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first person immersive simulation game FPS stands for First Person Shooter. The games you're listing don't simulate much, even if some of those games have RPG
by dfxm12 8y ago
first person immersive simulation game
FPS stands for First Person Shooter. The games you're listing don't simulate much, even if some of those games have RPG elements.
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- barrkel 8y agoI know what FPS stands for, but Thief most definitely isn't a shooter, and System Shock II is less of a shooter than a creepy exploration game. Deus Ex is half an RPG. FPS is too reductive. I'm using the phrase immersive sim in the same way as these articles: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/06/29/dark-futures-part-1-randy-smith/ https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/06/29/dark-futures-par... https://www.pcgamer.com/history-of-the-best-immersive-sims/ https://www.pcgamer.com/history-of-the-best-immersive-sims/ See also Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersive_sim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersive_sim HTH
- dfxm12 8y agoNo, it doesn't really help explain how Doom, Wolfenstein, or Quake, etc., are lumped in together with games like Thief as simulations. FPS is certainly not reductive. A game can be more than one genre, but sometimes an FPS is just an FPS, and more than half the games you listed are pretty much just an FPS.
- nodja 8y agoImmersive sim is a genre. Games with strong narratives that react to the player often in significant ways. Some of the games grandparent listed aren't immersive sims. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersive_sim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersive_sim
- falcolas 8y agoThey weren't even referred to as FPS games at that period of time, they were DOOM clones. The FPS moniker came along later after it settled into a genre.
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