[1] [Magnum revolver] Half Life 2 (although the crossbow can be fun too)
[2] [Hunting Pistol] The Last of Us II (Part 1 has 'El Diablo' for that matter)
[3] [Dual wielded Ingram] Max Payne 2
[4] [TMP / Schmidt Machine Pistol] Counter-Strike Source

Forgive me being #2 and #3 third person.

1. Flak Cannon (Unreal Tournament '99)
2. Super Shotgun (Doom 2/Doom 2016)
3. Devastator (Duke Nukem 3D)
4. P90 (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2/3)
5. Railgun (Quake 3)

i like all the SoF and SoF2 weapons, the SoF shotgun was really good. the UT99 flak cannon is my favourite from that game too. magnum from HL1 aswell!

i liked the dragons tooth sword from deus ex too, and the mp40 in return to castle wolfenstein

Doom: Shotgun, The sound, the feel
Doom: Chainsaw, The novelty
Heretic: Gauntlet's, The sound
ROTT: MP40, Feels good stun locking the enemy
ROTT: Flamewall, Powerful and the skeleton animation

The 9mm pistol in Half-life 2.

Aliens versus Predator 2: Pulse rifle
Bioshock: Shotgun
Black Mesa/Half-Life: Revolver
Call of Duty: FG-42
Call of Duty 2: STG-42
Counter Strike: Source: FN Five-Seven/AUG
Doom: Plasma gun
Doom (2016): Gauss cannon
Doom Eternal: Heavy Cannon
Fallout 3: Shishkebab
Fallout: New Vegas: YCS/186
Far Cry: P90
Far Cry 3: Vector .45 ACP
Half-Life 2: Revolver
Left4Dead/2: Sniper Rifle
Metro 2033/Last Light: Shambler
Quake 3 Arena: Railgun
Quake 4: Nailgun
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: FG-42
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl/Call of Pripyat: GP37
Unreal Tournament 2004: Flak Cannon
Wolfenstein: MP43
Wolfenstein: The New Order: dual-wielded Schockhammer 60

I haven't played that many different FPS games to begin with... or alternatively said, my exposure is very limited to the Half-Life / CS / Valve universe. In any case, here goes a pretty short list:

Half-Life (multiplayer): tau, shotgun, and snarks 🤣
- nothing like flying around a map and randomly dropping snarks on their heads... or landing right in front of them from a flight and blasting them away with the shotgun.

Half-Life 2 Deathmatch:
- GRAVITY GUN!!! I mean, who doesn't think it's a good to throw an old toilet at an enemy? 🤣 Also, the sound from the cast iron radiators and empty gas bottles are pretty cool too.
- crossbow. no scope, run sideways, and pitch an arrow as you strafe. Then watch enemy get nailed to the wall behind. So much satisfaction. 😁
- Also at not-so-distant 3rd: tripmines on indoor maps / tight quarter spaces. It's a nearly guaranteed kill. Even pro's may have a hard time avoiding them. The worst is when you place it so well and so many that you forget where and trip on your own. 🤣

CS 1.5/1.6:
- 228 compact pistol.... because I'm terrible with the Deagle... and the other pistols are kinda weak.
- MP5 - such a nicely balanced SMG.

PD2JK wrote on 2025-06-23, 10:39:

[4] [TMP / Schmidt Machine Pistol] Counter-Strike Source

Yessir!
That and the Mac10 are two of my favorite, no kidding. For some reason, I find their wide spray pattern more predictable than the AK or M4's and so I'm better with them.
I know they are viewed as meme weapons... and that's even more the reason to use them. Nothing like eliminating a try-hard with a meme weapon like that. P90 too.
When I feel in a more serious mood, I'll usually go with the Krieg (when available.)

Dothan Burger wrote on 2025-06-27, 02:46:

The 9mm pistol in Half-life 2.

Right? 🤣
Pew pew pew pew pew..... pew pew.... dead.

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BTW, I kinda wish the thread tittle was "favorite 1st & 3rd person shooter games weapons".
Though if that was so, I'd probably have a pretty long list with all of the Fortnite meme weapons. Now that was such a fun game back in the early seasons (especially chapter 1 and 2.)

Quake 4 machine rifle sound and power.
Original DooM plasma gun sound and power.
Best sounding thing is a Wolfenstein 3D chain gun.
Overall the best sounding and looking guns were in Return to Castle Wolfenstein.
The most interesting gun is Half Life 2 gravity gun.

