How Cover Systems Ruined Shooters

Cover mechanics gained a pretty infamous reputation during the 7th generation of games, leading many to feel that the entire third-person shooter genre was becoming homogenous and stale. In this video, let's take a look back at just how cover mechanics ruined shooters. Support Turbo Button on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/turbobutton Follow me on twitter if you're into that sort of thing: https://twitter.com/Turbo_Button Logo designed by https://twitter.com/ozzAR0th and coloured/animated by https://twitter.com/aGrimVale Fuse - Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBK4RwGxbj0 The Sprint – Season 3 Ep. 4 “Sustain”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVQ4Bp7vlwc&feature=youtu.be Gears of War 3 "Outplays w/Clutches" Ep : 27 (2016 Wallbounce Grind): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqaggiO435Q Thanks to HeavyEyed, Novacanoo, Mark Brown and Joseph Anderson for taking the time to read through my script along the way: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCutGiN7c5-CEFwm_ccixR3g https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7vOjKF8-TGVimB572cMuDA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyhnYIvIKK_--PiJXCMKxQQ Thanks to HeavyEyed and Mark Brown for the footage of Doom and Mafia 3 respectively. I didn't exactly want to reinstall all 70gigs of Doom just to get 5 seconds of footage. IGN article: http://uk.ign.com/wikis/vanquish/Weapons_and_Upgrades Mashable Wall-bouncind article: http://mashable.com/2016/10/11/learn-wallbounce-gears-4/#vXB11.Ae4qq7 Lee Perry quote from this article: http://www.gamespresso.com/2015/08/people-didnt-play-gears-of-war-how-epic-wanted-them-to/ Games shown: The Last of Us Splinter Cell: Blacklist Mass Effect 2 Uncharted (1-4) Gears of War (1-Judgement) Metal Gear Solid Splinter Cell Spec Ops: The Line Kayne & Lynch 2: Dog Days Quantum Break The Order: 1886 Quantum Theory Tomb Raider (2013) Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction DOOM (2016) Vanquish Fuse Mafia III Music: Act Like You Know (Instrumental) - Fat Larry's Band Somebody Else's Guy (Instrumental) - Jocelyn Brown Hold Tight (Instrumental) - Change The Way You Move (Instrumental) - Outkast Got To Give It Up (Instrumental) - West Street Mob This Is How We Do It (Instrumental) - Montell Jordan Celebrate Your Love (Instrumental) - Executive Help Is On The Way (Instrumental) - Whatnauts Easy (Instrumental) - Commodores Your Sunset - Tekken Tag Tournament 2