In my younger years, I had a rather antisocial aspect to my personality. That sentiment carried over into my gaming habits. Associating with other people, even in an online game, did not seem like a worthwhile prospect. What follows are some of the games that brought me out of my shell, so to speak, and helped me to build a social tolerance to all the pot-smoking nimrods that play online games.
I did not think this was a good game. But I rather enjoyed the multiplayer on the PC version. I doubt there was any mic support, so that made it better for me.
I was extremely apprehensive about adding this game to the list, because I don't like Halo. I have never liked any Halo-branded product and to this day, I still cannot understand the appeal. Though, I know I'll eat those words, because despite what I think about the product as a whole, I had a hell of a time with my friends in the local/online team deathmatch.
I've had more fun playing this online than any other title in memory. It was well-balanced and the ability to swap classes on the fly meant mixing and matching classes led to more coordination and strategy with teammates. Plus, I found the community to be less annoying and dickish than, say, that of Halo. The downside: not enough maps.
This game didn't exactly create the multiplayer ripple effect like most thought it would. After playing around the Multi Theft Auto mod for the PC version of San Andreas, I had hoped Rockstar would commit to the idea of sandbox multiplayer and add something similar to future games.
This addition is obviously the most recent. As of this writing, the game disc has not left my console since the day I bought it. The ubiquity of the game coupled with the massive amounts of peer pressure received from coworkers and friends who were massive fans of the original culminated in what is now my current addiction. I never got into the original, so I was surprised to find the learning curve was not very steep at all. In fact, it's mind-numbingly simple: aim, shoot dudes, repeat.
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