Multiplayer

In chapter 5, it talks about the number of players within a game. It is one of the elements that helps define what kind of game it is. Games can have single player or multiplayer experience. There are games that feature both which adds to the gaming experience. The single player aspect focuses on progress of the narrative in the game while the multiplayer part focuses on the interaction of players online or within the game. There are some connotations when it comes to these games. The single player game usually is from a third-person perspective as people can see the more of the geography. Most of those games are adventure games where as it expands the area to explore. If a game is in a first-person perspective, there is a general feeling that it will be a multiplayer game. Most of the first-persons games are shooter games which have thrived very well like Call of Duty. It is really hard to see a third-person shooter game that has multiplayer capabilities. Going back with Call of Duty, there is a third-person mode but I feel it does not have same feel as when it is in the first person perspective.

The MMO game, World of Warcraft, is one of the examples that have both a single player and multiplayer experience. There are numerous quests and profession within the game that can be done alone and still level up in a way without any help from other players. To make the game more enjoyable, it is better to progress through the game with other gamers to do quests, dungeons, and/or raids to level faster. For discussion, what are some games that work well with both types or only works best with one type?

-Vircell D.