Whatever happened to just buying just good games?

**bryan_05** · 01-13-2007, 05:14 PM

Re: Whatever happened to just buying just good games?

I miss games with a great single player. GOW was 12 hours long? Boo that. I bought and beat Just Cause, but if I hadn't done the repetitive side missions and countless times of just flying around, I could have beat it in 5 hours.

**BigTigLSU** · 01-13-2007, 05:16 PM

Re: Whatever happened to just buying just good games?

For me Splinter Cell has been the best experience single player wise

**CaptainZombie** · 01-13-2007, 05:26 PM

Re: Whatever happened to just buying just good games?

Originally posted by SoMiss2000

Five years ago, we bought great singleplayer games despite having no mulitplayer options. It seems today, if a good game doesn't have a robust multiplayer component, a lot of people pass. What happened to the days of just enjoying a good single player experience? I've been thinking about this since Lost Planet released. A year ago when we saw movies and later the demo, everybody thought it was a must own. Then they released the multiplayer demo and based off of it, a lot of you had decided to pass because the multiplayer demo sucked. Do games these days have to have both great single player and a great multiplayer component to go along with it warrant a purchase?

I think that it's a shame that people are more focused on the multiplayer component of games more than the single player these days, but if that is what someone is interested in I guess we can't fault them. I do feel bad about LOST PLANET being that way, once people heard that MP wasn't that great they decided to not get the game. LP is a great SP game, albeit some flaws and the game can get rather hard.

I guess it just comes down to preference. For me, I always look at Single Player first, then MP is an added bonus for me due to time constraints. I can't sit down and play games for 4-5 hours in a day, so I like to work through SP first then if time warrants it, I'll mess around a bit in MP. To me, MP is an added bonus.

**ThaGenecyst** · 01-13-2007, 05:36 PM

Re: Whatever happened to just buying just good games?

I guess it just comes down to preference. For me, I always look at Single Player first, then MP is an added bonus for me due to time constraints.

yep, i'm exactly the same way. Don't get me wrong... MP is cool, but i'm just more of a singleplayer "get into the story even if it's kinda lacking" kinda guy.

**Beantown** · 01-13-2007, 05:38 PM

Re: Whatever happened to just buying just good games?

Condemned is still the best single-player game on the 360.

But yes...if a game doesn't have a good multiplayer, it's not worth a purchase, because if it doesn't have a good, long singleplayer, there really is no replay value what-so-ever.

**Cyros** · 01-13-2007, 05:42 PM

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I definately enjoy a great single player game. If I had the money I would definately not have a problem with playing Lost Planet's SP only.

**CaptainZombie** · 01-13-2007, 05:42 PM

Re: Whatever happened to just buying just good games?

Originally posted by ThaGenecyst

yep, i'm exactly the same way. Don't get me wrong... MP is cool, but i'm just more of a singleplayer "get into the story even if it's kinda lacking" kinda guy.

I feel the same way, I have nothing against MP as I've played my fair share against others for MP. SP is where it's at for me.

**Rodster** · 01-13-2007, 06:23 PM

Re: Whatever happened to just buying just good games?

Originally posted by candyman56

I think that it's a shame that people are more focused on the multiplayer component of games more than the single player these days, but if that is what someone is interested in I guess we can't fault them. I do feel bad about LOST PLANET being that way, once people heard that MP wasn't that great they decided to not get the game. LP is a great SP game, albeit some flaws and the game can get rather hard.

I guess it just comes down to preference. For me, I always look at Single Player first, then MP is an added bonus for me due to time constraints. I can't sit down and play games for 4-5 hours in a day, so I like to work through SP first then if time warrants it, I'll mess around a bit in MP. To me, MP is an added bonus.

IMO some devs use MP as a cop out because you can hide AI issues in MP a lot better than in SP. Human vs Human play neutralizes most AI short comings in games.

**NYJets** · 01-13-2007, 06:32 PM

Re: Whatever happened to just buying just good games?

I don't think anything's changed with me.

For FPS, I never played single player. Before online play I didn't buy them. Never really played Halo 1 except with friends.

Every other type of game, I play a lot of single player. I've been playing Saint's Row a lot, still haven't touched online play in it. I play the GTA series. MGS. Splinter Cell, and I don't play online in that either.

**Blzer** · 01-13-2007, 06:34 PM

Re: Whatever happened to just buying just good games?

I'm not like this at all. I'll only buy between 0 - 3 games a year, and normally they are just the next installment of a previously owned game.

EDIT: Nevermind, I thought this thread was about people going out and buying games every month and spending 10 hours on it maximum, rather than just the really good ones.

**MachoMyers** · 01-13-2007, 07:07 PM

Re: Whatever happened to just buying just good games?

Metal Gear Solid 3 anyone?

**highheatkingsb** · 01-13-2007, 08:25 PM

Re: Whatever happened to just buying just good games?

Originally posted by SoMiss2000

Five years ago, we bought great singleplayer games despite having no mulitplayer options. It seems today, if a good game doesn't have a robust multiplayer component, a lot of people pass. What happened to the days of just enjoying a good single player experience? I've been thinking about this since Lost Planet released. A year ago when we saw movies and later the demo, everybody thought it was a must own. Then they released the multiplayer demo and based off of it, a lot of you had decided to pass because the multiplayer demo sucked. Do games these days have to have both great single player and a great multiplayer component to go along with it warrant a purchase?

I have never played multiplayer online and never will. I will always enjoy single player modes until they do away with the single player option, then I'm done with gaming. At least futuristic gaming and will forever play on my Nintendo, SNES, PS2 and XBox 360. I have all the Final Fantasy games with the exception of XII, will pick it up soon. There's always replay value in Super Mario Bros, Crash Bandicoot, FF series, and my 30+ sports games.

**djordan** · 01-13-2007, 08:39 PM

Re: Whatever happened to just buying just good games?

We aren't in the same time era though. We have the option now to play multiplayer games against other people across the world. You can only play the single player game so many times until you put it on the shelf. If a game has good single player plus good multiplayer then you will most likely play that game for a longer period of time.

**Spongedaddy** · 01-13-2007, 11:30 PM

Re: Whatever happened to just buying just good games?

I think it's a mix right now. GOW offered an excellent SP game. Tomb Raider Legend was only SP and it was a lot of fun. Games like Bioshock and Mass Effect are SP only and will have excellent stories. Lost Planet suffered from (IMO) a poor SP campaign with a poor story, sluggish movement of the main character and poor controls. The single player experience is not lost, it's just the social aspect of gaming has become a big hit. There are still alot of thrills for the SP gamer.

As I think about it some of the best games of the last few years..Resident Evil 4, Metroid Prime, Zelda, God of War...have all been SP games.

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