I was contacted recently asking if I would like to share an infographic with my readers. I have a secret love of infographics, and this one tracks the history of great FPS games. I’m also a sucker for first-person shooters, so a-posted it shall be! Here’s a glimpse, but it’s pretty long, so follow after the cut to view the whole thing.
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And here it is! Seems pretty inclusive to me. Can you think of anything they missed?
You forgot DUST514!
Shurely shome mishtake!
(Nice to see you blogging again).
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Thanks, Stabs! I didn’t actually make this infographic. Just found it kind of neat
But yeah, the omission of DUST514 is just tewwible.
I think Rise of the Triad was the first FPS to feature dual-wielded weapons.
Great graphic!
Quake 2!!! But they did get Quake and Quake 3. Pretty awesome
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Also, I think one of the most important things to note was how the mod versions of the games pushed the genre ahead, like Quake 2 Team Fortress / Weapons factory etc.!
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I’ve played a lot of FPS games and I must say there are some glaring omissions actually. The list seems rather cherry-picked and half-assed to me.
What about:
* Midi Maze: First networked FPS
* Heretic: Took the FPS into a fantasy setting (followed by Hexen and Hexen 2).
* Unreal: Introduced procedural textures.
* Quake 2: Introduced colored lightmaps calculated via radiosity.
* Rainbow Six: Introduced the tactical FPS.
* Far Cry: Introduced the outdoor sandbox FPS with advanced vegetation and long view distances.
* Quake Wars: Introduced terrain megatextures.
* Planetside: First MMOFPS
* Mirror’s Edge: Although not truly a shooter, introduced parkour-style movement.
* Left 4 Dead: Introduced the AI director and polished co-op play.
* Rage: Introduced megatexturing on all surfaces.
While not necessarily “game changers”, these have all contributed to the genre:
* Encounter
* FAKK
* Thief
* Rogue Spear
* Ghost Recon
* Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
* Shogo
* F.E.A.R. 1-3
* Serious Sam
* The Elder Scrolls games (hey, if Portal is in there, why not?)
* Arx Fatalis (ditto; and innovative rune drawing on the screen to cast spells)
* Half-Life 2: Episodes 1 & 2
* Quake 4
* Splinter Cell
* Metroid Prime
* Aliens vs. Predator
* Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (FPS RPG)
* S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
* Metro 2033
* System Shock
* Bioshock
* Bioshock 2
* Portal 2 ( if Portal AND every iteration of Battlefield and Call of Duty is in there, why not?)
* Borderlands 2 (ditto)
* Unreal Tournament 2003 & 2004
* Unreal Tournament 3
* Far Cry 2
* Brink
* Team Fortress
* Xotic
* Deadspace
* Dishonored
* Far Cry 3
* QuakeLive
Also, I had to laugh when I saw “grenade jumping” next to Quake; somebody obviously never played Quake. Quake is known for introducing rocket jumping; although grenade jumping is possible, it’s not particularly useful.