Video games are a great and immersive joy to millions. There’s something out there for everyone. If players like farming, then there is a game for it. If they like mining, then there’s a game for it. However, if they like third-person shooters, then they have an abundance to choose from.
These third-person shooters could potentially benefit from being an FPS title, as there’s a new level of thrill and intrigue that comes with a change in perspective. Games are entirely different depending on the perspective that they are played in, both in the level of detail, and the immersion that the developers have created. Creating an FPS from an established third-person game could be an interesting change to debate.
8 Dead Space
The horror in Dead Space is not of this world. Sci-fi and horror mesh so well together and join that with body horror, and a disturbing experience is unleashed. In Dead Space, players will take the role of Isaac Clarke, an engineer who has been sent for repairs on the Ishimura. What Isaac doesn’t expect, is the ship to be abandoned and mutilated, filled with grotesque creatures that seek death.
Third-person games can be scary, but the edge can easily be taken off considering players can sharply turn and have a better field of view. With Dead Space being in first person, the horror will come to life, as the player is trapped in the eyes of Isaac Clarke, and every turn could be certain death.
7 Resident Evil 2
After a deadly virus ravishes Raccoon City, rookie police officer Leon Kennedy has a rough first day on the job. Resident Evil 2 follows the entwined stories of Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield, with gruesome attention to detail in this third-person zombie horror game. The game feels great to control as players navigate through the maze-like structures of the Racoon City Police Department and sewers below.
If Resident Evil 2 was an FPS title, then the horror featured in the game would be far more frightful. Being chased through corridors by Mister X would be the result of many screams as players desperately try to lose the hunter. Shooting would feel far more accurate and controlled, and the 3D soundscape would make players cautious of Lickers.
6 Hitman
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Being bald and having a barcode tattoo is no problem for Agent 47. Hitman is the perfect assassin simulator, with multiple different ways to take care of targets. Hitman has seen many titles over the years, and all of them exist as third-person shooters. Players can decide how Agent 47 acts. Whether he’s running to his target with a hammer, or stealthily disguising himself to make a happy accident to the target.
As an FPS, Hitman could see new life, as players won’t have the same reaction times as a third-person title. Players would have to be extra cautious and check behind their backs before roaming through restricted rooms, or before strangling their target with wire. First-person would add a greater level of immersion to the already great simulator.
5 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
The origin story that started it all, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is often regarded as one of the best games of all time. Fans often clamor for it to be remade or remastered due to how beloved this Metal Gear Solid title is. The story follows Naked Snake as he travels through the 1960s Soviet jungle with stealth and infiltration.
Although Metal Gear Solid 3 features first-person mechanics, they cannot be fulfilled all the way. The first-person mechanic allows Snake to stand still and line up his shot, but the player is restricted, and cannot move their body during it. A fully-fledged FPS of Metal Gear Solid 3 could add to the espionage and action.
4 Red Dead Redemption
The first title in the Red Dead Redemption series is entirely immersive as a western. The game features John Marston traversing through the dying old west to hunt down and kill the gang members that betrayed him, so that he may one day see his loving wife and son again. The game is thrilling from start to finish, and highly immersive. Yet, it could learn a thing from its sequel, Red Dead Redemption 2.
In the sequel, Red Dead Redemption 2, players can play through the entire game in first-person. It adds a new level of immersion, from horse riding to fist fights, to shootouts. Red Dead Redemption could have benefited greatly from this detail, as traveling through New Austin through a new lens would have been joyous.
3 Fortnite
It’s no secret that Fortnite is a titanic success in the video game industry. Fortnite is loved by many and is one of the most highly-played video games of all time. It’s paved the way for the Battle Royale genre, with games desperate to dethrone it. Fortnite is a third-person Battle Royale game, in which players can loot, build and parkour their way to the victory royale.
There are some guns in Fortnite, like the sniper rifle, in which players will be given the first-person lens, as they will aim down the sight of the gun’s scope. However, the game is not first-person, a feature that could provide an extra layer of challenge to players.
2 The Last Of Us Part 1
This faithful remake of The Last of Us saw the game rebuilt for the PlayStation 5. The graphics are stellar, and the animations are wonderful, if not extremely gory at times. The game has many things going for it like it’s an emotional rollercoaster of a story between a hopeless man and a girl that is mankind’s last hope in a world of cordyceps zombies.
A feature that could have been a lot of fun for The Last of Us Part 1 would be a first-person mechanic. Sneaking through rooms filled with rageful infected, or facing off against hunters or a bloater with shotguns and pistols would have been a frightful blast.
1 Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Bustin’ certainly makes players feel good, and Ghostbusters: The Video Game has plenty of it. Gamers take on the role of the Rookie, the newest recruit to the Ghostbusters team. Players will join the original cast of characters with the original actors in the shoes and slime. It’s a great game that many consider Ghostbusters 3, and a great addition to the Ghostbusters franchise.
Playing with a proton pack is a lot of fun. From the sounds to the spectacle of colors from the powerful stream. Hunting and trapping ghosts could be a great joy if played from a first-person perspective. Players might not have to wait long for a feature such as this, as Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed is an FPS multiplayer game, where four players will hunt a ghost in unique locations.