Games that need to or should have stayed single player

Becuase of a thread recently made, Multi-player possible be added to God of War 4, a game I think has no need for multi-player, got me think. What gameds do you think should never get multi-player or should have stayed single player.

Games that should never get multi-player: inFAMOUS, God of War, Mass Effect, Batman:AC, others I really can't think of right now

Games that should have stayed Single Player: ASSASSIN'S CREED really why did that game ever and I mean ever need multi-player, Dead Space, any Final Fantay online game, still other but don't feel like thinking

Should stay single player: portal 2

OMG I could go on forever on this topic. There were and are so many games that don't need the online aspect and actually killed the franchise or experience.

OMG I could go on forever on this topic. There were and are so many games that don't need the online aspect and actually killed the franchise or experience.

ItsBriskBaby

Bioshock.

Should stay single player: portal 2

mywii1999

I think that warhawk and MAG needed a single player

assassin creed, games that do have single player with a tacked on multiplayer doesn't bother me (Bioshock, Uncharted, Dead Space) but Assassin creed had a whole game devoted to its multiplayer and that irked me. I was so excited to try it out too but i did not find it fun and honestly don't see how the masses did either, wow your just running around playing tag with each other, wooow. I don't know i'm a big fan of the series and skipped on brother hood but am excited for assassin creed 3

Bioshock, Uncharted and Metal Gear.Fightingfan

lol metal gear is one of my all time favorites!

I didn't mind UC2's multiplayer because the single-player was still awesome. All I can think of at the moment is Bioshock 2, The Darkness, and Chronicles of Riddick Assault on Dark Athena

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]Bioshock, Uncharted and Metal Gear.23Jarek23

lol metal gear is one of my all time favorites!

yeah, i actually like uncharted 2's multiplayer. however, chronicles of riddick should never have had online, same goes for the red faction one (it was decent at best), and singularity.

I'd say Assassin's Creed didn't need multiplayer, but I don't think Ubisoft cares about it anymore since they're in the current mindset of cranking one out every year (truely a shame).

yeah, i actually like uncharted 2's multiplayer. however, chronicles of riddick should never have had online, same goes for the red faction one (it was decent at best), and singularity.

I'd say Assassin's Creed didn't need multiplayer, but I don't think Ubisoft cares about it anymore since they're in the current mindset of cranking one out every year (truely a shame).

blueboxdoctor

I like Uncharted 2's online although i was against it when it was announced, shame on me for thinking naughty dog would release something half-assed lol..

Dead Space, Grand Theft Auto, Metal Gear Solid are ones that i played and was like why even add this.

Bioshock, Uncharted and Metal Gear.Fightingfan

... The Darkness...

Steel_Rain777

The Darkness should have remained a zero player game.

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]Bioshock, Uncharted and Metal Gear.spookykid143

I don't care as I just see multiplayer as an extra as your not forced into playing multiplayer. The only thing I hate is when developers put more time into multiplayer and end up cutting down the single player campaign.

yeah you got a point TC.. i rather have 5 more hours of campaign than a multiplayer for games like uncharted, DEADSPACE and red dead redemption, just think about it man, those games dont need to be multiplayer games, we have plenty of games already that has multiplayer and should be played multiplayer, just look at al the shootersSrenjy

But given that assessment, which would you rather have: A pointless multiplayer component or 5 hours of pointless single-player padding? One you can ignore, the other you can't.

Out of the games you mentioned, all three were amazing single player experiences despite adding multiplayer. Of the three though, I feel like Uncharted did the best job of making the MP feel like a welcome addition and not just tacked-on. Dead Space's MP, while fun and kind of niche, was very limited on scope in terms of maps and what you could do. I feel like it suffered the same fate as BioShock 2's MP: Cool idea in theory, but not enough to keep you coming back and not what people are buying the game for in the first place.

