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Vriezen · 12-22-2008, 08:30 PM

Co-op is something I feel isn't very new at all but more so what video games have ran away from over the years. Growing up with an Atari or NES some of the most fun was playing against my friends or my brothers. With my brothers it would usually continue until we would get pissed off and beat the crap out of each other. ie. Battletoads

Lately over the ensuing years co-op pretty much fell off the map. Have a friend over to play a game. Sorry have to take turns and share the same player and controller. Same thing with multiplayer. Mostly with multiplayer you would always play against each other but never through the story mode. Multiplayer vs. for me is fun but gets old after a while considering how many times can you really reinvent the wheel? Same thing, different look.

Lately though, co-op has been making a comeback. The key to success is to release games that enhance co-op and make it feel like an integrated feature rather than a single player mission tacked on. I think that is the whole point of playing games online.

And even then thats a stretch since its difficult to achieve the same level of socialization. There are many games that allow online multiplayer but for instance you have a friend over. "Hey lets game online" Look around and every "multiplayer" type game is online. "Go home and I'll meet you online".

Sounds rather absurd not to include the option of playing together on the same console much less the same tv, espcially considering the power that is packed into todays games as well as the size of tv's.

Old school we would play Contra co-op in person on a little 19 inch tv. Now thats something I'd be interested in. Modern day co-op in my eyes is not something new but a return to many hardcore gamer's childhood. Its all about recapturing something that has been missing for many years.

My only question is, will they succeed?

So far though I've been very happy with LittleBigPlanet. Amazingly done and the potential is excellent. Now if only my friends were online more often to play then I'd really be in business.

12-22-2008, 08:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
Vriezen Climbing to Live Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 15	Co-op is something I feel isn't very new at all but more so what video games have ran away from over the years. Growing up with an Atari or NES some of the most fun was playing against my friends or my brothers. With my brothers it would usually continue until we would get pissed off and beat the crap out of each other. ie. Battletoads Lately over the ensuing years co-op pretty much fell off the map. Have a friend over to play a game. Sorry have to take turns and share the same player and controller. Same thing with multiplayer. Mostly with multiplayer you would always play against each other but never through the story mode. Multiplayer vs. for me is fun but gets old after a while considering how many times can you really reinvent the wheel? Same thing, different look. Lately though, co-op has been making a comeback. The key to success is to release games that enhance co-op and make it feel like an integrated feature rather than a single player mission tacked on. I think that is the whole point of playing games online. And even then thats a stretch since its difficult to achieve the same level of socialization. There are many games that allow online multiplayer but for instance you have a friend over. "Hey lets game online" Look around and every "multiplayer" type game is online. "Go home and I'll meet you online". Sounds rather absurd not to include the option of playing together on the same console much less the same tv, espcially considering the power that is packed into todays games as well as the size of tv's. Old school we would play Contra co-op in person on a little 19 inch tv. Now thats something I'd be interested in. Modern day co-op in my eyes is not something new but a return to many hardcore gamer's childhood. Its all about recapturing something that has been missing for many years. My only question is, will they succeed? So far though I've been very happy with LittleBigPlanet. Amazingly done and the potential is excellent. Now if only my friends were online more often to play then I'd really be in business.