Any good FPSs out there

[A Nerd]

I've been looking for a good FPS for PC. Not console. I haven't played a console since the Nintendo Entertainment System and don't plan on buying one anytime soon. I don't like them too linear. I like an attention to detail; bullet holes, shell casings, no dissapearing bodies, etc. An entertaining SP campaign, don't think I will buy solely for MP. I enjoyed Deus ex, max paine, mafia and...I can't think of anymore but the oringinal Wolfenstien 3D was great, 'Ava, mien lieben.' Just wondering if there were any out there that met my criteria. I tried Far Cry but didn't like it and WWII FPSs are a dime a dozen. Are there any or am I relegated to playing only my TW collection?

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

You should get the Orange Box. It includes:

Half-Life 2 - a classic FPS (and OB includes Half-Life 2 Episodes 1 & 2 which are also great, particularly 2). It's single player (though I think OB includes Half Life Deathmatch which is multiplayer) and pretty much meets your criteria.
Portal - a short first person puzzle game with extreme black humor. Probably the best game in the Orange Box and maybe one of the best games of all time, if it wasn't so short (first run through will take 4-6 hours, afterward you can beat it in 1-3 hours).
Team Fortress 2 - a multiplayer-only FPS with excellent attention to detail but not realistic like you want. It's stylized a little like a 60's cartoon and is a ton of fun.

On top of that, it's $30, which makes it one of the best game bargains of all time.

http://orange.half-life2.com/

[A Nerd]

Thanks for the reply, portal sounds interesting. I forgot to mention though, I loathe boss battles. I'm terrible at them and find them far too tedious and difficult.

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

HL2 (and the Episodes) doesn't have any boss battles that I remember, though they do have some larger set pieces towards the end.

I can't discuss Portal's ending because I don't want to spoil anything, but while the end does ratchet up the difficulty it's not tedious at all (and it's still mostly puzzle and not FPS boss battle style).

[A Nerd]

I have heard good things about HL2...for some reason I was under the impression that it had alot of boss battles...

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

There are a few encounters that could be considered maybe "mini-bosses" but really I don't really consider them to be classic annoying boss battles.

[Madoushi]

I've been looking for a good FPS for PC. Not console. I haven't played a console since the Nintendo Entertainment System and don't plan on buying one anytime soon. I don't like them too linear. I like an attention to detail; bullet holes, shell casings, no dissapearing bodies, etc. An entertaining SP campaign, don't think I will buy solely for MP. I enjoyed Deus ex, max paine, mafia and...I can't think of anymore but the oringinal Wolfenstien 3D was great, 'Ava, mien lieben.' Just wondering if there were any out there that met my criteria. I tried Far Cry but didn't like it and WWII FPSs are a dime a dozen. Are there any or am I relegated to playing only my TW collection?

Sounds like you want something that doesn't exist. :)

For realistic damage and physics, there's Bad Company 2. But that's basically a multiplayer game. The singleplayer is crap. Lots of people have reccomended HL2. I guess that's your best bet. I didn't like that one much at all, and am still waiting for a good Deus Ex style game (although even Deus Ex wasn't all that good, just innovative)

[A Nerd]

The thief series was fun, but I've played all three of them. I gave up on thief three when I couldn't find some blood to solve a puzzle, but enjoyed it up to that point. Deus Ex may not have had all of the criteria that I desire but it made up for it in charm! (and innovation!)

[Kekvit Irae]

If you like realism, why not go for the Tom Clancy series? Rainbow Six 1-3, Ghost Recon, and Sum Of All Fears are excellent realistic shooters. Although they pretty much threw realism out the window with more arcade-style games like GR: Advanced Warfighter and RS: Vegas.

And, of course, my favorite... Operation Flashpoint. ArmA and ArmA 2 as well, if you liked OpF.

[al Roumi]

And, of course, my favorite... Operation Flashpoint. ArmA and ArmA 2 as well, if you liked OpF.

Is Op. Flashpoint that good? I was interested in getting it a few months ago but found only mixed reviews...

[Fragony]

Yes it's very very good. You get mixed reviews because it was quite buggy when it was released, and the tech wasn't ready for such a demanding game, and multiplayer was laggy. All these issues got resolved over time with the expansions. It also has a great weather and full day/night system, and making your own missions in the sandbox is a blast, want 20 tanks battling it out? Just put them there and watch. The single player is great as well, nobody who played will forget a *certain* mission. Yes that one. On top of the campaign there are also a lot of custom scenarios you can play from the go. Simply put OPF is the best in his kind, hard as nails, full of features, you don't get better value.

[Madoushi]

The original Operation Flashpoint was one of the most realistic, moddable FPS of all time.

The game came included with a programmer-level mission editor, and through the community you can find models for almost any vehicle or weapon.
However, the graphics and gameplay are terribly dated.

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising updated the graphics, physics and gameplay, but as far as I know, is not very moddable and basically is just another 'me-too' realistic military shooter.

I've never played the Arma games, I've heard very mixed things about them. A lot of my old OpFlash friends seem to prefer outdated OpFlash to the Arma titles.
I keep meaning to grab ArmA2 from EB, but they won't budge from the $50 pricetag.. :(