During my research I heard other gamers lament the lack of options in this genre for couch co-op games. If you think this list looks slim, it’s not because I’m picky.
I may even take a crack at some of the co-op Resident Evil games if I can convince Neal to tolerate my screaming at all the jump scares. Some other promising titles include Divinity: Original Sin 1 and 2, Outward, and Diablo III. Of course, there is also the rest of the Borderlands collection. Spoiler alert, it involves a lot of falling off the platforms and very little actually doing damage. You may have heard Neal talk about my “experience” playing Super Smash Bros. I don’t think I’ll ever get the hang of fighting games. I’ll definitely be playing that due to the nostalgia factor. Although during my research I did see a new(ish) Wipeout game. Racing is fine and all, but I don’t find it that engaging. For some reason it is less stressful to play a shooting game with an obnoxious robot talking in a cheery, albeit too loud, voice than a serious warzone shooter.Īfter such a great experience playing couch co-op Borderlands 2, I have the itch, but I don’t want to go back to racing or fighting games. The tongue-in-cheek, “I don’t take myself too seriously” attitude also helps. This creates a perfect environment for people new to shooting games to learn the controls and perfect your aim without dying every ten seconds. It also helps if your partner uploads their character that’s 15 levels above yours. Yes, adding multiple players increases the number of enemies spawned and also makes them harder to kill, but that doesn’t offset the lovely revive ability. What I love most about the Borderlands 2 co-op is how forgiving it is. After about four hours of playing, I turned to Neal and said, “I could just waste hours and hours playing this game.” He just shrugged and said, “people do” before shooting another Psycho in the head from across the ridge. It also helps to have your gamer husband there to show you the ropes, revive you as needed, and cover your back with excellent sniping skills. If you need a game to ease you into shooting, this is the one. I know I’m like nine years late to the party but be nice to me. Guys, this game is awesome to play couch co-op. Needless to say, I was apprehensive of trying Borderlands 2, but after much coaxing and promises of Raising Cane’s and ice cream Neal was finally able to convince me to give it a try. and instead of shooting them I panicked and killed them all with my knife. How bad was it? My first encounter was with boars. I only put in half an hour before never touching it again. I watched him play a little bit, dipping my toes in the water, before I started a game.
Shortly after getting a PS4, Neal bought me Far Cry 3. I’ll even enjoy a good hack and slash like Kingdom Hearts (don’t hate). Nice turn-based strategy that keeps the heart rate even. I prefer the RPG tactical nature of Fire Emblem and Final Fantasy. Now let me preface this by saying I do like video games, but I avidly turn down shooter games. That is until Neal brought home Borderlands 2: The Handsome Collection. Since growing up and leaving the comforts of childhood, I’ve largely left co-op games behind, except for the occasional Switch Monopoly game. He has the gift of excellence with Mario racing games. I would practically beg my mom to play with us kids, because only be teaming up did we stand a chance of taking my brother out. I grew up on Mario Party and about every Mario racing game that was available.
We’re all familiar with the classic couch co-op games: racing, fighting, and attack of the bizarre mini games. So, while he spends the next few hours answering 200 questions about business law or whatever, I’m going to drag you along on my journey of discovery into the world of couch co-ops.
I’ve hacked Neal’s column for the week because he has to take a professional exam and earn some license or something (adulting, gross), and I’ve recently had a life changing experience. Hello everyone! Neal’s wife, Michelle here.