MinnMax Interview - Psychonauts 2's Tim Schafer And It Takes Two's Josef Fares (Patreon)

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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