When comparing Jumping Flash! 2 vs Psychonauts, the Slant community recommends Psychonauts for most people. In the question“What are the best exploration-oriented 3D platformers on any system?” Psychonauts is ranked 2nd while Jumping Flash! 2 is ranked 4th. The most important reason people chose Psychonauts is:
Each of the levels in the game are themed after different characters in the game, where the player enters their mind. This makes for a varied experience that will not get stale. It also allows for different gameplay elements due to the different tasks that are asked of the player to complete in each.
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Pros
Pro Great level design
Each level has its own theme, making for an individualistic look, but what is even better is that each level has a large amount of verticality with many hard to reach areas. The player is tasked with finding four Muu Muus (creatures in the game you are tasked with finding/saving) in each level, of which those Muu Muus are hidden on different platforms that the player must reach by jumping to them. Each stage gets larger as the game progresses, making finding these Muu Muus more and more difficult as the levels get more and more intricate.
Pro Allows looking in the strange minds of different characters, literally
Each of the levels in the game are themed after different characters in the game, where the player enters their mind. This makes for a varied experience that will not get stale. It also allows for different gameplay elements due to the different tasks that are asked of the player to complete in each.
Cons
Con First playthrough may be too easy
There is a game + mode that does up the difficulty of the game, but upon first playthrough before game+ is unlocked the difficulty may be too easy for most.
Con Poor textures and animations
Even at the time of release (as the game is a bit old now) the textures used and the animations found within are a bit lacking, which may detract from the experience.