I'm I the only one who's tired of this over-the-shoulder viewpoint

As far as I know, Resident Evil 4 was probably the first to do it. Then Gears of War worked with it in addition with the cover system. Now just about every third person shooter that comes out uses this over the shoulder, hug-the-wall technique and, for me anyways, every shooter out there feels the same. Does anyone else feel the same way?

I'm not tired of it at all. I much prefer it actually to the usual FPS viewpoint, which I don't really care for in general.

Fallout 3 doesn't count, since you can play it in First-Person or 3rd Person

Wasn't Splinter Cell doing this long before RE 4? Anyway, to answer your question, no, I'm not tired of it. I think it's a great way to view the action.

Wasn't Splinter Cell doing this long before RE 4? Anyway, to answer your question, no, I'm not tired of it. I think it's a great way to view the action.

Business_Fun

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Wasn't Splinter Cell doing this long before RE 4? Anyway, to answer your question, no, I'm not tired of it. I think it's a great way to view the action.

Dahaka-UK

True, but when you drew your weapon it switched to an over the shoulder view. It was bit clunky and you're right, it wasn't the core game mechanic, but pretty similar to what we're seeing in other games today.

Developers have been doing this for a while now so I might as well get use to it. :S

I'm tired of first person perspective.

I actually find it really easy to get used to and convenient. I did not like the set angle system in the earlier Resident Evil games, I was so relieved to find that the 4th game had an entirely new feel to it. I almost wish they'd remake the other ones with this view, it was hard to get a good shot with that system.aryoshi

I don't see how you can like it...it would be like for a racing game, instead of having a cockpit view...to have it as a third-person perspective. I want to be immersed into the game...i don't see how you can be immersed when you see the person you're "supposed" to be.AirPortugall

well thats a silly premise. how can you be immersed in a first person viewpoint when you cant see anything coming at you from the sides? i don't know about you but i have peripheral vision. the 3rd person perspective is actually a more realistic visual representation of real life vision except for seeing the back of your own head. both ways have their pros and cons. personally i prefere to see my character because i feel like 1st person persepctive lacks any attachment to the character.

If it works well, why change it? All it is is a viewpoint that works really well for aiming.

i'm not tired of it.

I'm absolutely sick and tired of it. It's become a game killer for me. I don't feel like I'm in the game. I feel like I'm controlling someone else who is.

No immersion value at all.

One the other hand, it's saved me a lot of money this year. I've hardly bought anything. I just borrow from people or rent.

But mostly borrow. Free is the cheapest!

A good third person mechanic could be like a 3rd person view from cctv cameras and other poeples POVnoolli

I love the shoulder view, it was my main camera setup in Fallout 3 and I loved the aiming in MGS4 and RE4 aswell.

[QUOTE="AirPortugall"]I don't see how you can like it...it would be like for a racing game, instead of having a cockpit view...to have it as a third-person perspective. I want to be immersed into the game...i don't see how you can be immersed when you see the person you're "supposed" to be.gapinglotus9

well thats a silly premise. how can you be immersed in a first person viewpoint when you cant see anything coming at you from the sides? i don't know about you but i have peripheral vision. the 3rd person perspective is actually a more realistic visual representation of real life vision except for seeing the back of your own head. both ways have their pros and cons. personally i prefere to see my character because i feel like 1st person persepctive lacks any attachment to the character.

Well i'm guessing you're not a FPS person but an RPG one?? I don't like RPGs at all really so i like First-Person view. And there is one game with peripheral vision!! Forza 2 and soon Forza 3 lol - Three-screen setup ftw

I'm not tired of it at all. I much prefer it actually to the usual FPS viewpoint, which I don't really care for in general.

m0zart

I agree with m0zart. Also, an OTS view is much more realistic than a top-down view. Who wants to run a game with a view like you're riding in a helicopter?:P

As far as I know, Resident Evil 4 was probably the first to do it. Then Gears of War worked with it in addition with the cover system. Now just about every third person shooter that comes out uses this over the shoulder, hug-the-wall technique and, for me anyways, every shooter out there feels the same. Does anyone else feel the s..........

thebest31406

Haven't been gaming long, have you? Third person games have been around since the 90s. :lol:

No I'm definitely not tired of it. I typically love that kind of viewpoint and find that it usually works quite well.

Its my favorite shooter view. I am not a big fan of FPS and third person behind the back view where you controls the cursor around the screen is a mess.dvader654

Not if it's done right.

Socom's third person view is the best I've seen and IMO, it actually works better than the over the shoulder view since it doesn't restrict your movement, and you dont have to press and hold an extra button just to go into the over-the-shoulder perspective.

Its good- however Resident Evil and Gears were the ones to really nail it.

The only cameras I hate are cinematic cameras (fixed at angles which look cool but don't allow players to see enemies in line of sight of the characters), the best (or worst) example of which is the old RE games and sloppy cameras which fail to keep up with the action (NG is the example that springs to mind for me, just because the sluggish, sometimes stupid camera was a market contrast to the speedy gameplay).

I like it... Change ur characters outfit or whatever.. and u get more of a veiw of whats going on IMO

[QUOTE="Dahaka-UK"][QUOTE="Business_Fun"]

Wasn't Splinter Cell doing this long before RE 4? Anyway, to answer your question, no, I'm not tired of it. I think it's a great way to view the action.

Business_Fun

True, but when you drew your weapon it switched to an over the shoulder view. It was bit clunky and you're right, it wasn't the core game mechanic, but pretty similar to what we're seeing in other games today.

[QUOTE="AirPortugall"]I don't see how you can like it...it would be like for a racing game, instead of having a cockpit view...to have it as a third-person perspective. I want to be immersed into the game...i don't see how you can be immersed when you see the person you're "supposed" to be.gapinglotus9

well thats a silly premise. how can you be immersed in a first person viewpoint when you cant see anything coming at you from the sides? i don't know about you but i have peripheral vision. the 3rd person perspective is actually a more realistic visual representation of real life vision except for seeing the back of your own head. both ways have their pros and cons. personally i prefere to see my character because i feel like 1st person persepctive lacks any attachment to the character.