| Torillian said: Has the term ____killer ever worked out for the game that was supposedly meant to be the killer? I can't think of a single instance. |
I believe ONLY looking in retrospect to end up explaining how some franchise took over for another one. Doesn't seem to happen in anticipation.
One example of the passing of the torch to a "_____ killer" would be what Unreal Tournament did to Quake. Quake was THE name in FPS tournament play. Epic releases Unreal Tournament, and outdoes iD and their Quake series. Unreal Tournament was a Quake Killer. Unreal Tournament is now the name in tournament FPS games.
One can also argue that World of Warcraft is a Everquest killer, the way Everquest was an Ultima Online killer. Now when people think massive multiplayer online RPG, World of Warcraft is considered THE top name in that area.
It is human nature to want to be the firstest with the mostest in regards to information, but it seems dubbing something a ____ killer before it did its job, is absurd.
