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This could well be the Future of Gaming and we need Multiplayer!
Have you ever thought about exactly what the future of gaming will be like? Some of you are probably predicting something along the lines of Virtual Reality in your own home or nearly lifelike visuals. Well I’m thinking of not too far in the future just maybe 5-10 years. It is obvious that the Internet is going to play a big role in the future with the next generation consoles all supporting online capabilities with the ability to play friends across the world but is that what we really want? Well maybe yes we do but will it be as good as playing a few friends all sitting around one TV screen? Remember the fun times you had playing your old games with friends the countless times you screamed at them and accused them of cheating. Well I have played online before and its quite soul destroying! You think you’re good at a game and you don’t last 5 mins on the net you really need to be a pro (or at least don’t have a computer that takes far too long too load), so I decided to test my theory and this morning some mates of mine all came round for a big multiplayer frenzy on my N64, Playstation, Dreamcast and SNES! We hadn’t done anything like this for ages and games such as Mario Kart and Perfect Dark had been cast aside without being their entertainment value being fully used. Anyway I would just like to say I had completely forgot how good multiplayer gaming with your mates next to you actually is! Throughout the expedition there was underhand tactics being used (the classic poking the guy next to you as he’s about to go crossing the finish line before you veering him off into the wall never goes a miss) and reminders of classics such as Street Fighter and the SNES Mario Kart just shows what we are (most of us) missing. Multiplayer gaming has never been so good and there are a lot of games out there that contain multiplayer aspects but only a few qualify for being “any good” there are even games nowadays that are made specifically for multiplayer battles Turok Rage Wars and the countless add on’s for PC games such as Half-Life to name but a few.
Now some of you are probably saying “Yeah but what about Internet multiplayer gaming?”. That’s all well and good but nothing can compare to a few mates some class games and a whole lot of fun. I personally came to the conclusion that playing directly with your friends was much better, there are always going to be games that are simply better played over the Internet but I think that playing with your friends is a whole lot better. Anyway there are games such as Mario Kart and nearly every other football game that you cant play over the Internet and only on home consoles and games such as Mario Party and Mario Tennis (yes I am a Nintendo fan and yes PS1/2 does have good multiplayer games it’s just that I don’t use my Playstation much) never really come into their own until they are played with a couple of friends. So what I’m trying to say is that in the future the multiplayer gaming world is going to mostly be played over the Internet and yes while this has many advantages it just wont be the same without your friends next to you sharing the fun directly so play those classic games now before it’s too late! There will always be able to play games with your friends like this in the near future but soon there isn’t going to be much demand for it and people will prefer playing over the net which may mean that some of the good game developers wont be interested much with what they can do with multiplayer gaming unless it’s online therfore missing out the direct play with friends.
So I say break out the old consoles, dust off your multiplayer games, grab that game that fell down the side of the couch years ago and invite a few friends around and play while you still can because it may be your last chance before online gaming takes over!
So what are your favourite multiplayer games?
Do you prefer online gaming to getting a few friends round?
What do you think?
Thanks
Andy
Have you ever thought about exactly what the future of gaming will be like? Some of you are probably predicting something along the lines of Virtual Reality in your own home or nearly lifelike visuals. Well I’m thinking of not too far in the future just maybe 5-10 years. It is obvious that the Internet is going to play a big role in the future with the next generation consoles all supporting online capabilities with the ability to play friends across the world but is that what we really want? Well maybe yes we do but will it be as good as playing a few friends all sitting around one TV screen? Remember the fun times you had playing your old games with friends the countless times you screamed at them and accused them of cheating. Well I have played online before and its quite soul destroying! You think you’re good at a game and you don’t last 5 mins on the net you really need to be a pro (or at least don’t have a computer that takes far too long too load), so I decided to test my theory and this morning some mates of mine all came round for a big multiplayer frenzy on my N64, Playstation, Dreamcast and SNES! We hadn’t done anything like this for ages and games such as Mario Kart and Perfect Dark had been cast aside without being their entertainment value being fully used. Anyway I would just like to say I had completely forgot how good multiplayer gaming with your mates next to you actually is! Throughout the expedition there was underhand tactics being used (the classic poking the guy next to you as he’s about to go crossing the finish line before you veering him off into the wall never goes a miss) and reminders of classics such as Street Fighter and the SNES Mario Kart just shows what we are (most of us) missing. Multiplayer gaming has never been so good and there are a lot of games out there that contain multiplayer aspects but only a few qualify for being “any good” there are even games nowadays that are made specifically for multiplayer battles Turok Rage Wars and the countless add on’s for PC games such as Half-Life to name but a few.
