#asks:g

They have the potential to be very excellent as characters. Though it never gets the extent of proper justice in Pn2. The game has a massive problem of juggling many characters at once.

Like the interns, they get back-stoved in the 2nd half of the game, then appear near the climax like we didn't just ignore them for 12 hours.

The Aquatos (Augustus) was very arguably a strong pillar in the first game. It was a beam lurking in the background, but a load bearing one. It was the reason our Mc was here, and it was part of his own personal resolution at the end of the story.

In Pn2, majority of the Aquatos (Part of Raz's character/identity) gets heavily sidelined for one member, Nona, who has an entirely different lane of conflict than the rest of the family. And instead of fleshing out the idea of Raz running away and being a Psychic Agent, - and everyones bitter mixed feelings about that - Nonas plot instead takes main stage and the family is forced to set differences aside and join forces. And thats not necessarily bad.. per say.. It shows that they're all a loving family at the end of the day. But it's just so. Dismissive. To many, it doesn't feel like a proper resolution to the negative feelings shown in their introduction to these characters. It can come across as "After a life+family threatening situation, psychics and you being a psychonaut is okay to me now." Hyperbolic, but I assume thats how many players feel. Maybe even missing the resolution at all due to no direct apologies. - Personally I'm not even wishing for an apology. I just really wish they did much more with the inner family conflict before presumably wrapping it up.

I'm using very harsh tone but I find the topic of them so frustrating. Through fan discussion I've learned to love and appreciate the Aquatos. But thinking about them in canon presentation still winds me up the same as it did 2 years ago. Missed potential just irritates me. More than any snide comment from a fictional character could ever do. The biggest sin these characters ever commit is the fact we may never see them again.

to answer the question, i like psychonauts 1 more. 1 and 2 are games with different goals and 1 is something i enjoy a great deal more. How it told it's story and how simple the story(ies) were. fond of the comedy/writing in the 1st more than the 2nd. And especially liked Raz's character in the original. Loved the small tidbits he hints at about himself and his life. either through other character interactions, or the things he says and does when learning new powers from Ford. all under this moving forward, confident, persona.

In the li-po doc, it describes her stays at whispering rock alike to being dropped off at a long-term day camp. Truman being a busy parent due to being The Head, not having much time to spend with his daughter. It then leading to how lili acts and her relationship with him. I imagine him caring for her but there being a distance between them because of how little bonding they do. They should start on that now, or their relationship could be strained in the future. Speaking from experience.

In pn2 we never see her mother so I presume her dead or divorced. Those are both major headcanon so I'll probably never mention it within any comics. Though it can make sense from a character standpoint. Her rebellious bratty attitude can be akin to someone who has lost a parent and lacks the proper support. Or a kid with a separated parent situation. And Truman just seems like a sad man. Not confirmed nor canon so that's as far as i'll delve into that.

Truman seems like a powerful, competent, and capable leader for The Psychonauts. Minus the one time. He seems busy and more dedicated to his job rather than personal matters, basing this mostly off li-po doc. He also seems like a good man, a busy man, but good one. He loves his daughter just isn't able to be completely there for her.