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00:00Right so James in order to solve this puzzle. We both need to press the button at the exact same time
00:05All right, you're with me. Let's do it. Hell. Yeah, okay, right. It's already three two one. Oh
00:14James you didn't actually press the button then yes, I did no no no no no we both need to press it at the same
00:18Time together at the same time all right, okay, no worries man. It's fun. Try again. Okay ready three two one
00:26You didn't press it again, did he
00:29James he's still there, mate
00:32You see sometimes in video games girls can you hear me?
00:35Yeah, so sometimes video game co-op modes can make things considerably more difficult, and I'm here to explain why
00:43Hello, all of you little demons Jules here for what culture calm back again with another episode of the awesomely named and awfully hosted
00:49Choose your own adventure the weekly medieval theme format where I the crown jewels of what culture calm take a list chosen by you
00:56Yes, you the person who actually submitted the name for this list, but it was in the actual live chat
01:00So unfortunately, I didn't grab your actual name, but this is dedicated to you whoever you may be
01:04Enjoy this today. Yes, you get to decide what list I dole out to you each and every week and today
01:10We're talking about video games that sometimes made co-op
01:14Video games that sometimes made co-op
01:20Jules because today we're talking about video games that were actually made harder with co-op
01:25But now this is the thing when it comes to video games co-operative play is usually something that is a god sent to players
01:31I mean when the big evil of the land has got you backed into a corner and is about to introduce your mouth to its
01:37Feet you'd probably wish that you'd have somebody riding into your rescue
01:40And in this medium that can literally take place with people charging in going head first foot first fist first axe first
01:47To your rescue and with another player or team of seasoned veterans by your side
01:51It can make even the most daunting games far far easier as now
01:55You've got real allies that will actually stop to pick you up pass your ammo and don't just run off aimlessly
02:01But yet sometimes adding another player into the mix only makes a recipe for disaster
02:06So let's take a look at them today as i'm jules
02:08This is whatculture.com and these are seven video games made way harder with co-op
02:14Number seven any halo game on legendary now when donning the mantle of the big green tin of man's spam
02:21That is master chief
02:22It can be very easy to buy into the power fantasy that he presents that you quite literally are
02:27The best that humanity has to offer yet
02:30The experience changes somewhat as soon as you bump up the difficulty as now instead of charging forwards
02:35You're learning the meaning of tactical retreat in all of its forms and here on legendary
02:40The only ones laughing are the grunts as they toe punch your corpse over and over
02:45So, how could this experience get any more humbling?
02:48Well by adding in some friends and the knowledge that all enemies double in health on this mode known as legendary
02:54And will mow you down in seconds and then multiply that by the fact that in some halo games
02:59You aren't going to be respawning next to your buddy after you die
03:01But back at the bloody last checkpoint and you can see how that makes for a painful experience
03:06And things got somehow even worse if you and your pals attempted the vid master challenge annual on halo 3
03:12As here you need to complete the halo level as a group of four with iron skull on which resets the entire level
03:18If even one of you dies and with everyone riding a ghost at the end, there are so
03:24So many elements of this that can go wrong
03:26So by the end of things you're probably going to be minus three friends
03:29Even if you do get plus one achievement for doing so number six portal two
03:34Now everyone knows by now that despite their often hilarious tone
03:37The portal games are no joke when it comes to brain bending puzzles
03:42Venturing through the testing labs and beyond was never a dull experience as the player is
03:46Challenged at every turn to think on their feet and be about 20 steps ahead in order to manipulate different portals and surfaces at a
03:53moment's notice
03:54Therefore with such demanding gameplay one can only feel their soul die
03:58Just a little trying to do all of this with another person in tow
04:01attempting to convey to another player that they need to fire their portal gun at just the right time and then move to another
04:07Location and perform another action is basically trying to give directions in a foreign country where you don't speak the language
04:12Plus you've also got this scenario, which james and I will now act out for you today
04:16James, are you ready to take the center stage once more? Yes
04:19Here I am walking across a bridge that my friend james dowse has made for me with his amazing portal gun isn't life grand
