Splitting Fiction: The Hardest Level Hazelight Studios Ever Built

Prepare to be blown away (warning: spoilers ahead)! This video explores how the gimmick of Split Fiction’s final level turned out to be the largest co-op design challenge so far for Hazelight Studios, and why its unique concept was saved for the end of the Game Developers Choice Awards-nominated game.

Designer Hannes Gille dives into the obstacles and solutions that were discovered while designing this dual-world level. Different techniques were used to promote communication, collaboration and to create jaw dropping moments. Hannes walks through the design strategy used to reveal the concept, how the ingredients to make satisfying co-op puzzles were discovered, and why simplifying the design can give the players more room to be amazed.

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