TL DR: There are quite a few good coop campaigns out there. I'm sure there's more that I either don't remember or don't know about. I've only listed above whatever I could think up off the top of my head. However, this is not because of the inherent properties of those campaigns, but merely because of different expectations both from the developers and from the players as to "how" a coop campaign should be, and if those issues are overtaken (or conveniently ignored and made self-invalidating, as in Magicka's case), a coop campaign can shine for twice its worth in developer effort. So yeah, so far Co-op Campaigns are one of the gameplay types that require the most development time and effort, and usually are the least efficient application of this effort out of several other options. However, some of the content is fairly average, and replayability is almost non-existent. Finally, WH40k: Dawn of War II has some really good coop gameplay that lets you play through the whole campaign together. They're just kept out of view of the players during gameplay. The story is badly portrayed ingame, but I believe that's simply a design decision, because the actual backstory and the world events are rich and immersing when you really delve into them and look for them. Left 4 Dead and its sequel also deserve mention. They might not be campaigns proper, and their story definitely could be a lot better, but hey, they're fun. Honorable Mentions: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series has coop mini-campaigns of various kinds and gamemodes in at least two of its titles. I'd even be surprised if no one tries to remake Magicka in SC2. Neverwinter Nights (mostly the first, though the second still qualifies - throw in a good DM, and you just cranked up both replayability and immersion to epic levels beyond anything else mentioned in this post).Half-Life (the entire campaign from HL1 to EP2, albeit slightly modified, can be played in coop seamlessly through mods, and it's tons of fun).Otherwise, I will kindly point you towards: I assume here you're talking about Coop Campaigns in RTS games specifically. Anyway, if its one thing Im certain of, that being no one will ever possibly create an amazing Co-op Campaign.
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