▲ 81 ▼ This Half-Life mod reimagines the game as a boomer shooter—yes, even boomier than the original (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 11 months ago by Agent_Karyo@piefed.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 34 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] philophilsaurus@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago (3 children) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/boomer_shooter permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children) Duke Nukem makes sense. Half-Life does not. Half-Life stars a nerdy scientist who just wants to live, and the game is carried by its story. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) No video game newer than Pong makes any sense with the word Boomer in front. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Uruanna@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago Because the younger boomers who were in their 30s to 40s between the 90s and early 00s weren't allowed to play video games? It's not the game that's born in the boomer generation, it's the audience it's popular with. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children) Duke Nukem makes sense. Half-Life does not. Half-Life stars a nerdy scientist who just wants to live, and the game is carried by its story. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) No video game newer than Pong makes any sense with the word Boomer in front. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Uruanna@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago Because the younger boomers who were in their 30s to 40s between the 90s and early 00s weren't allowed to play video games? It's not the game that's born in the boomer generation, it's the audience it's popular with. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) No video game newer than Pong makes any sense with the word Boomer in front. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Uruanna@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago Because the younger boomers who were in their 30s to 40s between the 90s and early 00s weren't allowed to play video games? It's not the game that's born in the boomer generation, it's the audience it's popular with. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Uruanna@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago Because the younger boomers who were in their 30s to 40s between the 90s and early 00s weren't allowed to play video games? It's not the game that's born in the boomer generation, it's the audience it's popular with. permalink fedilink source parent