illiterate at the same time.
Would piss anyone off.

 

[Machocruz]

My humble quarters

Another day at the settlement. Quaint and serene

Checking in with the elder to inquire about today's tasks.

Please make the jungle safe again by eradicating the indigenous wildlife. Saps are the same no matter what world or genre.

Arriving at mission camp with my feline squire

Contemplating the mysteries of cultures long forgotten. A moment of reflection before battle.

Spoiler

We find our quarry in the jungle's cavern system. It puts on its war face.

The battle is swift and furious. No time to record footage as his minions put on relentless pressure. The battle does not last long thanks to my recently acquired Japanese steel. I like to capture rather than kill (better rewards), but even when on the verge of death, raptor-kin show no signs of weakness (i.e. trapability). They maintain their composure until death. A hard-edged lot of survivors, they.

What it's all about, folks. Don't know if I'll craft the Velociprey armor set though. You have to pick your grinding battles in this game. Only the truly no-life dedicated will craft all the equipment.

Photo- bombed during my moment of glory. Cheeky lizard.

 

[balmorar]

Risen 2 - Dark Waters

 

[potatojohn]

 

[Unkillable Cat]

(plus following shots)

Well, SOMEBODY blew their load in that game, amirite?

As for the Risen question - 1 is good, 2 is alright, 3 is shit.