Psychology of Psychonauts | Meet the Campers

[@jacobnardone9325]

I hope that if a Psychonauts 3 comes out, we see Raz reunite with the other kids from camp and start delving into their minds to work out their issues. Something tells me Maloof could've become a real antagonist overtime with Mikhail as his attack dog.

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

It is implied that Maloofs family is an actual mob family. So I'd be curious how he grows up. Psychic mafia film would be crazy lol. But I agree. I really want to see these characters again. And all the Thorny Towere patients to see how they are doing.

[@PeanutButterAndJellyBros]

I believe it’s illegal for psychonauts to explore the mind of a kid. The mental portal won’t allow it. Gonna be tough for that to happen.

[@Kattchatt]

@@GamingUniversityUoG I ship gloria and edgar. may their marriage be like felix and peppa's marriage in encanto.

[@thomasfoster4370]

@@PeanutButterAndJellyBros unless there's a time skip

[@tophatcat1173]

@@PeanutButterAndJellyBros well then just make the game take place when they're adults

[@Nipotazzi]

Clem and Crystal are incredibly disturbing because they provide a perfect representation of people who suffer of suicidal tendencies, and how other people react around them if their depression isn't immediately obvious. Most players that don't spend much time around whispering rock and miss these dialog events would only think of them as annoying, albeit positive, characters. The game makes clear that if they indeed completed their "project", all of the campers would have been surprised and that "they seemed fine". Tbf when I first played Psyconauts I interpreted it as that they wanted to murder everyone at the camp.

[@anondabomb]

Vernon having the ability to psychically remember things from his family line would explain this “bard” thing he talks about.

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Family collective memory. Makes sense to me

[@bugjams]

I'm a year late - but that would also explain why he goes into _insane_ detail about even mundane things. Not only does he have psychic access to memories, but they're _photographic_ memories. Remembering everything down to the last detail. His head is probably stuffed!

[@snowblossom4961]

My one question is how the hell has Milla not noticed how badly Clem and Crystal are suffering. Because dear god.

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Those two seriously need some help. I love what they decide by the end. That they learn the world is a brighter place with them in it.

[@SkyeFyre2131]

It's possible she did, using non-Psychonautical methods like counselling and helping them strengthen their own mental worlds but the disappearance of the adults triggered a depressive episode in both. Without support from people who can see the signs, they went under the radar.

[@FrancisFairweather]

​@@SkyeFyre2131I think there extreme depression came from the psytaniam

[@UrLeingod]

There is a *bit* of extra depth to Mikhail - not much, but a bit - in that he mentions that he might take a dive against Quentin for the sake of his "long-range career goals," due to how popular Quentin (a "crowd favorite") is. This implies that Mikhail isn't just a meathead who loves to fight, but sees himself as an actual wrestler; a lot of his outward persona (possibly including stuff like the "Deadly Nelson") might be Kayfabe, just a wrestling "bit" he's committed to acting out. He might even be mistaking Maloof's very serious criminal intent as something similar, just with Mafia dons instead of pro wrestlers.

[@Olimar92]

Ah yes, the campers. Nils got so many adult jokes when Raz spoke to him. Didn't realize until much later after playing the game the first time that the pervert was trying to catch the girls changing. Following the stories through the game was, and still is, a blast.

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

They wrote these characters as if they were far older than their canon age. It is a little jarring sometime. But yeah lmao. Nils literally projecting his vision through the eyes of a squirrel to sneak into their cabin. I lovd how they get little stories around the main plot. Makes the world feel real

[@Olimar92]

@@GamingUniversityUoG Which is why I was a bit disappointed in 2 when the world was kind of flat. Unlike the first game where everyone moved after each level, it was only after specific story beats. Still enjoyed finding Pam and Larry each time.

[@squeaktheswan2007]

@@GamingUniversityUoG That said, am I the only one who thought Bobby and Chloe's age gap was weird? Like, they were written as if they were older, as you said, so it didn't come across as badly as it could, but Bobby is 12 and Chloe's like, 7. Maybe if they were in their 20's it would be seen less weirdly, but still...

[@clawsandteeth7846]

Even if it's still only speculation that Bobby is Loboto's son, it's interesting that you mention Bobby coping with his feelings of powerlessness by controlling others. Loboto was more or less treated like a toy by his own parents and the resulting brain damage left him spending much of his life either on the fringes of society or in an insane asylum. The way he desperately clings to what little agency he has by acting as the "warden" of Thorney Towers is just a grim reflection of Bobby's behavior at camp.

