• Throbbing_Banjo
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    9 months 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@lemmy.world
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      9 months 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.

    • woelkchen@lemmy.worldOP
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      9 months 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.