Indeed, it’s very much encouraged.Īlthough some can be found in clear sight, there are a wealth of minigames and other assorted Easter Eggs stashed away within the game world. The path through the game is relatively linear but there’s plenty of scope for off-route exploration. As palm-sized dolls, these ‘normal’ settings are transformed into vast over-sized landscapes that are re-imagined with a fantastical twist (again, not unlike what we saw with Little Nightmares II) that turn’s a child’s bedroom into a genuine 3D playground. This ongoing sense of variety and ever-changing game dynamics is also tied into the game’s backdrops, which take you from the tool shed, through a huge tree (taking in a war between squirrels and wasps, as you do), into the family home and out into the garden. By the end of the game the couple will have got to grips with anti-gravity boots, shrink rays, cloning tools, time control, giant magnets and the ability to transform into a gun-toting flower. In the next chapter this changes to a sap-firing gun that Cody can use to ‘paint’ enemies for May to explode with her laser-like drill (the sap also adds extra weight to objects as one of many physics-based puzzle solutions). For example, early on Cody will be able to throw nails into walls to provide grapple spots that May, armed with a hammer head, can use to jump across large gaps. The best part of this set up is that May and Cody will each be given a different ability for each chapter, and one that will need to be used in co-operation with their partner. It’s handy because it can be very easy to die, sometimes because it’s treated with a degree of silliness (early on you can jab a metal pin into a plug socket or walk into a very obvious saw blade), but more often because it can be a little too easy to miss some jumps and plunge into the abyss below – but even if you both die during a boss fight, the punishment is usually only a very minor inconvenience, so both you and any fleeting rookie companions won’t feel too troubled by any learning processes. This is also helped by a very generous respawn feature that drops you back into the game within a few seconds and never far from the action.
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The very noteworthy upside is that It Takes Two comes with a free Friend’s Pass, meaning that anyone can effectively download the game at no cost to play with you – but it’s only compatible when connected with someone owning the full game (save for the first chapter, which doubles up as a free demo). So, if you don’t have a friend ready and willing to jump into the action alongside you, then you could be left hanging. The impending breakdown of a marriage might not be the cheeriest topic for a game with a cartoon vibe, especially if you’re planning on playing this with your kids, but there’s still a heart-warming tale in play, as May and Cody are forced to re-evaluate their day-to-day distractions, along with their love for each other.įor a game that’s strictly two-player – you can play it on your own with two controllers, but it can get incredibly tricky and is barely half the fun – perhaps the only downside is that there’s no online matchmaking. When their daughter Rose issues an emotional cry for help to a magical book, the two are transported into the bodies of two small toy dolls and face a long trip back to reality through a now oversized and frequently fantastical world. Teaming up with a friend, either via couch co-op or online, you play as May and Cody, an adult couple on the brink of divorce.
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