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@SkillUp 2 года назад

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@dec3142 2 года назад

But I would like to know what tou think about Deathloop Ralph.

@-Scrapper- 2 года назад

@MisterK-YT 2 года назад

@Skill Up what’s up with Sam/Laymen??? Is he okay?!

@vivektandale8380 2 года назад

Heard of a Animation called Akira???

@rasmie8858 2 года назад

Giving someone Raycons for Christmas is peak compromise

@JaydevRaol 2 года назад

Hey shill up, please make "Here is what I think about ___" into a series. So that you can talk about games that have already out for a while and you don't have to cover them in your typical review format.

@sagarkardam9977 2 года назад

Lmao He is embracing the word ' Shill up '

@sevenkaylive 2 года назад

Sekiro Shadows Die Twice WHEN?

@Disnean 2 года назад

Yes please

@aussiepuppet5250 2 года назад

I would love that. Just knowing what he thinks about this kind of stuff.

@Rakka5 2 года назад

Still waiting on the Shadowbringers review lmao

@jacklafferty6654 2 года назад

Personally, this is my GOTY. The creativity and narrative were fantastic. Combat could have been slightly better but I don't think that was the focus of this game

@markeldik7057 2 года назад

So agree, I usually hate platformers, but i finished this game within a week. I absolutely loved it. Like all the different brains are so different and awesome!

@favlilnap 2 года назад

Yeah..its great probably the best game ive played in 2021..

@jacklafferty6654 2 года назад

@@markeldik7057 made me tear up multiple times aswell, always a telltale sign of a fantastic game

@G00berella 2 года назад

Wherever possible, go and vote for it. I voted for it at the Game Awards site. :)

@supremebeing2335 2 года назад

I ageee I’ve played ratchet and clank as well, but other than visuals Psychonauts 2 beats Ratchet and clank . Both are Really amazing games but psychonauts is too good

@AlmightyFuzz1 2 года назад

One of my favourite parts of Psyconauts 2, and something that perfectly illustrates the quality of writing and thought that is put into the characters you find in this game, is the Clairvoyance ability. You can use Clairvoyance on pretty much every single character and then see the world through their eyes, and you get too see a visual representation of how they think of Raz. From Agent Forsyth viewing Raz as an annoying recently hatched chick (and then a proper Psyconaut agent once he's earned her respect), to Sasha Nein viewing Raz as a younger version of himself, to Raz's mother viewing him a her baby boy, while Raz's older siblings just view him as a cry baby. It's a fantastically effective way of giving further depth to all of the characters. It's also really fucking funny at times too. Some of the funniest moments in the game for me come from how Raz is viewed by certain characters. And it's completely optional! The fact that this powerful characterisation tool is left completely to the player's discretion further highlights Double Fine's trust in their game and their players.

@fiddlestyxVR 2 года назад

The best one is the fish.

@ilovelean2684 Год назад

thats not even something unique to the sequal, its in the first game too and works the exact same way

@Boodoo4You 2 года назад

This is one of your best reviews bro. Nice and chill, but analytic enough for me to understand what this game is really about. You really sold me on Tim Schafer, and the themes in this games. I’ve just purchased this game, can’t wait to play it. Thanks mate. Love your work.

@michaelmonstar4276 2 года назад

You'll probably find them or have already heard of them, but also check; Grim Fandango, Brütal Legend, Stacking, The Cave, Broken Age, Headlander I suppose... They've done a whole bunch more, but those are the standouts to me.

@FrankenSama 2 года назад

Skillup, you mentioned in the review liking the way the story is centered around adults and old people, given that, I strongly recommend you continue playing Yakuza Like a Dragon, you'll rarely see endearing and heartfelt stories about adults trying to figure out their lifes like Yakuza LAD does it. It's amazing

@RoastedJustice 2 года назад

You're actually on the ball there! :)

@adamfinlay169 2 года назад

Couldn't agree more. Yakuza 7 is easily one of the best in the series.

@seffers4788 2 года назад

That game is just too goofy and anime

@kingdomkey2262 2 года назад

@@seffers4788 TBF every Yakuza game is a mix between serious and silly.

@ineedscissors6176 2 года назад

@@seffers4788 welcome to yakuza, bud. it's split down the middle goofy and then serious soap opera.

@tinobrown1780 2 года назад

In my humble opinion this would be my game of the year. The feeling I had while playing it was different than any of the other contenders. I was connected, and immersed on another level. It just feels super unique.

