Astro Bot - Incredible Reviews - Is This A Game of the Year Contender?

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[@Raigeki-SC]

If this game somehow fails to sell, then we deserve nothing

[@CarbyGuuGuu]

You’ll have to blame Sony for their poor PR lately. Over-marketing Concord, under-marketing Astro Bot, and then announcing the PS5 Pro less than a week after Astro released.

[@ZackSNetwork]

I strongly disagree I don’t understand all the insane hype for this game.

[@Mcfigg]

It’s already selling poorly…

[@tomaszstarzZz]

@@CarbyGuuGuuthere was any marketing for Concord?

[@PhilippeCorthout]

@@tomaszstarzZz what is Concord? :'-)

[@louisfreeman9551]

This game has brought my ten year old a level of Joy that's contagious, and he's only had it for a few days.

[@DeesBees85]

PS5 has 3 absolutely delightful colorful old school games. Astro Bot, Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart, and Sackboy’s Adventure.

[@MichaelM28]

Don't forget Kena

[@Leyhkeze]

And Astro's Playroom

[@MarbleThumbs]

Is this what Cerny meant when he said "The big three"?

[@enorma29]

and only astro isn't on steam.

[@jbway86]

Don't forget Pennys Big Breakaway in which I'll be purchasing after I complete Astro Bot 😊

[@duncanb.a.s2886]

John is just the best, man. he has such a nice positive vibe talking about the game. I usually dont like plattformers but he got me all hyped.

[@Jekoza]

This is why John is my favourite, he’s just so passionate with video games

[@RARufus]

It really is a great game. Smiles for hours.

[@conorturton]

It reminds this 50 odd year old me what gaming on consoles used to be about before they went down the "grown up" games path.

[@nismo4321]

Same here, at 50 this game brings back old memories. 😊

[@zZiL341yRj736]

Same vibe as Mario 64 when you're seeing 3D for the first time. It makes you want to explore the world.

[@MichaelM28]

There have been AAA grown up games since the 90s 🤡

[@CJP.-pq3kr]

@@MichaelM28do you want to get slapped around in 2024? Sit down 🤡

[@umFerno]

@@MichaelM28 they meant before that.

[@Matty_UK]

Astro Bot is the best game this generation. I don't usually like platformers like this. I thought I'd kinda grew out of them back in the 90s. But Astro Bot is so well done it's fantastic.

[@dockgamer973]

Its not even close to best game of the generation 😂 and the fact its completely flopped is laughable.

[@GetShrekd]

@@dockgamer973 you should delete this now to save yourself the embrassment

[@thatboy799]

I'm 100% most confident that the executives will learn from this!!!!

[@johansvensson833]

only if it sells

[@MasterPJ86]

Not only Astro is an incredible game, easily a contender for game of the year, but I'd call it the first "4D" game of my life, thanks to the unbelievable integration with the dual sense, it gives another whole dimension to the experience, literally.

[@RagingUtai]

Astro and returnal truly shines due the dual sense.

[@Skateandcreate9]

This is what laymen critics of the game aren’t understanding

[@w1nch3ster1]

​@RagingUtai Returnal is dope. Atmosphere like Alien, amazing and intuitive controls, and as you pointed out the game really takes advantage of the DualSense haptics.

[@RagingUtai]

@@w1nch3ster1 yeah theres only a few rare games that feel next gen thanks to the dual sense. Way more important than those ps5 pro enhancements that do nothing substantial.

[@GetShrekd]

yeah i dont know about that

[@broza82]

When I first got to the 'Lost Galaxy', I was in awe of the graphics. The moving colourful background looks superb on an OLED tv. I had to put my controller down for a minute and feast my eyes.

[@Timbucktu635]

I also share John’s enthusiasm. I have never been a platform gamer until I played Astro’s Playroom. Since then, I never looked back.

