Why would anyone play a single player early access game?

[Dark Light]

Why would anyone play a single player early access game?

[Ferengi Family Values]

It's sometimes fun to see the developmental changes that happen, although probably moreso for RPGs.

Early access games are usually cheaper than they would at release, and some people just really like being able to "beta test" and provide feedback.

[Benjafins]

Because multiplayer games tend to bore me.

[Rensuki]

cause we believe the game has really good potential upon being "released". The early access grants us upfront testing for the game, try playstyles and strategies, that can be used for the real release.

[Appleorgasm]

Originally posted by XIN:

cause we believe the game has really good potential upon being "released". The early access grants us upfront testing for the game, try playstyles and strategies, that can be used for the real release.

Not to mention the ability to directly affect a games's development by bug reports, suggestions, and feedback.

[Dark Light]

Yes but it’s a game that only play through once, it’s not like a multiplayer game, you might play it again in the future but it’s a single playthough story driven game. It makes sense for games like Killing Floor or Plague but for games like this or Black Mesa it really doesn’t. And don’t believe the myth that you can change the outcome of the game, you are just a playtester.

[Appleorgasm]

Originally posted by Dark Light:

Yes but it’s a game that only play through once, it’s not like a multiplayer game, you might play it again in the future but it’s a single playthough story driven game. It makes sense for games like Killing Floor or Plague but for games like this or Black Mesa it really doesn’t. And don’t believe the myth that you can change the outcome of the game, you are just a playtester.

Wrong, the "story" is still the same but each game is different due to the way the world spawns.
Like a dev said, picture it like a roundtable. The map generator randomly pics items from that table and while all the quests are the same, the map will be different every time, giving a different playthrough. Also just because the game is linear doesn't mean that playability is ruined, look at skyrim, a game that lived on for SEVERAL years with mods, and still to this day is a joy to play vanilla. And yes, you CAN change the outcome of the game, we are already getting the devs to do balance changes and add in features. That's not a myth, don't use other games as an example for this as kickstarter backers shaped the game to where it is, and the masses will shape it as well.

[Dark Light]

Originally posted by Warlance Appleorgasm:

Originally posted by Dark Light:

Yes but it’s a game that only play through once, it’s not like a multiplayer game, you might play it again in the future but it’s a single playthough story driven game. It makes sense for games like Killing Floor or Plague but for games like this or Black Mesa it really doesn’t. And don’t believe the myth that you can change the outcome of the game, you are just a playtester.

Wrong, the "story" is still the same but each game is different due to the way the world spawns.
Like a dev said, picture it like a roundtable. The map generator randomly pics items from that table and while all the quests are the same, the map will be different every time, giving a different playthrough. Also just because the game is linear doesn't mean that playability is ruined, look at skyrim, a game that lived on for SEVERAL years with mods, and still to this day is a joy to play vanilla. And yes, you CAN change the outcome of the game, we are already getting the devs to do balance changes and add in features. That's not a myth, don't use other games as an example for this as kickstarter backers shaped the game to where it is, and the masses will shape it as well.

Fair enough then, but still.

[[Q]uik]

Well there's the fctor of not being willing to wait for the final product; As well as.. It's actually fun to see a game change over time.

[b3afy]

My 2 cents on this game is because I am a very enthusiastic person on games with procedural generation, maybe some funny lookin' generation or interesting and rare finds. This is why I am also hyped for No Man's Sky. Even though it's multi-player, where are you going to find your friends in an 18-quintillion-star-sized universe?

Sorry for getting offtrack. Why I like this game. Procedural generation, interesting atmosphere.

Those saying this is a Bioshock wannabe? Obviously haven't seen gameplay. And yes, people have said this. Surprisingly.

[Doranvel]

It's a lottery really. Other single player games in early access have turned out perfectly fine so far. If it's done right it's fun to see the development of a game over time.

[East]

Good question. My reasoning behind the purchase were the following:

- Curiosity what the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ is about, trailers did a pisspoor job at explaining
- Liked the theme and setting, the whole artstyle is superb
- It felt into the "trustworthy" kickstarter category (TB and Jim Sterling vouch for the devs)
- I had 30 bucks just lying around
- In case the game turns out good, EA is 10 bucks cheaper than the final version. yay.

[Liberteer]

Just because.

[Space]

Originally posted by Dark Light:

Why would anyone play a single player early access game?

Presumably because they want to. Seems to be the most obvious explanation to me.

[Shork]

It seems quite a few people took the bait.

[Stevcorp]

It's an interesting concept. But if the game fails, it'll never get released. So playing the alpha might be your only chance.