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Gun focused games (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by DaughterOfMars@lemmy.world to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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Is anyone else sick and tired of how many games these days are focused around gun fighting? IMO, FPS games haven't markedly improved since the original counter strike which I played as a CHILD. Frankly, I just wish we could all stop obsessing over guns and come up with something new.

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[–] Astrovenator@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I think it's just that the whole concept of shooting/ gunplay really lends itself to the first person viewpoint. Another example is racing games or flight sims. Plus, aiming/ shooting is a great example of easy to pick up, hard to master skills in both games and real life. So I think it's just a natural use of the technology