Imaginative, creative and endlessly charming, It Takes Two is a wonderful co-op experience. I played it through with my girlfriend and we had a lot of fun. I was especially wowed at all the detailed environments, all the well thought out gameplay mechanics and some of the writing. This game does a lot for couch co-op and a lot for storytelling in games.

It’s hard to pick a favorite section of the game. I loved the space section, but the winter town was so cute. One of those locations in games that you wish you could live in.

This isn’t really a complaint per se, but I must say the length of the game surprised me quite a bit and I think the game could’ve been a little stronger if it trimmed a few hours. Some of the levels felt like they had conclusions only to keep going to build to the proper conclusion, and making them shorter could’ve made for a tighter experience.

Still, I think this was a lovely choice for Game of the Year in 2021.