Does anyone still enjoy a good single player?

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#1 FvaFshX
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I know XBL is a huge part of the 360 experience and all but is anyone else kind of tired of these short and/or lackluster single campaigns? Looking at the review for COD4 it almost seemed identical to the Halo 3 review: Half a page about the single player and the remaining page and ahalf about the multiplayer. I know the multiplayer aspects of those games are well done but there are some (like me) who kindof want more than "shoot for 2-3 minutes. Respawn. Repeat." Just curious if anyone else feels the same way?
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#2 DarkRider23
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It depends on the genre. Shooters, in general, don't make very good stories. But mass effect is going to be a 50+ hour single player campaign and Oblivion is a 200+ hour campaign so there are definitely longer games out there.
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#3 Shade-Blade
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I cant wait for Mass Effect and Assassins Creed :)
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#4 BioShockOwnz
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Yup, I'll take single player over multiplayer any day of the week. I enjoy a nice story.
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#5 Shade-Blade
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I actually thought CoD4's story was pretty damn good. I wont day anything for those who havent beaten it yet aside from when it gets to theend, you'll be like "WTF". Well, I was anyway.
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#6 twopic58
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I love multiplayer but I like single player even more. I'm looking forward to Assasins Creed and GTA IV.
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#7 FvaFshX
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I actually thought CoD4's story was pretty damn good. I wont day anything for those who havent beaten it yet aside from when it gets to theend, you'll be like "WTF". Well, I was anyway.Shade-Blade

Yeah I read that the story is actually good even though its brief. I was interested in getting it but do you think it has as much appeal ifI never plan to go online with it? Or should I maybe wait for a price drop down the line?

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#8 Shade-Blade
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Get it, you have all the achievements located in the single player, and there is the arcade mode you get after you beat the game.

People say its only 6 hours, but I started it on normal and when it got rouch in certain area's I would turn it down to easy if I couldnt get past it, and I started playing around 1 with a few 15 minute breaks and I beat it around 10:30.

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#9 Bladefighter23
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Yeah I do. I think it's way more fun when you are playing co-op. Probably the most fun I've ever had playing a game was when me and one of my friends stayed up all night playing R6 Vegas on co-op.

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#10 Arcane_Night
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I still love a good single player. even if a game isnt that great a story can keep me playing to see what happens next. then there are game that combine a good mix between single player and multiplayer, such as gears of war and halo 3.

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#11 pittongkid
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Very much, although you'd wish that a campaign should have more hours to offer, its still worth playing it :)
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#12 lionheart1981oz
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Oblivion - i love it. So open ended and full of possibilities. Its so cool. I still play it up to now.
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#13 Cogo2112
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Yeah, Overload is a great sleeper game that didn't get a lot of reviewers attention but still great single player.
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#14 lt_04
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I stil enjoy a good single player, I rarely play MP, I just started playin MP with halo 3 and COD 4
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#15 Gregoroth
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My games HAVE to have a good SP.

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#16 Gen007
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well shooters just arent long its normal. but the GS review is wrong ive been playing for more than 5 hours and im only about half way through COD4 they must have done a speed run on easy. id advice playing through on hardened your first time through youll at least get a good 10 hours out of the single player and halo 3 is average as well just if you run through it be short and with co op its can be non existent.
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#17 xxDustmanxx
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We really need games with better stories,im tired of this. >:(
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#18 Warlord20
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I enjoy single player in most games. When it comes to shooters i loke Rainbow Six because even after u finish the main missions there are other missions like terrorist hunts that are timed so there's a variety.
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#19 shiram
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i play mostly single player, and i somewhat dislike this focus on online play or multiplayer
dont get me wrong, its cool to get together a with a couple buddies and play a game, soul calibur, timesplitter etc.. are great games to play in coop or splitscreen

but i need some good single player games as well, with good stories and compelling gameplay
my 360 isnt even plugged to the internet, i only plug it when i want some demoes/dlc or updates

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#20 WraithRSW
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I like multiplayer, but when XBL costs money, you'd hope that $60 you spent on a game would give you enough enjoyment without a need to be online.
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#21 angryfodder
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To be honest I want BOTH!

i don't mind if the SP is short as long as its really good!!! Sometimes its a good thing to finish a game wanting more!

Nothing worse than when a game really starts to drag

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#22 Super77
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Heck yes- right now I'm addicted to Beautiful Katamari collecting all the crap! Plus customizing a cousin with all the presents is also shamefully enjoyable.
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#23 tylea002
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Mass effect. ninja gaiden 2 and oblivion will fill your single player needs for a long time.
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#24 Arcane_Night
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could u help me a bit, how do u get past the part in katamari where u need get the heat, andkatamari is great for multiplayer.
Heck yes- right now I'm addicted to Beautiful Katamari collecting all the crap! Plus customizing a cousin with all the presents is also shamefully enjoyable.Super77
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#25 HaDoKeN_NaTe
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i do love single player as well...i thought bioshock was great...i would've liked MP there but the single player was so ogood that it didn't need it...and mass effect and assassins creed is gonna be great single player since all it is...is single player lol
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#26 Pimpmaster9000
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I cant wait for Mass Effect and Assassins Creed :)Shade-Blade

LoL me too...I've gotta calm down about these xD

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#27 GoreObsessed
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I actually prefer single player.
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#28 -DirtySanchez-
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i still do, but after finally gettin on live and also playin WoW, i finally see why people love online and multiplayer, i still love a nice single player game aswell tho

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#29 veitari
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I don't enjoy multiplayer much, unless in with some friends on splitscreen, so a decent single player will make or break a game for me.

