Quote Originally Posted by Riepah View Post
I don't know about Battletoads and Cave Story, but those other games punished you for your own mistakes and your own mistakes only, not the mistakes of yourself and 7 other people combined.
Ever try the Wii version of SMBs? Frustrating? Yes because I have no control over my teammate(s) bouncing on my head and throwing me into lava. Was it fun? Yeah it was: especially after we beat some of the harder levels.

On Titan Ex, you do rely on other players. But your success is often determined by the success of the individual and not the group. Ex) One person gets landslided off and the 7 others do not. That one person happened to be a healer or tank? Time to wipe it up and start again. You try again and this time two DPS are landslided off. Wipe it up and start again.

Real emphasis on individual play to win. This is what I think many people have issues coming to terms with. You are used to being able to recover or used to people being able to take up the slack of other individuals. In fights like Twin and Titan Ex, you cannot rely on your other members as much as you used to. Result? You need to play pretty well.