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General and Gaming => General => Topic started by: mark1982 on January 22, 2019, 02:57:48 am
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Do some of you buy Call of Duty, Battlefield, or similar online games just to play the Single-Player Campaign?
I'm guilty of this... Sometimes when I feel like playing a First-Person Shooter I will get a multiplayer focused game to just play the campaign, I did this recently with COD WWII. I do enjoy the campaigns but they are rather short, I understand that the main point of these games is to be multiplayer focused, but I don't play multiplayer centric games anymore so I just stick with the Single Player experience.
Is anybody else like this? I ask this question here on VGCollect because I noticed here that many people don't like multiplayer focused games. We all like our games to last and be prolonged as the years go by without having any of the servers shutting down. I do hope EA and Activision realize this that after the servers go down the Single Player campaign must be able to be played offline.
It's a bit worrying because not too long ago I was playing For Honor and I couldn't even play the campaign because the server was down for maintenance... Perfectly understandable if I was trying to access the multiplayer, but this was the single-player campaign. I find this completely unnecessary to lock the single player game behind an online component. Initially when For Honor was released it didn't require online to play the campaign, this was implemented at a later stage so I believe it is reversible when they decide to shut down the server.
I don't buy purely online games though, there has to be a single player campaign tied to it. Black Ops 4 doesn't even have a single-player campaign so that's a no go. Plus I only get these games when they are on sale, no point paying full price for a 5-6 hour experience imo.
Is anybody else like this? Or is a complete waste of money buying these games?
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Most games are worth the money if you are buying cheap. I got Metal Gear Survive and beat it singleplayer only, but I got it for 10 bucks too, so while it's not a particularly good game, it didn't bother me much since I got it so cheap. Nothing wrong with getting a multiplayer shooter just for the singleplayer, as long as you got it for cheap or that you feel you got enough worth out of it. I only bought Black Ops 4 because I wanted to play Blackout and nothing else. Heck, I'd recommend getting Titanfall 2 just so you could play the singleplayer, because it's great, but its also likely very cheap right now.
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To answer the OP's question yes indeed. In fact I never played a single console game online in my life before. I have most Call Of Duty games as well as Battlefield games, and I only use them for single play purposes. I even had fun with Unreal Tournament for the PlayStation 2 all by myself with just me and the Computer dukeing it out :)
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I don't like playing online tbh, so yes all the time.
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I buy Call of Duty games for the single-player, but I'm only interested in the ones based in WW2, I'm also at the point where I'll only pick them up for a few quid - I'm missing CoD WW2 for the PS4, for instance, but I'm not paying more than a fiver for it and would rather trade rather than pay cash. CoD 2/3 on the 360 reignited my interest in FPS games, which had long been fizzled out, so they'll always hold a place in my heart.
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Sure - if the game is interesting and does offer a single-player campaign, I have no problems picking it up and playing it. Actually, I thought Battlefield 1 and Star Wars: Battlefront II were multiplayer only, so they weren't even near my radar as far as PS4 games I'd like to get, but will now for certain.
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Sure - if the game is interesting and does offer a single-player campaign, I have no problems picking it up and playing it. Actually, I thought Battlefield 1 and Star Wars: Battlefront II were multiplayer only, so they weren't even near my radar as far as PS4 games I'd like to get, but will now for certain.
Yeah BF1 and BF5 have what amount to short "stories" of the war, following 3 or 4 characters. They are okay for the most part, but nothing impressive. I actually need to get through Battlefront 2's story, finally can now that I recently upgrade my PC to handle it properly, but it's set around the end of Return of the Jedi and connects to the current era. Only played two or three missions, but it seems alright.
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I see. How long is the game overall?
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I see. How long is the game overall?
For Battlefront 2? I don't know, but howlongtobeat.com says 6 hours on average and that's kinda what BF1 and BF5 are at too. Or really most of these multiplayer/singleplayer shooters tend to be around that too I believe.
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I buy Call of Duty games for the single-player, but I'm only interested in the ones based in WW2, I'm also at the point where I'll only pick them up for a few quid - I'm missing CoD WW2 for the PS4, for instance, but I'm not paying more than a fiver for it and would rather trade rather than pay cash. CoD 2/3 on the 360 reignited my interest in FPS games, which had long been fizzled out, so they'll always hold a place in my heart.
