Single-player or Multi-player?

I know this question has probably been asked several times, but I thought it might be interesting to get some people's opinions.

I've kind of grown-up as a gamer. I used to spend countless hours logged onto Halo 2 multiplayer, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory multiplayer, or leveling up a character is a MMO. But I stopped gaming altogether for about a year, and since I just got a 360 my gaming habits have really changed.

I love beating people online as much as the next guy, but sometimes it's nice to play alone through a good, story-driven game like BioShock or Silent Hill.

Which do you like better?

PS- I'm new to the site and this is my first topic so be gentle.

Hmm.. Im not sure myself, maybe multiplayer cause after i beat the single player campaighn thats usually it for me , but with

multiplayer like in halo 3 you just keep playing and playing.

I know this question has probably been asked several times, but I thought it might be interesting to get some people's opinions.

I've kind of grown-up as a gamer. I used to spend countless hours logged onto Halo 2 multiplayer, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory multiplayer, or leveling up a character is a MMO. But I stopped gaming altogether for about a year, and since I just got a 360 my gaming habits have really changed.

I love beating people online as much as the next guy, but sometimes it's nice to play alone through a good, story-driven game like BioShock or Silent Hill.

Which do you like better?

PS- I'm new to the site and this is my first topic so be gentle.

Silent_Jon

i understand TC, im afraid that this generation will change gaming into more of a multiplayer community. if it doesn't have a multiplayer/co-op component, it's not "worth it" (unless the game is by a big reliable dev like valve/bethesda/bioware ETC.).

A good example of this is how people are reacting to how Fable 2 won't have co-op right out of the box. they are outraged! i mean you still get to experience everything, you just cant experience it with a friend til about 5-7 days after release.

This makes me fear for the great single player franchises like Silent Hill, Bioshock, Mass Effect, Half Life, Ninja Gaiden, etc. because they dont have multiplayer components, they aren't selling as well as they should (although they do sell well regardless) and maybe one day NO ONE will buy single player only games, and that's just a nightmare

I love Team Fortress, but if I had to choose, I'd take singleplayer over mutliplayer. All my most memorable moments in gaming are from the campaigns of RPGs and a few shooters.

I know many 13-16 year olds are going to have a problem with me saying this but honestly I never really could stand multi-player. Maybe it's b/c I'm 24 and have been gaming single player since atari. Maybe it's b/c I was able to play multi-player when I was 8, playing Doom over a 28.8 BPS modem, on a 3-86 computer. It's weird how it just now got big, I remember doing this crud even once 56k modems came out and I had a 4-86 computer *does anybody know what I"m talking about?* Bottom line is. I can't stand people online. I can't stand how cheap people wanna be, doint the same move over and over again so long as they win, to the stupid fart jokes are noob this and noob that online. These sissys smack talk cuz they know my fists can't find there pre-pubescent faces, but all jokes and threats set aside, Single player is right for me. Though its sad b/c now-a-days the single player exp has taken a back seat. It takes a mere 6-8 hours to beat practically ANY game out there, while they claim "100's of hours of replay value b/c of a GREAT online exp" which to me is BS! I would rather be going through differ levels and an engaging story line, then playing the same 8 maps over and over and over again just running around shooting people. I get no satifaction out of doing this just b/c there is a real person behind the controls, cuz no matter what I can't see them so it feels just like AI to me. Sorry for the long message, I just can't see what the big deal is with multi-player, and my beloved single player exp is slowly being taken away from me. Maybe I just don't like it cuz i got burned out on it when I was 8-10 playing doom. I just don't know, all i know is I'm bout to continue playing oblivion, one of the last engaging single player exp's left.

p.s; read the review for OBlivion. At teh end, the writer even says "this game is great, it's just too bad there is no multiplayer....just kidding". Which tells me even if the game wouldn't even make sense going multi-player people still want it cuz I guess people are slowly losing the ability these days to play by themselves, which leads me to my last point.

360's achevements. This stupid gimmick is a true testament to just how important multi-player is to everybody. You don't get anything for racking up a high score, except to be immature and make fun of everybody else around you who does not have as much as you. It's become an imaginary pissing contest between tweens all over the net. And if you don't have alot of points your a "noob" and everybody starts to psychologically urinate on you. I bring this up, b/c people just wanna get on the net to show off, which I could care less b/c bottom line is, my gamer scores or how well i frag people online and rub there noses in defeat has never EVER directly related to how much a$$ I get from the ladies. I'd go as far as to say the MORE points you have the LESS you're prolly getting ;)

I love MP, keeps me playing for a long time and makes me feel that 60$ was put to good use. And playing with friends over live is a blast.

But, games like Oblivion and Mass Effect still have a preference for me, it's impossible for me to be that drawn into a MP game. And while i might not get as many hours out of it (save oblivion), the ones i do get are way more memorable.