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This week, we reported that the Steam version of Psychonauts would be patched. One feature of that patch would be to tone down the difficulty of the notoriously frustrating Meat Circus level. My first thought was, “Great! Now I can finally beat that game without blowing a blood vessel!” My second thought was, “What, exactly, did they do to adjust the difficulty?” By comparing my playthrough with videos of the original version I found online, I was able to ascertain that the level itself hasn’t changed much, if at all. What does seem to have changed is that in the most difficult sections (including the Tunnel of Love), falling to your death no longer costs you a life (ahem, “Astral Projection Layer”). Think of it like infinite continues, except that you still lose a life if your health runs out from getting hit. Dream Fluffs will automatically refill your health when it hits zero, so they’re highly recommended. 
By Robert VerBruggen |