{"id":732,"date":"2025-03-05T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyoutifybymeia.com\/?p=732"},"modified":"2025-03-10T13:21:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T13:21:47","slug":"did-we-actually-do-that-josef-fares-explains-how-split-fiction-pushes-the-co-op-adventure-genre-further-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyoutifybymeia.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/did-we-actually-do-that-josef-fares-explains-how-split-fiction-pushes-the-co-op-adventure-genre-further-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDid We Actually Do That?\u201d: Josef Fares Explains How Split Fiction Pushes the Co-Op Adventure Genre Further Than Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"single-207187\" class=\"mssrc-features font--sans has-light-theme has--branding\" data-clarity-region=\"article\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<header class=\"xwsrc-block-post-header is-style-fifty-fifty has-high-density has-text-align-left\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-basis-50\">\n<div class=\"post-header__content has-text-align-left\">\n<ul class=\"post-tags__list\">\n<li class=\"post-tags__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/games\/\" class=\"kicker post__meta--category\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Category: <\/span>Games<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2025\/03\/\" class=\"kicker\">March 5, 2025<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"h2\">\u201cDid We Actually Do That?\u201d: Josef Fares Explains How Split Fiction Pushes the Co-Op Adventure Genre Further Than Ever<\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-header__author post-header__author--line\">\n<div class=\"post-header__author__bylines\">\n<ul class=\"post-header__author__list\">\n<li class=\"post-header__author__list__item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"avatar avatar-144 photo lazyload\" height=\"144\" width=\"144\" data-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bb5c9a891d1d92e6330f649048c1d27b?s=144&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\"><span class=\"post-header__author__name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/author\/joeskrebels\/\">Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-basis-50\">\n<div class=\"post-header__image\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2025\/03\/05\/split-fiction-josef-fares-interview\/\" class=\"featured-image size-large default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Split Fiction Hero Image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/beyoutifybymeia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SplitFiction_KeyArt_RGB_1920x1080-1c114ca2aa360eb24941-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"post__content\">\n<section class=\"xwsrc-block-content-block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-basis-50 push--25 column--content\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<p>There was a moment, after years of development on <em>Split Fiction<\/em> began to come to a close, where director Josef Fares found himself playing through his latest co-op narrative adventure, and had something of a revelation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s kind of crazy. [During development] you play the game a lot \u2013 like over and over and over again. The last time I played it, with one of the lead designers, I was sitting there, like, \u2018What the f**k have we done here?\u2019 It\u2019s almost like when you wake up from a dream: \u2018Did we actually do that?\u2019 It\u2019s crazy how much stuff is in there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With <em>Split Fiction <\/em>coming to Xbox Series X|S tomorrow, March 6, Fares is in a reflective mood. The team at his studio, Hazelight, has already started work on their next game, but this feels like a brief moment where Fares can look back rather than forward. And the overall feeling I get from him is one of pride in how he\u2019s seen his team progress.<\/p>\n<p>Hazelight effectively created the genre it now makes games within \u2013 after experimenting with how a single-player, narrative-led adventure can be delivered with multiple characters in the modern classic <em>Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons<\/em>, Fares created his current studio with a goal of pushing that idea further. <em>A Way Out<\/em> saw the team create a truly original co-op only tale, and then pushed that into truly mind-blowing territory with the award-winning <em>It Takes Two<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>.post-template-default .xwsrc-block-content-block .wp-block-column.flex-basis-50.push&#8211;25.column&#8211;content {<br \/>\n\tflex: 100%;<br \/>\n\tmargin-left: 0;<br \/>\n}<\/p>\n<section class=\"xwsrc-block-content-image\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\n\t\t is-centered\"><\/p>\n<aside class=\"wp-block-column column--image flex-basis-100 aligncenter\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/beyoutifybymeia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SPLIT_Screenshot_Cutscene_Zoe-Dragon_3840x2160_logo-cc6ceabe67e77af5cabd-1900x1080-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-basis-50 push--25 column--content has-text-align-left\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Split Fiction <\/em>takes the idea forward again, using the more familiar video game worlds of fantasy and sci-fi, but blending them and blowing them apart with new ideas that arrive at breakneck pace \u2013 one moment, you\u2019re escaping from trolls through a beleaguered medieval village, the next you\u2019re a cyber-ninja slashing or laser-whipping scores of enemies, and then you\u2019re suddenly a couple of magical pigs who\u2026 well, I\u2019ll let you find out about that bit on your own.<\/p>\n<p>It might initially seem like a familiar format for Hazelight \u2013 this is still a game that requires two players (either local or online), and uses a mixture of single- and split-screen sections to throw new mechanics at you constantly. But Fares sees this as a true step forward in how competently his team can make new mechanics, and tell experimental stories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a natural evolution,\u201d he tells me. \u201cA more mature team, better technical tools, better understanding of design of the mechanics, we\u2019re better at writing a story for co-op, and obviously we\u2019ve become better knowing what and what not to cut early.