Resist The Co-op?
In which Nofi and Michael couldn't - so they had a fiddle togetherPublished 05/12/2008 at 9:45 by Michael
Given our outstanding levels of cooperation and cleverness employed in the making of TSA, we thought it’d be easy to re-use the magic formula in a cooperative game of Resistance 2. There are various degrees of wrong in the world and an hour later we realised we were right at the forefront.
As is usual when we get together for a game over the PSN, the first attempt took 20 minutes of trying to find each other, then trying to join each other’s party or game, and a general harkening back to the good old days of Xbox Live on the original Xbox when all this stuff worked on day one. The only bit of this whole process that brought any humour was that Nofi was blissfully unaware I was picking up dog poo while talking to him over the PSN. Who knew the Bluetooth headset had such range?
Eventually, of course, even retards of our limited capacity managed to create and join up in a game. Only for it to be disconnected ten seconds in because Nofi lives in a place where broadband is as much an accident as it is a robust service.
When I invited him for a cooperative game, I didn’t realise there’d be so much cooperation required just to get a game started. I honestly believe it would have been quicker had I left the house, driven to a now closed game shop, broken in and nicked a 360, driven home and set up said 360, repackaged the 360 after it RRODd, sent it off to be fixed, waited 3 weeks until…oh wait, we’ve finally created a party and game that works – game on!
R2’s coop lets you pick from one of three character classes. Basically: Soldier is the main grunt; Special Ops is like a soldier, but with the added job of dishing out ammo; Medic is a big girly puff, but has the – as we found – incredibly important job of healing the other players.
Here’s how it went down.
Game 1
Michael: Medic
Nofi: Special Ops
Figuring this would be the same as normal Resistance, but easier because of the coop I waded in while Nofi hung back. 30 seconds later there were 10 dead Chimera and I was well chuffed. I sneaked a peek at the leaderboard: Nofi 10 kills, Michael 0. It was a harsh lesson that I didn’t really learn from.
As we continued through the level, where my cooperation was essentially to keep out of Nofi’s way, I noticed he was low on health. A-ha! My time had come. I was certain that an on-screen tip had told me to press circle to throw out health packs.
Nofi: I need healing.
Michael: I know. It says to press Circle to heal. Bit gutted, ‘cos I wanted to press Circle to throw grenades.
Nofi: Yeah, I still need healing. Now.
Michael: Right, yeah.
Nofi: …
Michael: …
Nofi: Are you dead?
Michael: Yeah.
Nofi: Does Circle throw grenades?
Michael: Yeah.
Nofi: Did you grenade yourself to death when I needed healing?
Michael: Yeah, sorry.
Game 2
Michael: Medic
Nofi: Special Ops
So, forget Circle for healing, it’s R2 you need to press. This time I was ready.
Unfortunately, 60 second in and I was dead again, leaving Nofi alone with no chance of me healing him. Amidst awesome Chimera fire, he did wander over to my prone position and help revive me so that I could respawn. He then ran rampant over the Chimera, while I span in circles on the spot trying not to press Circle ever again. Again the Chimera attacked and Nofi was down. I was scared.
Michael: Are you dead?
Nofi: Yes.
Michael: Damn.
Nofi: You could help revive me. If you’re not doing anything else.
Michael: Oh. Right.
Nofi: …
Michael: …
Nofi: When you’re ready. I’ll just wait.
Michael: Sorry. On my way!
Nofi: …
Michael: …
Nofi: Are you dead?
Michael: Yeah, sorry.
Game 3
Michael: Soldier
Nofi: Special Ops
I figured I try being a soldier so that I could actually shoot some stuff in the face. What nobody told me was that the soldier’s gun takes about ten seconds to actually start shooting death. So, I ran headlong into a Chimera battle charge, and then stood there getting ripped to pieces while my gun got ready to fire.
Thankfully, Nofi saved me. Again.
By this time I’d learned that as a soldier I could activate a groovy shield thing, which enabled me to finally take part in the game without dying. The only downside to this was when I fell through the floor into a part of the level that I could not escape from. This left Nofi all alone up top, with barely any health left, running around trying to complete all the objectives.
Michael: Run backwards. Backwards. Then you can drop down with me.
Nofi: …
Michael: Where are you? I can’t see you?
Nofi: …
Michael: I’m trying to get back up.
Nofi: …
Michael: …
Nofi: It’s ok Michael, I’ll sort it.
Michael: You’re alive!
Nofi: Yes. When I find you, you won’t be.
Michael: Yeah, sorry.
After Nofi’s spirited attempts the forcefield preventing me from joining the fray was finally deactivated. We were feeling good, and headed over to a door that required us to “fiddle” with two devices to open it. I was pumped. So it was perhaps not surprising that I charged into enemy fire, pressed Circle instead of R2 for my shield and grenaded myself half to death, before finally being cut to ribbons by something other than friendly fire.
