Portal 2
I think the first game I bought for my PS3 was the Orange Box - basically to get Portal (although I've played a good chunk of Half Life 2 while my wife wasn't around). So while I'm not a major fanboy, the game is definitely one of my favorites.
Anyway, I knew P2 was coming out, had watched some of the videos, but hadn't really thought about getting it until today when ars reminded me that P2 has a co-op mode. Then something clicked - P2 co-op & long weekend. What a better way to spend time with my son?
Except he doesn't like it.
Actually, I think he's frustrated by the controls. He just hasn't spent enough (any?) time playing FPSs, whereas Dad has played a bunch since Wolf3D kicked off the genre. So while I've never mastered the circle-straffe, dual stick move & look is burned into my reflexes. I don't have to think about how to do what I want to do, it just happens.
My son, on the other hand, gets frustrated trying to figure out how to move the controls to accomplish simple tasks. I don't think he's quite figured out the difference between turning and straffing, and he certainly hasn't figured out how to move, turn & look all at the same time. The first person perspective also may be causing him headaches 'cause he's used to playing 2D third person games, with the ability to see more of what's around him. And it's relatively easy to get disoriented in Portal 2, even if you aren't fall-jumping - one junk filled corridor looks like another.
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