History VideoGame / PsychonautsInTheRhombusOfRuin

* HazyFeelTurn: [[spoiler:After his moral compass is put back in its rightful place, Loboto lets the Psychonauts free, brings them all too him, and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers activates the lab's self destruct sequence]]. This is implied to be more thanks to his mental state rather than malice, as he tells the Psychonauts to escape before the lab takes them with it.]]

* AGodAmI: Using Clairvoyance on a whale immediately goes to Raz's head, as he immediately starts comparing himself to Poseidon.

* ImmediateSequel: Happens moments after the cliffhanger ending of ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}''.

* FakeBand: All Paul, a mermaid-themed boy band whose three members [[OneSteveLimit all have the same first name]]. Oleander is seen singing along to one of their songs in the remnant of their stage which apparently fell into the Rhombus of Ruin. [[spoiler:When Raz pulls back the curtain behind their stage, he finds the band members' remains, which are just skeletons in mermaid tails.]]

* LotusEaterMachine: [[spoiler: the Psilirium causes this effect on the other Psychonauts - Milla sees herself trapped on a bus full of orphans with a train heading their way, Lili sees herself in a flower garden, and Sasha sees himself making first contact with extraterrestrials.]]

* {{Homage}}: The plane crash transitions into an opening credits sequence that wouldn't be out of place in a ''Film/JamesBond'' film. In addition, the villain's lair is an UnderwaterBase, much like in ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' and ''Film/GoldenEye''.

->'''''"And you know it's TOO LATE! To stop what you're doing, You can't break a date, With the Rhombus of Ruin!"'''''
-->-- '''Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szJXBLT9-O4 trailer song]]

* TheCameo: Some characters who do not make an appearance in this game (Dogen, Bobby, Linda, Ford and a Censor) make it into the game as figments viewable from the main menu.
* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler: Crab Sandwiches (a live crab between two slices of bread) are advertised on the back of comic books, and come into play later as food for a hungry guard.]]

* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: The song that snaps Milla out of her trance, which in this case is heard on a radio, is the same song which plays in the level Milla's Dance Party in [[VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}} the previous game.]]
* DragonAscendant: [[spoiler: Doctor Loboto goes from an EvilGenius working for Oleander to a BigBad in his own right, who was hired by an [[GreaterScopeVillain unknown individual]].]]

** Oleander's Psylirium poisoning being unaffected by the loud dance music isn't due to "a mental-echo chamber for the Psylirium waves". [[spoiler: He's just NotBrainwashed.]]

* HeelFaceTurn: Subverted. [[spoiler: Raz returns Loboto's moral compass in his mind and offers a chance to make up for his actions, and Loboto seems to take it, telling his minions to release the prisoners and bring them to his location... [[HazyFeelTurn Only to immediately activate the self-destruct and abandon ship]].]]

* FirstContact: According to Milla, Sasha's obsession is aliens, and he hopes to use psychic powers to encounter them. When under Psylirium poisoning, he hallucinates that [[spoiler: Loboto's]] minions are aliens.
* FlyingSaucer: You can find Sasha Nein in a UFO under analysis by [[spoiler: Loboto's]] minions, convinced that he is talking to aliens while under Psilirium poisoning. When Raz manages to snap him out of it, he reveals that it is actually [[MoonLandingHoax a cheap reproduction of a spaceship used to confuse and panic foreign countries during the Nuclear Arms-Race]]. The ocean floor is apparently ''full'' of them.

** [[spoiler: The fact that Oleander's Psylirium poisoning is unaffected by the loud dance music isn't due to "a mental-echo chamber for the Psylirium waves". He's just NotBrainwashed.]]
** [[spoiler: The UnderwaterBase is populated by FishPeople, and contains dentist chairs that prisoners are strapped to. Both of these tie into TheDragon of the previous game, Doctor Loboto.]]

* LotusEaterMachine: [[spoiler: the Psilirium causes this effect on the other Psychonauts, so Milla sees herself trapped on a bus full of orphans with a train heading their way, and Sasha sees himself making first contact with extraterrestrials.]]

* MusicalTrigger: Raz snaps the rest of the group (except Coach Oleander, who apparently really was having an impromptu concert) out of Psilirium-induced hallucinations by playing familiar music to them on nearby objects.

