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As I’ve said before, I’m rather tired of first person shooters. The X-Box 360 was specifically designed for this sort of game, so it comes as no surprise that the market is flooded with guns and violence. Needless to say, unless a game has something truly unique about it, it doesn’t catch my attention.
That being said, I do rather enjoy a handful of unique titles. Left 4 Dead, for example, is a personal favorite of mine. The gameplay is designed to encourage cooperative play, something that many games lack.
The unique enemy design, mixed with the atmosphere for gloom gives you the feeling that death is waiting just around the corner, and, usually, it is. If one of the players gets caught by a Hunter’s pounce or lassoed by a Smoker’s tongue, it’s up to their teammates to come to the rescue. If you help your teammates, they’re likely to return the favor. The only way anyone is going to make it out alive is if you all work together.
Here we see Wolf and his friends dressed up as the cast from Left 4 Dead 2. If you’re familiar with the game, I’m sure you’ll recognize all sorts of game play elements. You may even recognize what stage they’re playing through!
Brandon and Sasha Wolf, Elwood Grant, and Joe Boreas © Brandon Kosinski
Nick, Rochelle, Ellis, and Coach © Valve
Image © Kris L. (Greykitty)
That being said, I do rather enjoy a handful of unique titles. Left 4 Dead, for example, is a personal favorite of mine. The gameplay is designed to encourage cooperative play, something that many games lack.
The unique enemy design, mixed with the atmosphere for gloom gives you the feeling that death is waiting just around the corner, and, usually, it is. If one of the players gets caught by a Hunter’s pounce or lassoed by a Smoker’s tongue, it’s up to their teammates to come to the rescue. If you help your teammates, they’re likely to return the favor. The only way anyone is going to make it out alive is if you all work together.
Here we see Wolf and his friends dressed up as the cast from Left 4 Dead 2. If you’re familiar with the game, I’m sure you’ll recognize all sorts of game play elements. You may even recognize what stage they’re playing through!
Brandon and Sasha Wolf, Elwood Grant, and Joe Boreas © Brandon Kosinski
Nick, Rochelle, Ellis, and Coach © Valve
Image © Kris L. (Greykitty)
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That an interesting point of view. I don't know what you said before, but the idea the xbox was made for first person shooters. I would disagree for a number of reasons. Mostly technical limitations even when the console was new. The market is fooded with shooting games (particularly modern army multiplay games) because they are all chasing Modern Warfare.
I also wouldn't really call left 4 dead unique or interesting. Zombies were overdone in the eyes of some even when the games first came out, and as far as zombie games go it lacks atmosphere, and as a shooter it's kind of bland with no unique weapons (pipebomb might count), locations are pretty much stock horror game areas. The main thing going for it, as you say, is the co-op aspects.
You might want to take a look at budget game "Payday: The Heist" which is much like Left 4 Dead, co-op, random enemy placement, but themed around bank robberies. It's good if you can forgive a few rough edges. As for FPS games that are "unique" I can't really answer because FPS are one of the most varied genres there is. Aside from the follow the leader modern army crap that I mentioned of course.
I also wouldn't really call left 4 dead unique or interesting. Zombies were overdone in the eyes of some even when the games first came out, and as far as zombie games go it lacks atmosphere, and as a shooter it's kind of bland with no unique weapons (pipebomb might count), locations are pretty much stock horror game areas. The main thing going for it, as you say, is the co-op aspects.
You might want to take a look at budget game "Payday: The Heist" which is much like Left 4 Dead, co-op, random enemy placement, but themed around bank robberies. It's good if you can forgive a few rough edges. As for FPS games that are "unique" I can't really answer because FPS are one of the most varied genres there is. Aside from the follow the leader modern army crap that I mentioned of course.
Unlike the PS3, which has four top buttons, the X-Box 360 controller was deliberately designed with two triggers and two bumpers in order to enhance the shooting game experience.
Yes, it’s the Call of Duty knockoffs which have disenchanted me with the whole genre.
I agree with you as far as your analyses of the game, on a whole; it’s the co-op aspect that sets it apart. I’ve never played any other game that made it so imperative that you all work together.
“Payday: The Heist” isn’t available for the 360, so I won’t be able to play it to let you know what I think. I’m probably just going to move away from FPSs and stick with RPGs and third person narratives. I really enjoy games with a good story.
Yes, it’s the Call of Duty knockoffs which have disenchanted me with the whole genre.
I agree with you as far as your analyses of the game, on a whole; it’s the co-op aspect that sets it apart. I’ve never played any other game that made it so imperative that you all work together.
“Payday: The Heist” isn’t available for the 360, so I won’t be able to play it to let you know what I think. I’m probably just going to move away from FPSs and stick with RPGs and third person narratives. I really enjoy games with a good story.
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