<s>
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Double	O
Fine	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2015	O
ceremony	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Raz	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
acrobat	O
who	O
is	O
training	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
Psychonaut	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
an	O
international	O
task	O
force	O
that	O
uses	O
their	O
psychic	O
abilities	O
to	O
stop	O
those	O
that	O
perform	O
nefarious	O
deeds	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
psychic	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
follows	O
directly	O
from	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
interstitial	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rhombus	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
try	O
to	O
learn	O
who	O
was	O
really	O
behind	O
the	O
capture	O
of	O
their	O
leader	O
,	O
unveiling	O
a	O
deep	O
mystery	O
surrounding	O
the	O
organization	O
's	O
founding	O
and	O
Raz	O
's	O
family	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
praise	O
,	O
but	O
failed	O
to	O
sell	O
well	O
and	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
first	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	O
Fine	O
and	O
game	O
director	O
Tim	O
Schafer	O
had	O
expressed	O
the	O
desire	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
financial	O
demand	O
of	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
stalled	O
any	O
serious	O
attempt	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	O
Fine	O
regained	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
to	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
from	O
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
rerelease	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
modern	O
platforms	O
,	O
which	O
saw	O
strong	O
sales	O
and	O
increased	O
demand	O
from	O
players	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	O
Fine	O
sought	O
to	O
acquire	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
financial	O
capital	O
to	O
fund	O
the	O
developments	O
of	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
through	O
a	O
crowd-funding	O
and	O
investment	O
drive	O
through	O
Fig	O
,	O
launched	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Starbreeze	O
Studios	O
under	O
a	O
publishing-only	O
deal	O
,	O
Starbreeze	O
fell	O
into	O
bankruptcy	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2019	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
acquired	O
Double	O
Fine	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
Games	O
Studios	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
securing	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
from	O
Starbreeze	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
feeling	O
it	O
lived	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
played	O
in	O
third-person	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single	O
player	O
controls	O
Razputin	B-Application
"	O
Raz	O
"	O
Aquato	O
,	O
the	O
ten-year-old	O
child	O
runaway	O
of	O
a	O
circus	O
acrobat	O
family	O
,	O
who	O
possesses	O
powerful	O
psychic	O
abilities	O
which	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
delve	O
into	O
the	O
minds	O
of	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raz	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
graduate	O
of	O
the	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
,	O
an	O
agency	O
of	O
psychic	O
spies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
powers	O
return	O
from	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
with	O
additions	O
such	O
as	O
Mental	O
Connection	O
,	O
which	O
Raz	O
uses	O
to	O
tether	O
between	O
floating	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
character	O
develops	O
a	O
gambling	O
addiction	O
;	O
their	O
level	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
warped	O
casino-hospital	O
amalgam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fights	O
,	O
Raz	O
combines	O
his	O
abilities	O
with	O
melee	B-Application
attacks	O
and	O
dodges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
begins	O
in	O
the	O
Motherlobe	O
,	O
a	O
corporate	O
building	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
 '	O
headquarters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
,	O
alternate	O
world	O
in	O
which	O
psychic	O
powers	O
exist	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
fictional	O
element	O
Psitanium	O
-	O
a	O
substance	O
brought	O
to	O
the	O
planet	O
by	O
several	O
meteors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
are	O
an	O
international	O
espionage	O
agency	O
focused	O
on	O
psychic	O
peacekeeping	O
,	O
scientific	O
research	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
mind	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
psychic-based	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player-character	O
Razputin	B-Application
"	O
Raz	O
"	O
Aquato	O
is	O
a	O
young	O
acrobat	O
fascinated	O
by	O
the	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
,	O
but	O
shunned	O
by	O
his	O
family	O
who	O
fear	O
his	O
psychic	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
,	O
he	O
helps	O
to	O
foil	O
a	O
plan	O
by	O
the	O
demented	O
Dr.	O
Loboto	O
and	O
misguided	O
Coach	O
Oleander	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
brains	O
of	O
his	O
fellow	O
campers	O
and	O
the	O
Psychonaut	O
agents	O
Sasha	O
Nein	O
and	O
Milla	O
Vodello	O
,	O
while	O
befriending	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
founder	O
Ford	O
Cruller	O
and	O
Lili	O
Zanotto	O
,	O
the	O
daughter	O
of	O
the	O
Grand	O
Head	O
of	O
the	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
,	O
Truman	O
Zanotto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Psychonauts	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rhombus	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
follows	O
immediately	O
from	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
,	O
where	O
Raz	O
joins	O
Sasha	O
,	O
Milla	O
,	O
Coach	O
and	O
Lili	O
to	O
rescue	O
Truman	O
from	O
being	O
captured	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Loboto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
returning	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
introduces	O
the	O
other	O
founding	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
alongside	O
Ford	O
