MetaFilter posts tagged with fps

Press Y To Eat Your Commander

Charlemagne In Sweatpants — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:39:20 -0800

Tower Of The Blood Lord is a hypertext Twine game based on the first twenty minutes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Crouch Behind Cover: Modern Warfare

cthuljew — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:42:02 -0800

Are modern first person shooters a bit too serious for your taste? Be happy they weren't always made that way. [Pre vious ly.]

Vlambeer: Bringing back arcade since 1741

ersatz — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:52:16 -0800

GUN GODZ is a fast-paced, lo-fi FPS that serves as a reminder of the difference between modern duck-and-cover and DOOM-era FPSs. Its quality is unexpected for a game that was created as an extra treat for supporters of a Kickstarter, and a testament to its iterative design. It is the brainchild of Vlambeer, a 2-person studio that releases games with old-school sensibilities. Their design chops are evident in Serious Sam: the Random Encounter (alt), a reimagining of Serious Sam as a jrpg with an interesting battle mechanic. Vlambeer have also created various free games: Luftrauser (video) is an arcade-y dogfight simulator. Super Crate Box (Win/OS X) (video) is a jump 'n gun game, and Yeti Hunter is one bizarre little game. Due to the limited availability of GUN GODZ, there is not much about it on the internet, but here's someone speedrunning the stage where Josh Mattingly gets stuck in the first link. Bonus content: Vlambeer interview.

Nazis. I hate these guys.

zarq — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:23:55 -0800

Bethesda marks the 20th Anniversary of Wolfenstein 3D -- the pioneer 3D first person shooter -- by releasing a free-to-play browser version of the game. Blow some Nazis away with the director's commentary from John Carmack running in the background, or go old-school and drench the walls in blood and gore. (Unless you live in Germany where the game is illegal.) Via. They are also offering the game free to play on Facebook. Wolfenstein 3D Classic Platinum for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch will be free for a limited time as well, and some Wolfenstein games are discounted by 75% over at Steam. DOS version can be downloaded here.

Tribes: Ascend: free-to-play fps with a twist

paradoxflow — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:07:31 -0800

Tribes: Ascend is a class-based sci-fi first-person shooter, and the successor to the much-loved Tribes series of games. What makes it unique is that there are no hitscan weapons, and players are able to jetpack, and frictionlessly glide (ski) over terrain. It is free to download for Windows as of April 12th, and so far the reception has been overwhelmingly positive.

Contra as Wolfenstein

codacorolla — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:01:36 -0800

8bit Killer is an interpretation of an archetypal 8bit sidescroller within a 2.5 dimensional FPS engine. It's short, fun, and free. Cover mock-up. Locomalito also created the SpectrumZX throwback L'Abbaye Des Morts, among other games. A guide about First Person Shooters from the era that this is based on. (From projects)

Press X to not die

Artw — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:59:10 -0800

Zero Punctuation reviews Battlefield 3 (video), possibly the most reviled game ever to earn itself 93% on Metacritic. Remember to press X to not die (TV tropes).

Clock Blockers

WhackyparseThis — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:34:18 -0800

What would happen if you took a game like Braid and made it a first-person shooter? Something you'll have to watch at least twice (SLYT) From the makers of The Last Minecart (previously)

Not Quite Mercenaries 3

Lovecraft In Brooklyn — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:52:04 -0800

505 Games will be publishing a Kinect game based on controversial mercenary group Blackwater/XE. Previously.

Give the player (and AI) options

Lovecraft In Brooklyn — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 17:48:34 -0800

Basics of effective FPS encounter design (via F.E.A.R. and F.E.A.R. 2) is a detailed analysis of how to create engaging encounters in first person shooters.

Laputan machine

Artw — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:55:46 -0800

Taking Liberties: a Deus Ex story - on the enduring appeal of the 2000 Cyberpunk RPG/FPS. The Making of Deus Ex. Behind the scenes.

Lab coats and safety goggles at the gun show...

Tesseractive — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:56:30 -0800

Playing Half-Life with a real gun? The magic of drywall, accelerometers, and geeks. (SLYT.) Courtesy of the good people at Waterloo Labs.

Orange Juice. 9 MM Handgun. Butter Knife.

Cool Papa Bell — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:45:31 -0800

Living with First-Person Shooter Disease (SLYT)

Kodename: Wolfenstein

Artw — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:17:54 -0800

Wolfenstein 3D, the animated graphic novel.

Hey little sister what have you done

Artw — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:17:27 -0800

There's something in the sea... and it has a big drill for an arm.

