Yeah, I've struggled with this even online as that's one way I keep up with a cousin in another state, we play games. It's gotten so boring, neither of us want to do online competitive and every other option is a microtransaction-fest it seems.
I've done a tiny bit of couch gaming with my nephews when I visit them, but there's not a ton to choose from either.
I was telling someone 20 years my junior how you could just download dedicated servers and run them. They kept referring to it as a "pirate server" and then "alternative cloud server". No, son, it used to be included in your retail copy, and you ran it on a machine on which you could actually press a power button.
Co-op has really sucked. I have a Wii and basically every game is co-op on it, provides plenty of fun. There are so many crappy games that you can buy for a buck or two and mess around with for a few days with a friend it's insane. Then of course you have the actual good stuff that has comprehensive co-op even if it's not the main focus, it's truly insane.
Yeah, I've struggled with this even online as that's one way I keep up with a cousin in another state, we play games. It's gotten so boring, neither of us want to do online competitive and every other option is a microtransaction-fest it seems.
I've done a tiny bit of couch gaming with my nephews when I visit them, but there's not a ton to choose from either.
Survival crafting games are where it’s at for co-op. Valheim, 7 Days, Grounded, etc.
Which means if you don't like or are already sick of that single genre its back to square one.
I was telling someone 20 years my junior how you could just download dedicated servers and run them. They kept referring to it as a "pirate server" and then "alternative cloud server". No, son, it used to be included in your retail copy, and you ran it on a machine on which you could actually press a power button.
Co-op has really sucked. I have a Wii and basically every game is co-op on it, provides plenty of fun. There are so many crappy games that you can buy for a buck or two and mess around with for a few days with a friend it's insane. Then of course you have the actual good stuff that has comprehensive co-op even if it's not the main focus, it's truly insane.
A jailbroken wii is an extremely versatile coop beast:
https://communities.win/c/emus/p/16biTq4Va4/through-the-magic-of-emulation-a/c
I Homebrewed my Wii years ago, it was awesome. Probably going to get another one soon and completely redo it.