@mr.smithgnrsmith7808 2 года назад

It’s good, but very overrated

@mog_3825 2 года назад

@@mr.smithgnrsmith7808 I think it's good if you're a 12 year old.

@azazel5958 2 года назад

@@mog_3825 ???

@brendan2415 2 года назад

@@mog_3825 go play COD little boy.

@mog_3825 2 года назад

@@brendan2415 Found the beta who plays Roblox. Go back to Psychonauts 2 and Fortnite little boy.

@QuiteShallow 2 года назад

monster girl breeder review when

@GrimNought 2 года назад

Hey shy!

@MaddDogg316 2 года назад

When you start to main Mag. 😆

@whitedragon1204 2 года назад

Hello :) welcome to the party shy :) Imagen if there was a warframe like this! XD

@Jonathan-ug9yu 2 года назад

The story of Psychonauts 2, on the whole, I think it's better than 1. The one place I think it fails is the other interns. The way the campers were handled in 1 was better. The way they moved around after every mind and had their own easily missable arcs was funny, often endearing, and fun to hunt out. The interns only moving around a few times, not having arcs as such, and then gate crashing the finale for some reason? didn't land well at all for me. The way their in the ending annoys me actually. But that's it. The rest of the story is excellent. The adult characters are excellent, the back story and ways it ties to the original and regrets of the founding Psychonauts is superb. So so good.

@mackielunkey2205 2 года назад

Yeah I loved the campers in 1! They were super interesting and quirky.

@BurgStyles 2 года назад

I hope Psychonauts gets an award. First time i played it i thought "ah, thats the formula.... nice but dunno i i wanna play on". Im so happy i gave it a second chance. Its an extraordinary game which is so fucking creative and full of surprises. In the end i even liked the fighting, because i just used the abilities i liked and it worked great.

@SaltyDerps 2 года назад

The best part of psychonauts 2 is that shows every second of it that it was made with lots of love Sadly you cant say that about most AAA Games nowdays

@basementsage1443 2 года назад

@@SaltyDerps this is nice comment

@mackielunkey2205 2 года назад

@@SaltyDerps The writing is the best too!

@user-ce7in4zz3n 2 года назад

"I'm just gonna say some stuffs about psychonauts 2" Now that is why i have been subscribing for

@patrikkarlsson9463 2 года назад

Hahaha, the "what is Tim" line together with that picture was so unexpected and hilarious, the delivery was perfect and the fact that you then just moved on like nothing happened instead of drawing attention to it by pausing only made it better. Top notch entertainment!

@RoastedJustice 2 года назад

Psychonauts 2 has something other games don't have. *Good Writing*

@egamruf 2 года назад

Nitpicking a little here but a lot of games have good writing... they're just trying to achieve different things with it. Writing copy for adverts needs to be done differently to a script like Dune, but both can be done well, or poorly. COD obviously will never have a script as complex as Psychonauts, but that doesn't mean all COD writing is bad for what it's seeking to achieve.

@appliedatoms7066 2 года назад

Creative writing? Yes. But there are enough flaws in it -- contradictions, lack of focus, unckear stakes -- that it ends up feeling off to me.

@MMACinephile 2 года назад

@@appliedatoms7066 Such as?

@DroneCorpse 2 года назад

I get what you’re saying, but I think you’re making the same error in judgement as Mr. Up here; a lot of genres don’t lend themselves to this type of writing. Mario doesn’t have a complex story structure connecting the lore of goombas and magical hats in some deeply emotional way, because it doesn’t need to. It’s far more abstract than grounded, because it can be. The “function” of every video game type isn’t the same. I don’t want to think about the societal ramifications of being a humanoid bandicoot while collecting fruit by bashing boxes on moving platforms over lava. If the video chose examples of other Narrative-heavy games, it would have been a better comparison.

@appliedatoms7066 2 года назад

@@MMACinephile the idea that cruller's injury was self-inflicted or the entire reveal about Raz's family was practically contradicted by the original game. We know Ford can't be trying to keep his mind torn apart in the first game because he hangs out in the one place that keeps him sane. We know it can't be really easy to put him back together or the psychonauts would've done so already. And if Ford is so tied to Raz's family, the actions taken when an aquato sneaks into his summer camp should've been different.

@danatkinson1517 2 года назад

A great take on a great game. I don't think I've smiled this much throughout a game in a long time. The only thing I think you should have mentioned is how good the soundtrack is, it adds so much to the stellar level design.

