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Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
This might be the most mindless fun I’ve ever had playing a video game. I love Xbox first and foremost, but they wish they had a game this fun.
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Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
I downloaded Astro Bot’s Playroom a few days ago and I love it! I’ve got one more area to clear (the meadow) and then I’ve gotta go back and find the things I’ve missed.
Such a great little game. Astro Bot is going to be a favorite… I’m calling it now! |
Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
Originally Posted by nickdawgy
(Post 14479633)
This might be the most mindless fun I’ve ever had playing a video game. I love Xbox first and foremost, but they wish they had a game this fun.
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Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
Originally Posted by Goldberg74
(Post 14479692)
I downloaded Astro Bot’s Playroom a few days ago and I love it! I’ve got one more area to clear (the meadow) and then I’ve gotta go back and find the things I’ve missed.
Such a great little game. Astro Bot is going to be a favorite… I’m calling it now! |
Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
Yeah... plus Astro Bot is the best bit of nostalgia that I've played in ages.
and I just finished Animal Well a few months ago :lol: |
Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
Originally Posted by Decker
(Post 14479732)
Astro Bot is 100 times better than Astro's Playroom.
I wish the ’sponge’ power was used on more than one level in Astro Bot. That and the ‘mouse’ power are two of the most fun things in the game. |
Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
Originally Posted by Dan
(Post 14479769)
while true, Astro Bot doesn’t have the ‘spring’ power that Playroom has. That one was a bit awkward, but I’m surprised it didn’t carry over into at least one level.
If it were to have been in Astro Bot, I would have done it, but reading that it’s not there, I’m okay. 😉 |
Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
Originally Posted by Noonan
(Post 14479714)
Have you played Kao the Kangaroo?
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Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
Still playing and freaking love the Playroom. I never knew my controller was needed to progress. Never knew you could swing it around and stuff and have the action on screen mirror what I’m doing with controller. Utterly fantastic feature.
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Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
Originally Posted by OldBoy
(Post 14480537)
Still playing and freaking love the Playroom. I never knew my controller was needed to progress. Never knew you could swing it around and stuff and have the action on screen mirror what I’m doing with controller. Utterly fantastic feature.
Just did the Uncharted level. That was so much fun! |
Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
4 hours is more like 4 weeks for me with the limited time I have to play. I did clear the first area. the jungle area. I think. but, I'm getting a feel for the controls and i think AB will be so much easier to get into. this is like AB's demo. I can't wait however so I may give up on the Playroom and jump to AB, I 'm having so much fun.
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Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
As someone who had Astro's Playroom extremely high on my game of the year list when it came out I'll disagree that Astro Bot is "100 times better" or "so much better" than Playroom. There is more stuff to do sure and obviously a longer game but its similar enough to me in its core gameplay that saying 100 times better is some extreme hyperbole.
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Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
Whew! I’m in the home stretch, having finally finished Splashing Sprint. Let us never speak of it again. Hopefully I’ll score the platinum over the next couple of days.
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Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
Originally Posted by The Questyen
(Post 14480744)
As someone who had Astro's Playroom extremely high on my game of the year list when it came out I'll disagree that Astro Bot is "100 times better" or "so much better" than Playroom. There is more stuff to do sure and obviously a longer game but its similar enough to me in its core gameplay that saying 100 times better is some extreme hyperbole.
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Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
Originally Posted by nickdawgy
(Post 14481010)
No. it’s definitely true. It’s way better.
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Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
Seriously, Q, find me one article or review that reflects your opinion that they're basically the same. Just one.
Here's IGN : If 2020’s Astro's Playroom was like a museum – albeit one with fun playable exhibits – Astro Bot is like a theme park, throwing a new thrill at you around every corner and after every double-jumped gap. Astro Bot, a sequel to the free PS5 pack-in title Astro’s Playroom, finally smashes together the premises of both that tech-demo-turned-game and its VR predecessor, Astro Bot: Rescue Mission, into a singular powerhouse How much does Astro Bot improve on its foundations from the Playroom? Well, a lot, actually, as we'll see. Both titles are solid 3D platformers and must-haves for a PS5 owner - granted, one of them comes for free, anyway. |
Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
Originally Posted by Decker
(Post 14481185)
Seriously, Q, find me one article or review that reflects your opinion that they're basically the same. Just one.
Here's IGN : Kotaku The Gamer : I agree with you that the bones of this game are in that one. And the first was still cute and charming. But it was basically a tech demo. And the levels were very short and simplistic. This new game is packed with levels, escalating challenges, boss fights, collectable to find. It's a much deeper and more varied game. |
Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
I think I'm going to skip Playroom for now and jump into the regular game.
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Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
I got through the end credits in the wee hours this morning! Found all puzzle pieces and rescued all the bots (except the golden statue thingie). Next up is whatever's left to mop up for the platinum (
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Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
Nice. What is your total time played so far?
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Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
18 hours, according to the dashboard. This might be a little inflated by pausing the game to take care of other stuff around the house, and it's definitely inflated by some of the challenge levels taking me an inordinately long time to master. :lol:
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Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
Originally Posted by The Questyen
(Post 14481300)
I'd say all of those reviews reflect what I said more then your hyperbole of Astro Bot being 100 times better than Playroom. But again I'll just drop it. We both think the game is great who cares.
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Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
Originally Posted by nickdawgy
(Post 14481631)
You care. Because you contested what he said.
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Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
I'll concede 100 times is hyperbole. But while I enjoyed Astro's Playroom quite a bit for a few sittings, I am obsessed with Astro Bot and can't wait to play some more and 100% every level. I think it's phenomenal. I'm okay with that being the final word on this.
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Re: Astro Bot (9/6/2024: PlayStation 5)
Not my most elegant run but a complete one!
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