[@af4396]

Although I have enjoyed Mario platformers, I have never had as much fun as I had in Astro's Playroom (and now Astrobot). Sure, they're not brutally difficult, even on the challenge levels, but the mechanics are just so fun, the level design is so good, the visuals are amazing and the music is top tier for this type of game.

[@conker2185]

Here's some recommendations. Banjo kazooie on switch, a hat in time, mario Galaxy, Crash bandicoot, Rachet and clank rift apart.

[@haggisman0812]

If you have a switch or pc to emulate, must recommend mario galaxy 1 and 2, basically the same as astro bot with more content

[@petebagwell6666]

If you guys ever get to play astro bot rescue mission on psvr1 dive on it, it was like playing a 3d platformer for the first time again after growing up with nes

[@petebagwell6666]

Pennys big breakaway ​@@conker2185

[@zZiL341yRj736]

Has the vibe of Mario 64. The sense of exploration and interaction. That's why.

[@ZackSNetwork]

It’s nothing like Mario 64. It takes extreme inspiration from Mario Galaxy, Mario Sunshine, Pikmin, Splatoon, Metroid, Kirby and the latest Crash game were he can freeze time.

[@phattjohnson]

@@ZackSNetwork Let's not overthink it. The sense of wonder is the main thing.

[@PhilippeCorthout]

@@phattjohnson it's obvious they took bits and bites from the best Nintendo games out there... and yet it feels very fresh and original enough to stand on its own.

[@paulcox2447]

​@@ZackSNetworkall of those games got their mechanics from Mario 64 if you go back enough. It's the OG 3D platformer

[@Noid1220]

@@phattjohnsonright? people should just enjoy the game

[@SystemBD]

I would love to have this game working with PSVR2. And not necessarily with advanced interactions like the original VR game. Just being able to perceive depth (thanks to having one image for each eye), made platforming a lot easier while also enabling players to appreciate the beautiful worlds Team Asobi so painstakingly created.

[@WesMordine]

Back in the day, Nvidia had a tool to play games in 3D like that. I think its such a wasted opportunity to have this headset and not explore 3D gaming

[@izbreez9615]

By this pattern the next thing they reveal will be a banger 😂

[@James-gj8rn]

I'm glad Astro Bot reviews are are glowing with praise, I miss this kind of game and i'm super nostalgic to see PlayStation throwing it's hat in the ring with one of these again, when did being fun stop being enough for games?!

[@CarbyGuuGuu]

Sadly, there’s still a mindset among some people that fun and whimsical is “immature” and we need photorealistic games with grounded stories and unsustainable budgets. It’s the very reason game corporations are how they are, right now. I hope Astro Bot changes the minds of PlayStation execs after they fumbled the bag with Concord and the PS5 Pro announcement…

[@secondchance6603]

@@CarbyGuuGuu Ah yes, the infamous "I'm a mature gamer... kiddy games suck" mentality I used to hear/read a couple of decades ago. It's up there with that other infantile 'First' comment you see in the comment section.

[@yinx9]

It's stands shoulder to shoulder with the best platformers ever made, and is one of the greatest games this generation all around. So much charm, soul and attention to detail. Game design and execution at it's finest.

[@austinkoble]

It’s incredible that I can run into a scattering of acorns and from the haptics alone I can count them flawlessly. Obviously not possible with a big pile but under 10 is very easy to distinguish

[@CheckmateStallioN]

A studio made up of only 65 devs made this game in only 3.5 years is remarkable. Japan is like a whole different world than the rest. When you realize how high their level of awareness and discipline is compared to the rest of the world from schools not needing janitors because students have discipline to clean up the schools you start to see how this reflects in the work they do and the products they make. It's no secret sauce really. Discipline and S tier work ethic can go a long way

[@MarbleThumbs]

It's nice that we get AstroBot out of it, but let's spare a thought for a country with the highest s**icide rates, in large part due to work culture.

