psychonauts

  • How Psychonauts 2 Approaches Trauma, Therapy And Empathy

    How Psychonauts 2 Approaches Trauma, Therapy And Empathy

    Paul Verhoeven

    Psychonauts 2, the long-awaited sequel to Psychonauts, is a bright, frothy, wholesome game about deep, dark, unspeakable things. Trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, loneliness… beneath the squeaky-clean formica and bakelite of Psychonauts HQ lies a world humming with energy, and a story laced with profundity.

  • Microsoft Calls For An End To ‘Git Gud’

    Microsoft Calls For An End To ‘Git Gud’

    John Walker

    26

    Before the weekend, Microsoft’s Xbox Twitter account sent a surprisingly important tweet: “Beating the game on the lowest difficulty is still beating the game.” This was then followed up by Double Fine who added that completing Psychonauts 2 with the “invincibility toggle on” still counts as beating the game. Which is just about the most…