@natemac18 2 года назад

Great point on the soundtrack. It fits each level so perfectly.

@joshuahagon8269 2 года назад

"I'm just going to say some things about Psychonauts 2" couldn't ask for anything more, I love talking about this game. I vividly remember the memory of getting the first game at a Blockbuster when I was 11, so happy this sequel lived up to the nearly two decade wait.

@Zurrke 2 года назад

I wholeheartedly believe this should win GOTY - it's so well crafted, so 'fully baked', and the story and gameplay synergy is so well realized that yes, 'you'd be f*cking crazy' to not give this GOTY

@braaaaaaaaaaaaaains 2 года назад

I don't know. I played if for a few hours and just basically lost interest. The mechanics are all so basic and the story didn't really captivate me either. It is a solid enough game, but not a GOTY level.

@Zurrke 2 года назад

@@braaaaaaaaaaaaaains in your opinion. Nice to hear a different viewpoint!

@jonah3985 2 года назад

@@braaaaaaaaaaaaaains 100% Agreed. And I'm someone wh enjoyed the first game and likes Tim Schafer stuff in general. Hell, I played through Rhombus of Ruin (the VR game) so I would be fully prepared for this. The best thing I can say about the game is it is Psychonauts. If all you want is another Psychonauts, you'll enjoy it for sure. And going in, I thought that would be enough for me, but it just wasn't at all. The platforming is neither challenging nor fun. It has very little momentum and your jump just feels week. The combat is just a waste of time -- there's nothing fun or engaging about it at all; it's just pure filler. I could forgive all this stuff back when the original hit the scene, but these days I expect my games to fire on all cylinders. There's just too much good stuff out there. Yes, the game is whimsical and at times funny, and it's got amazing art design. It would make a great cartoon. But everything about the actual game part of it was tepid and I quit after I realized I was just forcing myself to play it for the atmosphere.

@thelegendofstonecoldstevea3205 2 года назад

@@Zurrke there’s actually a lot of people that don’t find this GOTY worthy. Calling them crazy just shows your bias.

@arminius504 2 года назад

Agreed. It’s so much better than any recent platformer

@ClapperDan 2 года назад

The writing in this game is so genius. Like this is the most "clever" game I've ever played. I just finished it, gonna do my collectible sweep before I restart a "fun run"

@ne90316 2 года назад

Definitely agree. I have 100%'d it twice now.

@seanw1783 2 года назад

Loved the game, but the "collectable sweep" was a nightmare because of the visual style

@ne90316 2 года назад

@@seanw1783 They have made it easier in the new update with a photo filter you can purchase from otto but you have to complete the game's story.

@seanw1783 2 года назад

@@ne90316 oh nice, had no idea about that. Good to see they listened to feedback

@BobbyBaxter 2 года назад

This is certainly my choice for game of the year. I hop between an unhealthy amount of bloody video games in my spare time, and often they can almost feel like another form of work. Especially open world games. I didn't have that feeling at all playing Psychonauts 2. The story, characters, level design and humor all worked together so nicely. It felt like a breath of fresh air. I'm really looking forward to seeing what Double Fine comes up with in the future!

@JDTechTV 2 года назад

I have a difficult time articulating exactly why I like Psychonauts 1&2 to others and this sums it up very well. Couldn’t agree more. Great thought piece man. That was great.

@muffitytuffity5083 2 года назад

Hope this gets a lot of views because these more thoughtful analysis videos are my favorite that you make. You’re very skilled at examining games as a medium.

@Personell101 2 года назад

Just finished it 6 hours ago. Amazing game and amazing writing!

@TheVeyZ 2 года назад

Psychonauts 2 was so good. I loved it. It was a worthy sequel, creative, made with passion and above all else it was fun to play.

@KingSulley 2 года назад

I just picked this game up on sale, and figured I'd get to it at some point. Then, as if Tim Schafer himself compelled Shillup to upload this when he did, I got the notification. Now I can't wait for my download to finish so I can really dig into it.

@vict9126 2 года назад

The way you're talking about knowing the creator through their work reminds me of "The Beginner's Guide"

@RyuDaBurninator 2 года назад

If Psychonauts 2 wins, this video is going to blow up. Nice move Ralph.

