Solid 7/10
Psychonauts 2 has a lot of heart and soul but honestly it's not as great as everyone claims it is. The voice acting, environments and character design are S tier and carry a lot of my enjoyment of the game, because everything else is meh.

The gameplay is OK at best. Levels are very linear and the platforming itself is a bit clunky in many cases. Many levels and bosses feel like they're 2-3x as long as they should be.

What almost kills the game for me is how frequent cutscenes are. I swear there are so many sections in the game where there are back-to-back cutscenes every few steps you take.

Walked into a room? Cutscene. Walked a bit further? Cutscene of enemies spawning. Defeated enemies in 20 seconds? Cutscene. Now talk to this NPC. Done? Here's a cutscene. This game LOVES stopping you from playing every minute or so.

When you're not in a cutscene you start to realize how samey all the levels are. Platforming is very trivial and aside from moving a bit faster while on the ball, there is no interesting movement mechanics. It really is "double jump from platform to platform - the game".

If you take the game for what it is - an interactive theme park/animated movie - you'll have a lot of fun. If you're here for exciting gameplay, there are way better 3D platformers out there.

Solid 7/10 Psychonauts 2 has a lot of heart and soul but honestly it's not as great as everyone claims it is. The voice acting, environments and character design are S tier and carry a lot of my enjoyment of the game, because everything else is meh. The gameplay is OK at best. Levels are very linear and the platforming itself is a bit clunky in many cases. Many levels and bosses feel like they're 2-3x as long as they should be. What almost kills the game for me is how frequent cutscenes are. I swear there are so many sections in the game where there are back-to-back cutscenes every few steps you take. Walked into a room? Cutscene. Walked a bit further? Cutscene of enemies spawning. Defeated enemies in 20 seconds? Cutscene. Now talk to this NPC. Done? Here's a cutscene. This game LOVES stopping you from playing every minute or so. When you're not in a cutscene you start to realize how samey all the levels are. Platforming is very trivial and aside from moving a bit faster while on the ball, there is no interesting movement mechanics. It really is "double jump from platform to platform - the game". If you take the game for what it is - an interactive theme park/animated movie - you'll have a lot of fun. If you're here for exciting gameplay, there are way better 3D platformers out there.