[@Christopher-md7tf]

Umm it's also just a way more manageable game than the usual AAA affair in terms of scope? Stylized graphics with way less detail, smaller levels, way shorter playtime, no mocap, no voice acting, no script writing etc. Like, yeah, I'm sure they worked hard on that game, but let's not act like Western devs are somehow lazy lol

[@CheckmateStallioN]

@@Christopher-md7tf for a team of 65 devs in a 3.5 years timespan they achieved what only AAA studios of hundreds of employees can achieve in that time. You forgot about CDPR's crunch culture and how that turned out for Cyberpunk? The art direction perfectly fits this game. "Less detail" is the wrong term here. The LoD is great for this type of art direction when all the chars are robots and the environments are robotic renders of their living counterparts. Plus not every game has to be photorealistic. Photorealistic games age horribly. Also "shorter playtime" works if you play it once not including the many hidden collectibles and high replay value for speedrunning. Not every game has to be 50-100 hours and mocapped my guy. You are comparing this to big budget AAA games which take 5-10 years to make which I also love. Apples and oranges! Where did I say that western devs are "lazy"?

[@Christopher-md7tf]

​@@CheckmateStallioN "for a team of 65 devs in a 3.5 years timespan they achieved what many AAA devs can't achieve in that time" "Also why are you comparing this to big budget AAA games " lol Also, I didn't claim that the art direction doesn't fit the game or that it should have been photorealistic. I'm just making the point that this game was possible to make with a smaller team and less dev time than usual because of the nature of the project, not because the devs are Japanese.

[@phattjohnson]

@@MarbleThumbs Better some silverside than taking down the whole barn in a blaze of glory.

[@TatankaTaylor]

Concord bombs: "Damn. How will Sony come back from THAT?" Astrobot comes out: "Sony is back, baby!" PS5 Pro unveiled. Sells for $700+: "Arrogant Sony is back!" 😂

[@HiN00bs12]

Starfail was the biggest flop and microcock is still in denial. At least Sony is man enough to admit that concord failed.

[@duncanb.a.s2886]

🤣 right?! Pick a day and the internet will be burning somehow

[@albert2006xp]

@@HiN00bs12 I always take the opinions of people who change half of a word to some negative word popular with teenagers and can't talk like a normal person as fact.

[@1984chrisyB]

​@HiN00bs12 where's that come from ye stiff, sony makes a shite game and ends up being about Microsoft

[@MichaelM28]

@@albert2006xp Cry harder xbot

[@AZZOMY2010]

Got thr Platinum yesterday The game is simply incredible love every bit of it 💙 I really hope it sells a lot of copies.

[@KevinJamesVideo]

Asobi needs to make an Ape Escape ASAP.

[@ShadyPaperclips]

What I'm hoping to see is Team Asobi taking on Japan Studios franchises and other abandoned IP and giving them a new chance to shine That Ape Escape level in Astro Bot proves they'd be able to make a very fun entry in the series, but rn I'm hoping for a Gravity Rush sequel

[@CarbyGuuGuu]

I think the helms of Bloodborne will be handed to Bluepoint, and makes sense considering their work on the Demon’s Souls remake. But, I do want to see Asobi make a new Ape Escape, Gravity Rush, LocoRoco, or PaRappa.

[@ShadyPaperclips]

​​@@CarbyGuuGuuI'm not sure it'd be a good idea, Bluepoint as of rn has only had experience with graphics Bloodborne is a cult classic with a huge fan base, you can't simply replace Fromsoftware because their specific design language is what made it great and it's very difficult to emulate But yeah I definitely think Asobi should at least try to take the reins of some of those old franchises I remember seeing that Playstation Ad with what appeared to be a new Patapon, so Sony as a whole might be taking their old IPs more seriously

[@MichaelM28]

@@ShadyPaperclipsFromSoft is overrated and their games run like garbage

[@ShadyPaperclips]

​@@MichaelM28extremely controversial take

[@dominicsawicki6943]

The LocoRoco level too!