04:26Oh, I sure hope he doesn't delete the bridge at some random inopportune moment. Just because it's funny. Oh, dear
04:35This is your life now
04:37Continually trying to explain plans only to have them disintegrate
04:40Thanks to either poor communication timing or just because your partner thinks it's bloody funny to drop you into that boiling lake of metal eating
04:47Acids, I mean it totally is but it's not helping number five dark souls 2 scholar of the first sin
04:54So in case you hadn't heard dark souls both as a game and a way of life big up to my fat rollers in the buffet
05:01Of pain that is life itself is a pretty hard ride
05:05Yeah, you die a lot and even when you're not chomping on a sweet backstab, bro
05:10You're beset with such depressing environments that it starts to feel quite bloody lonely at times as such
05:15You might be very tempted to call in a helping hand or two to make the brutal gauntlet between bonfires that little bit easier
05:22However, before you light up that big fat humanity and pass it around the bonfire. Maybe you should consider something
05:28This is a from software title and as such help is something rarely given without a price being paid
05:34That's because even though the boss battles can be made significantly easier being human also invokes the possibility of being invaded by other players
05:42And let me tell you something having to battle both pvp and pvd at once is no joke
05:48Oh, uh pvd for those not in the know is player versus dickheads who constantly glitch out because of poor netcode
05:54Plus when it comes to dark souls 2 scholar of the first sin where you could summon up to three other spirits to help
06:01Players soon realized that certain enemies like heidi knights aggroed immediately making the challenge even more extreme
06:07Plus with a full party your damage is actually going to be reduced by 67% of their normal state
06:12Making chewing through even the most basic enemies in utter slog and remember the longer you spend in dark souls combat
06:18The more likely it's going to be that you're gonna make a mistake and die number four double dragon neon now in fairness
06:25You could actually put
06:26Any example of a brawler video game that has friendly fire in at this slot
06:30But there is a reason a real reason why i've chosen to put double dragon neon on here
06:36Explicitly and I will tell you
06:39No, because today we're not talking about battle toes and the fact that your friend could kill you at a moment's notice by accident
06:45We're talking about the much less infamous and if we're being honest much more inferior title double dragon neon
06:51Which for fans of the series was kind of a low point
06:54I say this because everything about this title feels kind of off from the weird low
06:58Definition 3d sprites to the tone of the game that feels at odds with itself in that it constantly promises a blast of 80s fun
07:04But delivers something utterly straight-laced and often boring
07:07In fact boring will be the order of the day should you look to 100% this title as trying to get the mister's perfect
07:13Trophy will make you bore a hole through your goddamn skull out of frustration as this one
07:18Achievement requires you to make it through a level in co-op without either person taking a single hit and friendly fire being on
07:25Now it's that last section of the achievement which proves to be your utter downfall because no matter what level you choose to do
07:31This on the screen often gets completely cluttered with enemies and thanks to a rogue punch or throwing an enemy into your actual teammate
07:38You're going to lose your chance at this trophy again and again and again
07:42And it'll make you question what the bloody point of it all was
07:45Number three cadence of hyrule now for those of you not in the know when it comes to dancing
07:50uh
07:50the best way to describe my moves are that I have the rhythm of a person who is flatlining and I
07:56Kind of look like if spaghetti could feel pain
07:58So when it came to playing through the crypt of the necrodancer video game and the subsequent zelda centric title cadence of hyrule
08:05You best bloody believe that I absolutely sucked at both as soon as the situation becomes even remotely stressful in either game
08:11My rhythm keeping skills go out the bloody window. However through perseverance and intense concentration
08:17I have been able to make some progress level three, baby
08:22I got down to floor three. Yay
08:24However, if you think you've started to master what cadence of hyrule has to offer prepare to have that dream shattered the moment you fire
08:31Up the game in two player mode as here with players taking up the mantle of both link and cadence
08:35You have to explore dungeons to save the land all while staying on beat and trust me
08:40If you thought that it was challenging enough on solo runs that is multiplied to the extremes as soon as you've got another player bungling
08:46Up their movements and attacks plus this mode throws up some rather devious moments in which you'll need to coordinate to hit enemies together
