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[ProgenitorCastle]

Hey GAF! Was wondering which shooting games have the best gunplay? So far, I have a hard time feeling like anything's surpassed the gunplay in The Evil Within. It's so incredible and satisfying! The partial headshot/headshot system is perfect for a survival horror game. When you do land a headshot, it's meaty and explosive, and it really feels like the bullet pierced through the head. Those are some of the reasons why I think TEW has the best gunplay (so far). But I know there's many shooting games out there, so that's why I ask, which shooting games have the best gunplay, GAF?

 

[sullydabricks]

Destiny.

 

[Hobbygaming]

The Last of Us Part II. Best combat in a third person shooter to date

 

[FreedomOfSpeech]

Not a shooter but in Mad Max, the shotgun and sniper rifle are the most satisfying things I've ever shot.

 

[Clarissa]

Destiny 2

 

[OutRun88]

CS 1.6 for the sheer difficulty of recoil control creating the high skill ceiling needed to be good. Not to mention it was pretty revolutionary at the time and a big departure from arena shooters.

 

[Keihart]

OP, if you like hit reactions and TPS going by your TEW mention, checkout TLoU2's combat. There is some crazy and nasty shit in there. If you miss a headshot for the throat for example, you'll get enemies drowning in their blood.
Stopping power of weapons has a visual effect as well, you don't only get your movement halted but you get thrown in the floor and unlike in the first game you have some options from there, like aiming or dodging.

 

[JasonVA]

Project Warlock - The most satisfying shooting I've ever experienced.

 

[haxan7]

Fortnite

 

[and 3 others]

Unreal Tournament 3. No loadouts, no level ups, no reloading, no attachments, no bars that fill, no hit markers. Also, Shock Rifle.

 

[midasmulligan]

Metal gear solid 5

 

[Jigsaah]

Best gunplay hmmmm... Titanfall. Apex

and now that I think of it. PUBG was really satisfying.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

The gunplay in Generation Zero is pretty damn good, I'm currently going through it.

The double barrel in Doom always made me smile.

The first two Max Paynes were brilliant too.

 

[sonomamashine]

Metal Gear Online 2 (PS3)

 

[D3SCHA1N]

The gunplay in Generation Zero is pretty damn good, I'm currently going through it.

The double barrel in Doom always made me smile.

The first two Max Paynes were brilliant too.

The 3rd max payne's gunplay was no slouch either....

 

[TheCrimsnFuckr]

Honestly, I feel like The Gears of War games are some of the best third person cover shooters I have ever played. Incredibly satisfying gameplay all around and fun as all hell. Getting headshots with the Boltok just feels awesome

 

[MrS]

Apex Legends
Max Payne 3
TLOU Factions

 

[ZehDon]

FPS: Destiny. The mechanics surrounding it you may love or hate, but there's no denying Bungie are still the king of making moving and shooting feel good in first person.
TPS: The Division 2. The raw act of moving and shooting is still the best TPS gunplay around that holds up after literally thousands of hours. Gears has a habit of feeling light, whereas Division 2 has weight without sacrificing responsiveness.

Honourable mentions:
Halo. Impaired by the inclusion of abilities in Halo 5, the base mechanics are still absolutely rock solid.
Vanquish. Enhanced mobility in third person.
Titanfall 2. What it lacks in weight it makes up for in sheer speed.
Doom 2016. One word: meaty.

 

[Chromata]

Definitely Destiny. I don't like the game itself, but the gunplay is great. I'd say Apex is another really good one.

For TPS I'll go with Gears 5, most recently TLOU2 surprised me with how good it felt though (especially since TLOU1 had pretty mediocre gameplay).

 

[Stephen Curry]

Halo 2/3

 

[Guilty_AI]

I always liked the gunplay of Half Life. I read its pretty simplistic in terms of physics but i always thought it felt good anyway.

 

[h00ters]

Halo 2. Hit scan, no hit markers, no grenade markers.

Simple and effective.

 

[Stephen Curry]

Halo 2. Hit scan, no hit markers, no grenade markers.

Simple and effective.

Halo 2 isn't hitscan, but I agree. The higher bullet speed in 2 makes it feel really good.

 

[Bonfires Down]

I like Killing Floor 2 and The Division.

