#PSYCHONAUTS CAST TV#
They also change subtly depending on the psyche Raz is exploring – for example, the Censors in a level themed after a late 70s/early 80s TV cooking gameshow wear gold lamé jackets. The enemies Raz faces are all elements of people’s psyches – chiefly things like Censors (who look like bureaucrats with giant rubber ‘No’ stamps), Regrets (who are lumbered with heavy weights they like to drop on Raz) and Bad Moods (who have an attached ‘source’ which needs to be found and eliminated). There are a range of enemies for Raz to face in Psychonauts 2, along with different ways of dealing with them. While the “git gud” crowd on the internet might complain about the existence of an invulnerability mode, I loved that it was there because it meant combat didn’t feel like a frustrating obstacle standing between the player and the next experience. Psychonauts 2 gets bonus points for being family-friendly and accessible, too. Raz has a range of psychic powers he develops over the game, including levitation, telekinesis, clairvoyance, and being able to make “mental connections” – all of which prove useful for solving problems and fighting enemies too.Īt its heart, the game is a platformer – but it’s an inventive and imaginative one, with a cast of quirky and engaging people with some really interesting stories of their own too. I also really enjoyed a level designed to look like a theme park rideĮven within the levels, there are some great sub-sections one where Raz navigates the pages of a book to reach key information was well done and fit nicely in the context of the level. The audio in the game is really good – particularly Richard Horwitz’s voice acting as Raz – and the visuals are particularly impressive I reviewed the game on a Samsung QN900A Neo QLED 8K TV and it looked absolutely amazing from the neon glow of the casino-hospital to the intricate detail on some of the character costumes, the game looked as nice as it played.Īs with the previous game, the level design was excellent and imaginative – one of my favourites was a psyche that had warped into a combination of casino and hospital, while a psychedelic 1970s rock concert themed level was delightfully trippy too. The game has a distinct, “Spy-Fi” inspired style. I really enjoyed Psychonauts 2 it was funny, it was quirky, it was imaginative, and it was well designed all around. In a very broad sense, think a family-friendly spy-fi themed humorous combination of Inception and Control, with some offbeat 90s animation art inspiration, and you’ll be in the same postcode, more or less.
Raz explores physical world locations around Psychonaut HQ (known as “The Motherlobe”) and people’s psyches to unravel the mystery, developing his psychic powers and piecing things together, in an environment of fun humour, enjoyable gameplay and really interesting visuals. Psychonauts 2 opens with the organisation’s head kidnapped and Raz & Co trying to work out who did it and why – and what the potential return mysterious entity known as “Maligula” might have to do with it. The game casts you as Razputin “Raz” Aquato, a 10-year-old psychic circus performer who has run away from his family to try and join the Psychonauts superagent team.
#PSYCHONAUTS CAST SERIES#
THE sequel to 2005’s cult favourite Psychonauts is about to launch on August 25, and a lot of people are going to be wondering if it’s been worth the wait.ĭeveloped by Double Fine Productions and published by Microsoft for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation, Psychonauts 2 picks up literally right after the last entry in the series ( Rhombus of Ruin) left off.
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