Whether thats laughing at the same ridiculous goal scored in FIFA or guffawing at a brilliant headshot in Call of Duty, games have the ability to turn a boring get-together into a jolly good time. Good online games are conceived from the ground up with the limitations of the internet in mind. TowerFall: Ascension (PC reviewed, PS4) Developer: Matt Thorson Publisher: MattMakesGames Release Date: MaMSRP: 14.99 The main event in TowerFall: Ascension is its local. p>One of the best things about video games is the way that they bring people together. You can't add online to a local game without introducing big problems.

There are a multitude of other reasons why a game like Towerfall isn't online enabled, but the answer I gave specifically addresses the FPS comparison. Couple that with the smaller play area (a single screen as opposed to a comparatively large 3D map) and you'll find that those little hiccups have a greater effect on gameplay too. Every network hiccup and desync would be visible to all players, and it would be jarring. With Towerfall and other games like it, there's only one camera perspective. When you play an FPS, you're only looking from a single player's perspective, so it's a lot harder to tell when lag compensation is affecting you or someone else in relation to you. There's actually a good reason that FPS games work better online than something like this.

If Counter Strike or Quake 3 work fine online, i don't see any reason why a simple 2d platformer won't. Not more than any other fast paced online action game.

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