 

[Ferdimage]

I enjoyed Titanfall 2, human and mech gunplay.
Max Payne 3, I play it annually as it's so satisfying shooting in bullet time.

 

[Batiman]

Halo 2 GOAT

 

[diffusionx]

There's only one right answer to this question, and it is FEAR.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Multiplayer = Apex Legends, Destiny 2 and Halo 2.

Solo campaign = Titanfall 2 and Doom 2016/Eternal.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[h00ters]

Halo 2 isn't hitscan, but I agree. The higher bullet speed in 2 makes it feel really good.

https://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?cid=14347

2nd paragraph.

 

[01011001]

The Last of Us Part II. Best combat in a third person shooter to date

whenever i read something like this I wonder... is this bait? did this person never play any other game with guns?

like xD wtf?

but to go back on topic, Apex Legends is absolute S Tier, as is Titanfall 2.

Doom 2016 and Eternal are great...

going back a bit further we got Max Payne 2 which, if played again and again, basically becomes a dance with your enemies or choreographed movie where you try to beat encounters in cooler and cooler looking ways.

Resident Evil 4 is pretty great, but due to its arcady-ness is very different from the other examples

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

Max payne muthafuckin 3, bitch.





Though 2 is a better game and should be absolutely played

 

[Tiamat2san]

Gears 5, the feel of the guns.
The gore, the executions, the head shots...

 

[zcaa0g]

F.E.A.R. on PC. Dayum!

 

[Hobbygaming]

whenever i read something like this I wonder... is this bait? did this person never play any other game with guns?

like xD wtf?

but to go back on topic, Apex Legends is absolute S Tier, as is Titanfall 2.

Doom 2016 and Eternal are great...

going back a bit further we got Max Payne 2 which, if played again and again, basically becomes a dance with your enemies or choreographed movie where you try to beat encounters in cooler and cooler looking ways.

Resident Evil 4 is pretty great, but due to its arcady-ness is very different from the other examples

Well let's see, out of the games you listed I've played Titanfall 2, Doom 2016, and Max Payne 2

TLOU Part II is at the top of the hill combat-wise, even if you dislike the story (I don't)

 

[Griffon]

Perfect Dark.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

 

[dorkimoe]

The Last of Us Part II. Best combat in a third person shooter to date

Absolutely agree. That melee is crazy.
first person I might say rage 2, I dunno why, but it feels like butter

 

[Hobbygaming]

Absolutely agree. That melee is crazy.
first person I might say rage 2, I dunno why, but it feels like butter

Don't let 01011001 see this Lmao but yeah the melee is brilliant

 

[BadBurger]

Destiny.

This. And as far as PC shooters go, for the hate it gets the latest Battlefield games actually do have good gunplay in my opinion. Some of the associated systems and mechanics feel a bit backwards though.

 

[CatLady]

Halo

 

[Entroyp]

Halo 2 or Destiny

 

[Tesseract]

of all time?

i would say:

quake 3
team fortress classic
natural selection
tribes ascend
unreal tournament 2004
apex legends
halo 3
destiny 2
the specialists
get to the orange door
pubg
cs 1.6
modern warfare 2
doom
killing floor
fortnite
insurgency
warzone
red orchestra
day of defeat

my favorite is far and away natural selection, i absolutely adored the default lmg and pistol

 

[iorek21]

The Division 2
Destiny 2
DOOM Eternal
Far Cry 2

 

[Neolombax]

Destiny and Modern Warfare

 

[Deleted member 471617]

Third Person - The Division 2
First Person - Rage 2

 

[Stephen Curry]

https://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?cid=14347

2nd paragraph.

People have changed the bullet velocity in H3 now that it's on PC and it plays really similar to H2

 

[diffusionx]

Third Person - The Division 2
First Person - Rage 2

In terms of combat feel, Division 2 isn't even the best Division game.

 

[FeldMonster]

• Destiny 1
• Halo 2 Anniversary
• Halo 5
• Rage 2

 

[anthraticus]

Give me the slower paced and more realistic tactical shooters like Operation Flashpoint CWC/Arma, Hidden & Dangerous series, R6 Og/Rogue Spear/Raven Shield, og Ghost Recon, SWAT 3/4...

OR the off the wall crazyness of stuff Doom 1/2, Duke 3D, Blood, og Shadow Warrior, Dusk..

Not a big fan of the 'in between' stuff.