Any good FPSs out there

[Subotan]

Everyone should get the Orange Box. I do not know a single person who i have recommended it to who has regretted it.

[A Nerd]

STALKER sounds very deus-exie, I loved that game! All of them sound good actually, its going to be hard to choose!

[Fragony]

STALKER is a must play if you like your games hard as nails. Heard some excellent things about Metro 2035 and Crystasis, supposedly cater the same crowd.

[TinCow]

STALKER sounds very deus-exie, I loved that game! All of them sound good actually, its going to be hard to choose!

If you get STALKER, I highly recommend that you installed the STALKER Complete mod before you play it the first time. It keeps the basic gameplay (which other mods don't do) and fixes a ton of bugs and other annoyances that detracted from the original game. STALKER is a really great series, but it's had technical problems holding it back. Only the third game (Call of Pripyat) is really of 'finished' quality OOB. I actually recommend that you play the first game with the Complete mod, then skip right to the third game. Don't bother with the second (it's a prequel anyway and not a continuous part of the storyline).

If the above discourages you, let me say that STALKER is one of the best FPS experiences I've ever had. A great original setting, very challenging gameplay, and lots of good rewards.

[Reenk Roink]

I just recently bought Bioshock. I had never payed attention to the hype, nor had that much time to play games, but now that things are winding down I've played a bit and it is really fun, if somewhat overwhelming at first with the amount of information.

It's not really a traditional FPS, more like a FPS/RPG hybrid but because of that, it meets all your stated criteria (the bullet shells, and bodies are all perfect too).

Definitely worth a look because you can get it for cheap now.

[A Nerd]

STALKER from what I've heard thru this thread is sounding more and more appealling. I saw a preview for I think it was Bioshock 3 in PC Gamer, looked interesting. Probably would be better to start the series from the beginning. I might even be able to buy more than one with the prices lower due to their past releases! Hooray!

[Jolt]

Well, Half Life 2 Ep. 2 has some sort of "boss" battles if you can call them that:

- The Antlion Queen in the caves
- The Combine mine dropship
- The ambush in the house (The final and biggest one)
- The final battle

But these aren't your ordinary boss battles where you have a huge monster that kills you easily and which simply won't die unless you do a dozen things.

[Veho Nex]

If you get STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl I definitely recommend getting the Stalker complete 2012 mod. If you want immersion that mod does it for you. I've had it sitting on my computer for almost a year and I havent touched it, I just started playing it a few days ago and I must say that it sets the bar for Survival FPS... Just wish there was a Zombie outbreak mod for it.