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Shoot-Em-Up Triumph Trial Poll!!!

Discussion in 'Playground' started by lizardpudding, Jun 29, 2006.

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    lizardpudding, Jun 29, 2006
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    Deus Ex, but (imo) it's not a strict shooter; more of an RPG.
     
    kuemper, Jun 29, 2006
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    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    What the heck happened to this? Maybe you should recreate it...
     
    Blackthorne TA, Jun 29, 2006
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    Felinoid Who did the what now?

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    It got moved to the same forum (as thread 755, or 775, or 1755, or 1775, or something), and then was apparently deleted as a duplicate, since this thread stuck around despite the move.
     
    Felinoid, Jun 29, 2006
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    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    [​IMG] I'm not sure what happened or who moved what around. If one of the mods did anything with this thread (moved it around or whatever), please send me a PM describing exactly what you did and I'll see if I can re-link the poll file to the thread. There's a bug in UBB which causes this now and then... yet another reminder we really need to make the switch.
     
    Taluntain, Jun 30, 2006
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    i was so confused why i had accidentally made two identical polls...I hope it wasn't my fault! cuz I sure as hell couldn't figure out how to fix it...gee whiz...
     
    lizardpudding, Jun 30, 2006
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    Hmm well my favourite shooter is probably SW Battlefront 1 and 2, dunno if that was on the poll, its the only shooter i play i think, oh and Battlefield 2 thats a great game :D , cant play it anymore though my comp is dying :( .
     
    Duffin, Jun 30, 2006
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    Doom, the one and only :D

    Aside from that, quite a few shooters I've played were very unusual, and those tend to be the most memorable. Dark Forces was great for having the "A new hope" mood, and Jedi Knight was even better with its "Empire Strikes Back" mood. Both had excellent level design, to boot.

    Hexen was fantastic for its time. The "hub" system was quite innovative in this type of game, and the addition of scripts to the engine made for a lot of unexpected things going off.

    No One Lives Forever 2 wins for sheer originality. The game was so much fun because of all the strange situations it put you in (the sword fight is particularly memorable)

    I like Quake (the first one) for its odd mix of medieval and technology (a product of disagreement between Romero and the rest of the group... goes to show fragmentation within the designers is sometimes a good thing). Unreal has some of the best level design I have ever seen in any game.
     
    Ziad, Jun 30, 2006
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    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    [​IMG] UBB has managed to delete the poll file, so I can't recover the poll, sorry... you'll have to recreate it if you want it back.
     
    Taluntain, Jun 30, 2006
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    Barmy Army Simple mind, simple pleasures... Adored Veteran

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    Half Life, Half Life 2 (brilliant, both of them), Medal of Honour: Allied Assault, Unreal Tournament.

    They're the boys.
     
    Barmy Army, Jul 2, 2006
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    Deus Ex is a superb game... But not a great shoot em up, IMO. Quake III wins in the multiplayer field for super streamlined, fast, in your face action. A real thrill ride. Call of Duty 2 features an excellent singleplayer experience and great multiplayer at a somewhat lower pace - not a disadvantage per sé.
    Medal of Honour (Allied Assault, Breakthrough and Spearhead) were very good games, but are now somewhat aged.
    Other then that, I can't remember any shooters I played, so they weren't that memorable.
    :borg:
     
    Hugo, Jul 2, 2006
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    NOLF2. no other candidate for me.
     
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