Psychonauts 2 making peace update#
Psychonauts 2 making peace series#

I went into Life is Strange: True Colors with rather low expectations. Rift Apart is not only one of the best games of 2021 but I’d argue it’s up there with peak Ratchet & Clank as well. The characters and their chemistry carry the story while the smooth platform action combat and unique arsenal of weapons give all the thrills fans are used to from the series. There’s so many things to love about this game. Nefarious from conquering the multiverse. Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart is a multiversal tale showcasing Ratchet and Clank bouncing between realities as they work together with another Lombax named Rivet to stop her reality’s version of Dr. Earning one of the few platinum trophies I have. This is the game that pushed me into buying a PS5, and I basically sat down and played through the entire game straight. To say I was extremely excited for Rift Apart would be an understatement.

Psychonauts 2 making peace series#

Starting right at the beginning and adventuring through series all along the way from the mainline titles to spin-offs like Secret Agent Clank. Growing up Ratchet & Clank was one of the most important series for me. It’s an action-horror title with some survival elements, and while the original gameplay has aged a bit, the Remaster has managed to smooth it over. There’s a dark force hanging over the town, manipulating the people who live there and making you question your own sanity. The trip is meant to be an escape from the difficulties you’ve faced trying to write your newest book, but the events of the game escalate quickly. You play as none other than Alan Wake, taken on a vacation by your wife to the town of Bright Falls. Alan’s story is one for the ages, and it shines ever more brightly thanks to the retouching that’s been done by Remedy. It’s the kind of game where you can peel back layers of details forever and continuously dig up more key information. The absurdism presented through it’s narrative style is unmatched even a decade later.

Psychonauts 2 making peace update#

We’ll update whenever there is anything to update, especially considering this is pretty much the best news.Alan Wake blew me away the first time I played the original version around three years ago, and the Remaster managed to have just as much of an impact on me. It certainly looks as though Notch and Double Fine are looking to make our video game dreams come true. Steve Dengler, Double Fine financier, responded to Notch with a tweet by saying that he’s in, then tweeted at Notch and Tim Schafer saying that they should move this conversation offline, to something more appropriate than Twitter.

This isn’t any kind of contract, and Tim Schafer hasn’t publicly responded to Notch as of yet, but one can only assume the news will catch his eye soon enough if it hasn’t already.

So far, the only thing that has transpired in this story is Notch tweeting that he’d fund the game. Tim Schafer has always wanted to do Psychonauts 2, the statement he made to Digital Spy wasn’t the first time he has said he wanted to make the sequel - the first game even sets up that Raz and company aren’t finished having adventures. It sure would be great for both Mojang, fans, and Double Fine (Tim Schafer’s studio) if Mojang took on a sequel to one of the most beloved (and best!) video games ever made as one of their fledgling publishing projects. Interestingly, Notch’s company, Mojang, has already dipped its hand into the publishing world, as it published third party game Cobalt, so they do have some publisher chops. If anyone has a bunch of money lying around to fund things, it is certainly Markus Persson, creator of indie phenomenon Minecraft and center of one of the most exciting gaming success stories in recent memory. One may initially assume that Notch was being hopeful, but he then followed up the initial tweet with one where he confirmed that he’s serious about making everyone’s Psychonauts 2 dreams come true. Mastermind Tim Schafer never let the initial abysmal sales get to him (which would make sense, considering the critical acclaim the game continues to receive, even to this day) and revealed to Digital Spy the other day that he pitched a sequel to the game to publishers “several times,” but no one would bite. “I’d love to do that game,” he said, “but I’d have to convince someone to just give me a few million dollars, that’s all.” In a perfect storm of beloved gaming icons, Notch got wind of Schafer’s statement, and tweeted that he’d fund the making of Psychonauts 2. After dropping in price over the years and releasing on other platforms (like Steam), Psychonauts started making money. Similar to how good television gets canceled in season one or two, no one bought Psychonauts when it first released. It has its flaws, sure, but everything has flaws, and the ones in Psychonauts are so minute that they’re extremely easy to overlook. Tim Schafer’s Psychonauts is one of the best video games ever made.