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'.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ninja/post/10393

“Boomer shooter” is the latest term to follow the likes of “Roguelike” or “Soulslike” in the realm of hyperspecific gaming subgenres. It applies to first-person shooters that intentionally harken back to the classic PC games of the late ‘90s like Doom and Quake.

  • Jeze3D@beehaw.orgEnglish
    5·
    2 years ago

    Great article, but I hate twitch terms/phrases like “boomer shooter.” IDK why I just find them annoying.

    • DidacticDumbass@lemmy.oneEnglish
      5·
      2 years ago

      That is because they ARE annoying, pointlessly insulting, and do not actually track with the age group it is referencing.

      Terms are not magically legitimized just because they sort of rhyme. It is stupid.

      • DaSaw@midwest.socialEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        A more accurate term would be X Shooter, or even Shooter eXtreme (since that’s totally how stuff was advertised to my generation). A boomer wouldn’t even be able to play the game.

      • Jeze3D@beehaw.orgEnglish
        0·
        2 years ago

        The twitch community/culture as a whole is obnoxious. Just as bad as TikTok imo.

    • nzodd@beehaw.orgEnglish
      4·
      2 years ago

      As a decidely non-boomer who grew up playing those original FPSs, I find it aggravating too, but it’s a pretty established term at this point.

    • MrEUser@lemmy.ninjaOPEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      Glad to be of service. I picked this article as it relates to a couple others I did. One is on todays release of Trepang^2. It’s crossposted in the community if you are interested.

  • ampersandrew@kbin.social
    2·
    2 years ago

    I’m looking for shooters to catch up more to the 6th gen style. I miss 007: Agent Under Fire with moon gravity and Q Claw. I miss Halo. I miss Metal Arms. I miss split-screen and LAN multiplayer.

  • hamiltonicity@beehaw.orgEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    If anyone in the comments doesn’t know about Civvie11 on Youtube, he’s the best source of long-form boomer shooter reviews and well-edited playthroughs on the platform. MtPain11 (a.k.a. Dean of Doom) is also amazing for Doom WADs specifically, that whole community got revitalised with the release of DOOM 2016 and just keeps going from strength to strength.

  • GhostMagician@beehaw.orgEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    I’ve like Doom Eternal and Ultrakill. It’s perfect for my sometimes short attention span with so much happening at once that it doesn’t give my mind a chance to start drifting off.

  • HiT3k@beehaw.orgEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    Sure wish id would capitalize and develop a true, in house successor to Quake. I actually like Quake Champions, but you can’t help wonder what it would be like to have id or Epic put the full force of their development talent behind an arena shooter for the modern era.

    • MrEUser@lemmy.ninjaOPEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      I’m sure I’m the only person here that played Quake Enemy Territory. Absolutely loved it. Quake 4 was fun too. It would be nice if they did a Quake… update? Reboot?

  • DonnieNarco@lemmy.oneEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I was gifted a very unique game in this style, called “Forgive Me Father”. I believe it was created by a single person and is extremely well designed and scary. If you haven’t checked that out, I would highly suggest it.

    • MrEUser@lemmy.ninjaOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      It was one of my first posts. I am excited about about Forgive me Father II. The story and the art are well done (putting it mildly). I’m trying to get an interview with the dev so I can write an article on the second one and stream it on release.