The game is or is not Coop Campaign?

[Yabizar]

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[Yabizar]

i was very interested in this game due to the coop and i loved banjo... but if my wife and I play i know she would want to get her "own" skills and such. If this really is ment for singleplayer meaning that only 1 player can do everything then I will pass :(. Hopefully the 2nd player can get their own skills as well

[Yabizar]

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[76561198339493656]

Yooka - Laylee main campaign will be single player I'm afraid Yabizar! There will be small multiplayer parts in the game though.

[Yabizar]

Alternatively, establish your own buddy-duo and adventure through Yooka-Laylee in co-op mode! Taking control of a unique co-op character, a second player can assist Yooka and Laylee by stunning enemies and helping them tackle tricky challenges. No piggyback required.

this is not the campaign?

[76561198339493656]

It's more of an assistance than co-operative play, like a tag along almost? The second player can help Yooka and Laylee by stunning enemies etc

[Jalli]

Is the second player directly controllable like with Sonic and Tails, or is it more like Mario Galaxy's co-op with point and click controls?

[Yabizar]

Yes this is VERY important. Is the 2nd player always in control or do I have to “tag them in“

[Yabizar]

Does the second player control another character? At all times

[Doktor Mandrake]

I'm assuming since the co-op isn't a fully blown feature that it won't have online co-op?

[Yabizar]

We really need more info on this.. Could u post a video of the coop?

[Yabizar]

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[76561198339493656]

As it is at the moment, all I can confirm is that there will be co-operative elements to the gameplay, and that we will have more details to come soon.

[Challak]

It's co-op in a similar way as Super Mario Galaxy. The second player controls a cursor that operates separately from Mario, can collect items and interact with certain hazards (traps). It's interesting in its own right insofar as it gives a passive audience an option for a (albeit limited) active role should they choose.

Given the nature of the game, I'm okay with this. Other co-op options that I've seen in other games, or others have listed here, seem like a poor fit for the game (my opinion only, and I normally LOVE co-op). These include...
- Tag in with swaps between characters (odd because the characters are a team and don't operate separately in any functional way)
- Take turns at certain points (just as easily accomplished by handing over the controller after X has happened, which is what I've been doing with "X" meaning a Paigie retrieval or character death)
- Split-screen with multiple Yookas and Laylees (especially odd, but maybe a fit for some)
- Competitive play swapping (not co-op, but a decent local multiplayer option similar to Super Mario Bros. 3, where a successful completion of a mission or a death triggers a swap to the other player for an attempt to tackle the challenge and improve upon the performance of the other player)

[TheEvilNoob]

Originally posted by Challak:

It's co-op in a similar way as Super Mario Galaxy. The second player controls a cursor that operates separately from Mario, can collect items and interact with certain hazards (traps). It's interesting in its own right insofar as it gives a passive audience an option for a (albeit limited) active role should they choose.

Given the nature of the game, I'm okay with this. Other co-op options that I've seen in other games, or others have listed here, seem like a poor fit for the game (my opinion only, and I normally LOVE co-op). These include...
- Tag in with swaps between characters (odd because the characters are a team and don't operate separately in any functional way)
- Take turns at certain points (just as easily accomplished by handing over the controller after X has happened, which is what I've been doing with "X" meaning a Paigie retrieval or character death)
- Split-screen with multiple Yookas and Laylees (especially odd, but maybe a fit for some)
- Competitive play swapping (not co-op, but a decent local multiplayer option similar to Super Mario Bros. 3, where a successful completion of a mission or a death triggers a swap to the other player for an attempt to tackle the challenge and improve upon the performance of the other player)

Teach me your skills oh great necromancer.