[@sefin84]

Astros Playroom blew me away. My kids love it as well. So I have to buy Astro Bot. And it didnt dissapoint! I would love to see it as GOTY to be honest!

[@denzelvilliers]

I think that Astro Bot is better than many Mario's Games, but not better than all of them. Astro's sure got his place between some of the greatest Plataform Games in history, I'm playing the game smiling every second and hoping for Mario Galaxy 3 someday, please Nintendo 😭

[@sopadesopita]

platinum’ed astro bot the other day! it’s a game that just kept surprising me, i couldn’t stop playing.

[@grcigar9911]

Liked Astro Bot, but loved Rescue Mission

[@m1tch506]

Im picking up this game tomorrow and I cant wait to play it

[@bennettwaisbren]

It's such a freakin fun game. I wish we could get a banjo Kazooie sequel made with this attention to detail

[@ICrapPineapples]

This game looks absolutely gorgeous in HDR (OLED) .. turn down the brightness with 5-7 for improved blacks. Its color palette is so much richer 🤩

[@brains84]

Love this game. My five year old and I play it together. He plays until he gets stuck and then hands off to me. So much fun!

[@jdanielortega]

Do you think the gaming industry will learn from the astonishing successes of Astro Bot and Wukong? and learn from the mistakes of Concord, Dustbornd and Outlaws?

[@cstaeger]

Astro Bot is one of the best games I ever played. It captures the essence of what gaming could be like! 😍

[@retrosean199]

The game has some serious Mario Galaxy vibes in addition to other sources of inspiration. Quite fun.

[@jamiecal11]

I wish Astro had some sort of dive or roll, something that gives your base movement a bit of burst that you could chain together. I've been playing that new Mario Sunshine mod (Eclipse), putting Mario's dive, roll-out etc one after another always feels great. Maybe there isn't as much need for it in a game like Astro as your not left to your own devices nearly as much, but I think it would've given the character's movement a little bit of depth and personality.

[@Gameinmotion23]

There are ways to make Astro faster. If you jump and swing, you can get up a good bit of speed. Even jumping, swinging, and then activating the hover lets you get pretty far, unlike normal jumping.

[@5persondude]

It’s so satisfying to see a high-profile live-service game like Concord bomb and an old-school 3D platformer like Astro Bot become a huge critical success. Don’t have a PS5 but I would absolutely buy a PS5 just for this game, but I’m kind of holding out for that vaguely-mentioned PC port

[@bellissimo4520]

In case of this game, not being able to play with a Dual Sense controller is kinda missing out on part of the experience.

[@baxter009]

@@bellissimo4520you can use the Dual Sense on PC.

[@LeN0XX]

Playing without the PS5 controller is like missing out on 30% of the exp

[@sillkthashocker]

and it comes with a poster

[@richnick1911]

This game would be awesome as well in VR.

[@JuanReyes-lg1ds]

Hope they get a V. R update in the near future

[@der_dude1425]

They put so much love into the design of the original Astro Bot. Great to see them succeed.

[@danielbradshaw1724]

Such an amazing game better than any platformer ever except the mario games snd banjo kazooie

[@Stinger2578]

3 titles without "Bot representation" I thought of are Jet Moto, Twisted Metal and Warhawk. A bot with a white outfit with pink spots and flame hair possibly with a small ice cream truck 'gatcha' would have added just a little bit more to the game for me. Sega got some decent bot representation, even though I relate Rez and Space Channel 5 to the Dreamcast rather than PS2.

[@LEE-ty8vq]

Lets hope this makes publishers to bring back some old school platform icons.

[@orlandocalder1645]

I am so happy that i purchased this game. Its definitely game of the year

[@bellissimo4520]

It just occurred to me that all the bots that you rescue during the game should and maybe will also become collectible shelf figures. There's money to be made there...

