{"id":607004,"date":"2023-02-11T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T19:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/11\/double-fines-documentary-series-psychodyssey-takes-us-through-the-highs-and-lows-of-development\/"},"modified":"2023-02-11T13:32:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T19:32:00","slug":"double-fines-documentary-series-psychodyssey-takes-us-through-the-highs-and-lows-of-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/11\/double-fines-documentary-series-psychodyssey-takes-us-through-the-highs-and-lows-of-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Double Fine&#8217;s documentary series PsychOdyssey takes us through the highs and lows of development"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-label=\"article\" data-id=\"9kckZBXdSPA8cVYoiDF9dg\">\n<header>\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/\" aria-label=\"Return to Home\">Home<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/ps5\/\" aria-label=\"Return to PS5\">PS5<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/psychonauts-2\/\" aria-label=\"Return to Psychonauts 2\">Psychonauts 2<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" alt=\"Psychonauts 2\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XHQABGTz8SQKEVtkTyQz4S.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XHQABGTz8SQKEVtkTyQz4S.jpg\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Psychonauts 2\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XHQABGTz8SQKEVtkTyQz4S.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XHQABGTz8SQKEVtkTyQz4S.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XHQABGTz8SQKEVtkTyQz4S-320-80.jpg\" alt=\"Psychonauts 2\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XHQABGTz8SQKEVtkTyQz4S.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XHQABGTz8SQKEVtkTyQz4S.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<p><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XHQABGTz8SQKEVtkTyQz4S.jpg\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"338\"><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\">\n<span itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Double Fine)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Double Fine Productions and 2 Player Productions have released Double Fine PsychOdyssey, an &#8220;unprecedented documentary experience seven years in the making&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Documenting the development of Psychonauts 2, the free series &#8211; which can be seen in full on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLIhLvue17Sd70y34zh2erWWpMyOnh4UN_\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLIhLvue17Sd70y34zh2erWWpMyOnh4UN_\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>YouTube<\/u><\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span> and will take you the best part of a full day to get through &#8211; is described as &#8220;the direct continuation of the acclaimed series Double Fine Adventure, and offers even deeper insight into the passion, humor, and heartbreak of video game development&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div data-nosnippet>\n<p><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"high\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kRlI72bsNRc\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Ten years after the release of their flagship video game Psychonauts, Double Fine Productions returns to its most celebrated franchise with Psychonauts 2,&#8221; states the playlist&#8217;s description.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now facing the pressure to produce a worthy sequel, the studio must confront overly ambitious designs, poor morale, technical challenges and financial woes, all during a turbulent span of time for the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/psychonauts-2-is-now-double-fines-highest-rated-and-best-selling-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Psychonauts 2 is now Double Fine&#8217;s best-selling game<\/u><\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span>. That&#8217;s according to art director Lisette Titre-Montgomery, who recently claimed that her &#8220;leadership resulted in shipping [Double Fine&#8217;s] highest-rated and best-selling game to date&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;April Fools Day was my last day at Double Fine,&#8221; she tweeted at the time. &#8220;I have learned so much over the past four years+ about who I am as a leader and what it means to be a creative visionary,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Thank you for trusting me to bring the world of Psychonauts 2 to life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Double Fine boss Tim Schafer has confirmed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/double-fines-next-project-will-be-new-original-stuff-and-not-psychonauts-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>studio\u2019s next project will not be Psychonauts 3<\/u><\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span> but something brand new. After revealing that Psychonauts 2 was &#8220;the first real big follow-up to a big story&#8221; that the studio had done, Schafer said: &#8220;I think it leads me to want to do new, original stuff for the next phase. Coming up with new ideas is really where my head is at right now&#8221;&#8230; although as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/will-double-fine-make-psychonauts-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Tim Schafer said himself, &#8220;never say never&#8221; to Psychonauts 3.<\/u><\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It was also revealed recently that the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/psychonauts-originally-started-life-as-a-peyote-trip-scene-in-full-throttle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Psychonauts originally started life as a peyote trip scene in Full Throttle.<\/u><\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Did you enjoy Double Fine\u2019s sequel? Find out how <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/psychonauts-2-and-its-mental-metaphors-gave-me-a-new-way-to-combat-negative-feelings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><em>Psychonauts 2 and its mental metaphors gave Hope a new way to combat negative feelings.<\/em><\/u><\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" data-reactroot id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent\">\n<section>\n<p>Get the best gaming deals, reviews, product advice, competitions, unmissable gaming news and more!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div data-reactroot id=\"slice-container-authorBio\">\n<p>Vikki Blake is GamesRadar+&#8217;s Weekend Reporter. Vikki works tirelessly to ensure that you have something to read on the days of the week beginning with &#8216;S&#8217;, and can also be found contributing to outlets including the BBC, Eurogamer, and GameIndustry.biz. Vikki also runs a weekly games column at NME, and can be frequently found talking about Destiny 2 and Silent Hill on Twitter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/double-fines-documentary-series-psychodyssey-takes-us-through-the-highs-and-lows-of-development\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Qiana Damron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home PS5 Psychonauts 2 (Image credit: Double Fine) Double Fine Productions and 2 Player Productions have released Double Fine PsychOdyssey, an &#8220;unprecedented documentary experience seven years in the making&#8221;. 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