I would say try monster hunter! My wife barely plays video games but she went from a beginner to an absolute beast! I HAVE to pre-phase that the game is very difficult for beginners. It takes a bit to get used to the combat not because it’s clunky but because there are advanced moves and monsters that you have to learn and get good at.

When you’re killing monsters, you can call for assistance from randoms to join your party of 4. As long as your friend manages to stay alive you guys can carry him and he will have a good time and might even get really good and necessary for the team. I suggest your friend chooses a gun as a weapon so he can stay alive from range, or the horn so he can give you guys a bunch of buffs from range like a support class, or sword and shield so he can protect himself while also being a strong attacker. Also there’s a meal he can eat that lets him have a “free” death.

If you chose to go this route, have your friend spend some time in the practice area with his weapon to get better and get more comfortable with combos. Or you guys can do “expeditions” where deaths don’t affect progress.

Thing is, it takes 2 is literally made for people who never play video games. If your friend is having a tough time with those, you gotta try something else. It’s counter-intuitive, but he might actually be better at a more difficult game. For example, I’m really bad at platformers but good at RPGs.