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Wolfenstein: The New Order is single player only
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TheAusHulk
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I hope for this game to be more like Singularity. It was dumb fun that didn't take itself to serious.
BloodMoney
Banned
well thats a step in the right direction.
Gemüsepizza
Member
Good. With CoD/BF4/Planetside 2 there are plenty of other good MP games at PS4 launch for me. It would be hard for Wolfenstein to compete with them.
CountAntonius
Member
Oh fuck this. What the hell man? They turned their backs on one of the best multiplayer franchises ever. Screw this game.
Unfortunately. The beachhead assault style map from Return to Castle Wolfenstein is one of my favorite multiplayer experiences of all time.
Me too ; (
I'm sure if I were to replay it I would find it sucked so it will stay in my memories
What the hell is up with all the responses in this thread? I don't get how people can say "I don't need more tacked-on multiplayer" or "good, I'm more interested now." Wolfenstein is a competitive multiplayer game, with genre-redefining advancements from RtCW. This is a massive step back.
That's like saying you don't need tacked-on multiplayer for Halo and COD. WTF?
That's like saying you don't need tacked-on multiplayer for Halo and COD. WTF?
For low budget games this is true
see:
Singularity, Timeshift, Bioshock 2, Homefront, Spec Ops
it's not a low-budget game though.
Neither were Spec Ops (50 million $), Bioshock 2 and Singularity. Timeshift was mid-budget.
I see Wolfenstein as being a much more versatile IP than Call of Duty, but maybe that's just me.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
No it isn't
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Deleted member 80556
Unconfirmed Member
Great, they can focus on the singleplayer alone! Hopefully Bethesda doesn't screw them over like they did with Obsidian and Human Head.
Lemme ask you something: did the original Wolfenstein had multiplayer?
Lemme ask you something: did the original Wolfenstein had multiplayer?
It wasn't invented yet.
Acquiescence
Member
So tacked-on multiplayer modes that nobody asked for aren't the way forward after all?
Raven77
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Miles Quaritch
Member
WHAT? Of all the games to go in a single player direction...why did they have to choose this one? I had high hopes we'd see a return of the MP that made RTCW such a joy to play.
Bah, fuck this.
Bah, fuck this.
Like the hat?
Banned
Sweet. Will buy. I expected more of a 4 hour sp game with most of the focus being multiplayer
Wolfenstein multiplayer is something everyone should be asking for. Bringing RtCW/ET's multiplayer into the modern era would have been a whole lot more interesting than this.
slightconfuse
Banned
Well at least we will always have RTCW.
SimpleGamer
Member
Definitely a good sign
Why is that even relevant? Games evolve with new technology all the time. RtCW was without a doubt the best game in the franchise BECAUSE of its multiplayer.
Snkfanatic
Banned
Oh really? Well my interest is rising now.
Angry Fork
Member
Irrelevant, multi player is what made Wolfenstein blow up. Halo started out single player only too but tons of people fell in love with it because of the MP.
In the vast majority of cases I would agree with the 'i don't want tacked on MP' crowd, especially for games that have always been known to be SP-only, but not this series. It's definitely a step back imo. People reinstall Enemy Territory once it's mentioned the way they do Deus Ex, it's that much of a classic.
Man I really would love a new WW2 arcade enemy territory, free to play in the same vein as TF2 with proper balance, lots of classes and styles of play etc.
metalslimer
Member
It's in the nature of an FPS game to want multiplayer if there isn't going to be a decent campaign length. Something like Half Life 2 worked fine because the length was pretty good. Even if the campaign is really good, if it's only 5-6 hours long it will be in the bargain bins with no multiplayer to give it some kind of longevity. I dont even think all games need multiplayer, but I just don't see this game doing well.
deejay8595
my posts are "MEH"
Great!
Deified Data
Banned
Holy shit. What?
The game's not on my radar, but this is a surprising move. I expect at least a 20-hour campaign out of this, then.
The game's not on my radar, but this is a surprising move. I expect at least a 20-hour campaign out of this, then.
Fallout,TES,Dishonored and other Bethesda games were SP only. The Evil Within is a big budget survival Horror in this day and age,Bethesda seems like it want to be a different type publisher than the other ones,they take risks and don't follow what other publishers do.
the team they're using for this is obviously qualified to make an interesting SP game and afaik has never made a well-regarded MP shooter
we can easily conclude at this point that enemy territory was a fluke and splash damage didn't know what they'd done or how they'd done it. i loved the game too but dear god it is time to let go.
we can easily conclude at this point that enemy territory was a fluke and splash damage didn't know what they'd done or how they'd done it. i loved the game too but dear god it is time to let go.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
I hope it has similar gameplay to Blood Dragon except not faux sandbox (go all out if you can do it right or not at all) and harder with many more enemies per set. FC3 and Blood Dragon have a good solid base but ruin it with populating the outposts and areas with next to no enemies, even with the reinforcements after screwing up a stealthy approach. But the AI and gunplay are relatively fun and satisfying the way they let you mess with enemies, distract and flank them even after you get spotted, not like other fps like COD and even the main campaign in FC3 allowed less of it, it's better with that in Blood Dragon.
I didn't think people would be so upset about mp, Enemy Territory wasn't the Wolfenstein legacy, it was quite the stand alone title almost merely using the license and little else beyond the WWII theme, while its developers have made other ET style games since with little success, I dunno why you'd think these guys can do better. I'd try a new ET from Splash if they seemed to get around previous issues, Quake Wars was competent but ultimately not for most people but a mix of that with the parkour from their other game, improved gunplay and some parts of COD could be both good and successful, maybe.
Edit: wait, I actually forgot it had multiplayer before Enemy Territory since that's the one everyone loved, there are people who want the base multiplayer as it was before that free stand alone title? 100% news to me.
I didn't think people would be so upset about mp, Enemy Territory wasn't the Wolfenstein legacy, it was quite the stand alone title almost merely using the license and little else beyond the WWII theme, while its developers have made other ET style games since with little success, I dunno why you'd think these guys can do better. I'd try a new ET from Splash if they seemed to get around previous issues, Quake Wars was competent but ultimately not for most people but a mix of that with the parkour from their other game, improved gunplay and some parts of COD could be both good and successful, maybe.
Edit: wait, I actually forgot it had multiplayer before Enemy Territory since that's the one everyone loved, there are people who want the base multiplayer as it was before that free stand alone title? 100% news to me.
Grinchy
Banned
I think it excites people because we're at a point where every game tries to push a MP mode just for the sake of getting people to hold onto their games longer and keep them out of the used market. For a new FPS game to have no MP is an indication that the SP might be really damn good. Or it's a huge blunder. And that is interesting, so people are interested.
China Dont Care
Banned
Will Buy with this revelation.
Just knowing how well regarded that was is why I'm actually hesitant about them going SP only here. It's absolutely the best fit for a lot of games, but will that hold true here? Though maybe the mechanics are going to be in a form more interesting for SP that won't translate smoothly to multiplayer.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Sounds good to me, but it better be a long game and not 6hrs.
I NEED SCISSORS
Banned
I'm beginning to think id Tech 5 can't handle deathmatch multiplayer. lol.
Yeah this is crazy. They could atleast copy/paste the RtCW multiplayer into this game with upgraded textures etc and I'd buy it.
By what? I still consider it the best MP game of all time, only CoD 1 and 2 have even came close.
Beer Monkey
Member
Wow. Fail. I spent hundreds of hours playing RtCW multiplayer. It was the best online XBox game, stomping Halo 2.
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