Tristan and Oliver work together as they lovingly pull apart Hazelight’s It Takes Two into these three bits:

1. A game to get into games - Why It Takes Two makes the perfect starter pack for any newcomer to videogames.

2. The discordant storytelling - Questioning the narrative composition as well as ‘elephant trauma’.

3. It really does take two - Contemplating the decision to make it co-op exclusive.

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