Key Takeaways
- Local multiplayer is not dead. Baldur's Gate 3, Diablo 4, and It Takes Two offer unique experiences.
- It's a slim choice for local co-op in FPS games, with few modern options like Borderlands 3 and Doom.
- Some older games, like TimeSplitters: Future Perfect and Quake 2, still have great co-op campaigns.
Whoever said local multiplayer was dead was wrong. Take a look at some of the premium experiences gamers can still enjoy together on one console. Baldur's Gate 3, Diablo 4and You need two. For first-person shooters, the selection is thinner. It's sad to think about the amazing multiplayer games of the past. Golden Eye and Halo: Combat Evolved.
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The coolest PS5 games
Since the launch of PS5, players have been presented with a variety of titles featuring some of the best graphics the console can render.
For those who want to be on the same team, there are far fewer options. You'll notice that the items below include just a few options from titles produced over the past few years. Instead, most of them are re-releases or remakes. But it's hard to complain. Because we are just thankful that these games are available on modern platforms.
5 TimeSplitters: Future Perfection
Two players embark on a comical time travel journey
time divider has the DNA of Golden Eye With that. This is especially noticeable in the first two games in the series, which still have the feel of the legendary Bond games. The entire series is famous for its multiplayer offerings. The competitive suite is highly customizable and offers a variety of game modes.
This includes the ability to play the campaign with friends. The busy action is perfect for tackling it with friends. At the end of the campaign, the two friends can duel one-on-one or deploy bots to duel each other.
4 Doom 1+2
It's been a while but it's still holding up
It's amazing that one of the most influential games ever made is so readily available on PS5. Players will also be shocked to see how well it holds up. The action is simple, but the levels are very difficult and the complex design will keep players on their toes at all times.
It's also great to play the campaign with a group of friends. Putting the two games into one package feels right because it significantly increases the difficulty and allows the first game to flow seamlessly into the second without feeling like it's going back to square one.
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The collection includes several expansion packs and specific mods are also supported.
3 Borderlands 3
Collect loot with friends
easy way to sell Borderlands 3 is calling it diablo holding a gun. This does more than simply translate the formula into: But it's a first-person shooter, especially in terms of aesthetics. Borderlands 3 It was originally released on PS4 with two-player split-screen support.
The upgrade to PS5 brought visual improvements and the ability to play the game with four players locally. The PS5 handles chaos well. Of all the games on the list, Borderlands 3 It's best suited for playing with less experienced people on the medium, as enemies scale to match the player's level and have a generous checkpoint system.
2 Quake 2
For the first time, we ran a more complex campaign.
Id Software is still a long way from revolutionizing the first-person shooter genre. fate. The next series they created was earthquake. It's the next technological step in the genre, fully bringing the action to 3D space. Quake 2 It's not as busy as you think fate Providing a complete 3D model introduced some technical limitations.
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All Quake games, ranked
It may have disappeared from mainstream gaming, but the Quake franchise still has legendary FPS titles.
But co-op play is still fun, and enemy behavior provides interesting opportunities for strategizing among human players. Quake 2 It also features more complex levels and objectives that sometimes require backtracking, providing a more complex experience.
1 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Jump into an online lobby with friends
For all the talk about how call of duty It's safe to say that the series that brought us the console online multiplayer revolution is committed to maintaining some kind of split-screen option. The original game had the classic split-screen deathmatch, but the newer title allows friends to go online using one console.
There are downsides, such as screen size and the potential for confusion due to audio coming from two different locations on the map, but being able to jump into a lobby locally is worth it. Black Ops: Cold War It's worth special mentioning the Zombies mode, which will also be available to experience locally in 2023. Modern Warfare 3 This is not allowed.
Aside from the obvious, split-screen multiplayer has other limitations.
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