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.

  • Wheeljack@nerdbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I assume by “realism” they’re talking about setting, not that those games are simulations of what it’s like to get shot at.