* NotBrainwashed: [[spoiler:Oleander isn't under the influence of Psirilium, he's just been given a lavish holding area]].
* OhCrap: Oleander comes to a horrible realization when Raz fills him in on the situation and realizes who the only person who can be behind genetically engineered fishmen is. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, his warning comes too late to save Raz from a face to face encounter with Dr. Loboto.]]
* PsychicBlockDefense: Raz's TrainingFromHell gives him the ability to resist Psilirium better than others. [[spoiler:Oleander, being the ''provider'' of said Training from Hell, has the same resistance]].
* PsychopathicManchild: Truman's captors, who use technology similar to see-and-say toys and hide comic books inside of textbooks.
* RedemptionRejection: Subverted. [[spoiler: Raz returns Loboto's moral compass in his mind and offers a chance to make up for his misdeeds. Loboto seems to take it, telling his minions to release the prisoners and bring them to his location... only to immediately activate the self-destruct and abandon ship. However, this is less out of malice and more out of insanity, since Loboto tells the Psychonauts repeatedly to escape]].
* SequelHook: Multiple, as this help set up for the events of ''Psychonauts 2'':

** In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment at the tail end of the game, [[spoiler: Loboto's claw pokes out from one of the overhead compartments in the jet, revealing that he's a stowaway, and will more than likely show up again in the next game. And he does, as he's quickly captured and Raz and company try to discover his employer's identity.]]
* ShipTease: As the plane is about to crash, Sasha says he has something to tell Milla...and they're seen grasping for each other's hands during the opening credits. [[spoiler: Unlike with Raz and Lili, it isn't resolved whether or not Sasha and Milla are also a couple.]]

* UpperClassTwit: Implied with [[spoiler: Loboto's parents. They're clearly upper-class due to his father's job as a doctor and are ''highly'' prejudiced against Psychics. The one positive memory Loboto has of them as a baby even proves that they're classist as Loboto's mother jokes that he might [[CallForward become a dentist when he grows up]] to which his father responds with snooty laughter and a "God forbid."]]

* TheCameo: Some characters who do not make an appearance in this game (Dogen, Bobby, Ford and a Censor) make it into the game as figments viewable from the main menu.

* {{Homage}}: The plane crash transitions into an opening credits sequence that wouldn't be out of place in a ''Film/JamesBond'' film.

The gameplay is very different from the original. Instead of a platformer,
''Rhombus of Ruin'' is a first-person puzzle look-and-click revolving around the Clairvoyance ability, which allows Raz to see through the eyes of whoever he is using the ability on. Raz must use this to solve puzzles and navigate his way through the facility.

It picks up immediately after the first game left off, concerning the kidnapping of Truman Zanotto (Grand Head of the Psychonauts, and Lili's father).

* NotSoDifferent:
** Much like Raz, Oleander can't swim. Unlike Raz, it's not because of a curse but because [[TheNapoleon his legs are too stumpy.]]
** Like Raz, Lili had [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents certain perceived issues]] with her Dad.

* WorldBuilding: Part of the game is helping to build and expand the world of ''Psychonauts''.

* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Someone wanted Truman Zanotto kidnapped, as well as Raz's brain, but their identity is never revealed.]] [[spoiler:The second game reveals it was [[BigBad Gristol Malik]], who hired Loboto to remove Truman's brain and [[GrandTheftMe replace it with his own]].]]

* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Someone wanted Truman Zanotto kidnapped, as well as Raz's brain, but their identity is never revealed.]]

* {{Interquel}}: It's basically Psychonauts 1.5, as far as canon goes.

** Raz is heading to Psychonauts HQ, the setting of ''Psychonauts 2''.
** In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment at the tail end of the game, [[spoiler: Loboto's claw pokes out from one of the overhead compartments in the jet, revealing that he's a stowaway, and will more than likely show up again in the next game.]]

* FlyingSaucer: You can find Sasha Nein in a UFO under analysis by [[spoiler: Loboto's]] minions, convinced that he is talking to aliens while under Psylirium poisoning. When Raz manages to snap him out of it, he reveals that it is actually [[MoonLandingHoax a cheap reproduction of a spaceship used to confuse and panic foreign countries during the Nuclear Arms-Race]]. The ocean floor is apparently ''full'' of them.

* ItsUpToYou: Despite the presence of three qualified Psychonauts (and Lili, who might as well be one), it's up to Raz to save the day. Justified by his training, which makes it harder for him to be affected by the [[LotusEaterMachine Psylirium]] than the others.

* MusicalTrigger: Raz snaps the rest of the group (except Coach Oleander, who apparently really was having an impromptu concert) out of Psyrillium-induced hallucinations by playing familiar music to them on nearby objects.

* PsychicBlockDefense: Raz's TrainingFromHell gives him the ability to resist Psilirium better than others.

* RedemptionRejection: [[spoiler: Raz returns Loboto's moral compass in his mind and offers a chance to make up for his misdeeds. Loboto seems to take it, telling his minions to release the prisoners and bring them to his location... Only to immediately activate the self-destruct and abandon ship.]]

''Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin'' is a 2017 virtual reality [[PointandClickGame look and click]] AdventureGame developed by Creator/DoubleFine Productions. The game is a new part of the ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'' series, set in between the original 2005 game and the upcoming ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts 2}}.'' It was released on February 21st, 2017 on PSVR and April 15, 2018 for Steam and Oculus.

* ThemeTuneCameo: A meta-example. The song that snaps Milla out of her trance, which in this case is heard on a radio, is the same song which plays in the level Milla's Dance Party in [[VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}} the previous game.]]