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Split Fiction devs talk Mario Galaxy influences and using the Switch 2’s tech
In a recent Creator’s Voice video discussing Split Fiction on Nintendo’s YouTube, Josef Fares, Founder and Creative Director, and Oskar Wolontis, Chief Operating Officer of Hazelight Studios, discuss some surprising influences for their new game, and how the new additions to the Switch 2 enhance the game. Hazelight Studios is the name behind huge co-op games It Takes Two and A Way Out, featuring split-screen gameplay that requires you and a friend to work through puzzles together. Split Fiction is a similar type of game with quite a few settings. In it, you go through fantasy, sci-fi, cyberpunk, medieval, whimsical farm-based worlds, and so much more. In the video, Josef states that Nintendo is part of where his passion for video games started, saying that a lot of the features we see in games come from Nintendo itself. He specifically mentions one of the Wii’s best Mario games - “Mario Galaxy 2, definitely one of my favorite games ever”, he says. “I just love the level design, I love the creativity”. He even 100%-ed the game, so you know he’s serious. Continue reading Split Fiction devs talk Mario Galaxy influences and using the Switch 2’s tech MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: The best Switch games, The best upcoming Switch games, The best Switch RPGs
In a recent Creator’s Voice video discussing Split Fiction on Nintendo’s YouTube, Josef Fares, Founder and Creative Director, and Oskar Wolontis, Chief Operating Officer of Hazelight Studios, discuss some surprising influences for their new game, and how the new additions to the Switch 2 enhance the game.
Hazelight Studios is the name behind huge co-op games It Takes Two and A Way Out, featuring split-screen gameplay that requires you and a friend to work through puzzles together. Split Fiction is a similar type of game with quite a few settings. In it, you go through fantasy, sci-fi, cyberpunk, medieval, whimsical farm-based worlds, and so much more.
In the video, Josef states that Nintendo is part of where his passion for video games started, saying that a lot of the features we see in games come from Nintendo itself. He specifically mentions one of the Wii’s best Mario games - “Mario Galaxy 2, definitely one of my favorite games ever”, he says. “I just love the level design, I love the creativity”. He even 100%-ed the game, so you know he’s serious.
MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: The best Switch games, The best upcoming Switch games, The best Switch RPGs
