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Bethesda wants to save single-player gaming!

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Gaming, like life, is often about social interaction – a time to join with others in a common cause, or to simply exorcise a few demons with some cathartic virtual carnage. But sometimes you just need a little time away. A place where you can go to escape the vicissitudes of everyday life. And that’s where a great single-player game comes in.

Once upon a time, these solitary experiences dominated the gaming landscape. But in recent years, with multiplayer on the rise, single-player games have become fewer in number. Meanwhile, the community has been clamoring for more single-player games, and the media has penned a panoply of pieces bemoaning the loss of single-player experiences. But never fear! Bethesda is here to help. In a new video that debuted at The Game Awards, starring none other than Lynda Carter, we share our vision for saving the single player.

So whether you pick up Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, The Evil Within 2, Prey, Dishonored 2, DOOM, Fallout 4: Game of the Year, Skyrim Special Edition – or all of the above – rest assured that Bethesda has you covered with a critically acclaimed, award-winning single-player game that’s just what you need.

In the coming weeks, we’ll also be sharing your stories about single-player games on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and more. So be sure to join in the fun with the hashtag: #SavePlayer1
 

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Haaahaaaaaaaaa!

I wonder if they really see this as a serious threat to which they have no response, or if they're just trying to get attention/PR points.
 

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So whether you pick up Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, The Evil Within 2, Prey, Dishonored 2, DOOM, Fallout 4: Game of the Year, Skyrim Special Edition – or all of the above – rest assured that Bethesda has you covered with a critically acclaimed, award-winning single-player game that’s just what you need.

These are ALL variably declined, worse than older games in their respective lineage.

Older Wolfenstien games > Machine game's efforts.
Older elder scrolls > nuElder Scrolls.
Classic Doom > NuDoom
Classic Immersive Sims > Dishonored/Prey
Older Fallout Games > FO4
Older Resident Evil/survival horrors in general > Evil Within

It's a sad state of affairs when some of these declined games (e.g DOOM, Prey) are few of the actually playable AAA singleplayer games on the modern market. Playable as in they're declined/inferior, but not TOTAL shit.
 
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Oh oh, I've got a meme idea for this.

Single-player:

Lynda-as-Wonder-Woman-264419.jpg


Multi-player:

justice-league-poster.jpg



Come on Reddit, make it happen.
 

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"But here at Bethesda [...] we make all sorts of games"

LAWL get outta here, stalker

:hahyou:
 

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The fuck did I just watch?

I wonder what kind of moron at Bethesda thought that video was a good idea.

Bethesda quality as usual.
 

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Look at video's comments or search #SavePlayer1. People (Bethesda audience) praise and thank Bethesda.
 

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It's not like was gonna play any Bethesda game ever but this, this is just the worst cringy shit.


"Hey we're Bethesda we heard you like multiplayer but plzplzplz don't forget about our games let us keep our jerbs (p.s. we're doing this for you)"
 

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I am almost certain that whoever had the idea to make this video was high as fuck when he was brainstorming but I have to admit that Bethesda is the only AAA publisher/developer that has single player games as their priority no matter how shitty they end up in the end,most others has single player as an after thought
 

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"But here at Bethesda [...] we make all sorts of games"

LAWL get outta here, stalker

:hahyou:

It's quite true actually, with just one engine they made: the last good elder scrolls game, shitty dumbed down elder scrolls game, a bit less shitty elder scrolls game, elder scrolls with guns, base building sim.
 

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