Now some of you are probably saying “Yeah but what about Internet multiplayer gaming?”. That’s all well and good but nothing can compare to a few mates some class games and a whole lot of fun. I personally came to the conclusion that playing directly with your friends was much better, there are always going to be games that are simply better played over the Internet but I think that playing with your friends is a whole lot better. Anyway there are games such as Mario Kart and nearly every other football game that you cant play over the Internet and only on home consoles and games such as Mario Party and Mario Tennis (yes I am a Nintendo fan and yes PS1/2 does have good multiplayer games it’s just that I don’t use my Playstation much) never really come into their own until they are played with a couple of friends. So what I’m trying to say is that in the future the multiplayer gaming world is going to mostly be played over the Internet and yes while this has many advantages it just wont be the same without your friends next to you sharing the fun directly so play those classic games now before it’s too late! There will always be able to play games with your friends like this in the near future but soon there isn’t going to be much demand for it and people will prefer playing over the net which may mean that some of the good game developers wont be interested much with what they can do with multiplayer gaming unless it’s online therfore missing out the direct play with friends.
So I say break out the old consoles, dust off your multiplayer games, grab that game that fell down the side of the couch years ago and invite a few friends around and play while you still can because it may be your last chance before online gaming takes over!
So what are your favourite multiplayer games?
Do you prefer online gaming to getting a few friends round?
What do you think?
Thanks
Andy
Because there's not much in the way of 4 player games on Sony systems perhaps...
I like multiplayer best. It's the best way to test your skills and is much more fun than playing against CPU opponents, no matter how intelligent they're meant to be.
Online gaming or splitscreen?
I suppose I prefer splitscreen at the moment.
Online suffers from lag and slow down in gameplay.
The Broadband connection is supposed to solve this.
On the Gamecube I'll hopefully be able to do most at once.
I like multiplayer best. It's the best way to test your skills and is much more fun than playing against CPU opponents, no matter how intelligent they're meant to be.
Online gaming or splitscreen?
I suppose I prefer splitscreen at the moment.
Online suffers from lag and slow down in gameplay.
The Broadband connection is supposed to solve this.
On the Gamecube I'll hopefully be able to do most at once.
I have really never been bothered with Internet gaming. Too much hassle.
Multiplayer is good, but I prefer playing single player games. Dunno why, just do. {:)
Multiplayer is good, but I prefer playing single player games. Dunno why, just do. {:)
At the moment, all my friends are getting drunk and taking drugs... one even fainted at Spar, for Pete's sake.
I used to play a lot of multiplayer games with my mates, but they won't play me anymore because they know I will beat them easily.
Good post Andy.
Good post Andy.
I have to admit that 4 player Goldeneye is good. Online games just don't do it for me.
With the problems of lag, cheaters and disconnections it totally discourages you from playing it online. But your mates will soon stop playing after you beat them so many times which then you have to rely on the good old 1 player.
The AI mostly cheat but the most fun still has to be trying to distract your mates while on their last lap and it works! Then you laugh in thier face. Don't forget to spit!
With the problems of lag, cheaters and disconnections it totally discourages you from playing it online. But your mates will soon stop playing after you beat them so many times which then you have to rely on the good old 1 player.
The AI mostly cheat but the most fun still has to be trying to distract your mates while on their last lap and it works! Then you laugh in thier face. Don't forget to spit!
