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Travis wrote: "Hi all,Beyond PacMan at pizza places in the 80s, I've played no video games. My son, however, is all in and has a PS4. Any suggestions for high fantasy games he and I could play together? They'd ..."
P.S. If it helps, he's about to turn 13.
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If you don't mind going back to older games, I recommend the Fable series. They can play couch co-op (at least some of them) and are definitely a PG-13 rating. I also had a blast with them, especially part III.
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I think Fable is only available on XBox? But it is lots of fun.There is Horizon Zero Dawn which is also a great fantasy/SF game. No nudity that I am aware of. I never actually finished it.
I'm a jerk sorry. I didn't read closely enough. Neither of these have local co-op. I will say my daughter has been enjoying Legend of Zelda on her Nintendo Switch and the way we play together is literally just to take turns. She'll play for a bit and then hand the controller off to me for a bit and then I'll hand it back to her.
It's not really ideal but I can see that working for either of the above games. For me it's more about spending time with her. We still have a lot of fun and seeing her problem solve has been interesting.
My kids, 10 and 8, like Minecraft, Untitled Goose Game, Spore, Duck Life, Plants vs Zombies and Rock of Ages. Many of these games you can play on Steam with a computer too. For two players I would recommend Minecraft and Rock of Ages.
Divinity: Original Sin (either 1 or 2)? I've only played a few hours of the first one but have watched quite a bit of it online. The second one is rated very good. Both are rated M for gore and violence but I don't remember them being particularly brutal. Watch them on youtube some and see for yourself.These are turn-based combat classic Role-Playing Games. You and your son may or may not be into that kind of play. The combat requires no twitchy hand-eye coordination and is a lot more strategic or ... tactical I guess. They get good ratings.
Co-Optimus is a website that lists all cooperative video games. You can search by platform, genre, ESRB rating, couch co-op, etc.https://www.co-optimus.com/
If you aren't committed to the idea of an action game vs a turn-based one, I suggest Dragon Quest XI! (My avatar is an enemy from that series, so there's a teeny weeny bit of bias there.) There are some extremely mild action elements in the world exploration, but the combat itself is completely turn-based. While I'm not sure if you can play it co-op, it's very friendly to passenger-seat play. It's certainly "high fantasy." It lives up to its title by having dragons, for one thing...
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Not to worry, I'll flee in the first turn before you can even move 50% of the time.
I've only played DQVIII but you guys are making me want to get XI!
Beth, what is that avatar in the game? It kind of looks like a cute onion!
Beth, what is that avatar in the game? It kind of looks like a cute onion!
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wait.
Beth.
You're not a happy onion??
She brings years to all of our eyes!
I think Kingdom Hearts is on that platform, and my kids always enjoyed it when they had Playstations.
Allison wrote: "You're not a happy onion??"Nor am I a droplet of mercury, as one of my other GR friends thought. :D
The creature is called "metal slime."
Beyond PacMan at pizza places in the 80s, I've played no video games. My son, however, is all in and has a PS4. Any suggestions for high fantasy games he and I could play together? They'd have to be good for someone like me with no experience and preferably rated Teen rather than Mature (though some M games might be okay).
Thanks!