I spent 5 paragraphs (an entire article https://lemmy.ninja/post/19617) pointing out how ridiculous it is to complain about a name that has been used for years. I’d like people to focus on the titles, not the name of the genre… But, there are people that hold such strong opinions… I think the term is, “can’t see the forest for the trees.”
I know, I thought I’d make sure credit landed where credit was due… Still stole it though.
- Rookie Level 1 Gamer: “They’re called boomer shooters because they’re old like baby boomers”
- Veteran Level 20 Gamer: “Baby boomers thought Doom was satanic, that’s a stupid term”
- Enlightened Level 60 Gamer: “They’re called boomer shooters because of the huge debt they owe to the original Doom modding scene and therefore “Boom”, one of the first limit-removing source ports” Credit to @smart_boy@beehaw.org
No, it’s not. For the third time: Doom (1993) is NOT a boomer shooter Quake (1996) is NOT a boomer shooter BoltGun (2023) IS a boomer shooter:
- Rookie Level 1 Gamer: “They’re called boomer shooters because they’re old like baby boomers”
- Veteran Level 20 Gamer: “Baby boomers thought Doom was satanic, that’s a stupid term”
- Enlightened Level 60 Gamer: “They’re called boomer shooters because of the huge debt they owe to the original Doom modding scene and therefore “Boom”, one of the first limit-removing source ports” Credit to @smart_boy@beehaw.org
There are A LOT of great current gen retroFPS games. I’ve written several articles on them. Trepang^2 was an unbelievable… (reboot?) of F.E.A.R. And I don’t even know where the awesome that is Warhammer 40k Boltgun (stop reading this and go play it) came from…
If you look at the comment where I highlight the fact it IS NOT that… Doom (1993) is NOT a Boomer Shooter. Quake (1996) is NOT a Boomer Shooter. Boltgun (2023) IS a Boomer Shooter. A CURRENT game based off of an OG FPS CAN be a Boomer Shooter. The OG game itself can not.
This is answered in the comments.
My ONE claim to fame is beating Myst in 19 hours of straight game play the day after it came out without reference material…
You missed the obvious joke in what was said, didn’t you… Do peoples lawns REALLY shrink and move?
The fact that we’re not talking about arena shooters would be a big reason.
It’s ALL my damned fault… Wait til you see this weeks articles. I’ll probably be thrown off the innertoobz.
You can go here for a free demo of Trepang^2.