Psychology of Psychonauts | Meet the Campers

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  • Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
  • Good day everyone! Today we continue our Psychology of Psychonauts Series and move into the next world in the game. Every World in Psychonauts is based upon the Psyche of a Character in the story. As such the design and symbolism directly relate to what issues they are dealing with.
    In this series, we will analyze each of these worlds and try to learn what we can about these people. For this conclusion to the first Season of the series, we will take off the training wheels and look at some character who never get a mental world. The ultimate test is learning about a character based upon information we would get in real life. By observing their actions, words, and even social media, we can get an idea. Today we will Meet the campers of Whispering Rock Psychic Summer Camp! Enjoy!
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  • @jacobnardone9325
    @jacobnardone9325 2 года назад +669

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +206

      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.

    • @mabelsan1133
      @mabelsan1133 2 года назад +51

      A psychic mafia storyline would be so damn fun

    • @PeanutButterAndJellyBros
      @PeanutButterAndJellyBros Год назад +24

      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
      @Kattchatt Год назад +6

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

    • @thomasfoster4370
      @thomasfoster4370 Год назад +6

      @@PeanutButterAndJellyBros unless there's a time skip

  • @UrLeingod
    @UrLeingod Год назад +52

    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.

  • @Nipotazzi
    @Nipotazzi Год назад +66

    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.

  • @snowblossom4961
    @snowblossom4961 2 года назад +219

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

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +95

      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
      @SkyeFyre2131 6 месяцев назад +24

      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.

    • @user-jm6so7lf8p
      @user-jm6so7lf8p Месяц назад +6

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

  • @clawsandteeth7846
    @clawsandteeth7846 2 года назад +263

    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
      @lou626 2 года назад +15

      DUDE-

    • @katziliaf
      @katziliaf 2 года назад +27

      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.

    • @vikarehaixer9574
      @vikarehaixer9574 Год назад +24

      @@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
      @katamekothriis1613 Год назад +13

      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
      @squeaktheswan2007 Год назад +2

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

  • @anondabomb
    @anondabomb Год назад +28

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

  • @cannonballking7
    @cannonballking7 2 года назад +478

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +49

      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
      @abbop.2575 2 года назад +10

      @@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
      @wjzav1971 2 года назад +6

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

  • @YosherYosh
    @YosherYosh Год назад +53

    I didn’t know these campers had such traumatizing lives

  • @ilregiallo4151
    @ilregiallo4151 2 года назад +129

    Vernon's horror story is an underrated masterpiece

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +43

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

  • @void67214
    @void67214 2 года назад +158

    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!

  • @Olimar92
    @Olimar92 2 года назад +201

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +48

      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
      @Olimar92 2 года назад +17

      @@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
      @squeaktheswan2007 2 года назад +8

      @@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...

  • @kingoftropes922
    @kingoftropes922 2 года назад +252

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +32

      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
      @babbisp1 Год назад +1

      "little xbox game" 🤨

    • @helpfulDeathgod
      @helpfulDeathgod Год назад +1

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

  • @warreng80able
    @warreng80able Год назад +83

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  Год назад +20

      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.

  • @JoshSaysStuff
    @JoshSaysStuff Год назад +26

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

  • @LAngel2REAL
    @LAngel2REAL 2 года назад +78

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +9

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

  • @swordbrethrenmordred1230
    @swordbrethrenmordred1230 Год назад +20

    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.

  • @DreyzieArt
    @DreyzieArt 8 месяцев назад +7

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  8 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @axeldeeker5644
    @axeldeeker5644 2 года назад +158

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

  • @TheTolnoc
    @TheTolnoc 10 месяцев назад +7

    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.

  • @thedude0000-b2j
    @thedude0000-b2j 2 года назад +35

    this game has such an intricate cast of characters

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +6

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

  • @Titan990
    @Titan990 2 года назад +67

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +18

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

    • @Titan990
      @Titan990 2 года назад +17

      @@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.

  • @racer927
    @racer927 2 года назад +67

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

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +33

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

  • @Ronin11111111
    @Ronin11111111 2 года назад +24

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +3

      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

  • @squeaktheswan2007
    @squeaktheswan2007 2 года назад +53

    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
      @timezerohour8864 2 года назад +10

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

    • @Freelancer837
      @Freelancer837 2 года назад +10

      @@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
      @squeaktheswan2007 Год назад +2

      @@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.

  • @StagFiesta
    @StagFiesta 2 года назад +23

    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.

