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Oooh that's fantastic! Sounds like a great game I could play with my husband—we don't frequently intersect in our gaming preferences, and It Takes Two was a ton of fun for us.

Also, absolutely yes to more accessibility. I adore games that allow the player to dial down as much as they need. It only helps bring more players to the table.

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Really useful to read this. My son has loved it takes two where they are currently serving ads for split fiction. But I've been put off by the PEGI 16 rating. From what you're saying, the violence isn't that violent and perhaps the rating is a tad high

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Thank you so much for this post, which I found from Google. I have seen this is rated 16 (vs ITT’s 13 rating), and I have heard there is a “children’s party scene” which is much worse than ITTs elephant scene. Have you come across this yet? I want to play this game with my 5 & 10yo but I don’t want to traumatise them… how bad is it?? I’m fine with swearing, but I don’t want to emotionally damage the kids! Thanks again…

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Sorry, I have not come across that yet!

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The missus probably won't be able to play this with me because she just can't get the hang of manipulating 3D cameras. My 10 year old can, but the wife and I have been trying to limit her exposure to media with combat/death/guns for various reasons. The gunship in the dash video seems about the limit of what we want our daughter to see right now. Does it get more gnarly from there violence/combat-wise or is that about where it hovers?

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Not in my experience, but I've only played a few hours of the game, so I cannot say with 100% certainty. Just a little violence + a few swears is what I've seen.

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Thanks for your impressions! Same as the above gents It Takes Two has been gateway to excitement for this upcoming game. My daughter and I have played through ITT twice, but we skip the story at her request, which is her typical MO with game stories in general, so I'm hoping this new game will be a win on both gameplay and story.

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Oh, that's really funny. Does she bounce off storytelling in other mediums, too? Or just focused on the gameplay?

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My wife and I got back into It Takes Two recently on Valentine's Day (plans to play something else went sideways), so I think we're committed to finishing that before picking this up. It looks so good and we're excited to get to it.

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Nice! It'll be waiting.

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Can’t wait to grab it , it takes two was a roaring success in both my household with my boys and with my sisters kids in there house . Rare a game can appeal across all there ages and genders 👍

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That rules. Let me know how it goes!

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