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Posted January 06, 2014
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blotunga: That one I've enjoyed back in the days, but I wanted something single player and presumably with a story, not something repetitive like Painkiller. Which btw didn't seemed so hard :)
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Licurg: Clive Barker's Undying should do the trick.
I second this.
Posted January 06, 2014
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groze: I second this.
I have to try it one day. In the mean time I still haven't tried F.E.A.R etc, but I don't have much time to play games lately :(
Posted January 06, 2014
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SpooferJahk: Aliens: Colonial Marines is probably not the best FPS game to try and get good at. Doom would be a good start, no worries about insane accuracy and the easier difficulties are not extremely insane to play.
I agree, I would recommend Wolf 3D, but I think that Doom is a better place to start. Especially seeing as Episode 2 of Wolf 3D was so ridiculously hard compared with the first episode.
Posted January 06, 2014
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Kunovski: I play all the "pure" (non-rpg) FPS games on easy or very easy, basically the easiest difficulty it has, as I'm there just for the story
Say what? You play FPSs for their story? I think you're doing it wrong. =P
Posted January 06, 2014
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StingingVelvet: ...
So I take it you finally learned playing FPS with a controller?
Posted January 06, 2014
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StingingVelvet: Also important to remember when playing on PC that mouse aim shouldn't lead you to up the difficulty thinking the game will be easier because of the greater precision. These modern shooters are balanced for auto-aim on a control pad, so when you take that away, even with mouse precision, it makes the game harder if anything. I learned that lesson a while back.
Most console versions of shooters let you disable any aiming assistance completely. And I always use that option if it's available because I don't like auto-aim whatever input device I'm playing with. Of course it's more challanging then, but I never encountered any game that became insanely hard or virtually unplayable after deactivating auto-aim, even with a gamepad.

Maybe what you said applies for games that doesn't have such an option - like it's the case with A:CM. The aiming assistance is locked and can't be disabled. If the PC version doesn't have such an assistance it's clearly a disadvantage and perhaps ruins the balance. And like you already mentioned, the overall level of difficulty is rather high in this game, because your life energy can be gone within moments, especially at the beginning when you're still busy getting used to the conrols.

Let's just agree that A:CM is a really bad choice for a rookie to get into FPS games, whatever platform you're playing on.
Posted January 06, 2014
One question. I hear A:CM got a huge update a while after launch, but I think most (if not all) negative feedback I've heard was about the release version. Did that patch actually get it fixed somewhat?
Posted January 06, 2014
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P1na: One question. I hear A:CM got a huge update a while after launch, but I think most (if not all) negative feedback I've heard was about the release version. Did that patch actually get it fixed somewhat?
I think yes since aliens don't just stand around anymore.
Posted January 06, 2014
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SpooferJahk: Aliens: Colonial Marines is probably not the best FPS game to try and get good at. Doom would be a good start, no worries about insane accuracy and the easier difficulties are not extremely insane to play.
Yeah, maybe try Doom with the Aliens TC added
Posted January 06, 2014
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blotunga: I have played FPSs back during the years :). I've played Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Quake and Quake 3. But it seems that I don't have it in me anymore :/.
People, stop recommending Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein, Unreal, etc. The OP played old FPS titles, I think they meant that either they spent a long time without playing one and now it's hard to get back into it, or that they think they're bad at "modern" FPSs.
Posted January 06, 2014
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Kunovski: I play all the "pure" (non-rpg) FPS games on easy or very easy, basically the easiest difficulty it has, as I'm there just for the story
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mistermumbles: Say what? You play FPSs for their story? I think you're doing it wrong. =P
yep, FPS games like Bioshock, Half-Life, Doom 3, Riddick... I suck at pointing at people's heads, yet I want to know the story :) is that wrong?
Posted January 06, 2014
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blotunga: I have played FPSs back during the years :). I've played Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Quake and Quake 3. But it seems that I don't have it in me anymore :/.
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groze: People, stop recommending Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein, Unreal, etc. The OP played old FPS titles, I think they meant that either they spent a long time without playing one and now it's hard to get back into it, or that they think they're bad at "modern" FPSs.
Yes to both :).
Posted January 06, 2014
I was pretty good at them until the turn of the century. After Rainbow 6 Cover Ops, I had a long drought of not playing them and then lost all control of my skills. Now it looks like I am playing with my non-dominant hand most of the time. I do have an occasional game of average play.
Posted January 06, 2014
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hedwards: I agree, I would recommend Wolf 3D, but I think that Doom is a better place to start. Especially seeing as Episode 2 of Wolf 3D was so ridiculously hard compared with the first episode.
Yeah Doom is relatively easy, I beat it just yesterday on ultra-violence and didn't find it very difficult at all. The hardest part about them was finding my way and looking for secrets. Might do a nightmare run somewhere down the road but I'm tackling Heretic in the meantime.
Posted January 06, 2014
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blotunga: Yes to both :).
Well play Bioshock Infinite. The FPS component, while not great, is serviceable - and it's a game with probably the best writing of today.
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