Tag: Co-Op
Soapbox Playing Games With Other People Made Me Realise That I'm A Monster
Just unplug the 2P controller already
My partner is the most patient man I've ever met. It's one of the things I appreciate about him the most — especially since I'm the opposite. He's the Lawful Good to my Chaotic Neutral. I'm a cyclone and he's calm waters. Opposites attract, right? For most of our relationship, this dynamic — his patience,...
Soapbox Parallel Play Is The New Couch Co-Op, And Minecraft Is Perfect For It
My couch isn't that nice anyway
I haven't seen some of my friends in months. Others, I haven't seen in years. It's partly the pandemic, and partly because I moved country four years ago, and also partly because I have a flawed grasp of object permanence, so if I can't see someone's face on a regular basis, I might forget that they exist. But with...
Soapbox I Miss My Friends, But I Don't Want To Kill Them
Well, maybe a little bit
I highly doubt any of the people reading this have the power to change anything in the games industry, but just in case: my thesis here is that the world is craving online co-op games, and it's crazy that we don't have more of them. Or, at least, more of them that don't involve shooting my friends in the face, or hanging out...
Video Check Out How Kirby Star Allies Plays Out in Co-Op
You've got a friend in me
Although the idea of a co-op Kirby game has been done before in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, it's still a fun and refreshing way to float, fly, and gorge on your enemies as the amorphous pink blob. We decided to take this feature of Kirby Star Allies for a spin in the video above to see how it stacks up, so make sure you...
Video Indie Roguelike TumbleSeed Works Surprisingly Well as a Co-Op Game
HD Rumble in the tumble
Playing single-player games in a co-op fashion isn't a new idea for those playing the Switch, but most of the time it's monstrously impractical. That's not the case for upcoming Switch game TumbleSeed that employs its controls so simply that a Joy-Con per person is not only a reality, but it's a lot of fun. The difficulty...
Video The Top Five Nintendo Switch Co-Op Games So Far
There's already loads of them
The Nintendo Switch may not have been out for very long, but already we're seeing a wealth of games supporting co-op play thanks most likely to the flexibility and appeal of the Joy-Con controllers. Make sure you check out the video above where we look at the top five of these games that are out there for you to...