  • @onlyacomentarynothingspeci2419
    @onlyacomentarynothingspeci2419 2 года назад +63

    Man the campers hit alot more then the under represented interns

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +30

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

    • @onlyacomentarynothingspeci2419
      @onlyacomentarynothingspeci2419 2 года назад +2

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

    • @EJ-vb5it
      @EJ-vb5it 2 года назад +3

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

  • @protoman3481
    @protoman3481 2 года назад +17

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

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +6

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

  • @jlr1357
    @jlr1357 2 года назад +11

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +3

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

    • @jlr1357
      @jlr1357 2 года назад +3

      @@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

  • @Lostcory
    @Lostcory 2 года назад +21

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +2

      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

  • @nicholase82
    @nicholase82 2 года назад +20

    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
      @metromortem9449 2 года назад +3

      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
      @EJ-vb5it 2 года назад

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

  • @cinnamonpumpkin7655
    @cinnamonpumpkin7655 2 года назад +19

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +7

      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.

  • @darks_arts
    @darks_arts 2 года назад +12

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +7

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

  • @homie37
    @homie37 Год назад +3

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

  • @lydia1157
    @lydia1157 2 года назад +15

    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?

  • @TheBlackDemon1996
    @TheBlackDemon1996 2 года назад +4

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

  • @totoroFan
    @totoroFan 2 года назад +34

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад

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

  • @lucyread
    @lucyread 2 года назад +3

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад

      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.

  • @FutureBoyEXE
    @FutureBoyEXE 2 года назад +11

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

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +4

      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.

  • @mevb
    @mevb 4 месяца назад +2

    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 simingly cheerish duo.

  • @Tinypro2005
    @Tinypro2005 Год назад +2

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

  • @trickstabber8117
    @trickstabber8117 2 месяца назад +3

    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.

  • @teamcyeborg
    @teamcyeborg 2 года назад +12

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад

      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.

  • @andreasantinelli414
    @andreasantinelli414 2 года назад +3

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

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +1

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

  • @ultra824
    @ultra824 25 дней назад +1

    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.

  • @alexabrica2839
    @alexabrica2839 2 года назад +9

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

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +1

      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.

  • @strawberrypupper897
    @strawberrypupper897 2 года назад +1

    You could say the cheerleading duo is filled with enablers.

  • @a-pathetic
    @a-pathetic 2 года назад +5

    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.

  • @MysteriousTomJenkins
    @MysteriousTomJenkins 7 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @keondramcintyre3444
    @keondramcintyre3444 Год назад +1

    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!👍😶

  • @Johnhamsta
    @Johnhamsta 2 года назад +3

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

  • @bingus9651
    @bingus9651 2 года назад +4

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

  • @fishnugget2352
    @fishnugget2352 2 года назад +7

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +1

      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.

  • @Slattstudio
    @Slattstudio 2 года назад +9

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

  • @willisrose9756
    @willisrose9756 2 года назад +4

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

  • @helmiedel8410
    @helmiedel8410 2 года назад +7

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

  • @Yisuscraista
    @Yisuscraista 2 года назад +9

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

  • @apieceoftoast768
    @apieceoftoast768 2 месяца назад

    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.

  • @LokeSandwall
    @LokeSandwall 2 года назад +4

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +1

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

    • @LokeSandwall
      @LokeSandwall 2 года назад

      @@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!!

  • @LegateMilphosis
    @LegateMilphosis 2 года назад +2

    amazing videos, cannot wait until season 2!!

  • @itsblitz4437
    @itsblitz4437 2 года назад +3

    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.

  • @BabyCharmander
    @BabyCharmander 2 года назад +7

    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!

  • @dolphinerofachero3159
    @dolphinerofachero3159 2 месяца назад +1

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

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 месяца назад +1

      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.

  • @zurimoore2545
    @zurimoore2545 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @BonesPower
    @BonesPower 2 года назад +2

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

  • @spaceace9103
    @spaceace9103 2 года назад +2

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

  • @adamb6119
    @adamb6119 11 месяцев назад

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

  • @mitchellalexander9162
    @mitchellalexander9162 2 года назад +1

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

  • @shy-griff6357
    @shy-griff6357 7 часов назад

    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.

  • @KaminoKatie
    @KaminoKatie 2 года назад +3

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

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +2

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

    • @Razputinsgoggles
      @Razputinsgoggles Год назад

      @@GamingUniversityUoG it’s set in exactly 1982

  • @leafcatcher1715
    @leafcatcher1715 Год назад +1

    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!

  • @ITAviper
    @ITAviper 2 года назад +2

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад

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

  • @cagedcoco1681
    @cagedcoco1681 Год назад +1

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  Год назад

      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.

  • @mevb
    @mevb 4 месяца назад

    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 gangester 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).

  • @dylanthomas385
    @dylanthomas385 2 года назад +2

    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

  • @lou626
    @lou626 2 года назад +1

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

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +1

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

  • @Yacovo
    @Yacovo 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for this series. it is fun to watch

  • @bluwasabi7635
    @bluwasabi7635 2 года назад +4

    For the glory of the algorithm!

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +2

      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
      @bluwasabi7635 2 года назад +1

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

  • @gatorshark0870
    @gatorshark0870 2 года назад +2

    Can't wait till you talk about the sequel!

