In short, it’s basically the plot of an animated adventure you might find in theaters or on Cartoon Network.ĭespite being kidnapped and having your team put under a mind-bending spell by a mysterious nemesis, the game includes only one (very tame) combat situation while primarily focusing on puzzles. With the rescue party’s plane drawn into the Rhombus of Ruin and held prisoners, you find yourself immobilized with only your psychic abilities to reunite the rest of the Psychonauts, reveal the identity of the mysterious kidnapper, and free Truman before the madness of the Rhombus turns everyone crazy. For Raz’s first mission as a honest-to-goodness member of the super hero team, you’re taken into the heart of the Rhombus of Ruin, an ultra mysterious and dangerous part of the ocean similar to the Bermuda Triangle. The story picks up exactly where it left off at the end of Psychonauts-with Raz, Lili, Sasha, Milla, and Coach Oleander flying off to rescue Truman Zannotto, the Grand Head of the Psychonauts. Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin Details:Īvailable On: Steam (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows VR), Oculus Home (Rift) Exclusively available in VR, In the Rhombus of Ruin strays from the 3D platformer genre of its flatscreen cousins and harks back to the early days of point-and-click games using a locomotion system that lets you teleport your consciousness into other living creatures. A release date has not yet been announced.Psychonauts In the Rhombus of Ruin takes place between the events of Psychonauts (2005) and the upcoming Psychonauts 2 due out later this year. Psychonauts: In the Rhombus of Ruinis a PlayStation VR exclusive. And with Sony having confirmed that PlayStation VR will be out in the first half of 2016, but not the device's retail price, even those with pre-existing plans to get the headset don't know how much they'll have to fork over. Other Pyschocauts fans, though, likely aren't excited, as it means that they will have to buy a PlayStation VR headset in order to be all caught up on Psychonauts' goings on. ![]() Plus, Psychonauts fans are happy for any and every excuse to play within the game's world. It has been said several times in the past that virtual reality headsets like PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and HTC and Valve's Vive headset will need fantastic software in order to encourage players to drop their traditional methods of gaming, and Psychonauts could certainly lead many to adopt the Sony device early on. Many have considered the announcement of the game to be a huge win for Sony. Schafer explains that "he can move things around with telekinesis, burn things with pyrokinesis and he can also use clairvoyance to project his point of view into other people’s brains" and this "provides him with the unique ability to manipulate, and navigate his environment using VR". However, in an interview with VG247, Double Fine's Tim Schafer did reveal that Pyschonauts: In Rhombus of Ruin will be making good use of Raz's psychic abilities. New Psychonauts is exciting, but for the casual crowd it's hard to make a statement against the PlayStation Experience trailers for Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and the Final Fantasy 7 PS4 remake. Unfortunately the game's announcement trailer was a little underwhelming without any gameplay. While players will play through the game from Raz's point of view, the rest of Raz's pals will also be on-board as the group looks to rescue Lily's father. ![]() ![]() Offering a good bridge for fans who've been waiting over a decade for new Psychonauts content, In the Rhombus of Ruin will be set between Psychonauts 1 and 2 and will follow on from Psychonaut 1's cliffhanger. Psychonauts: In the Rhombus of Ruin is an exclusive PlayStation VR experience, meaning that the only way fans will be able to play it is if they pick up one of Sony's upcoming virtual reality headsets. ![]() Fans had been hoping for a sequel ever since the first game was released back in 2005 and with Double Fine having already raised over $1 million of its $3.3 million goal on crowdfunding service Fig, it seems highly likely that that will finally become a reality.īut that's not the only Psychonauts related project that the developer has up its sleeve, as during the keynote presentation of Sony's PlayStation Experience 2015 event, a standalone title called Psychonauts: In the Rhombus of Ruin was also unveiled. Double Fine Productions announces Psychonauts: In the Rhombus of Ruin, a standalone Psychonauts game that will be exclusive to Sony's PlayStation VR headset.Įarlier this week at The Game Awards, Double Fine surprised everyone with the announcement of Psychonauts 2.
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