[@lou626]

DUDE-

[@katziliaf]

Late to the party. Honestly, I'd find it more ironic if the kid would be one you wouldn't expect, just to mess with you. OR someone that makes partially sense -like Chloe. 'Hearing voices' can be both seen for telepathy and shizophrenia. Loboto got a lobotomy, which was commonly used on mentally ill people, including shizophrenic people. And because Loboto doesn't act very normal, she might believe that he just "found her" one day, at least as she makes the comparision of her situation to others. However, Bobby would open an interesting playing field too. Bobby acts out of a desire for control. Children of parents that have mental health issues, often feel helpless, confused and -if untreated - can sometimes be turned into unwilling therapists & caretakers. Maybe Bobby felt overall anxious about himself. He felt generally powerless and was terrified what other kids would say if they knew about his situation. So he starts bullying people. The biggest "anti" evidence towards Bobby is his teeth. Otherwise, it'd be fairly interesting.

[@neuteredmedic2077]

@@katziliaf i kinda headcanon that bobby couldve been raised by lobotos parents, only instead of them being allowed to... yknow to him, they had to just send him off to camp. i could easily see them turning bobby into a bully and maybe even having an aversion to dental care or theyre just british /j

[@katamekothriis1613]

Honestly, Bobby does look a lot like Loboto in stature. They have the same skin tone, they're both thin and lanky, they both have volatile personalities. Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me.

[@squeaktheswan2007]

@@katziliaf That's true. The idea that Loboto was Chloe's dad is kinda funny, actually.

[@hoogachakahoogahooga]

Dogan is such a charmingly weird character. The same can be said with the rest of his family we’ve seen in-game, Compton and Sam. Really, all of the campers are charming in their own ways!

[@cannonballking7]

While they were only a small part of the much larger game, all the campers I find under appreciated. All their little side stories, which can continue without you knowing about them, makes the world fill more lived in and real. Why would Raz be the only one discovering himself over summer camp and making something more of himself? Their odd characteristics both in design and personality, also helps to spread the feel of the mental worlds into the real world to some extant, which I feel also makes the world feel more cohesive in its design. Thank you for doing this fun look a this bunch of odd balls, hope you have a nice day, and keep up the good work.

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Everything I see with these characters shows me a bunch of misfits that are dumped here from all over the world for one reason or another. I'd love to get a follow up on them at some point. Same thing with the Thorney Towers patients.

[@abbop.2575]

@@GamingUniversityUoG Honestly, the campers remind me somewhat of the webcomic 'Camp Weedonwancha.' Good work on this video GU, I missed some of the camper dialogue even though I've 101% the game several times.

[@wjzav1971]

Yeah, I really appreciate that these side-characters, who maybe have a few lines, are still given so much character, backstory, development and personality.

[@ilregiallo4151]

Vernon's horror story is an underrated masterpiece

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Lmao I've sat around for his entire scary story. It was beautiful. Right up there with Time Knife.

[@YosherYosh]

I didn’t know these campers had such traumatizing lives

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

The first game was really dark if we look into it.

[@Randoman-sb7pc]

This just makes me sad that someone from camp didn’t stow themselves away on the airplane and go to headquarters, since (arguably) the character design, in both aspects of looks and story, and their just generally more interesting characters then the ones from psychonauts 2. Everyone in rhombus of ruin and psychonauts two just pale in comparison to psychonauts one. Let’s compare the best looking designs from the mainline games (not including recurring characters like, the psychic 7, the aquatos since their both games technically, and Sasha. For the best looking design in psychonauts1, it’s gotta be nobody, but that’s the point. These are all characters who are slightly insane because their on a psitanium deposit. Also I’m psychonauts 2, it’s probably Sam or the eye guy from Helmuts brain, which are both just b tier designs. None of them are really that memorable either, besides from Sam whose just Dogen but streamlined for more random comedy than actual comedy Dogen had, nobody’s really that rememberal. If you're doubting me, come to be when you remember the guy in the wheel chairs name without searching it up, then we can talk. Now for the stories, I think the best one in psychonauts 1 is probably Edgar’s story, just because it’s well flesh out, interesting, and has a somewhat good twist that makes sense. For the stories in psychonauts 2 though, it’s tough, since it’s psychonauts 2’s specialty, but they oddly didn’t do anything with the interns. This leads me back to my point that Psychonauts 1s campers are way better than psychonaut 2s since they just aren’t interesting. Just imagine for a moment, if Chloe stowed away on the airplane, and was reluctantly brought along for the internship like how raz was in psychonauts 1. It would also allow for multiplayer, since it would allow for more story, and just generally be cool. Some things wouldn’t make sense why Chloe is so athletic, but they could just pull a ‘girls can be cool too’ thing. I could also see Dogen being here as well, but I don’t see him being the second player, more of a background character. Another cool thing that could be an alternate reality thing or an easy character is Mikhail. Essentially, I just see him being a stronger Raz that replaces him, takes less damage, and has shorter cutscenes because I don’t think someone like him cares about the story. (And I’m done writing a KZbin video. I could honestly see this being a script if you stretched it out a little bit more and added an intro, so if you want to, just link my KZbin account in the disc. and credit me as the writer.) (hopefully none of this gets cut out, I worked long on this.)

