Psychonau is 20 years old, let’s remember the classic at all

One of the strange moments in my career was a review of a game, which gives it a four -page review and a degree worth 89 percent in the United Kingdom at that time Computer games Magazine, then the game did not come out for another eight months. This was just one example of nightmares Psychonauts –Double Fine’s Magnum OPUS – through its way until it becomes one of the most popular games of all time. It is now 20 years since its official launch of the United States, and this deserves to be celebrated.

You can immediately see why Psychonau You may have struggled to persuade a publisher. This was good, and it is a company that was only famous for being the place where Tim Chevir – the man who wrote the classic adventure game Fully strangle and Vandango Grimm –I worked after leaving Lukasters. It is clear that everyone expected DF to be an adventure game, and their first project was in some way … a platform from the third person? But one of them had to solve puzzles, was led by the story, and it was also a set of story, but there were psychological abilities, and missions about dealing with the complex shock, and half the game was not a platform but chat with other characters …

Microsoft’s reactions after testing the focus group described the game’s story as “non -original, childish and very complicated”, which is the most exceptional description of the game that was amazing and amazing. “The humor must be simplified and made immediately clear.” Then the game suggested in a summer camp where Hero RAZ helps employees and residents of the summer camp, in a story under the title of summer, it is not placed in a summer camp.

Later on was completely dropped by Microsoft, it was eventually chosen by the publisher majesco, with some surreptitious financing from SimCity Legend Will Will will be able to finish. (It is worth adding here that there is a lot of romantic in this period and its victorious story of an independent, reserved developer that fulfills the satisfaction, but the reality has been launched areas of people, and The remaining employees have been grinded for several months))

International publishing was another issue, and fully lost in this various death is how ThQ has tightened things further. At that time in the UK, a full advertising campaign was launched, the review code was sent to magazines and websites, then the game was withdrawn at eleven o’clock. As mentioned in the beginning, in 2005 Computer games He had had a very large and positive review, and it was not the same issue that I reviewed GTA San AndreasIt can be on the cover. Then … he did not come out.

In fact, it will not come out for more than half a year, then without any ads or upgrade at all, and the stores that I visited talked about the inability to obtain inventory. He could not seize a break. Magsco continued to lose in its year, and the game was unable to sell 100,000 copies by the end of 2005. It was fluctuating.

However, it was not. Not a little yet. In 2015, Double Fine directed all stations to celebrate the tenth anniversary PsychonauBy launching another documentary, this time about its development (you can see the first episode above), while Schafer revealed that the game sold 1.7 million copies. More importantly, 1.2 million of these copies were sold after Double Fine managed to secure the rights of the game in 2011. It was a game that witnessed a new explosion of sales with each milestone in computer games, to open steam to external publishers to the phenomenon of modest packages.

And most importantly, it is a game that deserves all this interest and love. Psychonau She completely captured the intelligence and character that made the Lucasarts Adventure games very great, and she applied them to a completely different environment. I stood beside (and stand) from giving Psychonau After 90 percent passed (even when the review was re -printed eight months after it appeared in the United Kingdom, at that time I received a lot of cork), because its platform was less than the move to that respectable area, but it is a game that I hope will play by everyone.

Ask anyone with him, and they will immediately want to describe his favorite level (this means, their favorite brain they ventured). Many will say that the level of milk plot, which explores personality with an incredible mixture of intelligence and tenderness. Others will prepare a bull running sequence, with the amazing use of the paintings and its amazing artistic style. I will tell you that he is the man with the Napoleon complex, because my God, there is a lot of intelligence there.

But frankly, my favorite parts between the levels, roaming the camp and talking to other characters, finding small secrets, or hearing gossip. Many of them are very loving, very respectful of its young young, and I managed to appreciate all this despite living in a country where the summer camps are not something. Take Which – which2003 microsoft. (It is certain that Microsoft now completely possesses double.

For the rest of this week, You can take a copy of Psychonau Steam to get 89 ° C violenceAnd if you never have, or do not run it on Xbox 20 years ago, I really recommend it. A few games have a lot of heart, and provide a lot of fun. (It is also good to see a four -year -old expensive continuation Psychonauts 2 This week is available in price games that must be old: $ 15))

It seems that the double fine has dug her arms away from her sofas to find more nuggets and unknown details. Psychonau For the rest of the week, That will appear here. I am just sitting and remembering, and I try not to inhale when I remember that moment of absolute terror and sadness in the memories of the agent Mila.

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