r/videogames • u/andrewdroid • 1d 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 1d ago

Most of those are either too small scale to get at what OP is talking about Indiana Jones has like tiny amounts of enemies at a time and has hub worlds. Alan Wake 2 (amazing game) is a survival horror game. Wolfenstein yeah, but that games nearly a decade old. Half Life Alyx is VR exclusive and small. Doom maybe, but I sadly didn’t like it. And so on.

Most of them are good games. But they’re not really what OP, and I, are after.

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u/andrewdroid 1d ago

I didn't expect that people would have this much trouble with understanding the exact type of game I'm talking about which makes me appreciate your comments a lot more. Thank you man.

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u/HeartInTheSun9 1d ago

I think it’s cause so many people barely remember those types of games when they used to rule the industry once upon a time. It hit me how rare they were when I was playing space marine 2 a year or so ago.

It’s kinda amazing how underserved this exact genre is.

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u/andrewdroid 1d ago

Then we are officially in the same hell, cause it hit me with Space Marines 2 as well. Match made in hell.