It Takes Two

It Takes Two is an action-adventure platform game developed by Hazelight Studios and published by Electronic Arts. The game has the players take control of Cody and May, a struggling married couple on the brink of divorce who, after being turned into toy versions of themselves, must work together to return to their bodies. The game released on March 26th, 2021 to generally favorable reviews, with critics saying that It Takes Two was the best couch co-op game of 2021

## Plot

Cody and May, a married couple, are planning on getting a divorce after Cody argues with May about her working all the time, and May arguing back that Cody never shows even a little appreciation for her job. After telling their daughter Rose that they are divorcing, Rose takes her hand-made dolls, which look like her parents, into the family shed, and tries to repair their relationship by play-acting. The parents find themselves trapped inside the dolls' bodies in consequence of a tear landing on the dolls. Dr. Hakim, who has assumed the anthropomorphic form of his relationship therapy book, tells May and Cody that he has been given the job of trying to fix their relationship as they try to reach Rose.

At first, Cody and May are more focused on trying to reach Rose, who they hope knows of a way to return them to their human bodies. However, Hakim continually interferes with their progress, often putting obstacles and tests in their way to force them to collaborate to progress. They also come across magically anthropomorphic versions of their old possessions, who criticize Cody and May for their mistreatment and negligence of both their possessions and Rose. As they travel all around their property, Cody and May are reminded of the positive memories they had together, as well as what originally drew them together to become a couple. Meanwhile, Rose continues to do her best to mend the relationship between her parents, but both Cody and May's real bodies have fallen unconscious and will not respond to her. Thinking her parents are ignoring her, Rose comes to believe that she is the reason their marriage is falling apart and decides to run away in hopes that will make them stay together.

After a long journey, Cody and May finally complete Hakim's final test, recreating the song May used to sing. As May sings, the relationship between her and Cody is rekindled, and they kiss, which reverses the spell on them. They reawaken in their real bodies and are shocked to learn that Rose has already run away. Fortunately, they are able to find her at a nearby bus stop and assure her that she is not the cause of their arguments and that they will always love her no matter what happens. The trio then returns home with a new perspective on their relationship.

## Episodes

* The Gang Get a Divorce
* This Vacuum Sucks
* The episode where they play one minigame for a loooong time
* Laughing on the Outside, Seething on the Inside
* Tony Hawk's Toy Skater 2
* This Tree Sap Be Hittin' Different
* Nap Time
* This Game is So Pretty
* STAR WARS: Squadrons at Home
* Never Let Jordon Fly
* Algernon Hurt Himself Accidentally
* Rage, Anger Even
* A Fool who Ripped his Pants
* Moon Baboon Bruisers
* Jordan Gets Pissed
* F\*ckin' around and finding out
* 9 Months in the Making
* Gay Baby Jail
* Bird Hero
* Diablo at Home
* Clock but without the L
* Bird Up
* The Game is Glitchin'
* Flexing for the Gram
* Send him into the stratosphere
* Book's Speakin' Facts?!!!
* We Got Lucky
* Relationsh\*t
* Flower Cody
* Giant Friendly Spider
* Mole Stealth
* Tomato Cody!
* You're Lucky I'm a Super Soldier
* Algernon Gets MAD
* Volleyball Broke the Game
* Literally Just Mario Kart
* Kiss and Be in Love!!!

## Trivia

* It Takes Two is the sixteenth game played on the channel
* It Takes Two is the Eighteenth game to be completed on the channel
* The hosts are Algernon and Psychic Soup Can
	+ Both Algernon and Psychic Soup Can are playing
		- Algernon controls May while Psychic Soup Can controls Cody
* The port being played is the version available for PlayStation 4
* Originally the game was put on hiatus due to the footage of them beating the game was thought to be corrupted, however Algernon luckily found the original files and the series returned.