What are some good cooperative shooters? Hidden gems?
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This was less than a year ago, constant disconnects. We soldiered through but the second mission in Halo 2 would consistently DC when starting the warthog phase
That's sucks man. Sorry it didn't work for you guys.
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You recommended killing floor before L4D2? Interesting.
Hasn't someone already suggested L4D2? I only played the first and was pretty offended when they promptly released the second and expected me to pay for it. They did eventually turn around and give it away but IIRC it was under a year from release and they expected me to buy a whole other game.
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Wondering what the people on Lemmy think
Looking for stuff to play mostly with 2 players, but anything is fine.
I looked through https://store.steampowered.com/category/action_fps/?facets13268=6%3A1&flavor=contenthub_toprated (Shooters with tag "coop") but for some reason there's stuff like Counter-Strike and Team Fortress etc. in there, and while you can play those cooperatively, really they're competitive games.
I always loved ARC - Attack, Retrieve, Capture - originally from Hoopy Entertainment and then PopCap. You joined an ad hoc team and piloted a little flying saucer around a maze, shooting at the other team's saucers. It was super simple to learn and wonderfully addictive. Probably not around anymore. I knew the two guys who created it.
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Wondering what the people on Lemmy think
Looking for stuff to play mostly with 2 players, but anything is fine.
I looked through https://store.steampowered.com/category/action_fps/?facets13268=6%3A1&flavor=contenthub_toprated (Shooters with tag "coop") but for some reason there's stuff like Counter-Strike and Team Fortress etc. in there, and while you can play those cooperatively, really they're competitive games.
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Gears of war series
Army of two
Risk of rain 2
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Earth Defence Force. Basically, you are participating in a B-movie scenario, with UFOs, kaiju, giant ants, flamethrower clams, and winged frogs. It is quite a good time, and the higher difficulties require genuine skill and cooperation.
EDF 6 is the best in the series from a gameplay standpoint, but is far weaker than 4 or 5 when it comes to the level design + narrative. Still, the QOL pushes the game to the next level, especially if you got pals to tackle the missions. There many different weapons, not just in power, but also shot pattern, reload style, knockback, and so forth. Also, there WILL be hundreds of enemies on onscreen at any given moment. Each of the four classes have very distinct characteristics when it comes to loadout, mobility, and purpose, so you should be able to find a good match for yourself.
Yeah. My kids and I play this together. It's a lot of fun. It's not as thinky as some other games but for a quick hour or two, it's a blast.
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Wondering what the people on Lemmy think
Looking for stuff to play mostly with 2 players, but anything is fine.
I looked through https://store.steampowered.com/category/action_fps/?facets13268=6%3A1&flavor=contenthub_toprated (Shooters with tag "coop") but for some reason there's stuff like Counter-Strike and Team Fortress etc. in there, and while you can play those cooperatively, really they're competitive games.
Ghost Recon: Wildlands
Really fun to coop in either players' world to just line up shots and generally wreak havoc.
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Wondering what the people on Lemmy think
Looking for stuff to play mostly with 2 players, but anything is fine.
I looked through https://store.steampowered.com/category/action_fps/?facets13268=6%3A1&flavor=contenthub_toprated (Shooters with tag "coop") but for some reason there's stuff like Counter-Strike and Team Fortress etc. in there, and while you can play those cooperatively, really they're competitive games.
Halo. Not a hidden gem, but locked to xbox for a long time. (At least, co-op was.)
Best way to play is probably local co-op, but I imagine online is good too. Local co-op is only available on console sadly. Mysteriously.
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Hasn't someone already suggested L4D2? I only played the first and was pretty offended when they promptly released the second and expected me to pay for it. They did eventually turn around and give it away but IIRC it was under a year from release and they expected me to buy a whole other game.
I was a bit cheesed too, but it's been umpteen billion years since then and you can grab l4d2 for about $2. It's time to let go.
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I didn't say that the overall review is 'mostly negative', to be clear; I said that almost all of the (many) negative reviews that exist seem to be talking about the failure to live up to remnant 1.
Thanks for the detailed review; it's helpful to have a nice comparison between the two. I did enjoy Remnant 1 quite a bit. Would you say the DLC you played is worth buying even considering the generally mixed reviews?
Just to chime in, I'm in agreement with goodeye8. I liked R1 but R2 is fleshed out a lot more. Its a lot more fun and engaging.
