Episode 9 - First Person Shooters (FPS)
Mark and Peter are kicking off a new series where they spotlight different genres in the gaming sphere. They're kicking it off with what's widely considered one of the most well-known genres with first-person shooters while discussing Counter-Strike, Doom and many other franchises.
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Episode 9 - FPS Gaming
Intro
Introduce topic at hand
FPS Genre Spotlight
What constitutes a first-person shooter?
FPS History
What are some of the main franchises?
Talking Point 1 - What is FPS?
FPS - First Person Shooters
Combat-centric gameplay from a first-person perspective
May be narrative but generally also have a very heavy multiplayer element involved
Talking Point 2 - FPS History
Wolfenstein 3D is often credited as the origin of the modern more violent archetype though Doom and Doom-clone became synonymous shortly thereafter
Half-Life was the beginning of the major inclusion of puzzles and spawned countless other titles (Valve Suite of shooters i.e. Counter Strike)
Our generation likely has shooter origins in Goldeneye, then Halo and Call of Duty/Medal of Honor, etc
Significant eSports presence
Talking Point 3 - What are the main FPS franchises?
Counter-Strike
Largest eSports FPS with just over 91 million dollars in prize money
Team Deathmatch, Bomb, Hostage modes (exclusively multiplayer)
Halo
Relive the “MLG PRO!” days
Set the gold standard for modern multiplayer gaming and drove the growth of xbox live
Strong narrative with even stronger multiplayer
Doom
Often thought of as origin of modern FPS due to refining Wolfenstein
Outro
Recap Headers
What is FPS
FPS History
FPS franchises
Mark delivers an encouraging and uplifting speech about loving your fellow gamer