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Looking for a good, not too difficult, single player FPS that gets right into the action without too many story requirements, and is a lot of fun, and is not Borderlands (because I have played them all). EDIT: Forgot to mention I am looking for PS4, XBOX One X, or XBOX Series X. Thanks!

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Titanfall 2 was pretty fun.
It's shorter than borderlands for sure, but it's fun.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

Titanfall 2. Not massively long, but worth every penny. The story is engaging and satisfying, and the action is inventive and fast paced throughout.

And BT is bestest boi forever.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

DOOM 2016

DOOM Eternal

Far Cry: Blood Dragoon

I hear great things about Robocop Rogue City.

[–] clayh@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago

60fps is decent unless you have a 120/144hz monitor then you should shoot for 120-144fps

[–] all-knight-party@kbin.run 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd say the Halo MCC provided you skip all the cutscenes. Still super fucking fun games and the challenge depends on the difficulty setting

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Sadly I have played them all. Certainly not as they came out. I am definitely not that old. Definitely not.

[–] all-knight-party@kbin.run 4 points 1 year ago

Oh, me too, but I go back and replay them every couple years, there's still nothing quite like them. Super fun shooters but there's enough time to kill and weapon variety to make it interesting and strategic

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

Damned young whippersnappers. Back in my day you get touched by an enemy and you died. Then die a few more times and you have to start the game all over again. A game save meant you hit pause, shut the TV down, and hoped it didn't freeze up while you were gone.

[–] Montagge@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

How about you get off my lawn!

[–] Chozo@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

The 2016 DOOM fits these requirements. DOOM Eternal is pretty decent, but honestly I feel like it's actually a step down from the 2016 release. They added a lot of new mechanics that you have to juggle, and a bunch of plot (euch, gross), and is overall not as good of an experience. 2016 also has a better soundtrack, IMO. BFG Division is one of the best songs ever produced, even outside of game soundtracks.

If you want something a little more unique, I could also recommend SUPERHOT.

Basically, if an FPS puts its name in all caps, it's probably gonna be a banger. Caps-locking the title of your game requires a certain amount of confidence, I feel.

[–] Amir@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I have played it. It was great! I wish it had been longer!

[–] Itte@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Wolfenstein

Dusk. Ultrakill.

[–] zenitsu@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Ghostrunner, Singularity, Dusk

[–] skoell13@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Trepang² get it meow

[–] Omnidarko@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago
[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

EDIT: Sorry, I should have specified; Xbox Series X or PS4

[–] Landmammals@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Deep Rock Galactic

[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

playing Superhot rn and its pretty great

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But it’s only for VR, correct?

[–] kvadd@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was originally for pancake screens so if you don't own a VR headset you can still play it. Just buy the correct version though 😁

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve been looking and can’t seem to find a copy anywhere.

[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Also has a non vr version

[–] ezures@lemmy.wtf 4 points 1 year ago

Trepang² is pretty fun, kinda a mix of Crysis and FEAR

[–] renormalizer@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Bulletstorm for some over-the-top action. The setting and tone is similar to Borderlands but it's a classic FPS, not a loot'n'shoot.

[–] HATEFISH@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Half life games are on sale right now. If hl1s graphics are too dated for you black mesa is a remake of the first game that is fantastic.

FEAR 1 is also goated

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[–] lustyargonian@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Shadow Warrior

[–] vikingtons@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

roboquest is fun (and difficult)

[–] leidkultur@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Singularity - the last good Raven Software game.

It’s like a playable B-Movie: awesome!

[–] money_loo@1337lemmy.com 2 points 1 year ago
[–] amio@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Far Cry 3, 4, and 5 are games I've had a lot of fun with, at least. They let you pick how you approach most of the "free-form" stuff though story missions will have you do things in specific ways.

All the "doom-clones", or boomer shooters (which I hate that title).

Some not named in the comments - Serious Sam 4, Painkiller, Blood.

[–] WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks my friend, but I am a console gamer

[–] WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I should've read the post better, sorry!

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I suppose I could connect my Mac mini to my tv. Worth it?

[–] glitches_brew@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s a lot of percents!

[–] glitches_brew@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That's exactly the right percents 🙂 Ultrakill is sooooo good.

Gunfire Reborn and Deadlink are two more quick and dirty FPS options. No idea if either are on console though.

Nightmare Reaper

[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Metal Hellsinger, combines FPS and metal music and bonuses for staying on rhythm with the music.

[–] maxprime@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] stringere@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

No laptop guns.