(Double Fine)įor those who played “ I Expect You To Die,” “Rhombus of Ruin” is in a similar vein but the fact thta players can move around adds an element of exploration. As Raz, players have to help out teacher Milla Vodello, who is trapped with others in a base in the Rhombus of Ruin. It shows off how the flexibility of powers in VR can be used to to create some puzzles that immerse players in the “Psychonauts” world. Jumping into other bodies and poking around with psychic abilities reveal further hints. Checking out a comic book that players can actually read leads to a clue. He can see computers with simple controls.īy exploring the world and manipulating the objects, he can discover passwords for the computers and activate different parts of the room. By jumping into the minds of different enemies, Raz learns the layout of the room. The Psychonauts team discovers he’s being held in a facility. Our whole design is based on you being stationary.”Īlthough that may sound like limitation, it actually opens up the space for puzzle design for “Rhombus of Ruin.” After players learn the essential controls for the game, they’ll implement the abilities in finding the location of Truman Zanatto. If you handle player motion slightly wrong, it can be bad. “We were both around for the first wave for the VR. “I’m the first person to barf” when it comes to virtual reality and motion sickness, Schafer said. It was something that Double Fine kept in mind when creating “Rhombus of Ruin.” That’s how players move around in the VR environment without being sick. Players will get around a secret base by jumping into the bodies of other characters in “Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin.” (Double Fine)īy far, the most important ability is one that lets Raz teleport into bodies of other living creatures. “You can’t do much aside from sit and look out the window. “It’s like road trip and your in the back,” he said. Series creator Tim Schafer said that was what partly inspired the introduction. Coach Morceau Oleander will need help escaping a secret base in the Rhombus of Ruin. I was riding in a jet with fellow camper Lili Zanotto and senior agents Milla Vodello and Sasha Nein, but the way everything was set up, I felt like a kid in the back of a car during a long road trip. The short demo I played gave me a sense of nostalgia. He’s an actual Psychonaut now and part of a team looking for Truman Zanotto, the grand Psychonauts chairman. There’s a sequel in the works, but in between, Double Fine is set to release a virtual reality adventure that takes place between the first and second game.ĭubbed “Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin,” the upcoming title for PlayStation VR once again puts players in the shoes of Raz. “ Brutal Legend” was an intoxicating mix of heavy metal and epic fantasy while “ Headlander” was an original approach to the Metroidvania genre, one that featured disembodied heads and homicidal robots on a space station.īut of all its fantastic worlds, one of Double Fines most beloved is “ Psychonauts.” It’s been more than 10 years since its release, but now, the San Francisco-based studio is slowly reintroducing players to the world filled with child psychics who learn about their powers and are recruited in a summer camp for budding spies. But with Rhombus of Ruin just about ready to go, we imagine Double Fine will be working hard to get the next title in the series out the door before too long.Double Fine creates some of the most novel universes in games. But it'll be a while before you get to check that one out - it still doesn't have a release date as of now. Fortunately for those of us who might not have played the original title, which came out way back in April of 2015, Sony says that the PS4 exclusive should be pretty accessible whether or not you've played the original.Īnd if you're not feeling up for a VR experience, Psychonauts 2 sounds like it'll retain the original third-person platformer feel that original used. But rather than playing the latest title as a platformer, Rhombus of Ruin is a 3D, first person adventure in virtual reality. If you know anything about the original Psychonauts, it sounds like you'll be right at home here - Rhombus of Ruin picks up right where the original game left off. The latter title is just about ready to drop: Sony and Double Fine just announced that it'll be released on February 21st. However, developer Double Fine announced in late 2015 that it was bringing the series back with a pair of game: Psychonauts 2, a proper sequel, and Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin, a game for PlayStation VR meant to bridge the two titles. It's been a long time since the first Psychonauts was released - more than 10 years, in fact.
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