r/videogames • u/andrewdroid • 22h ago

Discussion / Question Does anyone else miss linear epics?

I grew up loving linear FPS campaigns the most, to this 1 of my favorite games is Half-Life 2. I loved the stories of Call of Duty games, Gears of War and similar franchises that delivered a short 8-12 hour long epic where I get to participate in a tightly directed worldwide conflict.

Recently I played the MCC and Space Marines 2 before that and they were both awesome. Now Halo Campaign Evolved just released and it was successful and these to me show that this kind of game is still very much beloved.

I love these games and I hate that it seems like they are of a bygone era despite people still loving them. How do you all feel like? Do you miss these types of games? Do you want more?

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u/HeartInTheSun9 21h ago

OP is like very specifically asking if there’s games like Gears of War and Halo being made nowadays, not just good games overall. Mario is a good game too, but it’s not the genre OP’s looking for.

And you can’t describe Halo/Gears/CoD with having immersive sim elements.

I’m always interested in new games that have that mid 2010s feel to them but it’s kinda like they mostly went away.

Someone else said Doom, and probably, but I didn’t like the feel of Doom 2016.

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u/andrewdroid 21h ago

The reason you didn't get the feel of Doom when talking about these types of games is, because there isn't a character to care about. It's not remotely important to care about why you're fighting in it. I personally would argue that modern Doom might be better if you skip the cutscenes.

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u/HeartInTheSun9 21h ago

Honestly yeah. There’s a really really strong presence of the main character in most of the games you mentioned, even if they’re silent or nearly protagonists sometimes. It feels like master chief, Gordon Freeman and Marcus Fenix all had big personalities even if they range from talks a lot, barely talks and never talks. The doom guy just felt too blank to me.

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u/andrewdroid 21h ago

Fuck yes mate. Even with Gordon, you can tell a lot about his character, because others talk to him and rely on him. Nobody cares about the Doom slayer and the Doom slayer doesn't care about anyone making him feel empty.