[@Matty_UK]

I said that to Sony when they revealed it. They should have made a collecters edition that came with an Astro Bot figure and his face was an LED screen that did stuff.

[@PhilippeCorthout]

What...a... game. Indeed one of Playstation's finest.

[@LpG88]

Hope this studio can make something like the Pilot wings game in the similar colorful world as Astro bot.

[@BlueBARv5]

When PC Guys call a Console Game Perfect.. This is a Historical Moment❕

[@Ballistic-vn6em]

If Astro doesn't win GOTY, gaming is over

[@B1u35ky]

The game is like 12 hours long

[@Ballistic-vn6em]

@@B1u35ky So what?

[@QuantumChrist]

Same script ponies keep saying each year... For spiderman 2, last of us and god of war.... Nothing changes in ponies

[@denzelvilliers]

​@@B1u35kyand?. GOTY is supposed to be the best game by technical feats, not lenght or price. Also, Astro Bot is a Plataform Game, and the game's price and lenght is the same for most game in the Genre ( cheaper than some and longer than many, Plataforms has always been around 5-10 hours to beat, only few ones surpass such line and the majority of extra time is to repeat the same levels in Time Trials or unlocking Collectables ). It Takes Two it's a Plataform that won in 2021 and it's just 14 Hours Long 🤷🏻

[@B1u35ky]

@@Ballistic-vn6em it’s expensive for a 12 hour game that isn’t replayable. That alone makes it not.

[@davidgonzales9039]

Crazy how we get the first real PS5 system seller not even a week before the announment of the refresh of the console.

[@haggisman0812]

Curious if astro bot gets 120fps mode on pro given how well it runs on ps5

[@johansvensson833]

no dude this is not a system seller

[@davidgonzales9039]

@johansvensson833 I have watched people in multiple videos since this game launched say they purchased a PS5 just for this game. You can have an opinion, but saying "no dude" based only on your opinion is self-centered and categorically wrong.

[@kalofkrypton]

I'm a bit of a generational luddite. Still happily rocking my launch PS4 and only just recently bought a PSVR and really enjoying that. With the Astro hype around I gave Rescue Mission a try yesterday - what a gem of a game!

[@thedarkside3899]

it is great, but i like Ratchet and Clank as much.

[@simonrockstream]

Its not a contender its the winner. Theres NO competition. Nothing even comes close in YEARS.

[@johansvensson833]

nope FF7 rebirth will win

[@paullucci]

Astro Bot owes a lot to 3D Mario games. I agree with John that is still not at the level of Mario’s best re: control depth (think Odyssey’s hat platforming), but as far as spectacle, joy, whimsy, and tactile feedback, Astro Bot is top tier. I just finished it up this morning and it’s definitely at the top of my list for the year so far.

[@SevanElevan]

I really did like this game. I finished it and platinum’d it. To me, it feels more of an extension of Astro’s Playroom than truly taking that next step for the genre. Rescue Mission proved how good VR games can be. Playroom proved how good the DualSense controller can feel. This game showcases a lot of great ideas but nothing we haven’t experienced already. Also, I kinda wish Astro Bot had a bit more personality than just literally being a mascot for Sony. Maybe having the lore of being this long, lost character Sony never used and trying to prove his worth kind of like a Wreck It Ralph story or something.

[@gmanz5]

We keep comparing Astro to Mario’s best outing. We’re forgetting theres over thirty years of experience for Mario compared to like 6-8 for Astro. Astro Bot 2is going to be crazy

[@tgk3624]

The haptics are done so so well. Its a shame no other developer's use the technology in there games as well as Astrobot.

[@Nu_Merick]

currently playing it and its amazing.

[@SolidMGSnake]

Surprised we didnt see any PS5 Pro upgrades presented for the game.