[@Randoman-sb7pc]

Also, I was to how dark the game was, not how traumatizing their life is, although now that I’m thinking about it, trauma would add some easy depth to the interns that simply isn’t there. Also, while I’m at it, it feels like they tried to pour all of the campers weirdness into Dogens sister (I’ve genuinely forgot her name) but botched it, becuase the reason why the campers weirdness works because it’s one trait for each camper with some depth sprinkle here and there, then censored her to high heaven. (I love going on rants)

[@DreyzieArt]

The amount of effort they put into the social media pages of all the campers just goes to show how character driven this game is. I absolutely love all the little details they put into the story and setting. I wish there was this amount of attention put into the interns in Psychonauts 2.

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Thank was probably my biggest gripe with Psychonauts 2. The Campers had far more characterization and charm than the Interns did.

[@warreng80able]

Majority of the campers and staff suffer from Parental abuse or neglect! This game is speaking to us more than we thought we know!

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

You're not kidding. One thing this series really does is show how all of us can be affected by things outside our control. But also show how we can overcome it.

[@kingoftropes922]

Its amazing to me this quirky little xbox game from the early 2000s has more fleshed out, complex, well thought out, and interesting characters, arcs, and dynamics that for the most part are completely option and easy to miss than many big projects even to this day that are front and center. It really goes to show how dedicated the team at Double Fine were o this world in making it feel alive and truly in. Its kind of a shame almost none of the interns in 2 get this level of exploration and development throughout the game, especially considering there is less of them to juggle (though i'm sure some of it was cut in the process of making the game before Microsoft stepped in), but hopefully IF there is ever a follow up to this duology(technically trilogy) we get to see more from them AND the campers because they are all really fun characters!

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

That's the reason I probably won't be able to do an interns video for the sequel since there isn't really a lot to work with. I mean Morris and Sam have some cool stuff with them. Morris with how Milla directs him to find methods of coping with his disability by bringing people to him through radio and Sam with her lack of empathy and self awareness.

[@babbisp1]

"little xbox game" 🤨

[@helpfulDeathgod]

First played the game on a playstation 2? Wasn't just an xbox game. But yes.

[@swordbrethrenmordred1230]

The Doom Family reminds me of a quote from the new Wednesday series. In the series fortune tellers are categoriced in Pigeons, who only see good visions and the much rarer ravens who only see bad visions. One line in the series was pretty impactfull in the sense of the narrativ. "The path of a raven is a lonely one, for we only see the dark side of the people we meet." The quote might differ since I watched in my nativ dub and just translated it back to english.

[@LAngel2REAL]

I didn't catch a lot of dialogue for the campers since I was very preoccupied with the main plot. It's amazing how they've got full stories going on for these guys.

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

They are all easily missable as they happen in tandem with the plot and don't repeat after certain story points.

[@VinceMouse]

A small tidbit that's interesting, is that if you use Pyrokinesis on Phoebe, she thinks that it's her own powers getting out of control, and tries to calm herself down, suggesting she has her own coping mechanism going on, theoretically a healthy one.

[@JoshSaysStuff]

Oh my gosh, I never realized how sad Milka’s backstory was.

[@racer927]

12:42 Wow, Raz. Now you really deserve all those pinecones to the face.

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Lmao Raz is savage. And yeah Frazie heard about this incident and that's why she gives him a concussion the entire game.

[@thedude0000-b2j]

this game has such an intricate cast of characters

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

They barely get any attention in the game but all are so unique. I could watch a full show following the camp.

[@squeaktheswan2007]

19:04 I always wondered if Bobby even had a father. He seems to relate to Chloe's loss of family and she's abnormally close to him.

[@timezerohour8864]

Its hinted at the his dad is the Doctor in the 2nd game.

[@Freelancer837]

@@timezerohour8864 Not exactly. The hint is that one of the campers at the camp is his kid, but it is popular assumption that it's Bobby. I've also heard that Clem may be his kid

[@squeaktheswan2007]

@@Freelancer837 True. I always thought it was Bobby and that he just didn't know his dad. It would be a funny irony since Loboto was a dentist and Bobby's teeth are just awful. Loboto debrains his kid either way, but the fact that he didn't use his kid to infiltrate the camp means that he likely wasn't aware that his kid was there.

