Psychonauts 2 follows the adventure and platforming mix of the first game, but while in the first I consider the adventure roots stronger, in the new entry I'd say the platforming is a lot more robust and the adventure portion is brought back in the strong narrative and less in the gameplay.
Basically everything in your moveset is better this time around and the levels have a much more fluid pacing even with a lot of narrative going on. You can notice how they wanted to interrupt you less when even the emotional baggage animation was reduced for the sequel.
And even though it feels like the game interrupts you less, the narrative is still such a strong part of this experience, that I think playing the first game is a must to fully enjoy what is happening here. Also, I love how they kept the clairvoyance skill showing how people see you, because it is one of my favorite "hidden storytelling" points.
After so many years it is easy to imagine expectations for a sequel are insurmountable, but with levels that are a joy to play and a narrative that weaves such a big number of threads, Psychonauts 2 delivers a masterpiece that absolutely stuck the landing.
Basically everything in your moveset is better this time around and the levels have a much more fluid pacing even with a lot of narrative going on. You can notice how they wanted to interrupt you less when even the emotional baggage animation was reduced for the sequel.
And even though it feels like the game interrupts you less, the narrative is still such a strong part of this experience, that I think playing the first game is a must to fully enjoy what is happening here. Also, I love how they kept the clairvoyance skill showing how people see you, because it is one of my favorite "hidden storytelling" points.
After so many years it is easy to imagine expectations for a sequel are insurmountable, but with levels that are a joy to play and a narrative that weaves such a big number of threads, Psychonauts 2 delivers a masterpiece that absolutely stuck the landing.