It's a phrase coined very recently based on a misconception, and happened to be picked up by some online publishers. That's all.
Saying "its an actual term" [sic] just attempts to give it an air of legitimacy, without actually meaning anything.
The phrase itself is not only ignorant, but also insulting. The gamers it refers to are not Baby Boomers, but Generation X, which had nothing to do with the damage to society that Boomers are famous for and most of us in younger generations are suffering from now. (Housing crisis and out-of-touch legislators, for example.)
Oh I think you absolutely nailed it. I just meant its not just two separate words. Like the difference between a game with action and adventure" and an "action-adventure game"
Continuing gaming's long tradition of dumb names for game genres, boomer shooters are first person shooters that don't use auto-regen health (COD, Halo), in offline they give health frequently from killing enemies (rather exclusively health packs), and they're designed to be fast paced, usually with a wide FOV, an absurdly high "walk" speed with no run button, and somewhat disorienting or labyrinth-like map style. They're often offline, but can be multiplayer player-vs-player.
Even if the game is completely modern: Doom Eternal, Ultrakill, Dusk, Turbo Overkill, etc its still called a boomer shooter.
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Aliktren@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y
Boomer shooter is a fucking stupid description.
jeffhykin@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y
I love it, I wouldn't have clicked this post without it. Its an actual term
https://www.howtogeek.com/what-are-boomer-shooters-and-are-they-worth-playing/
who@feddit.org · 6 pts · 1y
It's a phrase coined very recently based on a misconception, and happened to be picked up by some online publishers. That's all.
Saying "its an actual term" [sic] just attempts to give it an air of legitimacy, without actually meaning anything.
The phrase itself is not only ignorant, but also insulting. The gamers it refers to are not Baby Boomers, but Generation X, which had nothing to do with the damage to society that Boomers are famous for and most of us in younger generations are suffering from now. (Housing crisis and out-of-touch legislators, for example.)
jeffhykin@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
Oh I think you absolutely nailed it. I just meant its not just two separate words. Like the difference between a game with action and adventure" and an "action-adventure game"
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y
.....what the holy fuck is a Boomer Shooter?
who@feddit.org · 18 pts · 1y
A game category made up by people who think "boomer" means "anyone more than a few years older than me".
jeffhykin@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 1y
Continuing gaming's long tradition of dumb names for game genres, boomer shooters are first person shooters that don't use auto-regen health (COD, Halo), in offline they give health frequently from killing enemies (rather exclusively health packs), and they're designed to be fast paced, usually with a wide FOV, an absurdly high "walk" speed with no run button, and somewhat disorienting or labyrinth-like map style. They're often offline, but can be multiplayer player-vs-player.
Even if the game is completely modern: Doom Eternal, Ultrakill, Dusk, Turbo Overkill, etc its still called a boomer shooter.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 8 pts · 1y
Shooters styled after Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein
random_character_a@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
Those are games that gen X grew up with. Boomers were their parents.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · -2 pts · 1y
Boomer talk
random_character_a@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Shoo. Go back under your bridge troll.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · -2 pts · 1y
No, you're literally too old to realize the yooths call you a boomer too
random_character_a@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
So we all can be boomers, yay
Fuck off boomer.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · -1 pts · 1y
These cringe ass olds, lol
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
I promise you my baby boomer father has never even seen Quake, or is aware of it's existence.
random_character_a@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Ping Pong i guess.
I don't think my parents played anything else ever.
ViscloReader@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 1y
Fortnite Battle Royale /s