Psychonauts

 PlayStation 4
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7.2

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  1. HaloFever
    Nov 26, 2016
    7
    Full disclosure, I bought Psychonauts for $5 on PSN. Seems fair for a 2005 game. My only complaint with this game is the Meat Circus. Near the end there is a series of frustrating levels that sucks the fun out of the entire experience. I made it through, but success seemed to be the result of glitches rather than gameplay. I've seen much praise heaped onto Psychonauts over the last 10Full disclosure, I bought Psychonauts for $5 on PSN. Seems fair for a 2005 game. My only complaint with this game is the Meat Circus. Near the end there is a series of frustrating levels that sucks the fun out of the entire experience. I made it through, but success seemed to be the result of glitches rather than gameplay. I've seen much praise heaped onto Psychonauts over the last 10 years, and yet no mention of the awful, poorly designed end game. I spent hours working though levels that should have taken 30 minutes. The boss battles at the end, three variation of the same boss, seem like a cake walk compared to the platforming segments. In fact, I finished each boss battle on the first go around whereas I lost count of each time I had to re-do the platforming segments. I kinda' sorta' hate to recommend this, but save yourself the frustration and watch the ending on Youtube.

    Now that the unpleasantness is out of the way, let's talk about everything good about Psychonaughts. The game is funny. There are genuinely good jokes and the characters themselves are well done. The platforming is good old Super Mario 3D level goodness. The graphics, although old, are well done for defining the game world. My kids, raised in a 1080p world, had no qualms about the graphics in the game. The game worlds are unique not only to other games but also the game itself.

    Reading the backstory of Psychonauts, I can clearly see the problems with its original distribution. The worst issue is the release of the game in 2005-2006. This was a time when the Xbox and PS2 generations were winding down. The game was also released at a time when platformers were disappearing amongst the dominance of first person shooters. From a cursory glance, it would have looked dated on release. Lastly, the type of gameplay is difficult to quantify. The game is a mix of platformer, open world exploration, RPG, adventure, and beat'm'up. Put simply, Psychonauts is in a class by itself.    … Expand
  2. ourtimehascome
    Feb 12, 2017
    7
    Narrative wise, Psychonauts is a perfect game. It handles characters very well and remains believable although steeped in a sci-fi story about a group of government agents who can read minds and have set-up a psychic summer camp. The main character, Raz, is an interesting protagonist because he clearly has problems but works though them. I'd say the story is the game's strong suit, becauseNarrative wise, Psychonauts is a perfect game. It handles characters very well and remains believable although steeped in a sci-fi story about a group of government agents who can read minds and have set-up a psychic summer camp. The main character, Raz, is an interesting protagonist because he clearly has problems but works though them. I'd say the story is the game's strong suit, because the rest of the game is just okay. By the standards of when the game originally released, the platforming and visual design was probably great. Now, it's incredibly dated in some areas, and holds up well in others. The very last level is a chore and unnecessary. Overall, a worthwhile game if you enjoy platformers and excellent stories.… Expand
  3. KayVen17
    Jan 4, 2021
    5
    Ich mag die Grundidee sehr. Leider ist der technische Stand auf der Ps4 Pro nicht in Ordnung. Hier hätte wohl ein richtiges Remaster mehr Sinn gemacht.

    Spielzeit - ca. 15 Stunden
    Abtürze = 2x

    Story = 1//2
    Gameplay = 1//2
    Soundtrack = 1//2
    Optik = 2//2
    Technik = 0//2

    FAZIT = 5//10
  4. SirSoil
    Jul 23, 2020
    5
    Psychonauts is a huge disappointment not because it’s bad it’s not even close to that, the game is actually amazing it’s just that the game itself doesn’t want you to complete it. Let me explain, the biggest reason the game is disappointing is that you have to grind for your rank to grow and with that you gain new abilities, you would assume these abilities are here just to make youPsychonauts is a huge disappointment not because it’s bad it’s not even close to that, the game is actually amazing it’s just that the game itself doesn’t want you to complete it. Let me explain, the biggest reason the game is disappointing is that you have to grind for your rank to grow and with that you gain new abilities, you would assume these abilities are here just to make you stronger and ease the game for a bit. No you must level up and gain these abilities otherwise you won’t complete the game, and it’s absolutely disappointing because leveling up in this game is boring as hell. And what’s even sadder is that the levels you play are amazing and it sucks when you realize you can’t pass unless you grind for hours. Plus the game is pretty annoying due to the audio and the repeated lines from the characters and objects. Psychonauts had a chance to be one of the best story game platformers but failed due to the tedious grind, I just hope the sequel could fix these issues. (2/5 Medicore) Play It If Your Okay With The Grind… Expand
  5. Yojimbo2015
    Jun 8, 2023
    7
    Pretty fun Banjo Kazooie-style 3D platformer with an Earthworm Jim style sense of the surreal, interesting ideas, nice music and ass-ugly graphics.

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  1. Cubed3
    Jun 29, 2018
    90
    There are not really enough good things to say about Psychonauts and most of them have already been said at this point. It's still an amazing platformer that married gameplay and storytelling better than any other title like it. It's a fantastic adventure that everyone should at some point play. With Psychonauts 2 on the distant horizon, though, there's never been a better time to get reacquainted with Tim Schafer's old masterpiece.
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