St. Martyne (3648) on 7/29/2008 8:06 AM · Permalink · Report

Yeah, it's difficult, but not something I couldn't beat in three attempts. I guess, you're just going a wrong way about it. Getting all the 2D pictures flying around was way more difficult than simply completing the level.

Why don't you buy me airline tickets from Ukraine to China (and back) and I'll show you how it should be done? Deal? ;-)

prymusferal (23) on 7/29/2008 3:44 PM · Permalink · Report

Yeah, the first time I played through Psychonauts I longed for vengeance against the last level's designer. If nothing else, I wanted to make him have to listen to the little kid's incessant crying on an endless loop... that annoyed me more than anything. The second time I played through the game, though, it was nowhere near as bad as the first. It's kind of "old school" in the sense that it's pretty difficult and requires trial and error to learn the pattern for victory.

You're right, though, it's a huge black spot on an otherwise amazing game. I'm not a fan of "protection missions" in video games in the first place, but this one is especially bad because of the vertical nature of the level -- and the fact that you're never quite sure where exactly the damned kid has hopped off to next.

Indra was here (20756) on 7/29/2008 7:05 PM · Permalink · Report

[Q --start JazzOleg wrote--] Or simply put what he really meant was !$!%%^#$%@ [/Q --end JazzOleg wrote--]

Feel the darkness...come over to dark side, young padawan....

Slug Camargo (583) on 7/30/2008 2:44 AM · edited · Permalink · Report

Apparently that level was so universally hated that today noone at Double Fine would take responsibility for it. I remember reading something along those lines on some interview a while ago, though god knows where's the link.

In any case, don't feel bad; for what it's worth, your wife and you are certainly not alone in your pain :P