Huz Posted August 20, 2021 Posted August 20, 2021 I had no idea. My brain went to Wing Commander IV rather than Phantasmagoria, but it's the same deal. Imagine still thinking it was a good idea to ship a game on multiple CD-ROMs nearly ten years after my favourite FMV-fest. At least with those old school games you got a sense of achievement as you advanced through the CD-ROMs. Except when you had to swap back to disc 1 because you died. I'm curious to know too - did the FMV get streamed from the CDs, or was it all installed? It was installed, right? It must have been installed. Right?
Lagomorph01 Posted August 20, 2021 Posted August 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Huz said: I'm curious to know too - did the FMV get streamed from the CDs, or was it all installed? It was installed, right? It must have been installed. Right? By the magic of 90’s knowhow, I distill upon thee the answer: They were streamed from… THE CD’S!!! (cue epic lightning) No hard drive was to big enough for more than 4 gigs of movies for one game.
QueZTone Posted August 20, 2021 Posted August 20, 2021 8 hours ago, Huz said: I had no idea. My brain went to Wing Commander IV rather than Phantasmagoria, but it's the same deal. Imagine still thinking it was a good idea to ship a game on multiple CD-ROMs nearly ten years after my favourite FMV-fest. At least with those old school games you got a sense of achievement as you advanced through the CD-ROMs. Except when you had to swap back to disc 1 because you died. I'm curious to know too - did the FMV get streamed from the CDs, or was it all installed? It was installed, right? It must have been installed. Right? I think wciv came with a dvd, actually being one of the first (if not first) games on dvd.
Huz Posted August 20, 2021 Posted August 20, 2021 (edited) Whoa whoa whoa. I was asking about this insane CD-ROM version of Psychonauts. Wing Commander IV barely installed the executables, never mind anything else, and I spent way too much money on the DVD version back in the day. It was a sneak peek at what it would be like to be @elTee. Edited August 20, 2021 by Huz 1
s-island Posted August 20, 2021 Posted August 20, 2021 The DVD version of WCIV was only available as a bundle with a Creative DVD-ROM drive that also came with an MPEG-2 decoder card to play back DVD video because CPUs were too slow do that back then. The game was tied to that card, but there have been fan-made patches that integrated a software decoder.
Udvarnoky Posted August 20, 2021 Author Posted August 20, 2021 For the record, the U.S. version of Psychonauts did not require you to swap discs after installation. That would have been outrageous, leaving me with no choice but to mail a letter so mean that Tim would still be recovering from it. I think the game might have required you to keep Disc One in the drive while playing, but if so that was for asinine copy-protection reasons rather than anything needing to be read off it. 1
Huz Posted September 11, 2021 Posted September 11, 2021 The only explanation is that everyone is too busy playing to comment, only stopping to eat, drink, sleep and defecate, simultaneously to save valuable game time. 1
Lagomorph01 Posted September 11, 2021 Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) Playing it, and taking my sweet, sweet time! ☺️ Edited September 11, 2021 by Lagomorph01
ThunderPeel2001 Posted September 14, 2021 Posted September 14, 2021 When I've had any spare moments of downtime between the craziness of my life lately, I have to admit I've thrown them all into Psychonauts 2. IT WAS GLORIOUS! 2
Benny Posted September 15, 2021 Posted September 15, 2021 I completed it a few days ago. Its a superb game, really polished and certainly the best game Doublefine has made. 1
Remi Posted September 16, 2021 Posted September 16, 2021 Agree with Benzo. It's just an incredibly satisfying experience, the kind 2021 needs. The post-game game is also surprisingly full of new content -- it's a lot of fun being able to explore the environments with a completely different eye on them. 1
ThunderPeel2001 Posted September 20, 2021 Posted September 20, 2021 (edited) It's true. It's incredibly polished. And just what I needed in 2021. I want them to go back and add that level of polish to Psychonauts 1 now! One thing: Is it just me, or where the levels generally a bit less... mindbending than Psychonauts 1? I can't really remember a moment where my brain was spun upside down by the world suddenly shifting perspective. Or have as wide a range of environments: From being Goggalor or being inside a board game with someone who thinks they're Napoleon? Just me? Edited September 20, 2021 by ThunderPeel2001
Lagomorph01 Posted September 21, 2021 Posted September 21, 2021 I haven’t finished it yet, but until now I agree. They’re pretty much fun and creative platform levels, but haven’t really blown me away yet. I’m still loving every second though, and the game does really surprise me at points. 1
Laserschwert Posted September 21, 2021 Posted September 21, 2021 I still haven't played much of the first game, because the controls feel so incredibly janky. So I'm afraid to not get the full dose of familiarity with returning characters and plot threads, thus diminishing my enjoyment. Is the sequel heavy on nostalgia for the first game?
Scummbuddy Posted September 21, 2021 Posted September 21, 2021 I'm pretty sure I've heard that they do a good job of catching you up on the full story at the beginning of this sequel.
Lagomorph01 Posted September 22, 2021 Posted September 22, 2021 The controls of the first one feel a bit janky at first, but you get used to it. I recommend playing part one first, it's such a unique game, it'd be a shame if you missed it. If you don't want to, the sequel does let you catch up with the story, but without all the mind bending loveliness of the original.
Udvarnoky Posted September 22, 2021 Author Posted September 22, 2021 I've never heard this complaint about Psychonauts before. Unless we're talking about playing the PC version without a gamepad? 1
Lagomorph01 Posted September 22, 2021 Posted September 22, 2021 Janky might be an overstatement, but they’re nowhere near as tight as the controls of a Mario game for example. (Then again, neither are the controls for Psychonauts 2.) 1
Scummbuddy Posted November 11, 2021 Posted November 11, 2021 Fangamer.com just announced that they will have new Psychonauts 2 merchandise hitting their digital shelves on Monday, Nov 22. 2
Scummbuddy Posted November 22, 2021 Posted November 22, 2021 (edited) New merch released today. Shirt, poster, and a neato spinning pin. Edited November 22, 2021 by Scummbuddy
Sopabuena Posted November 24, 2021 Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/22/2021 at 6:33 PM, Scummbuddy said: New merch released today. Shirt, poster, and a neato spinning pin. The pin is cool, but I was hoping for a little more. The first Psychonauts game had a lot of merch (mini figures, posters, badges, t-shirts, vinyl, etc) and I thought with the sequel being a little bit more mainstream we would get even more stuff. I'm pretty sure more is coming 1
Scummbuddy Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 "Psychonauts 2 Wins 'Xbox Game Of The Year' At The Golden Joystick Awards 2021" Hot damn, way to go DoubleFine! 2
Scummbuddy Posted December 11, 2021 Posted December 11, 2021 Psychonauts 2 would go on to win XPlays 2021 Game of the Year award as well. I noticed it from DoubleFines tweet.
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