#PSYCHONAUTS 2 GAMEPLAY HOW TO#
#PSYCHONAUTS 2 GAMEPLAY SERIES#

#PSYCHONAUTS 2 GAMEPLAY HOW TO#

However, a fraction into the starting Brain level and I spent near enough 5-minutes struggling to figure out how to advance. Usually, I’m comfortable with being steadily introduced to these elements, but it felt like there was a constant barrage of information through bubble prompts that made it too complicated to keep on top of everything.Įventually, the different inputs for gameplay start to feel familiar and soon enough, I’m feeling like a Psychonauts legend.

While I was introduced to the game’s main mechanics -being guided through jumping, double jumping, and using my different abilities- I was also being introduced to collectibles, lore, and the current story. Tutorial Troubles Psychonauts 2įor me, the tutorial portion for Psychonauts 2 felt like too much being crammed into such a small portion of the game which was not wonderful for accessibility. There’s a good deal of features scattered throughout different areas, including the dedicated assist section. If you want to know more about what’s in there you can check out our menu deep dive where we look at what Psychonauts 2 accessibility features are available there. What’s featured in this area just scrapes what’s available in the main settings area. There’s also a brightness slider and an option to increase the font legibility by using a less stylised font. Subtitles are also in this section with the option to enable bigger subtitles which I’ll get into more shortly. From here you’ll be able to adjust the text language, and you can use your chosen language to pair up with the localized navigation sign UI that changes the in-game signs. Starting up, you’re introduced to an accessibility-focused menu that’s titled, “Assist Features”. Don’t worry, those aren’t spoilers, it’s explained in the first section of the game. But there’s a mole within the company and a danger on the horizon.

#PSYCHONAUTS 2 GAMEPLAY SERIES#

You play as Raz who finally gets into the organization known as the Psychonauts, a series of beings that can enter people’s minds and fiddle around with things, as Raz soon finds out. To delve into what the game is about, it carries on instantly after Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin that released in 2017 and features a lengthy cutscene to bring you up to speed.

Now the game is finally here, we’re excited to get into how the accessibility features feel in play. The game was also a trending topic a few months ago after a tweet from the developer where people caught wind of the already announced invincibility mode, bringing more accessibility discourse to the forefront. Double Fine has been talking about Psychonauts 2 and its accessibility for a while now, going as far back to Global Accessibility Awareness Day earlier this year.

Psychonauts 2 gameplay