Square Enix, Eidos Montreal, and Crystal Dynamics officially announced Shadow of the Tomb Raider last month, with a release date that’s only a few months away. The upcoming latest installment in the Tomb Raider franchise is one of the most anticipated single-player games of 2018, alongside Spider-Man and Red Dead Redemption 2. The developer of what could possibly be the next huge single-player experience after God of War speaks about whether the single-player genre is dying or thriving. Shadow of the Tomb Raider Single-Player: Are Single-Player Games Dying? Eidos Montreal Head of Studio David Anfossi recently spoke with GamesIndustry.biz about his opinion regarding the current state of single-player games. He says: “It’s a question of maybe trends, or moment, or timing. Every year there is a new trend. At the moment it’s Fortnite – which is a great game – and all the attention is around these kinds of games.” There’s also the fact that gamers are older now and have less time for single-player games that take too long to complete. “That being said, I believe that the story-driven experience is going through a generational change. Especially for people like me, the old guys… people who are 25 or older. Looking at God of War, that’s a pretty good example of a great single-player experience. I like it a lot, but I might not get the time to complete it. For me, that’s a frustration. Because when you start a story-driven experience you want to see the conclusion.” Shadow of… [Read full story]
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