Summary
With RPG elements seepinginto every type of video game, it is no surprise how many FPS games offer the ability to upgrade weapons. However, not every FPS lets players fully customize guns. This is not just about a linear progression where guns get stronger.
These games give players a choice on how they improve their weapon and make them weigh the pros and cons of different upgrades. The games on this list are all different in a myriad of ways, but the weapon customization links them. Fortunately, they are all also great games besides the ability to customize weapons.
Though it features virtually countless weapons,Borderlandsdoes not make the list since players do not craft and customize their guns. They are instead looted from enemies and chests.
TheCall of Dutyseries has long-since had an in-depth system of weapon attachments to improve existing firearms.Black Ops 6continues this tradition. It simplifies the weapon system without trivializing it.It is easier to understand attachments' strengths and weaknesses.
This is extremely important in a fast-paced game likeBlack Ops 6. Players want the freedom to customize their builds but they also want to jump into the action immediately.Black Ops 6accomplishes this as each attachment’s qualities are showcased on stat bars.
When it came out,Crysis’stechnological acheivements almost overshadowed any discussion about the gameitself. In the years since then, the game’s quality has shone through and it stands as a classic FPS. The tech helps it with impressive destructable environments.
The game does not have a huge arsenal, but they are all customizable during the campaign. It is all done in real time and players can even switch attachments during firefights. With the push of a button a modification menu pops up. From there, players add and take away attachments at will. Afterwards, they can jump right back into the heat of the battle.
Fallout 4falls even further from it’s isometric RPG origins thanFallout 3. This is not neccessarily a bad thing, however, since the real-time combat is improved over its predeccesor. The game also offers plenty of customization options. Players can construct settlements how they please and transform weapons at workbenches.
This is still an RPG, though, so players have to work for these upgrades. Gather the right resources and add spikes to a baseball bat or a cool scope to an assault rifle. As long as players have the right parts, their desires for weapon customization can be met.
Unlike the first two games in theMetroseries,Exodusis a larger journey across the countryside. Players fight in more open areas as opposed to the claustrophobic Moscow subways. This calls for a more diverse arsenal. Fortunately,Exoduslets players do more than just collect guns. Each weapon is highly customizable using resources found in the environment.
Though the game is mostly linear, a large part of the gameplay is still based on survival, finding and rationing resources to ensure there is enough to survive the next fight. Explore every nook and cranny to make sure one can customize the best weapons around.
This first-person shooter offers a varied cooperative experience.It’s a heist game, but not every mission is a recreation of “Four-leaf Clover” fromGrand Theft Auto 4or a scene from Michael Mann’sHeat. In addition to aesthetic customization options,Payday 2also features numerous ways to enhance weapons for the next job.
Attachments and knowing which ones to use is vital to making the tougher objectives more manageable. The weapon selection is grounded and does not become absurd, but the attachments still offer a lot of variety in the arsenal.
Mothergunshipis hectic and fast. It is also a roguelike, so every run offers something different. The game is based on a deep system of weapon customization that gives each player the power to choose how they want to enter a run.
This is by far the most extensive gun customization of any of the games on this list. In fact, players create their gun from scratch before jumping into a run. The gameplay besides that feels a lot like retro FPS games likeQuakeorTribes,while the art style is a little reminiscent ofBorderlands.
In a gaming landscape where large games aim to streamline a lot of mechanics,Stalker 2still makes players work for their rewards.The same goes for the weapon customization system. It is not enough to simply find attachments and various upgrades.
Players then need to talk to the right person and pay them to add the attachment. Resources are hard to come by, so players need to consider every purchase. So whileStalker 2might not have the most extensive customization options of the games on this list, the systems make them more important than most of the other titles.