@franciscofarias6385 2 года назад

Except it won't. It's gonna be some fun but by the numbers game like Metroid Dread or Resident Evil 8

@mackielunkey2205 2 года назад

@@MMACinephile Let's cross our fingers though. Tim Schafer deserves all the money he gets if he wins the awards. I personally want him to win for Best Narrative and/or Art Direction at least. The story and characterization is so dang nuanced compared to few of the other games listed for Narrative and GOTY, couple that with Schafer being a veteran in the industry, and I'd say he's got a good chance. That said, I've seen a lot of critics fawn over Deathloop, but I've heard that gamers were pretty conflicted on it.

@mackielunkey2205 2 года назад

@@MMACinephile It’s just so deep.

@alariaaurora8456 2 года назад

Verily BG so metroid dread is a “decent” side scroller Yet psychonauts is not even a decent platformer It’s a mediocre platformer with a terrible combat system & without a single challenge and mediocre level design (by level design i mean how a level is structured to be interacted with not just pretty colors and art styles) Even Raz’s movement in psychonauts is worse than mario in super mario 64! Meanwhile metroid dread is easily one of smoothest games ever In a world that mario odyssey, ori games, celeste, rayman origins & legends exist, psychonauts is a mediocre game And remember guys psychonauts is a video game not a cartoon so… level design and gameplay come first Dialogue, character development & story should be afterthought (and i can even argue the story is mediocre here but whatever) Psychonauts is just like uncharted. Both are better suited to be anything but a video game cuz they suck in the most important aspect: GAMEPLAY

@mackielunkey2205 2 года назад

@@MMACinephile now I feel sad. It didn’t win an award. But who cares? That doesn’t make its writing any less nuanced.

@tuomasrantalainen 2 года назад

I wish I could give this video a million likes. Like you said, it's not topical, not old enough to be retro or even a throwback to the year, and yet you made it because you felt your take on the writing was worth sharing. I admire that passion and think the world is better for it ❤️

@WeRtheHelp 2 года назад

Bob's bottles. What an experience. I think it is the pinnacle of showing not telling in one singular level. Tim chose isolation as the focal point and damn did he nail it. GOTY for sure.

@kevuwevu 2 года назад

With the level design in particular, Psyconauts and Psyconauts 2 both use what I like to think is the equivalent of narrative/contextual low floor and high ceiling. There's enough of a low floor that a player can get the gist of what contextually the game is trying to say about a character but also a high enough ceiling that allows the player to equally delve deeper, and if they were interested, find more to gain from the story based off the general quality of contextual storytelling. And that's why narratively Psyconauts can be simple and complex which is super engaging.

@ambro2786 2 года назад

This game is my personal GOTY (Guardians being a close second) and I really hope this review sparks a bunch more sales for Tim Shaffer and team! They deserve it for what they’ve done here! I sincerely hope this wins GOTY at the Game Awards as well! Truly would be well deserved

@Rakka5 2 года назад

This game deserves 10 times more sales compared to what it will get. Among the bloated, unfinished, trash quality AAA games we've been getting bombarded with, this is a game that is fully completed, looks well, plays well, doesn't want to steal your money, and is just...fun. We need more games like this.

@bighouse5804 2 года назад

i just wish this game was a little more challenging, it's putting me off buying it

@Rakka5 2 года назад

@@bighouse5804 We have PLENTY of challenging platformers. I like to have a nice relaxing gaming experience in between some hard games.

@Muhammad_mujataba 2 года назад

@@Rakka5 so you hate aaa games

@thewielder3445 2 года назад

@@Muhammad_mujataba Sounds more like he's just fed up with all the lazy AAA developers releasing half baked shit, not AAA in general. There are usually a few standout AAA's each year. Resident Evil 8, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Age of Empires 4 and Forza Horizon 5 have all received praise from all over the place. But then you see games like Battlefield 2042 release in super broken states and that has sadly become the norm with a lot of AAA games. So its not that AAA is bad, its that most of the AAA companies have gotten complacent and lazy; and smaller studios are the ones leading the charge creatively

@bighouse5804 2 года назад

@@Rakka5 whats some good ones? talking 3d platformers here, i know there's loads of hard 2d ones around

@blue3895 2 года назад

I really like this more relaxed and retrospective format! I hope you make more of these, this was so good.

@nat_sukashii 2 года назад

Terrific ending here Ralph! I wish more people like you had a wider reach in the industry. You got me interested on Psychonauts 2... oh steam sales!

@UniversalJuan 2 года назад

Gamepass on PC is $1 for 3 months for new subscribers and Psychonauts 2 is there. Just a heads up ^_^

@nat_sukashii 2 года назад

@@UniversalJuan oh right! I'll take a look then thank you for the reminder ;)

@UniversalJuan 2 года назад

@@nat_sukashii Happy to be of help!

