popamole

Describes many third-person console shooters where the gameplay is all about sitting behind some brick and shooting heads of enemies popping out from behind other bricks - one of the ways to cover up the inability to dodge and do precise shots fast with a gamepad. Very similar to pop-a-mole or a whack-a-mole game hence the term.
First appeared in Kill-Switch and was copied in many games since then.

"Wow shooting people in Mass Effect, Gears of War and GTA4 feels like popamole!"

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Popamole

Console shit, banal shit boring ect. Mostly any game made after 2000. The actual date when games became "Popamole" is arguable.

Popamole Fallout 3 Halo Mass Effect Half Life 2

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Popamole

Popamole: A word used by people of RPG Codex when talking about any game not made in the Infinity Engine.

Characterized as a game that doesn't have a clunky interface, and design bugs.

RPG Codex Member: I'm tired of this Popamole shit!
Non RPG Codex Member: Have you honestly played any game post Black Isle? Stop living in the past, and move on.

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