[@cirotheb5]

There's not much to upgrade, it's already beautiful on standard PS5

[@dominicsawicki6943]

Cause it already looks flawless, only has one highly polished graphics preset

[@JWBR84]

I would rather have 11 Crash Bandicoot/Spyro/Ratchet & Clank/Jak & Daxter/Sly Cooper/Astro games than 11 online-live-service-shooter games.

[@iantaylor8148]

It's so hard to resist watching reviews, but l'm going to wait a while before purchasing it. I have other titles to play at the mo. I want to dive in knowing as little about the levels as possible

[@CapOlimar]

I finished Astro's Playroom yesterday, and then went back and got the platinum trophy this morning. Spent maybe a total of five hours, enjoyed every bit of it. Astro Bot has me excited, but my backlog is enormous so it might have to wait.

[@Vanu-i4o]

I'm going to love it when it comes to PC.

[@Highlander77]

On the subject of nitpicks (and these are most assuredly nitpicks, as the game is near flawless, but as the person who asked that question said, "there's always room for improvement", I wouldn't mind seeing a bit more enemy variety along with enemies having perhaps a bit more complexity in terms of how to deal with them. Common enemies that appear throughout the game are pretty much dealt with by either just punching them in the face, or flying over and hitting them with your foot laser-jets. And then the enemies that are unique to the levels that have the helper power-ups are often dealt with simply by using the special ability, without any real trick to it. But I wouldn't call any of this a real complaint about this game...more like things I'd like to see them build on for the next one.

[@morbozim]

Cerny must be so jealous, this game looks like what Knack was supposed to be

[@klartext6668]

🎶 AstroBot I am AstroBot 🎶

[@ianwood6438]

Smiled so much playing it such a genuinely fun game 🎉🎉

[@NathanBaldassero]

Is it just me or was the HDR a bit better in Astro's Playroom? More contrast and richer overall

[@TheSterlingArcher16]

I thought the same. The gamma seems to have raised making dark areas grey. It’s brighter than Astro’s Playroom overall I think.

[@SpanishMule82]

There is a setting to make it brighter.

[@NathanBaldassero]

@@SpanishMule82 ya, I actually found that for me it helps with some pop but I lost some of the richness in darker areas/levels and the dynamic range. So stuck with normal. But even between those two options I feel Astros playroom had better HDR implementation

[@andresoares7414]

Me too! The colors are just washed out… strange… is there any solution?

[@andresoares7414]

I turned the hdr off and the colors are much better! I’m going to play this way.

[@mcmurder8835]

It's interesting that this comes out days before the PS5 Pro announcement. On one hand, Sony is telling us that we want more fidelity. This title firmly tells us that we don't.

[@RagingUtai]

And they didn't use this game as an example on ps5 pro lol

[@JonBon-bi7bh]

Yay! A Sony exclusive has made DFs big boy John happy again! You see, the Concord shut down had really upset the big guy but now that’s all changed thanks to Astrobot! Hang in there lunchbox, the PS5 Pro is almost here.

[@dariengoheen747]

Astro bot by being great shows the problem with modern video games. It takes the bloat and says no to it. Short and sweet.

[@aralifefarming]

As of all console in PC Gamer I have rarely been turning my PS5 on except for one VR game how to replay the last of us since I have the other games on PC I will say this astrobots is so much fun it is a game everyone should buy. It's a reason to turn your PS5 on and have a blast. Now I've been gaming since Calico and tardy 2600 even my first console what's pong. But this game just brings back old time fun as a kid that has been lacking in a lot of games. I can't believe it's not selling extremely well because this game is one of those games that is a must buy

[@Creepsandwicheater]

I think something that puts astrobot above the best of both mario and sonic is that it is consistently great. Even in the best marios and sonic games, they tend to have some pretty bad levels (any spring mario level in galaxy, late knuckles levels in the adventure games). Like a low point in astro bot wouldn't register as a low point in one of the best Mario's despite the less depth in the control scheme.

