Understanding different Multiplayer modes and What games are true on the couch offline ...

PieroAstorino · Aug 20, 2014

Please help, I am confused. Multi-player has too many meanings now and I am old school. Multi-player to me is where me and my brother or me and my wife or me and a friend, can sit on a couch together and play with each other like in the Lego Video Games.
Where usually 2 - 4 players can all play at the same time sitting physically next to each other. It's why I like the Wii, like Mario Kart or Mario bros or all the tonnes of party games they have for a bunch of people. Now my wife bought me the xbox one as
a present thinking I would like it. Except for the better graphics I am upset I basically (so far) can't find game to play with friends in the same room. We got Tomb Raider Definitive as it said multi-player on the back, and it's only multi-player if I play
with strangers online. We tried Call of Duty and its the same expect it has player vs player, but no option for multiplayers to play the campaigns together. Our xbox one was bundled with Forza but it seems the games now are going the way of in app purchases
games like Candy Crush and Clash of Clans but that is a whole other rant and rave.

For now I just want to find some good old real multi-player games where you can play the game (not player vs player special modes like Call of Duty) like you can together in all the TT Lego Games, which is why they are so popular and why the Wii is in so many
homes.

Help? Anyone have a list? Anyone can tell me how do I know before buying a game that it is the type of multi-player I expect? I am not looking to play online with strangers or to play special limited player vs player modes; I want games that you can play
with your friends and family sitting next to you. I wish my wife never bought us the xbox and upgraded our Wii to the Wii U or got the PS4.

Can anyone explain how to find or can list any xbox one games that are like the Lego games where I can play the actual game with people on the couch next to me and not online? Does xbox one even have any more? Not everyone wants to play online.

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Lei Fang DOAX3 · Aug 20, 2014

XBox One: Really missing couch Co-op

Hello "Mkirk89"

Unfortunately, the sad reality is that the future of gaming is ON-LINE MULTIPLAYER. Please understand that I'm not against ON-LINE MULTIPLAYER in any way shape or form, its just that players who want to play "couch co-op" are a minority. Henceforth as
far as they're (the developers) are concerned, adding a split screen mode is a waste of money & time.

I'm still on the Xbox 360 and I'm a 95% solo gamer / 5% multiplayer gamer (Cooperative Modes only, I hate PvP Modes).

With that being said, there are some games that still support couch co-op. The upcoming Xbox 360 / Xbox One game "Diablo 3 Ultimate Evil Edition" has 4 player couch co-op.

Have a nice day or afternoon or night

Smwutches · Aug 20, 2014

Help needed to improve gaming experience with xbox one x

You can find a list of local co-op games here

Unfortunately gaming has gone the way of online multiplayer for the most part so it's getting harder to find local multiplayer games.

A gold subscription is for use with online multiplayer and would not affect being able to play locally.

Shigurui · Aug 20, 2014

Go here for lists of co-op games
http://www.co-optimus.com/

Shigurui

Go here for lists of co-op games
http://www.co-optimus.com/

Lei Fang DOAX3

Hello "Mkirk89"

Unfortunately, the sad reality is that the future of gaming is ON-LINE MULTIPLAYER. Please understand that I'm not against ON-LINE MULTIPLAYER in any way shape or form, its just that players who want to play "couch co-op" are a minority. Henceforth as
far as they're (the developers) are concerned, adding a split screen mode is a waste of money & time.

I'm still on the Xbox 360 and I'm a 95% solo gamer / 5% multiplayer gamer (Cooperative Modes only, I hate PvP Modes).

With that being said, there are some games that still support couch co-op. The upcoming Xbox 360 / Xbox One game "Diablo 3 Ultimate Evil Edition" has 4 player couch co-op.

Have a nice day or afternoon or night

RandyAU93

Xbox Live Gold is required for online multiplayer content. Games you purchase that have single-player components do not require Xbox Live Gold to run in single-player or other offline modes (like couch co-op). However, games with significant online components
(like Overwatch and Fortnite) will require Gold as part of their usage.

OakGill

Hello, I read your question, and I believe I understand your situation. The Xbox Ambassadors are here to help.

Sorry to hear that your country does not support Xbox live, we would definitely love to have you out in the community! Sadly though, Xbox live is required to play many online multiplayer modes. Although, not all is Lost, might I suggest playing locally with
multiplayer. That is to say some games still support split screen gaming for what we call couch co-op. Couch co-op is when you and a few of your friends are simply sitting in the same room playing the same game on a split screen mode. To do this, Xbox live
is not required. I hope this helps.

StanleyStutters

Most years this is true, but not this year. Madden '13 has gotten rid of Superstar, Offline Franchise, and Online Franchise modes. They've been replaced by Connected Careers Mode which is a completely new game mode. The mode looks to be an overall improvement
over the Franchise/Superstar modes, but they've removed several features from previous games such as: Roster editing (you can edit in the main menu, but you must use in EA's rosters in CCM which is the only career mode), Importing from NCAA, multiple team
control, couch co-op (the only way to have two people on one console is Play Now), custom playbooks, and fantasy drafts.

Whether or not it'll be better than Madden '12 is anyone's guess, but this year will be very different from last year.

Understanding different Multiplayer modes and What games are true on the couch offline ...