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[cormack12]

For context Sackboy had 6 worlds and 90 levels, and around half of those were critical path while the rest were side missions and trials etc

 

[PlayedStation]

What are you going on about?

Exactly what I said. Wait until we're closer to 2025 before we see what Sony have planned for that year. Asking us really isn't gonna go anywhere.

 

[Roman Empire]

I think I read there will be ~6 worlds and ~80 levels in this one. Rescue Mission was 5 worlds and 20 levels for reference, and priced at $40.

Oh, that makes more sense. At $40 it's a no-brainer.

 

[Danjin44]

I dont mind playing full price for this, it look full fledged game while Playroom was demo teaser for this game.

 

[Dafegamer]

Did...did I just witness Peak????

 

[Dafegamer]

Day one.



Astro Bot games are basically Nintendo games not made by Nintendo. Relieved that Asobi survived Sony's Japanese purge, because they really do have some A-game talent there.

Apparently there's actually many ex Nintendo devs that actually worked on Super Mario Galaxy/ 3d World etc

 

[Dafegamer]

People who played Astros Playroom, you've seen nothing yet. Was a great palate cleanser but try Rescue Mission if you want continued Peak, which this game seem to be base more of. Looks closer to sequel of Rescue Mission, than Playroom but without VR

 

[Zathalus]

I do wonder if this would come to PC. I'd imagine it is going to leverage the Dualsense quite heavily, which works on PC albeit requiring a cable for all features. Maybe Sony should release an official dongle for PC? It would probably boost Dualsense adoption and sales on PC as well.

I'm buying this day one on PS5 regardless, just speculation on my part.

 

[Borowski_1]

I do wonder if this would come to PC. I'd imagine it is going to leverage the Dualsense quite heavily, which works on PC albeit requiring a cable for all features. Maybe Sony should release an official dongle for PC? It would probably boost Dualsense adoption and sales on PC as well.

I'm buying this day one on PS5 regardless, just speculation on my part.

This, like Playroom before it, is a celebration of the Playstation brand.

It wouldn't resonate with some PC players

 

[Zathalus]

This, like Playroom before it, is a celebration of the Playstation brand.

It wouldn't resonate with some PC players

Sure, it would be incredibly niche on PC but they ported Sackboy of all things, so who knows.

 

[Borowski_1]

People who played Astros Playroom, you've seen nothing yet. Was a great palate cleanser but try Rescue Mission if you want continued Peak, which this game seem to be base more of. Looks closer to sequel of Rescue Mission, than Playroom but without VR

Makes me wanna buy a PS VR 1

 

[Neff]

Makes me wanna buy a PS VR 1

Legitimately worth it if you can get one for a reasonable price. Hopefully they'll port Rescue Mission for PSVR2 at some point.

 

[eerik9000]

For the love of humanity, I hope it will be priced lower than the regular €80. Not because it is not worth it, I would pay €100 for it if needed, but to give it better chance to reach as many kids as possible. It is pure unadulterated joy. It would be a dark day if some misery generator can be picked up for €30 but Astro Bot goes for €80...

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

 

[SlimySnake]

$60 is fine.

 

[crackajack]

People who played Astros Playroom, you've seen nothing yet. Was a great palate cleanser but try Rescue Mission if you want continued Peak, which this game seem to be base more of. Looks closer to sequel of Rescue Mission, than Playroom but without VR

I don't agree that it was much greater. Both were on a high level though. Rescue was more a full game, while playroom with its charming PS brand celebration and showcasing the new controller was ideal as a pack in game. Rescue mission much like all VR1 games suffered from headset drift or whatever you can call it. The camera and the blue lights did absolutely not what they were supposed to do and after every half hour I was sitting with my back towards the camera, so totally twisted on my sit.

Maybe Sony should release an official dongle for PC?

There does not need to be anything "official". Just like pairing it with Android and other devices it just needs any capable Bluetooth adapter, so an offical dongle will certainly do but any other unbranded USB-Bluetooth adapter or built in BT on your mainboard would do the same. Sony just needs to unlock and or program it legitimately. But Sony is weird in many instances. I can use my DS4 on my PS3, but can't do the same with the Dualsense on PS4? PS3 arcadesticks are allowed on PS4, but not Logitech G25/27 wheels. I can remote play with DS4 my PS5 but can not use it natively. I cannot use my 360 controller for PS4 remote games that definitely don't have any DS4 requirements since that game is also on Xbox. Sony is way too protective over their stuff and should unlock anything that is possible and just sell peripherals and be THE brand on PC.

 

[midnightAI]

Impressions and some new footage (I think)...

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

In Europe this is 70 euros. Very stupid pricing.

 

[Borowski_1]

In Europe this is 70 euros. Very stupid pricing.

Worth it

 

[midnightAI]

Worth it

Stacks of levels and even more coming as free DLC

Astro Bot Confirms Exciting Post-Launch Plans

Team Asobi studio head Nicolas Doucet shares information about Astro Bot and gives a preview of the free DLC coming to the game after launch.

gamerant.com

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Worth it

I will buy it despite being salty for non-VR (Rescue Mission is my top 2 PS game last gen) but for the general audience, the price is extremely risky.

 

[Musilla]

 

[TropicanaTwista]

See some previews posted and read/watched a couple already but Shinobi covers it pretty well here overall. Me thinks this game is gonna be a banger.

 

[Quantum253]

I will buy it despite being salty for non-VR (Rescue Mission is my top 2 PS game last gen) but for the general audience, the price is extremely risky.

