After several years of neglect I think I have sufficient craving for an action or shooter game. I'm going to spend a few days being on standby for sick family, so now might be a good time.

 

I generally don't find these types fun. I don't know any real life guns or whatever and don't find Rainbow Six or Metal Gear Solid 'cool'. I did enjoy the original Unreal Tournament and Halo for quick mindless romps, however. I have yet to try Far Cry, Crysis, Dark Messiah, etc., so maybe I should. I'd rather either go the fast and hectic (UT) route, or something much more stealthy and gadget-y (i.e. Thief route).

 

Thoughts?

Hmm.. last thing I bought that could be considered 'actiony' would be painkiller, but although it's kinda fun, it's also kinda primitive.

Not sure what system(s) you own, but Uncharted 2 is kind of the gold standard for the stereotypical action game well-done.

Crysis is a very well done action movie pastiche, and the dynamics that the suit adds are interesting and fun.

Devil May Cry?

Crysis is a very well done action movie pastiche, and the dynamics that the suit adds are interesting and fun.

 

 

I would agree with this. The suit adds a lot. 2nd half isn't so great, though. IMO

 

Far Cry is more fun overall, but some people would find the graphics too primitive today. I think they're great though.

 

Far Cry 2 also fun, though somewhat repetitve. You can play it very stealthy if you like.

 

Of course thete is STALKER:Shadows of Chernobyl. A topnotch shooter, though potentially buggy.

I definitely have to recommend Crysis for the stealth pick.

I definitely have to recommend Crysis for the stealth pick.

 

 

Yup. You can stealth all over the place in Crysis. You can also drive tanks over people, if you prefer. Flexibility!

After several years of neglect I think I have sufficient craving for an action or shooter game. I'm going to spend a few days being on standby for sick family, so now might be a good time.

 

I generally don't find these types fun. I don't know any real life guns or whatever and don't find Rainbow Six or Metal Gear Solid 'cool'. I did enjoy the original Unreal Tournament and Halo for quick mindless romps, however. I have yet to try Far Cry, Crysis, Dark Messiah, etc., so maybe I should. I'd rather either go the fast and hectic (UT) route, or something much more stealthy and gadget-y (i.e. Thief route).

 

Thoughts?

 

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is fun. Think Half-Life 2 with swords and fireballs. The physics stuff is awesome. I love kicking enemies into fires.

A third person recommending Crysis. You've also got AvP coming out soon, which looks good. If you like mindless fun, Red Faction Guerrilla is great. Finally RE5 while no longer RE is still good.

Modern Warfare 2, if only for the singleplayer. It's about as actiony as it gets - but you should probably rent it and not buy it if you're only playing SP.

-Modern Warfare 2 or World at War if you prefer WWII (like I do).

-AvP is coming out soon and looks awesome.

-GTA IV is intense with the shootouts and has so much packed into one game.

-Left 4 Dead 1 and/or 2. Ridiculously addictive. Every group you play with is different.

Hmm.. last thing I bought that could be considered 'actiony' would be painkiller, but although it's kinda fun, it's also kinda primitive.

 

Devil May Cry?

 

Of course there is STALKER:Shadows of Chernobyl. A topnotch shooter, though potentially buggy.

Topnotch, after you get through the damn wild animals!

 

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is fun. Think Half-Life 2 with swords and fireballs. The physics stuff is awesome. I love kicking enemies into fires.

 

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Get Modern Warfare 2. Its enough to cover the time needed until a family member of yours recovers. Best wishes on that regard.

Hmm.. last thing I bought that could be considered 'actiony' would be painkiller, but although it's kinda fun, it's also kinda primitive.

Painkiller, 110% action 0% brains. Good fun

 

I've been thinking about picking up Dark Messiah (heard of a lot of positive responses to the action part of it), but I've only found it bundled with Resident Evil 4 in a "dual pack" so far.

Oh, sorry. PC only. And dear god no WW2 or WW2-inspired settings

 

Dark Messiah's pretty appealing. How fun is Borderlands to play single player? It's more expensive, but if it's fun enough I'll go for it.

Far Cry and / or Far Cry 2 are good fun (and I'm not much of an FPS guy) but I echo Pops and others views on Crysis. One of the few FPS games I ever got addicted too and I loved the Predator homage vibe.

 

In fact, at times it feels like a sand-box exploration RPG with lots of shooting --- this cannot be a bad thing.

 

Lastly, Mercenaries (old and probably dirt cheap) and Mercs 2 are cool and I've heard good things about Bad Company.

 

Cheers

MC

Dark Messiah's pretty appealing.

When you play, don't forget to

I understand Borderlands is kinda like a mmorpheger. You do the same areas over and over again in cooperative mode. I was underwhelmed by the gameplay video, but I could be wrong. Has anyone actually played it.

Painkiller is excellent if you really just wanna go in there and kill some stuff. Fun weapons (and I use them *all* which is nice) and really excellent level design. Good fun.

Painkiller is a good bad game, but it's full throttle all the time and once your suggar rush subsides you will lose interest.

No One Lives Forever 1/2, Half-Life 2.

On reflection, Crysis it is, let's get some shooting going without the WW2 business.

 

Played HL2 before, it was okay.

Crysis starts out ok and goes downhill from there.

 

Have you played the Half-Life 2 episodes as well?

 

If you just want action and don't care about the perspective that much, there's always Batman: Arkham Asylum, Red Faction: Guerrilla, The Max Payne series. Also Dark Messiah is really fun.

Edited January 22, 201016 yr by Purkake

If you want good natured cheesey actioner.. Tron 2.0 was entertaining..

 

I know people recommend it..but I found Crysis lacking a soul. Technically excellent but game play was just very.. meh.