[@haggisman0812]

In a week where concord shuts down and astro bot releases as a full featured game with no dlc or microtransactions, bug free and the game is great, if you dont support games like astro bot then you forfeit your right to complain about live service garbage.

[@bamban_garcia5562]

Or maybe people prefer to support the genre or style they want and not exactly live service like... I myself are skipping robot platformer because I prefer horror, thus I am looking forward to Lempo, Pneumata, A Quiet Place The Road Ahead, The Bridge Curse 2, Dollhouse Beyond The Broken Mirror among others

[@diligencehumility6971]

This game tops Mario many times over

[@superspecky4eyes]

I love everything about the Astro Bot games apart from the design of Astro Bot himself. Yes, I feel he's cute but a little bland. Like he should be advertising an MP3 player in the 2000s.

[@hassosigbjoernson5738]

2 questions stay unanswered for me: - When should it release on Microsofts PC? Obviously, Sony won't miss those sales! And I wonder if Astros Playroom is also gonna be released on PC. - Which brings the follow up: Is the PS5 controller fully compatible with PC to experience all the fine details?

[@Itsyesfahad]

Game of the century.

[@alexkelly5554]

Doesn’t come close to It Takes Two for me, but still really enjoying it so far.

[@fernandoaleta9807]

I'm onto the second galaxy in the game and it's been fantastic so far, i can't believe i'm saying this but it's GOTY material

[@kosmonument2682]

Just a great game.

[@djtomoy]

hopefully this will open the door to knack 3, the knack community has suffered too long without relief! we need to know the fates of Ava, Lucas and Uncle Ryder!!!

[@Leeyon1313]

I am waiting to see the DF breakdown on PS5pro because if games like this are pristine , then I might get the slim.

[@travisspazz1624]

Your review video convinced me to buy it! It's just delightful! It's not better than Rift Apart though. Some bold claims early in this vid!

[@ChimpRiot]

Astro Bot is a celebration of gaming and especially PlayStation. It has no divisive politics or preachy messaging. It’s loved by nearly everyone. They put so much detail into all the little character animations.

[@federicomasetti8809]

I haven't yet played the game, but, for what regards my own, personal, taste, this, Hi-Fi Rush and It Takes Two, to name the first three that come to my mind (and are well known between most of the people, otherwise I'd have some more titles to add straight away), are what I need, in terms of polished presentation. I feel no need for hyper realistic graphics or whatsoever, I just want to see something that looks "clean" (and hopefully fresh/original) on the screen and puts a smile on my face, while playing

[@jbway86]

I hope Nintendo take inspiration from this game for the next mainline Mario game. This is most beautifully rendered platformer I've ever seen. Especially the enormous amount particles/objects on screen and physics. Truly next gen.

[@Gemageos]

This! And I also hope Microsoft does something the Banjo-Kazooie.

[@RagingUtai]

This game is better than everything they showed off during the ps5 pro reveal

[@lawnmanGman]

got the plat, goty

[@OriginalEdition-bv2cz]

A linear game with self-promotion, generic art direction, no memorable music, and a gameplay already seen many times can be GOTY, while not a single Mario game, even the 97-opencritic Mario Odyssey, got the reward in 20 years VGA/VGX/TGA exists ? Are you sure ?

[@V3ntilator]

Funny thing is that they stol most of the level designs from Mario games and does not deserve GOTY as Nintendo invented it's gameplay.

[@iceman0124]

As for PS5 PRO.......I'd be kind of afraid of any changes other than res and framerate......its so cloe to perfect as is......extra embellishment could just as easily detract the experience as it could enhance it.....that extra bit of seasoning in the gravy , extra bit of shading in the drawing/painting......that you ultimately wish you didnt add....this game is so good it would be hard to improve IMHO

[@WArockets]

It's a fantastic experience but to me isn't better than Ratchet and Clank. To me Ratchet and Clank in the PS2/PS3 era blended a coherent narrative with the nice 3D platforming and combat which is easy for everyone to play. But yes Astrobot is great

[@iurigrang]

This might seem nitpicky, but it stems from my curiosity more than anything. Why does a game like that have any dips whatsoever? In an age of dynamic resolution, shouldn’t the only dip be from CPU limitations? Is this game pushing the ps5 on the CPU side? Is the dynamic res hitting a floor? Why do dynamic res systems have floors at all? The image didn’t look bad whatsoever in that scene, so I fail to understand why not just ditch the floor at all and have the game be perfect. There must be a limitation or a reason I can’t think of. That’s the main reason why I ask.

