That workaround hack actually sounds much better than nothing. It'd definitely bring me back to the old days, playing on a split screen television heh heh. I honestly don't care how "sloppy" or "unprofessional" it is, that sounds like it'd work just fine. If there was local co-op for this game in any way shape or form, that'd be amazing. The game is already quite addictive and I find myself spending a couple hours here and there just going through arcade mode testing out different styles of gameplay. Honestly I'm having much more fun with this game than many other games I play like League of Legends and S4 League. My current favorite style is prioritizing cloud, with one point in the snow creature and one point in swarming bugs, while animation canceling with a 2h using shield. Berserker is nice but it's too dangerous for the long term of Arcade mode, but it gives me a challenge since when I use Berserker I do progress through rooms much faster. I could see berserker being necessary if one ever wanted to rise to the challenge of speed running through arcade mode and it's unforgiving lack of HP restoration (which I like.)
The perfect guard adds a great amount of depth and reminds me of the Ys series in an excellent way, and the the way it cooperates with the charge system is fantastic. You guys have really created something special.
Hopefully Teddy can create that work around soon. I'd love to play this game with my friends on the same computer. A big reason why I want local coop mode is so my friends can try the game out without buying it. I know that's what a demo is for but it'd just be easier since I have friends over often and most of the time they're too lazy to try things out (dl a demo and install it.) But if there's local co-op mode in this game and they can just jump in and play, they'll probably realize while playing how great this game is. Ultimately it'd be good for you guys too imo, since arcade mode is most definitely a party style game. I feel like it'd spread by word of mouth the same way the smash melee scene is still alive today.
As a last note, whoever animated the chicken is fantastic. They flap so fluidly.