DooMBoy Posted September 7, 2002 So, what's your favorite style in an fps: fantasy, (Heretic, HeXen, HeXen II, Heretic II) hi-tech (DooM, DooM II, Final DooM, Unreal, Unreal Tourney, Quake II, Quake 3: Arena), or realistic (Goldeneye, Soldier of Fortune, Soldier of Fortune II, Operation: Flashpoint)? 0 Share this post Link to post
nxn Posted September 7, 2002 I really don't have a prefrence. I loved Alice for it's genious fantasy/gothic theme, I loved Max Payne for it's realistic theme, and dues ex was also great. 0 Share this post Link to post
DooMBoy Posted September 7, 2002 I myself hold a preference for fantasy. There's only so much you can explain using technology. Triple-Barreled Shotgun sounds rediculous, but a rune-powered Hellstaff sounds awesome, IMO. This explains why I love Heretic and HeXen so much. Fantasy + violence, blood, and gore = great games :) 0 Share this post Link to post
Fletcher` Posted September 7, 2002 [psycho laugh]hee hee hee, anything but realism; i tend to stray a bit from everyonelse[/psycho laugh] 0 Share this post Link to post
Fredrik Posted September 7, 2002 DooMBoy said:I myself hold a preference for fantasy. There's only so much you can explain using technology. Triple-Barreled Shotgun sounds rediculous, but a rune-powered Hellstaff sounds awesome, IMO.Duh, high-tech != science fiction. Look at Star Wars, for example. Everything's high-tech, but it is hardly ever explained in conventional technological terms, so in the end it's more fantasy. 0 Share this post Link to post
Black Void Posted September 7, 2002 Yes, realism does suck- it sucks ASS. 0 Share this post Link to post
Ichor Posted September 7, 2002 I like the fantasy, medeival type role playing games, like Hexen. I have far more of these than any other type. 0 Share this post Link to post
Draconio Posted September 7, 2002 High tech. After that I guess I'd say realism next and then fantasy. But it also depends on how good the game is, not just the theme. Also, creepy high tech (biomachinery and such) freaks me out. Up to you whether you want to mark that as a plus or a minus :P 0 Share this post Link to post
Kid Airbag Posted September 7, 2002 I dislike fantasy because it makes no fucking sense. I'M GOING TO KILL WITH WITH MY MAGIC! BECAUSE ITS MAGIC! AND IT CAN KILL YOU! 0 Share this post Link to post
Spike Posted September 7, 2002 Combination of the lot. That was half of Doom's appeal... the way that the sci-fi areas blend almost seemlessly with the hell motifs. 0 Share this post Link to post
AndrewB Posted September 7, 2002 I believe the most compelling games are ones that contain only things found in this world, but in combinations never found in this world. Unreal's "Sky Caves" are a good example. 0 Share this post Link to post
læmænt Posted September 7, 2002 WTF is the "A little of all both" option suppossed to mean? 0 Share this post Link to post
Fredrik Posted September 7, 2002 lament said:WTF is the "A little of all both" option suppossed to mean? SCBC 0 Share this post Link to post
Grazza Posted September 7, 2002 I voted for "A little of all both." because it's the silliest answer. I like all three of these styles if well implemented and appropriate. I haven't actually played any of the games you list under "realistic", but I think the parts of Half-Life where you're fighting army guys counts - and I certainly liked that. (OMG! Someone mentioned HL without saying it sucked! OMG!) I wonder where Deus Ex fits into this categorization. That seems to have all three in some measure. Fredrik: What's the Selwyn College Boat Club got to do with it? 0 Share this post Link to post
Submerge Posted September 7, 2002 I like High-Tech and Fantasy Mixed, like in Final Fantasy 7 and 10. 0 Share this post Link to post
Livo Posted September 8, 2002 Both Hi-Tech and Realism, but if a game is going for just one or the other, then I want them to put some effort into making it fit that description. 0 Share this post Link to post