Recommend me and my boyfriend a good coop shooter
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I have to agree with Resident Evil 5. It's great when you can play co-op. Kinda bad otherwise...daveman247 said:-Fear 3 is quite good for co op.gmergurl said:Two things:
1. No CoD or MW please.
2. We only have pc (Steam) and PS3 available to us.
So my boyfriend and I have come to a bit of standstill with shooters to play together. We've played Borderlands (loved it), Resistance: Fall of Man (loved it in the beginning, then came back and not so much love), Army of Two (loved the first one, the second not so much). We own Pay Day: The Heist, but I haven't downloaded it just yet... doing that tonight actually.
We really enjoy playing games together, but we've kinda beaten every coop game we have, to the point we're even making single player games co-op but that's a bit less fun. Anything that's not really repetitive would be awesome (of course it's shooters so I don't expect much). We are college kids, so anything cheap(er) would be greatly appreciated.
We already have Dungeon Defenders so no need to recommend that either.
-Rainbow 6 vegas 1-2 are excellant tactical shooters.
-Resident evil 5 may not be scary, but non-the-less has excellant co op.
And the other games people have suggested - Especially L4d2. BEST CO OP GAME EVER!
Also timesplitters is only on ps2 and xbox. And do not play on the ps3.
As sad and pathetic as advocacy like this is, it shouldn't shy you away; Left 4 Dead 2 is legitimately a good multiplayer game.Axb993 said:
I'll also put in another vote for Borderlands, but it's not as well refined as it could be. The RPG elements can be odd as well, but it doesn't take long at all for you to get over stuff like the fact that shooting a guy in the head isn't a sure kill, even if it does do bonus damage regardless. The two ought to keep you both busy for a time, though.
That game was made to play co-op, it sucks balls to play single player because Sheva has her head up her ass half of the time, and the other half of the time she heals you when you get a scratch.Yopaz said:
I agree with all the people saying L4D. L4D2 has a more interesting multiplayer, but I love the campaign and the feel of the levels in L4D.
Can you play Halo on steam? I'm not entirely sure. If you can, definitely pick that up.
And yeah, you can't go wrong with TF2, that game is amazing to play with 1+ friends.
Came here to say Resident Evil 5 and Left 4 Dead, like a few others.
Best co-op games I've ever played.
Best co-op games I've ever played.
Transformers: War for Cybertron.
No local co-op (i.e. split-screen), but the campaign is specifically designed for co-op play. Each mission is tackled by 3 bots, each of which may be commandeered by a player (and the AI handles the rest).
If you want the full story on why I recommend this great game, go here: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.204686-Study-Break-TRANSFORMERS-WAR-FOR-CYBERTRON
Also, the game's well over a year old at this point, so it shouldn't be all that expensive anymore.
No local co-op (i.e. split-screen), but the campaign is specifically designed for co-op play. Each mission is tackled by 3 bots, each of which may be commandeered by a player (and the AI handles the rest).
If you want the full story on why I recommend this great game, go here: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.204686-Study-Break-TRANSFORMERS-WAR-FOR-CYBERTRON
Also, the game's well over a year old at this point, so it shouldn't be all that expensive anymore.
The way I see it, there are currently only 3 games that promote proper co-op instead of "several people playing independently but merely on the same team".
- L4D (1 or 2, but if you're gonna get one go with 2)
- Portal 2
- PAYDAY, The Heist.
So, adding my voice to the crowd. Personally I've been spending a LOT of time on PAYDAY. It's quite the underrated gem.
Edit: To expand on that a little:
From those, Portal 2 is the most "co-op intensive", the one that requires the most coordination to do well, while Payday gives you the most room for individual action. In PAYDAY it's actually possible to go from start to finish on your own, without any help, but it's insanely difficult, and any mistake, no matter how small, can spell your doom.
Portal 2 is the one that stands out as completely different from the other 2 - it's about completing puzzles. This comes with the downside that it has very little "replayability". Once you complete a puzzle you know the puzzle. So once you finish the game, that's that.
