Playing video games by yourself may sound anti-social. Maybe you think I’m a crazy cat person for even suggesting such an idea. Well, think again.
Here are five reasons why you might want to play games by yourself.
No Anonymous Teenagers
1. You prefer to go out with friends and play your games alone. When you play by yourself, you can side step those angry Xbox Live gamers. I mean, who wants to hear a nine-year old scream like a banshee into a microphone? Well, not me. I don’t know about you.
The Party (of One) Never Ends
2. You can keep playing a single player game even if PSN or Xbox Live crash. There’s no need to sit around and twiddle thumbs. You can also play if you’re friends aren’t online, of if their internet is down. And there are plenty of excellent single player games to keep you busy.
No Friendly Uproar
3. You might be able to quit a single player game without causing an upset. However, if you leave an online multiplayer match early, you’ll let down your team. I guess your team would give you another shot, but first they’d stab you in the back. You don’t always get to choose your team mates.
A Story Just for Me
4. I can get lost in the forests of a story when I play by myself. My friends, sitting on the couch, might die of boredom if they had to watch me move like a snail through a game’s nooks and crannies. My friends might want to jump into the action and skim the story.
The Allure of Shiny Things
5. Sometimes you just want to sit back, relax and unwind with a good game after a hard day. Then you can finish pointless tasks in the game that might bore friends. You can, for instance, get all the trophies or achievements by yourself. Now, I don’t mean those trophies where you have to kill one million bad guys or reach a certain rank online. Who has time for those things?
Of course, there are innumerable great reasons to play with others. There will be memorable moments to share with friends, you might love to compete against others and, most of all, you love to beat them.
But you’ve got to admit that playing games alone is sometimes fun. I know you do it. We all do it, and none of us are crazy cat people.
Video Games Nebula 
I usually only play single player games. Occasionally I’ll play multiplayer on Mario with a friend, but that’s about it.
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Sounds like we’re on the same page.
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I think that there’s more ‘space’ for narrative in single player games, metaphorically speaking. In multiplayer/co-op games, you can expect players to be distracted by conversations and other shenanigans instead of being focused on the story unfolding in-front of them. I love company whilst playing games, but sometimes they get in the way of story telling way too much.
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I agree that company can ruin a good story sometimes.
Usually I’ll play through the single player until I’ve seen everything. Then I might invite company to join in a co-op game, so we could all play and not ruin the story.
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