TSA writes: Like many things throughout human history, video games go in cycles. Trends that were once huge fall to the wayside before eventually returning to the limelight years down the line. The first person genre is a great example of this. Born from the arena-crawling adventures of old-school shooters like Doom and Quake, the world of first-person shooters eventually shifted toward games focused on corridor shoot-outs, tactical cover, regenerating health, and multiplayer warfare.
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