@ca6koto0 2 года назад

Psychonauts 2 and Guardians of the galaxy are the top two criminally overlooked games of this year. Both deserve much more attention than they have attracted. I'm adding them to my list of "games I love with all my heart that nobody has heard of" along with Bulletstorm and Sunset Overdrive.

@MrJaces 2 года назад

Guardians on sale for almost half off too! Getting that one soon!

@justincabral497 2 года назад

Yall forgetting Deaths Door

@perstouch40 2 года назад

I can’t help but feel like Psychonauts and persona 5 say a lot about the human condition through level design. Clearly Psychonauts is superior in this case! But I can’t help shake the feeling how similar the design and pacing are for these two games.

@mackielunkey2205 2 года назад

Persona 5 has more of a power fantasy feel to its narrative, which isn’t bad, though looking back, I feel a bit disappointed that almost every person whose mind you go into is a scumbag (I’ve heard Persona 5 Royal had a different level though). Like I don’t mind this, but it doesn’t leave a lot of room for character nuance that isn’t the main characters.

@fbritannia 2 года назад

Psychonauts 2 is a masterpiece, it's the only game I have ever 100% completed. Tim Schafer is a genious, all his games are unique and innovative.

@mscomies 2 года назад

So long as you ignore Spacebase DF9

@bigmotch4202 2 года назад

You continue to show me why you are one of my favourite reviewers out there you un abashed and pull no punches with your reviews and that is greatly appreciated and a joy to listen to

@ThatLemonPancake 2 года назад

Please do more of these types of videos. This was a great watch.

@Graavigala85 2 года назад

One of the best platformers I have player and such a huge leap in everyway from the 1st one, that is also super great game

@joaopedromorais4711 2 года назад

I feel so glad the moment I see your video notification pop up! And it's nice seeing your thoughts about a videogame in a different structure! (I love the normal structure in which you do your normal videos, it's very well organized and structured)

@rigbone3587 2 года назад

So glad this game is getting some much deserved love. I feel similarly about No More Heroes 3, it sadly didn't even get mentioned once in any talks I've heard for GOTY, and that's a crying shame

@HeroineNisa 2 года назад

I loved Psychonauts 2. After replaying the first one I bought the second one. Absolutely LOVED Psychonauts 2. It was amazing, and deserves more money, and awards. This game is my personal GOTY of the year.

@jasonalv7436 2 года назад

Game of the year of the year

@DopeasRope 2 года назад

Do I have to play the first game to understand the 2nd?

@MMACinephile 2 года назад

@@DopeasRope No, but I played the first one recently and it made the experience of the second even better.

@MMACinephile 2 года назад

@@DopeasRope 2 improves upon 1 in every way.

@DopeasRope 2 года назад

@@MMACinephile for sure , thanks for the reply 🤜🏼🤛🏼

@evilbeardedman 2 года назад

This game was just pure joy. Everything I wanted from a sequel.

@chaotea2042 2 года назад

The cookout was a joy to me as a long time doublefine watcher as i recognised it instantly as the evolution of one of their amnesia fortnight games 'the gods must be hungry'. Which really goes to show the value of the project of giving your staff 2 weeks to let their imaginations go wild.

@KatalistProductionsKozzySasha 2 года назад

Psychonauts 2 and Horizon 5 two best of this year so far for me. I don't even usually like platformers that much but Psychonauts 2 was created with such love and so much creativity seeping out of it, wonderful job from Double Fine.

@wantedhume975 2 года назад

I wasn’t sure while watching the video if you were going to mention the coolest experience I had in this game and lo and behold, of course you did. That cooking segment is hilarious and fun. All the ingredients acting like contestants on The Price is Right made it so funny.

@garamond9564 2 года назад

"What is Tim?" This got me. Great video :D

@anthonyjohnson8997 2 года назад

This video was very well done, and explained exactly why this game is easily my GOTY. The story is well written and has a ton of heart. The gameplay is "clunky" but still felt good to traverse around the game world. The imagination to the levels even if you don't pick up on the theming are still breathtaking to behold. I really hope double fine continues with this series in the future.

@justintiger9 2 года назад

What an awesome take, Ralph. Love this format. Please make more!

@FandangoJon 2 года назад

Always look forward to your reviews. Always the most descriptive, thoughtful insights. Keep up the good work, my dude. Rock and Stone!

