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Remember that period where every other single player game tried to have multiplayer?
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Uncharted 2 was a game praised for its SP cinematic nature and huge jump over Uncharted 1, but underneath all of that was a ridiculously good MP and Survival mode.
There were definitely some gems among the games that had no business having multiplayer.
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is another example. Nobody asked for it but the online mode was incredible, I think about it to this day.
Fucking Metroid prime DS had it and..... It was actually banging tho...
It even had voice chat online!
Yea, I miss having a bunch of multiplayer options outside COD and the latest battle royal fad
One of the few things Sony dropped the ball on this gen was multiplayer games. PS3 had so many unique online games
One of the few things Sony dropped the ball on this gen was multiplayer games. PS3 had so many unique online games
I don't miss that at all. Bunch of rose tinted glasses in this thread. For one it became a pain in the ass to 100% games that had multiplayer trophies/achievements. It wasn't every other game either, it felt like every release had tacked on multiplayer or random online content. Remember online passes?
Spec Ops' was kind of hilariously tone deaf
There were some cute interpretations like the Mass Effect and Metal Gear Onlines but yeah, I wish the resources went elsewhere or that they were used for full-blown spin-offs. Most of the time they felt like half-measures.
There were some cute interpretations like the Mass Effect and Metal Gear Onlines but yeah, I wish the resources went elsewhere or that they were used for full-blown spin-offs. Most of the time they felt like half-measures.
God of War Ascension was when it peaked for me,lol..........I would have preferred a few more hours on the campaign instead.
Brotherhood had the best multiplayer. Had the best characters too. The others didn't quite match it. Not even Unity's Co-Op, which didn't come close. Brotherhood multiplayer is still active to to this very day (at least on steam) The AC community is keeping it alive, as it should be.
Metal Gear Online and Metal Gear Online 2 are still some of the best multiplayer experiences ever. There was so much shit you could do in those games, it's ridiculous. And if Metal Gear Online 3 had more support instead of being shoved out to die, it'd be up there, too.
Those three are the only shooters were melee isn't some boring ass rifle butt strikes or one hit kill affairs. You run out of ammo and the other guy runs out of ammo, you can have a melee fight to the death! Or unconsciousness that eventually results in death.
Shit was tense. I wish someone would elaborate on those kinds of things in a future game, maybe even adding in CQC counters if you get timing down correctly to parry being hit, only for it to be all for naught because someone threw a grenade at your forehead.
I really need to do those mods so I can play MGO2 on my PS3 again.
Those three are the only shooters were melee isn't some boring ass rifle butt strikes or one hit kill affairs. You run out of ammo and the other guy runs out of ammo, you can have a melee fight to the death! Or unconsciousness that eventually results in death.
Shit was tense. I wish someone would elaborate on those kinds of things in a future game, maybe even adding in CQC counters if you get timing down correctly to parry being hit, only for it to be all for naught because someone threw a grenade at your forehead.
I really need to do those mods so I can play MGO2 on my PS3 again.
I remember being annoyed that they did this with so many unnecessary games, and then none of the big PS3 Ratchet & Clank games had multiplayer :'(
Batman Arkham Origin's multiplayer really is the embodiment of this trend.
anyone even remember it... or play it? I think I tried a few rounds and still couldn't tell you anything about it
anyone even remember it... or play it? I think I tried a few rounds and still couldn't tell you anything about it
When the second hand market stopped them from doing one time online pass redeem codes
That's interesting, I do remember enjoying it on 360. Is anyone still playing on there? If not I might double dip
I don't think it's active on consoles, I just know it's only active on Steam. Worth a try though.
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Nah, not like they used to. Like, if it still went on then Horizon Zero Dawn would have had some hunter multiplayer attached to it or something lol.
Apparently the servers are still up, so I guess someone is still playing it.
It was better than what we have today where instead of multiplayer, RPG elements get tacked on to the single player experience of everything. At least I could ignore tacked on multiplayer.
I believe it was actually pretty good....never tried it myself.
Tomb Raider's multiplayer was absolute dogshit. The devs must have known because they dropped it in RotTR.
Tbf you could say the RPG elements got added on last gen with games like AC Brotherhood, Arkham City, and Far Cry 3.
I only played the beta but what I played I really loved. It was unique and really fun. When I finally played the full game the multiplayer was dead by then unfortunately.
Twisted Metal's online was broken online pass or not anyway. Such a shame too as the game kicked ass.
IMO the multiplayer obsession era was a perfect storm for innovation, since it pushed triple-a devs to try and extend multiplayer into new genres. The stealth genre really benefited from this- Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell both had fantastic multiplayer modes. Obviously nowadays we have indie devs leading the charge of unique and quirky multiplayer experiences, but I miss that era when major studios were putting their money towards it.
Hunters was a multiplayer game with a singleplayer tacked on which is the opposite :P
It was good. It wasn't stellar, but it didn't feel pointless, even if it was unnecessary.
I tried so hard to make my friends play this a lot. It was not fun and I have no fond memories of it.