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I was actually thinking of posting a blog about this earlier. I totally agree! Sure some co-op games like l4d can be fun provided you get the perfect team mates, but a lot of the time I'll just be on Skype to friends while I'm gaming single player. Its much more convenient, for one. You can pause, save etc whenever you want.
The last few weeks have been the first time in almost a year where I've truly been able to enjoy playing single player games. I finally beat Portal, started up Fallout 3 and I'm back for another round of Pokemon Pearl. While I am having fun, I sort of realized that co-op is basically necessary to get through games now. I can't play New Super Mario Bros Wii or even the campaign for Halo 3 unless someone is playing with me. I just get bored to quickly.
I promised myself that I will finish Half-Life 2 before my "single-player phase" disappears again.
I promised myself that I will finish Half-Life 2 before my "single-player phase" disappears again.
I know the feeling. Right now I'm playing through FFXIII in Japanese and that is about as single player as it gets. Not just because of game play but even people in the same room don't know whats going on. Also, if I could make a recommendation, you would probably like Demon's Souls, you can choose to stay offline if you want but even the multiplayer is minimally invasive is very well done in my opinion.
.. to be honest, I think you're likely still in a majority (though with avid gamers that habituate the internet it may seem like you are in a minority). Multiplayer games are quite different and a lot of fun... but there is certainly still a strong place for single player games and I'm sure they'll always be with us!
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Airboat sequence will ruin your life. Like 5 hours airboating around.
I really like talking to people while playing SP games too! I like multiplayer affairs but only really when there is some experience system or some sense of progression akin to a SP game.
Airboat sequence will ruin your life. Like 5 hours airboating around.
I really like talking to people while playing SP games too! I like multiplayer affairs but only really when there is some experience system or some sense of progression akin to a SP game.
Games really need to get out of this whole multiplayer rut they're falling into. It's to the point now where every game I buy has co-op and multiplayer, and immediately feels like the single player experience is lacking because of it. I played RE5 alone, I liked it, but having to deal with Sheva's retarded AI almost made the game unplayable. And the last boss forced me to call up a friend, since it's impossible alone thanks to said AI. Other games try to weave it into the single player, like Borderlands, which I can at least enjoy alone without having several braindead AI teammates to compensate. Too often the multiplayer is the focus, when it should be the other way around. Multiplayer is a nice addition, but single player is what makes video games, video games.
I too, am a solo gamer. And I'm just fine with that.
I too, am a solo gamer. And I'm just fine with that.
I still much prefer SP. I can't get lost in a multiplayer game, characters don't move as they should (because there's another person being not-immersed on the other end), lag, being beaten within 4 seconds of entering the game by somebody so much better than me it's not even funny, so on.
I just got out of five years doing an MMO, I need at least a year away from multiplayer before I ever think about it again.
I think its because just dealing with people in a multiplayer context - be it co-op or competitive - wears on you eventually. Once you realize most "hardcore" online gamers are just going to be cowardly dicks all the time, you lose your patience for them.
Well, that and I can't stand mouthbreathers... I mean REALLY can't stand them. I think its because I used to do audio production and theater and breathing into a mic is just something that is not done. People talk about how awesome voice chat is but that shit makes me miss text chat.
Its like Agent Kay said, "A person is smart, but people are stupid." Sometimes, you just get to that point where you don't want people in your leisure activities and I think that's fine. A single player experience - or several of them - can be very refreshing. Or even considered a vacation from multiplayer.
I think its because just dealing with people in a multiplayer context - be it co-op or competitive - wears on you eventually. Once you realize most "hardcore" online gamers are just going to be cowardly dicks all the time, you lose your patience for them.
Well, that and I can't stand mouthbreathers... I mean REALLY can't stand them. I think its because I used to do audio production and theater and breathing into a mic is just something that is not done. People talk about how awesome voice chat is but that shit makes me miss text chat.
Its like Agent Kay said, "A person is smart, but people are stupid." Sometimes, you just get to that point where you don't want people in your leisure activities and I think that's fine. A single player experience - or several of them - can be very refreshing. Or even considered a vacation from multiplayer.
Yeah, sometimes I just want to sit down and relax and play. Multiplayer doesn't allow me to do that because I am way too competitive. I have friends that want to chat on XBL and I blow them off sometimes because I just want to play. I think if I were ten years younger I would be embracing the whole multiplayer/online console experience a lot more, but I already embraced all of that on PC ten years ago (at least).
I grew up playing games with my friends in the same room as me. This was long before live or online play was common place. I really, really enjoyed that too. Shit talking with your friends, getting instant feedback, taking group smoke breaks to discuss why you did/did not suck a donkey's dick were some of my favorite memories of gaming with my friends.
Now that I am older and my friends and I, for better or worse, have real jobs and adult(ish) lives, getting together to play games happens maybe once a year. I have tried xbox live before and even played WoW for about a year but I never was inclined to chat much. That communal experience just wasn't there for me.
So now, the single player experience is core. It's where I thrive as a gamer and where I find new experiences to keep me playing games and interested in whats happening in the gaming world. I don't mind the emphasis on multiplayer now in games but I just don't want the single player experience to suffer for it.
Now that I am older and my friends and I, for better or worse, have real jobs and adult(ish) lives, getting together to play games happens maybe once a year. I have tried xbox live before and even played WoW for about a year but I never was inclined to chat much. That communal experience just wasn't there for me.
So now, the single player experience is core. It's where I thrive as a gamer and where I find new experiences to keep me playing games and interested in whats happening in the gaming world. I don't mind the emphasis on multiplayer now in games but I just don't want the single player experience to suffer for it.
I'm very much the same way. I do play WoW here and there, but that's only cause I have a friend who plays it with me. 90% of the time I'm gaming, I'm playing console RPGs/action games on my own - and I have absolutely no problem with that.
I think my number one reason I prefer single player games is because I just have to rely on myself. I'll play the game whenever I want, and not have to wait for friends to get on. When I fail, it was my fault, not because the crappiness of my teammates. It feels more personal, and IMO, more enjoyable to have a singular experience instead of being with some friend and you feel the need to constantly provide some sort of conversation with.
