Controversial, cult classic FPS game is finally back after 24 years

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Half-Life, Doom, Unreal, Quake - the ‘90s will always be the golden age of the FPS, pioneering what we now lovingly think of as the boomer shooter. Among all of those landmark games, however, a few deserving, semi classics have been forgotten. At the time, they might have been too strange, too dark, too controversial to break the glass ceiling into the mainstream, but in hindsight, have certain qualities and characteristics that make them - dare I say it? - pioneering. From the developer behind PC icon Return to Castle Wolfenstein, one such overlooked and underloved ‘90s shooter is finally back; 24 years later, it feels surprisingly modern.

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Half-Life, Doom, Unreal, Quake - the ‘90s will always be the golden age of the FPS, pioneering what we now lovingly think of as the boomer shooter. Among all of those landmark games, however, a few deserving, semi classics have been forgotten. At the time, they might have been too strange, too dark, too controversial to break the glass ceiling into the mainstream, but in hindsight, have certain qualities and characteristics that make them - dare I say it? - pioneering. From the developer behind PC icon Return to Castle Wolfenstein, one such overlooked and underloved ‘90s shooter is finally back; 24 years later, it feels surprisingly modern.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best old games, Best crime games

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Half-Life, Doom, Unreal, Quake - the ‘90s will always be the golden age of the FPS, pioneering what we now lovingly think of as the boomer shooter. Among all of those landmark games, however, a few deserving, semi classics have been forgotten. At the time, they might have been too strange, too dark, too controversial to break the glass ceiling into the mainstream, but in hindsight, have certain qualities and characteristics that make them - dare I say it? - pioneering. From the developer behind PC icon Return to Castle Wolfenstein, one such overlooked and underloved ‘90s shooter is finally back; 24 years later, it feels surprisingly modern. Continue reading Controversial, cult classic FPS game is finally back after 24 years MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best old games, Best crime games

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Half-Life, Doom, Unreal, Quake - the ‘90s will always be the golden age of the FPS, pioneering what we now lovingly think of as the boomer shooter. Among all of those landmark games, however, a few deserving, semi classics have been forgotten. At the time, they might have been too strange, too dark, too controversial to break the glass ceiling into the mainstream, but in hindsight, have certain qualities and characteristics that make them - dare I say it? - pioneering. From the developer behind PC icon Return to Castle Wolfenstein, one such overlooked and underloved ‘90s shooter is finally back; 24 years later, it feels surprisingly modern.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best old games, Best crime games
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Half-Life, Doom, Unreal, Quake - the ‘90s will always be the golden age of the FPS, pioneering what we now lovingly think of as the boomer shooter. Among all of those landmark games, however, a few deserving, semi classics have been forgotten. At the time, they might have been too strange, too dark, too controversial to break the glass ceiling into the mainstream, but in hindsight, have certain qualities and characteristics that make them - dare I say it? - pioneering. From the developer behind PC icon Return to Castle Wolfenstein, one such overlooked and underloved ‘90s shooter is finally back; 24 years later, it feels surprisingly modern.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best old games, Best crime games
content_text: Half-Life, Doom, Unreal, Quake - the ‘90s will always be the golden age of the FPS, pioneering what we now lovingly think of as the boomer shooter. Among all of those landmark games, however, a few deserving, semi classics have been forgotten. At the time, they might have been too strange, too dark, too controversial to break the glass ceiling into the mainstream, but in hindsight, have certain qualities and characteristics that make them - dare I say it? - pioneering. From the developer behind PC icon Return to Castle Wolfenstein, one such overlooked and underloved ‘90s shooter is finally back; 24 years later, it feels surprisingly modern. Continue reading Controversial, cult classic FPS game is finally back after 24 years MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best old games, Best crime games
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