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MinnMax Interview - Psychonauts 2's Tim Schafer And It Takes Two's Josef Fares
🕑 Added 2021-12-20 17:15:59 +0000 UTC
MinnMax's Ben Hanson put together Tim Schafer from Double Fine and Hazelight Studios' Josef Fares to talk about Psychonauts 2, It Takes Two, and designing a great platformer in 2021. They cover a lot of ground, like comparing development timelines, sharing advice on making a sequel, and weighing the pros and cons of staying independent.
Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/6CJ3VcqTPWs
Check out Tim and Josef's first conversation back at E3 2017 here - https://bit.ly/3ysEny9
To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:00 - Tim Schafer and Josef Fares
00:02:12 - Comparing game production pipelines
00:07:03 - The tiny details needed for platformers
00:13:26 - Designing a co-op game
00:17:39 - Psychonauts 2’s long journey
00:22:40 - Schafer’s advice for It Takes Two 2
00:26:10 - Managing being a big personality in a studio
00:33:26 - Pros and cons of being an independent studio
00:37:12 - The joy of weird games
00:39:10 - It Takes Two’s popularity in China
00:44:13 - Psychonauts 2’s documentary release plans
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Comments
Ben Hanson
It makes my job quite easy.
Muffyn Crumbs
This is a great interview! I love that they have such natural discussion that Ben can sit back and just listen for a lot of it.
Shazirah
Phenomenal! Hope it gets out there on the games media circuit.