Red Dead's MP is great in concept, but it feels like a letdown compared to what I was expecting. I feel like a large part of this is due to the shooting mechanics. If a shooter doesn't "feel" right whether it's third-person or otherwise it's going to affect your enjoyment of the game. Uncharted, Dead Space, and SOCOM 4 are all games that I feel have better feeling mechanics than RDR. I'm not saying it's terrible. It's a vast improvement over GTAIV and it's great for the SP and co-op. But for competitive play I feel like the gunplay should've been tighter.

Out of all those games though, I feel like Uncharted was the exception, not the rule.

The Darkness, Bioshock 2, Prey, Fable, and to be quite honest: Gears of War.

I could just imagine Gears of War being an incredible game if it just had a lengthy campaign with a satisfying story. Even co-op would be fine, but just not that awful multi player..

Bioshock

Dead Space (Even though I did enjoy playing it, the game didn't need it)

Bulletstorm (Again, enjoyed playing, was new and different but got old and boring real quick)

And please, for goodness sake leave my Batman: AC and possibly God Of War 4 alone. There is no need for multiplayer here. Time for developers to stop jumping on the multiplayer bandwagon. The good games stand on their own merits, and if it a single player game that is good with no multiplayer, then leave it alone.

I'll take a good single player experience over multiplayer any day.

Don't get me wrong, I've had some fun experiences online and I'm looking forward to Battlefield 3, but I think multiplayer is far overrated and it's disappointing to see the single player campaigns of many games suffering because of multiplayer being tacked on by devs all the time. If it's done well, multiplayer can be a really fun addition, but in most games it just feels like an afterthought or it's become so mainstream and generic that it never improves from one game to the next *cough* COD *cough*.

[QUOTE="ItsBriskBaby"]

OMG I could go on forever on this topic. There were and are so many games that don't need the online aspect and actually killed the franchise or experience.

Brawler-Dude

Because the multiplayer components are optional, I feel that this thread is pointless. Don't want multiplayer? Then don't click the button mapped to logging online to play multiplayer. Instead of knocking multiplayer, how about making suggestions to improve on the systems already in place, or just stick to playing offline.JKnaperek

GTA IV, Bioshock 2, Assassins Creed: Brotherhood, Dead Space 2, Uncharted 2 etc. All tacked on in my opinion and they are all crap. They should have atleast invested time into them to make them decent instead of just throwing it in the game just for the sake of having multiplayer just to further sell their games. Stupid.

Because the multiplayer components are optional, I feel that this thread is pointless. Don't want multiplayer? Then don't click the button mapped to logging online to play multiplayer. Instead of knocking multiplayer, how about making suggestions to improve on the systems already in place, or just stick to playing offline.JKnaperek

Uncharted 2, AC Brotherhood, Bioshock 2,GTA IV. Plenty more to, but then again some people found them to be fun.bigd575

could of not said it better. But, Uncharted 2's multiplayer was fun, but very pointless.

I agree with everything you said, so I guess I don't have anything to add.

These companies could have invested their time into making the SP even better instead of wasting pointless time on crappy extra content. Maybe you like wasting your $60 dollers that you earned on games that should have better elements in them then the half attempted and poorly designed multiplayer that doesn't need to be in the game but I sure don't.Foulcry

[QUOTE="Foulcry"]These companies could have invested their time into making the SP even better instead of wasting pointless time on crappy extra content. Maybe you like wasting your $60 dollers that you earned on games that should have better elements in them then the half attempted and poorly designed multiplayer that doesn't need to be in the game but I sure don't.blahsalt48

There are so many games that would've been better without multiplayer.

inFAMOUS, God of War, Mass Effect, Batman, and Assassin's Creed. though Bioshock and Uncharted made it work I guess, but Assassin's Creed I feel is a tiny bit stretching it. But hey oh well. :D Darn them online trophies though!!!!

GTA IV. bigd575

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]Bioshock, Uncharted and Metal Gear.spookykid143

well the way i see it if it doesnt alter the single player in any way and doesnt force you to play online etc who cares