LETTER OF THE MONTH

There’s still a place for split-screen, says Gavin Eggar

When we were all younger the thrill of going to a friend’s house or having family round and playing a videogame split-screen or couch co-op was amazing. Fast forward and now with the boom of so many multiplayer-only games why has the option to play with real friends at home disappeared? My son loves Roblox and Fortnite, two games which would be amazing in split-screen or co-op, but instead it’s playing mostly against faceless players over broadband. I found my son being bullied out of games on Roblox just because he wasn’t playing how they wanted him to. That wouldn’t happen as much with local multiplayer. There is definitely place for single-player, online multiplayer, and split-screen, especially with the boom of battle royale style games… it’s a great excuse to connect…

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Gamesmaster (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2018

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