It's Better Together
| It's Better Together | |
|---|---|
 The starting area of the map | |
| Map information | |
| Reward | 12 FFA Points |
| Difficulty | Hard |
| Location | FFA |
| Mapcode | ibt |
| Creator | ShapeInBlack |
| Food | None |
| Publication | September 3rd, 2024 |
It's Better Together is an adventure co-op map by ShapeInBlack. It rewards 12 FFA Points upon completion, and can be joined directly using “/c join ibt”.
General
Story
You awake from a long hibernation, emerging from an endless dark dream. You find yourselves in an unfamiliar facility and come across another person who has just emerged from hibernation too. Your task? There are tests to be taken and science to be done.
Gameplay
The map features five science trials, each of which you and your co-op partner must complete in sequence. Every trial introduces a new type of gameplay, with the co-op gameplay at the core of the experience. The gameplay includes puzzles, parkour, mazes, and search challenges, with puzzles being the most prominent.
Aesthetics
The map's design centers around a futuristic and minimalist aesthetic, evoking the feeling of a sterile, clean room. However, as you progress, depth and detail are added by integrating the gameplay elements of each science trial into this visual style. This incorporation becomes increasingly prominent, and by the fifth trial, the gameplay elements fully dominate the clean room's appearance. Additionally, each player is associated with a specific color — blue for one and orange for the other — both of which are recurring themes throughout the map, further enhancing the visual identity.
Challenges
This map is not currently used in any challenges.
Trivia
- The map contains a secret area for players to discover.
- Throughout the map, various pop-culture references to video games and films can be found, with the most obvious nod being to the Portal series. Other notable references include Half-Life, Inception, and Men in Black. Did you catch them all?