Psychonauts

[the_dudefather]

had a quick look through the gaming forum but saw no topics for this (if there is already, sorry)

anyway, picked this up during the week for cheap (being a fan of grim fandango and saving money :P )

its sorta like a 3d platformer, but its sorta like an adventure game, most of which is set in other peoples minds

screens!

http://www.eurogamer.net/assets/articles/a59738/ss_preview_3.jpg
http://www.eurogamer.net/assets/articles/a59738/ss_preview_4.jpg
http://www.eurogamer.net/assets/articles/a59738/ss_preview_2.jpg

[Sam]

http://www.i-mockery.net/viewtopic.php?t=17767 :(

[the_dudefather]

oh well, thats what i get for playing a game that came out nearly a year ago.

[Sam]

It's still one of the best games ever. :tear

Even though it's under appreciated.

[Fathom Zero]

Fantastic game, the art style is beautiful.

[Schimid]

Me and ItalianStereotype talked about this game FOREVER when it came out :=

[the_dudefather]

it feels very close to being a point and click adventure game at times, especialy levels like the theatre or the milkman conspiracy levels. and I am almost expecting to see Manny Calavera in the black velvet level :P

(goes to play grim fandango and full trottle again)

[EisigerBiskuit]

Sad to hear that anybody who was nobody played it, which happens to be a lot of people. What was up with milkman? :(

[Fathom Zero]

It looks like a point and click game, too. I love 'em.
You've just inspired me to go play Maniac Mansion.

[nothing4buddha]

It's still one of the best games ever. :tear

Even though it's under appreciated.

whatever you didn't even beat it sam :rolleyes

[James]

This game looks so kiddy not dark or violent what the hell I don't play little kid games.

[ArrowX]

the last boss is awesome!

This game deserves better it got overshadowed by last years Blockbuster Dissapointments >:

Fuck you Fable and Halo 2

[the_dudefather]

i quite liked fable, loading times were a bit nasty though.

as for halo 2, meh.

[ItalianStereotype]

james, are you being serious? cause I'm gonna ePunch you.

[James]

I wasn't being serious, but I'm pretty sure that was an accurate representation of most of the "gamers" out there who didn't buy this game.

Me, I'm probably going to beat it today, and it's one of the best games ever.

[Moobs]

God I love this game, the whole idea of it is genius. I'm going to play it again now :)

[the_dudefather]

just beat this, great stuff :)

have to go back and get all the reels, cobwebs, figments and baggage now :P

edit: anyone else find the nightmare room in Mila's mind? creepy stuff

[Schimid]

I loved the fact that the room was hidden away and you could go through the game without seeing it. I felt like I was witnessing something SPECIAL

[the_dudefather]

yeah its really worth finding all the memory vaults and areas like that in the game as you get a lot of background on the characters

[ItalianStereotype]

I never found the nightmare room :<

[the_dudefather]

its in mila's dance party, near where you have to take the horizontal stream of bubbles at the top of a room, instead of taking the stream to the next room, look around where to bubbles come out of the wall and you should see an opneing into a dark room.....

[James]

It's the room where you find her first vault.

Being the explorer I am, I did find the secret room. It's all like "Oh, here's a happy fun funny game with a good happy fun dance party le- OH MY GOD!"

And then I hid under my covers and cried.

[Misdemonar]

what's it like? I rented it and wasn't able to beat it :(.

[the_dudefather]

Milas dark and scary past.... ill post some screenshots if you want

[Misdemonar]

Please.

[the_dudefather]

ok, spoiler alert for anyone who wants to see this for themselves, bt here we go:

http://www.badgerparade.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/dan/photos/pn1.JPG
wee bounching around having fun in milas dance party! but whats that room down there

http://www.badgerparade.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/dan/photos/pn2.JPG
dark room with some wooden horses and children figments, mila says to stay out of here, a memory vault nearby reveals this reel:

http://www.badgerparade.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/dan/photos/milaschildren.gif
so apperently she worked in an orphanage or something, and the kids died, but then, if you open the chest in the room a glowy portal is revealed which leads to...


http://www.badgerparade.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/dan/photos/pn3.JPG
http://www.badgerparade.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/dan/photos/pn4.JPG
Nightmare fire cage room! doesnt look that bad, but the audio is quite creepy, whispering children voices "milaaaaaa" "why did you let us dieeeeee" "it hurrrrrnnnssss" etc. there is nothing else of interest in the room, except for a portal out and a bit of additional character background info :)