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Post by Vortex on Aug 30, 2021 11:26:59 GMT
That was my thinking too, but I didn't bother to argue, it'd take too much time & effort!
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Post by baihu1983 on Aug 30, 2021 17:21:20 GMT
Yeah this is old school gaming and colorful. Kids today won't want this
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Post by neilka on Aug 31, 2021 3:01:08 GMT
This is really very good, with the delays and original low funding amount I was worried it was going to be a disappointment but it's at least as good as the original. To help the forum live up to its name here's some Psychonauts 2 font geekery: lettermatic.com/custom/psychonauts-2 |
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Post by baihu1983 on Aug 31, 2021 16:04:58 GMT
Really enjoyed that and it's overtaken Hitman 3 as my GOTY.
Well written and did a really good job on its subject that was able to be both sensitive and funny.
Controlled great and I liked the art style and the music is great.
It's one of those games I've enjoyed enough to want to 100%
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2021 16:12:53 GMT
Only played about the first hour, but.... wow, I can't believe how dated it feels. The environments and art style just feel incredibly simplistic. I get that they're trying to stay faithful to the original, but for me, it just doesn't work. Especially having played R&C Rift Apart lately, this just feels like a massive step backwards in almost every regard.
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Post by malek86 on Aug 31, 2021 16:35:47 GMT
Damn this game is wild. A few hours in (just beat the first real boss) and there were lots of surprises at every turn. Everything is so stylish too.
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Post by neilka on Aug 31, 2021 16:47:28 GMT
Only played about the first hour, but.... wow, I can't believe how dated it feels. The environments and art style just feel incredibly simplistic. I get that they're trying to stay faithful to the original, but for me, it just doesn't work. Especially having played R&C Rift Apart lately, this just feels like a massive step backwards in almost every regard. Okay, you can go back to Eurogamer now. |
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Post by neilka on Aug 31, 2021 16:48:08 GMT
Pendleton Ward's inexplicably rejected opening sequence is in the game as an Easter Egg
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Post by baihu1983 on Aug 31, 2021 17:01:02 GMT
Only played about the first hour, but.... wow, I can't believe how dated it feels. The environments and art style just feel incredibly simplistic. I get that they're trying to stay faithful to the original, but for me, it just doesn't work. Especially having played R&C Rift Apart lately, this just feels like a massive step backwards in almost every regard. More to do with it being a kick starter. MS buying them obviously stopped that but it's main addition to the game was they could include the boss fights which had been cut. Also this games portals do a great job of showing up the whole only possible on PS5 hype Insomniac and Sony came out with. |
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Post by barchetta on Aug 31, 2021 23:21:33 GMT
This is really very good, with the delays and original low funding amount I was worried it was going to be a disappointment but it's at least as good as the original. To help the forum live up to its name here's some Psychonauts 2 font geekery: lettermatic.com/custom/psychonauts-2Cheers, an interesting read. As someone who has pored over typeface lists doing repro work for 25+ years, I'm always interested to see how the end result was achieved. |
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Post by simple on Aug 31, 2021 23:42:02 GMT
So far my only complaint is that some of the load times can be a little long (PS4 Pro)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2021 10:04:07 GMT
Only played about the first hour, but.... wow, I can't believe how dated it feels. The environments and art style just feel incredibly simplistic. I get that they're trying to stay faithful to the original, but for me, it just doesn't work. Especially having played R&C Rift Apart lately, this just feels like a massive step backwards in almost every regard. More to do with it being a kick starter. MS buying them obviously stopped that but it's main addition to the game was they could include the boss fights which had been cut. Also this games portals do a great job of showing up the whole only possible on PS5 hype Insomniac and Sony came out with. That's fair. With them being an Xbox 1st party studio now, it's easy to forget where this game came from. |
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Post by One_Vurfed_Gwrx on Sept 1, 2021 10:10:48 GMT
On PC (Max settings for everything) I have thought it looks quite pretty and fairly modern while keeping the stylistic choices of the original. Gameplay has some older style camera issues but nothing too major for me. I have played through a good chunk of the game now. Not seen or played R&C to compare though (personally never been a fan of the R&C aesthetic though...)
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Post by simple on Sept 1, 2021 10:36:12 GMT
I played the reboot Ratchet and Clank recently and it plays just as old school as this does, albeit with flashier graphics and slightly less platforming
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Sept 1, 2021 10:43:11 GMT
Do you ever get to play this for more than two minutes at a time? I just started the casino mission and I have almost had enough of there not being much actual game.
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Post by Vortex on Sept 1, 2021 10:52:52 GMT
I am sort of stuck at the cooking show boss fight. It spams crap attacks at you, i can get to the last bit where the cheapo random attacks are not helped by also having to deal with two strongish enemies.
