Other co-op games like this?

[Heiki]

I and two of my friends finished this game last night. We enjoyed the atmosphere, story, casual gameplay and the varied party roles a lot. So the question for us now is, what next? Any recommendations for a co-op game that has at least some of:

- character development and RPG elements
- some measure of story (ie not a me puzzle or challenge mode)
- primarily confrontational (as opposed to stealth or puzzle-solving)

What we've been considering so far: Forced, Payday 2, Half-life 2 w/Synergy mod. We will probably at least try these out but are open for any other suggestions.

[Sunsetter]

If u don't need char development, take l4d2 it's a million times better than payday.

Also, warhammer vermintide (with char dev.) , though be warned, you might run into some strange bugs

[Heiki]

Thanks, will look into it!

[LordHelmit]

Look up hunted: Demon forge, right up your ally

[Heiki]

Wow, looks fantastic, first time I hear of it!

[Sunsetter]

Check if tge coop is working for that game, I seem to remember they switched it off

[Heiki]

That is a good point, I was also a little bit confused on the store page, because the info is contradictory: keywords don't describe co-op, but the long text description talks about it. I will ask on the forum for the game.

[Heiki]

Update: co-op was there, but dependent on Gamespy. With Gamespy gone...

[Perforated Hymen]

wait u could finish without getting disconnected every 5 mins?

[Heiki]

I think we had a couple times someone was disconnected, but no big issues.

[Stryper00]

Borderlands?

[Heiki]

That is a good one! I have already played a decent amount of this with another group of friends though.

[Petr[CZ]]

The First Templar. Two player coop campaign. http://store.steampowered.com/app/57680/

[Heiki]

Very interesting, thanks!

[Heiki]

I thought perhaps the contributors are interested where I am with this search. (Overall: very happy :) )

1. Vermintide was free to play last weekend so I played an hour with bots. It suited me -- and I believe also my group of friends -- better than L4D2. I like the 'zombie movie' theme of L4D2 a lot, but the game itself is a bit bland (perhaps because I've only played with bots). Vermintide on the other hand had lots of character. I am a bit worried about the famed bugs and glitches, although I encountered none during my hour of play.

2. I also played 2+ hours of Synergy. Now HL2 is so solid a game that it just works. Still, it is a mod, and getting a game going can be confusing. There are no savegames: you join a game on one of the servers and are forced to play co-op with whoever is there. That also means severe limitations on where in the plot (which map) you start from. I think we'll have to set up our own server, but that means some work and getting another license of HL2.

3. I still haven't bought Hunted: Demon's Forge, but I see there are sales every few months. I also read that people have managed to play it over virtual LAN, so it is still definitely on the list.

4. I got two copies of The First Templar (super cheap from Tremor Games). I have to say it is quite similar to LotR: WitN. I know my friend with whom I'm playing also likes the themes of medieval Grail mysticism, which The First Templar exploits.

[Draumeland]

Victor Vran is great co-op fun if you dont mind the top down view