Cruller	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Psychic	O
Six	O
:	O
Otto	O
Mentallis	O
,	O
chief	O
inventor	O
who	O
assists	O
Nein	O
and	O
provides	O
new	O
psychic	O
equipment	O
;	O
Compton	O
Boole	O
,	O
who	O
pioneered	O
telepathy	O
with	O
animals	O
;	O
Bob	O
Zanotto	O
,	O
uncle	O
to	O
Truman	O
Zanotto	O
and	O
capable	O
of	O
communicating	O
with	O
plant	O
life	O
;	O
Helmut	O
Fullbear	O
,	O
Bob	O
's	O
husband	O
and	O
a	O
psychic	O
actor	O
whose	O
body	O
was	O
lost	O
and	O
his	O
brain	O
was	O
kept	O
in	O
a	O
jar	O
for	O
over	O
20	O
years	O
,	O
making	O
him	O
lose	O
his	O
five	O
senses	O
;	O
and	O
Cassie	O
O'Pia	O
,	O
an	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
self-help	O
book	O
"	O
Mindswarm	O
"	O
who	O
is	O
lost	O
in	O
a	O
multiple	O
personality	O
disorder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
staff	O
at	O
their	O
headquarters	O
,	O
the	O
Motherlobe	O
,	O
include	O
Hollis	O
Forsythe	O
,	O
Second	O
Head	O
of	O
the	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
,	O
Nick	O
Johnsmith	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
non-psychic	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
who	O
works	O
in	O
the	O
mailroom	O
section	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
interns	O
training	O
to	O
become	O
agents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
interns	O
include	O
Sam	O
Boole	O
,	O
elder	O
sister	O
of	O
Dogen	O
and	O
granddaughter	O
to	O
Compton	O
who	O
can	O
communicate	O
with	O
animals	O
like	O
her	O
family	O
;	O
Adam	O
Gette	O
,	O
the	O
African-British	O
keeper	O
of	O
the	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
 '	O
history	O
board	O
who	O
powers	O
yo-yos	B-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
weapon	O
;	O
Morris	O
Martinez	O
,	O
a	O
radio	O
aficionado	O
who	O
travels	O
around	O
via	O
levitating	O
wheelchair	O
;	O
Gisu	O
Nerumen	O
,	O
an	O
engineering	O
ward	O
to	O
Otto	O
and	O
levitating	O
skateboarder	O
;	O
Norma	O
Natividad	O
,	O
a	O
shrewd	O
manipulator	O
and	O
talented	O
pyrokinetic	O
;	O
and	O
Lizzie	O
Natividad	O
,	O
Norma	O
's	O
cryokinetic	O
and	O
moody	O
sister	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
capturing	O
Loboto	O
and	O
recovering	O
Truman	O
's	O
comatose	O
body	O
,	O
Raz	O
joins	O
the	O
other	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
inside	O
Loboto	O
's	O
mind	O
to	O
learn	O
his	O
co-conspirator	O
'	O
s	O
identity	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
find	O
his	O
psyche	O
secured	O
against	O
their	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
senior	O
agents	O
suspect	O
a	O
double	O
agent	O
within	O
the	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
aided	O
Loboto	O
in	O
kidnapping	O
Truman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raz	O
finds	O
Nick	O
's	O
brainless	O
body	O
and	O
a	O
key	O
to	O
a	O
room	O
at	O
the	O
Lady	O
Luctopus	O
Casino	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucrecia	O
returned	O
to	O
Grulovia	O
to	O
quell	O
an	O
uprising	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
under	O
its	O
leader	O
Gzar	O
Theodore	O
's	O
abusive	O
treatment	O
,	O
Lucrecia	O
created	O
the	O
Maligula	O
personality	O
as	O
a	O
fight-or-flight	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maligula	O
went	O
out	O
of	O
control	O
,	O
flooding	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
killing	O
peaceful	O
protestors	O
,	O
and	O
forcing	O
the	O
Gzar	O
and	O
his	O
family	O
into	O
exile	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
Nona	O
's	O
mind	O
,	O
they	O
learn	O
that	O
she	O
had	O
been	O
already	O
recalling	O
elements	O
of	O
Lucrecia	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
one	O
to	O
convince	O
Raz	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
Whispering	O
Rock	O
as	O
an	O
indirect	O
means	O
to	O
call	O
for	O
the	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
 '	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Malik	O
posed	O
as	O
Nick	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
and	O
get	O
revenge	O
for	O
his	O
family	O
's	O
downfall	O
and	O
instituted	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
have	O
Loboto	O
replace	O
Truman	O
's	O
brain	O
with	O
his	O
,	O
using	O
Truman	O
's	O
position	O
to	O
revive	O
Maligula	O
,	O
destroy	O
the	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
and	O
reconquer	O
Grulovia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
arrive	O
too	O
late	O
to	O
prevent	O
Maligula	O
's	O
reawakening	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
Raz	O
and	O
Lili	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
first	O
title	O
as	O
a	O
studio	O
was	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
had	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
franchise	O
again	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
having	O
envisioned	O
larger	O
story	O
arcs	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
success	O
with	O
the	O
concurrent	O
development	O
and	O
publishing	O
of	O
several	O
smaller	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Iron	B-Application
Brigade	I-Application
,	O
Schafer	O
felt	O
more	O
comfortable	O
about	O
embarking	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
knowing	O
that	O
it	O
need	O
not	O
obstruct	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
any	O
newer	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
Markus	O
Persson	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
Mojang	O
,	O
made	O
a	O
public	O
offer	O
to	O
fund	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Schafer	O
through	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2015	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
Schafer	O
announced	O
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
plans	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
using	O
a	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
through	O
Fig	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
amount	O
was	O
the	O
same	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
raised	O
for	O
their	O
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Kickstarter	O
,	O
which	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
had	O
significantly	O
overrun	O
its	O
budget	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
in	O
a	O
better	O
position	O
to	O
manage	O
the	O
costs	O
and	O
processes	O
necessary	O
to	O
