It Takes Two

 PlayStation 4
User Score
8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 640 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 564 out of 640
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 640
  3. Negative: 45 out of 640
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  1. Kryss_Everson
    Dec 26, 2021
    6
    Jeu élu jeu de l'année aux Games Awards, je m'étais dit que j'avais dû passer à côté d'un joyaux... Mais, non, ce n'était absolument pas le cas. Certes, le jeu est plutôt joli et amusant mais je n'y ai rien trouvé de fantastique. Un bon petit jeu qui amusera quelques heures mais il y a nettement mieux.
  2. SergeiZ
    Apr 13, 2021
    7
    I have mixed feelings about this game. But I'll tell you in order:
    Plot. A strong woman, a weak man, are disappointed with marriage, but instead of solving their problems, they pretend that everything is fine. But even a child sees that this is not so. Then, throughout the game, the main characters do not change, but the problem of their relationship magically disappeared. Well, seriously    I have mixed feelings about this game. But I'll tell you in order:
    Plot. A strong woman, a weak man, are disappointed with marriage, but instead of solving their problems, they pretend that everything is fine. But even a child sees that this is not so. Then, throughout the game, the main characters do not change, but the problem of their relationship magically disappeared. Well, seriously - stupidity. They could show the development of characters, how a man has a character, and a woman stops thinking only about work. But they didn’t show it. This is a big minus number 1.
    Minus number two is gameplay. I'm not going to complain about the strict multiplayer, it's still more a game for couples than for typical gamers. But in video games it is accepted that it is easy to play at first, and then the game gradually becomes more difficult. Here this is in the beginning, and then the complexity does not change. Me and my girlfriend were just bored of playing the second half of the game.
    The rest of the game is very good.
    Some of the jokes are not bad, some are like cheap comedies with Sandler.
    I give it 7/10 because kids and casual couples should really like it.    … Expand
  3. nandika
    Apr 1, 2021
    7
    It would be absolutely awesome... if you have a (girl/boy)friend who's at least as good with the controller as you. If he/she is a beginner, then it's not worth it, in fact this game is getting very frustrating very fast for people not used to 3d platforming :( I had to sell my copy so it wouldn't stare my and my girlfirend in our faces...
  4. Lightapa
    Mar 29, 2021
    7
    Добрый день игра занижена в оценке мной , но вот почему
    1) Вот что вам стоили озвучить на Русский ? вы пожалели 50 000 долларов?
    Очень и очень не удобно читать племяннице. Потом, текст + его не возможно читать если есть какие то действия. 2)Что мешало на Л3+Р3 сделать управление экраном ?( то есть 50%/ 80% 100%) почему играя на удаленке мне доступно всего 50 % ? и с этим я не чего    Добрый день игра занижена в оценке мной , но вот почему
    1) Вот что вам стоили озвучить на Русский ? вы пожалели 50 000 долларов?
    Очень и очень не удобно читать племяннице. Потом, текст + его не возможно читать если есть какие то действия.
    2)Что мешало на Л3+Р3 сделать управление экраном ?( то есть 50%/ 80% 100%) почему играя на удаленке мне доступно всего 50 % ? и с этим я не чего не могу сделать ? я понимаю для игроков с 1 консолью а если игра по сети?
    Но занижаю оценку только из за отсутствия озвучки.    … Expand
  5. danield80
    Mar 19, 2023
    6
    A Way Out had at least an interesting plot twist. The game of the year, It Takes Two is the pinnacle of girlfriend gaming. Hadn't it been a split screen coop, the game would lay forgotten in 60/100 aggregated for its mediocrity.
  6. 613th
    Aug 1, 2022
    6
    I would say that the game is overrated, or I should say that it seemed such for me.

    From the very beginning I was disappointed with it's graphics, but OK, this game is not about the graphics and technologies. So, the main thing, which everybody is talking about is it's story and senses the game carries. Maybe it is so for teenagers or kids, but for a grown man the things discussed in    I would say that the game is overrated, or I should say that it seemed such for me.

    From the very beginning I was disappointed with it's graphics, but OK, this game is not about the graphics and technologies.
    So, the main thing, which everybody is talking about is it's story and senses the game carries. Maybe it is so for teenagers or kids, but for a grown man the things discussed in the game are rather obvious and not so complicated.

    Also I cannot agree with all compliments to the gameplay, to it's diversity. Yes, there are a lot of mini-games, a lot of different components into the main game, but they are rather simple and unmemorable.

    I can mark the good humor and characters (the Book especially) but nothing else, so it is above medium for me.    … Expand
  7. ToshLichev
    Apr 11, 2022
    5
    I can't wrap my head around why everyone loves this game so much. To me it represents an evolution of all of Hazelights' strengths and weaknesses from A Way Out with one exception - unlike A Way Out, It Takes Two is actually fairly good-looking and has some very well designed levels which wasn't the case with A Way Out. But being a better version of a terrible game is nothing to bragI can't wrap my head around why everyone loves this game so much. To me it represents an evolution of all of Hazelights' strengths and weaknesses from A Way Out with one exception - unlike A Way Out, It Takes Two is actually fairly good-looking and has some very well designed levels which wasn't the case with A Way Out. But being a better version of a terrible game is nothing to brag about.

    So the pros are back, the game constantly introduces new mechanics and is constantly changing - it never really allows itself to get boring. The cinematic moments are back and better than ever with some of them being so good that me and my co-op partner said "yooo that was awesome" out loud. Unfortunately all the cons from the past are also back and so much worse.

    While A Way Out's plot and characters were dull and boring the plot and characters in It Takes Two are aggressively bad and obnoxious. Considering this annoyingly lengthy game relies on a divorce storyline it's baffling how the writers managed to make two protagonists who could never, would never and should never have gotten married in the first place, let alone have a child. It's like they are an amalgamation of everything terrible you could have in a SO and the things they do show that they really don't care about their daughter, they just want to get out of the situation they are in, making the ending just laughable. Add to that a love guru who made me roll my eyes every time he was on screen and you really start to wonder " If they tried, could they make this any worse?" . The other problem is that once again Hazelights' game is a jack of all trades but a master of none. Almost all mechanics feel cheap and uninspired. There were a few that were fun but the vast majority just failed to impress.

    If it wasn't for the bonkers amount of different and well-designed levels, the few amazing cinematic moments and the few fun gameplay segments I would say this game is another dud. Instead I'll say that It Takes Two is a step in the right direction for Hazelight but a marathon run away from a genuinely good game. Please guys, fire all your writers and hire new ones. A very mediocre 5/10    … Expand
  8. Elite_Soldier
    Nov 26, 2022
    6
    The game is fine. I liked it at first, but it got boring near the end. I expected the story to be much better, but that wasn't the case. To be honest, the ending was pretty bad. But Hakim was fantastic. I played the game with my little brother, and he thought it was an 8.
  9. Agent_ash
    Jan 2, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It Takes Two is a great coop game. One of the best designed puzzle/platformers I've ever played. The visuals are gorgeous, the variety is insane, the controls are pleasant and responsive, and every new area brings something new.

    At the same time the story is a huge weak link.

    The game centers around a husband and wife on the brink of divorce who are magically transformed into toys and have to navigate and world of magic and imagination, where toys come to life and squirrels wage a high-tech military campaign against wasps.

    The mini-stories that every new area is centered around are pretty great: they're fun, quirky and pretty out there in a good way. But the major plotline is, plainly, mediocre. First, the game does very little to make the characters even remotely likable. The man and the woman are in a toxic relationship, they shower each other with generic family-drama-style whiney complaints; the daughter character is hardly more than an equally generic sad face. There's no depth to the conflict, and there's very little reason to root for them. They look like people who, indeed, should not be together.

    The other story issue I have with the game are the sudden displays of cruelty and unceremonious violence in this otherwise quirky and funny world.

    The protagonists-turned-toys are shown in-universe as being able to constantly resurrect upon dying, and they're constantly subjected to being killed (including by each other) for laughs—note, they're also clearly shown to *not* be immune to pain. Characters (toys and even household objects, many of which are randomly alive in this world) are routinely hurt, mistreated and downright killed off. And while this may be viewed as an intentional attempt to demonstrate how these people grew cold and unempathetic over the course of their failed marriage and how this supposedly contrasts the mind of their innocent child, even if that was the idea, it doesn't work at all. The game paints a cutesy, brightly-colored, fairy-tale-like atmosphere, as if it's going to tell a Pixar-like tale of emotional growth, and scenes of cruelty feel downright tone-deaf against that backdrop.

    Me and my S.O. have been playing It Takes Two and enjoying the gameplay a lot, but the story bits have made us both uncomfortable more than once. We're not setting our expectations high for the conclusion.    … Expand
  10. Designstanton
    Sep 16, 2021
    5
    Pure excellence! The development team should be beaming with pride with the outcome of this exceptional title. Immediately immersive & uses the full palette of PS4 capabilities, uniting motion, vibration, sound, speed and urgency. It took an hour or so to realise that one of the great joys of the game was the absence of hunting/hoarding loot. Just pure experiential gameplay and narrative.Pure excellence! The development team should be beaming with pride with the outcome of this exceptional title. Immediately immersive & uses the full palette of PS4 capabilities, uniting motion, vibration, sound, speed and urgency. It took an hour or so to realise that one of the great joys of the game was the absence of hunting/hoarding loot. Just pure experiential gameplay and narrative. The journey creates various game mechanics and utilises different camera angles to enhance the experience. Everyone should try this game with a mate or partner. I promise you won’t be disappointed. Once again congrats dev team! Start on the next one!!… Expand
  11. Thegamesup
    Dec 15, 2022
    7
    اللعبه حلو مع صديقك بتستمتعون فيه و فيه تنوع و مراحل اسطوريه خاصتن غرفة البنت بس في مراحل ممله مثل النبات تقيمي 7.7
  12. Shtip
    Aug 1, 2022
    6
    Игра технически и сюжетно хороша, НО!
    Вангую, что ваша подружка/невеста/любовница/жена просто не вывезет узкие тайминги, сложные комбинации из двойных прыжков и перекатов и в целом абсолютное недружелюбие к новичку. Вы будете сидеть как дебил перед экраном, а ваша возлюбленная в сотый, а может и в тысячный раз пытаться перепрыгнуть движущиеся лезвия и игра даже не попытается ей помочь. И    Игра технически и сюжетно хороша, НО!
    Вангую, что ваша подружка/невеста/любовница/жена просто не вывезет узкие тайминги, сложные комбинации из двойных прыжков и перекатов и в целом абсолютное недружелюбие к новичку. Вы будете сидеть как дебил перед экраном, а ваша возлюбленная в сотый, а может и в тысячный раз пытаться перепрыгнуть движущиеся лезвия и игра даже не попытается ей помочь. И вот весёлые семейные посиделки превращаются в слёзы, злость и отторжение от мира видеоигр.    … Expand

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#1 Best PS4 Game of 2021
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#3 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2021

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Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Hey Poor Player
    Jan 6, 2022
    80
    It Takes Two takes the tried and true action/adventure-puzzler genre and turns it into possibly the most collaborative split-screen co-op game ever created. Coupled with the presented marital issues between the main characters that make for fantastic springboards to discuss with your own Player 2, It Takes Two will strongly resonate with just about anyone who picks up a controller. Although character development was a bit lacking and the story somewhat sluggish, these issues do not diminish the incredibly imaginative level design and supremely enjoyable boss battles. If you’re looking for a case study in co-op puzzle games that deserves to define the genre going forward, grab a partner and pick up It Takes Two.
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  2. Gaming Age
    Sep 1, 2021
    100
    However you want to look at it, though, between its solid story and its just-the-right-difficulty puzzles, It Takes Two is a perfect game if you’re looking for something that will interest non-gamer[s].
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Jun 17, 2021
    85
    Josef Fares wasn’t kidding when he said that It Takes Two is unlike any other platformer: it’s amazing how many various mechanics and ideas found their place in this game. [Issue#253, p.32]
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