08:52Or solve mild puzzles and doing all of that to an ever-threatening metronome is like a death knell to your friendship number two
08:59overcooked one and two
09:01now the phrase cooking up a storm is usually often to describe somebody who approaches the act of cooking with passion intensity and sometimes a
09:09little bit of ferocity
09:10but when it comes to
09:12Overcooked one and two the phrase kind of changes a little bit and comes to mean
09:16If you don't get that onion chopped in the next two seconds
09:19i'm gonna shove a lightning bolt up your bloody ass and do not even
09:23Think that a hurricane has got the same intensity as my controller throwing accuracy
09:27I say this because there's no such thing as a chill moment in the overcooked series
09:32As you'll constantly be chopping boiling cleaning and desperately sprinting to the past to serve food. It is
09:38Relentless and so too are the cuss words that will likely spout from your mouth
09:42The moment that you start to play this online with friends
09:45Because here somebody has to take charge and barking orders at your friends when combined with time limits
09:51Is never going to make you captain popular
09:53In fact, it's going to make the entire experience an utter chore as if your communication skills aren't up to par
09:59Or if your friends go into business for themselves or just can't simply keep up with the hectic pace
10:03You're going to miss out on those high scores and chew them out for it
10:06Therefore it's actually something of a simple pleasure to play this game on single player
10:11Now I know that's not the way the game is meant to be played
10:14But it is far far less stressful than having your supposed best friends yell at you for burning a stew or ten
10:19I'm, sorry that I get easily distracted and number one keep talking and nobody explodes now
10:25I know what you're thinking james jules you handsome idiot. What are you talking about?
10:30What words are falling out of your mumbly bumbly mouth today?
10:34Keep talking and nobody explodes is solely a co-op game
10:38So how can you say that it's made harder in co-op when that's the only way to play it?
10:42Well, guess what my friends
10:45It's back the evil finger temple of doom
10:50Yes, that's right
10:50The finger temple of doom has made its way into these lists once more because while it is technically true that keep talking and nobody
10:57Explodes is a multiplayer game. That's not to say that it is the only way to play it
11:01Thanks to the ingenious mind of developer devon hearst there now exists a bot that allows players to tackle the game
11:08Utterly solo with the bot reading audio cues and responding in its own voice back to the desperate bomb diffuser
11:13Arguably this makes for a much much easier play session than with friends as the bot immediately responds and does so with impeccable clarity
11:21This means that you can rattle through questions and get hold of the situation far quicker than the panicked
11:26Scrambling and stumbling that real life players fall prey to now
11:29I know that it's not as much fun per se to play with a bot that has been exclusively designed to help you through
11:35This game, but still it is so much less stressful as a result to do so
11:41And you know what the regular experience of this game kind of makes it feel like anger management course is sponsored and made this game
11:48So yeah, i'll save some money and play with the bot from time to time
11:51And there we go, my friends. Those were seven video games made harder through co-op
11:55I hope that you enjoyed that and please let me know what you thought about it down in the comment section below
11:59As always i've been jules
12:00You can go follow me over on twitter at retro j with a zero or you can swing by live and let's dice
12:06Where I do all of my streaming outside of work and it'd be great to see you over there
12:09But before I go, I just want to say one thing we detailed a lot today about times that things were made more difficult
12:15By adding well too many cooks to the broth
12:17That's not the saying but you know where i'm going with that one and I do want to stress though in real life
12:23Sharing a problem with your friends your families professionals in the support industry. That is something that I truly
12:28Encourage you doing because sharing a problem usually means that you can solve it far far quicker
12:34You shouldn't go through life trying to bottle up your emotions and make sure you're not speaking to people about your problems
12:39Share those problems get them out in the open start a discourse as painful as it might be sometimes
12:43And start to get the help that you deserve because you are a massive ledge and you deserve all the best things in life
12:49And I don't want anyone stumbling across the way. All right big love from me to you
12:52Now go up there and absolutely smash it today as always. I've been Jules. You have been awesome
12:57Never forget that and i'll speak to you soon
13:00Bye