deliver	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mere	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
campaign	O
,	O
Double	O
Fine	O
announced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rhombus	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
,	O
a	O
publisher-funded	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
smaller	O
standalone	O
chapter	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
bridge	O
between	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
featuring	O
Raz	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
psychonauts	B-Application
rescuing	O
Truman	O
Zanotto	O
,	O
tying	O
into	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
Schafer	O
confirmed	O
that	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
voice	O
actors	O
,	O
several	O
team	O
members	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	I-Application
would	O
return	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
including	O
Erik	O
Wolpaw	O
as	O
writer	O
,	O
Peter	O
Chan	O
and	O
Scott	O
Campbell	O
as	O
artists	O
,	O
and	O
Peter	O
McConnell	O
as	O
the	O
composer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
Player	O
Productions	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
production	O
company	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Double	O
Fine	O
to	O
document	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
similarly	O
documenting	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
Zak	O
McClendon	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
as	O
design	O
director	O
at	O
2K	O
Marin	O
and	O
Harmonix	O
announced	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
hired	O
as	O
lead	O
designer	O
for	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
in	O
alpha	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
2019	O
Double	O
Fine	O
had	O
been	O
acquired	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
sale	O
,	O
Double	O
Fine	O
stated	O
that	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
still	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
all	O
previously	O
announced	O
platforms	O
(	O
not	O
being	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
platforms	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	O
Fine	O
announced	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
gone	O
gold	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Double	O
Fine	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
versions	O
had	O
been	O
delayed	O
to	O
an	O
unannounced	O
future	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	O
Fine	O
along	O
with	O
2	O
Player	O
Productions	O
documented	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
released	O
this	O
documentary	O
,	O
Double	O
Fine	O
PsychOdyssey	O
,	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
YouTube	O
in	O
February	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
voice	O
actors	O
from	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
returned	O
to	O
voice	O
their	O
characters	O
,	O
notably	O
,	O
Richard	O
Horvitz	O
and	O
Nikki	O
Rapp	O
as	O
the	O
voices	O
of	O
Raz	O
and	O
Lili	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
to	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
include	O
Jack	O
Black	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
worked	O
on	O
previous	O
Double	O
Fine	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
Helmut	O
Fullbear	O
,	O
and	O
Elijah	O
Wood	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
also	O
provided	O
voicework	O
with	O
Black	O
in	O
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
as	O
Nick	O
Johnsmith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kimberly	O
Brooks	O
,	O
who	O
voiced	O
Hollis	O
Forsythe	O
,	O
won	O
a	O
BAFTA	O
Award	O
for	O
Performer	O
in	O
a	O
Supporting	O
Role	O
for	O
her	O
work	O
on	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
critics	O
considered	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
a	O
successful	O
sequel	O
worthy	O
of	O
its	O
long	O
wait	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
most	O
platform	O
were	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pure	O
Xbox	B-Device
considered	O
the	O
game	O
one	O
of	O
2021	O
's	O
best	O
and	O
among	O
the	O
"	O
greatest	O
sequels	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
and	O
Telegraph	O
noted	O
greater	O
maturity	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
themes	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
;	O
the	O
former	O
praised	O
the	O
handling	O
of	O
thematic	O
complexities	O
with	O
"	O
empathy	O
and	O
responsibility	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
praised	O
the	O
artistic	O
framing	O
of	O
mental	O
health	O
and	O
Pure	O
Xbox	B-Device
considered	O
it	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
most	O
incredible	O
achievement	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
able	O
to	O
explore	O
its	O
themes	O
with	O
greater	O
substance	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
lauded	O
the	O
aesthetics	O
and	O
Pure	O
Xbox	B-Device
called	O
the	O
architecture	O
and	O
character	O
models	O
"	O
beautifully	O
designed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
praising	O
their	O
creativity	O
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
and	O
EGM	O
felt	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
eclipsed	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	I-Application
's	O
;	O
both	O
cited	O
the	O
acclaimed	O
"	O
Milkman	O
Conspiracy	O
"	O
level	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
Bolt	O
and	O
Pure	O
Xbox	B-Device
felt	O
Raz	O
's	O
attacks	O
lacked	O
heft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
was	O
said	O
by	O
IGN	O
to	O
recapture	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	I-Application
's	O
"	O
folksy	O
feel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2021	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
2021	O
Best	O
Storytelling	O
Best	O
Visual	O
Design	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Ultimate	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2021	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Best	O
Game	O
Direction	O
Best	O
Narrative	O
Best	O
Art	O
Direction	O
Best	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
2022	O
22nd	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Narrative	O
Best	O
Visual	O
Art	O
25th	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
