Psychonauts 2 is a dream sequel. Almost everything special about the first game is expanded on. The levels are way more consistently great. The first had more of a responsibility of laying a foundation for the series before it could really get to show off it's genius with it's best and most memorable levels like The Milkman Conspiracy, Black Velvetopia and Waterloo World. Now with the second game having a grander scope, the benefits of modern technology and over 15 years to brew up new ideas just about every level feels as though they meet this standard. Nothing in this game is even close to as dull as say Lungfishopolis. Everything feels refined down to the themeing, visual aesthetics, and even stuff like the combat which is actually like notably fun now. I have a few gripes but I don't really wanna bother talking about them I'm just glad this game fulfilled pretty much everything I wanted from a sequel to the original and managed to properly capitalise on the potential the series had.

Reviewed on Dec 24, 2023


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