Fallout 3 has looked great to me lately. It seems very atmospheric, and the gameplay videos look cool. However, I cannot see myself paying $65 for an only single player game. It might just be me or the way I think, but I'd like to hear other views on this.
I'm not big into RPGs, although I do like them somewhat. Playing single player games seems to last much less time than playing a game with both single and multiplayer. Halo 3 by itself in the campaign, what a joke?! Would anyone buy that? I've spent easily 95% of the time playing that game in the multiplayer. So this leads me back to my original question, why pay $65 for a game I'd play once or twice through the campaign? Is it worth it?
Paying $65 for an only single player game?
Because Fallout 3's campaign is meant to be absurdly big. Nothing like Halo 3's.
Although to move your topic forward slightly I do worry about the XBOX Live/PSN generation. Don't get me wrong I love me share of online gaming but I'd take the single player experience first everytime. Look at COD4 - a great online game no doubt but that shadows the fact that it genuinely had an amazing single player mode. Sure the game could be faulted for the single player being too short but - it kinda worries me that there are people out there who have COD4 and haven't even touched the single player.
I worry about threads like this. I hope we NEVER reach a time when games drop single player modes in favour of online play because... to me the single player is the heart of the experience. I guess it's just me. I like films and books and stories. I guess I just like to be moved.
"It depends on the game. Fallout 3 is definitely worth the price, other games may not be."You can say the same about online games. A lot of online play seems pretty pointless at it's core.
It's not like Fallout 3 has a 6-10 hour single player campaign. You're paying $65 for a quality game that took a long time to develop. If it doesn't have a feature that you feel it requires, then you should probably not buy it. But you'll likely be missing out on a lot of quality games if you limit yourself in this manner.
"BiggerBomb said:"It depends on the game. Fallout 3 is definitely worth the price, other games may not be."You can say the same about online games. A lot of online play seems pretty pointless at it's core."
Very true. What I am saying is that replayability and multiplayer are not synonymous. Mass Effect, Oblivion, and soon Fallout 3 are all massive games that allow you to put more hours of new content than repeating the same maps over and over.
That's not to say I don't like multiplayer, I love it. I do, however, prefer a solid singleplayer story and I will always take that over addicting multiplayer.
I thought it would have multiplayer. Regardless, I think single player is far more important anyway. I've noticed that I actually don't even bother trying most games online. Playing online just takes too much time and becomes too addictive and requires practice and learning little tricks and stuff. Because there are already so many games out there and not enough time as it is, I'd rather only invest time in the multiplayer of the biggest and baddest games.
"get2sammyb said:Yeah we're on the same level then. Totally agree with what you said."BiggerBomb said:"It depends on the game. Fallout 3 is definitely worth the price, other games may not be."You can say the same about online games. A lot of online play seems pretty pointless at it's core."
Very true. What I am saying is that replayability and multiplayer are not synonymous. Mass Effect, Oblivion, and soon Fallout 3 are all massive games that allow you to put more hours of new content than repeating the same maps over and over.
That's not to say I don't like multiplayer, I love it. I do, however, prefer a solid singleplayer story and I will always take that over addicting multiplayer."
I think COD4 did a brilliant job of providing a brilliant single player and online play. If only all games had so much value. *sighs*.
"It's not like Fallout 3 has a 6-10 hour single player campaign. You're paying $65 for a quality game that took a long time to develop. If it doesn't have a feature that you feel it requires, then you should probably not buy it. But you'll likely be missing out on a lot of quality games if you limit yourself in this manner."Agreed. Fallout 3 is a game that will go on and on and on, especially if you're wanting to spend time with it exploring. It isn't a linear adventure...unless you want it to be :)
Well, given that Fallout is based around a post-apocalyptic world...and you shouldn't ever really see too many folks hanging around the world in the first place...then it would seem that Fallout is the LEAST likely candidate for multiplayer gaming.
If any single player game is worth the money it is probably Fallout three, the campaign will last you plenty longer then most games plus you open up a world of all but guaranteedexpansions and add ons in the future.
Geno said:
"Well, before online multiplayer became a mandatory feature in every shooter game, that's how much they cost. Think of it this way, would you pay 65 dollars for Perfect Dark in 1999? I know I would. So if you think that this game might be that good, then go for it."The introduction of Multiplayer online play has totally changed the market though. Online play is generally expected by most people now a days. I'm not saying single player only is bad, Mass Effect is one of my all time favorite games, but when developers are offering never ending online experiences it makes other games that don't include that look lesser in comparison. Plus even adjusting for real dollars video games more expensive now then the recent past.
If the single player is good enough, which Fallout 3 is likely to be, then yes, it is justified. Take Dead Space for example. Single Player only, but very much worth full price.
I suppose this is the breaking point where games are simply costing too much in relation to their content.
"I suppose this is the breaking point where games are simply costing too much in relation to their content."You remember back whenever Nintendo cartridges first came out? Remember how much they cost?
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