Can someone explain to me why First Person Shooters are so popular?

[Mic-Nificent]

disorienting

have u ever played one?

For some people FPS are disorienting. It's usually the same people who are prone to sea and car sickness. No different that people who have seizures from playing games with flashing lights, it's rare but it happens.

 

[stealthbomber]

For some people FPS are disorienting. It's usually the same people who are prone to sea and car sickness. No different that people who have seizures from playing games with flashing lights, it's rare but it happens.

wow i assumed he was trolling but ok.. maybe u should stick to third person shooters op

 

[daze23]

disorienting

have u ever played one?

some people get motion sickness or some shyt

raising the FOV usually helps, but that's seldom an option on consoles

 

[Mic-Nificent]

wow i assumed he was trolling but ok.. maybe u should stick to third person shooters op

He might be, but that shyt does happen to some people.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

I don't know. I was never into FPS until Halo came along. And now I'm bored with the genre.

I like the games that do something unique with it like far cry, bioshock, fallout, ect. But just straight up shooters are no longer interesting to me

 

[DF is BUSY]

- immersion
- the actual "first person view"
- competition to see whose the alpha dog

 

[Joker]

i think they are the most user friendly and immersive games there are when done right (Deus Ex, System Shock, Half-Life, etc.) , but they're getting tired as hell with the exception of multiplayer. single player has become a secondary focus for the genre. there are of course exceptions.

the only FPS' i can remember even playing in the last year are Borderlands 2 and Bioshock Infinite. looking forward to that next Half-Life whenever it gets announced.

 

[Mic-Nificent]

i think they are the most user friendly and immersive games there are when done right (Deus Ex, System Shock, Half-Life, etc.) , but they're getting tired as hell with the exception of multiplayer. single player has become a secondary focus for the genre. there are of course exceptions.

the only FPS' i can remember even playing in the last year are Borderlands 2 and Bioshock Infinite. looking forward to that next Half-Life whenever it gets announced.

I think that's' why we've been seeing a renaissance of old school gameplay and art design.

 

[stepbackj34spud]

If you've never played a Half-Life game you don't get to say they're boring.

Ive played them both. They're both meh to me.

 

[Atsym Sknyfs]

Besides Operation Wolf ... I was never into first person games.. I tried it a few times but it just never clicked ...

Anybody rememebr when NFL2k or was it madden tried the 1st person QB view ..

I prefer 3rd person...

 

[Don Mack]

Easy to pick up and do well in them, unlike games like Tekken and Street Fighter where you get destroyed online if you don't know what you're doing

 

[LastEmperor2k2]

People enjoy them the most and they have the biggest online competitive presence.

There you go, deal with it.

I personally don't play them much, but it's just the way it is.

 

[daze23]

people should check out Metro: Last Light if you want an immersive fps with a good story

some of the best graphics on PC this year

 

[Swagnificent]

have u ever played one?

no but I have played other first person games

I've played racing games on first person view and can't stand it so I take it back to third person. there is just something about the first person view that fukks with my enjoyment of the game

 

[unit321]

Its seems like there are about 10 of these coming out each month. What is that people like about it?

Maybe, it's fun?