woelkchen@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoOK Boomer Shooter: How indie games breathed new life into a dying genrewww.inverse.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.org
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkOK Boomer Shooter: How indie games breathed new life into a dying genrewww.inverse.comwoelkchen@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square2fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.org
minus-squarePotatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoBoomer shooter is a moniker to try to be cute with language. Because these shooters go “Boom”. Fuck that noise. Call it a Classic Doom-like.
minus-squareTwilightVulpine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 years agoNah, Genres being named after the first game that does it is pretty uninspired. It almost makes it sound like players can’t articulate what makes the game interesting.
Boomer shooter is a moniker to try to be cute with language. Because these shooters go “Boom”.
Fuck that noise. Call it a Classic Doom-like.
Nah, Genres being named after the first game that does it is pretty uninspired. It almost makes it sound like players can’t articulate what makes the game interesting.