Shadow1980 said:
Online multiplayer is not in and of itself a bad thing. However, making an entire game require online when it could have been easily designed to where it could be played offline is where I have an issue. An online-only game is not only contingent on several elements working (your internet, the game servers, and for consoles the online service being used) in order for it to even function, but at some point in the future the servers will be shut down for good, rendering the game permanently unusable. How many MMOs have essentially died? Too many. The idea that a game can simply stop working because the developer doesn't support it anymore is just off-putting. Every single game that doesn't require online will remain playable indefinitely, and its continued functionality is not dependent on some third party keeping some server up and running. |
I see where you're coming from, but I disagree. If I play an online game for 5 years and then the servers are shut down, well, the time I spent playing the game doesn't just vanish. I still have all those memories of all the unique experiences and events I had in the game world, plus the good times I spent with the people I met in the game and my friends IRL. I think of it kind of like owning a pet. Yes, the pet has a limited lifespan, and is probably going to die before you do, but the experiences you shared together will stay with you long after it's gone. I'm not going to say, "I won't adopt this dog, because I know it's going to die some day."
OT: I think people are suspicious because it looks as good as Horizon while being a multiplatform game. Generally you don't see such impressive visuals from third parties, presumably on account of the fact that they're developing for multiple systems.