[@Ronin11111111]

When I re-bought this game on Steam a couple years ago I spent soooo much time just listening on every conversation the campers had. You see, I didn't really speak english back then, so I barely even understood the main story, but in a way, going back years later with a bigger brain and also being able to understand the language it was such an amazing second playthrough.

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

That's so cool! I love revisiting a story with the added perspective of age. Understanding the language better would be an interesting difference too

[@axeldeeker5644]

This series has made me appreciate the game so much more, thanks for your insight man

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

You're very welcome! I appreciate the comment.

[@Titan990]

Phoebe is probably the only one deserving of being a psychonaut other than raz and lily. Some might need some time but the rest? Haha no.

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

I agree. Until starting research on this i never realized what a kind person she is.

[@Titan990]

@@GamingUniversityUoG definitely. I think milla would be a great teacher to her since phoebe had that pyrokinesis problem and that they both like music. Shame that we don’t get see the campers again in Psychonauts 2. The interns are fine but other than Sam, they’re a bit too regular where as the kids here have all their quirks that make them feel unique.

[@Randoman-sb7pc]

I agree as well. Besides from Lilli, who I wouldn’t be surprised we’re paired up in missions like Milla and Sasha, I feel like Pheobe is more deserving of being a psychonaut than most of the interns, because you really just need 3 or 4 psychonauts who do all the missions per state/country, and you have the rest being researchers and therapists, because psychonauts are therapists who go to war on the side, not the other way around. We don’t need another psychic seven, with interns that don’t really deserve the title of junior psychonauts. Sam is the only real intern I see staying in their sect, besides from raz and lily of course, due to her ability to summon whales.

[@StagFiesta]

Firstly, this video made me remember just how good the other characters were in Psychonauts 1. Makes me wish we got a similar kind of experience with the other interns in the sequel so we could've had the same kind of relationships develop. Second, one thing to note is that one of these campers is implied to be Dr Lobotos own kid, as [spoilers] at the end of Psychonauts 2 when Dr Loboto escapes the Motherlobe, he outright tells Raz "Besides, I left my kid back at camp!", which makes sense given he was also a psychic [though due to his own issues, seemingly lost his abilities] his kid would also develop psychic powers since it seems to be inherited [Raz, Dogen and Lilly as examples of kids with pyschic lineages]. While it's never stated, its theorized that Lobotos kid is in fact Bobby Zilch, mostly due to the shared Heterochromia [different eye colors] and Bobbys terrible teeth [given how terrible of a dentist Loboto is stated to be very often.] Though of course, that's just theory as there is no outright specifics to prove exactly WHO his kid is.

[@mevb]

Maybe that will be revealed in Psychonauts 3.

[@onlyacomentarynothingspeci2419]

Man the campers hit alot more then the under represented interns

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Agreed. They gave the interns more action scenes but severely underdeveloped their characters.

[@onlyacomentarynothingspeci2419]

@@GamingUniversityUoG hey great video man but you forgot one key aspect about Maloof. He probably has a mafia family as well

[@EJ-vb5it]

@@GamingUniversityUoG their supposed to be empty shells that assume due to Raz's extremely high mental defenses that he is a weakling

[@cinnamonpumpkin7655]

I love that psychonauts 1 could've been just a fun trip to a psychic summer camp ! The camp ground and characters in it would've been enought for an entertaining game !!

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Never really thought about how the story would have gone without Lobato and Oleander's shenanigans. But yeah they could literally create a coming of age camp story with just these personalities.

[@Lostcory]

This was a fantastic video. So much of this social interaction felt missing in the second game. Every time I went to find someone and talk to them, they just sounded the same. I never looked deeper into any of their personalities, and some people stayed in the same spot the entire game with NOTHING new to add.

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

I agree. I was super excited for the interns to see any characterization but was disappointed. Weirdly enough Morris probably has the closest thing to characterization based entirely on one line of dialogue. Considering how much they crammed into the Campers it felt like a missed opportunity

[@Tinypro2005]

2:58 I didn't expect to feel called out by a Psychonauts video

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

This series calls us all out

[@protoman3481]

Snoop dogg is cannon. Would like to see what he looks like in the psychonauts art style

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Lmao! Seriously we need one of the double fine artists to do this.

[@jlr1357]

Taking in account Bobby's appearance and that he has problems with his father leads me to believe that Bobby's father may be Dr Loboto

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

I've seen theories that either Bobby or D'Artagnan is Loboto's kid. Based upon the skin tone.

