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[In Cold Blood]

When it came out that id were helping Bethesda with the gunplay in Starfield, and Arkane with Redfall, I got to wondering which game, and by default studio, have the best gunplay mechanics at this point in time?
I find that Halo and COD are like old faithful, they always play well and you can jump straight back into them years later and you wouldn't have missed a beat.
I also rate Rage 2 as one of the absolute best gun games out there.

 

[kyubajin]

DOOM Eternal has the best pure FPS mechanics I've ever experienced.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Doom Eternal and Halo Infinite for me.

I like Destiny 2 as well.

 

[01011001]

Apex Legends is not here, so I chose the next best thing, Titanfall.

 

[Banjo64]

For me personally, 343i, Bungie and Respawn.

 

[LastBattle]

Halo infinite plays beautifully. Give me a story expansion already!! Most of the other options are certainly no slouch either.

 

[01011001]

Doom Eternal and Halo Infinite for me.

I like Destiny 2 as well.

Halo and Destiny? seems like you really don't like aiming then lol

 

[NinjaBoiX]

Call of Duty, and I don’t even care.

Say what you like about the franchise as a whole, but no other game has managed to match the breadth of movement/aiming options combined with the fidelity and finesse of input.

It’s Call of Duty, it’s the objective answer.

 

[Clintizzle]

GTA 5

 

[01011001]

Call of Duty, and I don’t even care.

Say what you like about the franchise as a whole, but no other game has managed to match the breadth of movement/aiming options combined with the fidelity and finesse of input.

It’s Call of Duty, it’s the objective answer.

it has been a while since CoD was on top of the game. their newest title doesnt even let you turn off Aim Acceleration, they don't have the reaction curve options of Apex or Titanfall either, and aim assist is way too strong

Apex Legends and Titanfall 2 is the objective answer

 

[MasterDerico]

Painkiller, Unreal Tournament, BulletStorm and Doom (2016).
So, based on OP options, i go with Doom (2016)!

 

[Denton]

Trepang2, FEAR.

 

[diffusionx]

Fear

 

[Mythoclast]

Call of Duty, and I don’t even care.

Say what you like about the franchise as a whole, but no other game has managed to match the breadth of movement/aiming options combined with the fidelity and finesse of input.

It’s Call of Duty, it’s the objective answer.

Gotta agree with COD. As much as I play Destiny 2 more because of the overall gameplay loop and looter shooter elements, the feeling of shooting a gun in COD is just unparalleled, even better with Dualsense adaptive triggers. The animations, the recoil, the sounds, the 120hz smoothness, the variety of aiming options, time to kill, etc

No wonder COD is the king of FPS sales wise by a fuck ton.

 

[Fuz]

HL1

 

[drezz]

F.E.A.R

Loved how you could jump straight up and do a spin kick to the head, or if you where moving forward AS YOU JUMP you do a double front kick.
But the spin kick was just such a *Chef's Kiss*.
Such a great combination of melee options and landing shots with the weapons were soo satasfying.
Not to mention that Spas shotgun... God Damn!

 

[T4keD0wN]

Rage 2 gunplay>Doom gunplay - even though Rage are the worst games on the list Rage 2 has the best gunplay.
Since this is about mechanics some VR game should probably win.
Unreal tournament deserves a spot more than 90% of the games on the list.

 

[GymWolf]

Fear1 is still unbeated imo.

 

[Ribi]

F.E.A.R


It boggles my mind that devs don't add that proper feedback to their gun. A thumping sounds that vibrates the air and a sense of ummfff every bullet. Stop making your guns feel like you're shooting air.

 

[Hudo]

Fear

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Halo and Destiny? seems like you really don't like aiming then lol

I am a simple man.

If it feels good I play it.

 

[genesisblock]

Where is the Killzone 2 option? I haven't played part 1 but 3 and Shadow Fall isn't exactly noteworthy.

 

[rofif]

Rage since the enemies react to being shot so incredibly well and they fall over like in no other game.

 

[Sub_Level]

CoD for sure. Doom is more about the monsters & level designs, which is why people still play Doom 2 wads.

 

[lughnasadh123]

Not even sure which to pick with so many good options that I'll add a few more. Overwatch and especially Returnal feel really, really good to play and have great sound design to match.

