Tagged: first-person
Homefront, the THQ-published, Kaos-developed first-person shooter, though highly anticipated before its 2011 release, was ultimately seen by most critics as a letdown. Amid the smash-and grab auctioning of THQ properties after the company went belly-up in 2012, Crytek managed to… Read More »
First Run is BACK with Titanfall! This time, Jason takes you through a few matches of the TitanFall beta, showing off his less-than-stellar multiplayer shooter skills and letting you know what to expect when the highly anticipated title from Respawn Entertainment and Electronic… Read More »
“Horror” games come in many shapes, sizes, flavors, and colors. Some games take elements that are traditionally classified as horror and plant that content in the midst of some other game genre, calling it horror, yet failing to deliver on… Read More »
It’s become abundantly clear over recent years that modern or near-future military shooters of the first-person variety don’t place a high emphasis on story, especially when compared to their multiplayer components. In Battlefield 4, this trend hasn’t been bucked, only… Read More »
In 2010, Frictional Games’ Amnesia: The Dark Descent breathed new life into a faltering horror genre that was becoming increasingly obsessed with the glitz and glamour of action shooters and their mass-market appeal. This first-person horror adventure completely disempowered players… Read More »
As the longest console generation in history comes to a close, the GamerNode staff reflects on the games that made this era so great. Games of the Generation is a new GamerNode original feature that allows us to share that passion and nostalgia for the most memorable and significant titles of the last eight years — since November 22, 2005, specifically — and explain why these games have defined a generation and will forever stand as touchstones in gaming history.
As the longest console generation in history comes to a close, the GamerNode staff reflects on the games that made this era so great. Games of the Generation is a new GamerNode original feature that allows us to share that passion and nostalgia for the most memorable and significant titles of the last eight years — since November 22, 2005, specifically — and explain why these games have defined a generation and will forever stand as touchstones in gaming history.
Rising Storm doesn’t hold the war-torn hands of its players. Most competitive first person shooters fret over fairness and accessibility, placing each team an equal distance from a map’s center and providing boringly equivalent weapons at the expense of variety…. Read More »
Respawn Entertainment is looking to change the way gamers perceive multiplayer first-person shooters, moving beyond mindless action and plot neglect and infusing single-player elements into its multiplayer-only title, Titanfall. During E3 2013, I got a look at just how this… Read More »
If there’s one thing that Destiny showed me at E3 2013, it’s promise. Promise that the company is looking to take first-person shooter gameplay in a whole new direction and bring some much-needed innovation to the genre. The little taste… Read More »