" Boomer Shooter " thread

[Burzuru Burzuru]

i've been playing epic 2.
love the egyptian aesthetics in this one.

 

[Ikagura]

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Thank you so much. Now I remember what I was here waiting for. It's been
downloading. Thank you open seas...

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Why pirating indie games?

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i've been playing epic 2.
love the egyptian aesthetics in this one.

Who made that one? I need to continue PowerSlave.

 

[Badseed Badseed]

Why pirating indie games?

Pirate EVERYTHING. Actually, If I like something I just usually end up buying it.
Steam is just easier to deal with updates and what not. Plus you support the
developers. Call it "try before you buy" or revenge for all the years of buying bad
games because all we had was box art to go by.

 

[seaglass]

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Thank you so much. Now I remember what I was here waiting for. It's been
downloading. Thank you open seas...

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How are you finding the game?

 

[Ikagura]

A massive devlog from Mutantleg for Zortch 2 (quite the big spoiler)

Spoiler: Zortch 2 spoiler

And for Klostyn

Spoiler

 

[Badseed Badseed]

How are you finding the game?

Meh... It's a shooter. I appreciate the art style. I'd rather be playing Hexen

 

[Potapota]

The Mouse game is probably stretching the definition of boomer shooter a bit but I've found it enjoyable so far. Not sure I would recommend it for the full price unless you are really vibing with the aesthetic. The shooter part of it does feel somewhat basic when compared to the classics.

 

[BigTony]

The Mouse game is probably stretching the definition of boomer shooter a bit but I've found it enjoyable so far. Not sure I would recommend it for the full price unless you are really vibing with the aesthetic. The shooter part of it does feel somewhat basic when compared to the classics.

yeah its not a real boomer shooter if its got hours of cetaceans and yellow paint

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possibly controversial opinion but I think the Build Engine version of Powerslave is a lot more fun than the Saturn version that Nightdive remastered

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

BioFury (2024) on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer

 

[Ikagura]

The Mouse game is probably stretching the definition of boomer shooter a bit but I've found it enjoyable so far. Not sure I would recommend it for the full price unless you are really vibing with the aesthetic. The shooter part of it does feel somewhat basic when compared to the classics.

I don't know why but I have a hard time actually be hyped of this game because of how the gameplay looks a bit slow.

The visuals are really good but I still see gameplay before anything else.

And the writing is imo kinda weird for a video game set in that era

 

[jawg_da_dawg]

I absolutely LOOOOOVE Blood, one of my favorite games of all time, at least top 5. But that game has been mentioned here and praised to hell and back by boomer shooter fans, so I'll throw Killing Time: Resurrected into the thread. It's a really unique FMV boomer shooter from the 3DO that was remastered by Nightdive, it makes me with more old boomer shooters went the FMV route.

 

[Ikagura]

Is this possible to get SNES Doom from the Limited Run Game's re-release?

 

[BrawlMan]

it makes me with more old boomer shooters went the FMV route.

The reason why most 90s shooters didn't go the FMV route, was because most FMV games were either impractical or they didn't have the budget nor tech at the time. Not to mention, most FMV games of any kind didn't sell well or were overpriced.

 

[Ikagura]

Doom had real clay models (albeit edited) and while it was neat I think that like in fighting games it was mostly a fad when good pixel art was still working well.

Also Quake coming basically killed FMV/digitised photo as sprites.

 

[Potapota]

Pretty sure doom was not the only early shooter that had their sprites made from clay models. Makes a lot of sense since I bet making such complicated rotating and animated 2d sprites from scratch would be a real pain in the butt.

Speaking of, here's the model for tchernobog from blood.

 

[jawg_da_dawg]

The reason why most 90s shooters didn't go the FMV route, was because most FMV games were either impractical or they didn't have the budget nor tech at the time. Not to mention, most FMV games of any kind didn't sell well or were overpriced.

True, even from a consumer perspective I couldn't imagine shelling out the money for a 3DO and games for it back in the day

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Doom had real clay models (albeit edited) and while it was neat I think that like in fighting games it was mostly a fad when good pixel art was still working well.

Also Quake coming basically killed FMV/digitised photo as sprites.

I remember the classic Fallout games using a similar technique to make their "Talking Heads", it took a bunch of time to finish even just one of those

 

[zombie100379]

just played a boomer type FPS called "Fashion Police Squad" - you don't actually kill anyone , u have to find people dressed in dull clothes and shoot them with what i guess you could call a "fashion bullet" to make them look trendy again - a bit wacky but seems alright so far

 

[Ikagura]

I remember the classic Fallout games using a similar technique to make their "Talking Heads", it took a bunch of time to finish even just one of those.

I remember checking about them a while ago.

The Making Of Fallout 1's Talking Character Heads

A nostalgic look back with Namco Community Magazine NG.

80.lv

I love how gross mutants were in this game, shame how Bethesda made them appear a bit too "clean", too "nice looking" and too much like "a guy without a nose" than a half melted human.

Perhaps Walton Goggins didn't want to appear disfigured on screen.

 

[Badseed Badseed]

I'm back again to remind yall youngins that the term boomer shooter is stupid,
since Gen X's (where the first FPS came from) parents are either dead or don't game and are called baby boomers. R-E-M-E-M-B-E-R FIRST PERSON SHOOTER. Easy right?

and yes I am a grumpy old man.

 

[Mopeybloke]

GOG has recently inducted a boomer shooter in their preservation programme for free.
Citadel Remonstered.

 

[Ikagura]

GOG has recently inducted a boomer shooter in their preservation programme for free.
Citadel Remonstered.

Thank you.

 

[Badseed Badseed]

You know who is a really big fan of the "Boomer SHooters"?
The Great Orange Suntan himself Mr. Trump. And he has
said that besides Iceland he wishes to acquire G.O.G. from Poland.

 

[Ikagura]

You know who is a really big fan of the "Boomer SHooters"?
The Great Orange Suntan himself Mr. Trump. And he has
said that besides Iceland he wishes to acquire G.O.G. from Poland.

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Can we avoid going political? Because that guy has some weird ideas.

 

[Badseed Badseed]

Can we avoid going political? Because that guy has some weird ideas.

Dang... no bites. lol The mods have trained everyone well.

satire...

 

[Mopeybloke]

Dang... no bites. lol The mods have trained everyone well.