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One of a kind 3D platformers back in the good old platformers days. Happen to purchase it recently from sales. The narration overall is fantastic, especially the mental worlds. Each levels are based on a certain character's mind. Environmental story telling, memory vaults, dialogue and the art direction creates a believable world.

Gameplay: Each psychic abilities are creative/fun in design. Levitation and Telekinesis are the useful PSI Powers. Combat are meh overall. Collecting stuff improves your PSI powers for each rank. Figments are cool to collect for drawing, but there's too many of them. Figments pretty hard to spot due to being 2D and bend in the background. There's still some flaws for the level design. Each mental worlds are distantly different from one another. Favorite levels are the Milkman Conspiracy and Lungfishopolis. Meat Circus has an annoying escort section among with a challenging platform part.

Small thoughts: Music is fine, certain tracks are annoying. Favorite characters are Sasha, Milla, Boyd, Raz, Lili, Mikhail (Russian guy) and Fort Cruller. Raz is the same voice as Zim from Invader Zim. Feels more align as Tim Burton, cartoons and the point & click LucasArts games. Hope Psychonauts 2 can deveiler as an long-waited sequel.

I'm the Milkman, my milk is delicious - Boyd Copper
"Pyschonauts is a better Balan Wonderland. Just play Pyschonauts" -SomecallmeJohnny

Reviewed on Apr 18, 2021


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