Shared fiction is the latest Hazelight Studios, Manufacturers It takes two. But is the 2025 video game a follow -up to 2021 predecessors?
It takes two It was an important victory for Hazelight, scoring with critics, and earned the year’s game prize for the 2021 game prize. The game was a cooperative action adventure story that forced players to work together to succeed.
Likewise Shared fiction (highly expected 2025) is a collaboration experience with many familiar elements It takes two, which is received for the same popularity.
Is Split Fiction’s original story or a sequel?
In spite of the similarities between the two games and their common studio Shared fiction is not a sequel It takes two.
Narrative, these two games are completely different. It takes two Follow the married couple Cody and May, which are forced to face their problems when they are trapped in their child’s dolls.
Meanwhile, Shared fiction Follow two writers and friends, Zoe and Mio, who need to find a way to survive when the stories of the imaginary stories they write are intertwined, descending them into the mash-up world of the fictional fiction and fantasy.
While Shared fiction not necessarily is the story of a sequel It takes two It can be considered a spiritual follow -up and one of the fans of the other.
Both Hazelight games come from director Josef prices, and as such they have a collaborative frame and similar style and game elements that make these two games feel part of the same line.
Shared fiction and it takes two Easter eggs
Hazelight Studios’ two games are not directly connected, but the two share some Easter eggs to eagle -eyed fans.
Shared fiction Includes several cries for Hazelight’s previous games, including Cuttie the Elephant, which is the ruler of Magic Castle It takes two.
In addition, Shared fiction Includes a reference to Hazelight’s game Escapethat was released for the past It takes two. During the game, players can run into Out Characters Leo and Vincent in neighboring prison cells and witness the discussion between them.
Easter egg that refers to all three games can also be found It takes two. During the Cody and May trip, they encounter the imaginary novel written by Mio Ripley.
The title of the novel is a play Escapeand the writer of the Book Mio and the reference to Zoe Rubin are characters Shared fiction. At that time Shared fiction It was not announced, so the Easter egg was a subtle reference to Hazelight’s future and legacy.
In an interview with Xbox with director Josef Fares said it Shared fiction contain “much” Easter eggs including one that is “Pretty thick” And will be “enormously challenging” to find players.
Shared fiction Publications PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC March 6, 2025.
