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[The Infectious Paradox]

I yearn for the days of shooters like Max Payne 3. It's my magnum opus for shooters. The reactivity and damage of enemies was like no other. Recently, on my new PC, I've been trying to experience games that I may have missed over the years. They're great for modding and making more more modern experiences. For example, I'm playing the STALKER series now and I really love how the shooting and responsiveness feels snappy, but well grounded. Half life 2 and Metro are other good examples.

Of course MP3 and STALKER are very different, but they both feel less 'arcadey' in the shooting and physics spectrum. There's weight to them. Was wondering if there were some good games along these lines to try. Both 1st and 3rd person recommendations are welcome

 

[Guilty_AI]

 

[XXL]

Max Payne 3 is top tier. I played it again last year, it's sooooo fucking good. It's better than most modern shooters and still looks pretty great too.

Highly recommend it on PC, the high frame does wonders for this game.

I got for around $6 on a Steam sale.

 

[MarkMe2525]

Killzone 2 ragdoll physics were top notch

 

[ResilientBanana]

Half-Life 2

 

[XXL]

Killzone 2 ragdoll physics was top notch

Killzone 2 100% deserves a remaster, remake or a PSVR 2 port at least. I would love to re-experience it in VR.

 

[MarkMe2525]

Killzone 2 100% deserves a remaster, remake or a PSVR 2 port at least. I would love to re-experience it in VR.

Killzone VR would be sick... They would have to fix that input lag though. Can you imagine all your movements being a half a second behind

 

[XXL]

I cant wait for this one.


It's made by the developers of Hong Kong Massacre.

This shit will be an insta buy when released.

 

[Bring Back Scalebound]

 

[TidusYuna]

I've heard good things about Trepang2. Haven't played it myself yet but i did pick it up.





Its got bullet time for the Max Payne fans.

 

[amigastar]

I cant wait for this one.


It's made by the developers of Hong Kong Massacre.

This shit will be an insta buy when released.

Yeah, shit looks insane.

 

[SirKicksalot]

Timeshift, Far Cry 2, Painkiller, Trepang2, Red Faction Guerrilla and Armageddon, Prey 2017, anything by Avalanche... Obscure shooters like Ubersoldier had great physics in the 2000s.

Enemy reactions in Rage, Binary Domain and Doom Eternal are some of the best but they're not physics driven. Rage 2 traded beautiful id animation work for bonkers Avalanche physics and explosions.

 

[Killer8]

Max Payne 3 is top tier. I played it again last year, it's sooooo fucking good. It's better than most modern shooters and still looks pretty great too.

Highly recommend it on PC, the high frame does wonders for this game.

I got for around $6 on a Steam sale.

Still the GOAT:

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

God damn it guilty so you're in every single thread of mine with good recs. I swear you may be the Jesus Christ of gaming

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Not sure if it applies especially because it's PvP but Hunt: Showdown is very heavy and grounded feeling. Weapons feel incredibly beefy and movement is fairly "realistic" for an FPS. I stan Hunt a lot but it might be worth checking out if you play online.

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

Killzone 2 ragdoll physics was top notch

I never played kz2 but I always saw it as amazing back in the day. Is it available on PC?

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

Not sure if it applies especially because it's PvP but Hunt: Showdown is very heavy and grounded feeling. Weapons feel incredibly beefy and movement is fairly "realistic" for an FPS. I stan Hunt a lot but it might be worth checking out if you play online.

I do love that game. Haven't bought since bing on PC but I think I will. Especially with that dlc

 

[DaciaJC]

Haven't seen the Red Dead Redemption games mentioned yet. Dunno if they're best classified as "shooters" but they have some fantastic body physics.

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

Haven't seen the Red Dead Redemption games mentioned yet. Dunno if they're best classified as "shooters" but they have some fantastic body physics.

Loved the first, but those controls for 2 were really lacking. Really perplexed me with RDR2 AND GTA V after coming from Max Payne 3 and GTA IV. Good rec though

 

[Mister Wolf]

 

[The Stig]

Black was Great.

