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Does every discussion about a FPS game need to point out it's the same concept as Doom or Quake or whatever? It's a fair question, but Doom and Quake were both

Does every discussion about a FPS game need to point out it's the same concept as Doom or Quake or whatever? It's a fair question, but Doom and Quake were both very famous and successful. What sticks in my craw a bit with Threes is that the clones came out really fast, and 2048 in particular because much more famous and successful, so Threes never really got the chance to shine as much as it deserved (except when die-hard fans like me keep coming out of the woodwork to hype it, as you say). And I still think Threes has a much better and deeper game design than any of the clones! If one of the many clones and variants of Wordle had been a runaway success, and the excellent original had been relatively overlooked and forgotten, I'd similarly be promoting Wordle in threads like this. It's not that I resent the success of 2048 -- to the contrary, the OP did a great job with it and the success is deserved. But I assume that many people who have heard of 2048 have not heard of Threes, and I'd like them to try it, because it's great.

Suppafly 2y ago
>If one of the many clones and variants of Wordle had been a runaway success, and the excellent original had been relatively overlooked and forgotten, I'd similarly be promoting Wordle in threads like this. Why? It's not a job, or even a fun hobby, to try and ensure forgotten things get the recognition they deserve.
- iainmerrick 2y ago
  I'm surprised it's hard to understand! I see it as like recommending a cult movie or book to people -- that's not an unusual thing to do, right? Like when you're talking about time travel movies and there's always that one person who pops up and says "OK, but have you seen Primer? You should see Primer!" It can get tedious if you overdo it, sure.
  - Suppafly 2y ago
    >Like when you're talking about time travel movies Sure, but this wasn't a thread about games, or sliding number games, in general, it was a thread about 2048 specifically.
- zahlman 2y ago
  >It's not a job, or even a fun hobby However, some might imagine it to be virtuous.

Suppafly 2y ago

>If one of the many clones and variants of Wordle had been a runaway success, and the excellent original had been relatively overlooked and forgotten, I'd similarly be promoting Wordle in threads like this. Why? It's not a job, or even a fun hobby, to try and ensure forgotten things get the recognition they deserve.

iainmerrick 2y ago
I'm surprised it's hard to understand! I see it as like recommending a cult movie or book to people -- that's not an unusual thing to do, right? Like when you're talking about time travel movies and there's always that one person who pops up and says "OK, but have you seen Primer? You should see Primer!" It can get tedious if you overdo it, sure.
- Suppafly 2y ago
  >Like when you're talking about time travel movies Sure, but this wasn't a thread about games, or sliding number games, in general, it was a thread about 2048 specifically.
zahlman 2y ago
>It's not a job, or even a fun hobby However, some might imagine it to be virtuous.