It was nice to invite someone over to play video games and not stick on Resident Evil 5 for the 100th time. For me, couch co-op adventure games just seem so hard to find.

It Takes Two provides excellent platform puzzles that delegate varied essential jobs to each player. The level design is also top notch, making innovative use of household items now made gargantuan as a result of your creepy-doll transformation.

My main criticism is the writing. The characters are annoying; on a repeated playthrough I muted the dialogue. The ‘Dr Hakim’ character really makes no sense: intended as a Book of Love, he comes across as more of a ‘Spanish lover’ stereotype (more of a sexy ladies man) than anyone who has been in a relationship longer than two days. And his painfully generic relationship advice reinforces that.
Ultimately, the message of our divorcing hero couple getting back together is cute, but unhelpful. I understand the fantastical escapist nature of video games, but can’t help but feel the more mature thing to do would be to have them go through with the divorce, helping their child understand it’s not end of the world for them. Imagine how many young children with divorced parents are in need of that kind of message.

All of this aside, it is quite funny getting your spouse killed during during the puzzle-platforming segments.