I think it depends on the game. Some games feel much more immersive in first person (Metroid Prime), while others would be just too difficult in FP (most beat em ups).
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I think Half Life 2 is great and I do have a fondness for Star Wars Jedi Knight II, Jedi Academy and the Star Trek: Elite Force games. The reason is that they have stories and something to do beyond shooting everything (though that's still the meat-and-potatoes). Splatoon looks like a return to something simpler so I can appreciate that, but a lot of these games just haven't made an effort to be fun or interesting.
I don't hate FPS, but I generally don't like it and the way it's pulled off in games. I generally think I can turn the camera faster to see behind me quicker, but that's not the case. In most FPS, you turn slower than you actually do in real life, and that's extremely disorienting and disconnecting. The main reason why you can't turn faster in FPS than in real life is mainly because of two things: First to make the game more balanced and introduce new players with slower camera controls, and secondly, your character is not turning their head, only their entire body (which is where the game's immersion falls short). If I'm going to be introduced to slow camera controls and a character that only turns their entire body, I might as well play 3rd Person Shooters since I can see the whole environment around me.
This is why mouse and keyboard is better for FPS. You can turn on a dime and still aim with pinpoint precision.
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