How fun is the coop??

[⛧NecRoBile⛧]

Now I know "fun", just like "beauty", is in the "eye of the beholder". It's also very cheap right now, which is why I'm curious how fun this game is with 2 player coop.

The mrs. and I haven't had a fun coop title in awhile. We're finding all sorts of fun single-player games, but we enjoy playing games together. One of our favorites playing together was LittleBigPlanet. We've always wanted one just like it on PC, since we're mostly PC gamers.

So how would this game compare to LBP, if it can compare at all??

Does it need a controller?? Or is it fully functional on keyboard??

How much customization is there??

That's pretty much all I'm curious about. Oh, and how long is the game??

Thanks in advance, guys. :D

[Shahmeer135]

I am not sure how it compares to LBP since i have not played it.It can be played with a controller and keyboard both.And I am not exactly sure what you mean about customization but you can get many different heads/prisoners from the steam market and the gift shop in-game for gems.
And it took me maybe 9-10 hours to finish the game (mostly because i was new to to platformers at that time).Also there are community made levels featured every week and an arena where you can play against bots or online.And I personally did not play a lot of the co-op but when I did I had a lot of fun.So you should get it.It has good single-player and co-op.Hope this helps :)

[Twinblade]

is this game fun if you play by yourself?

[Shahmeer135]

Originally posted by Twinblade:

is this game worth playing by yourself?

Yes it certainly is.I played through the whole game solo.

[⛧NecRoBile⛧]

Thanks for the quick replies. :D

I didn't realize the game has a good modding community working for it, which is nice. :D I was referring to customization regarding what colour you can make your character, as well as what head-types, body-types, etc......that you can personalize your character with. :)

[benis]

Its really fun xD

[Tiritenaar]

I want to play co-op, if you want.

[Shahmeer135]

Originally posted by Necrobile:

Thanks for the quick replies. :D

I didn't realize the game has a good modding community working for it, which is nice. :D I was referring to customization regarding what colour you can make your character, as well as what head-types, body-types, etc......that you can personalize your character with. :)

Well there are 5 different head types i think which are circular,square,star,triangular and cylinder.You can only change head shape and not body shape
This is a chart of all the heads http://battlewiki.battleblocktheater.com/index.php?title=File:BBT_PrisonerRoster_Complete.jpg&page=1 and I'm forgetting all the colors available i think but the ones which i do know are green,blue,orange and red.Plus you can get weapons from the steam market and in-game gift shop also.You can equip your character with two weapons at once, all of which you can find in the steam market or the gift shop.

[⛧NecRoBile⛧]

Ooooo, thanks for that link, I saved that for reference later. :D Is there any way to import your own artwork for a head?? Like, if I wanted to use my Steam avatar for a character face, can I do that??

[Lindsay @ The Behemoth]

I work for the developer, so please be aware of that. I'm just going to answer the more factual questions.

Originally posted by Necrobile:

So how would this game compare to LBP, if it can compare at all??

BBT is a bit harder in my opinion, and less "floaty," control-wise. You have to be precise for some of the later levels.

Originally posted by Necrobile:

Does it need a controller?? Or is it fully functional on keyboard??

You can play on a keyboard, but we recommend a controller as that is the control system the game was built for. We do have full keyboard prompt support. [/quote]

Since you are playing with your ladyfriend/wife/whathaveyou, you will need at LEAST one controller to play coop together on the same computer. The game does NOT support two players on one keyboard.

Originally posted by Necrobile:

How much customization is there??

You can build your own levels, and there are 320 different Prisoners you can equip and collect. There is also another customization option for Prisoners. O_O_O_O_O_O_O

[fxckbvnny]

Co-op is awesome, great gameplay. On the controller situation, I do recommend 2 controllers, as (Atleast I,) find it quite hard to play with a keyboard. Anyhow, final veridct, get the game, worth the $1.69. Hope this helps!

[danpaladin]

I can't speak directly for it either since I worked so heavily on it. But I can say I'm confident you'll enjoy it.

A quote from a private forum I'm on;

"I think Battleblock Theater is the best casual co-op platformer out there. It could even teach Nintendo a thing or two. Battleblock Theater is very fun to play with two people and it avoids so many of the usual frustrations. It's a beautiful design and totally deserves a place on any best-of list."

Pretty high praise that made me feel warm and fuzzy!

[tab]

My husband and I play the co-op and we're only a few levels in and we love it so far. Its super satisfying when you can zip through a level together helping each other out and collecting all the things. The levels seem similar to the single player mode but they are modified so that you can't complete them without the help of your team-mate. I'd say its even more fun than co-op on LBP.

[pisslord666]

game is fine with a keyboard. my wife who just got into pc gaming, is doing wonderful with a keyboard.

[Spidey]

Just get it already Sir. I waited for weeks for it to go 90% off so I could get it for my sister XD
Online I play with friends, story mode is 2 player coop and Arena mode can take up to 4. I play with my brother, use x360ce if you don't have an Xbox controller, works flawlessly. Add me if you wanna play Arena sometime

[⛧NecRoBile⛧]

Thanks for all the replies, folks. :D We bought 2 copies last night, and so far, it's a blast. :D It's similar enough to LBP that it scratches the itch we've had, but different enough to really stand out on it's own. :D

I love how the levels are slightly different in 2-player coop than they are 1-player, and so far the timed levels are whooping our arses(mostly because we try to find everything, we're kind of completionists, but mostly we went gems for costumes D:<).

So a few questions for those that have played more than we have.

1. How long is the game?? We've made it to Chapter 2 so far.

2. How can we get more gems, besides levels?? Because it seems replaying levels doesn't get you more gems, and we read prisoners start costing more money as you buy more of them.

3. Will you ever get repeats of items?? For example, if I keep spending yarn on weapons/items, will I ever get a repeat??

4. Regarding buying weapons/items, there's 2 doors upstairs. I always seem to use the one on the right, the wife takes the one on the left. Is there anything different between the doors, or are they both just random??

Other than that, that's it. :D We've been using keyboard controls, and they're actually not bad. I can see how a controller works better, but since only my PC has a controller, I figured we'd both play on keyboard, make it fair. XD