Co-Op Adventure 'It Takes Two' Has Now Sold Over 16 Million Copies

I love this game, but definitely happy to stick with the superior PS4 version. This is one game where the graphical downgrade of the Switch version really does take away something special.

I’ve only played the Switch version, so can’t compare the graphics to other consoles, but to me it looks great.
They have a free demo on the shop called It Takes Two Friends Pass, well worth getting this if you haven’t played the game yet.

Nice! Well deserved! I really enjoyed what little I played of this game, but I have yet to beat it as it can be hard for me to find a co-op partner. It also didn't help that BOTH of my PS5 controllers experienced drift within a year of buying the system. My Joy-Cons have actually held up way better. I ended up buying the game on Switch instead, as there's more people I could potentially play online with. Hopefully the graphical compromises won't take away from the overall experience.

I love the gameplay, the humor, the characters, the world.... I just wish it was a bit more family-friendly. I knew there was a little language from some of the early gameplay, but I didn't expect them to drop a "g-d" in a T-rated game that looks like a Pixar movie. Made things a bit awkward when I was showing it to my dad who is a pastor.

As good as the game is from what little I played, I don't know if it deserved GOTY, though. I've since played Psychonauts 2, and that game was really something special. I don't see this one topping it. The competition was strong that year, though. I think that's when Metroid Dread was nominated, and I want to say one other really good platformer, but I forget which one. Great year for the genre.

Edit: Just Googled it, and the other platformer nominee from 2021 was Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart. It's kinda funny that not only were there a ton of platformers that year, but only one of them was a Nintendo game. Usually the GOTY nominees are mostly Mature-rated titles I have no interest in.

That year was all games I wanted to play but ironically couldn't as, I didn't own a PlayStation or an Xbox. I got a PS5 that following year, though, and was finally able to play them. Rift Apart was pretty good, but I wouldn't put it in the same league as the others. I think that game was overhyped quite a bit; the instant load times between portals was neat-ish, but it didn't impact the gameplay enough to make it feel like this mind-blowing thing that changed how we looked at games or anything. That's how people were making it out to be.

Chibi-Robo walked so It Takes Two could run.

@Not_Soos Well, the director likes seems to like putting swears where they're not expected, based on his awards speeches. 😬😆

For me since it's just one person, I sent it to my niece and nephew to enjoy a two person game.

In other words, there are probably 32 million copies out in the wild, since the game lets you give a free gift copy to a friend.

I don't believe this number is true

It Takes Two is a great platformer. However, it could have been better if it did not have language or two specific scenes. To avoid spoilers, I will simply say vacuum and elephant. If you've played it, you definitely know what I'm talking about. Removing these aspects would have most likely given It Takes Two an E10 rating instead of a teen rating, making the game more accessible and friendlier in general.

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