Almost as old as the video game itself, the recurring difficulty debate appears regularly in the news, be it to criticize certain studios for their commitment or simply because a player didn’t want to reappear. Regardless: Studio Double Fine seems to have found a way to clarify the question.
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Will you be able to complete the very upcoming Psychonauts 2? The answer is yesas long as you know how to hold a controller and press the displayed buttons at the right time. While Razputin’s first psychological adventures were clearly not one of the most difficult games in history, Tim Schafer’s studio is now showing its desire for 100% of the players to complete the adventure.
It’s a shame how he carried on
How? ”Or“ What? Quite simply by offering an “Invincible” mode that is self-explanatory. Double Fine used a discussion started by the Xbox Twitter account to clarify the following:
If you beat Psychonauts 2 with Invincibility Switch activated, you will still beat P2. https://t.co/OinBv1nuNr
– Double fine (@DoubleFine) July 9, 2021
If you completed Psychonauts 2 with Invincibility enabled, you still completed Psychonauts 2.
In a style that only belongs to Father Schafer’s teams, Double Fine’s account also broke with a little tackle from the families, which anticipated some criticism:
All people should be able to enjoy games. All ages, all possible needs. This is an ongoing and important process for our industry and a challenge that we must face.
End of the day? We want you to have fun, laugh and experience a story that touches you. Under whatever conditions you want.
– Double fine (@DoubleFine) July 9, 2021
“Uh, excuse me, I beat L’piste Super Balze without getting hit and on maximum difficulty and if not, I don’t respect you. How can you give your opinion if you don’t have six diamonds? In Pan Pan Shot mode? “
Great man, you are sooooo cool.
Everyone should have fun with a game, all ages, in all situations. It is an important step for our industry and a challenge that we have to face. At the end of the day, we want you to have fun, laugh, and touch history. No matter how.
This should calm some and sting others quickly. But before you jump on your keyboard to give us your strong opinion, remember that nobody was hurt during the game’s development.
Psychonauts 2 hits Xbox Series X on August 25th | S, Xbox One and PC will be available, for haters and others.
