The new generation of gamers are scary!

[Barozi]

c0rd said:

Barozi said:
CoD4 SP > Uncharted 2 SP IMO

although that's slightly off topic now.

And yeah only playing multiplayer is a waste and a shame. MP is soulless and can be done by almost everyone, but creating a good story with deep characters filled with astounding music and good voice actors is the hard part of a game.
That's art. MP is not art.

This is complete nonsense.

Most of my favorite games, are so due to the multiplayer. Games like:

RTS games (Starcraft / Warcraft)
Fighting games (Street Fighter, Smash Bros, Soul Calibur)
Racing games (Mario Kart)
Shooters (Counter-Strike)

Are you going to tell me this "can be done by almost everyone?" That's bullshit.

I buy FPS for the multiplayer, because the campaigns are simply not fun, and have felt the same for decades. I may as well play Counter-Strike against bots. dharh said it best. Hell I couldn't even get my bro to finish the Halo 3 campaign with me, and he's somewhat of an achievement whore (I only play FPS campaigns with co-op).

The single player games that had its main draw in story, music, and immersion were always outnumbered by people who are drawn in by gameplay. This is nothing new. The only difference is, gameplay (like multiplayer FPS) has finally been put in the spotlight thanks to AAA games holding it up as the focus. I'm not saying I don't enjoy story driven games, but it doesn't deserve the attention of every great developer out there.

Games like RPG's aren't going anywhere, anyway, so there's nothing to worry about.

There are tons of great multiplayer mods available (Desert Combat, Counter-Strike, Garry's Mod, NEOTOKYO°, Galactic Warfare and many more), but immersive singleplayer mods are very rare.

So yeah it's easier to make a proper MP game. The only critical thing is the balance, but that's it.