The comedy is great and the character designs are quite interesting, but the game itself is pretty dated and some of the levels were just annoying. My favorite was definitely the Napoleon board game one tho, I really enjoyed everything about that level. Overall, I thought this was a solid game and I'm excited to check out the second one in the future.
This was a very fun game that hit all the right boxes for me. I'm a huge fan of this era of PS2-era platforming, and this is absolutely one that belongs near the top. The characters are cute and the story/environment is much more mature than I was expecting (in how it treats you, not necessarily in a raunchy way). The boss levels during the very final section of the game got a tiny bit frustrating and felt somewhat finnicky to beat, but overall, I had a great time.
I 100%ed the game a few days later and it honestly went by easier than I expected to. There are so many figments, but I had gotten more than expected during my normal playthrough, and there are a variety of online guides available for finding ones you missed, so I enjoyed the extra time I spent putting that effort in.
I 100%ed the game a few days later and it honestly went by easier than I expected to. There are so many figments, but I had gotten more than expected during my normal playthrough, and there are a variety of online guides available for finding ones you missed, so I enjoyed the extra time I spent putting that effort in.
The game was awesome, the comedy was on point for nearly the entire game and all the characters were so charming (despite their creepy appearances), while some of the gameplay mechanics where partially flawed they were still enjoyable when they worked and where able to enforce some wonderful puzzle solving segments, can't wait to play the sequel as I have high hopes for the improved mechanics and the return of the world and it's humour.
Casi 20 años después es fascinante ver como un gran estilo artístico hace que un juego se vea genial tanto en su momento como ahora. Sí, es cierto que se nota la baja resolución de las texturas y la compresión del audio pero es algo lógico cuando piensas en que este juego tenía que entrar en un DVD. Psychonauts mezcla géneros en lo que es una aventura gráfica disfrazada de plataformas collectathon. La historia es el núcleo y de ahí parten el resto de sus mecánicas, crea mundos coloridos e imaginativos con diálogos entre lo desternillante y lo impactante. Puede que su trato de ciertos trastornos mentales no sea el mejor pero en mi opinión es mejor arriesgarse a tratar ciertas cosas que a dejar que el medio se estanque sin posibilidad de cambio o de maduración, podría ser más sensible en lo que toca pero al menos lo intenta. Mecánicamente a veces es un caos precioso que le da ese punto de no saber si de verdad puedes llegar a un sitio o no. Como maratón de coleccionables es algo desesperante con cosas que no paran de menearse y casi recomendaría no obsesionarse con conseguirlo todo porque te puede dar un parraque. Si te planteas jugar a Psychonauts 2 y no has jugado a este que no te eche para atrás, es muy buen juego y aunque algunos niveles sean un poco desesperantes su carisma y su humor hace que todo ruede fluido, haciéndolo un clásico necesario y casi único que existe gracias a un milagro, como la propia Double Fine.
is this game perfect by any means?
no, in fact it has a lot of flaws and is hard for me to recommend because of how janky the platforming aspects are
HOWEVER. It cannot be understated just how incredibly charming this game is... the dialogue is incredibly funny, the level design is zany and makes for a masterclass in environmental storytelling, the character design is unlike any other game out there to this day.
Truly a landmark in my gaming history and even after all these years, it remains my favourite game of all time.
no, in fact it has a lot of flaws and is hard for me to recommend because of how janky the platforming aspects are
HOWEVER. It cannot be understated just how incredibly charming this game is... the dialogue is incredibly funny, the level design is zany and makes for a masterclass in environmental storytelling, the character design is unlike any other game out there to this day.
Truly a landmark in my gaming history and even after all these years, it remains my favourite game of all time.