@MyJ109 2 года назад

I would love more videos of you talking about video games. This video makes me appreciate psyhconoughts 2 even more.

@Brandon-a-writer 2 года назад

since i'm an awkward fuck and didn't know where else to leave this, as part of the degenerates known as the sir swag news team I really just wanted to say it was really cool to have you do the patchnotes this month and thought I'd sub and let you know this cheers mate, thought you did a wonderful job -a writer

@raymondbenito1405 2 года назад

Biggest issues for me were the boss fights and the abrupt ending. Yeah the platforming is not the greatest but the creativity and storytelling on display is outstanding and deserves so much more attention than its getting, more than Ratchet and Clank has at least. The cookoff section alone is one of the best sequences in any game I've played

@whaliwhalington6600 2 года назад

Agree, the abrupt ending left me with bad taste when the buildup and story was incredible.

@UberNoodle 2 года назад

Hated the cooking section. And I frequently hated the platforming and the combat. And the cooking section was where I finally had enough and switch off the game and never went back. I just found myself not enjoying the things that I really liked about the game, like the story in the characters, because the gameplay just turned me off so much. I hate it when you have a really frustrating time with particular part of a game, but then immediately after is a cutscene that seems to completely gaslight you in regards to how much that part of the game drove you up the wall. I just stop enjoying the story.

@ne90316 2 года назад

I dont see many people talking about the music of psychonauts 2. Like, Its really good. I just regurarly hum compton's cookoff and bob zanatto's island (not discounting other songs)because they are just pleasant to listen to in my opinion.

@chrislittle191 2 года назад

I couldn’t get the the grulovian national anthem out of my head for days

@evanlyons5700 2 года назад

If you like 3D platform games focused on a more mature tone than I’d suggest trying out Alice the madness returns, there isn’t much else like it and it’s quite underrated. Anyways it’s good to see some game companies actually put passion and care in their products because it seems like that’s getting more rare too, good video keep it up.

@G00berella 2 года назад

Thank you for your thoughts on this! I have even more mad respect for you. Defs my GOTY

@hellsmorechump4541 2 года назад

One of your best videos, mate. A very insightful take on not just the game, but its place in the industry.

@entysing6780 2 года назад

Shhhhilllup. I just appreciate your content so much and I hope you know how much we all love how much love and care is put into these videos by you and Austin

@Kekoapono 2 года назад

You’ve said a lot that wasn’t mentioned in a lot of other reviews. Thank you for putting out a review, even though it was “late.”

@nickguitarfreak17 22 часа назад

This has become my favorite game ever. I have replayed it several times over. Its my comfort game. I just want to spend so much time in a world where people are so open about mental health issues.

@javiermontiero4982 2 года назад

What is Tim? Consider my bean sufficiently freaked.

@Nathdood 2 года назад

"What is Tim?" made me smash the like button

@mackielunkey2205 2 года назад

I honestly wished you covered on the mental health aspect of the game (though I know there’s a lot of people who touched on it too). I love how compared to the first game, it focuses even more on helping your subjects than getting from Point A to Point B. Raz also doesn’t go into people’s minds without their consent after the Hollis levels, and a lot of people say he’s taking more of a therapist role here. It just makes me think more than laugh though compared to the first game, but I still appreciate it!

@beady0081 2 года назад

Thanks for this I'm totally sold and will check out on gamepass, somehow this passed me by and I'd assumed was another ratchet and clank type game. Do you think you need to play the first one first (also on GP)?

@SkillUp 2 года назад

Nope but it does help intro you to some characters

@jeffreymoore4132 2 года назад

To the point regarding healthcare. I bring this up since I find many people refuse to believe it. Psychonauts's metaphor is on point. I've been in healthcare for over ten years and often WHO YOU END UP WITH AS A PROVIDER IS BLIND LUCK unless you happen to know people in that specialty/community. There are some that are very poorly skilled, and patients don't know and still don't even after a botched job. Healthcare is buyer beware, and it is poor at policing itself. If something doesn't seem right, move on. Your health isn't worth the risk.

@anatolikbelikov 2 года назад

take care!

@iqy92 2 года назад

Great video perfectly encapsulated my love for the game. Really loved it both the game and your video.

@zikarisg9025 2 года назад

Great format, just talk about the game without it being a review. So time to talk about Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye! Really can't wait to hear SkillUp's take on it...

@alextorres8635 2 года назад

I've played a shit ton of your recommends this year and this one is the best of the year.

