Liz and Aaron strap in for some bug-blastin' action with Helldivers 2! Sure, you shoot bugs, destroy automatons, and spread managed democracy, but is it a good cooperative game? Does it past the COFI test? SPOILER: If you listen to this episode you will find out! PLUS: Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor isn't a co-op game but we're enthralled with it anyway!

TIMESTAMPS:

• 0:00 - Aaron's Co-Ops Podcast Notes
• 4:34 - Theme Music + Intro
• 7:20 - A new intro for the COFI analysis.
• 8:50 - When Friendly Fire is hilarious.
• 13:50 - Accessibility measures for playing online
• 16:35 - How the VO reinforces the satire of the game
• 17:28 - War Of The Wards
• 20:45 - The user-friendly nature of Helldivers' warbonds
• 24:01 - Framing things as a win for democracy
• 25:35 - Calling in stratagems
• 29:46 - Teammates' barks help players succeed
• 33:50 - Ripley chimes in.
• 35:00 - Joel, the one behind it all.
• 35:38 - Is this a good game to play on a first date?
• 38:30 - So, Co-Ops recommended?
• 40:25 - Deep! Rock! Galactic! SURVIVOR!
• 45:45 - A shoutout to FF7: Rebirth

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--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron founded to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

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Times we had to stop because the dog was giving opinions: 3

We're back, we had a baby, we adopted a dog, and we played a lot of games. Let's do this.

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

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--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

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--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron founded to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

Aaron & Liz try to find the table space to contain this week's lightweight co-op card game: Bandito! PLUS: Sam Barlow is back with Immortality and y'all gotta try this game but we can't tell you anything about it.

TIMESTAMPS:

• 0:00 - Opening
• 1:50 - Intro song!
• 2:13 - Bandido!
• 3:05 - What IS Bandido?
• 6:30 - The lightweight nature of Bandido (for better or worse.)
• 10:25 - Using expansions to expand the weight of the game.
• 13:00 - The emotions we encountered with Bandito games going long...
• 17:00 - The Ko-Fi Test!
• 22:20 - OK, but what about Immortality?
• 25:30 - TRYING to explain the story without giving anything away.
• 27:05 - Why this single-player game SHOULD be played as a co-op!
• 28:15 - The massive dedication to the aesthetic in Immortality's films.
• 29:30 - Content warnings and spooky stuff!
• 33:35 - A final compliment for Immortality...
• 34:15 - Outro and goodbyesss!

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About Bandido

• Visit the Board Game Geek page for Bandido here: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/191925/bandido
• Visit the Publisher's website here: https://helvetiq.com/ch_de/bandido

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

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--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

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--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron founded to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

Do you know what the scariest/funniest thing about Evil Dead: The Game is? THE DRIVING! Join Liz and Aaron as they grab their Boomsticks and take a trip to the woods in Ash William's Day Out!

TIMESTAMPS:

• 0:00 - Win a copy of Evil Dead: The Game for PC! Head to https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord  and post a spooky GIF to enter!
• 4:03 - Today we're talking about Evil Dead: The Game (and celebrating the first day of Long Halloween!)
• 6:32 - Liz's Journey with Evil Dead
• 12:20 - Is Evil Dead just DOOM?
• 13:40 - What is Evil Dead: The Game like?
• 19:00 - The Boom of Asymmetrical Multiplayer Games
• 24:40 - Having fun despite the jank
• 30:30 - "Despite jank, every time we play this game laugh and have fun."
• 33:30 - Driving in Evil Dead is a THING.
• 35:50 - Evil Dead's finale is more epic than any other asymmetrical multiplayer game
• 38:24 - The Co-Fi test for Evil Dead: The Game
• 43:30 - What did we learn about each other?
• 47:50 - Please watch Barbarian
• 49:15 - ONCE AGAIN! Win a copy of Evil Dead: The Game for PC! Head to https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord  and post a spooky GIF to enter!

--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link -->  https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord 

About Evil Dead: The Game

• Visit the website here: https://www.evildeadthegame.com/en/
• Evil Dead: The Game was developed by Saber Madrid and published by Boss Team Games.
• Follow Evil Dead: The Game on Twitter here.

Other Halloween/Spooky episodes of The Co-Operatives can be found below!

