GamerNode's Mike Murphy writes: "A game starring Russian stacking dolls sounds like a bizarre, absurd, and downright ludicrous idea at first. Old, outdated toys that haven't been in mainstream demand for nearly a century would not be anywhere near most people's top 50 ideas for the basis of a downloadable video game. But luckily the people over at Double Fine Productions don't think like you or me. And from what was shown of Stacking at THQ's Gamers Week, the game is going to be far from the aforementioned assumptions..."
It looks like a third entry isn't happening soon.
Psychonauts 2 has been the studios most profitable release, despite being on Gamepass, and a third title is already open and on the table when the time comes.
They wanted to do a big, new IP release coming into the acquisition being they would have funding they wouldn't have otherwise. That was obviously greenlit.
He was always gonna make a new ip once MS bought them.
The correct dicision imo, comebk to P3 at a later date.
Just how do studios cope with the pressure to "produce a worthy sequel"?
I'm about 9 episodes into this and it's great. They've been recording it for long, long time, pre Kickstarter and Rhombus.
Double Fine announced that volume 2 of the Psychonauts 2 Original Soundtrack is available now to stream and purchase. The second volume lists at 17 songs and features Helmut’s song “Cosmic 1” sung by Jack Black.
I'm very excited about this. Reminds me vaguely of Space Station Silicon Valley by DMA Design (Rockstar North), but with Schafer's touch, and what seems to be more open-ended gameplay options and adventure-like progression.