Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC have been updated with one of the best and newest games of 2021. More specifically, now all Xbox Game Pass subscribers, regardless of level or platform, they can enjoy it Psychonauts 2, which has just been released today, but as it has been released for Xbox, it is the first day of the Xbox Game Pass. And, judging by Metacritic, Xbox and PC gamers are within reach.
More from Metacritic, Psychonauts 2 it has an 87, making it one of the top rated novelties of 2021. It won’t win the Game of the Year, but in a light year like 2021, it could very well be in December.
For those who know nothing about the game, it is a 3D platform game from the legendary game studio Double Fine. Announced in 2015, it is a direct sequel from 2005 Psychonauts.
“As a fan of the original for a long time Psychonauts and its developer Double Fine Productions, Psychonauts 2 has proven to be everything I expected it to be, “says the opening of our official and brilliant review of the game.” Although this sequel will come about 16 years after the first installment, Double Fine has found a way to harness the energy and charm that made the franchise a cult classic in the first place. And at a time when 3D platforms are less common than in the early 2000s, Psychonauts 2 proves to be a video game comfort food of the highest grade. “
Psychonauts 2 was remarkably participatoryly funded in Fig, where it raised about $ 4 million in 2016. At the time, Xbox did not own the studio (and would not do so until 2019), so it was funded jointly. lectively. That said, when Xbox acquired Double Fine, it gave the game more resources, which surely contributed to its impressive critical reception.
It should also be noted that the game is available on PS4, but not on PS5. And of course, it won’t be available via PlayStation Now or PlayStation Plus, which means the only way to play it without paying the full price is Xbox Game Pass, which isn’t available on PlayStation consoles, only Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X and PC.