At least it's more of something you know you already have loved (if you played the two prior demos). I'd say there are some $60+ games coming out that are way riskier then Astro.

Edit: You as in the general public and not you specifically.

 

[Punished Miku]

This looks better than the initial trailer. Looks fun.

 

[fudgybrownie]

This looks better than the initial trailer. Looks fun.

Well they don't want to spoil the fun. The trailer is already great.

 

[NoobSmog]

See some previews posted and read/watched a couple already but Shinobi covers it pretty well here overall. Me thinks this game is gonna be a banger.

Sick, difficulty options. The only hard stuff in previous astrobots were the time trials. I hope they didn't hold back on the hard difficulty.

 

[rhodesianshepard]

Amazing previews all around! I am not big into platformers, but Astro's Playroom was such an amazing tech demo, I am in day 1 for Astro Bot. And, Astro's Playroom being bundled with every PS5 will no doubt be the best marketing for this game. It will be Playstation's first big successful platformer since the PS2 days, imo

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Funny how this was supposed to be the year that PS5 would be missing heavy hitters...and every single game either from Sony studios or 3rd party exclusives have been winners: Helldivers 2, TLOU2 Remastered, Rise of the Ronin, Stellar Blade, FFVII Rebirth, now this one. Only Concord doesn't have opinions for now but, holy shit...if this is a bad year i can't imagine 2025 (which will have stuff like Death Stranding 2 already)

 

[mckmas8808]

This looks magical!

 

[Dafegamer]

Oh Boy, hiring ex Nintendo devs/level Designers has paid of massively. Literally throws me back to Super Mario Galaxy 2. You can sense that those people worked on the Galaxy games

 

[mckmas8808]

Impressions and some new footage (I think)...

If this game can live up to what he's saying...................ah man we eating good!

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

9 pages of responses...for Astro Bot...

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

9 pages of responses...for Astro Bot...

It's just an anticipation of the next entry in the series: Gaastrobot.

 

[nicoGec]

Oh Boy, hiring ex Nintendo devs/level Designers has paid of massively. Literally throws me back to Super Mario Galaxy 2. You can sense that those people worked on the Galaxy games

They did that? It would make sense.

 

[DForce]

Ratchet & Clank sold 1.6 million copies in its first month.

I hope this sells over 2 million copies in the first month.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

I was sold just on it being a lot bigger than Astro's Playroom. Everything else I'm hearing is just gravy.

 

[nial]

Amazing previews all around! I am not big into platformers, but Astro's Playroom was such an amazing tech demo, I am in day 1 for Astro Bot. And, Astro's Playroom being bundled with every PS5 will no doubt be the best marketing for this game. It will be Playstation's first big successful platformer since the PS2 days, imo

Sony's most successful platformer is Ratchet & Clank 2016 on PlayStation 4.

 

[bender]

9 pages of responses...for Astro Bot...

 

[midnightAI]

9 pages of responses...for Astro Bot...

 

[nial]

Apparently there's actually many ex Nintendo devs that actually worked on Super Mario Galaxy/ 3d World etc

I don't know how true this is given that they have expanded a lot, but Astro's Playroom mostly had staff from games like Gravity Rush, Knack, The Last Guardian, Astro Bot Rescue Mission, etc.

 

[Shakka43]

9 pages of responses...for Astro Bot...

Neogaf full of bot accounts confirmed.

 

[mckmas8808]

Sony's most successful platformer is Ratchet & Clank 2016 on PlayStation 4.

Did that sell 5 million units?

 

[Oddvintagechap]

I don't know how true this is given that they have expanded a lot, but Astro's Playroom mostly had staff from games like Gravity Rush, Knack, The Last Guardian, Astro Bot Rescue Mission, etc.

Yeah the whole Nintendo developers having a significant credit in turning the game how it is.. is silly.

This is studio is developers of former Studio Japan teams downsized into one team. They already had 3 Astrobot games under their belt.

 

[nial]

Did that sell 5 million units?

7 million units, but now I realize that I'm probably wrong, because both Crash 2 and 3 did outsell it by a small amount.
Still, it managed to do better than any of their PS2 platformers (those didn't really do that great outside of R&C and J&D1).

 

[bender]

Neogaf full of bot accounts confirmed.

 

[MacReady13]

If this is half as good as the VR Astro Bot game, then it could be a game of the year contender. Seriously, that Astro Bot VR game was incredibly good. This has a lot to live up to but I'm certain they'll make an instant classic.

 

[Physiognomonics]

Yo this has actually been a pretty stacked year for PS5 console exclusives no?

Helldivers 2 (Banger)
Rise of Ronin (Critcally ok but commercial banger)
FF7 Rebirth (Banger)
Stellar Blade (Banger)
Astro Bot (Assuredly banger)
Concord (Not sure about this one)
Silent Hill 2 (hopefully banger)

Astro Bot is the only exclusive on that list.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Astro Bot is the only exclusive on that list.

?

The only games in that list that are not console exclusives are Helldivers 2 and Concord.

 

[mckmas8808]

7 million units, but now I realize that I'm probably wrong, because both Crash 2 and 3 did outsell it by a small amount.
Still, it managed to do better than any of their PS2 platformers (those didn't really do that great outside of R&C and J&D1).

So now we have a target number. Hopefully this beats 7 million sold.

Astro Bot is the only exclusive on that list.

So you're saying Xbox has no exclusives then?