Personally, for this game, it doesn't bother me. For some games I would consider this virtually mandatory, for others, not so.

We seem to have developed this model of comparing a game against a checklist of 'essential' features to determine their worth. We don't criticise FPS for not having 50+ levels with secret exits. Different games and genres focus on different things.

I can absolutely understand individuals being disappointed in the absence of this feature because, perhaps, the only opportunity they have to play multi-player with their friends is online. Where i stop short is where people claim that a game MUST be globally scored lower because of the absence of one of these so-called essential features. It may affect the appeal of the game to you but it may not detract from the game for many other people.

Another example is those individuals who insist that Metroid should have any kind of multi-player. You are of course entitled to your opinion........but in this instance you are wrong and should crawl back into your hole! :P

I can't wait for Ubisoft to go third party so they have to get with the times.

This game would be an unplayable mess online,

My personal favorite response so far.

Oh well nevermind, what i want in the game. Awesome platforming. is still there

It's because this girl's skirt physics would cause a problem while connecting to other problems around the world, or something.

Everyone made a huge deal of it in 2009 with NSMBW, and recently with Mario 3D World.

Right, it has nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that it's a fast-paced platformer where quick reaction is key to the results. I mean, the fact that there is an inherent delay when communicating via the internet is irrelevant. And that's exactly why Nintendo also didn't put any effort into making their Upad exceptionally quick in communicating with their console - because it really doesn't matter if there's a heap of lag in the signal resulting in the game being nowhere near playable, the important thing is that it has "Online multiplayer" on the back of the box, right?

Or maybe, just maybe, developers should be making decisions based on what's best for the particular game, rather than being forced to fit online functionality into every game simply because "everything's online now".

Note: I'm aware that it's possible your post could have been, at least in part, tongue in cheek. But without certainty either way, I decided I'd address it as though it was serious, because there are a lot of people who seriously make that suggestion.

I was more upset when I misread the title and thought there was no local co-op.

I like playing Rayman Origins with the family and will enjoy the same style of play with Legends.

It still has local co-op so what's the problem? Playing a platformer online isn't the best idea.