Josef Fares, director on upcoming co-op title Cut up Fiction and former video games like It Takes Two, believes that Ubisoft ought to make a neighborhood split-screen co-op sport. In an interview with GamesRadar, Fares calls out Ubisoft for not participating extra with an viewers that desires native co-op experiences.
“Different publishers aren’t doing this, and it’s loopy to me,” mentioned Fares. “So many individuals are taking part in these video games, and folks love them. I imply, I’m Ubisoft, they usually’re struggling now, and I hope somebody [from there] listens to this interview, however why aren’t they taking [Splinter Cell protagonist] Sam Fisher and doing a split-screen-only sport?”
Fares, whose video games have largely revolved round native split-screen co-op with titles like A Means Out and It Takes Two, has historically been a giant supporter of co-op in video games.
“Don’t hen out to do single-player; simply say that is split-screen solely,” continued Fares. “Increase, that’s it. You’ve success, and I can assure you that they’ll promote an enormous quantity of copies of that. Yeah, they don’t even must do it the Hazelight approach; why don’t they take heed to this [interview] and be like, ‘Oh, he’s proper.’ That’s a assured success for them; it’s for you, Ubisoft. You may get it at no cost from me.”
Cut up Fiction was unveiled throughout The Sport Awards again in December 2024. Very like earlier titles by studio Hazelight, Cut up Fiction may also revolve round co-op gameplay, with two gamers taking over the roles of Zoe and Mio. The duo finds themselves caught in every others’ simulations and have to determine how one can escape.
The varied ranges in Cut up Fiction will revolve across the form of fiction Zoe and Mio get pleasure from, and can always have gamers leaping between sci-fi and fantasy video games as they tackle numerous platforming, fight and puzzle-solving difficult.
Extra not too long ago, Cut up Fiction obtained a narrative trailer that highlighted the story and characters of the sport. The trailer additionally emphasised that each Zoe and Mio are writers, and should work collectively to tackle the challenges collectively.
Cut up Fiction is coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S on March 6. The PC necessities for the sport have been revealed earlier, and you’ll go right here to study extra about what sort of {hardware} you’ll have to run it. The studio has additionally introduced that Cut up Fiction has gone gold.
