They've made a number of strange decisions I think. The game has a lot more story with voice acting than Monster Train. But then it's also co-op and has this lobby room you hang out in with random people and it doesn't matter in any way that I can't tell. The game itself is amazing though and none of the other stuff detracts from it in my opinion. If you're at all still interested, you could watch a let's play. I know there are some co-op sessions recorded.