Hopefully you've had a chance to read our hands on impressions with It Takes Two over here. As we talked about, Locke and I spent a few hours with the game playing through the opening levels and experiencing the different things the game has to offer. Over the next few days we'll highlight some of those experiences with a handful of video highlights we took from our sessions with the game.
It has been sometime since we've talked about Anthem, Bioware's ambitious open world shlooter that was set to take on the likes of Destiny 2. Immediately out of the game everyone was disappointed in the state of the game and the quality of its content when it was released in February of 2019.
For the King is a game we checked out back in 2018 on PC, since then we've seen releases on all of the major consoles and critical acclaim. The game takes a co-op board game like approach to tactical RPGs with a simplistic yet attractive art style and a focus on replayability. Now almost 3 years since the game's initial release we have our first piece of premium DLC called The Lost Civilization.
The long rumor has finally come to light. Blizzard is releasing a remastered version of Diablo II called Diablo II: Resurrected. And taking a queue from several other remasters like Halo, the game will offer the ability to flip between classic graphics and modern on the fly. The entire game has been remastered in a modified version of the Diablo 3 engine supporting 4K Resolutions.
The eternal rivalry between plants and zombies will be thriving in the Nintendo ecosystem later this year. As much as the hatred between these two has burned over the years, it's worked out quite well for them from a business standpoint. Maybe this "conflict" is more nefarious than we thought. Or maybe not.
No longer must prospective farmers sequester themselves to separate consoles for co-op crop waterin'. Stardew Valley's 1.5 update, which introduced local co-op on PC back in December, has finally made its way to the game's console releases. That means you and up to three friends can bicker over crop placement from the comfort of a single couch. The Midwestern dream has come to fruition!
Just like that, co-op fans have been blessed with another gift from the puzzle-y heavens. The We Were Here series, which currently contains a trilogy of mind-bending titles, has released its first episode on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Better yet, it's completely free until February 22nd.
Survival games are all the rage these days, with the trend starting many years ago with Minecraft, we've seen the genre absolutely explode across all gaming platforms. We've had dinosaurs, zombies, and even cannibals as a setting for these games. Now with a new game from developer Iron Gate we have Vikings. It's Valheim an up to 10 player co-op game now in early access on PC.
Co-op games are a great way to spend some time catching up with your friends, but you know what will really enhance those relationships? Getting super creeped out together and sharing the same skin-crawling tension for a couple hours. Fortunately for us, The Past Within is due for release later this year, so we'll have ample opportunity to do just that.
Well now, what do we have here? Word on the street is that Zombie Army 4's Season 2 campaign, "Death from Above," has reached a crescendo in the form of its final episode, "Dead Zeppelin" (get it?). If you're so inclined, you can play said finale right now, provided you have purchased the mission either individually or as part the Season 2 pass.
The last Stronghold game we checked out was Stronghold: Crusader 2, which featured online co-op play for two players. It looks like that mode is returning with Stronghold: Warlords, though with a few new twists above and beyond the Asian setting.
We're back for another week of Gloomhaven on PC. The four player co-op strategy game captured our attention last week and the crew couldn't wait to get more. Perhaps the best thing about it is just how well a session fits into an hour or so of play making it bite sized, but still providing solid progress for players.
