First-person shooters are some of the most popular games in the world. Thanks to franchises like Battlefield
Halo Call of Duty and many many others, but what about the first-person shooters?
That didn't really break through because the FPS market is so dominated by a handful of franchises
It makes it extremely difficult for something new to get realized and that has led to a lot of solid games and concepts
Being forgotten. What is up guys? Jim your chaos. Welcome to Cal's top 10s today. We're gonna be checking out 10
First-person shooters that were one and done that I feel should give it a go again
these are those games that were a very unique concept in a new IP, but unfortunately,
They never got continued due to a lack of financial or critical success. Let's give him another chance
Kicking off our list today is a game called time shift and this is a game that was developed by Sabre
interactive and published by Sierra entertainment in 2007
Now it was a sci-fi
FPS that dealt with very very interesting
Time-travel mechanics both in the story and in the gameplay you played as a scientist who works with a group of other
Scientists who create a suit that allows the user to jump through time and it's up to you
To travel around various timelines to stop a horrible future from coming true
because one of the scientists used the suit to make himself the ruler of the world kind of like a
Back to the Future 2 but with lots of guns, the game was delayed many times throughout its development
Had a pretty awful demo in 2006 leading to people not really caring about it when it finally launched in that
Unfortunately led to its demise despite the fact that it actually got decent reviews
Timeshift would be an interesting concept to revisit with modern development tech a demur 9
We're going way back here area 51 many people probably remember the area 51 arcade game
But a lot of people forget that in 2005 there was actually a full-fledged FPS
adaptation of that concept with a story a big-budget
impressive graphics and in all-star voice cast that Eve included
Marilyn Manson this adaptation of the classic arcade game told the story of a group of operatives who go to area 51 to help clean
Up a very strange alien virus that has broken out started taking over the bodies of the workers and the soldiers
that were there this game had a much more whore themed environment than the arcade game and it was actually pretty
Disturbing at some points, but despite getting good using selling
Well, it never got a sequel it did get a strange spinoff called black site area 51 a few years later
But I don't really count that one because it had pretty much nothing to do with the first game and it was also heavily toned
Down in terms of theme violence atmosphere and the overall quality of the game itself now
I think Midway should revisit the area 51 concept for a new sci-fi horror fps. This month's giveaway is for a new
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Republic Commando, this is widely regarded as one of the best Star Wars games ever made
But it unfortunately never got the planned sequel due to complications
Behind-the-scenes with Lucas arts and it shut down in 2013
Republic Commando was released in 2005 and it was a tactical squad based FPS where you played as an elite group of clone troopers
During the clone war and you carried out special missions and dangerous ops involving the Trade Federation and the Trandoshans
This story was praised by critics and fans for giving the clone troopers more character in
Actually making you care about these soldiers in a way that the movies weren't able to do and the multiplayer was fun
Unfortunately, this game came out in
2005 you know
What else came out around then?
Halo - it was dominating the FPS sci-fi scene causing many to write Republic Commando as they cash in in the game
underperform financially leading to the sequel never getting far into development until it was officially cancelled with the shutdown of
LucasArts, we seriously need a republic commando too, especially with modern technology at
Number 7 we have brink brink was definitely an interesting case released in
2011 it was a team-based FPS developed by Splash Damage and
Published by Bethesda of all people the concept was a big battle between two host apocalyptic factions
And the combat was pretty interesting blending FPS with parkour movement
Unfortunately due to lack of content horrible technical issues at launch
Break died off extremely quickly and was forced to switch to a free-to-play model in
2017 and not even that was enough to save it
But despite the fact that the game itself is kind of trashed. The concept is actually pretty interesting
The art style was cool. The world was interesting in the gameplays pretty solid and unique
It's it's just a shame that was rushed out the door. It had potential number 6 we have shadow run
It's a tabletop RPG that has been around for a long long time
But in 2007
Microsoft decided to try to bring that world over to the FPS genre and the result was I thought it was pretty cool
Heavily inspired by the gameplay of Counter Strike Shadow row was a fast paced FPS with a lot of strategy and teamwork involved
But it also blended various magic elements like the tabletop game to make it more like the source
