Psychonauts

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!? HE WAKES!

Good game

i mean, its got charm but the themes arent that deep. a younger me would probably have respected the story more but its just alright even for its time. vtmb was released a year before this and has better characterization, writing, dark themes and humor but this was rated T back then so i get it. the worldbuilding is not that deep and it didnt strike me as a character drama either, its kinda a mix between different styles of storytelling. the gameplay is so-so, it never slows down to actually establish mechanical depth so it becomes an exercise in figuring out exactly what the game wants you to do both in levels and in fights. its like a constant puzzle game but doesnt actually establish rules like "fire ability burns wood and hurts people" so you have to trial and error every interaction on every level to try and figure out the solution rather than rely on established logic the game presents you with (the portal games are good examples for how to do this well). the gameplay also suffers from its own level design because theres so much verticality and light/darkness at play, sometimes i just could not see what it was the game was wanting me to find or solve. and using clairvoyance like in the milkman puzzle to solve lighting issues doesnt work in the other levels, so idk, i could never fully trust in a mechanic or system to be the answer and didnt feel the effort of making assumptions about how to solve things was worth it. its not rewarding in that way like well-made puzzle games are. its a really creative game though, its unique and interesting. all of that said, i think the game is overhyped. the sarcasm and dark humor carry it, it is pretty funny at times but not charming enough to make me want to engage with the gameplay. i dropped it during waterloo world because i tried to shoot, punch, light and use my shield to deflect vs the cannon enemy and i just got tired of nothing working. the game only allows you to use its mechanics when it wants you to, and its too taxing to try and read its mind 24/7

basically Silent Hill PG version super funny, deep and well thought out (weirdly educational) game, dude... it's rly a rare gem, there's a surprising amount of things to do and details that honestly rival many modern games i'm not even joking, u can do and interact with so many things in so many different ways and you'll always discover something new, was not expecting it to be this amazing also have never seen a "kid/teen" game with so much brash humor, the writing has so much soul put into it and you can tell they had a lot of fun voicing the characters, it's genuinely a hilarious game while simultaneously disturbing at times, had fun 100%'ing it overall i just wanna have a word with who made the executive decision for the figment collectibles and the final level of the game..just wanna talk. raz & lili 4ever

Lovinnnnnnn

Im not big on platformers but this was really good. Seemed to kiddy for me back in the day so it was nice to experience it now....until the end level. Holy hell I havent been so frustrated in a long time. More obscenities were screamed at this little Razputin kid (and level designers) than Id like to admit.

Hidden gem. Don't know how I got to know it but this is probably one of the weirdest games I have played so far (yet to finish) - in a very good way!