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Topic	Somebody explain Half-Life's popularity to me.
KanzarisKelshen 10/24/18 11:26:22 PM #24:	Lucavi000 posted... They both aged terribly but most people will say OoT simply due to nostalgia. No, really not. Good FPSes are different from most games in that they don't age very much. Doom is still one of the top 10 best games of all time for a reason. Due to how simple their mechanics are, an FPS that gets them right is good pretty much forever. And HL1 has excellent base mechanics. (Now, 'cinematic' FPSes, yes, those can age really poorly because it's their story that props them up.) --- Shine on, you crazy diamond. <cite>KanzarisKelshen posted [p:911116596] in Somebody e... [t:77129137]...</cite> <quote><cite>Lucavi000 posted...</cite> <quote>They both aged terribly but most people will say OoT simply due to nostalgia.</quote> No, really not. Good FPSes are different from most games in that they don't age very much. Doom is still one of the top 10 best games of all time for a reason. Due to how simple their mechanics are, an FPS that gets them right is good pretty much forever. And HL1 has excellent base mechanics. (Now, 'cinematic' FPSes, yes, those can age really poorly because it's their story that props them up.) --- Shine on, you crazy diamond.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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