Nofi: Are you dead?
Michael: Yes.
Nofi: This is too difficult.
Michael: What is?
Nofi: Playing coop with you.
Michael: Yeah, sorry.
I loved it. Nofi has yet to commit to playing again.
Comments
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oMega-W | 05/12/2008 10:09
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Quality post.
Jeebers | 05/12/2008 10:14
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Lol! Co-op games are great, looking forward to getting resistance 2 now. Occassionaly i’m better than the person I play with but usually i’m the cannon fodder. It makes me laugh, not sure about the person i’m playing with though. Don’t give up Michael!
djhsecondnature | 05/12/2008 10:22
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I love the resistance Co-op! Can we set up some Resistance coop sessions??? Good! Now go check the forum!
Roarster | 05/12/2008 10:25
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Been playing a bit of CoD co-op with randoms. It’s an interesting experience. The most common tactic seems to be to just run straight at the enemy and immediately die. I’ve actually gained more points reviving than I have by killing bad guys. I think my record was 14 revives in one round which actually won me the round…
deepmenace | 05/12/2008 10:41
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the word on the street is that you need 3 for good resistance 2 co-op.
this article looks to prove that.
RocketSOL | 05/12/2008 12:13
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or perhaps someone that knows what there doing. hehe.
smartybarty | 05/12/2008 10:47
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Im hooked on Resistance 2!
Online gameplay is brutal! 30 vs 30
Co-op online gives me a sense of WOW sci-fi style ^^
Played through the SP just now and you get fun bonus options for another playthrough and an arcade mode
(real fun and challenging!)
Medic is my most played class as it is a powerfull aswell as an xp monterclass
PSN ID: smartybarty
(ps) there are lots of clubs in HOME for this game!
Pingu | 05/12/2008 10:54
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Oh my god, I laughed so hard. I seriously think people on the other side of the door heard me. This made my whole weekend. Seriously, when I get my hands on R2 I have to play with you guys!
nofi | 05/12/2008 11:29
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The post was actually far funnier than the event, which was incredibly frustrating not knowing what we were supposed to do. I didn’t have a manual, which might have helped.
Ace fun, and yeah, we’ll have an 8 player TSA co-op soon. Me, Michael and 6 medics…
nineself | 05/12/2008 13:26
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The manual for R2 is useless, its only about 4 pages long!
rothbury | 05/12/2008 14:43
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Yeah it sucks, first party manuals are normally decent, but this and motorstorm 2 are terrible: black and White + not enough info
Pixl1983 | 05/12/2008 11:40
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I chuckled out loud in an open plan office over that. Thanks!
fredrikpedersen | 05/12/2008 15:04
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Chuckled out loud = Col.. Col = the new ‘lol’?
Paragonknight | 05/12/2008 11:59
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That was really funny. I liked how you would check up on one another. I haven’t played in a while as I’m playing Persona 3: FES and Dead Space trying to collect the trophies that I can.
RocketSOL | 05/12/2008 12:15
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quality! that was a great read. so in R2 everyone has to chip in to actually get anywhere? whenever i play vegas 2 its usually only one person who does the work.
Paragonknight | 05/12/2008 12:27
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Things are different in this game as even the medic needs to damage enemies at the least in order to heal allies as the ammo for healing is limited.
colossalblue | 05/12/2008 12:42
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I love these posts. This is what I love about TSA.
I do think Michael is really a gaming god though, he just plays this character for laughs. With his other PSN ID he’s got 4,000 trophies and he’s level 63.
Michael | 05/12/2008 12:59
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Cheers, man. I do have a PS3 bumper sticker, it says, “My other PSN ID is a level 63!”
theshockwave | 05/12/2008 16:29
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He’s got what and he’s level what?
Rubbed my eyes in disbelief.
Paragonknight | 05/12/2008 19:31
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Yeah I was wondering the same thing. Is it possible to get that many trophies at this time?
wolfehound22 | 05/12/2008 12:46
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Great read guys. I love the co-op it definattly helps to have more then 2 people. At least 3 one in each class. Also you can not go charging in you will get swormed. You need to take your time and work slowly thru the level. I’ve played a ton online and seen a lot of people run in to the enemy and die within 10 sec. It takes practice, but if your team works well together you can really whip up on co-op.
fredrikpedersen | 05/12/2008 14:13
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You guys should do zombie mode in World at War. That’d be hilarious, even more so than this excellent post. ..or even a co-op game of Saints Row 2, if you both have it, I heard they tend to get pretty crazy
ACESPURS | 05/12/2008 15:51
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Can you do system link co op like in gears of war? If you can im off to get two copies now.
ACESPURS | 05/12/2008 16:56
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guess not
ACESPURS | 05/12/2008 18:24
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Come to think of it is there any ps3 games you can system link