178: Psychonauts (with Try - My Life in Gaming)

Listen to this episode from Tales from the Backlog on Spotify. Support my work on Patreon- https://patreon.com/realdavejackson Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server- https://discord.gg/kAqSBb6jH2 Buy me a coffee on Ko-fi- https://ko-fi.com/realdavejackson A good friend of mine likes to say "every game is somebody's favorite game", but I'm always intrigued when some oddball picks enter those conversations, and DoubleFine's Psychonauts is mentioned often enough that I felt like I had to play it someday. And my show patrons (thank you!) made it a point to vote it onto the show, so away we go for a discussion about a fascinating game! Guest info: Marc aka Try of My Life in Gaming * Check out My Life in Gaming on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@mylifeingaming * Check out The Backloggery https://backloggery.com/ TIMESTAMPS * 0:00 Title Card * 0:18 Intros * 4:46 Personal Histories with Psychonauts * 10:34 Opening Thoughts * 16:20 Story Setup, Comedic Tone * 23:48 Visual Aesthetic * 32:25 Music * 35:37 Voice Acting * 40:49 A Fun Story with Odd Pacing * 55:43 Platforming and Combat * 1:13:15 Cool But Unintuitive * 1:27:11 Wrap-Up Thoughts/Recommendations * 1:33:57 My Life In Gaming/The Backloggery/King of Games * 1:42:32 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-Yous * 1:44:33 Spoiler Section Music used in the episode is credited to Peter McConnell. Tracks used: Title and Credits Montage, Whispering Rock Psychic Summer Camp, The Meat Circus, Fighting for the Cause in Lungfishopolis, Agent Cruller's Sacred Hall, The Milkman Conspiracy Social Media: BlueSky- https://bsky.app/profile/tftblpod.bsky.social Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/talesfromthebacklog/ Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures