Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin

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• Game Informer

  Jeff Cork · Mar 23, 2017

  6.5

  I enjoyed the original Psychonauts, and it was fun to see the characters again – even though the circumstances are fairly lame. If you find yourself in the slice of the Venn diagram that overlaps “Psychonauts fan” and “PlayStation VR owner,” then it might be worth the couple of hours it takes to play through Rhombus of Ruin. Otherwise, this isn’t a great showcase for VR or an introduction to the Psychonauts.
• Hey Poor Player

  Francis DiPersio · Mar 16, 2017

  6.0

  Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin is by no means a bad game. However, the long bouts of downtime and lack of compelling puzzles can make for a dull and sometimes disappointing ride. Given the fact the game can be completed in just a couple of hours, these long stretches of tedium definitely hurt the experience. Given some more thoughtful conundrums to solve and a more fleshed-out narrative, Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin could have been one of the PSVR’s killer apps. Sadly, that’s not the case. But series die-hards may still find what’s here to be a worthwhile way to kill a few hours.

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