@ArchieDubey 2 года назад

Great video. I love listening to you philosophize about video games and this was just that. I agree that you should continue to make these 'here's what i think' videos! I love your perspective on video games.

@jqydon Год назад

This game is truly special, it manages to tell a great and heartwarming story in a way that can only be done in a video game. This is my favourite game of all time, it spoke to me on every front and reinvigorated a lot my love for gaming as it was one of the first I played after getting game pass.

@clydu91 2 года назад

Excellent that this video is here since I finished it yesterday.

@TinyPrinceGames 2 года назад

Psychonauts 2 not winning best art direction, in favor of Deathloop, is fucking mind boggling to me. It's the category it should have been a complete lock for.

@heretustay 2 года назад

Ralph, you are a blessing to the whole of the video gaming community; your words and perspective are just so refreshing and authentic. Thank you man, superb video as always ♥️

@evanahearne1479 2 года назад

Great review, it was an absolute privelege to play this game, such a lovingly crafted masterpiece

@BakesBread001 2 года назад

This game is beyond words amazing. Every level is so different and so creative. It deals with issues, has humour … the art style, the characters … just beautiful. You have to play it to understand what we’re saying. It may not fit the mould of GOTY award (not movie style, 3rd person), but it definitely is. It’s not cinematic but says so much about society.

@weaverquest 2 года назад

There is no mould to fit in that's just an imaginary concept salty people make up when their favourite game isn't nominated or doesn't win. Previous winners like Overwatch and Sekiro make that kind of argument invalid.

@BakesBread001 2 года назад

@@weaverquest while I agree with you, a cartoonish platformer has never won. It’s my pick however. And I hope it breaks the mould that may or may not exist.

@RookieN08 2 года назад

Hey SkillUp, could you do "Here's what I think about..." series on Nioh 2, Sekiro or Demon Souls?

@justincabral497 2 года назад

Those games too hard for shill up ;)

@DroneCorpse 2 года назад

@@justincabral497 sincerely doubt it. these aren’t hard games, they’re just challenging (die, learn mechanic, beat, iterate). A difficult game would be something like a twitch-platformer like super meat boy, or top-ranking in multiplayer FPS. that stuff isn’t about a knowledge of how to beat the game, but developing better response times which are physiological, and take months-to-years.

@justincabral497 2 года назад

@@DroneCorpse lol I was simply joking hence the wink. But your not wrong also. Most played game rn for me is Valorant

@geraldonunez1183 2 года назад

This game is amazing. Having a blast playing this game right now.

@Rick-ex6sc 2 года назад

It's never too late to do a review for a game, my friend! Hell, you could do a review on a game that came out in the 90' I'll gladly watch it because I find the way you approach games really interesting. You always go the extra mile and shed light on aspects that can easily be missed. Your passion for video games is real and that's what makes your reviews enjoyable to watch.

@eyanobi 2 года назад

Well Done mate! Love this review/Chat about a game that clearly deserved the time to talk about it...

@Angelbot5000 2 года назад

This review is a prime example of why Skill Up is by far my favorite game reviewer

@frozone-yeah 2 года назад

It's sad but I am not surprised that I am far more excited about these indie games than I will but for the majority of Triple-A titles. They just don't seem to have the heart and soul that these indie games do. I realize a status quota has to be made for these big studio developers but if it's just to push games out when they are not ready, then I might as well go full indie. This game looks great and since I do have game pass I"ll definitely be trying it out, thanks for another great video as always Skillup

@SleepyMatt-zzz 2 года назад

I played through psychonaughts for the first time a few days before Psychonaughts 2 came out on Xbox gamepass. It was honestly a trip seeing how a 16 year old game's story seemlessly tranitions into the sequel despite differences in graphical presentation. The way Tim Schafer incorperated all the loose ends into the second game later in the story is nothing short of a masterpeice in game writting. This was a game made with so much love. Definetly my personal GOTY

@pratulyaanjas3813 2 года назад

Damn i just started playing psychonauts 2 and i am in the motherlobe and skill up put out a video on it , so convenient!!!!

@VocaloidsWatcher 2 года назад

Just found this channel from a reddit post for best games 2021 and man You’ve become my favourite game reviewer so far! Didn’t wanna get a ps5 thinking there weren’t any nice games but now I’m tempted to get it to play the games since it has backwards compatibility too !

@zephyr_gg 2 года назад

Great review, I'd love to see more of these kinds of videos!