[@jlr1357]

@@GamingUniversityUoG, I would still say it's Bobby, he even has a similar body-shape and one eye red and the other one green if I remember well

[@mevb]

One thing that you overlooked, when it comes to Crystal and Clem are that after rebraining Crystal was feeling stupid for jumping off the roof (as mentioned in the video they stand on the roof ready to what seems to commit suicide) as the poison didn't work, after Raz told her how his psychic powers have become stronger as the story/game progessed. Crystal and Clem seems to take the saying "What doesn't kill you will make you stronger" literally, hence they think that if they don't die from drinking poison or jumping off the lodge, their psychich powers will become stronger. Those attempts fails as while they survive both the poisoning and from falling from a great height (ironically, unlike a lot of platform games, Raz doesn't take any fall damage in the real world even when falling from buildings and cliffs, Raz only "dies" within falling in endless voids inside the minds of people such as Basic Braining or The Milkman Conspiration) but they don't get any stronger than before. Their little speech before jumping off the lodge, it suggests that they planned to attack those who wronged them (like all the campers that saw them as annoying for their loud and overly cheerful cheerings) once they got more powerful psychic powers, making it a little dark for the otherwise seemingly cheerish duo.

[@nicholase82]

I wish they had more of the side character story lines in the second game. In the frist everyone is active and you see how they develop. But in the second you only get a tree dialog option to get to know the characters.

[@metromortem9449]

If they gave the Motherlobe employees the same treatment as the Whispering Rock campers, it would’ve been amazing. But unfortunately they’re all just recolors.

[@EJ-vb5it]

@@metromortem9449 It's an international organisation it doesn't have to have each individual as a unique person

[@lucyread]

I just got recomended this and all the memories from what-felt-like-years-but-was-probably-just-one-at-most came pouring back!

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

It's crazy how we can get nostalgia for something we only recently experienced. I first played this in 2015 and have such a close connection to it and the characters.

[@homie37]

Elka and chops having an important conversation: Raz staring at them a few inches away: 👀

[@MysteriousTomJenkins]

I absolutely love games where the NPCs can have their own stories away from the player. Its one thing I love about Super Mario Sunshine as each chapter in a level, you can talk to specific NPCs and they'll typically be going through something you can experience throughout each chapter. One that comes to mind is a mother pinata that throws you and at first she is annoyed but in one of the last chapters when you talk to her she mentions "I feel like I can't start my day until I throw you". There is also another Pinata at the docks who tosses you but in the first chapter he barely makes any distance but come the last one he can toss you all the way to the next platform and even inspires his little brother to start chucking you. Also love it in The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, namely the Thieves Guild quest with Amusei. When you first start the quest he is one of the few people trying to join but fails because you complete the quest. Disgruntled about it, he tries to be a freelance thief and fails, getting locked in prison where you find him later and can bust him out. He still tries to make it on his own, until he is arrested again and this time he is almost killed by a vampire who works for the Count before being saved by the player character and at this point, after two failures and a thieves guild member saving him, he decides to try joining up again and the next time you see him, he's not only a member, but high enough in rank that the leader sends him to give you a message. Like...Amusei is just a random Argonian NPC you run into frequently in the Thieves Guild questline but the fact that he has his own things going on, completely separate from your actions makes him memorable and makes me like him as a character despite him not having much of it. Just that little extra step with NPCs can really make them feel more memorable and alive. At least for me, the fact that I can actually still remember these silly little pinata moments or Amusei from Oblivion really speaks volumes about the writing the developers put into these little moments.

[@totoroFan]

Amazing video! It's so rare to see videos on the campers that touch upon them in such detail - absolutely loved reading through all their Campster posts back in the day and such a clever way to develop characters. It's also interesting seeing all the different ways they all perceive Raz through clairvoyance too and adds even more to their personalities. Have adored this series of yours since the start and really excited for season 2, so thank you!!! :D

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Thank you so much for supporting this series! It has definitely been a wild ride working on.

[@darks_arts]

With my limited exposure to Phoebe I thought she was just a Frankenstein’s Monster joke with the green skin and aversion to fire. I feel bad using the fire power around her now dang

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Right?! She starts freaking out worrying she is having a fire attack.

[@TheBlackDemon1996]

4:16 We don't talk about Old Man Doom, oom, oom, oom...

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Oh boy that is going to be in my head all day now

[@lydia1157]

Old man Doom predicted the misfortune of a small town and when it happened everyone else blamed him for it? Bruno Madrigal is that you?

