stewlil Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Just completed Phsychonauts in 53 hours! (not playing time..) it was suprisingly good! anyway i couldnt but help notice some similarites between the 2 games. Warning: Spoilers for Phsyconauts and Grim Fandango 1.Raz and Manny Both have a mysterious past Both very mouthy and funny Trying to find out whats going on Both have a hint of anarchy about them 2. Lili and Meche Both secretly fall for Raz/Manny Both are angry/unfriendly with Raz/Manny at some point Raz/Manny both have to save lili/meche Gets together in the end with Raz/Manny 3. Dogan (i think thats his name, The little blue guy) and Glottis Both Stupid Both need help from Raz/Manny Both very Powerfull Glottis/Dogan looses his Heart/Brain. Raz/Manny Gets it back. 4. Coach Oliander (another name im unsure of) and Domino Both originally on your side Both Later found out to be corrupt Both in a higher position Both Fought and Defeated 5. The Old Psychonaut guy (lol?) and Sal Both Manny's/Ras' Leader/Mentor Both Have underground secret Lair's Both give tasks to Manny/Raz Both Defeated By the Enemy 6. Other Things The Lungfish monster greatly resembles the underwater sea monsters from grim fandango. Lungfish city has an underground resistance like the El Marrow resistance. The Music is EXTREMELY similar Well thats it! Oh and not forgetting "its a tunnel that opens up into a system of catacombs" line, making its 3rd apearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lipton Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 now now, Glottis aint stupid...just simple! but funny ye spotted it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrik Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Those are some pretty interesting observations. The one relating Sal and Ford Cruller (the old guy) is pretty apparent; the whole concept of a great, powerful mentor being defeated was (Is?) quite popular in cinema, but is something that clearly works well in games too -- obviously something Tim is fond of! Although some are kind of loose, I think it does kind of show patterns in the way Schafer thinks when writing stories. They are always excellent so there must be some kind of magic going on when he's doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Du Man Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 thought you guys might like this, and warning for the kiddies there is some rude language. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/1368-Zero-Punctuation-Psychonauts oh, and if you have bought Psychonauts (unlike me), don't follow the demonstration at the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewlil Posted September 16, 2007 Author Share Posted September 16, 2007 Haha, that was so true and so funny. Kind of like a cross between the hitchhikers guide and South Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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