@acex90 2 года назад

I tested this game via Gamepass. I have played the first one years ago and i enjoyed quite a lot because of the humor and the crazy world Tim created, but i was hesitant to buy this one because i own a base Xbox One console. So i got the game and i was surprised on how well optimized it is... and this is a Unreal Engine 4 game. 30 min in and i could see how much passion and dedication they put into this project. I couldn't ignore that, so i immediately bought the game and I'm glad i did. This game and this guy made me restore some faith in the videogame industry.

@conejonegro957 2 года назад

i have a critic about this video and is that dosnt mention the music on psychonauts 2, i feel it deserves more than a footnote, specially if we talk about the senses levels

@Flynnycore 2 года назад

That, good sir, was a love poem!

@ianhandsup 2 года назад

My first RU-vid video of yours, great job, I loved this game too

@droombot966 2 года назад

Quite like this format where you share your thoughts on the game without having to review it. Hope you do this more often for games you don't have time to review immediately!

@Shiningforceking 2 года назад

How Raz enter people's brain with this game, we too enter Tim's Shafers mind.

@willwunsche6940 2 года назад

Tied between Psychonauts 2 and Halo Infinite for game of the year for me. Both games are outstanding

@michaelmonstar4276 2 года назад

9:57 - This is why I don't care for Mario and the like... Yea, when I was a kid I played it on the NES, but even back then I was developed enough to think "Why??". It was kinda fun and fascinating in a novel kind of way. I mean, we all went like "Wow, vidyagaemz!" at some point. But it's no surprise that I ended up a creative looking for more depth in things (most of the time). - I'm just saying, that's why I appreciate games like this, and while games like Mario and Crash and Spyro and so forth look charming, they struggle to retain my attention as an adult, ironically. - I already had trouble with the PS3-era 'Ratchet & Clank' in my early '20s, cause it was just so mindless and the only thing that kept me going was trying to see more of the world, the cutscenes, and collecting things. For a similar reason, I would probably still play the latest game, especially now that it has gone to like DreamWorks or even Pixar level quality. 12:02 - It reminds me a lot of 'Ben and Ed', this similar-looking (and probably similarly janky) cartoonish platformer where you play as a zombie on a Wipeout-like TV-show. But as goofy and janky and weird as it is, it's quite appreciated and its gameplay is pretty good. - It doesn't have a narrative like 'Psychonauts', but it's similarly creative.

@Lazyboijere 2 года назад

VIDEO ESSAY ALERT! Very good btw

@Drinkie69 2 года назад

Greta video Ralph. Psychonauts 2 fucking rules. I only played the first one just this year before I played 2 and I’m really glad I took the time to do it.

@speedracer2please 2 года назад

OUTSTANDING REVIEW. I don't know anyone else who's even tried Psychonauts 2, and I think it has to do with how lukewarm and superficial most of the reviews were, but they were missing the point and you put its appeal into words better than anyone I've heard before. Thank you so much.

@NM-sb9co 2 года назад

Its the third highest rated game of the year reviewers loved the game.

@buzzie-lightyear6123 2 года назад

I liked this video with in the first 2min of it dropping, now I’ll watch it 2 hours later. I love you shill up

@dom3335 2 года назад

Easy GoTY imo. Partly because it's the weakest year in memory, but also because the game is great. I love the subtle reminders of what the person is thinking and feeling while you are in their brain. If you explore and really take in everything you are constantly like "OH, that's because he/she feels this". It's really hard to put into words what makes this game so good, I remember trying to entice my mate to play it by saying "It's like inception, but with more depth while never taking itself seriously", but I think you really nailed it with the exposition comparison.

@vintagemonte 2 года назад

You sold me on it at 8:55

@usmansabir3897 2 года назад

I think there needs to be a conscious effort by consumers in recognizing experiences that are not copy/paste of a tried and tested formula. This is easier said than done due to the marketing power certain AAA publishers have which in effect drown out psychonauts-esque experiences. I believe that might be the primary reason for the delay/cancellation of beyond good and evil 2 as the industry itself doesnt have confidence in their consumers, which may not be entirely misplaced. However, I am of the opinion, maybe wrongly so, that gamers have probably not been able to communicate their love for more unconventional games immediately after the release which may have lead to data crunching at the publishing houses to conclude that the consumers do not exactly prefer unique experiences. So it kind of feels like a self fulfilling prophecy.

@pacee21 2 года назад

Wonderful breakdown of Psychonauts, one of my most wonderful gaming experiences in the last few years especially when you get Psi King back and go into the void