Psychonauts

Psychonauts è un ottimo titolo da tutti i punti di vista (narrazione, come avventura grafica, come puzzle game e infine come console platform), ma sfortunatamente proprio la parte console platform soffre di tutti i difetti di questo genere (medievil 2 ad esempio)... è difficile fare salti precisi, bisogna rifare spesso dei pezzi e il tutto dopo un po' diventa noioso (in particolare quando i comandi non rispondono o la camera impazzisce). Posso solo dire che non sono stato troppo duro con Psychonauts perchè l'unico platform 3d riuscito che conosco è trine 3 (secondo me grazie alla camera fissa). Sono però sicuro che per molti (in particolare per i giocatori console del passato) la parte platform sia fatta molto bene. Detto questo tutto il resto è davvero interessante... i poteri sono divertenti da utilizzare, è divertente esplorare il mondo di gioco, i dialoghi sono sia interessanti sia divertenti, e la storia tiene incollati fino alla fine. La parte che mi è piaciuta meno è il finale (un boss dopo l'altro senza tregua con due livelli platform a tempo davvero fastidiosi)... La parte che mi è piaciuta di più è l'inizio, da segnalare anche il livello del torero/artista davvero ben riuscito. Su mac gira benissimo ma sfortunatamente è impossibile usare alt+tab quindi se vi bloccate dovrete probabilmente ripetere un pezzo (si può salvare ovunque ma in realtà si viene teletrasportati solo in un punto vicino). La traduzione italiana che si trova su internet è fatta benissimo e funziona perfettamente. English: Psychonauts is a great title from all points of view (narrative, as graphical adventure, like puzzle game, and finally as a console platform), but unfortunately precisely the part platform console suffers from all the defects of this kind (medievil 2 to example). it is difficult to make precise jumps, you have to redo often whole pieces and everything after a while 'becomes boring (especially when the controls do not respond as you would like or camera goes crazy).

A runaway circus kid who has psychic powers infiltrates a summer camp, and has to train to be a psychonaut before his dad comes to pick him up. Music/Audio/Sound/Voice acting: Really good. One or two glitches when using the bacon, but otherwise great. Graphics: Looks like a PS2/Xbox game (which it was) so no surprise there. The unique slightly off look makes everything more doll-like for the characters. Otherwise everything has generally a simple yet elegant look. The only real problem is the higher resolution with low resolution cutscenes. If it could have all been in-engine or updated with better encoded versions, it wouldn't be as... glaring. Story Writing: Good, if confusing. Every character is well fleshed out and more than just NPC's, although on this second playthrough i probably missed a few portions. Gameplay: Refreshing. The game levels change a lot, each mind having it's own set of rules of how it looks and acts, as well as what you need to complete the mission. Be it from playing a chess board game, to wrestling, to finding the milkman. One mechanic allows you to see from another person's eyes, so you can see what you are to them. Collectables: Too many. Difficulty: Easier than the original release. Although this mostly affects the last level. Controller support: Good (played v1.05) Bugs/glitches: Nothing really came up. Nothing game breaking anyways. The usual, not stepping on tightropes correctly a few times, spawning underwater and then resetting to normal moments later (last level). Perhaps the only disappointment is after you complete a mind, you can't really go back and finish other objectives missed. (Escaping early or not finishing won't prevent you from entering again). But the sheer number of collectables (if you go for them) is way too many. That and the forced arrowhead grinding to proceed later (to purchase a gadget). Graphics: 3/5 Sound: 4/5 Voice acting: 4/5 Mechanics/gameplay: 4/5 Writing: 4/5 Final: 3.8 / 5

First of all I wouuld like to say that I really enjoyed to play this game because the story and the characters are great and so original compared to most other games. The game is old but thanks to the really good game design it's still a pleasure to play it and discover all the minds you can explore in this game. Sadly this game has a problem... it's level design! So during most of the game, the level design is still quite ok and not too annoying but in the last part it can become quite awfull and frustrating since you don't see were to go easily and the camera is sometimes doing bad stuff also. So be just aware that some part can be frustrating due to this bad design but except that the game is quite exceptionnal and I would really recommend you to play it since I enjoyed most of my time^^. I'm really looking forward for the realease of psychonauts 2!

The Saturday morning cartoon of games. The story is just so good. The gameplay is fun. The characters are excellent. It is a warm comfort blanket of a game that makes me feel like a kid in the summer school holidays. It's innocent yet not childish to the point where you feel like your playing Winnie the Pooh the game, oh no.. I'm 27 and still enjoy this game. It has intelligence. The game oozes with inventive style and level design. It's quirky and funny and some of the best gaming fun I've had. A love letter to platformer games.

Psychonauts is without a doubt one of the best and most original 3D platformer ever made. Every detail about the game is so polished that it’s simply impossible to not fall in love with Tim Schafer’s work. You can only be amazed at the ingenuity of the levels with their incredible design and theme. Everything in this game feels so memorable, it’s so well made that after playing the game you can’t stop thinking about everything you saw. Who could forget the ‘Milkman Conspiracy’ ? It’s pure genius ! With it’s very interesting story, charming environments, funny humor, clever level design, beautiful art-style and overall theme; Double Fine Productions first ever game is a true masterpiece that you need to experience at least once in your gamer life.