Psychonauts Might Be Supported on the XB360 Soon

Post by **racketboy** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:19 pm

About time MS actually supported some of the better games:
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/12/pre-h ... mpat-list/

Post by **Mozgus** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:04 pm

I finally tried out the demo of this on Steam. What exactly makes this game so great? Seems like another generic platformer. I didn't find the opening video entertaining. It was just 10 minutes of annoyance.

Also, I love Grim Fandango and I heard it's by the same group, but I'm not feelin' it.

Post by **Zork** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:52 pm

I've yet to really sit down and play the game but I've bought it recently. I'm just kinda waiting for the right time or mood to do so.

Post by **racketboy** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:18 am

Mozgus wrote:I finally tried out the demo of this on Steam. What exactly makes this game so great? Seems like another generic platformer. I didn't find the opening video entertaining. It was just 10 minutes of annoyance.

Also, I love Grim Fandango and I heard it's by the same group, but I'm not feelin' it.

I don't know if it's so much a gameplay thing as the humor and personality of it and such.
From Wikipedia...
Awards

* British Academy Video Games Awards 2006: Best Screenplay[5]
* GameSpot Best and Worst of 2005: Best Voice Acting, Best Graphics Artistic, Funniest Game, Best Game No One Played, Best Platformer
* IGN 2005 Awards: Best Platformer, Best Game No One Played
* Razputin was placed #2 on the Game Informer "Top 10 Heroes of 2005" list.
* EuroGamer: Overall Game of the Year 2005
* PSM: Buy or Die award in issue #100, #5 on Top 10 Games of 2005 list, Best Characters
* Electronic Gaming Monthly 2005 Awards: Best Game No One Played
* 6th annual Game Developers Choice Awards: Best Writing, with Tim Schafer and Erik Wolpaw accepting
* PC Powerplay: First full 10/10 score after the magazine's switch from the 100-point scoring system to its current 10-point scoring system
* PC Gamer magazine 2005 Awards: Best Game You Didn't Play, Editor's Choice Award
* E3 2002 Game Critics Awards: Best Original Game
* GameShadow Innovation in Games Awards nominee (Best Game, Innovative Visual Effects, Best Narrative)

Post by **Mozgus** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:36 am

racketboy wrote:I don't know if it's so much a gameplay thing as the humor and personality of it and such.

I was afraid of that. It's just not for me then. It's a mile short of genuine Pixar humor.

Post by **metaleggman** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:35 am

I'm just kinda pissed off that it was never released on the cube. I mean, it pretty much bombed for how much it was acclaimed on the xbox and ps2, so it seemed perfect for the cube. And it's not like the cube couldn't handle it graphically. i mean, it was on the PS2 for god's sake.

Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:01 pm

I've just played Psychonaughts, Although I like the game but I am more excited for Shenmue II

Post by **Thello** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 12:19 am

I loved this game. Tim Schafer just seemingly can't go wrong. This, Grim Fandango, Full Throttle, Day of the Tentacle... The man is my personal gaming God.

Post by **metaleggman** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:05 am

tbh, it didn't seem all that great when I played it at the store. Just seemed like an average platformer with uninspired comedy that ranges from funny to just kinda stupid. Plus, the controls sucked pretty bad on the PS2. That and the fact they didn't make it for gamecube seemed quite the foolish move considering it prolly would've been the most succesful on it. :roll:

Post by **Cerulean** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:50 pm

Good Now we just need OTOGI!