Creative Promises
Tim and new lead designer Zak lock themselves in a conference room for months, attempting to define the gameplay and story of Psychonauts 2.
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Published: January 20th 2023
Episode Stills Gallery
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Zak McClendon stands in front of a board strewn with orange and pink idea-packed Post-it notes. He wears a casual blue cap and an even more casual hoodie, leading the meeting in a brainstorming session.
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Tim chats with Zak in the middle of the Double Fine office. The two of them stand facing each other amidst a series of office stations whose monitors show various snippets of level-building and modeling work.
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A plush figure of Psychonauts' protagonist Razputin Aquato rests on Tim's desk, where copies of other platforming games, such as Rayman 2, are also tossed about.
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Tim sits at his office desk, which is adorned with various items ranging from office supplies to his prized Rubik's Cube collection. He raises a shot glass of amber whiskey, which he has poured from a bottle branded "Writer's Tears."
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Tim gazes into the camera, pointing towards the lens, during a meeting with the project leader of Psychonauts 2, Zak McClendon, who is idly playing with a pencil. They sit across from each other at a table where Tim's open notebook rests. It is full of ideas.
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Tim leans precariously in an office chair, conversing with Zak in the middle of a meeting room. Zak stands against a wooden pillar in front of a wall which is painted bright blue.
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Tim stands alone in the Double Fine studio kitchen, back towards the camera as he gazes out through the windows into a bright San Francisco afternoon. His silhouette is surrounded by the sunlight and beyond the window, fresh green trees sway in the wind.
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Tim and Zak animatedly discuss Psychonauts, sitting on the well-worn blue couch in Tim's office. They are grinning mid-conversation, each of them holds a notebook. Around them, various knick-knacks sit on tables and shelves including some adorable Manny Calavera bobble heads.