Multiplayer/Co-Op & Frictional Games? NO!!!

[LSunday]

I disagree- it depends on how it is done.

The feeling of being helpless and alone can actually be amplified with a second person- How bad must it be if there are things so intense and dangerous even two people have to flee in terror when faced with anything?

And the previous idea of forcing the two players to stick together for things like the lamp and a map or something is good. Then, you force a co-dependence, but at the same time you have sections that force them to split up, and they then have to operate in certain places completely alone, forced to trust their partner and operate without whatever useful item that person has.

And then the fleeing- If you're not in perfect sync, and something surprises you and you have to run, you can easily get split up and have no idea where the other one went.

The idea of Amnesia is being helpless and alone- And I'm not saying REPLACE Amnesia with co-op. But Amnesia plays on a certain type of fear. I think, to avoid being repetitive, they could play on another type of fear in the future. And another fear that can be used is fear not only for yourself, but the uncertainty of placing your trust and life in someone else.

And I disagree about the hearing your friends scream in terror always being hilarious- When I was playing and being watched by a friend standing next to me, they did indeed find it hilarious. But, when I was screen-sharing my desktop and a friend was watching full-screen somewhere else, they were just as scared as I was, and it was very rare for them to be laughing at my freaking out.

And, since when you're far from your partner, as I posted earlier, any time you hear them scream, you're probably in an area sufficiently creepy enough that you either saw the monster/scary thing as well, and you screamed with them, or it makes your imagination run wild and you have to decide to run back towards them to see what happened, or flee for your life and hope that they managed to do the same.