Good post Andy, I think Multiplayer adds an extra sense of excitement to a game. You finish of the one player, move onto the mulitplayer, and it never ends!
Personally I'm a lone gamer, living on the edge of gaming society. A rebel without a multi-tap. The quintessential one-pad gamer.
I'm quite happy with a party of characters in an RPG that I can control because I can play the game the way I want to, not the way someone else wants to.
I'm quite happy going solo on PSO, even when online, as nothing then gets in my way or slows me down.
Even in TOCA 2, which has one of the best 2-way play modes on any game on the PSX, I'm happy defeating computer opponents, human opponents just don't hold my interest for long because they get bored and want to play something else after a while.
Multiplay is not a recent development in videogaming, but it's something I've shunned, being the loner/rebel/one-pad type of gamer.
But that's just a personal choice.
When playing online I treat the human opponents simply as faceless advanced AI, when playing offline I prefer to play in my own company rather than have mates round, because for me gaming is a solo activity.
I say the loner/rebel/one-pad type of gamers should band together and form a social group.
Erm. Maybe not.
I'm quite happy with a party of characters in an RPG that I can control because I can play the game the way I want to, not the way someone else wants to.
I'm quite happy going solo on PSO, even when online, as nothing then gets in my way or slows me down.
Even in TOCA 2, which has one of the best 2-way play modes on any game on the PSX, I'm happy defeating computer opponents, human opponents just don't hold my interest for long because they get bored and want to play something else after a while.
Multiplay is not a recent development in videogaming, but it's something I've shunned, being the loner/rebel/one-pad type of gamer.
But that's just a personal choice.
When playing online I treat the human opponents simply as faceless advanced AI, when playing offline I prefer to play in my own company rather than have mates round, because for me gaming is a solo activity.
I say the loner/rebel/one-pad type of gamers should band together and form a social group.
Erm. Maybe not.
This could well be the Future of Gaming and we need Multiplayer!
Have you ever thought about exactly what the future of gaming will be like? Some of you are probably predicting something along the lines of Virtual Reality in your own home or nearly lifelike visuals. Well I’m thinking of not too far in the future just maybe 5-10 years. It is obvious that the Internet is going to play a big role in the future with the next generation consoles all supporting online capabilities with the ability to play friends across the world but is that what we really want? Well maybe yes we do but will it be as good as playing a few friends all sitting around one TV screen? Remember the fun times you had playing your old games with friends the countless times you screamed at them and accused them of cheating. Well I have played online before and its quite soul destroying! You think you’re good at a game and you don’t last 5 mins on the net you really need to be a pro (or at least don’t have a computer that takes far too long too load), so I decided to test my theory and this morning some mates of mine all came round for a big multiplayer frenzy on my N64, Playstation, Dreamcast and SNES! We hadn’t done anything like this for ages and games such as Mario Kart and Perfect Dark had been cast aside without being their entertainment value being fully used. Anyway I would just like to say I had completely forgot how good multiplayer gaming with your mates next to you actually is! Throughout the expedition there was underhand tactics being used (the classic poking the guy next to you as he’s about to go crossing the finish line before you veering him off into the wall never goes a miss) and reminders of classics such as Street Fighter and the SNES Mario Kart just shows what we are (most of us) missing. Multiplayer gaming has never been so good and there are a lot of games out there that contain multiplayer aspects but only a few qualify for being “any good” there are even games nowadays that are made specifically for multiplayer battles Turok Rage Wars and the countless add on’s for PC games such as Half-Life to name but a few.
