Psychonauts
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Video Game Reviews of Psychonauts
Customer Review: I've put so many hours into this game...
Summary: 5 Stars
I finally got 100% on this game but it took long enough! This is one of the most underrated games of all time. Charming platformer. Great replay value. I would have paid ten times the amount I did and for the hours I've gotten out of it... totally worth it.Customer Review: itr seems to stick with you
Summary: 5 Stars
i played this game when it first came out and I'll never forget it! i loved it so much! but it is just a game. Customer Review: Could be a perfect 360 game! You listening, Microsoft?
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm only a few hours into this title and the other 5-star reviews aren't lying...this is a fabulous game on all levels (save one, w/ caveats--and that I'll get to later). I'm a long-time gamer (began on the Atari 2600 and Apple IIe) so I've sort of 'seen it all'-- and thus find myself gravitating towards titles that transcend genre and cliched game mechanics. The same old, same old, even with splashy new next-gen hooks, well, BORES ME.
"Psychonauts" acheives both the comfort of familiarity and the refreshing draw of the truly inspired and original. It's familiar in the sense that it creates and evokes a world akin to a Pixar feature--it has bright colors, lots of humor and the game is engineered in such a way that you immediately feel safe to explore. The blood and gore is left checked at the door...but the intelligence and freshness isn't, so the surprises and rewards for playing arent' cheap shock, but more substantive. You quickly grow to love the characters and the world.
I wish there were more of this type of gaming available on the Xbox--it reminds me why I was so fond of the variety available on the Playstation 2, and why I enjoyed titles ranging from Ico, Klonoa, Final Fantasy X, Metal Gear and so on, to outstanding end-of-life titles such as Shadow of the Colossus and Okami. In none of those are you pushed to spill human blood in mindless swaths, and they were all incredibly gorgeous and innovative.
In the end, my only complaint/caveat is that there is no next-gen upgrade available for this title--"Psychonauts" begs to be given an overhaul for the 360s graphics engine capabilities, much like the upcoming PS3 "Ratchet and Clank" title will have. Alas, this isn't any demerit to the developers, but more a woeful shake of the head to the Xbox audience that didn't give this game it's due respect in sales and thus encourage such an enterprise.
Go buy this game and enjoy--and keep your fingers crossed that Microsoft will eventually 'get it' the way I'm betting you will...
Customer Review: You want to play it
Summary: 5 Stars
I have problems starting a video game...let alone finishing one. This wasn't hard at all to get into and become immediately enthralled in its gameplay and story. The controls are fantastic as is the character development and 'gimmicks' which the game uses to great results.
The irony is that as a Psychologist I wish that I could just jump into peoples skull jelly like on the game and solve their problems, but alas...
I would recommend this game for all age levels and all types of pschoses
Customer Review: I love this game!
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the coolest and most creative games I've had the pleasure of playing. Not quite the best (almost though!), but certainly the most sureal, innovative and satisfying. If you're not an elitist gamer who enjoys something different and fun, go get it.