Ignoring your pedantic condescension we are generally in agreement as to concerning the influence of Halo, but the matter of whether or not Goldeneye established culture of shooters on its own is apparently still troublesome.
Strange how it comes down to whether or not one enjoyed Goldeneye. Yes, I've played it recently. No, it wasn't terrible. In many ways it's still better than Halo, especially in that its an experience intrinsic to the console controller - it's not a PC game, and it can't be replicated on PCs. The ability to aim at any part of the screen without turning the "camera" was one of the best things about the game, and radically changed the shooting dynamic as well as making it easier to play for people who would be disoriented by constantly moving the camera. It was something of an ancient precursor to the way the Wii controls for Metroid Prime would end up working.
No, Goldeneye wasn't crap, and until Halo 2 came out it was bigger than that franchise. It did not result in a bunch of PC shooters coming to consoles, but it was still more important as a proof of concept, and it created a (smaller) shooter culture four years earlier on.
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