• Mansions Of Madness Second Edition: https://the-co-operatives-podcast-13f8736d.simplecast.com/episodes/mansions-of-madness-second-edition
• Camp Grizzly: https://the-co-operatives-podcast-13f8736d.simplecast.com/episodes/camp-grizzly
• Betrayal At The House On The Hill: https://the-co-operatives-podcast-13f8736d.simplecast.com/episodes/betrayal-at-the-house-on-the-hill-and-baldurs-gate
• Dead Of Winter: https://the-co-operatives-podcast-13f8736d.simplecast.com/episodes/dead-of-winter-a-crossroads-game

Other Asymmetrical Multiplayer Games!

• Friday the 13th: http://f13game.com/buy-game/
• Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes: https://keeptalkinggame.com/
• Predator: Hunting Grounds: https://predator.illfonic.com/
• SpyParty: http://www.spyparty.com/

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Subscribe to The Co-Operatives by heading to ListenToTheCoOps.com! (or use our RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/9xRUL1ta)

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron founded to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

The Co-Ops detail some of the coziest games and other media that have helped them transition to Fall. PLUS: NEW LOGO!!!!

Join the Hoodie Weather discord and chat with other Cooperatives listeners here: https://bit.ly/hoodieweatherdiscord

TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:45 - We have a new logo by Julia Maddalina!
• 3:00 - The vibe of cozy stuff
  • www.howlongtobeat.com is great for finding quick games to play if you have a free evening!
• 3:45 - Steam Deck + Vampire Survivors
• 5:56 - Disney's Dreamlight Valley
• 8:38 - A Short Hike
• 11:00 - Beacon Pines
• 13:55 - Betrayal At The House On The Hill - Third Edition
• 18:00 - Wavelength
• 21:15 - Cozy music playlist!
  • https://open.spotify.com/playlist/681bsa8jZmfGhAowV5WxYl?si=acafcd72d2834b29
• 22:32 - Cozy book series and why Aaron will never finish anything!!!!
• 26:10 - A call for mental health, and thank you

Check out Julia Maddalina's work here:

• www.jmaddalina.myportfolio.com
• https://www.instagram.com/jmaddalina

Cozy music playlist!

• After Summer, Before Thanksgiving: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/681bsa8jZmfGhAowV5WxYl?si=acafcd72d2834b29

Read Scholomance!

• https://www.naominovik.com/category/scholomance/

Cozy game links!

• Vampire Survivors (!!!) - https://poncle.itch.io/vampire-survivors
• Disney Dreamlight Valley - https://disneydreamlightvalley.com/
• A Short Hike - https://ashorthike.com/
• Beacon Pines - https://hidingspotgames.com/beaconpines.html
• Wavelength - https://www.cmyk.games/products/wavelength
• Betrayal Third Edition - https://www.avalonhill.com/no-no/product/avalon-hill-betrayal-at-house-on-the-hill-3-rd-edition-cooperative-board-game-for-ages-12-and-up-for-3-6-players:ED896E92-3AFB-45C9-A7B6-95CF37579449

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Subscribe to The Co-Operatives by heading to ListenToTheCoOps.com! (or use our RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/9xRUL1ta)

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron founded to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

About "The Quarry" by Supermassive Games

--- Visit the official website for The Quarry here: https://quarrygame.2k.com/

--- Visit the official website for The Quarry deverloper Supermassive Games here: https://www.supermassivegames.com/

Aaron and Liz venture out on the night of a full moon to play the latest choose-your-own-adventure horror game, The Quarry, by Supermassive Games. Will our intrepid hosts survive until dawn? Or will they lose what little hope they have left? (SPOILER: They'll survive, because this game is super fun and inviting for co-op groups!)

TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 - The problem with Ghostface? BRANDING
• 4:23 - The results of the Listener's Choice Poll!
• 6:02 - Introducing The Quarry by Supermassive Games and published by 2K Games
• 9:50 - What horror vibes does The Quarry give off?
• 11:00 - Let's talk about the story
• 18:50 - The actual gameplay and accessibility mechanics contained within The Quarry
• 26:45 - How does this one look compared to Until Dawn?
• 28:45 - Do we actually like the characters + how Couch Co-Op actually works
• 33:30 - Ways to ease up on the anxiety of horror movie scares while playing The Quarry
• 36:45 - Does The Quarry pass the Co-Fi test?
• 45:00 - Is this a Game Of The Year contender?
• 49:00 - "I was glad to have a horror experience without being scared all of the time."
• 54:15 - Discovering more to enjoy on subsequent playthroughs
• 57:55 - Shoutout to the Supermassive Subreddit <3
• 59:38 - Game length, and how to set proper expectations for finishing this game with friends or online
• 1:06:05 - The Outro by Liz!!!!!