I'd run out of psi pops before it, by just blasting through my last one a bit earlier to get to the boss fight without thinking and if I had just *one* of those, I reckon I'd have done it last night. It's already annoying me after two attempts through the three shitty, not very funny stages of the fight. It's been the worst one so far IMO.
tl;dr i need to git gud in this boss fight.
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Post by One_Vurfed_Gwrx on Sept 1, 2021 11:42:53 GMT
I am sort of stuck at the cooking show boss fight. It spams crap attacks at you, i can get to the last bit where the cheapo random attacks are not helped by also having to deal with two strongish enemies. I'd run out of psi pops before it, by just blasting through my last one a bit earlier to get to the boss fight without thinking and if I had just *one* of those, I reckon I'd have done it last night. It's already annoying me after two attempts through the three shitty, not very funny stages of the fight. It's been the worst one so far IMO. tl;dr i need to git gud in this boss fight. I think I got through that boss in one or two attempts without any pops. Basically focus on the items you need and ignore as much else as you can (bar the odd health pickup). Some pops would probably help though. The final stage of the fight is pretty easy thankfully. |
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Post by Phattso on Sept 1, 2021 11:47:48 GMT
Do you ever get to play this for more than two minutes at a time? I just started the casino mission and I have almost had enough of there not being much actual game. It's quite cut-scene heavy in places, but it's about to settle down into some actual gameplay for a while on that Casino mission. |
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Post by Francio on Sept 1, 2021 14:02:44 GMT
It's almost a week that I can't boot anything else on my XBox Series X than this game. 
I mean, we already knew that Tim Schafer & co. at Double Fine were Godtier developers *Money Island 8-bit music playing in the background* but man... Psychonauts 2 has an ÉLITE writing, incredibly fun gameplay, various and unique characters and situations, and incredible dialogues. Even the most marginal characters that appears on the screen for just 0.2 seconds can deliver a line that leaves you there thinking a lot. I'm not exaggerating by saying that to me this is a CLEAR contender for the Game of the Year Award.
What do you think about?
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Post by baihu1983 on Sept 1, 2021 14:57:07 GMT
I am sort of stuck at the cooking show boss fight. It spams crap attacks at you, i can get to the last bit where the cheapo random attacks are not helped by also having to deal with two strongish enemies. I'd run out of psi pops before it, by just blasting through my last one a bit earlier to get to the boss fight without thinking and if I had just *one* of those, I reckon I'd have done it last night. It's already annoying me after two attempts through the three shitty, not very funny stages of the fight. It's been the worst one so far IMO. tl;dr i need to git gud in this boss fight. Fire. Charge it up and try and catch as many as possible as you can then shoot them while they run about on fire. Think my fire attack was level 3 when I did that mission |
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Post by simple on Sept 1, 2021 15:15:24 GMT
Turn to the dark side, invincibility is right there in the accessibility options, do iiiiiit
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Post by Vortex on Sept 1, 2021 15:21:57 GMT
Turn to the dark side, invincibility is right there in the accessibility options, do iiiiiit Oh? I didn't know that was an option. Maybe just for that bit... I'll still try legit a few more times, but it is annoying me. /big old cheater |
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Post by baihu1983 on Sept 2, 2021 5:48:29 GMT
Damn. One of the bag tags has glitched for me so I can't 100%
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Post by baihu1983 on Sept 2, 2021 14:57:55 GMT
As mentioned in the other topic it's my GOTY.
Just loved everything about it and I hope MS just leaves them to keep doing what they want.
Might not be the biggest studio purchase but its one of the best.
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Post by jimnastics on Sept 2, 2021 15:14:23 GMT
GOTY and it's not even close for me, it's absolutely outstanding in all respects. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a 3D platform/adventure game this much. Tim Schafer / Double Fine with Microsoft budget is gonna be fun, as long as Tim doesn't get too far ahead of himself  |
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Post by crispyxuk on Sept 3, 2021 18:30:02 GMT
Had no idea nick was voiced by Elijah wood
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Post by jimnastics on Sept 3, 2021 20:40:03 GMT
Talking about voices.... I genuinely believe Raz is one of the most perfectly voiced characters in all of gaming history. Incredibly distinctive and absolutely sublimely done. I might be biased as a massive Psychoanuts fan since the original but fuck it, he's such a fantastic character, I'd be surprised if Microsoft didn't look to expand his horizons going forward.
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Post by One_Vurfed_Gwrx on Sept 3, 2021 20:49:00 GMT
Had no idea nick was voiced by Elijah wood I was just wondering who voiced him as few minutes ago as he sounded familiar. Explains that one. Up to the final boss I believe now and enjoyed it a lot so far. |
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Post by baihu1983 on Sept 3, 2021 21:08:24 GMT
Yeah the voice acting is quality.
Anyone else do the mic check multiple times?
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Post by Danno on Sept 3, 2021 21:18:41 GMT
£55 seems a bit steep no?
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