• @[email protected]
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    51 year ago

    Old and out of the loop gamer here - used to love FPS games but quit playing them when Counterstrike was new.

    What’s uh… what’s going on? I keep seeing trailers for new FPS games that look like they’re running the original Doom or Rise of the Triad engines. Somebody help me understand.

    • Vik
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      91 year ago

      There’s been a resurgence of retro throwback shooters. The first one I noticed was with STRAFE, which released (to a rocky start) back in 2017. It’s a brilliant game now, mind you.

      You may also want to check out:

      • DUSK
      • Turbo Overkill
      • GTTOD
      • SPRAWL
      • Prodeus
      • Ion Fury
      • Selaco
      • Ultrakill

      I’m sure I’m missing some great ones from this list.

      • CALIGVLA
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        51 year ago

        I’m sure I’m missing some great ones from this list.

        • Hedon
        • Amid Evil
        • Viscerafest
        • @TheSuperSteve
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          11 year ago

          HROT Zortch

          These two are excellent games worthy of being on this list.

        • Vik
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          11 year ago

          Agreed

        • @Edgelord_Of_Tomorrow
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          31 year ago

          Don’t forget Amid Evil and Cultic, they’re probably the 2 best boomer shooters.

        • Vik
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          01 year ago

          have a lovely time

    • @woelkchenOP
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      51 year ago

      3D Realms, today a publishing label by Embracer Group, focuses on retro games. Just like 10 or so years ago pixel art games had a resurgence, since about 5 years old school FPS games came back as well. This is both a path to reduce workload as well as a gameplay design choice.

      3D Realms’ annual event, Realms Deep, is the biggest showcase for such games.

    • @Num10ck
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      41 year ago

      these graphics seem like Quake 1 to me. Maybe the focus is on fun?