Dear Rockstar. What the hell?

[daveman247]

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Its all good man, having multiplayer has not detracted from the single player at all In fact the single player here has EVEN MORE content than the last 2 games!

Seriously, try the multi, and you will see its not bolt-on at all. Slo-mo online is very impressive, and very fun.

 

[Clearing the Eye]

The team that works on multiplayer is specifically for multiplayer and no one actually involved in making the campaign is pulled off that to slap together a multiplayer.

 

[scnj]

Good grief, they put the effort into a whole new feature to add value to the game and there are complaints about that? This is why the gaming community has a reputation as being a bunch of whining shits.

 

[Furioso]

Yea you can't really call it a tacked on multiplayer until you've actually played it, because it is a ton of fun

 

[CaptainMarvelous]

i had something really smart to say but now i can't recall what it was ;.; OH THATS IT

Final Fantasy 7 came on 4 discs. Also its not like giving people more features is a bad thing.

its like if you got upset if i gave you Chocolate sauce for your ice-cream made up of 4 scoops

FF7 came on three discs? at least it did in the UK

So you haven't even played it and are making conclusions? YAAAAY!

It's got bolt-on multiplayer. what more evidence do you need? The publisher went "here, put multiplayer into it because everyone else does, even though it adds fuck all to the game".

Oh man, I know what you mean, I mean I haven't played Portal 2 but that tacked on Multiplayer!? What the fuck Valve!
/Satire.
/Because it dawned on me after typing it that it doesn't look all that sarcastic.

OT: Multiplayers pretty fun o.o assuming you find a way round the second disc problem, I'd say give it a go THEN bash how bad it is.

 

[Senor Smoke21]

So the fact that they actually went as far as to figure out how to properly add bullet time in multiplayer means nothing to you? You still think it's just a tacked on multiplayer? Because it isn't. They actually put a lot of effort into it. Which you would know if you actually played the game.

How does the bullet time work in multiplayer?
I haven't gotten around to giving the multiplayer a go yet and I'm curious how the bullet time works in that setting.

 

[GundamSentinel]

So the fact that they actually went as far as to figure out how to properly add bullet time in multiplayer means nothing to you? You still think it's just a tacked on multiplayer? Because it isn't. They actually put a lot of effort into it. Which you would know if you actually played the game.

How does the bullet time work in multiplayer?
I haven't gotten around to giving the multiplayer a go yet and I'm curious how the bullet time works in that setting.

It seems to affect all the people near the person using bullet time. Everyone around goes into slo-mo, but only the person who activates it keeps his normal firing and reloading speed. It works really well.

 

[saintdane05]

You know, you don't HAVE to use the multiplayer.

 

[Eunjuay]

So you haven't even played it and are making conclusions? YAAAAY!

It's got bolt-on multiplayer. what more evidence do you need? The publisher went "here, put multiplayer into it because everyone else does, even though it adds fuck all to the game".

Because ME3 multiplayer was completely destroyed by fans and critics alike after they actually played it wasn't it?

Yes, I also seem to recall no complaints about the ME3 single player after multiplayer was added.

 

[Senor Smoke21]

So the fact that they actually went as far as to figure out how to properly add bullet time in multiplayer means nothing to you? You still think it's just a tacked on multiplayer? Because it isn't. They actually put a lot of effort into it. Which you would know if you actually played the game.

How does the bullet time work in multiplayer?
I haven't gotten around to giving the multiplayer a go yet and I'm curious how the bullet time works in that setting.

It seems to affect all the people near the person using bullet time. Everyone around goes into slo-mo, but only the person who activates it keeps his normal firing and reloading speed. It works really well.

And does that work? It's balanced?
Sounds like it would be dead annoying for those not initiating it, but then I guess it pays to build it up and use it hah

 

[Z of the Na'vi]

It's got bolt-on multiplayer. what more evidence do you need? The publisher went "here, put multiplayer into it because everyone else does, even though it adds fuck all to the game".

You're starting to kind of sound like Karutomaru. Only thing missing is a mention of Ubisoft hate.

Dislike.

OT: Rockstar has done a decent job this generation with multiplayer in their titles (see GTAIV, Red Dead Redemption).

Why not give it a try before bashing it outright?

 

[Smeatza]

I wondered, looking at the thread title "what gamer could possibly have a problem with Rockstar?" Turns out it was a ridiculous problem.

Don't complain about getting more value for money.

 

[Hoplon]

If there is a reasonable complaint about Max Payne 3 it's that the cut scenes are a waste of time. Yes he's a miserable ****, we get it, let me get the fuck on with the game.

 

[Woodsey]

The game's been in development for like 5 years, it's not like they haven't had time to round things out the way they wanted to. The single-player hasn't suffered because of it.

[sub]As you'd know if you read my user [a
href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.377354-Woodsey-Weviews-Max-Payne-3]user review[/a]... *cough*[/sub]

If there is a reasonable complaint about Max Payne 3 it's that the cut scenes are a waste of time. Yes he's a miserable ****, we get it, let me get the fuck on with the game.

Yeah, book-ending a level with cutscenes and maybe plopping one in the middle is fine. Attaching one to every fucking door is not necessary.

 

[Yopaz]

XD Good news everyone! The second disk had a scratch on it, and as such, the game is un-installable. Yaaay.

At least this proves to us all the terrors of digital distribution... Oh wait. It totally doesn't.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

So there's an extra bit added to the game, something that is completely optional and can be ignored should you choose to, and you have a problem with that. So now you're doing the completely logical thing by complaining on the internet. Why do i get the feeling you were one of the many people bitching about the ME3 ending and demanding it be changed.

 

[Char-Nobyl]

Ok, first of all, let's get this out of the way. Why the fuck does Max Payne have multiplayer? Have you people never played the first two? Why waste man-hours ADDING A PART TO YOUR PRODUCT THAT NO ONE FUCKING ASKED FOR? No one will not buy your product because it doesn't have multiplayer BECAUSE NO ONE IS BUYING YOUR GAME BECAUSE IT HAS MULTIPLAYER IN IT, WE'RE BUYING IT BECAUSE MAX PAAAYNE 3.

So in other words, you're demanding that publishers never be creative with sequels? If the fans liked the last game, just do it again without changing a thing? Update the graphics, change some character skins, and come up with some new names? Jesus. And people wonder why there are so many Final Fantasy games.

And for the record, I don't think that they deliberately skimped on the story and single player for the sake of multiplayer. That's not how projects of any sort work on a corporate level. They probably just got more people to work on the game.

Publishers, stop putting multiplayer into things that don't need it.

NO MP IN MP!

YEAAH!

Anyone else pissed? Or is it just me?

...are you alright? Because it sounds like you're demanding that it be retroactively removed. The game has been out for the PC for a week and a half if you were literally the last possible country to get it, and you're chanting like they just announced that there will be multiplayer instead of, y'know, multiplayer this entire time.

It's got bolt-on multiplayer. what more evidence do you need? The publisher went "here, put multiplayer into it because everyone else does, even though it adds fuck all to the game".

Oh, it does? Tell me: how do you know that? Is there some sort of multiplayer printing-press that produced it? Because I've found it to be remarkably well put together and, more importantly, fun.

And it seems remarkably difficult to know, even if you could detect this sort of thing, unless you've actually played it.