Need "untubed" FPS suggestions (old or new)

[chadz]

So, let's see what you people know about games. I want something like an FPS.. BUT! not a tubed/linear level design. Which means there should be no strict level design. Having RPG elements would be a bonus. Also, I'm interested in singleplayer / PC only.

Let's see what examples I can come up with myself, in no particular order:
Far Cry 3
Red Faction Guerilla (which was actually pretty cool)
Operation Flashpoint/ArmA
GTA
to some extent deus ex
The saboteur
...

extend the list, surprise me

[Necrorave]

"The Godfather"
Obviously a game based on the series of movies.

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It has similar game-play aspects as GTA but it remains somewhat loyal to the story of The Godfather.

EDIT: OPPSIE.  This is a third person.  I kept thinking "Shooter" in general.

[Patoson]

Far Cry 1 & 2.
Crysis.
Fallout 3 & New Vegas.
Borderlands.
Mafia 1 & 2.
STALKER.

And, if you never had the chance to play it and don't mind very old games, you should try Outcast. It's the game that impacted me the most.

[autobus]

Metro: Last Light
System Shock 2

[War_Ferret]

System Shock 1 and Just Cause 2, although something feels wrong about naming those in the same sentence.

[karasu]

Condemned.
Fear (saga).

[Nightmare798]

So, let's see what you people know about games. I want something like an FPS.. BUT! not a tubed/linear level design. Which means there should be no strict level design. Having RPG elements would be a bonus. Also, I'm interested in singleplayer / PC only.

Let's see what examples I can come up with myself, in no particular order:
Far Cry 3
Red Faction Guerilla (which was actually pretty cool)
Operation Flashpoint/ArmA
GTA
to some extent deus ex
The saboteur
...

extend the list, surprise me

have you played vietcong? bit older game, but great fps from vietnamese war

[Ninja_Khorin]

So, let's see what you people know about games. I want something like an FPS.. BUT! not a tubed/linear level design. Which means there should be no strict level design. Having RPG elements would be a bonus. Also, I'm interested in singleplayer / PC only.

If looking for a classic FPS, the there's the sequel to Rise of the Triad which features fairly classic level design inspired by RotT, Doom, etc.

[CrazyCracka420]

I enjoyed borderlands, it's an FPS-RPG type of game, and has pretty large open environments (not counter-strike-esque maps).  The saboteur is a great game, but if you're computer can't run it very well you'll never be able to finish a racing mission (the clock counts down time no matter how slow your computer is running).  So "time" could really be going about half speed in game, but the timer is counting down as if your car is going at full speed. 

[Tomas_of_Miles]

Guncraft 

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Condemned.
Fear (saga).

Metro: Last Light
System Shock 2

If looking for a classic FPS, the there's the sequel to Rise of the Triad which features fairly classic level design inspired by RotT, Doom, etc.

Those are all more or less completely linear games.

Come to think of, there aren't that many open-ended FPS games, apart from what chadz and Patoson already mentioned (STALKER FTW). Perhaps some of the older strategy/FPS hybrids fit in this category, though the FPS element in those is kind of gimped.

I can add A.I.M. and A.I.M.2 to this list - rather obscure, but good russian made games, where you control a gliding thingy around in first person, it is very open-ended and sandboxy.
IIRC, Clive Barker's Undying was somewhat open-ended?
Also, The Elder Scroll games somewhat fit into this?

[Tomas_of_Miles]

Soldner
http://www.soldnersecretwars.de/?mod=files&action=view&id=36

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Completely forgot - Xenus: White Gold, fits in this category more than any other game mentioned so far. From the moment you start the game, you've got the entire game area to explore freely, with no limitations. It is a true FPS game with plenty of RPG elements (inventory, stats, skills, etc.)
It has its flaws though.

[Necrorave]

E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy

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It is not a perfect game from what I heard, although it does fit your description.

[Panos_]

I had tons of fun with Scarface, the game is fucking good, and you have the bonus of listening every once and a while "FUCK THIS" or "FUCK YOU" or "SUCK MY COJONES"

Fucking epic game, I recommend it with closed eyes

You can sell coke, steal banks, steal armoured cars and a lot more shit