Every gen, they say that we'll have better AI and every gen it doesn't seem to happen. They just focus on the same thing they always do. Graphics and performance.
I read a long time ago that it would be easy to create characters that react realistically but that gamers would be frustrated because they wouldn't feel overpowered or that good AI would easily overwhelm them. That "good AI" is playing against a human in multiplayer.
I remember playing Syphon Filter on PS1 and there was this part where I had killed all but one guy. This motherfucker was trying his best to stay alive. He was running when I tried to rush him and sticking his head out from cover only to fire at me. Yeah, it's been over a decade and a half since I played that gane and it may not even be as good as I remember but fighting that one guy was pretty awesome.
