This is why developer MachineGames deserves so much credit. This goes doubly when the shooter in question is descended from the legendary Wolfenstein 3D, programmed by John “A story in a game is like a story in a porn movie” Carmack. Even a well-told story can potentially derail the flow and blistering action that a truly great FPS needs. Shooters and storytelling aren’t always the best of friends. Indeed, to celebrate the genre’s more recent achievements, we’ve brought together the best examples of blasting bad dudes with big guns developed in the last decade.
It’s certainly true that the FPS is no longer the dominant mainstream genre, but that’s not to say that the games industry doesn’t still make incredible shooters. It’s often argued that the golden age of shooters is over, that the genre which began (more or less) with Wolfenstein 3D and became dominant with Doom has seen its best years and best games made.