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xwsrc-block-content-quote\">\n<aside class=\"pullquote has-background has-white-background-color\">\n<div class=\"is-style-full\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>Play it through. Trust me \u2013 get to the ending. You\u2019ll see stuff that you haven\u2019t seen in a video game.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"source\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJosef Fares\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column--content flex-basis-50 push--25\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<p>He doesn\u2019t think that an earlier version of Hazelight could have created <em>Split Fiction<\/em>, in effect \u2013 and makes clear that, no matter how familiar you are with their older games, Hazelight has hidden some truly magical new ideas in here:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlay it through. You will understand what I mean. Trust me \u2013 get to the ending. You\u2019ll see stuff that you haven\u2019t seen in a video game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I ask, then, if the core drive for Hazelight is to make things no one else has tried to \u2013 but Fares sees his work in a more nuanced way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe number one key thing at Hazelight is that there is a passion to what we do. There\u2019s no specific rule, like, \u2018Oh there has to be a new thing all the time\u2019. We just to have to feel that passion, because if it\u2019s not there, the game won\u2019t be good. Period. But we also love to push ourselves forward, like, \u2018What can we do that <em>we<\/em> haven\u2019t tried before? Can we do this thing that we haven\u2019t tested before?\u2019 It\u2019s always nice to challenge ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xwsrc-block-content-image\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\n\t\t is-centered\"><\/p>\n<aside class=\"wp-block-column column--image flex-basis-100 aligncenter\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/beyoutifybymeia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SPLIT_Screenshot_Gameplay_Kite_3840x2160_logo-cba0654409146ddd0812-1900x1080-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-basis-50 push--25 column--content has-text-align-left\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>It was the idea of combining sci-fi and fantasy that was the initial passion for <em>Split Fiction \u2013 <\/em>the story sees two writers invited to a tech company in hopes of getting a publishing deal, before one realises that they\u2019ll in fact have their ideas drained and repurposed by a newly invented technology. After an altercation, both writers are pulled into the same simulation based on their creations, and their very different ideas begin to blend into one another. You (and your co-op partner) will play through the wild results in what Fares describes as a playable buddy movie.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s in that blend of ideas that Fares and his team found their way to go further than their previous work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about taking this to the next level, then the <em>next<\/em> level \u2013 what can we do to keep the players on their toes, keeping this, \u2018What the f**k is going on?\u2019 feeling and making sure that the pacing feels right. There\u2019s always something around the corner that\u2019s going to surprise you and delight you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xwsrc-block-content-quote\">\n<aside class=\"pullquote has-background has-white-background-color\">\n<div class=\"is-style-full\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>In Split Fiction, [there\u2019s a section where you ride] dragons \u2013 just one of those dragons took, I think, eight months to create. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column--content flex-basis-50 push--25\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<p>Of course, this is a huge amount of work. <em>Split Fiction <\/em>feels as though it\u2019s introducing new mechanics every 15 minutes, and jettisoning the old ones \u2013 but it can\u2019t allow each new idea to feel half-baked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn <em>Split Fiction<\/em>, [there\u2019s a section where you ride] dragons \u2013 just one of those dragons took, I think, eight months to create. And in the beginning of my career, a lot of the team members were like, \u2018Why are we doing all this and you\u2019re only playing it for like 10 minutes?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut here\u2019s the thing. [In a] movie, if you have a great scene that cost a lot of money, you don\u2019t reuse that scene <em>because<\/em> it cost a lot of money. I do feel sometimes that cool moments like that wouldn\u2019t have been as cool if we just reused them all the time. There is [an idea] in video games that, just because something was very expensive, it needs to be reused. But why? Why do you have to reuse it? Because that takes away the actual feeling of when you first experienced it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Split Fiction <\/em>takes that philosophy to its natural endpoint by including huge sections of totally optional content. <em>It Takes Two <\/em>included some mini-games along the way, but these sections (accessed through portals you\u2019ll find along the way) go so much further.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere, it\u2019s actually full-blown worlds with new mechanics, sometimes bosses, new visual worlds. It\u2019s literally almost like a new game inside the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xwsrc-block-content-image\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\n\t\t is-centered\"><\/p>\n<aside class=\"wp-block-column column--image flex-basis-100 aligncenter\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/beyoutifybymeia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SPLIT-3-6cbb8bdb0a00223cb092-1900x1080-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-basis-50 push--25 column--content has-text-align-left\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s a truly brave approach to design, but Fares has been emboldened simply by the success this approach has brought. Millions of people bought his last two games, showing a desire for exactly what he\u2019s doing.