I made a valiant effort but it was not enough. I could not beat ibb and obb alone. Maybe if I had an extra brain, I could've used my thumbs as two independent entities as necessitated by the game design. The level of concentration and patience required to solve some of the puzzles is beyond my ability.
I had to call for backup and enlisted the help of a friend to help. I tried playing it online but the lag makes it difficult to avoid the rotating gears of death--not to mention, the lack of communication is frustrating. My online partner ditched me because we were stuck. The funny thing? My mental solution was the intended one but he/she was too busy drawing random crap with the right analog stick to notice.
ibb and obb gets a thumbs up from me. Some of the levels are truly devious. There were moments when me and my friend had no idea what to do. Eventually, we figured out everything without having to look it up. Two heads are definitely better than one. I haven't had a local co-op experience like this since my marathon run through RE6 on release weekend with my friend in San Diego. Local co-op is a lost art.
I wondered if I could squeeze another completion with Runner 2 and I'm proud to say I did. This happened like at 2 in the morning though. I wouldn't be "done" until I had completed all the bonus stages and that took me another three hours. Boom. Beat all 100 stages. I didn't touch the retro levels because I have no patience for that. A solid day, all things considered.
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