Take CoD 4; Looks great, but the campaign is too short (like any other shooter) for it to interest me.

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#30 brad1087
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depends what kind of mood im in. I like both, and i have to admit hay-low 3 is pretty fun. :D

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#31 Nasukashi
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ya man im with you, i miss the times when we didnt have online cuz then the game was more focused on single player, wich is the only reason i play video games

i was so dissapointed that COD 4 had such a short single player, good thing i dont pay 60 bucks for my games cuz mu 360 is modded, i wouldnt pay 60 bucks for 6 hours of fun, but it still seems like COD 4 has a great and very fun single player despite being so short, kinda like GRAW 1/2 wich i loved

but anyway, i agree man, single player is what games are all about, and i wish we had more games that didnt focus so much on online, good thing ME and assassins creed seem to be exellent and dont need online to be amazing (im guessing), also thanks for bioshock =D lol, 360 still has many great single player games but i think it wouldnt hurt the producers to take more time on single player

they seem to rush single player on shooters just to make a great online.. why do that? why not do a long great single player and a great online? i dont understand why they need to rush the games or make a half-ass campaign mode and say ''well its short but u will have many hours of fun online''.. thats not really what i wanted but i think COD 4 will be one of the best shooters this year even though it will be very short...

MOH airborne was also WAY too short, but i enjoyed the hell out of it...
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#32 dipper145
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Yes people obviously still enjoya good single player. Many games do not have single player, just people get upset when the single player only lasts like 8 hours, because that is really short. Especially compared to online games that last into 100+ hours.
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#33 FvaFshX
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Heh wow, Im glad so many agree. I was afraid I'd be flamed for not being crazy about online.
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#34 ZimpanX
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Yup, I'll take single player over multiplayer any day of the week. I enjoy a nice story.BioShockOwnz

my thoughts exactly

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#35 iam2green
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I kind of wish games weren't so baste on multiplayer like halo 3. games now don't have that much story anymore.
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#36 grunt1096
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I actually prefer single player.GoreObsessed

So do I, multiplayer gets old really quick.

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good thing i dont pay 60 bucks for my games cuz mu 360 is modded, i wouldnt pay 60 bucks for 6 hours of fun

Nasukashi

Urghh

anyway i cant wait till mass effect if its anything like KOTOR i'll probably replay it 10 times in a row

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#38 Sandro909
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SP > MP. Always. Sure MP can be fun, but when it gets right down to it, SP is what defines a game.
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#39 Shadowscale18
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I enjoy a nice story, and I think developers put too much effort into multiplayer and not enough love into the single player games. It seems that every shooter nowadays is all multiplayer. I miss the old days when games had nice stories and long, rich campaigns.
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#40 DeathStar17
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Of course SP is still fun, but MP might be better...
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#41 Lt_Roy_Mustang
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Yeah when I get a game I usually get it for the single player, the Multiplayer is secondary to me, ImeanI pay for live and rarely ever use it.
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#42 NineDaysWonder
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Of course, thats why there is no way I will buy CoD4.
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#43 Nasukashi
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[QUOTE="Nasukashi"]

good thing i dont pay 60 bucks for my games cuz mu 360 is modded, i wouldnt pay 60 bucks for 6 hours of fun

danzoid_101

Urghh

anyway i cant wait till mass effect if its anything like KOTOR i'll probably replay it 10 times in a row



lol dude u really dont know anything about me so whats up with the ''urghh''?... im guessing a quick judgment call of me being cheap? tsc tsc tsc...
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#44 havik0666
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Yeah,Oblivion And all other RPG or RPG ACTION,Adventure
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#45 Arcane_Night
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evryone who likes story should get orange box it has three half life game then it has portal which is a lot of fun. for the people who ike mp the is team fortress 2.
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#46 destroyer360
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I wont buy a game if it dosnt have a good SP. story and gameplay come first for me

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#47 PotatoSan
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Nope. Well, maybe I would enjoy a good one. But there really aren't many good ones. I've probably only really enjoyed 2 single player games in my life. Bomberman 64, and.. I don't know what else, but there probably was one more.
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#48 PotatoSan
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[QUOTE="danzoid_101"]

[QUOTE="Nasukashi"]

good thing i dont pay 60 bucks for my games cuz mu 360 is modded, i wouldnt pay 60 bucks for 6 hours of fun

Nasukashi

Urghh

anyway i cant wait till mass effect if its anything like KOTOR i'll probably replay it 10 times in a row



lol dude u really dont know anything about me so whats up with the ''urghh''?... im guessing a quick judgment call of me being cheap? tsc tsc tsc...

Yeah, seriously, don't you hate it when people call you cheap just because you want to save money? It's incredibly stupid. I don't believe in supporting companies that have much more money than I do.
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#49 Big_Bad_Sad
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I would much rather give up any multiplayer for a good story and long gameplay. Gone are the days of great story driven games like FF7.
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#50 Iworkfortheruss
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Yea,sure-Play the Orange Box-Half-life 2 has a good story to it,trust me