<\/p>\n<p>Not that he\u2019d change course, anyway:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, here\u2019s the thing \u2013 I\u2019ve never adapted to anyone, even on <em>Brothers<\/em>. I really don\u2019t care, to be honest. At Hazelight, we always do our vision. We\u2019ve done it since the start. On <em>Brothers<\/em>, there was a lot of questioning. <em>A Way Out<\/em>, a lot of questioning. <em>It Takes Two<\/em> as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSure, there are fewer questions from the outside [now] \u2013 it doesn\u2019t really matter. The game will always be the game that we want to do. The one thing I guarantee is that Hazelight will always be about passion, about making games that we love to make. We\u2019ll never change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fares won\u2019t let on what Hazelight\u2019s next game might be \u2013 and even if will continue the co-op form of its previous work \u2013 but <em>Split Fiction <\/em>proves that his team won\u2019t be sitting still. I\u2019m almost certain that, in a few years, Fares will be sitting down again and asking himself, \u201cDid we actually do that?\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xwsrc-block-content-block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-basis-50 push--25 column--content\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div id=\"msp1740997378791\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"ms-product-badge mspb-large\" data-product-id=\"9N1WXXD1RL8D\">\n<div class=\"mspb-primary-image\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/store\/apps\/9N1WXXD1RL8D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Split Fiction\" class=\"skip-lazy lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/store-images.s-microsoft.com\/image\/apps.27923.13967700947391483.c0292e51-6aa2-4293-9562-d6330dc0d37b.c206d39f-d075-4a9e-a007-566d9fe521ed?w=400&amp;h=600\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-details\">\n<h2>Split Fiction<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mspb-secondary-details\">\n<div class=\"mspb-left-container\">\n<p>Electronic Arts<\/p>\n<div class=\"mspb-rating\">\n<div>\n\t\t\t<span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mspb-total-ratings\">303<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-full-stars\" style=\"width: 73.5px\">\n\t\t\t<span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-price\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mspb-msrp\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span>$49.99<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<span>$44.99<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-buttons\">\n\t<a class=\"mspb-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/store\/apps\/9N1WXXD1RL8D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get it now<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-right-container\">\n<div class=\"mspb-description\">\n\t\tEmbrace mind-blowing moments as you\u2019re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op action adventure from the studio behind 2021 Game of the Year Winner, It Takes Two. Mio and Zoe are contrasting writers \u2013 one writes sci-fi and the other writes fantasy \u2013 who become trapped in their own stories after being hooked up to a machine designed to steal their creative ideas. They\u2019ll have to rely on each other to break free with their memories in-tact, working together to master a variety of abilities and overcome diverse challenges while jumping between sci-fi and fantasy worlds in this unexpected tale of friendship.<\/p>\n<p>Split Fiction is a unique action-adventure experience that keeps you on the edge of your couch with unexpected moments. One minute you\u2019re taming adorable dragons and the next you\u2019re fighting as cyber ninjas, escaping terrifying trolls, or dodging hover cars thrown by a robotic parking attendant. It\u2019s weird, it\u2019s wild, and it\u2019s designed to be shared.<br \/>\nGrab your co-op partner and get ready to overcome any obstacle thrown your way.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 TRUE CO-OP ADVENTURE \u2013 This split-screen adventure is tailored for two. Experience co-op gameplay where you\u2019ll have to coordinate your actions and timing as well as work together to overcome challenges. Invite a partner to join you for free, for cross-platform play, with the Friend&#8217;s Pass*. This wild ride comes to you from Hazelight, the co-op thrill-makers that brought you It Takes Two and A Way Out.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 UNPARALLELED VARIETY \u2013 Discover new mechanics and abilities in every level of your adventure, which will alternate between sci-fi and fantasy settings. Escape a sun that\u2019s going supernova, challenge a monkey to a dance battle, try out some cool hoverboard tricks, fight an evil kitty, and ride everything from gravity bikes to a sandshark. Experience worlds that are entirely different from each other, unexpected new abilities, and a range of gameplay that includes platforming, stealth, puzzles, and more. There are surprises waiting for you and your partner in every new level.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP \u2013 Mio and Zoe don\u2019t get along at first, but soon enough they become each other\u2019s only hopes. This journey will throw unexpected twists at them and if they want to make it through, they\u2019ll need to have each other\u2019s backs. They\u2019ll encounter both bizarre situations as they traverse stories born from their own wild imaginations. Most importantly \u2013 they\u2019ll face it all together.<\/p>\n<p>*Friend\u2019s Pass requires installation of the Friend\u2019s Pass, persistent internet connection and applicable platform account. One user must own the full game in order for the co-op player to play the full game.<\/p>\n<p>CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS APPLY. 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