"Post-Boomer-Shooters"

Pretty broad "genre" I find myself using to categorize some of my favorite games, essentially in and around the release of Half-Life I feel the storybased First-Person Shooter genre really started experimenting, in the same way Post-Punk experimented with the framework of Punk music while still keeping its core values in tact, these games that I deem as "Post-Boomer-Shooters" carry along alot of the core ideas of Boomer-Shooters, be it the expansive levels of Doom, the increased level of interaction of Duke Nukem, or the technical leaps forward of Quake. This genre takes place before what I call the "Cinematic Shooter" i.e Call of Duty and the likes which with a linear path and almost zero interaction with the level stand as the total opposite of the Boomer-Shooter. Feel free to suggest or question entries in the comments

Far Cry 6
Far Cry 6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Postal 2
Postal 2
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R.
Black Mesa
Black Mesa
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Halo 3: ODST
Halo 3: ODST
Metro Exodus
Metro Exodus
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead
Halo 4
Halo 4
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Borderlands
Borderlands
Cruelty Squad
Cruelty Squad
Far Cry 5
Far Cry 5
Halo 2
Halo 2
Far Cry 4
Far Cry 4
Borderlands 3
Borderlands 3
Deus Ex
Deus Ex
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime
Atomic Heart
Atomic Heart
BioShock 2
BioShock 2
Halo: Reach
Halo: Reach
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo Infinite
Halo Infinite
Halo 3
Halo 3
Prey
Prey
Far Cry 3
Far Cry 3
Borderlands 2
Borderlands 2
Metroid Prime Remastered
Metroid Prime Remastered
Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2
Half-Life
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2
BioShock
BioShock

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