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SvennoJ on 18 April 2012
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A good co-op game can sometimes be better then as a single player game.

Co-op is definitely more fun in mmorpgs then going through the game solo. Same for hack n' slash and twin stick shooters. Journey would not be the same without the online co-op. LBP is tons more fun in local co-op, good for great laughs. It doesn't always work for platformers though. In DKCR you are more often in each others way then helping each other out.

However 99% of the time single player is simply more immersive, whether played alone or taking turns with someone. Good story based games where co-op actually makes sense (instead of the other person tagging along) are hard to find.

Competitive games are at the bottom for me. Local competitive games rarely work since usually it ends up with one person winning all the time and you both get bored. Online you have to deal with waiting for lobbies to fill, annoying people, disconnects, people quitting. And if you're not there on day 1 expect to be on the losing end for a long time.
Still there is some fun to be had. Racing people online is more fun then beating the AI over and over, ie once you get in a good group of people. Winning or losing doesn't really matter, unpredictability on the track and the host thinking up interesting track, car and racing conditions keeps a game like GT5 interesting.
SSX style online competition leaves me cold though, racing a ghost doesn't hold my attention.

I guess online co-op sandbox games are even further at the bottom for me. I never saw the appeal of playing something like Saints row or Just cause online with a total stranger. I guess with friends it is more fun, but being in my 30's with kids, the same as my friends, those kind of online meetings happen maybe once a year now :/

The number of times I play online are pretty slim nowadays. Journey last, Dark souls before that, and GT5 before that. (not counting autolog nonsense) Sly Cooper collection and Jak and Dexter collection is where my interests are at atm.