Hey, I'm trying something new for the channel to breathe some new life into it.
Don't worry I don't plan on turning into a Top 10 Top 5 channel, but I had the
idea for this video while playing one of the games in this list. I thought about
how many great FPS games are actually available free. None of these games are in a
particular order, and this isn't a top list. It's just a list. Also, to qualify the
game must have a fully fleshed out single-player campaign. Maybe I'll do
another list for multiplayer only games. Download links for all these games except one
will be in the description.
Blood is a game released by Monolith Productions in 1997 running on the Build engine, the same engine used the power
legendary titles like Duke Nukem 3d and Shadow Warrior. Unlike those two which
have proper remasters with the Atomic edition of Duke Nukem 3d and the Classic
Redux of Shadow Warrior, Blood never had a remaster or source port of any kind, and
the source code was never released, so fans had tried to recreate it in various
ways. The project with arguably the most
success so far is Blood Cross Matching or BloodCM for short. The game
isn't a completely accurate recreation ,but is free. However, if you're looking
for more accurate recreation of Blood, check out BloodGDX which is also being made
by the same guy but requires the full original game to play. If you don't care
about that, however, Blood CM is worth your time. Just be aware you're not getting
the fully accurate Blood experience. That aside, it's still a great game. If you've
never given the game a try and are on a shoestring budget and can't afford to
pay $10 whatever reason....but can afford an internet connection, electricity, and a
computer give this one a shot. Actually, while I was making this video one of
my favorite dudes on YouTube GGGManLives made a video about Blood
recreations and source ports, so definitely go check that out.
The Marathon trilogy released in the 1990's for the Mac by Bungie, the same company
that created the Halo games. All three games are First Person Shooters
with a pretty good story, something rare for the time. Since then they've become free to
download, have been ported to the Aleph One engine which allows them to be played on
Mac, Windows, and Linux at high resolutions and with various other options.
I don't have any of my own footage of the games as they seem to hate recording
software, and every single time I try to record the game crashes or my
recording software crashes. The single player will appeal to those who love
story driven games, and the multiplayer will appeal to those who enjoyed the
multiplayer of other classic FPS games along with halo fans since some of the
modes in Halo were brought over from Marathon. If I have anything to complain
about, it's that you can't change your key bindings mid game, the previously
mentioned recording problem, and the fact that my view kept returning this to the center
of the screen after I started walking if I was looking anywhere besides the dead center
of the screen. Also, after the first two levels of Marathon, the action and the music
both pick up in pace. This kind of disappointed me since those first two
levels had a great sci-fi horror atmosphere, and it really looked like the
game was gonna stick with it. Either way, they're great games.
Chex Quest is a game developed by Digital Café that was part of a marketing campaign by
Chex. The game was put inside Chex cereal
boxes, and the campaign was hugely successful. The game was a total conversion
of Doom, and is only five levels long. There's no graphic violence and enemies behave
simpler than they did in Doom. The third game game was released over a decade later by
former Digital Café staff, and it came bundled with Chex Quest 1 and
a slightly overhauled Chex Quest 2. While, the first two games have somewhat small levels,
the third one has a much larger scale overall and quality-wise is the best but
also the hardest. The games have been divided into episodes, and due to the
previously mentioned short length, they won't take you too long to complete.
However, they're all great fun to play alone or online with a Doom multiplayer
client. There's also a large amount of mods for this game that can then keep you entertained
as well. On a side note, there's also The Ultimate Chex Quest, which used to be a
total conversion for Doom that combined Chex Quest 1 and 2 and overhaul the
graphics but has now since become a separate
standalone IWAD file. Check that out as well if you're a big fan of Chex Quest.
Action Doom II: Urban brawl is a prequel to the popular, innovative Action
Doom mod for Doom. Though, I'm not sure why they decided to put "II" in the title of a prequel.
In fact, the story (which I won't discuss too much in fear of spoilers) has nothing
to do with the first game, but it's pretty good.
The game is basically a Beat-Em-up in the Doom engine with tons of different
enemies to beat up and weapons to try out. Unfortunately, melee combat isn't the
Doom engine's strongest point, but since the most weapons do good bit of damage,
this isn't much of a problem. There's also tons of branching paths
with several different endings. The game also has a very nice cell shaded art
style, and great soundtrack composed by Ralph Vickers. If that isn't enough for
you, there's some bonus content you can download on the game's website that lets you go against
zombies who have the same sounds of the zombies from They Hunger in a big open
city, gamble in a casino, do a boss rush, walk around a gay bar, fight off
waves of enemies with a katana, and have a pillow fight with naked
women while the Benny Hill theme plays in the background. There's also a short little
add-on called Dead of Winter which is worth playing as well, so there's a lot
of content on offer for a free game. Definitely check this one out.
Powerslave (or Exhumed if you live in Europe) was released for MS-DOs and the Sega
Saturn in 1996 and the PlayStation in 1997. The DOS version was more of a
run-of-the-mill shooter while the PlayStation and Sega Saturn versions
are vastly different, but playing on a console kind of limits the game
potential graphics and controls, so the main man who created Turok EX, the Turok 2
PC version, and Doom 64 EX, created Powerslave EX. It's basically a 1:1 port
of the console version on the PC, and it plays wonderfully. The game has a creative,
unique Egyptian backdrop which is rarely seen in first-person shooters. The
music is also great as well, and the enemies are all pretty unique along with
the weaponry. What also seperates this game from other FPS games is the ability to
collect power-ups for your characters similar to a game like Metroid. This
gives a reason for the player to go back and explore previously completed levels
as well as gain access to areas they weren't previously able to go. The game also has
two different endings, so if that's something you like in the game, there you go.
It may be a bit buggy, however, as it's still in beta and I'm not sure if you ever get
out of it. The download link for the game has been taken down, but it's not hard to
find another one. I'm not going to include a link in the description
because then it's possible it might get removed as well, so you'll have to find one
yourself. Just be careful not to get any viruses.
Man, I need to talk slower. I don't usually talk this fast. It just seems to be that way when I try to record for YouTube. I'll try to improve. Thanks for watching.
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