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I Want A Good Single Player Campaign In My Shooter… Please?

NextGN writes: "With the arrival of the next generation consoles, I have seen the rise of a strong multiplayer component within FPS games. Nowadays a good shooter is mostly judged by how strong and addictive its Multiplayer is and the whole single player experience has taken a back seat for good."

thereapersson5841d ago

Too many ADHD gamers this generation who don't give a damn about a good single-player experience. It's a shame considering how much of a centralized component the single-player storyline was in games even just last-generation. Now it's pretty much an afterthought, which is sad.

dorron5841d ago

Agree...

I buy a game firstly for it's single player mode, not for multiplayer.

thereapersson5841d ago

It also makes me mad when games that have such a solid single-player experience, end up getting a tacked-on multiplayer mode that doesn't make any sense to be there. Granted, when developers get it right, it's a nice bonus. But simply adding multiplayer for a sequel, for example, because it will attract more consumers just isn't right.

The Meerkat5841d ago

The Darkness was one of those games. Great single player but the MP was beyond bad.

thereapersson5841d ago

Yeah, the Darkness was one of the games I had in mind. The multiplayer was so bad, I traded the game in after I beat the single player storyline.

nix5841d ago

uncharted?

oh well.. they are all PS3 exclusive games.

DARK WITNESS5841d ago (Edited 5841d ago )

i don't think its about if they are xbox or ps3 exclusives or not.

Uncharted had a great single player, but no multiplayer so it does not really fall inline with the games he is talking about.

Killzone 2, i am sorry its just my opinion, but there was nothing special about the single player other then its visual achievements. Yes it's just about the best looking game too date, but other then that i found it very average.

Resistance ( i can't speak for the 1st because i didn't play it, i tried the demo and knew it was not something i was going to enjoy ) going by resistance 2, well i don't even know where to start. i thought it was bad, very bad... i finished it, played a little of the multiplayer and took it straight back to the shop. both resistance 2 and gears 2 were biggest disappointments of 2008 for me personally. I could go on all day about why i thought it was so bad, but i know there is not much point... its my opinion anyway.

I do agree with the article though and i have always said it, i always judge the games i like the most based on the single player experience.

My No 1 fps of all time is still Halo CE and that's not because of the multiplayer but because of the campaign. On the other hand i was very disappointed with halo 2 and 3 because the campaign didn't meet my expectations compared to halo CE.

my best game last year was Dead Space, no multiplayer ! I know it sounds odd but i just about refuse to buy any game that is multi only with no campaign, while i am quite happy to buy a game that is campaign only with no multiplayer.

godmoney5841d ago

He mentioned Gears of War and Bioshock too

godmoney5841d ago

+ =I played over 20 hours in Killzone 2 and never bothered finishing the single player. Only multiplayer.

DARK WITNESS5841d ago

@ godmoney

me too, i got to the last stage of killzone 2, but just could not bring myself to finish it... its gone back to the shops now for a credit note.

resistance 2 i did finish and i have no idea how i managed too.

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godmoney5841d ago

with games with no multiplayer and with a bad single player campaign :)

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10 Legendary Games That Still Absolutely Crush It in 2025

Discover 10 timeless video games from the past that remain absolutely playable today. From Chrono Trigger to DOOM, these classics have aged like fine wine!

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anast48d ago

Simon's Quest is better than Symphony.

djl348547d ago

If you're gonna troll, at least make a legitimate attempt.

Levii_9248d ago

Hot damn that's a good list. The only one i never played is AOE2 and i never finshed Chrono Trigger but it was damn good.

Speaking of what's old but holds up amazingly well and plays like a dream.. i played Symphony of the Night for the first time in 2019.. yep that's right. It became one of my favourite games of all time that i replay almost every year. I couldn't believe how good it was. That is almost impossible for me with newer games let alone older ones. Truly a special gem.

LG_Fox_Brazil47d ago

That's a pretty fucking great list

__y2jb47d ago (Edited 47d ago )

The only one I’d disagree with is doom. It shows its age badly I think. After 5 minutes of play these days you put it down.

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Half-Life 3 May Be Getting Close to Release, as the Game Is Reportedly in the Optimization Phase

Half-Life 3 may not be too far away from release, as the game suspected to be the third entry in the series has entered the optimization phase.

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Bathyj92d ago

Hahaha
Thanks, I needed that today.

1Victor91d ago

Happy early April fools day 🤣

Inverno92d ago

That one episode of Billy & Mandy where the very fabric of reality was destroyed when Mandy smiled. That's what'll happen when Valve finally counts to 3.

CrimsonWing6992d ago (Edited 92d ago )

Is this kinda like when it was supposed to be at the 2024 TGAs?

Xristo92d ago

No no no, 2010... you aint tricking me this time!

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Gears of War 2 Remake was in development “10 years ago” but was scrapped by Xbox

Ayi Sanchez: "Old work. I did this 10 years ago now as part of a material test for a remaster of Gears of War 2 that never happened."

RaidenBlack108d ago

lolz,
hope we're still getting Gears 2 & 3 for PC, as per rumors

Cacabunga107d ago

Xbox always taking the right decisions

XiNatsuDragnel108d ago

Wow... just wow Microsoft sigh at it again 😑

Lightning77108d ago

Weird, in mean they had no studios to make anything really new so there's a part of me thats kinda glad they scrapped it. If they released this back then it would of gotten ridiculed for remakes and remastering stuff. Now they have new and interesting games so the collection is harmless.

CrimsonWing69107d ago

Geez, Xbox, something like that I would’ve bought Day 1. Great business decisions over there.

lucasnooker107d ago

10 years ago it wasn’t such a big deal. The games were only a few years old by that point

CrimsonWing69107d ago

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition came out in 2015 (essentially 10 years ago), having a follow-up to that on the then next-gen console would’ve absolutely been welcomed, in my book.

LoveSpuds107d ago

I can only assume the the Gears of War Remaster flopped so they decided to scrap the other remakes?

Seems short sighted to me as I really enjoyed the 1st remaster. Regardless, I'll snap up some remakes to play on my PS5.

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