Psychonauts 2 will feature an “invincible” mode so that no one is left without enjoying their adventure
“Everyone should be able to enjoy games. Of all ages, and all possible needs”
One of the most positive trends of the past generation of consoles was the emphasis on accessibility options by companies. For example, in the case of Microsoft we had proposals such as the launch of the Xbox Adaptive Controller , which show that when we all play, we all win . And this is a maxim that they take into account in one of their studies, Double Fine , creators of the next Psychonauts 2 .
If you go over Psychonauts 2 with invincibility, you keep going over P2Double FineThe adventure of Tim Schafer and company will feature an “invincible” mode so that everyone can enjoy the game regardless of their skill level or needs. “If you go over Psychonauts 2 with invincibility turned on, you keep going over P2 ,” their study commented on Twitter, in response to a similar message from the Xbox account. Of course, it didn’t take long for her message to receive negative responses from some players, to which Double Fine responded in a parody tone.
“Uh, sorry, I’ve spent Sword Guy Serious Time on hard no-hit mode and if you don’t do that I don’t respect you . And how can you even comment on things if you’re not diamond rank 6 on Shooty mcBlam?” The study continued. of Psychonauts 2 sarcastically, before adding that ” everyone should be able to enjoy games. Of all ages, and all possible needs. It is an important process for our industry, and a challenge that we still have to overcome .”
We want you to have fun the way you preferDouble Fine“At the end of it all? We want you to have fun , laugh, live a story that affects you. In the way you prefer .” Adding more accessibility and difficulty options to games is just one way to help more people to enjoy the experience , which does not affect the enjoyment of others, as the Xbox study indicates here. We remind you that Psychonauts 2 will be available on August 25 , both for Xbox Series X | S and One as well as for PC and PS4.
The title will be included at launch in Xbox Game Pass , Microsoft’s catalog of subscription games with a growing library of adventures, which is currently offering its first month for only 1 euro for new subscribers. In fact, the service has received 6 new games in the first half of July , and in a few weeks it will welcome Microsoft Flight Simulator on consoles .
