© 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. But as is the case with many humorous games, the laughs begin to fade in the home stretch and in the end Psychonauts started to wear on me. I’d rather spend my nights playing Psychonauts than a "Myst" or "Resident Evil" title, barring perhaps "Resident Evil 4." It’s livelier, funnier, and more original, in an age when sequels are the only safe bets for publishers. For Psychonauts on the PC, GameFAQs has 8 reviews. A breath of fresh air that has restored faith in platforming adventure titles. Back in the day, Psychonauts was actually considered a high-profile failure, selling under 100K copies after over four years in development. GamesRadar+ is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. The mental powers add an interesting dynamic, but the controls make them usually too difficult to use properly. Psychonauts - A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. Utterly mental, but quite, quite brilliant. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer. Okay, so I'm a thrift shopper. This game has a story and presents it beautifully.

It's art design is weird in the best way. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2005. Our giddy love of Psychonauts probably says as much about the dreadfully po-faced nature of most videogames as it does about the relative merits of Double Fine's cult classic. This page works best with JavaScript. This is easily one of the top 5 platforms I've ever seen (and yes, I'm a big gamer), and the level designs are incredible! Logitech G733 wireless headset review: "The lighter side of gaming with the price tag to match", Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2 review: "Surpasses the original model in nearly every way", WWE 2K Battlegrounds review: "A brand that's reached its rock bottom", eFootball PES 2021 review: "For a football experience this strong, you can’t argue with twenty-five quid", Oculus Quest 2 Review: "Improved VR experiences and more power make up for aesthetic trade-offs", The Devil All The Time review: "Robert Pattinson delivers another film-stealing supporting turn", Enola Holmes review: "Millie Bobby Brown impresses in Netflix movie", Mulan review: "An occasionally dazzling live-action remake", New Mutants review: "Barely merits a bargain-DVD release", Bill and Ted: Face the Music review: "A last, cheering hurrah from two dudes", The Boys season 2, episode 6 review: "The Boys has never been better", Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous review: Netflix goes Jurassic - to mixed results, The Boys season 2, episode 5 review: "A welcome, more low-key breather", The Boys season 2, episode 4 review: "Uncomfortable, captivating viewing", The Boys season 2, episode 3 review: "A quintessential episode of the series". [June 2005, p.76]. In order to foil this evil plot and earn the title of Psychonaut, Raz must project himself into the minds of one bizarre character after another to battle their nightmares and mental demons.

Learn more. The story is thrilling and well put on the table. I know some complained about the controls, but I used a standard keyboard+mouse setup and it played great, so.