Man…..Psychonauts has such a important place for me. Didn’t play it til much later when I got my hands on a PS2 copy, and I remember some of the platforming being a bit of a pain in the butt (freaking meat circus) but the world was so damn intriguing I didn’t really mind. 


I don’t think I can just express mow much that game means to me inspiration wise— I mean LOOK. 


This is stuff for one area–my favorite. 

Black Velvetopia

Black Velvetopia theme
El Odio theme

Concept art:

In game:

And this is just one area. Each area is based on someone’s mind, so they vary so much.

This game is worth playing JUST seeing the designs. But it also happens to be hilarious and a fun collect-a-thon adventure.

I really hope the Psychonauts 2 campaign is successful because I really want to see what they could do with current gen abilities.