Psychonauts 2 is also the long-awaited sequel to Psychonauts, a cult classic that came to the Xbox in 2005.
Young kids will undoubtedly get a lot out of it, but they might return a few decades later and connect with it even more.
It’s like a playable Pixar film with eclectic art direction. The opening description could easily make you think that this is a dark game, and while it does deal with plenty of complex mental health topics, it’s good to note that there’s always a throughline of hope and healing here, with plenty of humour to boot. This is the premise behind one of the most creative and moving missions in Psychonauts 2, a modern 3D platformer brimming with imagination and empathy. It’s your job to show him that there can be another way. “But then they grow and grow, and cause so much pain”. “They always start out little, don’t they,” he says, talking about another seed. He’s happy with his garden the way it is, and new memories just mean more potential anguish. But understandably, the gardener is hesitant to let you take them. Raz can take the seeds back to the island and plant them to grow healthier memories for the gardener. But deep down, Raz also finds glowing seeds. Deep within these glass prisons are painful truths, warped and exaggerated by years of isolation and grief. As Raz floats between the cays on a drifting door, corked bottles start to surface, containing dioramas of difficult moments from the gardener’s past. It sounds like a silly aside, but in context, it cuts deep. READ MORE: ‘Psychonauts 2’ preview: Double Fine’s best game yet.In his mind, he’s trapped on a barren island in an ocean of memories. In reality, the gardener lives alone in a tower besieged by gnarled plants. It’s said to the protagonist, Razputin Aquato, as he explores the mental world of a lonely gardener.
Isn’t a seed just a bomb in slow motion?” is one of many lines from Psychonauts 2 that I’m still thinking about, days after beating it.
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