One of a number of PS2 era franchises (God of War also comes to mind) that have returned with the gamemakers carrying the scars and lessons of growing older. Psychonauts returns with a wiser, more generous worldview with some of the best platforming level design I could have asked for. While a lot of praise gets heaped on games like Super Mario Galaxy, the levels themselves tend to be arbitrarily (though ingeniously) designed. Here Schafer and Co's levels are just as fun and inventive, but they also play their own part in the game's overall themes as well. Don't let the aesthetics fool you. This is a mature story dealing with some tough subject matter. A tremendous achievement.