"LAN Party" and "light" cooperative games.

zarthrag · 2004-11-15T11:26:41

I'm part of a development company that specializes (or plans to specialize) in developing Win32/MacOS cooperative games. Singleplayer tutorial/practice modes, with 2+ player cooperative modes across a LAN. The idea is to recapture the fun of coop games such as Halo to where I feel it belongs, the PC. Alot of these games are perfectly suited for consoles, but won't see one. Few games offer more than competitive deathmatch play. Has anyone seen/played a notable cooperative title they'd like to see? Note that these are hack/slash games. There are puzzles, "boss" fights, full-blown scripting/storylines, and gameplay options that can't be (effectively) presented in singleplayer games. I'd like to hear opinions about just about anything pertaining to what you'd like to see. Settings (game #1 is a swords/ninja/samurai game set in feudal japan), number of players, story/campaign length, saves/continunity, character development, closed/open games, etc. The reason is because my most memorable gaming experiences were at the hands of games like Serious Sam and System Shock 2 - games that suck when you play alone. Many of us tend to have someone around to "game" with - what's the best "max"? 4? 6? 8? 10-16? Having a multiplayer game that you can complete in 5-8 hours is just awesome to me. Could (should) there be more? What about "epic" RPGs? I've yet to hear of a 25hr+ game with 2 characters who DO something (other than fight: like in Secret of Mana) and play a solid role in the story, have separate roles, split up, (collect NPCs/parties?), and possibly even clash midgame! More importantly, what pitfalls should I avoid?

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Started by zarthrag November 06, 2004 02:46 AM

19 comments, last by ahw 20 years, 2 months ago

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November 15, 2004 11:26 AM

Well, don't forget to let us know when you have something more solid. I am sure I am not alone in saying that I would love to try a real coop game, for a change :)

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