L4D and PAYDAY have the most replayability due to randomized factors. From those two, L4D is more about making it from one end of the map to the other alive and in one piece, while PAYDAY is about completing objectives.
- L4D (1 or 2, but if you're gonna get one go with 2)
- Portal 2
- PAYDAY, The Heist.
So, adding my voice to the crowd. Personally I've been spending a LOT of time on PAYDAY. It's quite the underrated gem.
Edit: To expand on that a little:
From those, Portal 2 is the most "co-op intensive", the one that requires the most coordination to do well, while Payday gives you the most room for individual action. In PAYDAY it's actually possible to go from start to finish on your own, without any help, but it's insanely difficult, and any mistake, no matter how small, can spell your doom.
Portal 2 is the one that stands out as completely different from the other 2 - it's about completing puzzles. This comes with the downside that it has very little "replayability". Once you complete a puzzle you know the puzzle. So once you finish the game, that's that.
L4D and PAYDAY have the most replayability due to randomized factors. From those two, L4D is more about making it from one end of the map to the other alive and in one piece, while PAYDAY is about completing objectives.
Dead island is great for co op play via lan
Don't care what anyone says that game was amazing good
Other than that L4D2 and I don't know about Resistance 3, but Resistance 2 has very good co op mode
Don't care what anyone says that game was amazing good
Other than that L4D2 and I don't know about Resistance 3, but Resistance 2 has very good co op mode
Left 4 Dead is a great one (apparently Payday is in a similar theme, but I think zombie killing has more lasting appeal than bank robbery). It's cheap as chips even when not on sale (which seem to be one every 2nd month) and you can buy a 4-pack for high value.gmergurl said:Two things:
1. No CoD or MW please.
2. We only have pc (Steam) and PS3 available to us.
So my boyfriend and I have come to a bit of standstill with shooters to play together. We've played Borderlands (loved it), Resistance: Fall of Man (loved it in the beginning, then came back and not so much love), Army of Two (loved the first one, the second not so much). We own Pay Day: The Heist, but I haven't downloaded it just yet... doing that tonight actually.
We really enjoy playing games together, but we've kinda beaten every coop game we have, to the point we're even making single player games co-op but that's a bit less fun. Anything that's not really repetitive would be awesome (of course it's shooters so I don't expect much). We are college kids, so anything cheap(er) would be greatly appreciated.
We already have Dungeon Defenders so no need to recommend that either.
Also, try Team Fortress 2 as a dedicated medic + heavy/pyro team and coordinate your ass kicking.
Portal 2 is an option but I've never found someone who ants to play it AND is up for the puzzle co-op, it can test ones patience quite a lot.
As weird as this sounds, Star Wars Battlefront 2 (for Steam) had some of the best split-screen gameplay...although it wasn't really co-op unless you were on the same team...but there are mods that make co-op 2 players vs. EVERYONE ELSE games.
If you want to get from place to place in co-op, the Left 4 Dead and Portal (Steam or 360) series are both really good.
Also Killing Floor (Steam) was another good one. Think Counter-Strike (Buying weapons using in-game currency) meets Left 4 Dead (in terms of setting) and Stephen King's It (You can buy a mod for clowns...and its creepy). It has been criticized for being too repetitive, but I've had a blast with it when I played at the local cyber-cafe on the weekends with my roommates and friends. I plan on getting it after I upgrade my PC.
Hope you find more games to play with your BF!
P.S. CoD and MW are the same...btw
If you want to get from place to place in co-op, the Left 4 Dead and Portal (Steam or 360) series are both really good.
Also Killing Floor (Steam) was another good one. Think Counter-Strike (Buying weapons using in-game currency) meets Left 4 Dead (in terms of setting) and Stephen King's It (You can buy a mod for clowns...and its creepy). It has been criticized for being too repetitive, but I've had a blast with it when I played at the local cyber-cafe on the weekends with my roommates and friends. I plan on getting it after I upgrade my PC.
Hope you find more games to play with your BF!
P.S. CoD and MW are the same...btw