I know some people also choose to play it on their PC using a GameCube emulator, but that’s honestly not something I have much experience with.
Now you know how to play co-op with a friend on Tales of Symphonia, whether it’s on Steam or on a console. You won’t be missing anything if you play alone. Playing co-op in the game doesn’t really have much an impact on the gameplay, especially for the first player. Outside of combat, only the first player can explore the world and interact with NPCs. Anyone playing with you will only enjoy control of their character during combat. In general, I feel it’s fairly safe to say that just about any game feels more fun when you can play it with friends.īut Tales of Symphonia’s multiplayer mode isn’t super comprehensive. If you hate the AI in the game or you want a way to bond with your friends, then co-op mode is of course a great time. Like with many other questions, the answer is, “it depends.” Whether or not you should play co-up depends on what you personally want from your experience. Is there a good enough reason to even bother with it, or is not worth the time? Why Play Co-Op?Īs you’ve seen, playing co-op can be really simple or a little on the complicated side depending on how you’re playing the game.
Because you’re basically streaming to them and they’re inputting commands through your stream (think something along the lines of using a service like Google Stadia), there could be some lag between when your friend presses a button and when the character responds. The drawback to this is that it shares your screen with the other player. When you open the game, you should have a Steam notification that allows you to right-click anyone on your friends’ list so they can play with you. So what if you’re looking to play with a second player online? There are other players who say you can do it, using Steam’s Remote Play Together feature.
Some players have reported that all you need to do is plug in a second controller to your PC, then set a second character to Manual or Semi-auto. If your second player is actually with you, though, then the good news is that playing multiplayer seems to be pretty easy. When you play on Steam, it gets a bit more complicated, because chances are, you aren’t physically hanging out with the person you want to play co-op with. When you’re done playing with your friends, simply go back into each character except the one you’re playing and turn them all back to Auto. In other words, Semi-auto takes care of the targeting for you, which could be more suitable for beginners. Semi-auto makes it so the player partially controls the character, but the character will run up to your targeted enemy on their own when you try to attack. Manual sets it so the second player can control the character completely. Choose the Tech option to get to the screen where you can set the character’s special attacks.Īt the top of the screen, you’ll see a few options: Manual, Semi-Auto, and Auto. Simply plug your controllers in and go to the start menu. Back then (it makes me feel so old to say that!), all you needed was multiple controllers and your friends in the same room as you. Remember, the game was designed well before online play was a big deal for console games. Playing co-op on a console is honestly much easier. I’ll look at both ways and describe how you can play together on either way. The way you’ll play co-op varies depending on the platform you’re playing the game on. On a console (probably GameCube or Playstation 3).It seems like a no-brainer to say it, but there are two ways you can play Tales of Symphonia: