Almost two months have passed since the premiere It Takes Two – cooperative adventure from Hazelight Studios, which for many became the main discovery of the first half of this year.
Head of the studio Yousef Fares I was sure of success in advance It Takes Two, and even promised to pay $ 1,000 to anyone who gets tired of the game or says it doesn’t surprise him. As it turned out, there are simply no such dissatisfied players.…
In an interview with a Polish publication Polygamia Fares said that he had not yet met anyone who would not like his new project, so the developer’s wallet did not lose any weight. Moreover, the game designer assured that he would definitely keep his words, if such a person is found.
“From day one, I knew we were doing a great game. Ask anyone on the team. Every day I said, it’s fantastic! We do something crazy that will kick everyone’s ass. I never doubted that this would happen, and was right. That makes me very happy. “
Continuing the conversation, Fares confirmed that the studio is already working on their next game, but did not reveal any details as the time was not right for that. The only thing that Fares told about the project is that he will “break the brain” of every player again…
“PG: Since you knew from day one that It Takes Two was a success, maybe you have the same feelings about your next game?”
JF: Yes, of course. We are already working on it. But you won’t get anything from me, it’s too early. No, though. Let me say one thing. Your brains will be blown to smithereens! “
In discussing It Takes Two, Fares said his film experience helps him a lot in producing video games, especially storytelling. He is confident that the pace of games should be close to the cinematic, which many developers often forget.…
“In It Takes Two there is a moment when one of the heroes fights a squirrel on the wings of an airplane, and then the game turns into a fighting game for 1 minute. They ask me: so much trouble because of such a short sequence? And I answer: if we [часто] repeated it, the scene would lose its uniqueness, but so everyone will remember it. It’s the same with films. “
In the final part of the interview, Fares admitted that he is a big fan of creativity. James Cameron, which is why It Takes Two features Easter eggs for some of the renowned director’s works, including “Terminator 2“and”AvatarThere are also references to A Way Out, Alien, Nintendo titles and more in the game, with most of them still missing.
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