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I highly recommend this game to anyone who's a platformer, adventure, puzzle fan. It's a shame adventure games like this aren't being made as much anymore. Controls are decent. I had a minor problem with landing jumps with the camera angle and shimmying along edges, but nothing major. I grew up on adventure games such as King's Quest, Quest for Glory, Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, and of course the Tim Schafer games, Monkey Island, Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle, Grim Fandango, and Full Throttle. As you get towards the end, it environment and stories become more grim. Psychonauts brings adventure gaming to the platform adventure environment.
The graphics are cute. And it even makes me think about the psychology of real people. The creative concept of going into the minds of others and exploring the world in there mind provides a world of limitless imagination. The story is engaging, and keeps you glued as you jump into the minds of different people. I really hope there's a sequel.
I finally got 100% on this game but it took long enough. I would have paid ten times the amount I did and for the hours I've gotten out of it. Great replay value. This is one of the most underrated games of all time. Charming platformer. totally worth it.
i played this game when it first came out and I'll never forget it. i loved it so much. but it is just a game.
The blood and gore is left checked at the door.but the intelligence and freshness isn't, so the surprises and rewards for playing arent' cheap shock, but more substantive. I'm only a few hours into this title and the other 5-star reviews aren't lying.this is a fabulous game on all levels (save one, w/ caveats--and that I'll get to later). You quickly grow to love the characters and the world.I wish there were more of this type of gaming available on the Xbox--it reminds me why I was so fond of the variety available on the Playstation 2, and why I enjoyed titles ranging from Ico, Klonoa, Final Fantasy X, Metal Gear and so on, to outstanding end-of-life titles such as Shadow of the Colossus and Okami. In none of those are you pushed to spill human blood in mindless swaths, and they were all incredibly gorgeous and innovative.In the end, my only complaint/caveat is that there is no next-gen upgrade available for this title--"Psychonauts" begs to be given an overhaul for the 360s graphics engine capabilities, much like the upcoming PS3 "Ratchet and Clank" title will have. The same old, same old, even with splashy new next-gen hooks, well, BORES ME."Psychonauts" acheives both the comfort of familiarity and the refreshing draw of the truly inspired and original. I'm a long-time gamer (began on the Atari 2600 and Apple IIe) so I've sort of 'seen it all'-- and thus find myself gravitating towards titles that transcend genre and cliched game mechanics. It's familiar in the sense that it creates and evokes a world akin to a Pixar feature--it has bright colors, lots of humor and the game is engineered in such a way that you immediately feel safe to explore. Alas, this isn't any demerit to the developers, but more a woeful shake of the head to the Xbox audience that didn't give this game it's due respect in sales and thus encourage such an enterprise.Go buy this game and enjoy--and keep your fingers crossed that Microsoft will eventually 'get it' the way I'm betting you will.
The controls are fantastic as is the character development and 'gimmicks' which the game uses to great results. I have problems starting a video game.let alone finishing one. This wasn't hard at all to get into and become immediately enthralled in its gameplay and story. The irony is that as a Psychologist I wish that I could just jump into peoples skull jelly like on the game and solve their problems, but alas.I would recommend this game for all age levels and all types of pschoses
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