Nothing beats a truly fantastic first-person shooter, at least in my book. While far from batting a perfect hundred, the genre has consistently produced masterpieces since its inception, with every new year delivering a couple of excellent FPS games. However, just because a release is deservingly rated among the GOATs doesn't mean it is a flawless 10; even top shooters tend to miss the mark in one area or another.

Let's celebrate the past by honoring some of the all-time greats by highlighting their many positives and their one or two minor negatives. To be clear, I think each one of these FPS games represents the genre at its near-unbeatable best, and I wouldn't really change anything about them; however, objectively, they have weak spots that could be slightly better.

I'm going to avoid games that have simply aged poorly. Even when they were released, these slight flaws were present.

I can talk about The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay until the end of time, as it's truly one of the most puzzling FPS masterpieces ever released. A movie tie-in game that does its own thing rather than replicate the plot of 2004's The Chronicles of Riddick, Butcher Bay defies all the stereotypes of these types of releases: it's ambitious, forward-looking, fully cooked, and way better than the source material.

Starbreeze drops Riddick (and you) in a space prison and challenges you to get along (or kill) the inmates and guards. While containing stretches with extensive gunplay, Butcher Bay shines the brightest when it simply lets you exist within this world, interacting with the prisoners, pulling off favors, and moving up the pecking order.

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