Best or worst singleplayer game.

[Shards97]

I have to agree with Blackadder 51, the Crash Team Racing games also got me drawn in very quickly, as did Crash Bash

Oh, the crash games were great, they just didn't have the memory on their disks to create a longer storyline and keep it interesting. I'd be interested to see a modern-gen crash game by the same people, and see what they'd change or keep the same.

However, the problem with the old-school titles, and yes, this includes crash, is that if they wanted gameplay, they could hardly develop the characters, so you'd get single-trait characters that you had to ascribe a personality to and develop attachment to that way, or play through a number of games until their slow character progression became fully fleshed out. With modern games, especially modern RPGs (Here I'm talking Bioware RPGs, not Square RPGs) you can find fully fleshed characters within a single game, and get to either like them or dislike them for who they are, not who you have created them to be. I do agree, however, that not enough developers do this to make it a proper commentary on this generation of games.

 

[Oktanas]

Best would be Fallout 2

worst Need for Speed undercover

 

[mip0]

Favourite: Jak and Daxter, all three
Least favourite: first Crash Bandicot, I'm terrible at jumping.
?!
same developer.
Could somebody explain that?

 

[Bat Vader]

My least favorite single player game was Heavy Rain. The game-play was not bad, neither were the graphics, and the voice acting was alright. The thing I hated about it was that it had so many plot holes and that it basically ends the same way no matter which character dies.

 

[crobulator]

crap i was gonna say exactly this i am already on 5th play through of mass effect 2

As far as best, I'm going to have to go with Mass Effect 2. OK, so the control scheme wasn't quite up to par with most modern Third Person Shooters, but it had amazing writing, an interesting story, characters who I gave two shits about, AND competent gameplay. Bioware effectively kept everything I loved about the first one (you know, besides half my party), and rounded out the gameplay to be playable. It really resonated well for me, but I suppose if ME1 managed to be my favorite game up until ME2 came out, then a positive re-working of the combat system and leaving everything that was good good would manage to make an impression.

 

[Everin]

I have to agree with Blackadder 51, the Crash Team Racing games also got me drawn in very quickly, as did Crash Bash

Oh, the crash games were great, they just didn't have the memory on their disks to create a longer storyline and keep it interesting. I'd be interested to see a modern-gen crash game by the same people, and see what they'd change or keep the same.

However, the problem with the old-school titles, and yes, this includes crash, is that if they wanted gameplay, they could hardly develop the characters, so you'd get single-trait characters that you had to ascribe a personality to and develop attachment to that way, or play through a number of games until their slow character progression became fully fleshed out. With modern games, especially modern RPGs (Here I'm talking Bioware RPGs, not Square RPGs) you can find fully fleshed characters within a single game, and get to either like them or dislike them for who they are, not who you have created them to be. I do agree, however, that not enough developers do this to make it a proper commentary on this generation of games.

A remake of Crash Bash or Crash Team Racing, with the ability now to create great graphics would be great, but part of the appeal of the characters was that they mostly didn't talk, so they were the comedy between the races or the battle. If they added in characteristics to the main people, ie, Crash, Coco, Tiny etc, it would be hard to keep the light hearted, fun cutscenes

 

[Nazulu]

I'm not sure what my worst is but my best are either Ocarina of Time or Super Metroid.

Possible worst for me is Starfox Adventures. It's not a bad game but it's the only single player game I got through and was very disappointed at the end.

 

[Optimus Hagrid]

Unreal 2 is an enormous insult to the original.

 

[Shanaar]

Favourite would be Starlancer or World in Conflict, can't choice
Least favourite, can't think off on at the moment

 

[ssgt splatter]

Least: Turok...on the 360. The N64 games were alright.
Most: Splinter Cell Conviction

 

[Brandon237]

The level in The Matrix: Path of Neo where everything is upside-down (or in a different weird angle) and where you have to fight Ants

Spoiler: This One

I love that game. Good mostly-linear semi-shooter thing. Dual wielding shotguns is fun. My least favourite is CnC 4 tiberian twilight. A bloody off-line mode would've been nice (single player that requires net is just stupid). Actually having anything reminiscent of the CnC universe would be nice too.

 

[Jake Baines]

The level in The Matrix: Path of Neo where everything is upside-down (or in a different weird angle) and where you have to fight Ants

Spoiler: This One

I HATED that level. Why were they introduced? I saw no reason for them and it still plagues me that I had to endure that long winded part of the game.

 

[Nazz3]

Best: Metal Gear Solid 3

Cant choose the worst one...

 

[Nannernade]

Worst single player game for me was Rainbow Six Vegas, my friend and I got bored one day so we went down and bought the game for like ten dollars, I wish I hadn't spent that ten dollars...

 

[Jake Baines]

Um... Ocarina of Time - Best

Lost Planet for worst game.
Probably Gears of War 2 for worst storyline.

 

[Xeros]

My favorite single player of all time? Syphon Filter.

 

[Eremiel]

Best: Jade Empire

I can't really narrow the worst down to just one. I've played far too many complete stinkers. Thankfully, I've forgotten most of'em.