If you happen to’ve thought that enjoying preventing video games with pals will get a bit too contentious, Riot Video games is engaged on a solution. The League of Legends firm confirmed off extra footage of its in-development preventing sport Mission L right now with the reveal of Duo Play, a co-op possibility for the tag-team preventing sport.

Mission L is a two-on-two tag fighter, much like video games like BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle. This implies all sides fields two characters, picked out of the League of Legends universe of Runeterra, for its matches.

Whilst you’d usually pilot these groups solo, Mission L can be providing Duos, which lets two gamers group up and every deal with a person fighter. It principally turns Mission L right into a co-op tag fighter, the place you’ll be able to combo off one another, throw out assists, and tag out and in.

This Duo Play is one thing that different tag fighters have finished earlier than, however does appear notably well-suited to Mission L. Other than the enjoyable tie to duo queuing in League, it might make the sector really feel a bit approachable for newcomers. Alongside the breakdown video above, Riot additionally printed a showmatch, the place its builders confirmed off the Duo Play mode in Mission L.

If this looks like it’s up your alley and also you additionally occur to be in Las Vegas for Evo 2023, then you definitely’re in luck. Riot shall be internet hosting present ground demos of Mission L on the huge preventing sport occasion, with 4 playable characters: Darius, Ahri, Ekko, and one to-be-revealed character.

Squaring off

That’s not the one Mission L content material that hit right now, both. A bunch of preventing sport gamers and group members apparently received a hands-on session with Mission L lately, and have been in a position to speak a bit about it right now.

From the sounds of it, there are nonetheless some restrictions round how a lot they’ll say concerning the roster and characters out there. However nonetheless, we will get a reasonably good sense of how all of the techniques are coming collectively. Alongside Duo Play, there are another neat ideas for the fighter, like a Capcom Vs. SNK 2-alike Groove system.

Mission L has been within the works for fairly a while now, and the group’s been taking its time crafting this sport. However I’ve to say, it seems to be prefer it’s paying off. All the pieces right here appears able to entice a whole lot of gamers who don’t usually choose up preventing video games, whereas nonetheless having some actually nasty choices for long-time rivals. The roster could possibly be the cherry on prime too, as League of Legends actually doesn’t have a scarcity of champions to select from. (I additionally secretly hope Riot pulls in a Valorant cameo or two.)

With the demo headed to Las Vegas and a super-secret shock developer reveal scheduled for Evo 2023’s Friday Showcase, I think about we’ll be listening to extra from Riot quickly. However it’s good to know that I received’t essentially must at all times PvP my pals in Mission L.