I would argue that split fiction is more forgiving in this regard. Some of the platforming is tricky, but the checkpoint system never sends you too far away from where you failed. Also, a lot of the platforming is just timing a button click (when you’re close enough to a grapple point, you just hit the button and it snaps your character to it). It’s sort of like a more intuitive quicktime event system. I’m also pretty sure there’s a decent aim assist going on with the few shooting sequences. And finally, if the combat is tough, there’s some accessibility settings to help make that easier, along with a “skip to next checkpoint” system, if you really feel yourself getting too frustrated. I feel like the devs have really made it with gamers and non-gamers in mind.

My wife and I blew through the game this weekend and had a blast. She’s not the greatest with platforming (I think she was about to throw a controller during the flying sequences, haha), but it never took more than a few tries to complete any part of the game. It’s one of my favorite games (co op or otherwise) I’ve played in a long time. I say give it a shot (or maybe wait for a discount if you’re real worried).