Let’s talk about boomer shooters. What are you looking for? What’s your top 3 list of attributes a boomer shooter MUST have and 1 thing that eliminates it from the classification? Do you look for LofFi sound tracks? Are voxel graphics allowed? Does everything have to be a sprite? Can you make a boomer shooter in Unreal engine 5? Is gore a requirement? What about grenades/thrown weapons?
Let us hear what you find important in your retroFPS.
Honestly, I’d say putting gameplay and interesting mechanics before graphical fidelity would be enough. I think that’s what makes current boomer shooters so good. They might look old but their gameplay dynamics should be creative and avant garde.
Well, we’re done here… This pretty much sums it up!