Comments on: Is Co-Op the New Versus?

By: MonsterXero

MonsterXero — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:36:10 +0000

I honestly feel that there is nothing better than a game with a great campaign/story mode that can be played entirely with co-op because of that shared experience you have with the other player. Some of my favorite memories have to do with me and my brother accomplishing games together. There was nothing quite like bringing out the old Sega Genesis and finally have someone to play my Sonic games with.

I don’t know. Maybe it’s just me being all mushy and reminiscent

By: EmptyFlash

EmptyFlash — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:25:34 +0000

I do Agree. The step of Kill. Reload. Die. Respawn. Spawn killed. Anger. Repeat. Do get annoying and Co Op is alot

By: Mr. Munchlax

Mr. Munchlax — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:43:23 +0000

Heh, I can usually only get myself to play with my friends/family unless I just really want to play it.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:12:10 +0000

yeah i turned off my thing. I know what I want to play,lol and I don’t want to change mid game.

By: Eddy

Eddy — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:28:18 +0000

Good point. I loved that console, too. One of the things that does drive me crazy about XBL is that I can never finish games because I constantly get like dozens of invites from friends to come play some other game that I finished a long time ago. While it’s fun to play with those people (and I usually cave in), I have to appear offline just to make any headway into new games.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:33:55 +0000

Single player kinda sank back with the advent of the xBox and online gaming. The PS2 was the last real Single Player console.

By: Mr. Munchlax

Mr. Munchlax — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:55:11 +0000

However, you’re right about the replay value. After you beat Mario Galaxies, what else is there to do with it?

Replay value has never been a big thing for me. I can’t even count how many times I’ve replayed Hl2, and I’ve even replayed the Ace Attorney games which have no replay value at all. And of course I love playing around with the many glitches in Mario 64.

By: Eddy

Eddy — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:13:34 +0000

Wow, nice post there Cossack. Cool to see your guys’ thoughts on the issue.

As much as I do love multiplayer, I find it kind of sad that a good solid singeplayer story is getting more and more lost these days. I mean, heck, even Bioshock 2 is going to have some kind of multiplayer, which I find to be unnecessary.

However, you’re right about the replay value. After you beat Mario Galaxies, what else is there to do with it?

By: Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:12:22 +0000

I agree to a point. I don’t think single player games are dying. I do like co-op and multiplayer to extend a game’s life, but I would rather play a game alone sometimes than with other people.

I am very independent and I don’t like depending on others.

By: Cossack69

Cossack69 — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:43:02 +0000

Yeah, Co-Op is really becoming a huge thing. Pretty much every game has multiplayer versus, but only a few games have GOOD Co-Op, and they are recognized and praised for it. It’s similar to how Online Multiplayer, or even just LAN was received when it was “the new thing.” Co-Op will definitely become a must-have, kind of like how now – if a game doesn’t have multiplayer of some sort, chances are it will not be appreciated as much as games with Online.

Take Mass Effect for example, or really any recent-enough game with just a singleplayer experience. Mass Effect was fun, but once we got fed up with the retarded tendency of the Mako Rover to flip over and drown in a puddle of its own coolant, we went back to spanking noobs in Halo 3 or CoD4.

Frankly, with singleplayer games, once you beat it, there’s no reason to play it. It just gathers dust on your shelf as a trophy of those great moments you had. It kind of makes me depressed when I beat a singleplayer only game’s story. Because once the game is done, I’m like: “Great, now it’s back to getting spawn killed…” There’s no more excitement, no more discovery, no more FUN. I can’t go back and play the story again, because it’s not as cool. I know where everything is, I know what happens, I know the tricks.

Singleplayer games are a dying breed. The older games are all singleplayer because 1. Technology, but 2. We were kids back then. We had all the time in the world. Before we had tests to study for or bills to pay – we just don’t have time. Maybe with the next generation of gamers, we’ll see a rebirth of singleplayer games. For now, you can have a great singleplayer game, just include Co-Op, or better yet Online versus.

Anyway, about Co-Op. It’s great because it’s more relaxed. There’s a big difference in reaction when you get pwned by a rocket while playing alone or with friends. With friends, you and your buddies laugh and try to find all the bits and pieces of your body before you respawn. When you play alone, you curse, beat up the pillow, and try again. Now, I have to admit, I get pissed off pretty easily. So I like relaxed, casual games. I like not having a high stress level. I like playing the Easy Difficulty, because that way, I don’t have to worry about knowing and exploiting every secret the game has to offer for me to succeed. I can just play, and have fun. And that’s the direction video games are taking. It’s not about making memories, it’s not about hardcore pwnage online, it’s about Friday Night with the Guys and Girl.