[@tsnophaljakarax9963]

nice Zootopia reference

[@Quazex]

nice Wreck it Ralph reference

[@teamcyeborg]

I'm a little late, but I've been watching through your Psychonauts 2 playthrough and I absolutely love this series! I think I might start watching the rest of your psychology videos after this.

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Better late then never! I'm glad you've been enjoying the playthrough. Let me know what you think of the psychology playlist. It was a lot of fun to work on.

[@teamcyeborg]

Coming back to it a couple of years later now that I've actually started playing the games for myself! Such a great series.

[@ITAviper]

13:56 I don't know if it's deliberate, but the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People is Dale Carnegie not Andrew Carnegie

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Oh did they put it in wrong on the campster website? I didn't notice.

[@Yisuscraista]

This series make me love the game even more, thank u for ur effort and support to the game, really Appreciate that

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

It is a joy to hear! Thank you so much

[@alexabrica2839]

Your videos of Psychonauts are the best. I really hope that you analyse the psychology from the characters of Psychonauts 2 soon !!!

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

I'll be working on the sequel soon. These new sets of minds will be very different since the writers went with a different tone.

[@fishnugget2352]

oh maaan, im in madness love with your videos about psychonauts! i was waiting for video about campers for so long! thank you so much for amazing content dude, appreciate it a lot!

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

You got it dude! I figured this was a fitting way to sign off on the first game. Giving the characters who don't get much spotlight some attention.

[@trickstabber8117]

Even more evidence that Bobby is most likely Loboto's son. Neglected to the point that he doesn't even appear in Loboto's mind. His bad teeth highlight this aspect even more, considering his alleged father is a dentist. I hope they expand on a lot of these campers in Psychonauts 3.

[@helmiedel8410]

Oh my god, can't wait for season 2 :) thank you so much for this interesting series!

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

It is my pleasure! Good to hear you have enjoyed it.

[@FutureBoyEXE]

Has anyone at Double Fine ever contacted you about these videos? Like, even just to tell you "Good job"?

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Unfortunately no I haven't heard from Double Fine. I have had some contact from Remedy on the Alan Wake/Control stuff but nothing for psychonauts.

[@willisrose9756]

Man haven't seen a Psychonauts video in a while. Great video GU!

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Thank you buddy!

[@Slattstudio]

I loved this video as much as I loved seeking out all the side dialog in the game itself. Great work!

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@theredroad1]

“Hey where do you get your clothes? My sister, she kinda FAT, so it’s hard finding good clothes” This will forever be one of my favourite lines

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Raz was a savage in the first game.

[@andreasantinelli414]

Still convinced that Bobbie is Dr. Loboto's kid, the one he mentions after the game

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

I've seen arguments for both Bobbie or D'Artagnan for being Lobato's kid

[@ultra824]

It's worth mentioning that Franke is heavily implied to have a (possibly requited) crush on Kitty that she herself may or may not be consciously aware of.

[@a-pathetic]

Amazing video, as always. Your ability to explore the characters' mental state in-depth while adding layers to the narrative with your psychological expertise is unmatched, and I've grown to appreciate the game so much more thanks to this series. Definitely looking forward to your analysis of Psychonauts 2. I understand how much thought goes into it though, so I'm willing to wait for as long as it takes, cause I'm sure the end result is going to be worth it.

[@bingus9651]

I can’t wait to see your interpretations of the psychonaughts 2 levels

[@Johnhamsta]

I was hoping to see the next installment of this series! So happy to see it exceeds in quality! Keep up your great work!

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Thank you so much!

[@spaceace9103]

Now that I've finished Psychonauts I can enjoy all these videos

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Glad you got the chance to experience the game!

[@LokeSandwall]

Man have I been looking forward to this!! And it’s a long video too!! Haven’t seen it yet, but I am sure it was worth the wait!!

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

I hope it is! I'm glad to have this one wrapped up so we can move forward into the sequels.

[@LokeSandwall]

@@GamingUniversityUoG Just finished watching and it was as great as I had imagined! So interesting to hear about the other campers and how fleshed-out they are for mostly being in the background of most play through! Really looking forward to Season 2!!

[@apieceoftoast768]

Interesting. I always kinda wondered why a kid in my class went from being a friend of mine, to being part of the group of bullies. But when hearing Benny's story, a lot starts to make sense.

[@agsilverradio2225]

11:45 Is that what was going on with that flying fish?

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Yeah Milka started messing with them. Even speaking while invisible as if she were the angry fish.

[@dolphinerofachero3159]

Such a shame we didn’t see the same kind of depth with the classmates on Psychonauts 2

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

I know right. Even if we found like a group text chain between them we could get a lot of characterization. I missed having the opportunity to dive into the home lives and stuff for the Campers. We didn't get that with the Interns.

