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It Takes Two does not require EA app anymore and its Steam Deck Verified now (store.steampowered.com)

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[–] Ashyr 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I’ve never played the game or even heard of this scene until reading that article and the sense he gives is so unsatisfying to me.

I think if you view it as a metaphor for divorce, it could make sense. Something the parents feel they have to do for their own health and well being that is nonetheless catastrophic for many children. Their children’s life as they know it, their sense of security, is carefully and methodically being ripped apart.

I could see that, but he didn’t really go there, it was just that the parents are so egoistic they just do whatever they believe is right.

I mean, sure, but it could be a powerful scene if framed properly, but it really sounds messed up.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Yeah, you've pretty much hit the nail on the head. After hearing the dev's justification I can see what they were going for, but it's really poorly handled in-game IMO.

They way it plays out in the story feels neither darkly comic nor a poignant commentary on parents going though a divorce; instead it just comes across as unnecessarily cruel, and the player has no choice but to go along with it.