Have you played "Call of Duty: World at War – (Final Fronts)" for the PS2 @shfan? Final Fronts version it is a PlayStation 2 exclusive, and is has a different campaign the the normal "Call Of Duty: World At War. I watched part of the story of the 7th generation one and saw it was a lot different then the 6th generation PS2 exclusive
To wrap things up "Call of Duty: World at War – (Final Fronts)" part of the single player campaign takes place in the Japanese Islands while you play as the Americans fighting the Japanese instead of only fighting the Germans
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Sure, when they're bottom dollar. I finally bought most of the CoD and Battlefield games just so I can play through the story mode at some point, those games got dirt cheap lately.
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Sure - if the game is interesting and does offer a single-player campaign, I have no problems picking it up and playing it. Actually, I thought Battlefield 1 and Star Wars: Battlefront II were multiplayer only, so they weren't even near my radar as far as PS4 games I'd like to get, but will now for certain.
Yep, they both have Single-Player campaigns. As kamikazekeeg mentioned Battlefield 1 has short stories with different characters for the campaign which was quite interesting. As for Star Wars, I believe the first Battlefront game doesn't have a Single-Player campaign, but the second one implemented a Single-Player story. I bought it for cheap solely for the campaign, not gonna play any of the multiplayer.
I see. How long is the game overall?
For Battlefield 1 I took roughly about 7-8 hrs to beat, not too bad, I remember playing the tank mission and thinking the graphics were pretty stellar. Haven't played Star Wars Battlefront 2 yet, but I heard it's rather short. So definitely not worth full price if just gonna play for the story imo.
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Sure, when they're bottom dollar. I finally bought most of the CoD and Battlefield games just so I can play through the story mode at some point, those games got dirt cheap lately.
Yep, definitely agree with this. Now is a good time to get them since they're all on sale.
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I must say, 6-8 hours sound really good. I will definitely be getting the two as soon as I get me a PS4...for as cheaply as possible, of course. I think I'll add Titanfall 2 to the list, as well.
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No, mostly because military FPS games don't appeal to me, and the few multiplayer focused games with tacked on single player that don't fit this sub genre just don't have enough for me to want to buy them, even for cheap. At one point I thought about buying Star Wars Battlefront 2 for it's story, but upon hearing about the campaign and how crappy it was, and also shortly after TLJ killing Disney's canon for me, you couldn't pay me to play it now.
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I do actually, I own most the mainline CoD games on PS2, PS3 & PS4 - But I never buy them upon release. The majority of them I got a year or two again as they're cheap. But I didn't get them for online but jsut to enjoy the campaign. As CoD BO4 has removed its campaign I have zero interest in picking it up in the future.
Another big appeal is these games have Co-op but on the earlier PS3 titles the Co-op was absymal - World At War was pretty much unplayable due to cropped screens and the game struggling to run.
I agree with the appeal of a 4-6 hour campaign, sometimes it's nice to have abnd at a budget price I am happy to gather them.
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Not a lot but I did it for Halo.
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I often do this, but since these kinds of games usually see a new release every year, I wait until them to become cheap in order to buy them.
For example, I just got Battlefield 1 a couple of weeks ago for the equivalent to US$8,00 and it was pretty worth the price!
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I'll have to say I'm a no. I buy them, rarely, when I think I can get a friend to jump on with me. Retro stuff is a good example. I have loads of beatem ups that I buy on the off chance someone comes over and just really wants to play Turtles 2 for the NES. But I struggle to play them alone for more than a few levels.
A recent example is Splatoon. I have tossed and turned about getting this game. I still haven't pulled the trigger (no pun intended). I just don't have any friends with a Switch. I've heard good things about the Story modes, and the Salmon Run mode looks like a blast. I just don't think I would enjoy it with all the other games to be played. The price will never go down either as a Nintendo 1st party :(
I do pick up games from like 2 generations ago when they are super cheap, but rarely to actually play through the campaigns, more so just to experience the games themselves.
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Sure, when they're bottom dollar. I finally bought most of the CoD and Battlefield games just so I can play through the story mode at some point, those games got dirt cheap lately.
Yep, definitely agree with this. Now is a good time to get them since they're all on sale.
