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08-01-2002, 06:35 PM
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Cheesehead
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Preview: Psychonauts
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Developer: Double Fine Productions Inc.
Price: TBD
Availability: TBD 2003
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Psychonauts is a wildly surreal action-adventure game in which players use paranormal powers to plunge into the minds of bizarre characters. Players journey deep into crazy worlds of infinite possibility to thwart the secret plan of an evil madman and realize the ultimate dream of joining an elite force of psychic superheroes, the Psychonauts.
Players delve into people's minds as Raz, a powerful young cadet at psychic summer camp. While working on his merit badge in levitation, Raz discovers that someone is kidnapping psychic children and stealing their brains. To foil this evil plot and earn the title of Psychonaut, Raz must project himself into the mind of one bizarre character after another to battle their nightmares and inner demons. He does all this while continuing to earn psychic merit badges in subjects such as telekinesis, clairvoyance and fire-starting.
Features:- Blast, think, dodge. Players use cunning wit, paranormal powers and logic to solve twisted puzzles inside other people's minds. Players run, bounce, float, climb, swing, sneak and scoot through this bizarre psychic journey, defeating monsters, lunatics and demons with the Psi-Blast, a mental burst of energy that will banish nightmares.
- All in the mind? Psychonauts is the only game ever to take place in the minds of the insane and the world in which they live. Players will face the fears, neuroses and bizarre thoughts of villains and lunatics — and even see themselves in a new light — as they progress through a twisted, imaginative, colorful and scary yet fun journey.
- Master the powers of the mind. As the game progresses, constant training will unleash in Raz new powers of teleportation, telekinesis, levitation, fire-starting, prophecy and invisibility. Players will use these in the quest to become a stronger, more dynamic hero and to fulfill Raz's lifelong dream of joining the elite force of Psychonauts.
- Feature-film quality. Handcrafted animations breathe life into every character. From the sound of sneaking footsteps to the crash of a Psi-Blast, rich sound effects make the worlds come alive. The original soundtrack was recorded to match the action and mood throughout this twisted journey.
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Double Fine Productions was formed in July 2000 by LucasArts veteran Tim Schafer, whose credits include the award-winning games "Grim Fandango," "Full Throttle" and "Day of the Tentacle." Based in San Francisco, Double Fine specializes in games that feature rich storylines, believable characters, amazing art and future-generation technology. |
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08-01-2002, 08:02 PM
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Game sounds strange, but yet it might turn out pretty good. I would rent it, maybe a buy, if I owned the big black box.
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08-01-2002, 09:23 PM
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Originally posted by Jonbo298
Game sounds strange, but yet it might turn out pretty good. I would rent it, maybe a buy, if I owned the big black box.
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Yeah... the game is suspected to be highly innovative, great graphics too. Somewhat of a Blinx type game I suppose, minus the time control and a few other things. |
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08-01-2002, 11:42 PM
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Looks Nightmare Before Christmas-ish.
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08-02-2002, 08:35 PM
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Originally posted by Danchastu
Looks Nightmare Before Christmas-ish.
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Not really... well, I suppose it could be. That was a good movie though. |
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08-02-2002, 09:02 PM
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Good movie? Ehh...
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08-03-2002, 07:06 AM
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Originally posted by gekko
Good movie? Ehh...
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You're right, it wasn't a Good movie, it was an excellent movie!
Oh, the game, right! Well, the game 'kind of' reminds me of A.M's Alice in Wonderland...
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08-03-2002, 04:33 PM
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Originally posted by Shadow_Link
You're right, it wasn't a Good movie, it was an excellent movie!
Oh, the game, right! Well, the game 'kind of' reminds me of A.M's Alice in Wonderland...
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Actually, the game is from the mind of Tim Schafer, the genius behind the PC hits Grim Fandango and Full Throttle. Or at least so says EGM. |
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08-03-2002, 06:33 PM
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Originally posted by Bond
Actually, the game is from the mind of Tim Schafer, the genius behind the PC hits Grim Fandango and Full Throttle. Or at least so says EGM.
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So that means it can't remind me of A.M's AiW?
I actually happened to like Grim Fandango  ..
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08-08-2002, 02:13 AM
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After seeing the screenshots...
I can see why they call this game "Psycho"nauts.
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