--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link -->  https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord 

Other Halloween/Spooky episodes of The Co-Operatives can be found below!

• Mansions Of Madness Second Edition: https://the-co-operatives-podcast-13f8736d.simplecast.com/episodes/mansions-of-madness-second-edition
• Camp Grizzly: https://the-co-operatives-podcast-13f8736d.simplecast.com/episodes/camp-grizzly
• Betrayal At The House On The Hill: https://the-co-operatives-podcast-13f8736d.simplecast.com/episodes/betrayal-at-the-house-on-the-hill-and-baldurs-gate
• Dead Of Winter: https://the-co-operatives-podcast-13f8736d.simplecast.com/episodes/dead-of-winter-a-crossroads-game

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Subscribe to The Co-Operatives by heading to ListenToTheCoOps.com! (or use our RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/9xRUL1ta)

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron founded to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

About "The Quarry" by Supermassive Games

--- Visit the official website for The Quarry here: https://quarrygame.2k.com/

--- Visit the official website for The Quarry deverloper Supermassive Games here: https://www.supermassivegames.com/

Aaron and Liz discovered an ideal cooperative game called (checks notes) huh, Fortnite! Jump aboard the Battle Bus to learn about how Cross-Play is changing the industry, and what accessibility features make one of the world's biggest games one of the easiest to play.

TIMESTAMPS:

• 0;00 - Aaron's pitch for a brand new pizza app
• 3:00 - Riot Fest hurts
• 7:30 - The intro, and the second intro
• 8:45 - Fortnite's history with Battle Royale
• 9:44 - "CHARCH"
• 11:46 - What IS a Battle Royale?
• 16:40 - Expressing yourself through Fortnite's avatars and emotes
• 18:40 - Why are we discussing Fortnite on the show *NOW?*
• 23:01 - The promise of Cross-Play
• 27:45 - Liz is a secret Fortnite ninja
• 32:15 - Fortnite isn't JUST a Battle Royale, it's more like Second Life.
• 36:20 - THE LISTENER'S CHOICE POLL IS ENDING! VOTE NOW!
  • Vote at https://bit.ly/CoOpsListenersChoice
• 39:03 - How does Fortnite perform on the Co-Fi test?
• 44:01 - The WAYS you can play together
• 46:40 - How the aesthetic invites in many demographics
• 48:30 - The accessibility feature that *every* video game needs to implement
• 57:05 - Dreamlight Valley TEASE and an upcoming Evil Dead contest!

About Crossplay

• A list of current crossplay titles can be found here: https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/all-cross-platform-games/

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Subscribe to The Co-Operatives by heading to ListenToTheCoOps.com! (or use our RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/9xRUL1ta)

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron founded to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

It's time to kick some SHELL with Liz & Aaron! Shredder's Revenge is the latest TMNT game, and it's a fantastic couch co-op experience, but is it satisfying overall? PLUS: Learning about Niblings, what a Paladin is, and a short take on Interior/Night's As Dusk Falls.

TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 - "What was your first memory of the Ninja Turtles?"
• 5:24 - Intro!
• 6:10 - What is your role if you're the fifth Ninja Turtle?
• 7:35 - What is this game like if you are unfamiliar with TMNT games?
• 8:56 - "The Donatello Reach."
• 10:22 - Aaron's nice story about "Turtles In Time."
• 14:20 - Co-op, and how different skill levels can play with each other.
• 16:02 - CHILL.
• 20:10 - "This is a very strong couch co-op game."
• 27:08 - "This is a great game for your siblings."
• 28:06 - What did we learn about each other during this game?
• 31:00 - "The Tank Award."
• 32:41 - As Dusk Falls, and how awards are handled.
• 35:48 - The Fall Of Michaelangelo, and figuring out what a Paladin is.
• 38:22 - Parting Thoughts and the woes of re-learning how to segue to the outro (maybe this should've been bloopers...)

Game Info:

--- TMNT: Shredder's Revenge is developed by Tribute Games and published by Dotemu. The game is available on all major video game eShops, Xbox Game Pass, and PC.

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Subscribe to The Co-Operatives by heading to ListenToTheCoOps.com! (or use our RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/9xRUL1ta)

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron founded to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link -->  https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord