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[VeganElduderino]

I seen this game once and now its getting reviewed!
great fucking scores man!
I'm in, it takes two is still the best co-op ever!

 

[R6Rider]

I knew this one was going to be good from that first trailer.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

 

[BigBeauford]

His games have fun gameplay but I just couldn't care less about the rest of the package.

 

[Fbh]

Nice, seems like they did it again.
It Takes Two was a ton of fun and this looks just as good.

Btw, this rapid-fire questions video done by minmax with Josef Fares was really good (probably the best interview format for someone like him, lol):

Some interesting stuff I didn't know from that:
- Around half the sales of the original were made in China.
- The free friend pass works across platforms, you can buy the game on Xbox and invite someone on playstation to play with you for free.
- The budget for Split Fiction is around twice that of It Takes Two
- They are an independent company, don't want to be acquired and don't want to go public (gives me hope they'll continue doing awesome games for years to come)

 

[xVodevil]

Great to see this, no surprise here though. Had no worries after playing A way out and replaying It takes two already since beginning of this year to prepare with wife, that this one's gonna also hit the spot!

 

[mayham2199]

I dunno, kind of got bored halfway through both of their previous co-op adventures. I hope they're successful though, as the niche for this stuff clearly exists.

In the middle of it takes two with my son now. It's great and a brilliant game for what it's trying to do but yea I would never give it GOTY. I'm not huge into games like this though.

 

[Noctis0Caelum]

Split Fiction?

I hadn’t heard of this game until today. Seems kind of out nowhere. Those scores are impressive though.

It was announced month ago at state of play.

 

[MMaRsu]

It was announced month ago at state of play.

No it was announced two months ago at The Game Awards

 

[Mahavastu]

Dude casually says "Fuck the Oscars" and drops like three banger video games in a row, dude is my hero at this point lol

Dont forget he made some small but cool movies before... I don't remember much but I really liked them back in the days.

Jalla Jalla
Kopps

IIRC Kopps was about some police station in a small, sleepy swedish village, and the government wants to close the police station because absolutely no crimes (or anything at all) happen there. So the police men starts to do crimes to keep the police station alive, crazy

I liked the other 2 games and will most likely play this one as well

 

[The Wheel of Fortune]

Was just talking about this game with my mate yesterday. We had no idea it came out so soon lol

 

[DeepSpace5D]

Never in doubt. Going to be playing through this the moment it releases. Would pre-order if I could, but strangely there’s no option to do so on PSN in my location.

 

[dreamstation]

Amazing reviews. Looking forward to playing it on the weekend.

 

[phant0m]

Shocked you can’t preorder on PS

 

[Xdrive05]

They've really cornered the market on this genre. That's awesome.

It Takes Two was a family BONANZA in my house. Can't wait to play this new one with my oldest.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

This game looks like it got some DEI funding.

despite the universal praise it seems there is no hype behind it.

 

[LordBritish]

crossplay?

 

[Brakum]

this has crossplay yeah?

 

[Nankatsu]

Really good scores and no surprises here.

It Takes Two is a phenomenal coop game.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Couch co op?

 

[DavidGzz]

My daughter and I loved their last game. This will be next for sure!

 

[phant0m]

Couch co op?

Yes.

 

[phant0m]

crossplay?

this has crossplay yeah?

Yes

 

[Hyet]

What's the difference between this and It Takes Two? Besides the artstyle and story being different I mean. It's the same concept with different levels, look and story and that's it?

 

[mdkirby]

Ooo didn’t realise it was launching so soon. Nice. I’ll grab it.

 

[Regginator]

What's the difference between this and It Takes Two? Besides the artstyle and story being different I mean. It's the same concept with different levels, look and story and that's it?

I suppose that's asking what the difference is between Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, and Bloodborne. Or the pre-BOTW Zelda games. What's wrong with a similar -but further refined- concept?

 

[Thanati]

I’d never heard of this game until now! Looks amazing.

 

[Hyet]

I suppose that's asking what the difference is between Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, and Bloodborne. Or the pre-BOTW Zelda games. What's wrong with a similar -but further refined- concept?

I thought after GOTY winner It Takes Two had nailed and perfected the concept. Maybe it's now rendered obsolete by this new iteration?

 

[Zacfoldor]

On the dragon radar it goes.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

I can totally see Hazelight getting an acquisition offer from a First Party at this rate.

These guys are just putting out banger after banger.

 

[Lootlord]

My review (10/10) with lots of 4K screenshots > https://www.pcmrace.com/2025/03/04/split-fiction-review-analisis-resena-pc/

What's with the dithering in the 2nd screen? Is that from FSR or is it just a low sample rate motion blur like in Wukong?

 

[nikos]

Excited to play this. Not even going to watch any reviews.

Hopefully it's still simple and fun enough for the casuals, since a lot of us will be playing with mostly-non-gaming significant others.

I'd love to be able to split the game between two monitors but it'll probably have to be split-screened.

 

[clarky]

2 lesbians jumping into each others holes?

Pass.

 

[viveks86]

What's the difference between this and It Takes Two? Besides the artstyle and story being different I mean. It's the same concept with different levels, look and story and that's it?

If by concept, you mean co-op split screen, puzzle/action/platformer, then yes. A spiritual successor in concept.

 

[Heaven Angel]

Not unlocked yet?
Also why it's not available for pre-order on PS

 

[PanzerCute]

I found a copy today and played around 4 hours with the lady tonight.

Absolutely amazing! The pacing and the controls are a bit more intense compared to It Takes Two, so my girlfriend had to adapt a bit (she does not play games) but in the end we never had much issues. I recommend for you to play as the brown haired girl if you play with a casual gamer, as she seems to have more difficult phases.

And damn, the set pieces, the bosses, the side worlds, the high level of polish.. this game is bloody brilliant and feels like a step above It Takes Two!

Can't wait to continue tomorrow.

 

[rofif]

I love playing local coop with my best friend.
We are 2 old fuck who play coop games together when possible.
In last 10 years we played a ton. All gears games, all EDF games (best coop ever), edf 6 last year and of course THESE games.

We have a meta with hazelight games. It is to play them when it's fucking scorching hot outside. Deep into the night (or mornig). Playing it takes two and sweating buckets was a different kind of pain that bonds people lol.
so yes. Looking forward to playing this. probably on ps5 pro if it's 60fps

(jesus christ, play edf people, it's amazing... you can start with 4 and see if you like it)

 

[NoobSmog]

- The free friend pass works across platforms, you can buy the game on Xbox and invite someone on playstation to play with you for free.

adamsapple James Sawyer Ford Looking foward to your guys playthrough together.

 

[VeganElduderino]

2 lesbians jumping into each others holes?

Pass.

yeah! that's what I usually jerk off too

 

[StreetsofBeige]

adamsapple James Sawyer Ford Looking foward to your guys playthrough together.

Would be a great stream to watch.

See which guy gets blamed the most for screwing up.

 

[clarky]

yeah! that's what I usually jerk off too

We have a group that meets on fridays. You are not alone.

 

[VeganElduderino]

We have a group that meets on fridays. You are not alone.

sign me up!

 

[bender]

Would be a great stream to watch.

See which guy gets blamed the most for screwing up.

But all you'd see from adamsapple 's face cam is Phil Spencer's ass.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

adamsapple James Sawyer Ford Looking foward to your guys playthrough together.

Truly Split Fiction (tm)

 

[RPS37]

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

 

[Roman Empire]

This is a grab for cheap on sale. I liked it Takes Two but I'm in hurry to get this with Monster Hunter Wilds taking all of my time.

 

[PJX]

So you're forced to play the game in split screen even as a single player? If that's a case that is a hard pass for me. It's the same reason why I skipped It Takes Two.

 

[Audiophile]

Can it be played solo? Because I don't like people.

Sooner or later we'll have our own custom ai creation we can just plug into the game with.

 

[calistan]

Is it full of swearing or 'mature' content? I notice it has a 16 rating, which is a bit strange for this type of game.

Wanted to play this with my daughter, as we really enjoyed It Takes Two, but even that had gratuitous bad language in a few places. I don't mind so much myself, but if that gets a 12 rating for numerous uses of 'shit', I don't really want this to blast out the F-bomb at a 10-yr-old girl.

edit: never mind, the PEGI site has the full info. Shit, piss, bastard, fuck, and some gore. I don't know why they put this in these games - It Takes Two was for kids really, I couldn't have played it with an adult friend.