
Psychonauts in The Rhombus of Ruin
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Company: Double Fine Productions
Release Date: Feb 21 2017
Genre: adventure
Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin is a virtual reality adventure game developed by Double Fine Productions. It was released for PlayStation VR in February 2017 and on Microsoft Windows in April 2018. The game's story bridges the events between Psychonauts and Psychonauts 2. Unlike the original Psychonauts Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin is not a 3D platformer but instead a first-person puzzle-focused game similar to a point-and-click adventure. As Raz the player always remains in a seated position and may interact with characters and objects in the world using his psychic powers such as telekinesis and pyrokinesis. While many VR games have utilized a "blink teleportation" mechanic to allow players to travel in the virtual world Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin instead requires the player to use Raz's clairvoyance ability to see the world from the perspectives of the other characters in the scene (who also remain seated throughout). These mechanics are used to solve puzzles to gain information and trigger events which further the plot and advance the game.