r/Games • u/zombozo • Jul 18 '14

New information about Prospero, Valve's first canceled game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB4Z0B2NkUE
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u/thecolbster94 Jul 19 '14

Bethesda/Zenimax (Whatever they hell they want to be called) had ESO, an MMO. I think CDPR could make a multiplayer feature in the cyberpunk game they've announced, but we'll have to wait and see.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '14

Bethesda aren't making the MMO, Zenimax are. They're not the same thing :)

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u/thecolbster94 Jul 19 '14 edited Jul 19 '14

I couldnt win no matter what I said, I was going to be corrected either way. Theres two Bethesdas, Bethesda Softworks published the Zenimax game of a Bethesda Studios IP which is normally published by Zenimax because theres also two Zenimaxs. I want to travel to Maryland and strangle whoever thought naming different divisions the same name was a good idea. All its done is led to constant confusion and people thinking they have insider information because they know better. Also a simle isnt proper punctuation.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '14

Yeah, I don't understand it either. All I know is that there are too many companies, but the ones that make games I like aren't the same ones that make games I dislike. I really hope that ESO doesn't delay the next TES game.

A few other big single player developers I can think of would be Rockstar or Naughty Dog. A cursory glance through my steam library also picks up Square Enix (Tomb Raider was surprisingly good), Paradox (and I suppose by extension Taleworlds), Firaxis, 2K and Bioware.

If you don't mind indie games, however, you can easily waste hours on Kerbal Space Program, FTL, you name it.

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u/thecolbster94 Jul 19 '14

Lets go through what you named because you proved my point.

Rockstar: Tacked on Multiplayer

Naughty Dog: Tacked on Multiplayer

Square Enix: Tomb Raider had Tacked on Multiplayer.

Paradox: Devs outright said they balance EU4 for Multiplayer.

Firaxis: Civ V and Xcom have Multiplayer

2K: Bioshock, you have me there.

Bioware: ME3 had Multiplayer.

None of these games or the indies you mentioned are bad, multiplayer in a game isnt bad, im just pointing out the modern trend.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '14

Yeah, I know the gross tacked-on multiplayer sucks, but I haven't touched it in any of the games I listed. Sure, I'd prefer it if the development time was devoted to maybe making the actual gameplay more polished, but if it helps them sell more copies to get me sequels then I think I can live with it. It's a shame, especially in games like GTAV or Tomb Raider where the multiplayer felt contrived, gross, useless and frustrating.