Poll: Which is more important to you for multiplayer: Online or Split/Same screen?
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It must have both lest I damn it to the darkest circle of Hell. I don't have the right internet so I play against friends a lot, but when I do travel to a area with the right internet I want it to be supported.
Splitscreen.
Because I like to play videogames with my little brother and its so rare these days to find a game we can have fun with together.
Online gaming is too competitive and impersonal for me, though private games with friends is a lot of fun.
Because I like to play videogames with my little brother and its so rare these days to find a game we can have fun with together.
Online gaming is too competitive and impersonal for me, though private games with friends is a lot of fun.
It depends.
I personally dislike scouring up the crust-infested walls of XBLA to find a suitable game to play all night with my friends. I would definitely enjoy it better if there were more games with co-op campaign possibilities.
But on the other hand, Online Multiplayer means you never have to settle for the quality of the AI. It's almost a must in any games of the "Competition" assortment, like racing or first-person shooters. But the significance of this quality is reduced when you realize those kinds of games are pretty cookie-cutter in the first place.
Overall, if you want an emphasis on profitable, replayable, or just individual fun, Online is the way to go. If there's an emphasis on "fun for the whole family", socializing, or simply more lasting fun, go Local.
To bring up examples, games like Warcraft III beg for Online. It's easily moddable, and that naturally means a lot of mods to be shared and partaken.
A game like Castle Crashers is funny and clever. It has some obvious flaws, but it's definitely the kind of game you want to play with your friends.
I'm personally skewed towards local multiplayer, because I have a brother with whom I enjoy gaming.
I personally dislike scouring up the crust-infested walls of XBLA to find a suitable game to play all night with my friends. I would definitely enjoy it better if there were more games with co-op campaign possibilities.
But on the other hand, Online Multiplayer means you never have to settle for the quality of the AI. It's almost a must in any games of the "Competition" assortment, like racing or first-person shooters. But the significance of this quality is reduced when you realize those kinds of games are pretty cookie-cutter in the first place.
Overall, if you want an emphasis on profitable, replayable, or just individual fun, Online is the way to go. If there's an emphasis on "fun for the whole family", socializing, or simply more lasting fun, go Local.
To bring up examples, games like Warcraft III beg for Online. It's easily moddable, and that naturally means a lot of mods to be shared and partaken.
A game like Castle Crashers is funny and clever. It has some obvious flaws, but it's definitely the kind of game you want to play with your friends.
I'm personally skewed towards local multiplayer, because I have a brother with whom I enjoy gaming.
I always have a hell of a lot more fun when the people are in the same room as me. Fuck playing with people who live thousands of miles away and likely have played the game for a year straight. Don't get me wrong I will play some online stuff, I just have more enjoyment with real people beside me...
Wow, exactly this.Generator said:
Multi online can be fun for so long. The PSN doesn't get as many obnoxious players as say XBL (due to lack of mics, I'm guessing), but there are quite a few, and it gets annoying when you have people screaming and swearing on their mics.
Most of the time I play singleplayer games. The only games I have ever played online are MW2 and UT2K3/4.
All I ever play 90% of the time is singleplayer games.
The problem is that I would end up trying to get better at playing every game online (which would turn me into a shut in). Not a good thing. Once my brain gets something between it's teeth it takes about a month before it lets go.
All I ever play 90% of the time is singleplayer games.
The problem is that I would end up trying to get better at playing every game online (which would turn me into a shut in). Not a good thing. Once my brain gets something between it's teeth it takes about a month before it lets go.
Because much as I love getting cussed out by eleven-year olds on XBL, I love more playing the games I love with my friends who are right there, sitting next to me where I can punch them.
Interestingly, I just bought FIFA 10, and as good as it is, I'm pissed that those shit-head developers, EA, didn't put co-op online multilayer. Meaning, that I can't play online with my buddies when we are using the same console.
Interestingly, I just bought FIFA 10, and as good as it is, I'm pissed that those shit-head developers, EA, didn't put co-op online multilayer. Meaning, that I can't play online with my buddies when we are using the same console.
Split screen by a mile because I like to actually hang out with my friends as opposed to a minimal electronic representation that exists only in my headset.