Honestly I don't have time too watch it live, so I caught the replay of it. I will keep watching co-op whether its live or not (i hope), but i don't know if i like the new format all that much. what i liked about the old one was that it was kinda "raw" if you will, people just said what they wanted about a topic maybe even cursed it was a free flowing discussion. This seemed a bit forced as if talking points had to be said. also i miss the friends of the area 5 guys who would be on depending on what they were playing at the time.

I understand this is the a new format/first show and could change so i guess my suggestion would be have more games reviewed like the old show at least 2 or so and have more people discussing the games so more points of view can be heard.

overall i still enjoyed the first show in the new format.

ps. please no more singing segments.

Thanks

Well, I like it! No live for me because I realized I had school at that time. But so far, it's keeping the same tone as the old format and while not spot on, the cut to gameplay video worked very well. I liked how you guys were able to comment on the videos as they were happening.

I think I will miss the change of scenery every episode, but very much am liking the potential of this show. Definitely going beyond your standard game review video. Looking forward to many more live episodes to come!

First up this was IN-FUCKING-CREDIBLE

Second, would you be able to consider putting more info in writing about where to find/watch the live show? and most importantly have a list for your say 30 biggest locations and what time (their time) your show is on? I'm in Brisbane, Australia and missed it live - I really would have liked to have tweeted something to you guys.

To CO-OP team - what about selling a Gaming Nostalgia pack? an 80's themed pack a 90's and 00
s themed pack, essentially selling whats right behind you guys in the show?

I have a massive Doom poster thats been framed, the original that came with the "ultimate doom" box had it when i was a kid, but it got lost or destroyed, ended up buying a new one in p/c off ebay. its now framed behind glass, i'd loved to get this poster carefully packaged and sent to your team to have it signed and will gladly pay for this too! I'm going to send an email to the team and see if I can get someone to help~

This is the poster: http://www.doomworld.com/pageofdoom/graphics/UltimateDoomPoster.jpg

Great set, perfect choice for your first guest. Nobody expects a AAA performance for your first episode but that was pretty fucking close guys, if anything sticking to a perfectly executed dialog might be a bit hard or make it even more obvious if you deviate/mess up a sentence or something (because you sorta hesitate to recover), but you guys still kept it fairly loose, rocking

I was a little worried when i saw only 3 of the team on the couch but relieved (and actually really fucking liked how you panned around and introduced the camera/sound/director crew because with shows that aren't a multi million dollar production not doing so makes it feel less social you know?



Noooo! I am hugely into electronic music but I never get introduced into music about games, music is in EVERY game you play (almost every game) it's a huge part of gaming and it's always overlooked.

Sure you definitely don't want half the EPs with musicians but i think it's totally appropriate, even more so because the dude did the original CO-OP theme song!

I was initially skeptical about the change in format, and was not settled by the new song or the strange intro narrative. The lack of overt deer-in-the-headlights ?This is Co-Op Live? introduction comforted my worries of banality. Besides a few pieces of inevitable criticism related to your unfamiliarity with the format, I finished the episode with optimistic confidence and excitement.

What struck a chord with me the first time I watched Co-Op was the round table discussion regarding the state of independent games. Forgetting its content, this scene and its visual language is immediately recognizable to a gamer as the very bullshitting we do after playing a new game.

This familiarity is enforced through editing by framing speakers sitting across from each other on opposite sides of the shot, something the new set's 2 walls restrict. The clashing red and green colors with the too-close clutter are distracting, worsened by the couch being square to the walls. I think these problems could be solved by spacing out the memorabilia, repainting the walls and adding a third, and then offsetting couches to the set corners.

What else makes co-ops round tables so reverent is the subtlety of discussion. You confirmed my suspicions that the review had been planned, as it was obvious in your performances. The lack of intention and the inevitable repetition and agreement was still there, but only in between the key goal posts obviously set out before the clip. I'm still not entirely sure it's necessary that the discussions be live? There's no reason we can't talk about the pre-recorded discussion live after the clip?

That leads me to my final, more hopeful point: I think this will provide a lot of opportunity for more reflective game dialogue with the people who make, review, and play games. There are many opportunities for cool emergent ideas with the new format that I will be considering in the coming weeks. I felt something really special was added to the show as you discussed meta concepts of the very show you were making. That sort of reality is what grounds this entire network, but Co-Op specifically.

I think you guys did stellar for your first live show, and I cannot show enough appreciation for your being so receptive and engaging to viewers. I would not have spent the time to post this if I didn't feel valued. That kind of ?corporate? authenticity is rare and sought after.

Don't like it

Hi all!
I was a big fan of COOP for a long time, and now with this new format, I'm totally re-thinking my loyalty to this show.
What I mostly like about the old shows is that they were always in a different place, always something new, etc... Now it's always going to be on the set.
Then it's damn too long, I stopped after 45mins because I couldn't take it anymore...
The intro music and animation was great before, and now it's really stripped down and boring.
Finally the ads in the old version were ok because they were made in a creative ways, but now it's just a big screen, with voice over, nothing could be more boring!

Well I'll watch another episode, but not sure if I'll keep on after that...

Cheers!

Not enjoying the new format

The quality just isn't there with the new format. The set looks nice and I still enjoy the conversation, but the rest of the show really suffers. I much preferred the old format.

The show feels basically the same, and that's quite an accomplishment.

The MAIN difference is, as posted before, the change of sets/scenarios. That will be weird for us as viewers to adjust.

So far, the MAIN problem (if it's a problem at all) are the ads. Can't you guys just queue previously recorded ads into the live? If yes, that would be a smart move.

And I like the ideia of playing/"demo-ing" games live, but don't stick only to indie/obscure titles. And it's not dull, I actually like 1UP's Game Night, of course some nights it's boring, but what makes it boring are the people, if you have engaging personalities (or cool developers themselves) doing it, you'll be fine.

Nice work guys!

I quite liked it, I was surprised to see how much of the old style was still there, and good to hear that more of it is still coming. I thought the Mass Effect 2 talk was a bit long, maybe if you would cover 2 games instead of just one it would feel not so long.

It was good to hear the full theme song for once as well.

Amazing. This show looks like it'll work extremely well live. This episode was great.

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