Psychonauts is a true pleasure
All too often I find myself trying to race to beat a game just so I can be done with it - either it lacks an interesting story or the game-play is just so annoying that overtime it becomes physically painful to endure. This is definitely not the case for Psychonauts. The game is an absolute joy to play. I think the main reason I enjoyed was that it was just so polished and everything just seemed to work exactly like the game's creator envisioned in his mind.
The game is not particularly hard, but it is by no means a walk-in-the-park. There are a few pretty difficult platforming sequences and puzzles, but most of the game is spent immersed in a detailed story and an even more detailed world. The world, or should I say worlds, are all so different but all seem to fit. You know how FPS games usually have levels in those random locations (think NOLF2 in a tornado) that you love but then the game goes back to the standard military complex? Well, imagine a game where every level is like the tornado one.
I must note that even though I played it on the PC, I did use a PC game-pad so I'm not sure how well the PC controls felt. On that subject, the game ran like an absolute dream on my thinkpad which makes this game perfect for those gamers that have systems that are a bit older.