But get it on Xbox.


Also why in the flying cunting buggery fuck has nobody mentioned Trepang 2?

edit - oops, 1 poster did mention it but has not played it.

 

[GHG]

Selaco.

 

[The Stig]

Everybody, go play Trepang 2 and come back to this thread afterwards.

edit -

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

I do love that game. Haven't bought since bing on PC but I think I will. Especially with that dlc

Have you played Returnal by the way? God-tier mechanics.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Everybody, go play Trepang 2 and come back to this thread afterwards.

edit -

This looks orgasmic...

 

[The Stig]

This looks orgasmic...

I am 106.

You can be too.

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

Have you played Returnal by the way? God-tier mechanics.

I played it on PS and loved it. I need to buy again on steam

 

[Unknown?]

Tribes 2 was awesome the way you had to have skill hitting moving, long distance objects.

 

[XXL]

I never played kz2 but I always saw it as amazing back in the day. Is it available on PC?

No. PS3 only, which is pretty crazy because it's still looks pretty great.



With a resolution and frame rate bump this shit would look current gen in a lot of ways.

 

[Bring Back Scalebound]

Black was Great.

Wish it got a sequel...

Also why in the flying cunting buggery fuck has nobody mentioned Trepang 2?

Never heard of it, google-imaged-it, immediately wishlisted, holy shit.

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

No. PS3 only, which is pretty crazy because it's still looks pretty great.



With a resolution and frame rate bump this shit would look current gen in a lot of ways.

Agh I wish. I remember seeing that footage that was pretty advanced even for today. I want it on PC so mods can bring that to life Good lord stop Horizon and bring Killzone back!!!

 

[Hrk69]

Red Dead Redemption 2 and it's not even close

 

[Trogdor1123]

Never played it but heard they are good in singularity

 

[Bry0]

Halo 2/3 actually did this really well on the Xbox.

 

[The_Observer]

No. PS3 only, which is pretty crazy because it's still looks pretty great.



With a resolution and frame rate bump this shit would look current gen in a lot of ways.

I played this game a lot but this video still surprised me how insanely good it looks even nowadays. KZ3 was a step back. And Shadow Fall…
KZ2 is really something else. It’s running on circa 20 years old tech.

 

[unclbenn]

Quake, nothing quite like rocket jumping around a level.

 

[MarkMe2525]

I never played kz2 but I always saw it as amazing back in the day. Is it available on PC?

I really can't recall it ever leaving the PS3

 

[MarkMe2525]

Halo 2/3 actually did this really well on the Xbox.

They really had the sandbox aspect of those games down. Infinite has moments where it felt sorta close, but too often I find myself wondering around looking for something to do.

 

[chessy_08]

The Finals

 

[BlackTron]

They really had the sandbox aspect of those games down. Infinite has moments where it felt sorta close, but too often I find myself wondering around looking for something to do.

The physics in Infinite aren't nearly as good so it's not worth trying to do all the tricks you could before. The despawn timer being way way too short also hurts immensely. Stuff just goes away too fast.

 

[Bloobs]

HL2 physics always felt wonky too me. Guns and impact are too weightless.

 

[MDSLKTR]

Bodycam looks good and it's not euphoria tech

 

[GigaBowser]

doom eternnal best movement phisics

 

[Justin9mm]

No. PS3 only, which is pretty crazy because it's still looks pretty great.



With a resolution and frame rate bump this shit would look current gen in a lot of ways.

This one definitely deserves a remake/remaster into current gen.

 

[Frwrd]

 

[MiguelItUp]

Anything with Source 2 IMO. A lot of other ones come pretty close, but all in all I think that's best overall. I really can't wait until we see something better across the board.

 

[EverydayBeast]

 

[Hawking Radiation]

This looks orgasmic...

 

[Neolombax]

Does EDF 6 count? Its pretty satisfying shooting the aliens at the limbs to disable them.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]