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It Takes Two wins Game of the Year at the The Game Awards 2021
- Thread starter Radec
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While Psychonauts 2 definitely got robbed, I am happy with this.
It's the only game I played with my wife from start to finish, and we had a great time. Especially considering she doesn't care for video games one bit. It was one of my favorite gaming moments of my adult life.
It definitely wasn't the best game nominated, however it it was definitely the most fun experience out of all of them.
Very happy for Josef & the team at Hazelight, and I can not wait to see what's next for them.
It's the only game I played with my wife from start to finish, and we had a great time. Especially considering she doesn't care for video games one bit. It was one of my favorite gaming moments of my adult life.
It definitely wasn't the best game nominated, however it it was definitely the most fun experience out of all of them.
Very happy for Josef & the team at Hazelight, and I can not wait to see what's next for them.
Meh, boring game beyond the first hour. All the way through playing the game I wished they had taken the game mechanics and puzzles deeper. But they never did.
Happy for Josef. With huge success of It takes Two, he have will have the budget and full freedom to work on whatever project he want next.
Very deserved. This was my game of the year. Refreshingly original. Enjoyed playing it with my kids.
Was pushing for this or Psychonauts (which is better from a story / character route, but ITT is incredible in areas P2 falls a little flat).
Incredible game that basically aped a few of the other games it was competing against for a chapter and held its own against them, and then went on to do like 7 other insanely polished game riffs.
Incredible game that basically aped a few of the other games it was competing against for a chapter and held its own against them, and then went on to do like 7 other insanely polished game riffs.
Was hoping for this or Ratchet to win. Very much deserved. What I've played has been fantastic.
I've been curious how a younger kid like that reacts to the bit with the elephant queen?
My 7 year old thought it was funny, my 12 year old daughter was in tears. They didn't find it as sad as that 1 scene in Paper Mario Origami King though.
Deserved and good choice!
Quite possibly the best 2-player (couch) co-op game I've played, especially in light how many gameplay styles are in it.
Hope this is a signal that more games like it receive the financial backing.
Quite possibly the best 2-player (couch) co-op game I've played, especially in light how many gameplay styles are in it.
Hope this is a signal that more games like it receive the financial backing.
well-deserved
really fun little game. they packed so many different types of gameplay into it. must have taken a lot of effort and resources to make them all feel fun
really fun little game. they packed so many different types of gameplay into it. must have taken a lot of effort and resources to make them all feel fun
I don't believe any game deserves it more this year. It Takes Two is one of my favourite experiences ever. The way it keeps introducing new mechanics with the endless creativity involved, to the really engaging and fun boss fights, to the minigames dotted around the level that are each very competitive and skill based.
One of my favourite things about the game is that if you crit path the game, it's quite short, but you can easily spend 30 minutes just messing around in a single zone, or on a mini game you particularly like. The game is so well polished that it's just a joy to exist and move around in this world.
The story is a bit cringe towards the end, and goes some places I wouldn't have, but it doesn't take away from the overall brilliance.
One of my favourite things about the game is that if you crit path the game, it's quite short, but you can easily spend 30 minutes just messing around in a single zone, or on a mini game you particularly like. The game is so well polished that it's just a joy to exist and move around in this world.
The story is a bit cringe towards the end, and goes some places I wouldn't have, but it doesn't take away from the overall brilliance.
IMO no, it requires a certain gamer knowledge for a lot of tasks or if not in-depth explanation in between segments.
Edit: Unless you feel like giving them explanations and they can accept them.
most fun I've had with a game in years, so fucking deserved!
yes and no - while the game is enjoyable for ppl who don't play games, never underestimate the problems non-gamers have with 3d controls. sure, if one of you survives, the other one can die over and over again and just respawn BUT the amount of coordination and simultaneous button presses will be too much for most non-gamers.
yes and no - while the game is enjoyable for ppl who don't play games, never underestimate the problems non-gamers have with 3d controls. sure, if one of you survives, the other one can die over and over again and just respawn BUT the amount of coordination and simultaneous button presses will be too much for most non-gamers.
I'll quote myself from the previous page, generally we enjoyed it but for my partner who isn't that great with a controller there were a surprising number of difficult and frustrating areas. Generally the checkpointing was forgiving enough that we were never stuck anywhere for too long, but it still brought down the overall experience.
My fiancee only plays Fall Guys and Animal Crossing. She probably has some transferable skill from Fall Guys, but hadn't actually touched it for 6 months, so I would argue came from a place of no experience in platformers. She had a great time.
The game is without a doubt challenging in some places, one of the first bossfights is very tricky, but personally, I think playing with a partner that's not that well versed in some ways makes the game better. You talk more about the problem solving of the game and that immerses you in the story a bit more. Also it helps to lengthen the game instead of rushing through it.
Depends how easily they can pick up 3D platformer controls. This actually killed the experience for us. It demanded a surprising amount of mastery over mechanics like double jumps, dashes, and right stick camera control. It was pretty frustrating for my wife and definitely didn't keep her attention.
Thats where we're up to, we've just got the wizard and fire sword stuff when we turned it off last night
In my experience with my 8 year old son so far, we made the right decision with me being the mum and he being the dad. He hasn't come across anything he couldn't manage so far, but there has been times during boss fights where as the mum, I don't think he would have been able to do it
There is one part involving lasers that is straight out of Furi
Inventive and brilliant game. My wife and I played through this and, typically, she doesn't do third person 3D movement involving a camera at all.
If it wasn't for Return of the Obra Dinn, it would have been the best co-op experience I've had this year.
(I know RofOD isn't technically co-op, but that's how we played it).
If it wasn't for Return of the Obra Dinn, it would have been the best co-op experience I've had this year.
(I know RofOD isn't technically co-op, but that's how we played it).
indeed
when you get to the fighting game part you aint expecting frame-canceling, you just expect a really neat, brief diversion, and the game is absolutely packed with those
To me, it was a very competently made platformer, but god damn did the story annoy me. I would have enjoyed it more if I had just skipped the cutscenes. Some of the levels went on way too long as well, to the point where I could tell my co-op buddy was getting bored. Didn't end up beating it. Instead, he wanted to watch me play more Psychonauts 2.
I'm glad RE8 won at least one for Lady D, tho
hope it keeps Capcom on the path of making neat characters and giving the roles to new and interesting actors
Super happy It Takes Two won, I can't think of too many other games in recent memory that were just so much of a blast to play all the way through. And my boyfriend, who's usually not super into games, absolutely adored it as well and it will just always be a great memory!
I would have personally gone for Psychonauts 2, but this is a very close 2nd and...to be fair my playing experience was "hindered" by the fact my partner cannot control a camera AT ALL.