Civ VI would only use one controller and you had to pass it around. That’s annoying.

    • THE_GR8_MIKE
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      2 days ago

      Is that another term for “couch co-op” or is that a term used in Civ? I’ve never heard it used this way before, but it makes sense.

      • caut_R
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        12
        ·
        edit-2
        1 day ago

        I think it‘s just an old PC term for turn-based games where you play multiplayer on the same machine with the same peripherals. Basically, you play your turn, get up, let the next player take the seat in front of the monitor, they take their turn, etc… Since not everyone is playing at the same time, you can play together by playing in succession. „Hotseat“ as in passing the seat in front of the PC around like in hot potato, I guess lol

        • brsrklf@jlai.lu
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          1 day ago

          It is exactly that. I never truly did that for Civ, but had fun with hotseat sessions of Heroes of Might and Magic 3. IIRC the game literally calls it that, must have been the first I encountered the term.

        • gustofwind
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          4
          ·
          2 days ago

          I miss when games were truly social like this ):

          • smeg@feddit.uk
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            3
            ·
            2 days ago

            Some of them still are! I played some Golf With Your Friends recently, that has the classic hot seat experience. The Jackbox games are different but also good for a party.