
As a gamer in my early twenties, I’ve suddenly entered a time of nostalgia. A lot of my favorite franchises are being made into both good and bad films, and a lot of the games and films I grew up with are being remade. I’ve also started to track down some of the old shows I used to watch on TV.
And as I look back, it makes me marvel at how far we’ve come, especially with video games. The technological development has been amazing, and innovation is still being made to this day. Though all this technology is making me wonder if gamers are being pushed away from each other.
When I was a kid, me and my friends would play video games for hours on end, on our butts, staring at the TV screen. I remember bouts of Mario Kart, Super Smash Brothers, Need for Speed, Donkey Kong and Pokémon. These days, if I play games with others, it’s always online. It’s been a long time since I actually sat down with people, physically, to play games. I also keep hearing the words: “Oh, I play games with my friends ONLINE all the time,” from other gamers, both online and off. Technological advancement is never a bad thing, and I’m all for online gaming, but I feel I’m seeing more and more games that forgo offline multiplayer in order to prioritize online multiplayer.
- Are game developers more focused on online multiplayer in their games?
- Do you still play offline multiplayer with other gamers?
- Will offline multiplayer be, for lack of a better word, obliterated from gaming?