The plot takes some great twists and turns and maintains a great sense of comedy throughout. While there, however, he uncovers a sinister plot that threatens the entire organisation. The plot is pretty straightforward Raz is a young psychic who sneaks into the Psychonaut training camp in order to join their ranks. They also do a great job of diving deeper into the characters in contrast to the larger narrative. Each of these worlds is a visual treasure, filled with unique scenery and interesting challenges. The reliance on going back into the menus time after time to switch out abilities is probably the most frustrating part, but it's a small complaint in an otherwise great release.Īside from the overworld, Raz can investigate the minds of others in the world, each one a reflection of that person and their struggles. Jumps are occasionally finicky, and Raz will need to switch out his psychic powers quite regularly in order to deal with the bevy of challenges he will face throughout his journey. Psychonauts is a surprisingly precise game, though. Raz is also definitely rewarded for making careful jumps, and it feels like he's being rewarded for finding secrets throughout the camp.
Certain areas of the game are inaccessible until main character Raz has some better control over his psychic powers, but it's impressive how much of the game is accessible right off the bat.
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There's something about Psychonauts that's still unique, though, all these years later.Īt its core, this is still a platformer, but one that's open-ended at full of room to stretch out and explore. It's almost a collectathon release only a few years after Rare's N64 platfomers captured hearts everywhere. It's a 3D platformer made in an era when they were at their heyday. Psychonauts is very much a product of its time.
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