It’s all much more complicated than that that and involves people with odd names talking about other people with even stranger names, that you’re never quite sure are someone you’ve met before or a reference to one of the earlier games. Well, occasionally there are references to spying, but you never really get to see what anyone does under normal circumstances, as the plot revolves around a mole at the agency, the kidnapping and return of its leader, and the resurrection of a decades-old enemy from the dead. Psychonauts 2, perhaps unwisely, picks up immediately after the events of the first game, and its VR spin-off Rhombus Of Ruin, as protagonist Raz starts his first day as an intern at international spy agency Psychonauts. The studio was founded by Lucasfilm alumni Tim Schafer and so even though the plots are usually either inconsequential or overcomplicated (or both in this case) the writing of the characters, and their voiceovers, is always top notch. We say used to be, because they were recently bought by Microsoft and this is the first game to be published by them – and we’d say it confirms them as a very worthwhile purchase.ĭouble Fine excel in two main areas: dialogue and unique ideas. In all that time they’ve only ever made one proper sequel (role-playing game Costume Quest 2 in 2014), which given they used to be a small indie developer trying to keep the wolves from the door is an impressive commitment to originality and experimentation. However, developer Double Fine, who celebrated their 20 th anniversary last year, have made a habit of experimenting in every genre possible, from the mix of beat ‘em-up and real-time strategy that was Brütal Legend to bizarre puzzle adventure Stacking, which was based around Russian matryoshka dolls. ![]() We wouldn’t say the 3D platform action of Psychonauts 2 was weak, but it’s certainly not up to the standards of something like Super Mario Odyssey.
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