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A look back at one of my T3 lists: Co-op
Posted on Friday, February 17 2012 @ 04:37:43 Eastern

OK, a couple of years ago, I made a list of games that I reckoned would go well with co-op. The full list and reasons can be found here.

I just was looking at it again, and I realised that of the 10, 4 of them have had sequels and/or remakes that have included this game mode.

First off, we have my #10 pick, which was Halo: Combat Evolved, which was added due to the issues with the 360's backwards compatibility. Now, we have Halo: CE Anniversary Edition. Huh.

#9 - #7 we can ignore, as these titles didn't see any new installments in the meantime.

#6 was Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, and from I understand co-op was in the sequel, in one form or another. Never tried it, though, so I can't comment on it.

#5 was Deus Ex, and while Human Revolution had a lot going for it, co-op was not one of them.

#4 was Resident Evil 4, and its sequel, 5, had some pretty kickass co-op play. Pity it was kind of necessary, given the somewhat peculiar ineptitude of the AI.

#3 was Far Cry. Well, no co-op action in that sequel.

#2 was Dead Rising. And again, Capcom delivers on the co-op play in the sequel, and the reimagining of the sequel, proving that zombie slaying is best done in pairs.

Finally, my first pick was Devil May Cry 3. Well, no co-op in 4. Maybe in DmC...

It should also be noted that the comments suggested Call of Duty: Modern Warfare as a viable co-op game, and oh hey look it's Spec Ops mode in CoD:MW2.

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Ashalar
Joined: Jan 2008

Posted: Mar 5th, 2012 at 11:54 pm
Good read, went back to the first one as well. Allow me to comment: #10: Yes, the remake did it a bit better. Aside from the horrible Kinect addition to game play. The frame rate issue on H: CE was very annoying to say the least. It was mitigated somewhat by not using the flashlight. I think it had something to do with the shader tech used in H: CE. #9: Black was a crap game in my opinion. All it had going for it was the somewhat destroyable terrain, but most of the time that was scripted anyway. Co-op would not make it better, or a remake/sequel. #8: Half-Life 2. Nah, the Half-Life series should remain single player. Works well with the story, since I would find it hard to identify myself with anyone else than Gordon Freeman. Except Barney... A heck, Gordon + Barney co-op would ROCK. #7: AvP2: Agreed. Multiplayer games are a nice addition, but a co-op campaign -as any of the three races- would be awesome. Here's to hoping Colonial Marines will include it.

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warmaster670
Joined: Jun 2007

Posted: Mar 9th, 2012 at 1:52 pm
Hoping? I thought anyone that knew about colonial marines knew it was a 4 player co-op shooter.

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Ashalar
Joined: Jan 2008

Posted: Mar 5th, 2012 at 11:55 pm
#6: Mercenaries 2 was kind of **** during single play. Co-op was somewhat fun, but could only be achieved via online play. Now that EA has shut the servers down it is no longer possible. #5: Deus Ex series: Hell no! I don't want some idiot going in all guns blazing while I'm doing my utmost best to stealth my way through! #4: Pass. I got RE5 with my Xbox elite -since the previous one died-. What a poop game that was. Co-op mitigated it somewhat, but the unresponsive controls were the real horror in that game. #3: Far Cry: I agree. It would've made Far Cry 2 a lot better. Among the many versions of the original, isn't there one where there is co-op play?

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warmaster670
Joined: Jun 2007

Posted: Mar 9th, 2012 at 1:53 pm
"#5: Deus Ex series: Hell no! I don't want some idiot going in all guns blazing while I'm doing my utmost best to stealth my way through!" Then, i dont know, dont co-op with random people, or dont co-op at all.

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Ashalar
Joined: Jan 2008

Posted: Mar 5th, 2012 at 11:56 pm
#2: Dead Rising. Co-op zombie slaying with a leveling-up system? What a novel idea. I don't know why I bought both Dead Rising and its sequel. Okay I lied... the fact that it has zombies made me buy the games. Co-op in DR2 is fairly decent. Not as much fun as in Dead Island though, but that's my personal preference. #1: I don't see how DMC might benefit from it. Isn't the story not somewhat personal for the protagonist? Sorry for the wall of text. I blame copy-paste from my text editor.

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sliverstorm
Joined: Jun 2007

Posted: Mar 7th, 2012 at 5:44 pm
Gotta say, A co-op game with combat as tight as DMC's would probably be a lot of fun. However, I think the blob fight worked because it was just one enemy whose positioning wasn't really affected by either partner's attacks. I worry that with two people fighting multiple, weaker mobs, you'd just end up stepping all over one another's combos and getting tagged by attacks targeting your partner. Conversely, every enemy would have to defend itself from multiple angles. I think you could build a game around co-op, but I don't know if it would necessarily be DMC.

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Affen
Joined: Sep 2008

Posted: Mar 8th, 2012 at 5:54 am
Thanks to the modding community Half Life 2 in co-op is possible. Check out the mod called Synergy. It's nice to see local co-op being added to some modern games like Resident Evil 5 and Rayman origins. It tends usually to be online only these days. Like in Skate 3. Seriously that game needs local co-op.

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