Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Single Player Experience Only

[brendanvb]

So it would appear the trend of including multiplayer in just about every new release is (hopefully) coming to an end:

New Lord of the Rings prequel won't have multiplayer, not coming to Wii U

Upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor will not include any multiplayer and is skipping a release on Nintendo's Wii U, developer Monolith Productions has confirmed.

"Alas, no co-op. Shadow of Mordor is being crafted wholly as a single-player experience," the studio said on Twitter.

Regarding platforms, Monolith explained that the game is coming only to PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC. The developer did not explain why Wii U owners won't get to play the game, but it's possible the platform's shortcomings might be to blame.

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is Monolith's second game based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy series, following 2012's MOBA Guardians of Middle-earth. Shadow of Mordor takes place exclusively in Mordor and has gamers playing as Talion, a Ranger with Wraith traits.

I felt like a lot of recent games had multiplayer tacked on just for the sake of it, so I'm glad to hear this and the new Infamous will be single player only experiences. I have nothing against multiplayer, but I feel like it sometimes takes away from the development of crafting a good, lengthy campaign.

[Stunt]

So it would appear the trend of including multiplayer in just about every new release is (hopefully) coming to an end:

New Lord of the Rings prequel won't have multiplayer, not coming to Wii U


I felt like a lot of recent games had multiplayer tacked on just for the sake of it, so I'm glad to hear this and the new Infamous will be single player only experiences. I have nothing against multiplayer, but I feel like it sometimes takes away from the development of crafting a good, lengthy campaign.

Fully agree, it all feels a little forced. Like Tomb Raider I'm sure you'll agree. I'm super amped for this game, more now even knowing they'll focus on SP.

[brendanvb]

Fully agree, it all feels a little forced. Like Tomb Raider I'm sure you'll agree. I'm super amped for this game, more now even knowing they'll focus on SP.

Yeah wanted to specifically mention TR, but feel like I mention that game too much already due to my fanboyism , but the multiplayer was definitely unnecessary.

[DarthMol]

Yeah wanted to specifically mention TR, but feel like I mention that game too much already due to my fanboyism , but the multiplayer was definitely unnecessary.

And it seemed like nobody played it. I thought I'd try it out but could never find a game

[brendanvb]

And it seemed like nobody played it. I thought I'd try it out but could never find a game

Yeah same here, or I had to wait aaaages for a match. And since half the trophies are multiplayer trophies I can kiss platinum goodbye

[Stunt]

Yeah same here, or I had to wait aaaages for a match. And since half the trophies are multiplayer trophies I can kiss platinum goodbye

That's the case with too many games though. they attempt to pull people towards their mediocre attempts at MP by associating half the achievements with that crappy MP.

Try http://www.playstationtrophies.org/ if you want people to help you boost for trophies.

[XbatousaiX]

Always the best route to take.There are enough multiplayer games out there.

[Ike_009]

Personally I hate MP tag alongs, they just feel pointless and I then feel the SP got shafted to fit the MP in the budget. I'm keen to see where they take this game though, it looks awesome.