Maf Posted May 31, 2024 Share Posted May 31, 2024 Look at this fucking thing. No one tell me video games are done ever again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryokutai Posted May 31, 2024 Share Posted May 31, 2024 This does indeed look excellent. It's the kind of playful, mascot-level title that's been missing from Playstation for a while so it's really nice to see them going all-out with this. In that context I'm also glad it's not a VR game. I realise that this cements Sony's abandonment of the platform, which is a shame for people who bought it, but on the other hand this would never have gotten the budget it obviously has now if it would have been limited to commercially failing hardware. Cool stuff – here's hoping my brother upgrades to PS5 Pro and I can get his old machine for cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted May 31, 2024 Author Share Posted May 31, 2024 I agree with you I’m glad it’s not VR. It looks amazing enough on it’s own However I wonder what the possibility of is implementing a VR mode later? If possible both technically and design wise, that could be great I’m sorry I can’t get over this fucking trailer. This is a home run and the most excited I’ve been about a PlayStation game since Returnal Like Sony have had a good year so far between Stellar Blade, Rise of the Ronin and FF7R2 But this is the next level shit September release date perfect timing as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted May 31, 2024 Share Posted May 31, 2024 I don't think this being a flat game is a reflection on VR, it's more because of how well the free PS5 game was received. It looks great though, I loved the PS5 game and the VR game, this just looks fun. Probably the only thing from the State of Play I had any interest in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted May 31, 2024 Share Posted May 31, 2024 That trailer looks great if you watch it 4K on OLED. I'm sure it'll look like that on PS as well. Definitely the type of thing that's been sorely missing from Sony, something which isn't an OTS cinematic 'prestige' style drama with crafting systems. Hopefully it does well and opens them to more playful and genre diverse offerings. I still think it's a huge shame it isn't a VR game though, but the format is sort of dead tbh, hard to blame them really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted June 7, 2024 Author Share Posted June 7, 2024 https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/astro-bot-ps5-pre-order-ps10-reward-points-4355463 Pre-order £55. Looking like it’s going to be a reasonable price. I expected it to be £70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spatular Posted June 7, 2024 Share Posted June 7, 2024 yeah that's cool, glad it's available a bit cheaper than the expected £70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted June 7, 2024 Author Share Posted June 7, 2024 Oh, that’s nice. I’m glad this team is getting to go all-out and have as much fun with Astrobot as possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted June 27, 2024 Author Share Posted June 27, 2024 Preview Looks and sounds like all good stuff. The only thing that doesn’t sound great is they’re going all out on the haptic stuff of the PS5 controller. I’ll try it but if it annoys rather than enhances hopefully it can be turned off Apart from that, though, it can’t get here soon enough I think the thing I love most about Astrobot games is the aesthetic. It looks like water park the video game by way of PlayStation Maybe that’s informed by the VR game that really was like a theme park ride in the best way But all the blue skies, bright and shiny visuals and toy like energy just shouts water park summer holiday, and any game that can give me that kind of feeling is very welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggletooth Posted June 27, 2024 Share Posted June 27, 2024 I enjoyed the haptics in the original, so keen to see more, but yeah should have an option to turn off I would think. cant wait to get my hands on Robo-Sackboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nag Posted June 27, 2024 Share Posted June 27, 2024 You can turn off haptics system side can't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryokutai Posted July 16, 2024 Share Posted July 16, 2024 https://www.gamesradar.com/games/platformer/astro-bot-almost-went-open-world-but-opted-for-80-planets-instead-because-that-led-to-the-most-control-over-the-games-variety/ The title is a little misleading (considering something is not almost doing it) but it's interesting they even thought about it. They probably made the right choice though, I can't see an open world platformer work as well as a level based one (haven't played Bowser's Fury or Sonic Frontiers though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted July 16, 2024 Share Posted July 16, 2024 Something like Astrobot should be about bursts of fun, so levels is a way better way of doing it. Frontiers just littered the map with stuff to do, To get the variety they still had to break stuff up in to levels. Similar to Mario Odyssey in that regard, free movement within the area you're locked in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted August 28, 2024 Author Share Posted August 28, 2024 This game is out next week. I REPEAT THIS GAME IS OUT NEXT WEEK I SAID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nag Posted August 28, 2024 Share Posted August 28, 2024 Damn... could've been on PS+, missed opportunity that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggletooth Posted August 28, 2024 Share Posted August 28, 2024 First and only game I pre-ordered this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted August 30, 2024 Author Share Posted August 30, 2024 Launch trailer There’s so much crazy happening in this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted August 30, 2024 Share Posted August 30, 2024 That looks like Kratos gets a whole level in tribute to his game, I wonder if they will do that with some of their older series as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted September 5, 2024 Author Share Posted September 5, 2024 I mean this game just sparked with amazing right from that first trailer. Delighted, but not surprised Mine was sent out yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted September 5, 2024 Share Posted September 5, 2024 Was watching Jeff G play this and he was saying it's bittersweet to play such a good game which celebrates an era of Sony which doesn't really exist anymore (specifically WRT its representation of Ape Escape). He really really likes it to the point he finds it emotionally moving, but also finds it a bit saddening, he says The whole thing gives me such strange dissonance cause it does look rich and diverse in a way Sony hasn't since like PS2, personally speaking. But at the same time the specific 'PS2-ness' of it is maybe part of why I don't really feel a rush to play it cause I would rather Sony just release games that are like that, rather than a kinda simulacra of it. The representation is just reminding me of the original thing's absence Shit's postmodern yo, we stopped making games like this but here's an awesome pastiche of them thrown together in a very lavish way. Sorry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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