Just ask how she makes pancakesĪnd you’ll see. The characters shine from top to bottom, with great voice acting supplementing the writing quite well.The highlight for me is easily Sam Boole, sister to the first game’s Dogen, who is the most bizarre character in a game filled with ridiculous people. From absurd visual gags to witty dialogue, it’s difficult not to smile as you play Psychonauts 2. The original Psychonauts was acclaimed for the strength of its writing and for just how funny it was, and I would argue that its sequel surpasses it. As an opening title card states, forgiveness and empathy are core themes, and that’s ultimately what shines through by the game’s end.Īnd in no way does the game’s humour detract from that. The genuine warmth and positivity that runs throughout the story allows it to deal with these difficult subjects with care. One locks their identities away because of mistakes they’ve made another turns to alcohol in order to deal with the loss of multiple people that are important to them. Trauma, and each has a different response to it. Many of the characters whose minds you explore are overcome by At its heart, the game is about overcoming trauma and making amends for the consequences of actions made years ago. The past plays a major role in Psychonauts 2. As Raz begins his internship with the Psychonauts, he slowly uncovers the mystery behind the mole, as well as what caused the founders of the Psychonauts to fall apart decades ago and how that connects to his own family’s past. Raz and the Psychonauts have just rescued Psychonauts leader Truman Zanotto, and soon discover that there is a mole embedded in the organization who is aiming to bring back the Psychonauts’ most dangerous enemy – a water-based psychic named Maligula. Psychonauts 2 takes place immediately after the events of the VR title Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin, meaning the franchise amusingly takes place over a matter of days despite the years between games. And now, with Psychonauts 2, Double Fine has not only met expectations for what the long awaited sequel should be, but surpassed them.
The platformer’s inventive worlds, strange cast of characters, and diverse psychic powers hasĮndeared it to many, myself included. Sixteen years have passed since Double Fine’s Psychonauts launched, and in the time since it has grown in reputation to become a cult classic.
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