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Re: Soapbox: Sony Is Making More Live Service Games for PS5, PS4, And I'm Excited

CrimsonKing97

The thing about multiplayer games (really live services nowadays) is that having a decent gameplay loop and the content that'll keep playing hook and coming back is apparently too tall an order to ask, so when Sony, a publisher who breezed their way through generations prior with supreme single player games, say that they're going in with live service initiatives, it worries me considering their own multiplayer games aren't getting that kind of love.

Example: The Last of Us actually has one of the best multiplayer suites I've ever played in the form of Factions, but five years of playing that has left me disillusioned after dealing with cheaters, broken weapons, pay to win skills & guns, and busted exploits. While Factions 2 could easily polish those mechanics and make a live service road map that easily elevates Naughty Dog to heights they only previously imagined, I have my reservations because of what I said previously.

On the other hand, Apex Legends has become my favourite live service game because it turns Titanfall 2 into a (mostly) boots on the ground BR shooter with fair monetization compared to what the competition offers. The Apex experience isn't perfect, but it's fun enough so that I can tolerate it's issues.

And I understand why PlayStation nerds are so hostile towards multiplayer/live service games (mostly because they're bad and couldn't get a kill to save their lives), but this does NOTHING in terms of how many single player games you're getting (Sony is still making more SP games than MP), so..... just shut up and let us enjoy what Sony has in store.

Re: Days Gone Also Sold Over 8 Million Copies on PS4, Claims Director

CrimsonKing97

The Days Gone discourse is hilarious. I remember people straight up sh**ting on this game on release and, by all accounts, the general consensus was that it wasn't that good even if you removed the bugs and jank. Now here we are, 3 years later with people saying they always loved it and crying it deserves a sequel.

Re: Horizon Forbidden West Writer John Gonzalez Exits Guerrilla Games

CrimsonKing97

I'd have more hope if his involvement in this sequel was minimal to non-existent, but it doesn't seem like that'll be the case. The first game's story was so boring and forgettable, it's a shame this dude got a opportunity to write another boring and forgettable follow up. Oh well. Hope the gameplay is at least a step up from the first

Re: Fortnite's Finale Shows Service Games At Their Best

CrimsonKing97

Kinda shocking that you guys don't have a multiplayer guy writing articles, but, besides the point, I agree that Epic killed it with this Fortnite finale event. I haven't played it since it's early days of popularity, but these recent events have been eye catching to say the least. Still not gonna play it as regularly as I used to, even with "Chapter 2", but Epic deserves props for this.

Re: Uncharted 2, 3, and The Last of Us PS3 Multiplayer Servers Go Offline Tomorrow

CrimsonKing97

I'll keep saying it til my dying breath; The Last of Us has the best multiplayer suite as far as gameplay goes and it's a damn shame Naughty Dog f***ed it up as bad as they did.
Even though it's the PS3 servers, this just shows these games are on finite time depending on how much devs/publishers care to keep them up. I'd say I hope they'd do better with Part II, but I also have to ask who am I kidding.