Playing shooters in a post-COD4 World

Ok. I know COD4's popularity is not going to die down any time soon, and the Variety Pack will only add to its popularity but I wonder how we will ever enjoy any other FPS's in the future. I sat to play Resistance the other day, and I love Resistance, but how many f^&*ing times do you need to shoot a guy to make him die? And these episodes when you circle and shoot at each other for the longest time before one of the two dies... seems so unnatural.

I can't compare to any other PS3 shooters. Not a big fan of Warhawks' 3rd person shooter element either, just takes to long to kill someone. But here's the question? Do you think we will ever be able to enjoy other FPS titles as much as COD4, unless it really delivers the same quality of gameplay, customization, replay value etc. For me at least, it seems all I need to satisfy my FPS needs from now on is just new maps for COD4, and that doesn't do future FPS's any good (Haze, Killzone 2 or even MGS4).

im sorry but COD4 has been catching dust for about 2 weeks now. While ive been playing warhawk alot more, expecially since the update. I think more people are on warhawk online...correct me if im wrongJudonwanit

I'm not a big fan of online multi-player (I prefer local multi-player, it makes things more personal. The only exception is online co-op) and COD4's single-player campaign left me feeling a little cold. If Killzone 2 and Resistance 2 deliver the single-player goods (which they will judging from the previous games) I will undoubtedly enjoy them more than I did COD4.Silent-Hal

Really? You didn't like COD4 single player? Yes it was a little short but I think the story telling was EXCELLENT. Can't complain about the gameplay either.

Ok. I know COD4's popularity is not going to die down any time soon, and the Variety Pack will only add to its popularity but I wonder how we will ever enjoy any other FPS's in the future. I sat to play Resistance the other day, and I love Resistance, but how many f^&*ing times do you need to shoot a guy to make him die? And these episodes when you circle and shoot at each other for the longest time before one of the two dies... seems so unnatural.

sandjar

hahah yeah i feel the same, I think Resistance was boring though. True, I only played the demo, but the gameplay seemed so much worse than COD4 that it would be charity for me to purchase or even rent it,, theres much better games out there IMO. Im not interested in R2 in the slightest, and Haze looks bland but I think K2 could be really great.

I understand what your saying. The first few times I played shooters after COD 4 I was flat out hating it. Now that I've had my fill of COD 4 though I find different gameplay refreshing. Of course I still play it from time to time but on the whole I'm a story based gamer and I know the story inside and out.

Just keep playing it until your eyes bleed and you'll see what I mean...lol

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Ok. I know COD4's popularity is not going to die down any time soon, and the Variety Pack will only add to its popularity but I wonder how we will ever enjoy any other FPS's in the future. I sat to play Resistance the other day, and I love Resistance, but how many f^&*ing times do you need to shoot a guy to make him die? And these episodes when you circle and shoot at each other for the longest time before one of the two dies... seems so unnatural.

signore

hahah yeah i feel the same, I think Resistance was boring though. True, I only played the demo, but the gameplay seemed so much worse than COD4 that it would be charity for me to purchase or even rent it,, theres much better games out there IMO. Im not interested in R2 in the slightest, and Haze looks bland but I think K2 could be really great.

its like COD4 was too good :lol:

Not a big deal, COD4 is the new standard and thats cool by me its a great game but online fps still have more to offer....vehicles...futuristic guns...innovation.

Resistence has a great campaign which i fully recomend playing through at least 2wice seeing as the 2nd time you get about 20 different weapons which makes every battle up to you how to play it.. No way COD can offer that sort of fun in its campaign.

Online COD owns resistence.

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Ok. I know COD4's popularity is not going to die down any time soon, and the Variety Pack will only add to its popularity but I wonder how we will ever enjoy any other FPS's in the future. I sat to play Resistance the other day, and I love Resistance, but how many f^&*ing times do you need to shoot a guy to make him die? And these episodes when you circle and shoot at each other for the longest time before one of the two dies... seems so unnatural.

signore

hahah yeah i feel the same, I think Resistance was boring though. True, I only played the demo, but the gameplay seemed so much worse than COD4 that it would be charity for me to purchase or even rent it,, theres much better games out there IMO. Im not interested in R2 in the slightest, and Haze looks bland but I think K2 could be really great.

I'm on the other hand played the entire Resistance and only played the PC demo of COD4. And let me tell you, that PC demo of COD4 is a lo worse than resistance's PS3 demo.

SO please, don't judge games on a pure demo.

I also hate the one/two kill death thing in COD4. It makes the game unplayable to new comers like me. ON the other hand, I love WarHawk. Even as a new comer, I don't die right away, so I can see what other poeple are doing.

Also, the sheer possibility of doing different things in Warhawk beats COD4. If you watch Youtube video, Warhawk has a lot more funny and smart and bigger moment than COD4 multiplayer videos. But the sad thing is, COD has a bigger brand name than warhawk.

COD4 is good and I'm glad it raised the envelope but its really just the beg of great shooters to come. There is still so much more that can be done to the series that cod4 doesn't do like bigger maps, more destructible environments, more rooms to enter per a map, more access to higher up places, you can include weather, more guns, more players per a game, different types of abilities like what cod4 offers with the perks but just more to choose from, a map maker mode, etc.

I like COD4 a lot but there are alot of times when I play it and I feel like there is just too much strategy going on and people just going after kills and not enough run and gun and people having fun.