RazorbackDB
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but then it won't sell!!
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BioShock Infinite does not have multiplayer of any kind
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brandonh83
Banned
I won't lie, those sound pretty fucking cool, at least atmospherically. I wouldn't have minded some unlockable modes like that, but whatever, if it didn't work and it was slowing down production and causing some head scratching, give it the boot.
Kazuma Kiryu
Member
you see, having multiplayer means people won't buy the game, because other people might enjoy the mp mode, we can't go around having that kind of stuff. now this just means we can all buy the game, we weren't gonna do that before.
Oh snap.
outunderthestars
Banned
Well it is unreasonable to expect a fully featured game given the game's short five year development timeframe.
Man, has it been 5 years? Crazy.
HueyFreeman
Banned
SP games have really stayed alive and well this gen, despite all the doom and gloom. Great to see they're not only still being made, but made well and selling.
The original game was officially unveiled in 2004, then released in 2007. If for nothing else, Irrational likes to take their time.
BobTheFork
Member
Why cheer? The single player development has been notably troubled. All this means is that you won't be able to pretend MP development screwed up the game.
AranhaHunter
Banned
Hahaha. That game will come out when Elder Scroll Travelers, Resident Evil, and DMC come out on PSP.
outunderthestars
Banned
Yea. I can't imagine how much money the game will have to make in order to break even at this point.
metalslimer
Member
Because now they actually have a chance to fix the issues that were plaguing the SP. It is troubling we've basically seen so little of the game this year.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
And now for the inevitable delay to TBA 2013
They mentioned taking the "year off," so to speak, to devote all their time into developing the game. Depending on how soon they decided to scrub the multiplayer (although the article mentions the two modes that were cut before the E3 demo, it's not entirely indicative of them stopping their efforts of getting a mode in there), they could have had at least a year to really ramp up development for the single player, which will definitely be to the game's benefit. Or if it's a more recent decision, like within the last six months, it's hard to know just how much the extra manpower will help it out.
I can still remember the original Bioshock e3 demo they showed with Levine narrating. Watched that thing so many times.
Just some reminiscing.
i think it somewhat did this time though, but indeed. the cheering is very surface level and, at least for me, is for the reprieve from the wider encroachment of multiplayer into single player experiences on a general level. looking at this specific game development on a deeper level will illuminate many more troubles and complexities, it seems.
I'd argue as far as shooters go none of them need it outside of the big few like COD/BF/Halo. After that you pretty much get into redundancy territory where all you're doing is playing the same fucking modes and dumb leveling systems but with different skins and likely worse shooting mechanics.
gioGAF
Member
Yes! Thank you!
So tired of the garbage multiplayer that is stuffed into what seems like EVERY SINGLE GAME. I'm really happy they are focusing all their resources on delivering the highest quality single player experience they can.
Other developers always say that adding multiplayer doesn't impact the single player, but that is a TOTAL LIE. If they hadn't wasted all of the time, resources, capital and effort on their sh+*&y multiplayer component, they could have delivered an even better single player game.
So tired of the garbage multiplayer that is stuffed into what seems like EVERY SINGLE GAME. I'm really happy they are focusing all their resources on delivering the highest quality single player experience they can.
Other developers always say that adding multiplayer doesn't impact the single player, but that is a TOTAL LIE. If they hadn't wasted all of the time, resources, capital and effort on their sh+*&y multiplayer component, they could have delivered an even better single player game.
outunderthestars
Banned
So I have to ask: Are you willing to spend $60 on a 6-10 hour game with limited replay-ability?
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
If it says Bioshock on the cover, yes.
brandonh83
Banned
I got a lot more than 6-10 hours out of Bioshock 1 and 2.
Jibbajabbawockky
Member
Good! It does make me wonder just what was going on with the rumored multiplayer modes. Wasn't the inclusion of multiplayer one of the reasons it was pushed into 2013? To just drop that completely seems significant.
So long as the single player is solid, I'm more than content with that.
No but adding multiplayer doesn't do anything to enhance the value for me. A longer and deeper SP game would, but not a shallow mode where all you do is play on the same maps and do the same basic things a million times. That's a false sense of value to me.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Even shooters that have unique gameplay or unique modes don't get far like Red Faction Guerilla or Kane & Lynch 2, respectively. It's just a waste of resources that would be better put on making the singleplayer portion of the game bigger and more polished.
IrishNinja
Member
like many here, i'm happy to hear this - but what's the hold up then?
outunderthestars
Banned
But what if you don't get a longer or deeper SP game?
I guess I'm just getting pickier, but when I see a game like Bioshock or Deus Ex, I know I will just wait for a $20 sale before buying it as I don't want to spend $60 for a game I'll beat in a single day/weekend. For me, I'd rather spend $60 on a Skyrim, Fallout, or Mass Effect that offers alot more content for the same money.
AgentChris
Member
Waste of resources anyways.
People say BioShock had limited replayability, but I still played through it, like, 8 times. So...yes.
Uh yeah I would if its a good game, what a silly question. Tacking on shitty multiplayer to a designed as a purely single player experience is a waste of development resources that should be put towards making sure the game is as as polished as possible.
Well now I'm confused by what you want because Human Revolution is a ~25 hour game, definitely longer than the worthwhile content available in mass effect 2 or 3 (meaning not spending 10 hours planet scanning or doing the pointless fetch side quests in ME3). And skyrim for all its hundreds of hours of content is one of the most boring and lazily designed games of all time, so what good does having hundreds of hours of content do for it?
I get the concern though. I don't usually spend $60 on 10 hour linear games anymore either, it's too much money for too little value but the answer to that is to create longer and deeper games not shoehorn lazy multiplayer modes that after a month make everyone go "why am I not just playing my copy of Black Ops 2 instead?"
Anticitizen One
Banned
Only sports and pure shooters should have multiplayer modes
friskykillface
Banned
but multi in bioshock 2 was godly, had fun with that and being dat big daddy and drilling fools B^)
bummer to hear its gone but oh well.
bummer to hear its gone but oh well.
BobTheFork
Member
I agree with one thing. MP are becoming all the same; it would be nice to get a different experience. I really liked BS2 MP, even if it wasn't great.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
good 
chixdiggit
Member
Bioshock 2 multi was actually pretty decent. I will buy Infinite either way but was hoping for an improved multiplayer from Bioshock 2.
snoopeasystreet
Member
I'm pretty sure this game had multi player at some point so I wonder whether the game was pushed back because of it.
ShipTheCheese
Member
It's no secret it was a vastly dumbed down game from system shock standards. And it's also no secret the last half of the story took a giant dump. It's one of the more infamous aspects of the game now.
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Deleted member 17706
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Excellent news as someone who doesn't care about multiplayer and thinks that some single player aspects are inevitably compromised when a multiplayer mode gets added to a game.
snoopeasystreet
Member
As much as I love Bioshock, it failed as a story right after the twist.