I found that in R2 I played and replayed every area to get the variations and fight different bosses or defeat them in diffdrent manners I didnt do everything 100% but I did most of everything. In R1 I think I only went back to defeat one boss in an alternate manner. I know that's not really a measurable way to give feedback, but it's my anecdotal way of saying its a better game.
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Ghost Recon: Wildlands
Really fun to coop in either players' world to just line up shots and generally wreak havoc.
And it's on sale for 10$ on steam rn, damn. It's missing the multi-player tag, otherwise I would have had it on my wishlist for co-op 3rd person shooters sooner :<
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Helldivers 2 is pretty good. Surprisingly not toxic/salty for how big it is.
I take it you've never had the displeasure of being dropped into a PlayStation lobby? Lots of TKers and Kickers on PS. I don't get the same from Steam players.
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- Ready or Not
- Six Days in Fallujah
- Halo
Halo is an all time great and especially for co-op.
Seconding ready or not, had an absolute blast with it, both solo and coop !
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Ghost Recon: Wildlands
Really fun to coop in either players' world to just line up shots and generally wreak havoc.
Fuuuucking this.
It's Grand Theft Auto; Special Forces.
I wish they didn't absolutely butcher the sequel. It feels fucking awful compared to Wildlands.
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Wondering what the people on Lemmy think
Looking for stuff to play mostly with 2 players, but anything is fine.
I looked through https://store.steampowered.com/category/action_fps/?facets13268=6%3A1&flavor=contenthub_toprated (Shooters with tag "coop") but for some reason there's stuff like Counter-Strike and Team Fortress etc. in there, and while you can play those cooperatively, really they're competitive games.
The dying light games are great coop
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I take it you've never had the displeasure of being dropped into a PlayStation lobby? Lots of TKers and Kickers on PS. I don't get the same from Steam players.
I guess I've not.
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Fuuuucking this.
It's Grand Theft Auto; Special Forces.
I wish they didn't absolutely butcher the sequel. It feels fucking awful compared to Wildlands.
Yeah I loved Wildlands but couldn't get into Breakpoint. Glad I'm not alone, at least.
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Yeah I loved Wildlands but couldn't get into Breakpoint. Glad I'm not alone, at least.
Same. I put in like 3 hours into Breakpoint and I was like 'where's literally all the flavor gone from this game? So glad I waited until it was like a 5 dollar steam sale. Even then I tried to refund it but was past the 'trial' period.
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Your mileage may vary, but there's a bug on the PC version that causes a boss to regenerate health tied to the frame rate. It happened to a friend and me, and we watched it happen to two other friends. Higher frame rates cause it to regen faster. There's a way you can cheese the fight to get around this, but maybe the method would be a spoiler.
(Also, I thought this game was bad and not in an interesting way like its successor is, but once again, your mileage may vary.)
I can certainly understand not liking it. Besides it's offensive social takes, it's definitely not what a typical Resident Evil game is supposed to be. But a buddy and I spent years trying to find good coop game experiences and as far as games that actually sculpt and tend to the coop part as opposed to just throwing a coop mode in at the last moment, very few come anywhere close to the effort to put into this one. On harder difficulties it's actually a really interesting challenge that's not just about bullet sponges or grinding for better gear but about strategy and effective teamwork.
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I can certainly understand not liking it. Besides it's offensive social takes, it's definitely not what a typical Resident Evil game is supposed to be. But a buddy and I spent years trying to find good coop game experiences and as far as games that actually sculpt and tend to the coop part as opposed to just throwing a coop mode in at the last moment, very few come anywhere close to the effort to put into this one. On harder difficulties it's actually a really interesting challenge that's not just about bullet sponges or grinding for better gear but about strategy and effective teamwork.
I guess I just don't see what it offered that Gears of War didn't, and I thought Gears was much better.
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Wondering what the people on Lemmy think
Looking for stuff to play mostly with 2 players, but anything is fine.
I looked through https://store.steampowered.com/category/action_fps/?facets13268=6%3A1&flavor=contenthub_toprated (Shooters with tag "coop") but for some reason there's stuff like Counter-Strike and Team Fortress etc. in there, and while you can play those cooperatively, really they're competitive games.
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is a Borderlands spinoff shooter/RPG that's co-op and happens to be free to claim on Epic games store this week. I haven't played it yet but really enjoyed the Tiny Tina DLC for Borderlands 2.
