What did you think of the game? I was mildly disappointed

[Famsys]

I really like the first one and I was really excited for this game. I bought it on launch day and it took me about 1.5 months to finish because I play games slowly for some reason. I guess to justify the high price.

Anyway I found myself a little disappointed for various reasons. Mainly, that it isn't very interesting at any point.

The soundtrack isn't great. I don't know how that's even possible from Peter McConnell. Basically zero songs stuck with me or had an ear worm. The ones that did were from the first game (eg. Sashas Lab and Don't Stay out of the Moonlight remix in the forest) The music didn't have a great feeling nor did it enhance the ambiance. I was really sad about how the music in the Green Needle Gulch was super stale and a basically short loop of some strings.

Story-wise I think the game missed its mark. I wasn't invested in it that much because it wasn't something we got to experience first hand as Raz in a way thanks to the huge amount of exposition required to explain the Grulovia storyline and Lucy and folks. Compared to the first game where Raz was the one who discovered everything about the story himself. Also the story doesn't stick with one thing for long; the interns were forgotten quickly, Lili and Truman were sided, Hollis was only there for one mission...

The levels were okay. Some of them had a cool look, and the art direction was certainly fantastic. Bowling Ford, Bob Zonatto, Hair Ford and Dr. Loboto were personal favourites. But with many of them.

The gameplay is great and I really like some parts of the game more than others. Overall I think it was good, but not great. I wish we got to see more of Whispering Rock, Sasha, Coach and Milla.

Maybe the worst thing about this game is the severe lack of humor. The first game was completely packed with jokes and humor that had me really laughing and invested in the stories it had within. Psychonauts 2 has barely any. Maybe the best joke in the game is when Raz asks Sasha why all the lights on his computer are on and Sasha replies with "I like to keep it on Demo mode, for the ambiance" That joke really had me smiling and it fit his character perfectly

[PotRoastPiggy]

I kinda agree but at the same time disagree.

[SalemKFox]

I wouldn't say I was disappointed, but I was hoping for more.
The game was great no doubt, but the humor definitely took a hit since they didn't have the same writers I think. I do appreciate the more serious direction they went though. Learning about Raz's family and the lore of the world was pretty interesting and I was hella down for it.

I really wish that the side characters had more of a role though. I was eager to get to know the interns and finally fight side by side with Milla and Sasha but nah, Raz pretty much was just running errands by himself for the whole game.

The mental connection ability was also kind of a missed opportunity. It was fun using it to traverse around but I really wanted to mess around with the other characters thoughts. like maybe you associate ideas with each other which causes other thoughts to spawn opening another path. Kinda like we did with Holly but I guess thematically it wouldn't make much sense to do that.

All in all, great game, couldve been even better.

[lessster]

The only ear worm for me in this game was the Grulovia song (performed by the children of Grulovia).

The game itself was good, but not as excellent as the first one.

The price tag of € 60 is just ridiculous, though.

[Mobile Suit God Damn]

I went in expecting a game not quite as good as the first one and that's exactly what I got. It reminded me of something like Super Mario Sunshine. It's certainly not as good as Super Mario 64, but it's still a very solid game.
People complaining about the price have the insanity of a manatee.

[BloodySin]

I don't know if I'm remembering the original game with rose-tinted glasses, and I know it had some subpar controls itself, but it feels like the sequel took a dive into the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ portion of the spectrum. Floaty, unresponsive and combo'd with a camera that forces the worst possible angles, at the worst possible zooming into your model at the worst possible times. I quit and went to play something else when I got to the third bottle (you'll know what I mean if you played, won't be spoiled if you haven't), thrown into a forced slide with a bunch of collectibles you have to jump to pick up and a camera that forced itself without showing Raz and off to the side, making it a nightmare to align yourself and jump at the correct time, something hundreds of games have done properly without any hiring of quantum physics experts. I can deal with tricky jumps, I'm fine with tricky timing, but garbage controls and camera aren't a test of skill or great entertainment.

[Gbabyblue]

the music was amazing and extremely well done! First game was the original, but this was a very fresh and hip take! Maybe no ear worms to you but I find myself thinking about the music. Expertly done, great tones, interesting melodies.I loved the first games music a ton!

Everything else was fun but the writing was meh for me sadly. I bought it at pre launch. lol Still worth playing

[M͂͒̀λgi͡caℓ Ήo͓̽ﻇo̴]

i would be disapointed to if it took me over a month to finish a game

[GrandMajora]

The beginning sections of the game for me were kind of strange. They made me feel like I missed some parts of the tutorial, because one moment, Raz is meeting all the other Interns, and then a few scenes later, he knows all their names. Even though I don't remember them properly introducing themselves.

