This bizarre FPS/RPG hybrid takes place around Chernobyl and features huge environments, creepy mutants, and freaking radiation. It's also really, really fun and can't be played on consoles - and no, Crysis 2 is not a substitute - the original is superior. The king of bringing PCs to their knees, Crysis is still arguably the best-looking game ever made. This doesn't mean you have to play multiplayer to experience the benefits - it makes single-player more fun as well.
Put a team of PC players against a team of console players and the PC players will smoke the controller users every time, all other factors being equal. Anyone who tells you a controller is as good as a mouse is either a) ignorant/in denial, or b) a console fanboy. Yet, if you haven't really sat down and played with a mouse and keyboard, you don't know what you're missing. I used to hate the idea of playing an FPS with a controller, but I got over that. They were built with a mouse and keyboard in mind. Its playerbase is small right now, but it’s still playable, but more importantly its successor is on the horizon.įirst-person shooters may not be unique to PC, but they were born and refined on PC. It’s still a fantastic game – it’s an MMOFPS, which means it’s different from all the above MMORPGs.
In a way this is a shameless plug for me because PlanetSide is my favorite game of all time. Its main differences are custom classes and the rifts – random events where monsters invade the world for a bit of dynamism. It wasn’t my cup of tea, but many others love it to death. If I need to explain it, you haven’t been playing games. Forget the foul-mouthed kids on Xbox Live – PC gamers tend toward more maturity (no I'm not saying they're better people, they just tend to be older and more dedicated to the hobby). Real friendships are fostered amongst guild members, and if you like kicking back and shooting the shit with people you get to know over time while you game, MMOs can't be beat. MMOs are certainly dangerous – they can eat your life if you're the addictive type, but they're also the best place for social gaming. Most console MMOs fail because a controller just doesn't cut it when you need eight hundred hotkeys and text chat. The scale of these games is ridiculous, and its shining stars are the experimental units – think giant robot dinosaurs and humungous UFOs. These games have a goofier side to them, so if you don't want to take your wars too seriously, they have a huge following. If fantasy and sci-fi don't float your boat, a bit of realistic, historical battles might just be the ticket.