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +2

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

  • @BrooklyFire
    @BrooklyFire Год назад +1

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

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  Год назад

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

  • @benjaminfeld6388
    @benjaminfeld6388 2 года назад +2

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

  • @theredroad1
    @theredroad1 5 месяцев назад +1

    “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

  • @agsilverradio2225
    @agsilverradio2225 2 года назад +2

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

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +1

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

  • @mevb
    @mevb 4 месяца назад

    One thing that you missed about Elton is that since he has a crush on Lili, he sees Raz as a rival for her. For one when they converse the first time Raz comes to the docks and sees the Hand of Galochio, Elton asks Raz if he was asking Lili for a date when he told himhe saw him to talking to her earlier, to which Raz replies no and Elton says "Excellent!" as he walks away. Also, when using Clairvoyance on him reveals that he sees Raz as a melodrama villian (which thin long moustache, tall hat and all) carrying away a bound and gaged Lili on his back, further proving the rivality (though he does see this towards the end of the game after that he and Milka have fallen in love each other to the point that they're openly kissing, on the message board he says to Lili he's sorry for breaking up with her and says he still made her homework as he promised in an earlier post in the game, showing that despite having a girlfriend, he starts to transfer from Lili to Milka by "breaking up" with her, even though Lili wasn't really interested in him in the first place).

  • @zipperfingers749
    @zipperfingers749 4 месяца назад +1

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

  • @dakotasan8719
    @dakotasan8719 2 года назад +1

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

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад

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

  • @aruce9
    @aruce9 2 года назад

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

  • @maxleroux
    @maxleroux 6 месяцев назад

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

  • @AnimeMe40
    @AnimeMe40 2 года назад +2

    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
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +1

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

  • @Dude-vq3oe
    @Dude-vq3oe 9 месяцев назад

    On Crystal’s profile, most of the comments are just asking if she’s alright and if she needs anyone to talk to. Heck, even Lili, who states on her profile how she isn’t interested in meeting people, comments that if Crystal needs anyone to talk to, she’s there. If even a girl who’s known to not like talking to people tells you that if you need someone to talk to, she’s there, you must be feeling, for lack of better words, really bad!

  • @PeanutButterAndJellyBros
    @PeanutButterAndJellyBros Год назад +4

    If anything, I would love to see these campers in the third game. Perhaps as interns. I don’t know how double fines are gonna write the story of psychonauts 3. However it is important to note that it is illegal for psychonauts to explore and fix the issues of the mind of a kid. Very unlikely that raz will get to explore and adventure into a kid’s mental world. Nervous about the third game’s narrative.

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  Год назад

      We will see what they do IF we get a their game. And yeah in this setting its illegal to enter a child's mind. But I'd love to follow up on get into these characters more. Like Maloof's father who is likely a mafia don. Touch base on their families would be a good way to follow up on the Campers but expand it too.

    • @twindrill2852
      @twindrill2852 Год назад

      Maybe they could age the characters up.

  • @beterbomen
    @beterbomen 2 года назад +1

    Nice video as always!
    You didn't cover Lily, but I guess you're saving her for another video?

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад +1

      Lily would best be served in the context of her Psychonauts 2 story so yeah we will be discussing her later.

  • @swiatowidciesslak6249
    @swiatowidciesslak6249 2 года назад +1

    Cool episode. :-)

  • @user-jm6so7lf8p
    @user-jm6so7lf8p Месяц назад

    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

  • @nightazday7988
    @nightazday7988 7 месяцев назад

    Nothing but respect for Old man Doom

  • @Christian1999DK
    @Christian1999DK 2 года назад

    well not wanting to spoil anything about the first or second game, but Dr. Loboto in the second game does leave the motherlobe to go and get his son, and the skin coloring could help narrow down who that might be and since you talked about bobby having farther issues, that might because Loboto is there and now after having been stabalized/gained a moral compass and a concience he goes to the camp to be a dad for his son. which could also give insight on what Loboto's full name might be.

  • @raf6213
    @raf6213 2 года назад +1

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

    • @GamingUniversityUoG
      @GamingUniversityUoG  2 года назад

      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
      @raf6213 2 года назад

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

  • @CrimesTimeLive
    @CrimesTimeLive 2 года назад +8

    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.

  • @kotakitaiga
    @kotakitaiga 2 года назад +4

    kitty and franke are gay and we love that for them

  • @zurimoore2545
    @zurimoore2545 9 месяцев назад

    Very interesting

  • @martincathala4228
    @martincathala4228 2 года назад

    Fun little detail that was only reinforced in Psychonauts 2, Bobby's father is Dr.Loboto. Yeah, his on dad stole his brain for coach Oleanders world domination! (poor kid is pure vilains tragedy)
    I never made the link between them until Loboto said in Psychonauts 2 (Spoilers at the end just to safe) that he has a son to get back home. And I've recently finished the first game at the time, remembering in the last scene that he was yelling for his dad to come and get him.... Ho the details in this franchise.