Psychonauts 2

couldn't figure out why exactly this got review bombed on metacritic, turns out its just cuz there's no russian localization lol

Just wish their was a post-game

Can't wait to replay this on my Series S once there's a gap in my backlog.

lowkey peaks with forsythe's mind unfortunately but still good game

whew being reminded of this game is so weird because while probably just as good as the og when I think about it I usually find myself forgetting about it and just remembering the og. kind of a "banjo in smash" situation where it felt like everybody was talking about it until it actually happened

Think you can compare 1 and 2 by comparing Dogen and Sam

Dogen is a potato child who has to wear a tinfoil hat to stop him from blowing people up and is tormented by squirrels into considering killing everyone at his summer camp before blowing them up

Sam is Dogen's sister who makes makeshift pancakes with animals

thats the thing, the first game had a more introspective take on digging into the psyche and letting that conceptually expand into a level. some really strange and evocative ideas. 2 has better play mechanics, but its integration isnt as clever and takes a more conservative approach.

See this is so fascinating to me because usually, between the rougher but more experimental game (1 in this case) and the more polished but safe game (2 in this case), I would easily prefer 1. But both games still have enough of the same qualities that I honestly don’t know which one I prefer; I guess I’d rather replay 2, but 1 still sticks with me more.