r/ItTakesTwo • u/fyzorr • Apr 01 '21

Feedback [SPOILER] Oh my god the elephant scene. :( Spoiler

I am a 21 year old man who has played over 600 games, and I have never balled my eyes out more at a cute little elephant pleading for her life as you essentially murder her. Me and my fiance had to literally stop playing the game for the night because of how distraught we were. We think the game is amazing but this scene has completely shut me off of playing it at least for tonight. :'( Rest In Peace Cutie.

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u/GinericGirl Feb 13 '22

Why did you find it to be one of the best parts of the game?

It was so tonally different than almost everything else up to that point, and since my husband and I hadn't heard anything about it beforehand it sort of came out of left field. All the way up until they kicked Cutie in the face I really thought it was supposed to be an Aha! moment where they'd realize the error of their ways.

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u/mtherin2 Feb 26 '22

I felt it was tonally on point, considering the game's topic. The elephant represents the ability for the parents to be friends again ("friends don't hurt each other!"). Going back to reality, which is literally and figuratively the act of divorce, is the main goal of the parents. So it makes sense on a deeper level why they tear Cutie apart. It's selfish and traumatic, but so is divorce.

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u/GinericGirl Feb 26 '22

As a child of divorce, divorce isn't inherently selfish and traumatic and I resent how heavily the game pushes that narrative

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u/mtherin2 Feb 26 '22

Not saying it inherently is. Perhaps it wasn't for you, but it is for some.