[@cagedcoco1681]

Just to let you know: the algorithm is making a lot of your Psychonauts videos make rounds, so there's a possible spike in views. Either way, glad I found this series ☺️

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Welcome aboard! And yeah I've noticed the algorithm liking this playlist since last month. It's been great to hear from you all who just found the channel.

[@zipperfingers749]

As for Bobby Silch, I think there's a theory going around that Dr. Loboto is his dad so yeah, big problems.

[@LegateMilphosis]

amazing videos, cannot wait until season 2!!

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Same here! I'm looking forward to working on it

[@strawberrypupper897]

You could say the cheerleading duo is filled with enablers.

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Sounds about right

[@itsblitz4437]

Really excellent 👏 analysis, I find Franke, Benny, and Mikhail very interesting as they are epitome of "Follower" archetype, basically being the sheep and suck-up to their boss or "Leader" archetype i.e. Kitty, Bobby, and Maloof, respectively.

[@zurimoore2545]

I'm glad you did this theory to analysi their back ground

[@keondramcintyre3444]

I'm so glad that I found this video and your channel via random chance! Absolutely great insight into the campers is something I knew was hidden, and it's all known thanks to you!👍😶

[@BonesPower]

Oh man I was so excited for this one!!!! and it was defiantly worth the wait!!!! 👏👏👏👏🧠🧠🧠🧠

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@gatorshark0870]

Can't wait till you talk about the sequel!

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Same here. Need to do a replay of it with analysis goggles on. I'm looking forward to it.

[@benjaminfeld6388]

I hope you do a series on the psychology of Psychonauts 2 as well.

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

That is what I'm planning for Season 2!

[@mitchellalexander9162]

I still await the Big Damn Doctor Loboto Video but this does put a smile on my face.

[@Xalerdane]

9:35 So are we going in increasing order of messed-up-ness?

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Haha basically. All these kids have messed up stories

[@dylanthomas385]

You are wonderful I can’t wait for you to move on to robus of riun and Psychonauts 2 I’m preticully looking forward to bobs bottles

[@leafcatcher1715]

Obligatory new to the channel, liking what I’ve been seeing so far. I’d always been absolutely sure that Loboto’s child was Sheegor. Also, I loved Loved LOVED Mikhail’s hat!

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Only Mikhail could pull off that hat. And he succeeded!

[@BabyCharmander]

Ahh this was cool!! I love the campers and how much work was put into their characters. My first time playing the game I didn't even catch all the cutscenes--I missed the one with Milka scaring off Benny, and possibly some others--I think I missed a few in the love triangle subplot too. Just wondering--do you ever plan on touching on Sheegor and/or Crispin? Though whether you are or not, I'm excited to see your new vids in the new season!

[@lou626]

oh shit i wasn't expecting that but im loving it!

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Haha definitely a little different but I'm glad you enjoyed it

[@BrooklyFire]

I need psyconausts to help me, i'm addicted to this chanel!hahahahhah seriously I'm losing sleep and stopped doing my homework

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Get the homework done! Lol. Then I'll deploy the Psychonauts to help with your addiction issues 😋

[@FrancisFairweather]

I always asumed that Chloe had some kind of phisical deformity and that was why she thought that she was an alien also the space helmet that she wears could be a refrence to Wonder

[@EGRJ]

10:08 Is this art or a stock photo? And if it's the former, who drew it?

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

I found it online and it looks to be artwork. I'll have to see who the artist is.

[@adamb6119]

You did so good job in this video. I love it.

[@ollie_last]

15:36 I feel called out.

[@CrimesTimeLive]

So great to see the campers get some love! I've loved this whole series, can't wait to see season 2! One little thing- an interesting thing about Kitty and Frankie's campster profiles is both list tATu as one of their favorite bands. tATu's whole gimmick is "wow the two singers are in a lesbian relationship wooooooooow!" (which was faked but y'know listen tATu is on the List of Songs That You're Probably LGBT Now If You Liked It in 2003) ANYWAY between this and the wiki mentioning both girls list each other as their "girlfriend", there's a theory that there's uh, y'know. Some gals being pals.

[@raf6213]

I want to see one of these related to the interns in Psychonauts 2

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

I'm going to war game how this would look. The sequel doesn't really give characterization to the interns like they did for the Campers.

