Will This Game Have Co-op Like Previous Titles?

[iddqd13]

I used to love playing other games from this series in the past with my friend in split-screen co-op on my TV. I think the co-op mode in those games was a lot of fun, but it seems this game might not have co-op. Is that true?

[Geeky the Cheeky Commando]

If it had Co-Op it would say it on the page. It doesn't, so I am guessing it never will.

[danpaladin]

Co-op is the best, I don't see it on their store page so I'm assuming no

[Drunio]

Hard to do/balance. Looks like they fully focused on the single-player experience to restart the series.

[iddqd13]

Co-op was such a big part of the previous games. I always played them in split-screen co-op on my big TV, and it was so much fun! Without it, it feels like 60% of the fun is missing from this game. Why would they leave it out?

[WeissRook]

Originally posted by iddqd13:

Co-op was such a big part of the previous games. I always played them in split-screen co-op on my big TV, and it was so much fun! Without it, it feels like 60% of the fun is missing from this game. Why would they leave it out?

This seems to be more of a spinoff with more in depth mechanics in some areas, all built around the main character, instead of a Dynasty Warriors X.

[Chortles]

Yup, a bunch of the mechanics are built around the presumption of a single-player such as the sheer amount of pausing that's possible with Battlefield Assistance toggled on (it'd be very disruptive for the other player unless forced off in co-op), or the slow-mo (not quite pause) during Eyes of the Sacred Bird, the extent of the overworld RPG elements...

As a reminder, the lauded DW7 also had a single-player-only Story Mode, while co-op was only available in Conquest Mode which existed instead of traditional Free Mode. Additionally, due to Story Mode's fixed roster, a bunch of characters -- including all of the Other characters -- were only playable in Conquest Mode.

[Rizo the Hunter]

There cannot be any coop since the only fully playable character in the game is the protagonist guy. The other generals, you can only use them for 1 minute after filling a special gauge of sorts during gameplay, similar to Fate Samurai.

[iddqd13]

Originally posted by Rizo the Hunter:

There cannot be any coop since the only fully playable character in the game is the protagonist guy. The other generals, you can only use them for 1 minute after filling a special gauge of sorts during gameplay, similar to Fate Samurai.

I get that making every character playable in co-op might take extra effort, but it’s definitely possible if they wanted to invest in it. It feels like they’ve decided most people play this game for the single-player experience, so they don’t want to spend the money to include co-op. For me, co-op was always the most fun part of these games, and it’s a shame to see it left out.

[Pyro Penguin]

Originally posted by Rizo the Hunter:

There cannot be any coop since the only fully playable character in the game is the protagonist guy. The other generals, you can only use them for 1 minute after filling a special gauge of sorts during gameplay, similar to Fate Samurai.

So not only is there no co-op, but only one character to play? Wow they really don't know what they are doing with this series.