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Gamer Apathy: Sick of Samey Shooters?

With the multitude of FPS's out there right now and many more on the way, it seems that a unique FPS experience is a rare find nowadays.

dkpatriarch writes: "As the old saying goes, familiarity breeds contempt. Too much of a good thing and boredom can soon set in. I'm not talking about the larger genre of shooter video games, though supplementation with RPGs, Racers, Hack 'N Slash, etc. is probably a good idea to ward off apathy. No, I'm talking about when those shooters are all copying each other and feel too much like the same thing, varying only in quality and a few minor differences. Then you get déjà vu and it feels like going through the motions."

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gaminoz5887d ago

Since storylines are pretty low priority in shooters, how about a shooter that follows the history of United Nations warzones?

That would cover several time periods post WW2, different weapons and vehicles, and diverse places and environments, and you'd really be the 'good guys' based on the majority world opinion. Instead of following the story of Sarge. Generic Soldier you'd follow different nationalities (not just US and Brits) working in hot zones like Korea, ex-Yugoslavia, East Timor, Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, Cyprus etc. etc.

Some original thinking is definitely needed but shooters are great.

Gorgon5886d ago (Edited 5886d ago )

Good thing there's something called STALKER.

jinn5886d ago

FPS shooters r getting old

DarkSniper5886d ago

Dark Sniper is tired of playing what seems to be neverending duplicates of shooters. These stagnant titles have seemed to have found a home on the XBOX 360 console. Much like it's console before, XBOX 360 is the perfect place to be if you want the same, bland, boring shooters. The consumer has become more educated and with that said, he/she is mindful of the fact that gaming goes beyond the gun and there are other genres to be enjoyed.

Gears of Bore, Gaylo 3, Bio$hit are a few games that fit the image of the stagnant, unoriginal titles developed on XBOX 360. At least Dark Sniper can say any shooter developed only on PLAYSTATION® 3 will innovate with breathtaking graphics and gameplay that requires precision and entertainment.

Resistance, Metal Gear Solid, Killzone 2, and Haze are a few games that will revitalize the shooter genre from the tarnishing image Microsoft and it's Microslave inhabitants have given it.

$niper

ps3 is my champion5886d ago (Edited 5886d ago )

almost always 100% on your side, Resistance is far from "precision" and probably not Killzone 2 either, case in point: controller. You want a true precision game play CSS with a laser mouse.

LastDance5886d ago

Hmmm ..its true but i dont think he excecuted his point terribly well.

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5 Of The Best Narrative Twists In Video Games

GL compiles a list of some of the most mind-blowing video game narrative twists in recent memory, from The Last of Us to Outer Wilds

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Rebel_Scum6h ago

With articles like these cant you tag the games mentioned so that we can know ahead of time if there’s a spoiler to avoid?

Not clicking on your article otherwise.

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The 5 best video game adaptations of popular board games

Discover our top video game adaptations of popular board games, from Bloodbowl to Wingspan & get your board game friends into video games!

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
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Giblet_Head1d 23h ago (Edited 1d 23h ago )

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.