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04-27-2013, 01:30 AM | #1 |
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Why is the First Person Genre so popular?
Sorry for the repeat of words from a previous topic, but this got me thinking. Why is it that first person shooters are made on a yearly basis and still sell well?
I mean, there are some games that fall under this genre that have attempted to change the formula a lot, but there's only so much you change and make feel different and fresh with a simple concept of "shooting things that don't like you and shoot back." Also, this was a Truth or Dare thing and the dare was to make another "Why is ________ so popular? So don't hate too much, dohoho. Just trying to fulfill the dare while maybe making some type of discussion.
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04-27-2013, 01:33 AM | #2 |
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Re: Why is the First Person Genre so popular?
Probably because the world is filled with edgy little teenagers.
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04-27-2013, 01:42 AM | #3 |
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Re: Why is the First Person Genre so popular?
Too many casual gamers that only play fps and keep wanting more fps, so more fps games are made for the fps crowd.
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04-27-2013, 01:46 AM | #4 |
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Re: Why is the First Person Genre so popular?
I'll just sum it up with one word. Accessibility.
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Re: Why is the First Person Genre so popular?
There is so much truth in this one line it really deserves a QFT. Lowest common denominator gaming. Nothing mysterious about its popularity.
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04-27-2013, 04:19 PM | #6 | |
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Re: Why is the First Person Genre so popular?
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do u even know what minecraft & league of legends is bro people like you just think shooters are dominant in gaming because you don't know have a big sample size of observation many many other games sell millions, and league of legends & dota is more popular by far than shooters have you seen streams? who's on top all the time, and who watches what? nobody watches shooting game streams on a regular basis - on the other hand everybody watches MOBAs & other games on a regular basis
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04-27-2013, 05:39 PM | #7 | |
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04-27-2013, 08:12 PM | #8 |
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Re: Why is the First Person Genre so popular?
someone is on some weird vendetta for a reason i don't understand. what is happening??
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04-27-2013, 08:42 PM | #9 | |
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so lemme lay it down for you (no flaming here dont worry dude) thread title: why is 1st person shooter so popular my answer: it's popular just because it's a game, like many other games in other genres mike weedmark comments: first person shooters are very dominant in the gaming industry my response: fps isn't "dominant" in the gaming industry, as a matter of fact many other genres are on-par if not more popular than first person shooters your response: "i'm p.sure ppl can be into more than one genre at a time" i don't get it lol, not tryna flame or anything, i just think you completely missed what i was trying to say here what im saying isnt subjective, it's fact that fps isn't the dominant genre like what others have said here aite pceeee
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04-27-2013, 01:48 AM | #10 |
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Re: Why is the First Person Genre so popular?
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04-27-2013, 02:04 AM | #11 |
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Re: Why is the First Person Genre so popular?
it's popular because people like playing it... it's that simple
no need for psychological explanations & convoluted media bullshit people like playing mario, a platformer - that's why it's made over and over again with different variations, and people enjoy them people like playing puzzle/arcade games to kill time like bejeweled and candy crush - that's why there are a billion variations out there people like playing indie games like braid and binding of isaac - that's why there are so many indie games out there, hoping to get big people like playing sandbox games like simcity and minecraft - that's why they've seen insane success, and there are more games of this genre, like rollercoaster tycoon - these can be called maintenance games i guess - like farmville people like playing rpg games that require grinding and interaction with others - that's why pokemon, and a billion other rpgs out there like world of warcraft, tera, aion etc are popular and have sold millions .. do you get where i'm going with this? people just like games, that's all - the only difference is, what kind of games do people like?
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04-27-2013, 06:45 AM | #12 | |
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04-27-2013, 06:26 AM | #13 |
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Re: Why is the First Person Genre so popular?
first person shooterss are popular because they put you right in the middle of the action
imagine if skyrim was a turn based RPG instead of a western rpg
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04-27-2013, 06:52 AM | #14 |
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Re: Why is the First Person Genre so popular?
Immersion.
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04-27-2013, 02:18 PM | #15 | |
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Re: Why is the First Person Genre so popular?
'First Person' is not a genre.
Shooting games are not the only games that support first person mechanics. I would also like to add Portal to my post. Quote:
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04-27-2013, 02:45 PM | #16 |
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Re: Why is the First Person Genre so popular?
Oh crud... I totally just realized I didn't add a word to the thread title. I meant to say SHOOTERS.
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Spec Ops: The Line Borderlands Dead Island PAYDAY: The Heist Quantum Conundrum Killing Floor Cry of Fear I could spend another minute scanning my Steam library, but I'd rather not. You're still mistaken on this topic, and should drop your argument.
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~ Every casual gamer who thinks he's super-hardcore ever.
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Then again you might be one of those people who still defend the console as a viable way to play games. Sorry, That excuse might have ran when a gaming PC cost 1500+ USD, but thats not the case anymore. With the right knowledge and sales on the right products, you can easily build a Gaming PC capable of running any game on the market for under $500. Also, Nice Comic-Sans. |
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