Material which I thought made it pretty unique
It's not everyday guys that you get an FPS game that blends modern military weaponry with magic and spells and that was a pretty cool
combination
Unfortunately, the game was seen by many as a lame cash in on the Shadowrun legacy and it didn't last very long
But I think it'd be cool to see this concept given one more shot or at least some FPS game blending magic and guns
It's a cool idea that nobody's really doing anything with
Cracking into the top five one of the worst games ever and I'm gonna put it on this list
Hillians colonial marines before you roast me in the comments. Let me explain. All right
Aliens colonial marines is piece of crap. There's no denying that but you can't deny the concept was good
Plus the whole reason this game was so disappointing was because the original demos and the concept videos looked amazing now
You can't tell me that if a competent studio were to give this concept one more try and they were to replicate the original
Demos from colonial marines that you wouldn't be interested in it
I would love to see a studio try and revisit the colonial Marines universe and do that concept some justice
But I seriously doubt that's gonna happen
This game is widely regarded as one of the worst ever made and the fact that they lied and basically showed off something
That wasn't even the game
So this day it's just it's not a stigma that you can easily shake or or try to reboot unfortunately
It's it's probably never happening
at number four battlefield
2142
Alright, I know the battlefield isn't a one and done game but hear me out on this the razing this specific game in the Battlefield
4 Chai's gets a spot on this list today is the fact that it's across the entire battlefield franchise
it's the only one to go into the future released in 2006 battlefield 2142 was set in the Cold War of the
22nd century and it featured classic battlefield game play but with futuristic weapon
You're a giant mech walkers and a lot of other stuff now
I know a lot of people are burnt out on sci-fi shooters right now
But if there's one studio, I trust to make something original with that genre it would be dice
I would love to see battlefield 2142 get continued and speaking of getting burned out
People are starting to get burned out on going back to the world war era as well
at number 3 Far Cry
Blood Dragon much like the last entry Blood Dragon gets a spot on the list because even though it's part of a franchise
It was a spin-off that never really got continued despite
How many people loved it?
Blood Dragon was a parody of the 80s action movies like Terminator aliens and predator and it even featured famous actors from that era playing
Voice roles the world was stylish. It was colorful. The music was awesome
The weapons were over-the-top and explosive and the whole thing was pure fun, especially to those who grew up on 80s action movies
However, despite its popularity and how much people loved it. We never got a continuation - Blood Dragon
Hopefully Ubisoft gives us something else in this world in the near future and number two
Lawbreakers again. Let me explain myself before you roast me in the comments. Ok was lawbreakers a failure. Yes was lawbreakers a bad game
Absolutely, not lawbreakers was released in
2017 perhaps the pasta it prat
I mean honestly probably the worst time it could come out because it was following a series of bad PR
statements and business model changes
The game was dead on arrival and it was never able to bounce back
Lawbreakers itself was a team based hero shooter much like overwatch
but with a more realistic style and more emphasis on the physics in the speed of the gameplay while there's no way there's there's
Absolutely. No way we'll ever get a continuation because of the shutdown of boskie productions
I would honestly love to see another studio take the concept and give it one more shot because the gameplay of lawbreakers
was genuinely fun to watch and it had some very very unique elements to it as well and
Finally at number one today doom
2016 the
2016 doom reboot was easily
One of the best games of that year in an excellent return to form for the doom franchise
The gameplay was fluid and true to the original
And the level design was great in full of secrets, and it even featured multiplayer
It wasn't that great, but it was still okay and fun for fans of old-school shooters
Despite the success of the game and the cliffhanger ending
We are yet to hear a peep about whether or not we're getting a sequel personally
I think we'll get one eventually
But the fact that we haven't heard anything about it kind of makes me a little worried worried now, obviously
I don't want a sequel to be rushed through development
But I'm definitely concerned that Bethesda and id Software maybe focusing elsewhere and ignoring the possibility
Well for one I I guess only time will tell if the story gets continued, but it's a no brainer
It was a success continue the story
And there you have it my friends. Those are ten one-and-done
FPS games that should get one more shot
Let me know one that did not make this list that you feel should get another shot
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