I think I was about 8 or 9 the last time I played these games, and my friends at the time weren’t interested in games, so I never got to try co-op. Looks like I missed out on some fun, but never mind.
I remember I played the sequel first too, so didn’t know any better about the format change. And yeah, it was probably more fun to play on my own. I sound like such a loner. Yay.
They added a female character? I hate it when games have to put a girl in just for the sake of it. It’s fucking obligatory to have a token girl in games now… but that’s a rant for another time and place.