![]() It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what makes 2023 feel so different. The mandate saw some of the uniqueness shaved off everything from Dead Space to Assassin’s Creed to God of War to make the core gameplay transferable to the expectations of a multiplayer audience. The age of multiplayer was thrust upon us, and the result was that everything had to be playable with others. ![]() Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare burst onto the scene and reshaped the landscape overnight. It’s not that they disappeared or became universally bland, but the rough patch can be traced back to 2007. Certain successes, certain failures, and the distinct tenor of this year’s not-E3 season have me more hopeful for the future of single-player games than I have been in quite some time. I’ve written before about how that sapped my enthusiasm for single-player games, but I mention it again now because 2023 feels like a year of correction. ![]() There’s been a persistent (and completely understandable) tendency towards trend-chasing. Single-player games have felt mired in a swamp of carefully crafted sameness for a long while now, especially at the big end of town.
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