Psychonauts 2 improves on what is already there, feeling like a true modern take of psychonauts. My only complaint is that there isn't more.

I had no technical issues with the game and was buttery smooth. The gameplay is solid and fixes lots of the frustrating problems of the original (with a few minor quibbles). Platforming feels really good as well as using Raz's powers to overcome different situations. It might be frustrating for completionists, but by no means is it necessary to obtain everything to 'complete' the game. The game is gosh darn beautiful. I imagine this would be what a Tim Schafer Saturday morning cartoon would feel like. Visually polished, an engrossing story and unique characters, accompanied by some amazing voice acting and musical scores. The deep emotional themes are delicately handled with care and light-hearted charm. As a kid who grew up with Lucasarts adventure games like Monkey Island and Sam & Max, I felt a huge nostalgic pull with this one. All in all, good vibes and a worthy sequel!

Great game, much better than the first one, has a lot more to do too.

There's not much I could add to what other people have said in their reviews, already. This is the game I had been waiting for. In my humble opinion, the team at Double Fine outdid themselves with Psychonauts 2, it improves upon the original in pretty much every aspect (I'd like a "save anywhere, anytime" feature, like the PC port of the first Psychonauts has, but the save system is completely fine the way it is, anyway). The writing is most definitely the best Tim Schafer and Double Fine ever put out; as much as I love the character development and the story in the first game, what they did with this one is miles ahead. Topical (I know, I know), relevant, emotional, extremelly funny -- Psychonauts 2 hits all of these without ever feeling forced. Gameplay is a refined version of what we got before; more fluid control, deeper (but, at the same time, streamlined) combat that hits the perfect balance between being too hard and too easy -- it's just... right. Level design is as creative as it had always been, maybe even more, with the two new Psi-powers we have available, that open up a couple more exploration possibilities. Still lots of stuff to collect, for those who loved the collect-a-thon aspect of the first game, so there's some replayability value in that, also. All I can say is that if you like the first game, if you are a Double Fine fan, if you enjoy clever, deep, funny writing, if you miss playing a really good 3D platformer that isn't trying to be an homage to the 32/64-bit classics, then look no further, this is the game for you. I know the price point may be expensive to a lot of people, but I don't regret for one second the money I paid to be able to play what is definitely my GOTY (perhaps even GOAT) via my store of choice. If you can, get it. It's simply amazing.

As good, if not better than the original.