Close Range

gleuschk — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:42:55 -0800

New Video Game Consists Solely Of Shooting People Point-Blank In The Face. (via)

Free First Person Shooters for All!

Effigy2000 — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:53:36 -0800

First Person Shooters don't always have to cost you money. Free Doom and Starsiege: Tribes are two of the most well known free FPS around, but inside this post is a list of 32 more for you to checkout, download legally for free and enjoy. Some of these have been featured on Metafilter before, but I have included them again anyway (complete with 'previously' links to further inform your choice of download) in case anyone missed them the first time round. Be aware that where a download link leads directly to a file download, I've endeavoured to mark them with an *. Now, go an enjoy all these free games! Of course, not all of them will be great (like Kuma War and America's Army, for instance) but when you're getting them for free (and legally), you really can't complain too much. .kkrieger (Download *) AssaultCube (Download) (previously) America's Army (Download) (previously) Black Shot (Download) Blood Frontier (Download) BZFlag (Download) CodeRED: Alien Arena (Download) Combat Arms (Download *) Cube (Download) The Dinohunters (Download) Gore: Special Edition (Download) Hidden & Dangerous (Download) The Kill Point (Download *) Kuma\War (Download) (previously) Legends (Download) Marathon (Download) (previously) Nexuiz (Download) Open Arena (Download) Postal² (Download) Purge (Download) Quake Live (Download) (previously) Red Alert: A Path Beyond (Download) Sauerbraten (Download) Savage (Download) Savage 2 (Download) (previously) Shootout: The Game (Download) Smokin' Guns (Download) Tremulous (Download) Urban Terror (Download) War§ow (Download) Wolfenstien: Enemy Territory (Download) World of Padman (Download)

The Power of Paint

jbickers — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:11:18 -0800

Is it Friday yet? "Tag: The Power of Paint is a free, first-person puzzle platformer which focuses on the players’ ability to modify their environment as they see fit, simply by painting it." (Windows)

Savage 2, Free Hybrid FPS/RPG/RTS

paradoxflow — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:18:03 -0800

Savage 2 is an innovative mix of first-person shooter, third-person action rpg, and real-time strategy. Teams consisting of 18 different classes, each with unique abilities, are divided in squads led by an officer, and under the direction of a single commander with a top down view of the action. Players must help their commander capture resources, advance their front line, and eventually destroy the enemy’s stronghold while accumulating experience and improving their abilities. Did I mention as of December 9th, it has become free to play? There is an optional pay to play component (a one time $9.99 payment for "prime membership"), but unlike some "free" games, it really isn't necessary to get the full experience or to be competitive. As an added bonus it is independently published, and runs on Mac and Linux as well as Windows based systems.

Anomalous Materials

Artw — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:00:17 -0800

Ten years ago Valve released Half Life, to the delight of gamers, modders, critics and people who hate cut scenes. Marc Laidlaw, writer for Valve, talks about the genesis of scientist turned crowbar wielding survivor, Gordon Freeman. Somehow avoided playing it in all these years? You can buy it on Steam for less than a dollar until midnight November 21st.

..an 19MB small, 56k modem capable, opensource, multiplayer Shooter

blue_beetle — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:43:06 -0800

AssaultCube is a free first-person-shooter. Set in a realistic looking environment, it's fast and arcade-like. Available for Windows, OS X, and Linux (via)

"Greetings! Welcome to another edition of Team Fortress 2 Trivia!"

empath — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:16:54 -0800

Team Fortress 2 Griefing and More Team Forturess 2 Griefing.

Some Digital Doritos for a lazy Thursday afternoon.

Effigy2000 — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:14:36 -0800

IM IN UR MANGER KILLING UR SAVIOR. And for those who finish watching that video thinking "A lawful evil Paladin? WTF?", here's a video response. And, just because it's too good not to share... honor! All three videos [via].

JFK Re-Reloaded

KevinSkomsvold — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:27:03 -0800

Anyone remember the short-lived FPS game JFK:Reloaded? It caused quite a stir when it was released a little over two years ago. Since then, the game's development company discontinued the game and JFK:Reloaded is now considered abandonware. The full version can be downloaded here and a site dedicated to the game is located here.

First Encounter Assault Recon: Combat

prostyle — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:20:00 -0800

You may have your own set of acquired tastes, but what of acquired F.E.A.R.? The multiplayer component of Monolith's latest LithTek powered franchise has been overhauled and released into the wild - without a price tag in sight. If you've been known to enjoy a bit of the old simulated ultra violence you'll feel right at home among the frenetic emergence of automatic weapon fire and the spectre of the unarmed takedown.