In video games it is possible to find some developed to be played exclusively alone and others in the company of other players. Personally, I am one of those who from time to time wants to enjoy experiences that can be shared with friends or family to spend very fun times, which is just what it proposes It Takes Two.
Josef Fares, the mind behind Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and A Way Out, has shown on these couple of occasions that he is wonderful at bringing adventures to life that leave an indelible mark on the mind. Despite everything, he managed to surpass himself once again with this title, which is a true masterpiece and received countless awards when it was published in 2021.
If you’ve never given it a try, don’t think twice about downloading it to find out why it’s so special. What’s more, if you have a subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate you have the perfect excuse, because it is part of its catalog on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC and Xbox Cloud Gamingso you can opt for the system that is best for you.
The power of love, can it handle everything?
Contrary to what is usual in most adventures, here there is no villain or main enemy that you have to kill. The plot is very familiar, although it presents us with a somewhat sad situation, because it puts us in the shoes of May and Cody, a marriage that has gone through its ups and downsbut the differences that exist between the two have caused them to want to divorce.
Her little daughter does not want this situation to happen at all and her only wish is for her parents to reconcile. The point is that, by chance, the couple of protagonists ends up transformed into miniature dolls and they will have no choice but to help each other overcome the adversities they will encounter until they return to their normal shape and size.
In the middle of all this matter, they will come across a magical book that will be the one that will make them live all kinds of adventures, as if they were couples therapy, with the sole purpose of ending up remembering why they loved each other so much at the time. Of course this will not be during the first bars, hence the piques, fights and disputes do not stop flourishing.
Even so, the plot has a brutal weight and does not stop offering very emotional and comic moments. It also helps that the dubbing in English is excellent and the interpretation of the characters is splendid, while the subtitles are in Spanish, with dialogues with which it is impossible not to laugh or empathize with the characters.
Of course I am not going to tell you how this whole mess ends up being resolved, because that is something that is undoubtedly worth discovering on your own. AND if it is with your partner on the same console, even better.
Cooperation is essential from start to finish
As it happened with his previous works, in It Takes Two the gameplay is completely based on the cooperative multiplayer for two people. It is impossible to play in any other way than this, although do not worry if you are one of those who prefer to play online, because for this a free guest pass is available that can be shared with another person so that they can access the game without the need that it goes through the box.
Absolutely all the scenarios and puzzles are designed so that both players help each other to overcome them. In fact, the variety of situations in which they will find themselves involved is undoubtedly another of the strengths of this adventure, because each scenario will pose its own challenges, with their respective mechanics, so that the game is constantly surprising us.
Sometimes you will have to jump, advance along the rails, move blocks, use objects and many other actions that will also be different for each one, which is why communication is so decisive to advance and the fact that playing on the same screen earns more points. Besides, the control system couldn’t be simpler so that anyone can be encouraged to play.
While some puzzles and moments will require a little dexterity, they are also not so complicated that you need to know how to handle a controller without problems. On the other hand, it also helps that you cannot die in any way, since in the case of losing all your life points you reappear after a few seconds or at a save point if both characters are eliminated.
The originality that this work gives off is worthy of getting up from the chair to applaud. The fact that the characters are so tiny will take them through scenes of their own home and garden, from the point of view of some ants, but they are all very diverse and will not stop surprising you. Sometimes there will even be encounters against a kind of final bosses as peculiar as a vacuum cleaner.
And if there is something also outstanding, they are their minigames, because they are another of the funniest ways to pass the time. In some you will have to participate in a tug of war with a rope, there is also another to crush some moles and as for the rest it is better that you see them on your own, because they are worth it only for the good times and piques that they end up providing.
All this throughout the 10-12 hours Approximately how long it will last you It Takes TwoAlthough it all depends on how entertaining you are with these mini-games or how hard it is for you to solve the puzzles, none of them will make you have to squeeze too hard to solve them. In short, you have a perfect plan for any weekend that you want to spend with a friend or your partner.
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