Multiplayer drives the phenomenon, but the single-player anchors the setting and provides the drama.
But when a game is a single-player, narrative-based affair, inevitably that appeal can wane.
The new God of War: Ascension single-player trailer shows off some very pretty graphics.
Soderlund told me that the team has focused on improving the single-player campaign for this sequel.
But, the MMO components of the game seem bolted on to a solid, compelling single-player game.
He also fiddled with other values to almost convert it to an offline, single-player game.
True, Mass Effect 3 had multiplayer components, but it remains primarily a single-player experience.
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The single-player campaign, for all its AAA glitz and gunfire, is a pretty uninspiring experience.
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On top of the single-player campaign there are dozens of VR missions to play.
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Then, in September, the developer announced that the single-player component would be scrapped.
The multiplayer was fun enough, but did not hugely impact on the single-player game.
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It would also be fun to see a full-fledged single-player campaign built up around the multiplayer.
Solid enough to make me wish for a single-player component other than simply bot-battling.
Even in the single-player campaign portion of the game, co-op will be an option.
If anything, the single-player and online games will find new ways to become integrated with one another.
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In the single-player, which allows you to pause at any time, this limitation was merely an annoyance.
It took me about 10 hours to run through the original single-player campaign, which is about right.
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As I opened with, I argue that the Zelda series is a series that has remained single-player.
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The game, which launched today on Kickstarter, is not quite an MMORPG and not quite a single-player game.
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This review was done with a provided limited edition copy and is solely focused on the single-player campaign.
There are eight missions in the single-player campaign, with plenty of weapons and vehicles from which to choose.
If multiplayer doesn't stand out as much as it might, blame the enemy AI in the single-player game.
And mindless, single-player games or automatically downloaded Letterman-like top-ten lists might help the BlackBerry gain share against boredom.
There are elements of the MMO in Borderlands 2 which may prove alienating to the serious single-player gamer.
If players are coming for the challenge, why not give them what they want in the single-player also?
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Each new release of an always-online game built around a single-player experience is a good reminder of the latter.
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It retains that very distinct single-player feeling, while adding in the knowledge that others are playing all around you.
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SimCity has almost been turned into a single-player game by an enterprising hacker.
As it stands, while the single-player campaign was okay at best, the multiplayer is very good, warts and all.
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