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    Top Eight FPS Tropes that Hilariously Make no Sense
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Sep 12, 2020
    • 5 min

    Top Eight FPS Tropes that Hilariously Make no Sense

    Some FPS tropes make no sense and are hilarious because of this. Here are eight of the funniest.
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    Ten MORE Gameplay Mechanics Every Immersive FPS Should Have – as Suggested by The Community
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Sep 11, 2020
    • 8 min

    Ten MORE Gameplay Mechanics Every Immersive FPS Should Have – as Suggested by The Community

    We asked the community what features they would like to see incorporated into immersive FPS games. These are ten of their suggestions
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    Eight Gameplay Mechanics Every Immersive FPS Should Have
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Sep 10, 2020
    • 8 min

    Eight Gameplay Mechanics Every Immersive FPS Should Have

    Eight FPS game mechanics that maximise immersion.
    250
    Influential FPS Games #1: What was the First FPS?
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jul 13, 2020
    • 5 min

    Influential FPS Games #1: What was the First FPS?

    Part one of an investigation into the FPS games that defined the genre. We start by asking the question "What was the first FPS?"
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    Enemy Respawn Rates in Open World Games - Striking the Balance
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jul 6, 2020
    • 7 min

    Enemy Respawn Rates in Open World Games - Striking the Balance

    Many games handle enemy respawns poorly. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Lost Alpha shows how to handle respawns well
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    In Defense of Storytelling in Video Games, Past Present and Future: Part One
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jul 5, 2020
    • 8 min

    In Defense of Storytelling in Video Games, Past Present and Future: Part One

    Can video games match the storytelling of books, film, TV and live theatre? This investigator says yes, and has the proof to back it up.
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