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    Ok guys, I want to get my step-dad a good fps for Christmas, but I'm not really sure what I should get. He's a fan of the old-school single player games like doom and I know he likes Far Cry 1 and the Fear games. What are some games that are similar to those?
    Dec 20, 2010 5:19pm PST
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    Ok guys, I want to get my step-dad a good fps for Christmas, but I'm not really sure what I should get. ... : TheVietSpecial

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      Metro 2033? : Dave-A
      • http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-metro-2033/17-2212/ : Dave-A
      • I'll second this. Fuckin fantastic : Chipwarrior
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      That most recent Wolfenstein and Far Cry 2 come to mind immediately. Perhaps Medal Of Honor Airborne and ... : AxeMan808This person is cool!
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        Hm, Wolfenstein looks like a good contender. So does Metro 2033, but I don't think his computer can run ... : TheVietSpecial
        • Metro 2033 can give your computer a spanking. : chadg033This person is cool!
        • I loved Wolfenstein. A lot more than Metro. There's nothing revolutionary about Wolfenstein, just good ... : valaelThis person is cool!
      • Far Cry is nothing like Doom or FC1 though, I think Crysis would be a good choice as an extension of FC1 : FlamingGimp
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      Painkiller is a good old-school shooter : randomnullThis person is cool!
      • plus it's $4.99 on steam, could afford another game too : randomnullThis person is cool!
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        I'd say this is the best first choice. Skip the expansion pack though. : bad_fish
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          All the expansions were great. Ignore the fish. : CRasterImage
          • I didn't know they made a third one. The second one made much less production value and no real cohesion ... : bad_fish
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        I approve this suggestion. Painkiller is a great old-school style shooter. : CRasterImage
        • Also, it's weapons are very visceral. Nothing satisfies like pinning someone to a wall with a 3' wooden... : CRasterImage
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      Serious Sam HD? : greasyjohn
      • ^^^^^ : watcherxpThis person is cool!
    • Just Cause 2? Same kinda setting as Far Cry (foresty island) but with a bit of GTA and spiderman thrown i... : CtrlFrk
    • Prey! : BorzoiThis person is cool!
    • Necrovision. Playing it now, I love this game! : rmsThis person is cool!
    • Serious Sam : CyCo_PLThis person is cool!
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      duke3d.exe : shirif
      • ^^This : CrustaRThis person is cool!
    • Far Cry 2 : Baba Ghanoush
    • BFBC2 is $7. Even if he ends up not liking it its worth buying to see. : ant_hillbilly
    • The unreal pack is on sale right now on steam, isn't it? Every Unreal mega-pack? : cerealSAM2This person is cool!
    • Painkiller is a good choice for the doom fan or I'd say stalker cop as my favorite new fps. Does he want... : papaskotThis person is cool!
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      Alright guys, thanks for the suggestions. So far I'm thinking Painkiller: Gold Edition, Necrovision, and... : TheVietSpecial
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        I honestly don't recommend necrovision. its boring, really buggy and I couldn't find any one playing on... : X-GOUKIThis person is cool!
        • OH please! I'm half-way through under Win7 64bit, and have had no issues, 1920x1200 with great framerate... : rmsThis person is cool!
      • Serious Sam HD is just straight up shooty fun, it does what it says on the box (lets you shoot many thing... : Hemtroll
      • SS gets pretty old fast. You have to really like shooting and more shooting : byorn
      • Necrovision will just piss him off : timaste
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        What of the fabled Duke3d.exe? : CrustaRThis person is cool!
        • He plays that like 'erry day all day. I'm trying to get him some semi-new games. : TheVietSpecial
      • And Stalker also, with the complete mod installed. I've finished all 3 of these, great stuff. : rmsThis person is cool!
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        Wolfenstein. It's my favorite FPS in years. It's pretty polished and is mostly about just killing nazis... : valaelThis person is cool!
        • As i think about it, Wolfenstein is kinda like Hexen, actually, where you have the hub, and missions to a... : AxeMan808This person is cool!
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      Singularity if he's into Sci-Fi. : DelithioThis person is cool!
      • ^^^ This was fun. The only complaints it really received were that it was TOO old-school and did not try ... : byorn
      • This and Wolfenstein. : the archvileThis person is cool!
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      Bioshock? It is not super shooty, but it also might broaden his horizons a bit more. : byorn
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        Bioshock is half RPG. That doesn't broaden horizons. It goatses them. : CRasterImage
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          Which is why I said broaden "his" horizons a bit more. : byorn
          • what if his asses need to be spread in special places? : spectr3This person is cool!
    • Left4Dead and play with him. This is the best thing for people who like single player FPS, because it's ... : exigence7
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      Why isn't Half Life 2 the number one answer here? : Distortion462
      • Yeah it should be Ravenholm was easily one of the creepest levels I've ever played. : OutlawSundown
    • Unreal 1 : alexpr