The best multiplayer game of the generation (and why)...

T

This_Hard_Land

Well-Known Member
BANNED!
Sep 11, 2013
2,874
171
2,469
I've done it. I've played them all. The correct answer to the title question is...

Spies-vs-Mercs-Gameplay-Feat.png


Pacing, positioning, scouting, perspective, communication, tactics and...hot hands? Throw me in exile if you must, but it feels like popular multiplayer gaming these days has been distilled into a virtual game of hot hands. To me, spawning in Black Ops II, taking the first left up ahead, and seeing an opponent pop out 20 yards ahead of me in the window above, just in time to trade shots (with our starting weapons) for a few milliseconds before I drop...leaves me wanting. This quick and painful 15 second cycle presents itself in just about all your Battlefields, Call of Duty's, Halo's, and Gears.

Whatever happened to communicating with your teammates, or deliberately plotting your own pace, or scouting the enemy, or having meaningful communication with just about anyone with a mic? It's all in Splinter Cell's Classic Spies vs. Mercs game mode. The great thing about it, is that it doesn't remove the game of hot hands out totally, it just shrinks that portion of the game down into a more appropriate level.


Runner Up:

starcraft-2-hots.jpg


Let me get this out of the way, Blizzards matchmaking system is God tier. Wings of Liberty came out in 2010, the industry has now had 3 full years to copy whatever magic Blizzard uses. Why they haven't astounds me. With that being said, there are only a couple reasons why this is my clear #2. First, the first 5 or 6 minutes of pretty much any match sucks. Options really don't start presenting themselves to you before the 5 minute threshold which saps some of the fun out of games. Two, competing against folks not on your skill level is a drag (thanks reason number 1). With that being said, I don't think there's a more intense game out there when you're playing someone at the same skill level as you.
 
Wii Sports. Because I could play it with anyone and we'd all still have fun.
 
BFBC2(Battlefield Bad Company 2)
BF3?BF4 MEH
I know many like BF2's style and some enjoy the newness of BF3/BF4 but to me its all about BFBC2 :)
Reasons? It just plays great,great maps,guns,vehicles,great bullet damage and great sound effects.

Bring BFBC3!

Borderlands 2 man What a game with hours and hours of co-op gameplay and tons of DLC....its the best co-op game of all time :)
 
Another vote for SC2: HotS, the only multiplayer I still play from time to time although I tend to not play as much melee anymore because too stressful so I'll play the odd arcade now and then just to have some fun.
 
I really enjoyed GTA IV online Hangman's Noose mode. I put wayyyy to much time into that and at one point was even in the top 10 times in the world.
 
Is this an opinion piece or are you asking the community what the best multiplayer game is and why?

Just curious, I'd love to get into a discussion of this.
 
Vapor said:
Is this an opinion piece or are you asking the community what the best multiplayer game is and why?

Just curious, I'd love to get into a discussion of this.
Click to expand...

It's his opinion piece, but jump into the fray!

IMO the best co-op has been Borderlands 2, so much content and loads of fun with friends. I don't play all that much competitive MP, though BF3, COD MW/2 were pretty fun
 
Starcraft 2 definitely gets best PC multiplayer game. The in-game league/ladders system is amazing and makes for a great competitive game without having to use third-party websites to track stats and join leagues, it's all in the SC2 interface, you never have to leave the game.

For consoles, I'm going to say Halo 2 was hands down the best multiplayer offering. The very beginning of the game was so much fun because you could create a clan and play in the clan matchmaking playlists, it was awesome. Of course over time the cheaters/boosters started plaguing the leaderboards and Bungie did away with it entirely. Countless hours and weekends were spent playing this game with friends, it was so easy to get into matches and gather friends.

I'm trying to think of another game since Halo 2 that I had a huge friends list for and played games with daily and maybe it was Halo 3, but nothing hasn't made an impact like Halo 2 did.

As for skill-based FPS multiplayer, I'm going to give that crown to Quake Live. There's nothing like a 1v1 duel in Quake Live, it's truly a game of chess, same goes for Super Streetfighter 4.

EDIT: I want to add that for team-based multiplayer on PC, Counter-strike takes that hands down.
 
M.Wallace said:
COD: MW easliy. No game has come close to the pure joy that MP brought.
Click to expand...

COD4? I know I'm in the minority here, but I couldn't stand the direction IW took COD in COD4. It was so different from COD2 in regards to the core game. The introduction of perks and kill streaks severely dumbed the game down and gave weaker players a handicap, something I believe NEVER needs to be in an online pvp multiplayer game.
 
Competitive multiplayer wise, for me I'd say BF3 and MAG. I like games with big maps and big player counts.

Coop wise, Gears 2 and 3. Horde owned me.
 
u2popmofo said:
Competitive multiplayer wise, for me I'd say BF3 and MAG. I like games with big maps and big player counts.

Coop wise, Gears 2 and 3. Horde owned me.
Click to expand...

Wouldn't World of Warcraft take the coop crown? That's a massive cooperative game for sure lol.
 
Team Fortress 2 for me. It was so beautifully balanced. It's a bit messy these days after the ridiculous amount of weapons they've added. And the hats.
 
I will throw a curve ball at you guys and say Shadowrun. I loved the different classes, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. The wife and I had so much fun with the game. I think it is definitely an underrated and under appreciated game. Wish the developer wasn't shutdown and could of gave us some new downloadable content.

Runner ups:

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

Call of Duty Modern Warfare

Gears of War
 
  • Like
Reactions: Vapor
Never really liked the vs online stuff, but for coop action my friends and I loved playing the GRAW missions and also Left4Dead. Can't forget the time spent on Forza2, my favorite of the series.
 
mudd77 said:
I will throw a curve ball at you guys and say Shadowrun. I loved the different classes, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. The wife and I had so much fun with the game. I think it is definitely an underrated and under appreciated game. Wish the developer wasn't shutdown and could of gave us some new downloadable content.

Runner ups:

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

Call of Duty Modern Warfare

Gears of War
Click to expand...

Holy wow, Shadowrun, I never thought anyone from UVGF would have even played that game. That was an amazing multiplayer FPS, regardless of it not being the traditional RPG it used to be. The core of Shadowrun was awesome, the magic of teleporting, gust and smoke were amazing to the gameplay and truly offered a no-limits multiplayer.
 
  • Like
Reactions: mudd77
cod4. me and my friends played clan matches for 2 years straight on that game
 
Vapor said:
Wouldn't World of Warcraft take the coop crown? That's a massive cooperative game for sure lol.
Click to expand...
I'm just sharing my favorites, which is all anyone does when "best" is mentioned. It's all completely arbitrary and subjective.
 
u2popmofo said:
I'm just sharing my favorites, which is all anyone does when "best" is mentioned. It's all completely arbitrary and subjective.
Click to expand...

No, actually Blacklist's multiplayer is the best. Everyone else is just sharing their favorites.
 
My personal favorite : Rainbow six: Vegas 1 .
Why: Because it was a semi tactical "Gun on Gun" shooter without throwable c4 or killstreaks that people actually used teamwork in.
 
I think I may be with you on a couple of game

Starcraft 2 and Spies vs Mercs are two of the best. Gears 1 and Rainbow Six Vegas are right there with them, though
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom
Back