Do all games need a multi player component?
- Thread starter LampyLX
- Start date
Recommended Videos
Even if the single player is spectacular, it starts to grate after a while. Take, for example Bioshock. I beat it exactly twice, once for each of its endings. Since then, I've not touched it. If it had multiplayer, on the other hand, it could have made the game worth playing for longer. Facing off against humans gives a different degree of challenge than facing the same NPCs over and over again. I'm not saying shoehorn multiplayer into every game ever, but sometimes multiplayer is good enough to keep you playing.justhereforthemoney said:
I say that they don't, however I think that if a game has a online multiplayer component it should also have a freaking Local play component.
games clearly don't need a multiplayer component two of the best games of all time ff7 and ocarina of time not multiplayer
adding multiplayer to a game is definitely not always a good idea i know some people who claim that it can't hurt however it can in development cycle and cost the money that the just put into multiplayer could have put into polishing up the single player a little bit, also though unfortunately this is not true I believe all games should be an honest attempt at brilliance so why through in a multiplayer if it is only going to be a half-assed death match.
though that being said perhaps bioshock multiplayer will be brilliant you never know with new stuff like that
adding multiplayer to a game is definitely not always a good idea i know some people who claim that it can't hurt however it can in development cycle and cost the money that the just put into multiplayer could have put into polishing up the single player a little bit, also though unfortunately this is not true I believe all games should be an honest attempt at brilliance so why through in a multiplayer if it is only going to be a half-assed death match.
though that being said perhaps bioshock multiplayer will be brilliant you never know with new stuff like that
It depends, I would only say yes if they put time and thought into it. I want it to be a little original. There are too many games with multiplayer that have such generic game types like just capture the flag and team death match. I'm not saying these aren't fun though, you can still have them, but just put in something else that no one has done before.
Of course it's not necessary. Bioshock multiplayer would be interesting though (assuming they do something about the Shock Plasmid. The stun will be cheap)
Most of The Elder Scrolls games desperately need co-op multiplayer.Kiutu said:
That said, no, no they don't. And if you're going to shoehorn in a multiplayer game mode into a game, pleas, please, please do co-op, or something similar. I enjoy playing as a team through the SP campaign in most games that offer it far more than a hastily tacked on and out of place deathmatch mode. Please, I own Quake 3 and TF2, and Shadowrun if I want arena multiplayer.
Coop is my favorite kind of MP.
and Multiplayer has to be done right.
Players need to see progress. Levels, Perks, unlock able guns/weapons/armor/clothing/titles
general customization stuff should be STANDARD this day in age.
Not only does it give the player a connection to the character, and a unique look/game play, you can cater the game play to your liking and see how it stacks up to someone who is using something ass-end different than you.
If you go from playing Rainbow Six Vegas 2, or COD 4, to say, Gears of War, you really notice it.
and Multiplayer has to be done right.
Players need to see progress. Levels, Perks, unlock able guns/weapons/armor/clothing/titles
general customization stuff should be STANDARD this day in age.
Not only does it give the player a connection to the character, and a unique look/game play, you can cater the game play to your liking and see how it stacks up to someone who is using something ass-end different than you.
If you go from playing Rainbow Six Vegas 2, or COD 4, to say, Gears of War, you really notice it.
The point I was making though is that this isn't just some shitty last minute tacked on feature though. They're obviously putting effort into making it good. That's what I care about. I just hate when people put in multiplayer just to put it in, but don't focus on making it good.LampyLX said:
Mass Effect is a perfect one player experience. It really doesn't need any multiplayer. Neither does an Elder Scrolls game, or KoTOR, or Arkham Asylum, any Mario game (platformer Mario, not Mario Kart, Mario Party or anything like that. Those are tailor-made for multiplayer), and many other games. Sometimes the single player experience defines a game and it takes away from it to add the gimmicky multiplayer experience. I'm not saying multiplayer is bad. Some games pull it off amazingly well and it's a key component of the whole game. I'm just saying not all games were made for it.
