{"id":1416,"date":"2022-05-26T18:06:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T22:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virlan.co\/tech\/?p=1416"},"modified":"2022-05-26T18:24:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T22:24:53","slug":"the-best-shooter-games-for-pc-from-battlefield-v-to-borderlands-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virlan.co\/tech\/gaming\/the-best-shooter-games-for-pc-from-battlefield-v-to-borderlands-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Shooter Games for PC: From Battlefield V to Borderlands 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

The shooter games<\/strong> have something for every fan of the genre. Venture into the farthest reaches of space to compete for fame and glory.<\/p>\n

The Best Shooter Games for PC<\/h2>\n

Battlefield V<\/h3>\n

Battlefield V<\/strong> doesn’t drastically alter the first-person-shooter<\/strong> field, but what’s in this package is quite good. The EA DICE-developed game features a gorgeous World War II scenario and lightning-fast gameplay<\/strong> that’ll keep you running and shooting for hours on end.<\/p>\n

Battlefield V<\/strong> encompasses all the hallmarks of a modern first-person shooter<\/strong> by including respectable single-player<\/strong> content (War Stories) and fresh takes on multiplayer gameplay (Grand Operations). Firestorm, the game’s squad-based battle royale mode, supports up to 64 players, putting the series’ signature environmental destruction on display in glorious fashion.<\/p>\n

The Darkness<\/h3>\n

Starbreeze had a knack for making great games out of bad licenses. With The Darkness<\/strong> they turned a laughable comic book into a Grand Guignol of a game that delicately weaved over-the-top gore with some of the quietest and most human moments found in any shooter<\/strong>. This is a game where, depending on what hardware you\u2019re playing on, you could watch the entirety of To Kill a Mockingbird from your character\u2019s perspective as he snuggled quietly with his girlfriend on the couch. Some of the designers behind The Darkness<\/strong> also worked on The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay<\/strong> and Wolfenstein: The New Order<\/strong>, two other games on this list that mixed surprising character development with original ideas for first-person shooter<\/strong> set-pieces.<\/p>\n

The Operative: No One Lives Forever<\/h3>\n

No One Lives Forever<\/strong> isn\u2019t available anywhere for digital purposes thanks to the bureaucracy of game<\/strong> publishers, and that\u2019s a goddamn crime. NOLF is not only a great first-person shooter<\/strong> starring a witty, charming heroine, it\u2019s also a hysterically funny send-up of spy movies from the 60s. Also, you got to use a briefcase containing a missile launcher, so y\u2019know, it reaches the top 50 for that alone.<\/p>\n

Call of Duty<\/h3>\n

After years of World War II shooters<\/strong>, it\u2019s easy to think there was little room for innovation. There was still Infinity Ward<\/strong>, though; a studio formed from the makers of Medal of Honor: Allied Assault<\/strong>, who created a series that would persevere long into the present day with Call of Duty<\/strong>. Adding even more storytelling and blockbuster sequences, while creating a new and inventive style of multiplayer, Call of Duty<\/strong> solidified itself as the definitive World War II shooter<\/strong>, and one of the best of the era.<\/p>\n

Perfect Dark<\/h3>\n

James Bond may be the name everyone remembers, but Joanna Dark<\/strong> is the true professional. Perfect Dark exceeded the reach of Goldeneye 007, its predecessor, in nearly every way other than popularity. Not only was the game more technologically innovative, but it was thematically groundbreaking as well, quietly subverting standard notions of videogame<\/strong> heroism through its artfully understated female protagonist.<\/p>\n

Medal of Honor: Frontline<\/h3>\n

If you didn\u2019t own an Xbox or a PC that could play cutting edge games at the dawn of the 21st century, this PlayStation 2<\/strong> and GameCube<\/strong> classic was probably your favorite first-person shooter of the era. The fourth game in this classic World War II shooter<\/strong> series wasn\u2019t the first to bring dual joystick controls to consoles, but it was one of the earliest ones outside of Halo to combine that standard shooter set-up with a fully realized campaign and well-designed levels. Both the Medal of Honor series<\/strong> and the World War II shooter<\/strong> genre quickly wore themselves out, but Frontline remains one of the more significant first-person shooters<\/strong> ever released.<\/p>\n