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Be warned...
I’ve got a couple of ideas going on here...
And I managed to grab about three hours sleep last night...
So this post may very well go horribly, horribly wrong...
Anyway ... :)
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Multiplayers are the big thing at the moment... they've been the big thing for quite a while, but I think were only really just beginning to see where things are going...
On consoles, games reviewers often consider the longevity of a game, to be based on its multiplayer options... I've actually read reviews where single player titles have been marked down because there was not multiplayer option to provide longevity...
Its gotten to the point now where developers have to give reasons for not including some sort of multiplayer element in a game...
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The next direction for this is for the consoles to move to the internet for multiplayer action... now, okay, this statement is getting on to being about a year out of date, but I gonna develop it a bit (hopefully :) )...
I’ve read a lot of arguments where people pitched the PC's Internet multiplayer games vs. the consoles on screen multiplayer... P
People saying that the PC's multiplayer allows a person to fight any umber of people at any time, and to not have to half/quarter the screen size to do so...
Whereas console peeps claim that playing against someone else, in another house, county, country, etc... Even if you know them, can never be as fun as competing against someone who is in the same room... especially when you've won and you can REALLY ram it down their throats (okay, that last bit I added, but you get the point... a quick blast of Mario Kart, or whatever, when you get back from the pub with your mates, has got to be more fun than going online?)
These arguments are all fair and good... but with the consoles rapid movement onto the internet multiplayer scene the surely argument will soon become mute... and (for the developers, not the players) the multiplayer options wars in games will hot up again...
At the moment most games offer either Internet multiplayer, or split-screen multiplayer... but soon most games should offer both (options to play over the net, or with a few of your mates around the machine) and both (a few of your mates around a machine fighting with people over the internet)
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Point is... multiplayer has long since moved from being an optional extra, to being more often than not the reason for the purchase...
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I've stuck with consoles over PC's for a reason
And it may be that my point is more worthy of being about the GBA?
----
Because what I'm wondering is, what single player titles, do you wish would have multiplayer options?
(Actually it’s quite hard to think of one that doesn’t already include multiplayer, or hasn’t had a multiplayer version released:) )
Maybe Elite on the net? Trading and fighting with millions of other players?
Commandos to include team play RTS?
----
And what titles with multiplayer options would you like enhanced?
Would you want a WWF title with 10 to 20+ fighters on screen at once?
Would you want to play Streets of Rage over the net?
(What games would you like to be converted into multiplayer?)
-----
Also... Do you think single players games are going to suffer in the long run?
I'm not saying for a minute that single player titles will be wiped out...
But do you think they are going to take a back seat to multiplayer options... Being used more for training than as the focal point for game play?
Not just for death match style multiplayers, but for on-line RPG's, etc... In fact any/all any multiplayer titles?
-----
Just wondered? :)
I’ve got a couple of ideas going on here...
And I managed to grab about three hours sleep last night...
So this post may very well go horribly, horribly wrong...
Anyway ... :)
-----
Multiplayers are the big thing at the moment... they've been the big thing for quite a while, but I think were only really just beginning to see where things are going...
On consoles, games reviewers often consider the longevity of a game, to be based on its multiplayer options... I've actually read reviews where single player titles have been marked down because there was not multiplayer option to provide longevity...
Its gotten to the point now where developers have to give reasons for not including some sort of multiplayer element in a game...
-----
The next direction for this is for the consoles to move to the internet for multiplayer action... now, okay, this statement is getting on to being about a year out of date, but I gonna develop it a bit (hopefully :) )...
I’ve read a lot of arguments where people pitched the PC's Internet multiplayer games vs. the consoles on screen multiplayer... P
People saying that the PC's multiplayer allows a person to fight any umber of people at any time, and to not have to half/quarter the screen size to do so...
Whereas console peeps claim that playing against someone else, in another house, county, country, etc... Even if you know them, can never be as fun as competing against someone who is in the same room... especially when you've won and you can REALLY ram it down their throats (okay, that last bit I added, but you get the point... a quick blast of Mario Kart, or whatever, when you get back from the pub with your mates, has got to be more fun than going online?)
These arguments are all fair and good... but with the consoles rapid movement onto the internet multiplayer scene the surely argument will soon become mute... and (for the developers, not the players) the multiplayer options wars in games will hot up again...
At the moment most games offer either Internet multiplayer, or split-screen multiplayer... but soon most games should offer both (options to play over the net, or with a few of your mates around the machine) and both (a few of your mates around a machine fighting with people over the internet)
-----
Point is... multiplayer has long since moved from being an optional extra, to being more often than not the reason for the purchase...