[@raf6213]

I GOT A HEART AND I WAS LIKED YALL, MY IDEA WAS GOOOOOOOD

[@海苔-k3d]

Amazing analysis, as always! I also had a lot of fun reading their profiles on Friendster. There were a lot of details I missed when I played this game for the first time; it's good to know developers put so much attention into details. But I wonder, are Kitty and Franke supposed to be dating? I thought they were friends, like "those two girls who are always together" in almost every group, but their profiles indicate that they are in an "open marriage" (whatever that means for children), and Kitty is searching for relationships with both men and women. Franke also has t.A.T.u as her favourite musical group and in her photo album, which attracted audience partly because its two singers played lesbians on stage.

[@TheMantisLord50]

4:24 Bruno?

[@Yacovo]

Thanks for this series. it is fun to watch

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

You got it!

[@maxleroux]

I hope that you're planning on making some videos like this one for the Interns and Aquato family in Psychonauts 2.

[@AnimeMe40]

I’m not going to lie. When I first saw Clem and Crystal I thought they were a part of the “bright and shiny” colt.

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

It is so easy to miss the rest of their story too. So I imagine a lot of players never noticed.

[@dakotasan8719]

I’m getting really fed up with KZbin not telling me about these releases

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Do you have the bell checked on the page? Sometimes it doesn't jotify without it.

[@spengithestrangeengie8474]

Jesus some of those kids are absolute nightmare fuel

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Talking about the character models?

[@swiatowidciesslak6249]

Cool episode. :-)

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Thanks a bunch!

[@mevb]

While you mentioned that Booby Zilch does demand campers paying him arrowheads, you forgot to mention that he does this to Maloof as soon as he sneak out of Basic Braining (before the level starts) and gives Raz the Smelling Salts used to exit a mind to the real world (or once Raz's brain gets seperated from his body after defeating Oleander's brain in his Brain Tank, to the Collective Unconious). He says to Maloof that he owes him three arrow heads as "protection fee", which in gangster term is a way extort certain persons who run a succesful business such as a night club (which they also did with hidden bars during the Probation period when the manufacturing and selling liqoir was illegal in the US during 1920 to 1933) by offering them "protection" and the propritors pay them a fee but in reality what they mean with protection is actually extortion, for if they stop paying, they'll either kill the propritors and/or his/her staff and/or destroy the place, putting the proporitor out of business, meaning the only protection is from the gangsters themselves. By using Clairvoyance on Maloof, he sees Raz as a gangster and since he understands (and the hint that Bobby knows it) the concept of protection money and the fact he says at the end "This is what we do where I come from." when he and Mikhail plant the explosives under Oleander's car, strongly suggests that his dad is a maffia don or a gangster mobster (hence why his favorite movies are the two Godfather films). Another time when Bobby and Benny bullies Maloof, they lock him inside The Psychic Isolation Chamber, which Raz has to open in order to access Sasha Nein's lab. In the process when Mikhail comes and asks Raz if he have seen a hairless bear and comment about Bobby being a bully as he picks on Maloof, being one of the smaller and weaker kids, he is weak himself (like bullies tend to feel, hence why they bully to begin with).

[@Doji97]

Nice! I was looking forward for this!

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Good to know you've been enjoying these!

[@Doji97]

@@GamingUniversityUoG Sure! Personally, the technical analysis adds a lot of depth to Psychonauts. You help me see things that got lost in the humor/satire of my first run of the game. Keep the good work! 👍

[@shy-griff6357]

It’s kinda strange how similar Franke and Benny are. Benny is a coward who latched on to Bobby, acting as a sort of henchman to feel some kind of strength. Franke is a follower who sticks by Kitty, shaping her identity based on her popular friend’s example. Given how similar the two are, I wouldn’t be too surprised if they were originally meant to be siblings or close friends earlier in development.

[@jakemartin4116]

You said Bobby only has two weak points, but if you show the psychoisolation button to him. He has a full breakdown, begs not to put back in there, and promises to be good.

[@aruce9]

I would love to see how the revelation that Bobby is possibly lobottos kid plays into lobottos min

[@bluwasabi7635]

For the glory of the algorithm!

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Lmao I read this as the algorithm being some deity that must be catered to. Give it worship and it will grant us a blessing in video suggestions.

[@bluwasabi7635]

@@GamingUniversityUoG Praise be to ye for offering another filling video. May the algorithm bless it with views 👁🙏👁

[@KaminoKatie]

I think the Psychonauts series is supposed to take at the then-current era of 2005

[@GamingUniversityUoG]

Based upon the tree ring history at the parking lot I think it is in the 1980s.

[@Razputinsgoggles]

@@GamingUniversityUoG it’s set in exactly 1982

[@HonestMagpie]

I'm deeply curious who you think is most likely to be Loboto's child, given after Psychonauts 2 ends he says he left his kid at camp. Since I heard that, I've been wondering who and how.