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Posted February 13, 2014
Best:
Doom / Doom 2
Blood

Worst:
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Posted February 13, 2014
Ah, the perfect topic. I've always said that most FPSes are only as good as their shotgun.

I'm gonna have to agree with earlier dissenters and say the normal, non-super shotgun from Doom is my favorite shotgun.The super shotgun is great, but for me it's only really useful in close range when there are tons of enemies onscreen. The normal shotgun is the most versatile weapon in the game to me, and I easily use it more than anything else.

I don't really have a least favorite one, at least not on that stands out.
Posted February 13, 2014
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_Bruce_: I never understood why everyone liked the super shotgun. The standard shotgun fires faster and has less spread, and can kill an imp in one shot. There is almost no situation where I would use the super instead of the standard one, a possible exception being close quarters with tough enemies that I can kill with two shells but not one. But if you are close to tough enemies they kill you... stay away and use the standard shotgun.

bevinator: Exactly!
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Luisfius: Sure, you can snipe with the regular one.
BUt the Super has a better sound. And a better feel. It's just more satisfying to UNLOAD both barrels.

It's not a question about applicability or practicality, it is a question of how it feels and sounds, and there, the Super is superior.
Exactly. It sounds like a monster and the feeling you get taking out multiple zombies and demons with it is unmatched. The pump action is classic, but the SSG is an absolute joy to use. A wrecking machine.
Posted February 13, 2014
I can't believe I forgot this one - the shotgun from Contra.
This 5-pellet beauty upgraded with rapid fire is the difference between a fun time and epic euphoria.
Posted February 13, 2014
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Lionel212008: The original Soldier of Fortune's shotgun was awesome!
Beat me to it!

I'll need to think about the "worst" one, I have one on the tip of my tongue.
Posted February 13, 2014
Best, in descending order: FC3, Bioshock 2, The Darkness II

Worst, in descending order: Serious Sam BFE, Deus Ex HR, Sleeping Dogs
Posted February 13, 2014
Best: doom and duke nukem 3d but nothing feels better than the shotgun from doom
Good: max payne, blood, hitman,
worst: doom 3 feels like crap, duke nukem forever again craaaap deus ex 1, 2 and HR,quake 4
Posted February 13, 2014
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Maxxer: Hello all, how are we doing today? :3

Anyway, i have always wanted to have a discussion about this to see other peoples views on this, and GOG actually seems like the right place to have this discussion.

As the title says, What are the best and worst game shotguns you have ever used?

For me i would say any i.d software game has great satisfying shotguns, all the quake games, and rage continues a realistic feel (short range high damage high kick) satisfying shotgun, also Stalker series shotguns are exactly what you expect, you know if you get too close to one = game over

As for worst, i have been playing red faction 1 as of late, and the shotgun is very weak and dull, its not the worst ever, there is a game i have been playing recently where its absolutely pants but i cant remember the name of it :/

Have a think about it, im sure i can think of more, back in the 90's shotguns were classed as OP in most games, now today they tend to be weak and boring to even use :/
Best shotguns - Killing Floor, Call Of Juarez - Gunslinger

Worst shotguns - CSGO, X-COM Enemy Unknown, Payday
Post edited February 13, 2014 by monkeydelarge
Posted February 13, 2014
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GastonArg: max payne
I was just about to mention the sawn-off shotgun in Max Payne 2 - especially in bullet-time mode - which is nothing short of epic.
Posted February 13, 2014
Aaah, mr. Shotty. The best shotgun, as far as I'm concerned, was in the original Blood and in Call of Juarez: Gunslinger with its Deputy Bob Ollinger's mean ass shotgun.

As for the one in Call of Juarez, watch this and you'll get why.

As for the one in Blood, the double-barreled shotgun there just massacred everything, with bits of bodies literally bouncing all over the place after a successful hit.
Post edited February 13, 2014 by Fenixp
Posted February 13, 2014
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monkeydelarge: Worst shotguns - CSGO, X-COM Enemy Unknown, Payday
Heh, I actually love the XCOM EU shotgun. :D

Worst: Shadowrun Returns shotgun, I regret stating into this. (This was from when SR first came out, it may have been rebalanced since then).
Posted February 13, 2014
Best - Doom 2 super shotgun and gears of war shotgun

Worst - Doom 3 shotgun, hand gun felt more powerfull
Post edited February 13, 2014 by djranis
Posted February 13, 2014
Best - Fear shotgun was a beast

worst - Fear 2 shotgun just didn't have the same amount of power behind it imo
Posted February 13, 2014
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monkeydelarge: Worst shotguns - CSGO, X-COM Enemy Unknown, Payday
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Melhelix: Heh, I actually love the XCOM EU shotgun. :D

Worst: Shadowrun Returns shotgun, I regret stating into this. (This was from when SR first came out, it may have been rebalanced since then).
Why? Maybe you think the shotgun is nice because all the other guns in the game are like air soft.
Posted February 13, 2014
I'll second the Max Payne shotgun in bullet time. That stuff was awesome.

I also had a lot of fun with the 2013 remake of Shadow Warrior's shotgun. When fully upgraded, it had 4 barrels and you could shoot all 4 at once. It dismembered the mooks in front of you, but I kept keeping the ammunition for the bosses so I didn't use it as much as I would have liked.
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