UM writes: A lone man stands on a broken, old highway, with the wind blowing in his hair. In front of him he has miles of destroyed and dilapidated Washington D.C to explore. But a big part of this for him is how alone he is. All around him, only threats loom in all directions. Mutants who want to tear him apart. Bandits who wants to rob and kill him, leaving his body to rot in the dust like carrion. SUDDENLY, three of his friends “drop in” the game and start obliterating everything around him. All sense of dread, loneliness, and solemnity are gone, and he strides forth with his three friends, decimating all that stand in their way. As you can see from the following statement, Fallout 3 would have been ruined by multiplayer. I wrote that specifically to make a point. I live for single player game experiences. I am a loner, Dottie, a rebel. Yet the forthcoming landscape of games seem to hint that this is going to be a thing of the past. All games are trying to cram multiplayer into their game (and even build entire games around it), and I will now tell you why that has put the single player game on the soon-to-be-extinct list, and why that kills the entire purpose of video games (for me, at least).
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Single player games are what WiFi-Less gamers play, and there are plenty of those gamers throughout the world.
I couldn't agree more. Sometimes a good single-player experience is enough to really make you appreciate the design and dedication put in by the team.
Multiplayer games are good when you feel like diving into them, but nothing really beats a well-made and thoroughly entertaining (and engaging) single-player game.
I play single player games more than multiplayer ones
so yes keep them coming
Ofcourse keep them coming, but Im desperate for couch co op to make a strong return.
Why do people keep acting like single player games are going away?
Why does multiplayer gaming have such a constant stigma. Playing well together as team with friends (or strangers) can be just as, if not more, satisfying as a game with an awesome campaign.
There is plenty of room in this industry for both to co-exist.