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[itisnotlogical]

The Doom shotgun is pretty good against most enemies in that game, at most ranges as well. IIRC a single pellet will kill a grunt on normal. Plus, it has the best sound effect in the history of video game shotguns. id games all had really satisfying weapons, and great sound design, except Quake 2 and even that game was okay-ish.

[sambojin]

DoomRL has the best shotguns. There's one for virtually any type of combat, and are the main weapon used for corner shooting (sticking your gun around the corner, pulling the trigger and hoping. It's a pretty standard tactic). Highly modifiable, with a few good assemblies available, and plenty of good character builds dedicated solely to using them. Then there's the special/rare weapons, which are like this but even better. The Pancor Jackhammer is a glory to behold. They might not hit too hard at max range, but since this max range is off-screen for a fair few of them, that's not bad (and is a tactic in itself called radar shooting). They also auto-hit anything in their cone-of-fire, so anyone can use them, even if they do suck against armour (unless you're running an Army of the Dead build, in which case they're amazing against everything). A surprisingly versatile and tactical weapon, and one of the best implementations I've seen of shotguns in a game. Whatever you want, DoomRL has a shotgun for you. And a ridiculous amount of ammo for it too (which you'll probably need eventually). Seriously satisfying as a weapon. Any of them.


Another honorable mention goes to the original Syndicate shotgun. Not so much for its effect, but for its very cool sound. For me, that's still the iconic pump-action shotgun sound that everything else gets compared to.

[Frumple]

... yeah, I can give that. DoomRL shotgun is definitely second place. Best part is once you build up the perks and stick some mods on 'em and they start shooting through walls :3

[Neonivek]

There was also another game I always forget the name of... Inversion?

The game where you have gravity control powers.

In it Shotguns are AMAZING distance weapons capable of getting the kill from over 25ft away.

Honestly enough with these games that make Shotguns a melee weapon.

[Cheeetar]

I was always a fan of the Nova in Counter Strike Global Offensive.
Honourable mention: The dagger/shotgun in Devil Daggers.

[Mech#4]

Best is based around sound for me. The best is probably the Doom shotgun and super shotgun. Conversely, my least favourite is the Doom 3 shotgun with it's "Duff plink".

The shotgun sound in Brutal Doom is great too. Very appropriate when it can make torsos disappear.

I do like the ones in S.T.A.L.K.E.R, though mostly because of their flexibility with different shell types. Buckshot for close range and slugs for armoured opponents. Made shotguns more than the usual short to mid-range room clearer. There might've been a third type of ammunition but I can't remember.

[itisnotlogical]

Doom 3 had awful sound design in general. None of the weapons felt like they had any impact at all. The plasma gun's sound could even be drowned out by other noises.

[Neonivek]

Doom 3 had awful sound design in general. None of the weapons felt like they had any impact at all. The plasma gun's sound could even be drowned out by other noises.

Which... is something I am getting used to with Melee weapons to the point where videogames where I feel like my weapon actually has some force behind it feel odd...

[Trapezohedron]

Flak Cannon, anyone?

[Mephisto]

Flak Cannon, anyone?

Assuming you're talking Unreal Tournament, that's my favorite. I think I used alt-fire more than the normal firing mode.

[Mech#4]

Flak Cannon is usually the weapon I use in Unreal Tournament. The alternate fire of lobbing an explosive grenade is great for blind firing over walls and the like. I also like the smiley faces on the alt fire projectile. Greet them with a grin and a boom.

I also like the GES Biorifle but that's more of a short range mine layer than a shotgun.

[beorn080]

The shotguns of warframe. In particular, the redeemer. Melee weapon, fires off shotgun blasts when charged. Each pellet is explosive, does decent damage, and knocks everything down pretty effectively. No ammo usage, silent, and is powered up with melee mods. Can be an incredibly effective weapon while still leaving the primary and secondary slots open for other guns.

[Egan_BW]

Y.V. + Double Shotgun + BRAAAP + Shotgun shoulders = so many pellets.
MGS 5 has a silenced shotgun.

Overall, I like melee weapon shotguns, it's not realistic but it incentivises getting up close and personal. With red clouds. Such a beautiful sight...~ :')

[Crashmaster]

I don't know about best but I remember the Streetsweeper-style auto-shotgun with explosive shells from the N64 Turok fondly.

[Salmeuk]

The shotgun from the original half-life gets my vote. At first, you have to use it sparingly but that's fine because it takes care of pretty much anything with a few shots. By the end of the game, when ammo was plentiful, it was my go-to weapon for headcrabs and smaller enemies. Also, wasn't it the gun that started the whole "one-shot left click / two-shot right click" thing?

Today's games don't give shotguns enough credit. Though I like Insurgency's take on them. Fairly useless unless you are hiding around a corner, but devestating and satisfying. The slugs are pretty fun, too.

Which reminds me of Battlefield Bad Company 2, when you equip the shotgun with slugs and damage upgrade. It made for a high-powered sniper that one shot anyone at any range. That game had semi-slow deaths, so it was pretty effective to oneshot before they could hit you enough.