-----
I've stuck with consoles over PC's for a reason
And it may be that my point is more worthy of being about the GBA?
----
Because what I'm wondering is, what single player titles, do you wish would have multiplayer options?
(Actually it’s quite hard to think of one that doesn’t already include multiplayer, or hasn’t had a multiplayer version released:) )
Maybe Elite on the net? Trading and fighting with millions of other players?
Commandos to include team play RTS?
----
And what titles with multiplayer options would you like enhanced?
Would you want a WWF title with 10 to 20+ fighters on screen at once?
Would you want to play Streets of Rage over the net?
(What games would you like to be converted into multiplayer?)
-----
Also... Do you think single players games are going to suffer in the long run?
I'm not saying for a minute that single player titles will be wiped out...
But do you think they are going to take a back seat to multiplayer options... Being used more for training than as the focal point for game play?
Not just for death match style multiplayers, but for on-line RPG's, etc... In fact any/all any multiplayer titles?
-----
Just wondered? :)
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FantasyMeister wrote:
To make this feasible we need:
Unmetered internet access
> for all consoles.
> To make that happen, we need:
> A miracle.
Whats the deal with that? Why dont console companies let customers use any ISP they want?
(although, I kinda suspect Microsoft will?)
To make this feasible we need:
Unmetered internet access
> for all consoles.
> To make that happen, we need:
> A miracle.
Whats the deal with that? Why dont console companies let customers use any ISP they want?
(although, I kinda suspect Microsoft will?)
FantasyMeister wrote:
> Games that should have online capabilities:
> MGS
See my post about the Hideo Kojima interview in the PS2 forum - it's something they're considering for MGS2.
> Gran Turismo
Next version, hopefully - GTN - Gran Turismo Network.
> Games that should have online capabilities:
> MGS
See my post about the Hideo Kojima interview in the PS2 forum - it's something they're considering for MGS2.
> Gran Turismo
Next version, hopefully - GTN - Gran Turismo Network.
What I think would be really novel, therefore maybe not a good idea in the long run, but fun for a while, would be to take these games online, and give them a twist.
You said Streets Of Rage online, right?
Well wasn't that 3 good guys and a bunch of bad guys constantly coming for you? Wouldn't it be cool if all of the bad guys were controlled by human's too, across the 'net?
They obviously wouldn't have the same strength as the main characters, or it would just be like a beat 'em-up, but if these bad guys could just have a go at the heroes, taking on a new enemy everytime they get knocked down, well, it may well me fun.
You said Streets Of Rage online, right?
Well wasn't that 3 good guys and a bunch of bad guys constantly coming for you? Wouldn't it be cool if all of the bad guys were controlled by human's too, across the 'net?
They obviously wouldn't have the same strength as the main characters, or it would just be like a beat 'em-up, but if these bad guys could just have a go at the heroes, taking on a new enemy everytime they get knocked down, well, it may well me fun.
Games that should have online capabilities:
MGS
Gran Turismo
FIFA titles
Virtua Tennis
MSR (well, it does have multiplayer, but needs an actual RACE mode, not just a LOOK AT THOSE TIMES SOMEONE ELSE DID mode)
Any RPG currently not with an online mode
To make this feasible we need:
Unmetered internet access for all consoles.
To make that happen, we need:
A miracle.
MGS
Gran Turismo
FIFA titles
Virtua Tennis
MSR (well, it does have multiplayer, but needs an actual RACE mode, not just a LOOK AT THOSE TIMES SOMEONE ELSE DID mode)
Any RPG currently not with an online mode
To make this feasible we need:
Unmetered internet access for all consoles.
To make that happen, we need:
A miracle.
Be warned...
I’ve got a couple of ideas going on here...
And I managed to grab about three hours sleep last night...
So this post may very well go horribly, horribly wrong...
Anyway ... :)
-----
Multiplayers are the big thing at the moment... they've been the big thing for quite a while, but I think were only really just beginning to see where things are going...
On consoles, games reviewers often consider the longevity of a game, to be based on its multiplayer options... I've actually read reviews where single player titles have been marked down because there was not multiplayer option to provide longevity...
Its gotten to the point now where developers have to give reasons for not including some sort of multiplayer element in a game...
-----
The next direction for this is for the consoles to move to the internet for multiplayer action... now, okay, this statement is getting on to being about a year out of date, but I gonna develop it a bit (hopefully :) )...
I’ve read a lot of arguments where people pitched the PC's Internet multiplayer games vs. the consoles on screen multiplayer... P
People saying that the PC's multiplayer allows a person to fight any umber of people at any time, and to not have to half/quarter the screen size to do so...
