Why has online gaming ruined games?

I remember when PS2 had the option for online gaming, but that wasn't the major focus of the game. You couldn't add people as friends, you couldn't make account, or anything like that. It had fun online play, but the story line in Call of Duty finest hour was amazing, now look at Black Ops, that story line was f*cking retarded. I on purpose have low expectations for a game as soon as it says I can play online with it, online play is fun, but it seems like they focus all the time into online play, and make the story line shitty.



BQ- What are your favorite video games?



Mine-

Elder Scrolls series

Dragon Age series

Deus Ex 1%26amp;2

Halo 1-3

Splinter Cell, all of them except conviction

Bioshock

Fallout sereis

RAGEWhy has online gaming ruined games?
IMO the best part of Black Ops was the campaign. I love the story, it really made me think about the Cold War. Also I don't play games for the online play, I love the campaign and getting achievements for the xbox, but I say games like CoD are more focused on the multiplayer now. Me and my friends talk about how fun the campaign and Special Ops are, not so much about the multiplayer.

Favorite games:
-XBOX-
Elder Scrolls series
Dragon Age series
Splinter Cell: Conviction
CoD: Modern Warfare, Modern Warfare 2 and World at War
Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo: ODST
Left 4 Dead
Bully
GTA 4

-PS2-
X-Men Legends
Bully (again)
Star Wars Battlefront 2
GTA San Andreas and Vice City
SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy seals



All I can think of off the top of my head.
EXACTLY!!!

I grew up, a solo gamer.

I love the single player campaigns, and their story.



I don't enjoy playing with others, because they talk through the game, and want to skip the cutscenes and stories. Only shooters and sports, should be allowed to have online mode.

Everything else should be single player, or co-op.



BQ: (what I can remember)



Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind

Earthbound

Secret of Mana

Mega Man 4-6

Super Mario 3



Dante's Inferno

Eternal SonataWhy has online gaming ruined games?
Honestly, online is another solution for gaming industries to make more money. Crap story line, good online. Excellent story line, horrible online. Who win's for the money, the first one. Some games can have both to but its rare. People want to play with there friends online now, i guess its the new thing. Its basically a cycle if you look at it.
Online gaming hasn't ruined games. They've just changed their focus from story to online, it seems.



Anyway, favorite games

Portal 2

Deus Ex

System shock 2

Halo 3

Earthbound/Mother 2

Crysis

Super Mario WorldWhy has online gaming ruined games?
Online gaming hasn't ruined games. Dont get so butthurt
It is more in the FPS genre that the multiplayer aspect is focused upon. I love to play with friends online and I have met so many people that I have befriended so I reckon its a great experience.
My favourite SP (single player) games are:
Deus Ex series
Fallout 3 and NV
Elder Scrolls series
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
Metal Gear Solid series
GTA Vice City and San Andreas
Sly Raccoon Series
Assassin's Creed Series
Ratchet and Clank
Uncharted 1 %26amp; 2
Cant believe I forgot Portal 1 %26amp; 2 and Half Life 2
If u look at this from a developer's viewpoint it's VERY attractive to make online games.



It takes a lot of work to script, animate, etc an offline RPG. U have to have extensive AI, script all NPC actions, animate them, and go through various other procedures to get the game to interact with the player. A storyline for an offline game must be compelling enough to engage the player. Therefore at least a minimal amount of effort must be made to create one.



With an online game, basically all u have to do is create a static world and then plop down online players into it. Some basic scripting and animating is added and "bang" u have an online game. And in the case of Call of Duty Black Ops, I don't think they hardly have any AI at all. As for storyline...an easily created "dial-a-plot" type storyline can be created (almost in the background). Some beginning narration to acquaint the player with the scenario is sometimes all that is needed.



Some good points about online vs. offline however, is that u are playing with another person whose reactions are not generated by a computer...and therefore are much less predictable. And it's fun to play against (or with) friends.



Some good points in favour of offline are, pause and gamesave. Also u can mod an offline game and play it. It's much harder to do this with an online game...and some games forbid it.