Some single-player games seem timeless, but most single-player games only hook me for less than 20 or 30 hours of gameplay. By comparison, I've sunk a lot of time, possibly over 100 hours, on some multiplayer games (Team Fortress 2, Dominions 3, League of Legends).Ragdollmaster wrote:Multiplayer games inevitably get repetitive and boring. There are a few gems out there (Battlefield Bad Company 2, Team Fortress 2, Counterstrike) that seem timeless, but honestly, most multiplayer games only hook me for maybe a total of 20 to 30 hours of gameplay.
You're comparing good SP games to bad MP games.tl;dr -> I'll take quality over "lasting appeal" any day. Anyone who wouldn't do the same obviously either hasn't had the pleasure of playing through some utterly fantastic singleplayer titles or just has a ridiculously short attention span, and rapid, repetitive multiplayer games (CALL OF DOOTIE) are the only thing that they can play without getting bored.
Chess is a multiplayer game. It's timeless, and the features that make it timeless can be reproduced in PC games.
All team sports, possibly all sports, are by nature multiplayer games. The features that make them enjoyable are duplicated in certain games, which is why we have 'e-sports'.
I prefer SP games too, but I can see why some people prefer MP.