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OK Boomer Shooter: How indie games breathed new life into a dying genre (www.inverse.com)
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Games like 'Dusk', 'Amid Evil', and 'Into the Pit' are shining examples of a new FPS subgenre: the "boomer shooter" inspired by games like 'Doom' and 'Quake'.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I mean, the article specifically states that, as high-budget games, Doom 2016/Eternal don't really fit into the category:

While they aren’t necessarily boomer shooters due to their higher production values, faster-paced first-person shooters like Titanfall 2, Doom Eternal, and Halo Infinite are earning more goodwill than the latest Call of Duty and Battlefield games, proving that a faster-paced and more fantastical FPS still appeals to mainstream audiences.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

the first remake of doom is very old school

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Feels like you didn't read the article and are just trying to snark about a point that noone is making. 🤷‍♂️