![]() ![]() ![]() Tim Schafer and his crew didn’t miss a beat when it came to capturing all the same loveable charm, character design, witty banter, and seamless psychic gameplay from start to finish. It’s been at least ten years since I’ve played the original, but it was like instantly coming home the moment this game began. There is very little I have negative to say about Psychonauts In The Rhombus Of Ruin other than its VR-only design is instantly going to limit the number of people who can enjoy this gem, and when combined with the relatively high price of $20 for a two-hour linear adventure…well let’s hope nostalgia counts for something. And as the much-anticipated sequel looms ever nearer, Double Fine Productions decided to put themselves in a “psycho mood” with a nifty little VR title to not only help bridge the gap between the two feature games, but also get everyone back onboard with the characters and the unique gameplay style…well…everyone with a PSVR. Psychonauts 2 will launch on August 25 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.It’s hard to believe it’s been almost 12 years since the original Psychonauts arguably one of the best third-person adventure games of all-time. If even Loboto is afraid, then Raz should watch his every step. While Loboto is small potatoes, it seems like he may be working as a tool to someone who is much darker and has a lot more power. This makes catching up on the adventure Raz had in those three days important, as it gives background credibility to the new threat facing the player in the sequel. While it's been nearly 16 years since the first Psychonauts was released, it will only have been a couple of days in-universe between the first and second game. It's much more likely that there is some bigger force at play, and fans can get a first look at that in the first brain of Psychonauts 2. As such, it would be impressive if the wannabe dentist had somehow thought up and executed a plan that ended up with the Psychonauts' leader being captured and then put into a fugue state. Loboto isn't always the sharpest dentist instrument in the set, and often makes simple mistakes. It's shown at the beginning of Psychonauts 2 that Loboto might not be able to resist the person controlling the strings due to some influence, so he likely couldn't resist the urges telling him to try and kill the Psychonauts.įans of the first game can attest that Dr. While he initially looks like he has had a change of heart, Loboto still opts to flood the base with Raz and the team still inside of it. Raz has to use Clairvoyance to help his team escape the hallucinations being caused by the Psitanium deposit underneath the Rhombus.Įventually, Raz must enter the mind of Loboto and challenge a giant version of the character to a fight for Zonotto. While en route, the jet crashes, and Raz wakes up tied to a chair by Loboto, who has captured the head of the Psychonauts for nefarious reasons. While on the way back to the Psychonauts HQ, Raz is able to use clairvoyance to see that the head of the crime-fighting psychics is being held underwater in an area called the Rhombus of Ruin. RELATED: Psychonauts 2 Interview: Double Fine Details Mental Health, Empathy, and Staying True to Its BrandĪs previously discussed, in the first Psychonauts Raz had defeated the big bad Coach Oleander before being awarded his final summer merit badge and becoming a Psychonaut. After discovering Loboto has kidnapped the Psychonauts' leader, Raz realizes there is no way that the amateur dentist could have pulled off this impressive feat alone. The gameplay in The Rhombus of Ruinconsists of Raz transporting around the Rhombus using Clairvoyance, helping his teammates, and eventually finding and saving Zanotto. Using this, Raz is able to find out that Truman Zanotto is being held in the Rhombus of Ruin, a play on the Bermuda Triangle.Īfter the jet crashes, the mixed team of amateur and professional Psychonauts have to work together to free themselves from the traps of the Rhombus as well as the evil forces that seek to do them harm. Originally released on the PSVR, Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin allows players to get a look through Raz's goggles just as he used his clairvoyance ability to get a look through other character's eyes. The first mission he tags along on after leaving Whispering Rock is to save his new girlfriend's dad and the head of the international league of crime-fighting psychics known as the Psychonauts. The events of Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin take place immediately after Raz graduates from psychic summer camp and becomes an official Psychonaut, or so he thinks. ![]()
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