Whereas console peeps claim that playing against someone else, in another house, county, country, etc... Even if you know them, can never be as fun as competing against someone who is in the same room... especially when you've won and you can REALLY ram it down their throats (okay, that last bit I added, but you get the point... a quick blast of Mario Kart, or whatever, when you get back from the pub with your mates, has got to be more fun than going online?)
These arguments are all fair and good... but with the consoles rapid movement onto the internet multiplayer scene the surely argument will soon become mute... and (for the developers, not the players) the multiplayer options wars in games will hot up again...
At the moment most games offer either Internet multiplayer, or split-screen multiplayer... but soon most games should offer both (options to play over the net, or with a few of your mates around the machine) and both (a few of your mates around a machine fighting with people over the internet)
-----
Point is... multiplayer has long since moved from being an optional extra, to being more often than not the reason for the purchase...
-----
I've stuck with consoles over PC's for a reason
And it may be that my point is more worthy of being about the GBA?
----
Because what I'm wondering is, what single player titles, do you wish would have multiplayer options?
(Actually it’s quite hard to think of one that doesn’t already include multiplayer, or hasn’t had a multiplayer version released:) )
Maybe Elite on the net? Trading and fighting with millions of other players?
Commandos to include team play RTS?
----
And what titles with multiplayer options would you like enhanced?
Would you want a WWF title with 10 to 20+ fighters on screen at once?
Would you want to play Streets of Rage over the net?
(What games would you like to be converted into multiplayer?)
-----
Also... Do you think single players games are going to suffer in the long run?
I'm not saying for a minute that single player titles will be wiped out...
But do you think they are going to take a back seat to multiplayer options... Being used more for training than as the focal point for game play?
Not just for death match style multiplayers, but for on-line RPG's, etc... In fact any/all any multiplayer titles?
-----
Just wondered? :)
I’ve got a couple of ideas going on here...
And I managed to grab about three hours sleep last night...
So this post may very well go horribly, horribly wrong...
Anyway ... :)
-----
Multiplayers are the big thing at the moment... they've been the big thing for quite a while, but I think were only really just beginning to see where things are going...
On consoles, games reviewers often consider the longevity of a game, to be based on its multiplayer options... I've actually read reviews where single player titles have been marked down because there was not multiplayer option to provide longevity...
Its gotten to the point now where developers have to give reasons for not including some sort of multiplayer element in a game...
-----
The next direction for this is for the consoles to move to the internet for multiplayer action... now, okay, this statement is getting on to being about a year out of date, but I gonna develop it a bit (hopefully :) )...
I’ve read a lot of arguments where people pitched the PC's Internet multiplayer games vs. the consoles on screen multiplayer... P
People saying that the PC's multiplayer allows a person to fight any umber of people at any time, and to not have to half/quarter the screen size to do so...
Whereas console peeps claim that playing against someone else, in another house, county, country, etc... Even if you know them, can never be as fun as competing against someone who is in the same room... especially when you've won and you can REALLY ram it down their throats (okay, that last bit I added, but you get the point... a quick blast of Mario Kart, or whatever, when you get back from the pub with your mates, has got to be more fun than going online?)
These arguments are all fair and good... but with the consoles rapid movement onto the internet multiplayer scene the surely argument will soon become mute... and (for the developers, not the players) the multiplayer options wars in games will hot up again...
At the moment most games offer either Internet multiplayer, or split-screen multiplayer... but soon most games should offer both (options to play over the net, or with a few of your mates around the machine) and both (a few of your mates around a machine fighting with people over the internet)
-----
Point is... multiplayer has long since moved from being an optional extra, to being more often than not the reason for the purchase...
-----
I've stuck with consoles over PC's for a reason
And it may be that my point is more worthy of being about the GBA?
----
Because what I'm wondering is, what single player titles, do you wish would have multiplayer options?
(Actually it’s quite hard to think of one that doesn’t already include multiplayer, or hasn’t had a multiplayer version released:) )
Maybe Elite on the net? Trading and fighting with millions of other players?
Commandos to include team play RTS?
----
And what titles with multiplayer options would you like enhanced?
Would you want a WWF title with 10 to 20+ fighters on screen at once?
Would you want to play Streets of Rage over the net?
(What games would you like to be converted into multiplayer?)
-----
Also... Do you think single players games are going to suffer in the long run?
I'm not saying for a minute that single player titles will be wiped out...
But do you think they are going to take a back seat to multiplayer options... Being used more for training than as the focal point for game play?
Not just for death match style multiplayers, but for on-line RPG's, etc... In fact any/all any multiplayer titles?
-----
Just wondered? :)
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