Let's make a list of co-op local play RPGs please?

Me and my brother like to play RPGs and SRPGs two-player style by just picking what characters we're going to control, and that's it. We play on an emulator, and just have two methods of input doing the same thing. Fire Emblem is our most popular game of choice

It's not "real" two-player" modes but it certainly works just as well.

Even playing FF: Tactics can be decently fun that way as long as you don't stop to level up, and try to have an = say on what move is next.

We play on an emulator, and just have two methods of input doing the same thing.

That's actually a rather unique, and good idea.

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I guess I should have clarified a bit more.  LAN required co-op games aren't really what I was talking about.  I meant games that you can either play on the same PC/Console simultaneously, or games which can work locally over PSP or DS (adhoc / wireless).  Kaio is right, almost exclusively the games will be hack'n'slash.  I was hoping there might be some that are turn based or strategical.  I'm not really sure if anything like that exists.  I initially thought of stuff using the Dark Alliance engine, or Phantasy Star Portable on PSP.  On that note I have to mention being quite irked that Phantasy Star Zero doesn't offer wireless co-op on the DS, only online, what fail.  And why the heck can't Dragon Quest IX support local co-op in story mode from beginning to end?  That'd be grand.  If Soma Bringer and Dokapon Kingdom can do this...

I was hoping to find out about rarer games I didn't know about that were RPGs of some sort, that were local co-op.  For example, I just learned recently that the PS1 version of Diablo supports local co-op on the same screen.  I just learned recently also, that the Xbox and Gamecube version of Phantasy Star Online support split screen co-op full campaign.  It's stuff like that I'm trying to find.  Doesn't matter if it's old or new, I'm trying to make an extensive list.

Phantasy Star 0 does offer local co-op. The girlfriend and I played it. It wasn't nearly as good as the PSP games.

~DS

Phantasy Star 0 does offer local co-op. The girlfriend and I played it. It wasn't nearly as good as the PSP games.

~DS

So are you saying that the main story-campaign of the single player experience, is also playable co-op, using local wireless?  Because that's what I mean.

... dammit. Here I was thinking that Tactics Ogre was the answer, as during training you can set P2 to control the opposing (still friendly) battle party. But then I remembered you wanted co-op

Edit: ACTUALLY OH RIGHT
I forgot. Player 2 can control Friend units in Front Mission: Gun Hazard.

Borderlands

... dammit. Here I was thinking that Tactics Ogre was the answer, as during training you can set P2 to control the opposing (still friendly) battle party. But then I remembered you wanted co-op

Edit: ACTUALLY OH RIGHT
I forgot. Player 2 can control Friend units in Front Mission: Gun Hazard.

I actually didn't know this.

How well does it play? Camera stay focused on the first player and the second player suffer from Tails-itis?

Well it seems inherently problematic to make a story centered game coop. So most of the viable options end up being hack'n'slash titles. I don't think picking "Fight" two times each random encounter in FF6 would be that fun in practice for the second player.

I think what's more problematic still is the fact that the games take 120 hours or more now.  That's kinda unreasonable to expect two players to meet up and do (especially considering that we live in a world of MMORPGs now).

Realistically, the next "innovation" for RPGs will be ones which can be played all the way through in one sitting.  Maybe then they'll even manage to create stories with significance instead of meandering angst.

Something along the lines of a multiplayer Ys would be hot s***, on that note. Fun game play, simple but interesting storyline, and can usually be finished in a timely manner.

So are you saying that the main story-campaign of the single player experience, is also playable co-op, using local wireless?  Because that's what I mean.

Oh. No. That's actually what we didn't like about it. To unlock any missions to play multiplayer, one of you has to have already done the story mode. Otherwise, you only get like...two I think.

~DS

Oh yeah, there's a mod for Fallout 3 that lets you do same-screen co-op. Well, the other player runs around with infinite ammo and can only see themselves through the main player's FOV XD But it works