Later on, the girl with the skate board tells Raz to "remember what I taught you about grinding rails!" and I'm sitting there thinking "you didn't teach me ♥♥♥♥!"

The game also keeps telling me to update my Nvidia drivers, because my current version is known to cause issues. But I just completed the main story a few minutes ago, and I didn't run into any trouble that I was able to recognize.

[Roadie]

are you kidding me, I waited forever for this game. The art was great, music fantastic, the plot engaging, and the voice acting spot on. I have not had a single problem or glitch either. I honestly think some people say they don't like the game for but are trolling attention. This game is a gem, and I'm glad it got made and I get to play it.

[BloodySin]

Originally posted by Roadie:

are you kidding me, I waited forever for this game. The art was great, music fantastic, the plot engaging, and the voice acting spot on. I have not had a single problem or glitch either. I honestly think some people say they don't like the game for but are trolling attention. This game is a gem, and I'm glad it got made and I get to play it.

Imagine having a different opinion from a blatant fanboy.

[Saitham]

I played through the whole game on game pass including all achievements. Loved every bit of it. Just a nice, well rounded experience. A little bit more depth/secrets/possibilities in the motherlobe would have been nice. Bought it afterwards (not at full price) to support the devs. Now Im interested how Psychonauts 1 turns out for me. Sitting in my library for years. last played 2013 with 4h play time. Never got to finish it but it kept sticking in my brain. Must be a better overall game according to op? And more funny? I had some good chuckles with Pt2

[Mexicutioner]

Playing the game pass version. It just doesn't grab me like the first game did. The first game also had way better platforming sections and exploration altogether.

[Ereghor the Enigmatic]

I'd argue that the game is a *huge* step up from the first one as far as combat and platforming go. Saying that P1's combat was good or responsive or deep is... well. As much as I absolutely love it, the fights outside of bosses are mostly "spam PSI Blast". Here you have a lot of toys to play with and find your own approach, with them being about equally viable.

As for the writing and the humour, I'm afraid it's mostly the product of its time more than anything. They are still good, but very - I dunno - toothless? Apart from a few jabby instances. The first game didn't pull any punches, while here it's much milder and more suitable for the modern audience. The old Double Fine snark still shines here and there, and I guess that's about the most one can hope for these days.

[Mobile Suit God Damn]

Yeah, DF have become more woke. For instance I'm pretty sure they used the term ♥♥♥♥♥ curse in the first one and now it's just fortune tellers. I don't really mind since it is a kinda offensive term these days.

Anyway, I think alot of people remember Nauts 1 with rose tinted glasses. Going back I realized that the first game isn't that much better than the sequel.

[Rednax]

Imho, i didn't really like it because the story is kinda depressing.
You're the hero of the first game, you saved 20 kids and your teachers and stopped a huge disaster. Raz seemed confident, cheerful and cocky.
And then bam,
Psychonauts 2, everybody kinda treats you like ♥♥♥♥ at the start. You get dumped into a new enviroment with characters who are not a fan of raz because they think he is too young.

Its been a while since i've played, but i remember that the interns basically hazed raz and egged him on a few times, the acting boss doesn't like him and you get to meet raz's family, who are also angry with him because he ran away. and mila, coach and sasha kinda ignore you.

The other person from the last game is raz's girlfriend ( forgot her name ) and she is sad because of her dad.

So straight up, its a bunch of negativity right of the bat.

Interns -> unintresting douchebags
Psychonauts employees -> dismissive
family -> angry(ish) / sad

And its a whole lot of raz apologizing, which also brings down the mood.

Then he messes with the boss ladys mind because she was dismissive and wouldn't give him a chance, which makes raz anxious. and then he has to apologize.

And then, you travel through the minds of sad old men/women who have been through a trauma. One was an alcoholic for christ sakes, who lost his lover. 3 levels of fords crullers sad background levels, about the sad thing that happened to him.
the others were also depressing.

And then you get to the big climax of it all, and it turns out that Raz's grandmother is actually Raz's aunt, who was brainwashed into believing she's actually Raz's grandmother because she was basically grulovian hitler, and she killed her own sister ( along with countless others because she was insane ).

Raz saves the day ( together with some help of the boring interns ), but to me it all still seems like a huge bummer.
Loved the gameplay, but the story wasn't as fun. Imho, the first one was more whimsical and light hearted.