However, with all of that said, its also a genre that invites polar extremes.
You have to admit, were a pretty demanding fandom.
Youve played Xbox Live, right?
And when that studio is an industry giant like Blizzard, they can also be very high.
Luckily, Blizzard is also synonymous with little things like quality, and excellence.
Wait, does it go higher than eleven?
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It did, apparently.
Or it might just oversell itself.
Just imagine being told that the original Nintendo 64 game was better in 2008.
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The Doomslayer vents his righteous fury in a way most of us can only dream of.
While controversial, the multiplayer writes us a poetic love letter to our nostalgicQuakedeathmatches of yore.
After all, this franchise invented them.
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How could they not be good?
However, the clunky mechanics and drab, repetitive gunplay failed to excite fans.
Basically, youve got a lot of things to thank Quake for.
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It also served as the turning point for industry focus on multiplayer functionality, particularly with post-launch updateQuakeWorld.
Helping to set a lot of standards for arena shooters, in general, is also a nice bonus.
At this point, the franchise was just coughing up dust.
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If anything, this release signaled the necessity for a new direction.
The question is, did we really end up feeling any differently about that direction?
How did that recipe turn out, you wonder?
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Now, if only we could mute Claptrap for the entirety of our playthrough.
We love you, John.
Butthis posterwasnt a good call.
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Granted,he knew that.
The games delayed development process resulted in mechanical and graphical fidelity that appeared dated alongside its competition.
22GREATEST: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (2017)
The survival sandbox boom was unprecedented.
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PUBGstepped up to captain this new ship, and the trend became completely inescapable.
AlthoughFortnitewas hot on its heels, it has sailed on steadily ever since.
Even industry monoliths likeCall of DutyandBattlefieldstopped to take notes.
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That says a little something.
Well, this is the game that ensured it would stay that way.
Far, far south.
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Probably on a different continent.
