im not an expert. in fact, it was Niva's mail last night to me "which game are you going to get next?" that sparked my curiosity. pls add any other nice looking games (FPS) to this list and lets compare them.
so far:
SOCOM 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oKePnEmGlA
my take: looks like Resistance (on the PSP), or unchartered. both not my cup of tea. at all. this would be about the last game i would purchase (sorry Niva!) i think they are really trying to push the fact that it can be played with the new ps3 controller, the "move" (motion detector). but the game looks like it belongs in the arcades.
Medal of Honor 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2PKQU6H9R4&feature=related E3 gamplay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9TTwwN4SGg leaked Beta MP (skip to midway, boring at beginning)
my take: looks promising. reminds me the most of BadCo. i dont care if they steal ideas and copy this and that. if its a fun game, with good weapon selection and a good centralized server, that would be enough to reel me in. the sound effects sound super (like BadCo). seems they have some kill streaks ala COD. the graphics are good, but no super, but i could live with it if other things about the game were well done. i was quite impressed overall. it will be a tough decision. though game controls looked a bit sluggish, and it took quite a lot of bullets to take enemies out.
Killzone 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okJs7g-4rrg
my take: while the trailer is just SP, no matter how good it looks, it still looks cartoony to me. just as KZ2 was. i thought KZ2 was very mediocre. graphics were interesting, since they were unusual. i didnt mind the dark themes. but it didnt feel realistic, the way BadCo, COD, or other military games are. and i like realistic looking things. also, KZ2 had only about 10 usable guns in MP. that is ridiculous. that is not fun. and even then, u couldnt run around realistically with a shotgun on most maps. nor with the 10 foot spray of the Smgs. and who used the custom class (forgot name) with no abilities, just in order to use the machine guns? i gave KZ2 a try, but i was not incredibly impressed. if the gameplay looks anything similar, i will definitely pass on this game. so sluggish. also, i think most of us agree, we could care less how beautiful the SP looks, with cinematic openings and this and that. its all about the MP.
COD:Black Ops
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTEASmGA1U4&feature=related
my take: all boils down to the servers and how stable they will be.