A yr after its 22-hour-long documentary sequence first debuted, Double Positive has launched an replace to PsychOdyssey.
Operating over 90 minutes lengthy, the episode – subtitled “We Wrote all of it Down” – is the “direct continuation of the acclaimed sequence Double Positive Journey, and presents even deeper perception into the eagerness, humour, and heartbreak of online game improvement”.
The episode additionally chronicles the studio “reflecting on the launch of Psychonauts 2 and the PsychOdyssey documentary sequence whereas trying to the long run and a return to smaller initiatives”.
Better of all, like the unique sequence, you possibly can watch your entire factor without spending a dime on YouTube:
Calling the sequence “an unprecedented documentary expertise 9 years within the making”, makers 2 Participant Productions and Double Positive say: “Ten years after the profitable launch of their flagship online game Psychonauts, Double Positive Productions returns to its most celebrated franchise with Psychonauts 2.
“Now going through the stress to provide a worthy sequel, the studio should confront overly bold designs, poor morale, technical challenges and monetary woes, all throughout a turbulent span of time for the world.”
Final yr, Double Positive Productions founder Tim Schafer was inducted into The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences’ (AIAS) Corridor of Fame. Schafer – finest recognized for video games like Grim Fandango, Psychonauts, and Damaged Age – was honoured on the twenty sixth annual DICE occasion (to not be confused with EA’s Stockholm studio of the identical title).
Schafer not too long ago revealed that he avoids “a seize bag of stereotypes” to make his video games extra inclusive and keep away from “hurting individuals”.