Dothan Burger wrote on 2025-06-27, 02:46:

The 9mm pistol in Half-life 2.

Right? 🤣
Pew pew pew pew pew..... pew pew.... dead.
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For me it's.... pew pew headshot and they drop like a sack of potatoes. The sound is so crisp I immediately fell in love with it.

Dothan Burger wrote on 2025-07-08, 21:39:

For me it's.... pew pew headshot and they drop like a sack of potatoes. The sound is so crisp I immediately fell in love with it.

I suppose if you only consider the single-player game only, then yes, it is a pretty good gun. For multiplayer though (HL2 DM), it's pretty lackluster - mostly a case of "use this as a lost resort" if none of my other guns are reloaded or out of ammo.
I don't like its sound though - sounds like a thin firecracker going off. IMO, the Glock from HL1 sounds better. Still a bit on the "thin" side. The P228 from CS is the most balanced piston in terms of sound - not thin, but also not heavy-sounding like the Deagle or 357 revolver from HL2.

I liked far cry 2 for the degradation process too, i thought it a bit 'speeded up' but simulated a truth, that if you grab a poorly maintained gun laying on the dusty ground it's not going to be 100% reliable from then on. It also affected the visuals. Altogether it made the game feel more like it was set in a 'real world' scenario

[1] Mighty boot, Duke Nukem 3D
[2] Semi-auto pistol, Duke Nukem 3D
[3] Shotgun cannon, Shadow Warrior
[4] Chaingun cannon, Tribes
[5] Drunk Missiles, Rise of the Triad
[6] Plasma gun, Doom/2
[7] BFG 9000, Quake 2
[8] GES Biorifle, Unreal Tournament 99
[9] Wraithverge, Hexen
[0] Lightning gun, Unreal Tournament 2004

Mine are similar to many others....

Doom Shotguns and the good old plasma gun.
Duke Nukem 3D Devastator.
Half-Life 2 Gravity Gun.

More recently, in the Fallout Universe of games, I never really had a favorite until Fallout 76. I'm a huge fan of the Railway Rifle, Enclave Plasma Rifle, and Tesla Rifle. 😀

Same as my favorite in real-life: a simple autoloading battle rifle can cover the vast majority of anti-personnel needs. Whenever I am hunting tangos in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six with the H&K G3 I dwell on the irony that, in the real world, it is a fairly common weapon among irregular forces because of its cheap simplicity and the diversity of countries licensed to produce it for themselves. Assault rifles are fun and handy but, also like in real life, its light caliber usually means multiple shots to put a target down for the count.

1. Pistol from Bioshock
#2 Bowcaster from Jedi Knight
3: 2x Shotguns from Time Splitters
IV= The Thompson Submachine Gun from Blood 3D!!!!!
Five...... Flame Thrower from Return to Castle Wolfenstein
******-Grenade Launcher from Unreal ][
Se7eN/ Red Factions Rail Driver
ate> Arc Welder from Star Trek Voyager Elite Force
9 \ Frost Shard from HeXeN
X - Sit Thar Blaster from Klingon Honor Guard!!!!!!!!!!

The metallic echo of the grenade launcher in quake 1. And those ogre chainsaws.

ratfink wrote on 2025-07-19, 06:31:

The metallic echo of the grenade launcher in quake 1. And those ogre chainsaws.

Excellent choice. The gun you start with in Quake II was always very off-putting and unsatisfying to me. Has a toy gun aspect to it, and the "bullets" just look silly and slow.

Now that I think of it, I guess I always enjoyed the hand drawn guns and sounds in Outlaws. I guess I just love Outlaws, period.

The MP40 in Call of Duty 2 was a favorite too albeit a weird one: way more effective when used from the hip, could almost be used as a sniper rifle from the hip for precise shots from distance. Aim down your sights with it, and it's next to useless for me.

leileilol wrote on 2025-07-18, 16:11:

IV= The Thompson Submachine Gun from Blood 3D!!!!!

ah yes i'd almost forgotten, that one was special!

Doom II

Super Shortgun

Duke Nukem 3D

Devastator

Unreal Tournament

Ripper

Flak Cannon

Redeemer

BattleField 2142

Pilum H-AVR

Condemned: Criminal Origins

2x4 bolts

Battlefield Hardline

Ballistic Shield