[@godsmacking99]

Half of its success is because it taps into that old-school style game that so many are nostalgic for now in times when games are overly focused on graphics and story that they forget to be fun games to play. So here comes a game like Astro Bot, just a very fun classic styled game and taps right into that nostalgia and mostly bygone era when games were actually fun and put emphasis on gameplay first and foremost. I hope its success begins a new trend in gaming and games can go back to being light-hearted and fun. People are fatigued on the generic massive open-world checklist style games, they're fatigued on the solo narrative Last of Us style games, this is more what people want. Play games in the style of their childhood but with a modern twist and Astro Bot nails it perfectly. Take notes other devs out there. Make games fun again.

[@matthewling3293]

My thoughts exactly. Make games FUN again. Not just pretty!

[@macsmith2013]

I've had more sheer fun with this game than I've had in years, so it's GOTY for me easily. Screw the PS5pro, give us more of this!

[@z4520ft]

This clears shows how Sony understand their gamers better than Xbox. We can argue over which consoles have better performance but if there's no game that highlight those strength it will mean nothing to the gamers. Sorry, had to mention Xbox as I was an Xbox gamers and I like what Sony did with Astro Bot. It's simple in term of gameplay and graphics, but it plays to the strength of the console very well.

[@UmmerFarooq-wx4yo]

Sony subsidy

[@af4396]

Astro's playroom gives me no sense of the need of a PS5 Pro, at all. Amazing display of physics, material rendering, draw distance, objects on-screen, lighting and all at a highly accomplished 4K/60fps target. However, if you want to brute force your way through Star Wars Outlaws' terrible optimization and bugginess, or a remastered-remastered version The Last of Us Part 2, then the PS5 Pro is for you! Developers won't care to optimize for your new 800 dollar machine (so you can use those disks you bought for the PS5), but you'll feel like you're the gaming king! On a serious note though... Astrobot is abuot as "next gen" as it gets so far, aside from maybe those insane real-time titanic boss fights in FF16.

[@OldForrester]

The raised blacks at the splash screen I noticed as well, but it looked to me to just be a video file playing. So a problem with the video rendered to the file and not the game itself.

[@curelord]

LOVED THE GAME, but can't understand why the dual sense is under utilized in the rest of the games on ps5?

[@TranCeFORM3R]

Imagine Astro Bot in a 120fps mode 😮

[@matthewling3293]

Hopefully the pro can at least target it!

[@mickael486]

What Sonic game is John playing where there's "depth" ? Sonic's "momentum system" is broken. Always needing to stop or get hit during those moments moments.. unless you're referring those almost quick time moments when Sonic is speed balling in those chutes.. Momentum is when, if you're good, you can KEEP MOVING. Like in the Donkey Kong Country games. Sonic is the opposite of that. I think he's got his rose colored glasses on.

[@stephenhuggan5151]

Sony have always looked after their customers , now give me £700 please.

[@aznpanda510x]

I click and like all Astro bot videos

[@kevinbuchanan67]

I doubt it'll come to PC, but I'm hoping it does

[@Gemageos]

Even if it doesn't come to PC, it might make Microsoft do something with Banjo-Kazooie and other Nintendo64-era Rare IPs. And those WILL be on PC. And Nintendo.

[@solid_justice5855]

​@@Gemageosand they will fuck it up like they did with Banjo Nuts and bolts.