It Takes Two ()
Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two, a genre-bending platform adventure created purely for co-op. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Play as the clashing couple Cody and May, two humans turned into dolls by a magic spell. Together, trapped in a fantastical world where the unpredictable hides around every corner, they are reluctantly challenged with saving their fractured relationship.
Developer: Hazelight Studios
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Game details sourced from IGDB.
My Playthroughs
– Completed PlayStation 5
Hours Played: 15
Apparently I don't have anything to say about this playthrough.
My Thoughts
My wife and I played through this incredible couch co-op game together, me as Cody and her playing May. It is a delightfully clever game designed specifically for co-op, with asymmetrical abilities that complement each other as you navigate the levels and solve puzzles. The gameplay is constantly evolving with new mechanics being introduced constantly, and the levels are interesting and intricate, with lots of incredible set-pieces.
Unlike a lot of co-op games, it's basically impossible for one person to completely carry the other—since each person has unique abilities you really need to work together. This could have been tedious, but we found it actually very well-balanced and fair. There were some frustrating parts, but the checkpoint system is very good and it really felt like the game respected our time.
My biggest complaint was the story: while I liked the characters, the story didn't really click with me and left me feeling a bit underwhelmed compared to the incredible gameplay.