Now some of you are probably saying “Yeah but what about Internet multiplayer gaming?”. That’s all well and good but nothing can compare to a few mates some class games and a whole lot of fun. I personally came to the conclusion that playing directly with your friends was much better, there are always going to be games that are simply better played over the Internet but I think that playing with your friends is a whole lot better. Anyway there are games such as Mario Kart and nearly every other football game that you cant play over the Internet and only on home consoles and games such as Mario Party and Mario Tennis (yes I am a Nintendo fan and yes PS1/2 does have good multiplayer games it’s just that I don’t use my Playstation much) never really come into their own until they are played with a couple of friends. So what I’m trying to say is that in the future the multiplayer gaming world is going to mostly be played over the Internet and yes while this has many advantages it just wont be the same without your friends next to you sharing the fun directly so play those classic games now before it’s too late! There will always be able to play games with your friends like this in the near future but soon there isn’t going to be much demand for it and people will prefer playing over the net which may mean that some of the good game developers wont be interested much with what they can do with multiplayer gaming unless it’s online therfore missing out the direct play with friends.
So I say break out the old consoles, dust off your multiplayer games, grab that game that fell down the side of the couch years ago and invite a few friends around and play while you still can because it may be your last chance before online gaming takes over!
So what are your favourite multiplayer games?
Do you prefer online gaming to getting a few friends round?
What do you think?
Thanks
Andy
Have you ever thought about exactly what the future of gaming will be like? Some of you are probably predicting something along the lines of Virtual Reality in your own home or nearly lifelike visuals. Well I’m thinking of not too far in the future just maybe 5-10 years. It is obvious that the Internet is going to play a big role in the future with the next generation consoles all supporting online capabilities with the ability to play friends across the world but is that what we really want? Well maybe yes we do but will it be as good as playing a few friends all sitting around one TV screen? Remember the fun times you had playing your old games with friends the countless times you screamed at them and accused them of cheating. Well I have played online before and its quite soul destroying! You think you’re good at a game and you don’t last 5 mins on the net you really need to be a pro (or at least don’t have a computer that takes far too long too load), so I decided to test my theory and this morning some mates of mine all came round for a big multiplayer frenzy on my N64, Playstation, Dreamcast and SNES! We hadn’t done anything like this for ages and games such as Mario Kart and Perfect Dark had been cast aside without being their entertainment value being fully used. Anyway I would just like to say I had completely forgot how good multiplayer gaming with your mates next to you actually is! Throughout the expedition there was underhand tactics being used (the classic poking the guy next to you as he’s about to go crossing the finish line before you veering him off into the wall never goes a miss) and reminders of classics such as Street Fighter and the SNES Mario Kart just shows what we are (most of us) missing. Multiplayer gaming has never been so good and there are a lot of games out there that contain multiplayer aspects but only a few qualify for being “any good” there are even games nowadays that are made specifically for multiplayer battles Turok Rage Wars and the countless add on’s for PC games such as Half-Life to name but a few.
Now some of you are probably saying “Yeah but what about Internet multiplayer gaming?”. That’s all well and good but nothing can compare to a few mates some class games and a whole lot of fun. I personally came to the conclusion that playing directly with your friends was much better, there are always going to be games that are simply better played over the Internet but I think that playing with your friends is a whole lot better. Anyway there are games such as Mario Kart and nearly every other football game that you cant play over the Internet and only on home consoles and games such as Mario Party and Mario Tennis (yes I am a Nintendo fan and yes PS1/2 does have good multiplayer games it’s just that I don’t use my Playstation much) never really come into their own until they are played with a couple of friends. So what I’m trying to say is that in the future the multiplayer gaming world is going to mostly be played over the Internet and yes while this has many advantages it just wont be the same without your friends next to you sharing the fun directly so play those classic games now before it’s too late! There will always be able to play games with your friends like this in the near future but soon there isn’t going to be much demand for it and people will prefer playing over the net which may mean that some of the good game developers wont be interested much with what they can do with multiplayer gaming unless it’s online therfore missing out the direct play with friends.
So I say break out the old consoles, dust off your multiplayer games, grab that game that fell down the side of the couch years ago and invite a few friends around and play while you still can because it may be your last chance before online gaming takes over!
So what are your favourite multiplayer games?
Do you prefer online gaming to getting a few friends round?
What do you think?
Thanks
Andy