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The time I realized I was griefing my own co-op sessions by being a loot hog
So I've been playing through It Takes Two with my girlfriend, and about 4 hours in I noticed she was hanging back during every treasure chest section and let me grab everything first. I thought she was just being nice or spacing out. Then we hit that one level with the vacuum cleaner where you need to split resources evenly to progress, and she just stood there waiting for me to hand stuff over. It hit me like a truck - I'd been treating couch co-op like a single player game where I'm the main character. I was always the one grabbing the upgrade first, picking the dialogue options, solving puzzles before she could even look at them. She finally called me out and said I was making her feel like an NPC in her own game session with me. Now I'm wondering how many other people out there are the bossy co-op player without realizing it. Has anyone else had that moment where a partner or friend made you see how selfish you were being during shared play?
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patriciamoore3d ago
My girlfriend and I had the exact same problem until I started asking "what do YOU want to do here?" before every major decision. It felt weird at first like baby talk but it really changed how she engaged with the game. Now we take turns being the leader on different levels and the whole vibe is way more fun for both of us.
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casey_barnes3d ago
Wish my brain worked like that instead of just blurting out "I dunno, what do you want?
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