"Epic Gaming" -- is it ruining video gaming?

[Bodhesatva]

I'm much more extreme in my views than you, Kn.

I hate story driven gaming, and I hope it goes away. I think it's certainly less important now than it was 5 years ago, and I believe, as Raph Koster does, that single player games are doomed:

http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/02/10/are-single-player-games-doomed/

Although I would add that I think casual-style single player games will remain relevant (games such as Tetris, Brain Age, or simple Solitaire), I otherwise think single player games are an anachronism that only existed because multiplayer games were technologically difficult to implement in a convenient manner.