Psychonauts

I bought this game back in 2005 when it first came out. I have played it many times since than and it never gets old. It is just that good. Timeless graphics, amazing sound design, amazing characters. It is a sin that this game is not on every computer on the planet. As an extra incentive to buy, remember that right now Double fine owns the rights for publishing Psychonauts exclusivelly. So you need to buy this game so they can make money to make us more amazing games. Buy it. Best 10 dollars you will ever spend.

This game has it all... -Great fleshed-out story and characters, both cute, funny, and memorable -Graphics are focused on art instead of realism, which is KEY in any video game -Addictive level-up progression by collecting items (Somehow, it's not frustrating at all!) -Ridiculously, RIDICULOUSLY intelligent, creative, just plain FUN levels. The "Milkman Conspiracy" level and the "Black Velvet" level are utterly amazing, there is nothing like these in ANy other video game anywhere This game is insanely fun. Once I started it, I couldn't do anything in my free time but play this game for 3 days. I got my character to level 96...and I still want more!! This game just blows away 99% of others...SO GOOD!

It's not perfect. In fact, its classic Double Fine: make a mechanically sound but slightly unsatisfying game around a great and outlandish concept with wonderful humour, warmth and idiosyncrasies a plenty. Is it an old school adventure game with inventories, puzzles and an emphasis on characters and plot? Is it a platformer with challenging jumps, drops and things to collect and sights to see? It's mostly both of those things, while lacking in some other aspects, but it's more than worth the sum of its parts. In short, you've seriously got to play this.

i gotta say, enjoyed the heck out off this game. great level design and imaginative worlds makes the game very unique, and topped with very funny and well whiten dialogue, and some enjoyable but a bit repetitive gameplay, makes this one of the best 3d platformers on pc. but there are a few problems i had; 1: there were severe geometry issues, making raz fall through the floor multiple times, and even getting stuck on sliding ramps (or whatever you call them) 2: its a bit short, and very much on the easy side, you can finish it in just a few hours. and 3: a bit poorly optimized and quite a few problems with mouse and keyboard controls, thankfully, the keyboard controls can be rebinded. sadly, as of what i know you cant with the inconsistent sensitivity and jiddery movements of the mouse. other than that, full recommendation, but not a perfect 5.

...because the pace seems to waffle between exploration sandbox rpg and fps/hack-and-slash psychic style. Double Fine has finally done something I need to complain about! You made the Cobweb duster required to finish the game? Really? That's just... not right. Especially when to get it I have to use the rod (see, button smashing) to afford it. So if you decide to play this one, work on affording the Duster first and foremost, even to the point of ignoring PsyCores, because you will get plenty of figments to use as rank-up material later on. Overall a lovely little jaunt through the odd bits of the human mind and all that go with it, with a few small issues that leave me wondering at the thought processes behind them... and a yearning for a PsyDoor.