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submitted 1 month ago by lena@gregtech.eu to c/games@lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://gregtech.eu/post/8606297

Bonus points if it has a good story. Also, I'm not going to play DRM-controlled games

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[-] bfg9k@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago
[-] mcqtom@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Bro, ODST is like the best one!

[-] bfg9k@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Indeed, how could I forget quite possibly the best game Bungie ever put out

[-] debil@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Borderlands Borderlands 2

  • all the DLC's.

Then if you're still interested, Borderlands Pre-sequel

And if you find yourself really into the series, Borderlands 3

[-] arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I also reccomend deep rock galactic, the devs are very involved in the community. The community is (mostly) amazing. There isn't much story and it is completely hidden in the in game encyclopedia and the wiki. No drm (apart from steam) and lots of content and depth that keeps you hooked once you make it to your first promotion.

[-] eneff@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 month ago

Already played 500h+ of DRG with close friends that don't live close by.

Great game to have fun, talk, but also challenging if you want it to be.

Can't recommend it enough!

[-] Tmask@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago
[-] eneff@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

ROCK & STONE, BROTHER!

[-] teolan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Does portal 2 coop count? Technically it's a FPS

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 1 month ago

Vermintide 2.

Deep Rock Galactic.

FarCry (I think all of them? It's been forever since I played 1-3 tho; the newest ones all have co-op)

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago

TimeSplitters 2 and 3 were pretty great

[-] rustyricotta@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

I've had a lot of fun with Roboquest.

Sanctum 1 & 2 are fun fps mixed with tower defence.

Deep Rock Galactic is fantastic, like others have mentioned.

[-] murmelade@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Serious Sam! Silly epic arcadey coop fun.

[-] nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago

Left 4 Dead 2 has a split-screen mod.

[-] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago
[-] Lightsong@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Borderlands series (Tiny Tina's Wonderlands as well), Gunfire Reborn, Vermintide 2, Helldivers 2, Remnant: From the Ashes, Valheim (not fps but you can use mods for first person view) and coop is amazing in Valheim, Nioh 2. Also could do Gears series (3rd is best, 4th and 5th are ok but still decent fun with friends).

I've been into co-op games lately with my friends.

Edit: steam spring sales is coming soon™. Can't wait to grab a few of those.

[-] Aphelion@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Helldivers 2 is fantastic fun and I still play it weekly, even though I'm max level with everything unlocked.

[-] tatann@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Technically not a FPS though

[-] Renacles@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Remnant 2, it's third person but it's one of my favorite games ever.

[-] Flagstaff@programming.dev 0 points 1 month ago

How does it compare to the first?

[-] Renacles@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

It's a big improvement on every area, especially the bosses and levels.

It's the kind of game that makes it hard to go back to the original.

[-] Flagstaff@programming.dev 0 points 1 month ago

Good to know! I played through most of the first, which I felt like I was ultimately tolerating...

[-] Renacles@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

The first game felt like a really cool tech demo with the occasional cool boss here and there.

The sequel is that concept turned into a proper game. Each world now has it's own mini-campaign that ends in a final boss with dialogue, minor choices and everything.

The bosses are my favorite part though, the main ones are extremely creative and polished, especially the final one.

[-] GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago

The problem with the first (I haven't played the second), was that it felt like a story game where you play through the story in one go, when it ultimately turned out to be an instance grinding game to get gear to progress.

I went in expecting dark souls with guns, but got the weird love child of world of warcraft and dark souls with a reset button to progress.

[-] Renacles@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Mmm, the structure is more or less the same, you now have 2 (3 with dlc) stories per world that you can get each reroll.

[-] HollowNaught@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I played about 15 hours with a friend and honestly found it to be a very annoying experience

The combat never felt satisfying, and reminded me a little too much of destiny 2. By this I mean that all the shots from your guns sounded and felt like you were roughly sneezing on the enemies, and the ui felt too "clean" for what was supposed to be a more gritty game

The layouts of the dungeons felt nonsensical, such as in that one British town setting, or absolutely mind numbingly boring, such as in the futuristic open desert one

After my time playing, it felt like I was making no story progress (besides the characters sometimes saying "wow where's that one character we saw for all of ten minutes"), and it was never clear how I was supposed to progress. This is in stark contrast to dark souls, where this is an intended and relishable experience

[-] iamtherealwalrus@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Killing Floor.

[-] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Just got Robocop and Wolfenstein New Order on a decent sale on GOG, loving Wolfenstein so far..

Love Left 4 Dead 2, timeless classic.

[-] JackDark@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Seconding Dying Light 1 and Borderlands 2. Excellent games! If you're open to 3rd person, Helldivers 2 and The Division 2. No idea about DRM, though.

[-] lath@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

Helldivers and Division are definitely DRM.

[-] dan1101@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Ghost Recon Wildlands is one of the best. Not sure about the DRM situation.

[-] ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo Anti-tamper 5 different PC within a day machine activation limit

Requires 3rd-Party Account: Ubisoft Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account) Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands EULA

From the steam page

[-] chimasnaredenca@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

When I was a kid I had a blast playing Time Splitters: Future Perfect on my friend’s PS2. Such a fun game, with a great co-op story mode.

[-] RunjamboJenkin@infosec.pub 1 points 1 month ago

It’s got to be one of the best co-op games ever made IMO. Also a ton of fun to be had with the arcade modes.

[-] GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

I think my favorite couch coop game was Resistance on playstation 3. Some friends had it and we spent an entire week blasting through the game. It had a lot of potential for fun, like when I meleed the enemy in the face, then my friend with a sniper rifle slowed time, aimed between my character's arms for the recoiling head of the enemy and got the headshot.

[-] SpaghettiYeti@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Suggestions for local couch coop anyone?

[-] LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

For 2 players? Kingdom: Two Crowns is surprisingly fun

[-] sailormoon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago
[-] eneff@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago
[-] cristorf@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Halo is my top pick, the first three have great stories and couch co-op if you need that, and if you get the master chief collection (halo mcc), the multiplayer is great and you can find tons of forge mode maps created by people, from race modes to mini golf haha

Gears of war is also fantastic, epic story, fun gameplay, and who doesn't love a chainsaw bayonet lol

Deep rock galactic is another really fun one, I can't say there's too deep of a story too it, but it's endlessly repayable with all the combinations of weapons and procedurally generated missions.

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 1 points 1 month ago

Oh gears, amazing co-op! Great cover system and a chainsaw on a gun. Phenomenal!

[-] Oisteink@feddit.nl 0 points 1 month ago
[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

But not 3, Reach or ODST?

[-] SamuraiBeandog@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

What do you mean by DRM here? Are you saying you need to be able to pirate it?

[-] lena@gregtech.eu 2 points 1 month ago

No, lol. I really dislike this mentality people have that wanting no DRM = "Pirate! Burn her at the stakes!". DRM, first of all, makes games [defective by design] (https://www.defectivebydesign.org/). It's an anti-feature which literally only harms those who pay, because pirates will always find a way around it. Additionally, DRM causes some more-than-noticeable performance issues. I can't support a publisher who makes games with this thing they implement just to fuck us over some more.

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