FPS enjoyers, which was the greatest era? (and why)

[CladInShadows]

Anyways, my era is the 90s, up until the early 2000s...PC only. No, Goldeneye is not a good game. PC Only. My first ever FPS was Catacomb Abyss (precursor to Wolfenstein 3D). But yeah, some games and franchises I was into:

Catacomb 3d/Abyss
Wolfenstein 3D
Doom 1/2
Rise of the Triad
Heretic
Hexen
Strife
Duke Nukem 3D
Blood
Quake 1/2/3
Halflife
Unreal
Unreal Tournament
Serious Sam FE/SE
RTCW
Painkiller

It was very soon after this that shooters got too realistic looking and gameplay just became war-based, aim down your sights, generic boringness. Obviously, I also like modern boomer shooters and the odd modern shooter, but very few.