This. I’ll happily pay $5 for a decent 5-10 hour shooter campaign. Usually don’t regret it.
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Living in the sticks of Missouri, up until 2011 there was no high-speed internet option where I live. I had Hughesnet, but wouldn't wish that on the worst forum troll. In 2011, Big River started putting up LTE towers for wireless internet. I've paid through the nose since then for it, with a whopping 7mbps down, 1.5mbps up. ::) But as long as I kick the kids off first, I can play online.
Most FPS I bought for the single player mode. Hell, before 2011 I couldn't play online anyway! Even now with a few exceptions like the first Destiny and Plants vs. Zombies, I dont play much online. I've played every Call of Duty up until Black Ops IIII, and since Activision decided to omit the single player campaign, they can kiss my hairy ass. $110 for a stripped-down online dude-bro shooter with a $50 season pass for some crappy map packs? No thanks.
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I was re-reading this topic and had no idea that Call Of Duty Black Ops 4 had no single player campaign, that is unusual for Activision, most times Activision were always known for their game quality, well, looks like I won't be ever getting Black Ops 4. More recently I purchased Call Of Duty 2 for the Xbox360, and Call Of Duty Black Ops 2, and Call Of Duty Black Ops 3 for Xbox360, I however had a lot of copies of Black Ops 1 for the PlayStation 3 that had disc rot.
I still had not ever played an online COD match, and have no interest in doing so.
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I generally won't bother with a game unless it has a single player mode in it. I think the last time I did that was Warhawk (PS3). Loved the game, but really hoped that they would eventually add a single player mode. They had a training bit, but no campaign. Very sad.
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I was re-reading this topic and had no idea that Call Of Duty Black Ops 4 had no single player campaign, that is unusual for Activision, most times Activision were always known for their game quality, well, looks like I won't be ever getting Black Ops 4. More recently I purchased Call Of Duty 2 for the Xbox360, and Call Of Duty Black Ops 2, and Call Of Duty Black Ops 3 for Xbox360, I however had a lot of copies of Black Ops 1 for the PlayStation 3 that had disc rot.
I still had not ever played an online COD match, and have no interest in doing so.
Black Ops 3 for Xbox 360 is Multiplayer only as well (Unless you count a sparse zombie mode you can play solo). Only the XB1/PS4 versions had the campaign included.
I have only seen Disc rot once in my life, and that was a game I quickly returned to gamestop. Certainly doesn't seem like a widespread problem.
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Suprised nobody mentioned titanfall 2 yet, that game had the best campaign in a fps in quite a while imo. Well worth spending 10 bucks on or for whatever you can buy it these days.
Sticking to the topic yes i do buy them from time to time but i pick them up usually a few years down the line when the price is cheap. It's fun to sit trough a campaign of a couple of hours in one sitting (on a rainy saturday evening) every once in a while.
I'm mostly a gears and halo guy tough.
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Does Halo count? I love the Halo campaigns, very sci-fi. I don't even bother with multiplayer.
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Yep! At one time I only played the single player but now it's a little of both I don't care for online only games.
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I think its going to end up that way. I´m just getting into the ps3 and its the only console I can play the COD games on. Ill probably play through the campaigns just to see what all of the commotion was about. I dont think theres any servers for GTA games anymore either.
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I think its going to end up that way. I´m just getting into the ps3 and its the only console I can play the COD games on. Ill probably play through the campaigns just to see what all of the commotion was about. I dont think theres any servers for GTA games anymore either.
I personally enjoy all the Call Of Duty single player campaigns that is the only reason why I play them, Most of the single player campaigns in Call of Duty games, you fight along side coop bots, aka computer controlled allies, and the games I've played are balanced out, so they are fun. However most of the time the game lets you shoot down the enemies yourself to make you feel like a badass. So it never gets old, for me on single player campaigns.
The key to success is to keep pushing forward keep ducked and hidden and keep moving and, paying attention, listen to your orders from your allies. if you don't keep moving and shooting you will get a grenade on your ass, and die.
Call of duty is not like Halo or Doom, since you have help from the computer controlled allies 99% of the entire campaign. But like I said, you do most of the work yourself.
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Did you just explain what a bot is to me
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Did you just explain what a bot is to me
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what?