 

[SkylineRKR]

Halo Infinite and Doom Eternal. Both have fantastic movement.

 

[Black_Stride]

 

[The Cockatrice]

Doom Eternal is modern FPS King. Doom is classic FPS King. Crazy how no shooter has managed to surpass it.

 

[ShakenG]

Haven't played the latest halo titles by the newer devs but everything from bungie was incredible. Alongside destiny for obvious reasons.

Also really liked Battlefield Badcompany2. I prefer how you couldn't go prone and could only crouch.

 

[Guileless]

OP forgot Black.

 

[AndrewRyan]

Doom Eternal > Doom 2016 > Rage 2 > Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus > Rage

Definitely will give FEAR a try based on this thread.

 

[Topher]

Rage 2 gunplay>Doom gunplay - even though Rage are the worst games on the list Rage 2 has the best gunplay.
Since this is about mechanics some VR game should probably win.
Unreal tournament deserves a spot more than 90% of the games on the list.

Exactly what I was going to say. Rage 2, while being a "just ok" game, has fantastic gunplay.

 

[Danknugz]

Rage 2 gunplay>Doom gunplay - even though Rage are the worst games on the list Rage 2 has the best gunplay.
Since this is about mechanics some VR game should probably win.
Unreal tournament deserves a spot more than 90% of the games on the list.

agreed, my votes goes to Onward VR which of course is not listed but i see a huge list of shit games i don't really care about

 

[Punished Miku]

Probably Halo Infinite is the best I played. But I don't play the genre extensively.

 

[Danknugz]

CoD for sure. Doom is more about the monsters & level designs, which is why people still play Doom 2 wads.

i'm sure he meant the abomination that was doom 2016 and everyone loving it somehow like some horrible artist who's record company paid for billions of views on youtube

 

[SmokedMeat]

In terms of gun mechanics?

Turbo Overkill

In terms of punchy feel?

FEAR
Trepang 2
Rage 2
Metro Exodus
Quake
Doom

In terms of Dopamine rush from sounds/numbers

Battlefield series
CoD
Killzone
Halo Infinite
Medal of Honor Warfighter

 

[Guilty_AI]

Niche choice, but i still find myself drawn to The Citadel gunplay. Very punchy and gory, plus the ballistics mechanics make it pretty engaging. You wouldn't expect to have to account for bullet-drop in a retro-FPS, nor be able to dodge enemies bullets if your reflex is quick enough.

 

[Shwing]

Remnant: From the Ashes (and hopefully its follow up out in just over a week... Remnant 2).
Such an overlooked game - it really is something special, especially if you play co-op with up to 2 other mates.

 

[Ogbert]

SMGs, ARs and Hand Cannons - Destiny.

Anything else - Doom.

 

[Pelta88]

Destiny.

Anyone who disagrees doesn't know gaming.

 

[Naked Lunch]

Counter-Strike
Halo 3
Battlefield 3 and Bad Company 2 (no clue why this series' gunplay reverted backwards so much since)

 

[Shut0wen]

Perfect dark, goldeneye and timesplitters 1 and 2 have the best fps mechanics

 

[Akuji]

There are diffrent games with diffrent Feelings. The most versatile and most impressive System is pubg, maybe arma. Pubg atleast works great in close quarter as well as long range and everything in between. Sniping with an ar and having to adjust for the Lack in range etc.

 

[Zheph]

Pokemon Snap

 

[Shut0wen]

Where is the Killzone 2 option? I haven't played part 1 but 3 and Shadow Fall isn't exactly noteworthy.

Killzone 2 was unique tbh, probably one of the slowest fps games out there, which is no way an insult, miss killzone 2

 

[deriks]

CoD is like Android on a good smartphone, Doom Eternal and Titanfall 2 are iOS buttery smoothness

 

[tryDEATH]

Destiny is the gold standard, the variety of guns and feel is just on another level. It just feels so right when pulling the trigger and its the reason why I played the game way more then I should have as the rest of the game is a cluster fuck.

 

[Gudji]

Destiny and its not even close.

 

[Puscifer]

All those options and you still managed to forget OG F.E.A.R.

 

[Roman Empire]

I want to be a lil controversial here. Time Splitters