Shooters or Fighters.

[Heinz]

I like them both equally. It's a bit hard to choose between them, that's like choosing between beer or whisky. Both are fantastic and do the job.

 

[Craig]

Shmups. Fighters are just about memorizing joystick combinations there is no skill. Yeah, making a quarter circle and hitting 4 buttons is really awesome.

Stupid bitch...

And shooties are just remembering where enemy bullets aren't?

Shooters are cool, but I'd rather play a fighter.

 

[Setherial]

Fighters, but I had a lot of fun with Quake 3 Arena when it got out. Man, did I get owned with that shit.........some people were just too good.

 

[Electric Grave]

FPS games are a hit and miss, Unreal Tournament for me but I think this thread is about shmups and fighters as 2 arcade genres.

 

[FilthyRear]

Fighters, but I had a lot of fun with Quake 3 Arena when it got out. Man, did I get owned with that shit.........some people were just too good.

I stuck with Doom and Quake 2 - Q2 CTF was fucking amazing.

 

[Electric Grave]

Feed the sheep why don't you?

 

[BladeDancer314]

I can't pick one genre over the other, there's great shooters and great fighters that I love playing.

 

[FilthyRear]

Feed the sheep why don't you?

 

[NGCDFreak]

Fighters I suck ass at shooters.

 

[Electric Grave]

I have feeling you suck ass period, lol.

 

[HornheaDD]

RPGs.

 

[BanishingFlatsAC]

I mainly stick with CoD and Star Wars MoTK for PSX.

 

[Electric Grave]

We either got us a fake account here or Bonus-Kun already told alternate DD to troll with RPGs, the g3iz genre...

 

[NGCDFreak]

I have feeling you suck ass period, lol.

You maybe right about that, and you know what I dont give a shit anymore.

 

[Electric Grave]

As long as you have fun.

Edit:...I don't think you have that either...

 

[GregN]

I think they should if they haven't already, design games with completely random patterns in that they can't be memorized and raw, spontaneous talent wins the game.

 

[bloodycelt]

I think they should if they haven't already, design games with completely random patterns in that they can't be memorized and raw, spontaneous talent wins the game.

Try Nethack. Just note, it deletes your save file when you die.

On more topic: I think Ambrosia Software made a few PC shooters that were randomized. I'm sure its been done before.

 

[SonGohan]

Shmups. Fighters are just about memorizing joystick combinations there is no skill. Yeah, making a quarter circle and hitting 4 buttons is really awesome.

I'm upset that I didn't think to say this.

 

[sylvie]

This is a tough question. I'm really not the most talented gamer buttttttttttttttt fighters get me off more I think because they're easier to relate to (the controls usually make sense and there's more of a 'human' obstacle and reflex requirement) but at other times there is NOTHING like the adrenaline rush of successfully dodging all them bullets.

 

[bloodycelt]

I'm upset that I didn't think to say this.

Not that I don't think fighting games take skill, many of them do, trouble is... I don't feel as rewarded, beating a shooter you get a high score... even if its mediocre against other players, you still beat the game, you still can try and strive for a higher number... you feel acomplished.

There's always someone somewhere in a Fighting Game that will make you feel like you're playing against a Korean in Starcraft.

Edit: An aside... I've got Time Stands Still stuck in my head, and I keep imaginging how awesome and epic a Silmarillion Fighting game would be

 

[Cernex]

Fighters for parties, shooters for the single player.

Simple.

 

[Poison Sama]

Why not both?

 

[sylvie]

Why not both?

YO BABY I WANT

 

[CORY]

Shooters or fighters?

Hodoukens.

Problem solved.

 

[bloodycelt]

YO BABY I WANT

Looked it up... Japan-only; region locked.

The first one does have a US release. http://www.amazon.com/WarTech-Senko...&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00