Astro Bot on PlayStation 5: We've Played It - Hands-On Impressions
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Published 2024-06-27
The reveal of Team Asobi's Astro Bot was the most exciting thing to come out of Sony's State of Play a few weeks back - and John's had the chance to go hands-on with an hour-long demo. Here's what he thinks of the game and why it's shaping up to be a very different, very exciting PlayStation game.
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00:00 Introduction
01:45 Let's Get Into It
03:50 Physics Is My Business
05:47 Haptics - The Best Ever?
07:19 Controls
08:56 PS5 Pro?! What Could Be Enhanced
10:31 Possible GOTY?
12:20 Final Thoughts
All Comments (21)
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If you're a fan of platformers you should show up and support this game to show Sony these type of games are still in demand and hopefully push for more of these type of big budget platformers.
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I hope this game inspires other developers to bring back platformers like these.
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Astros playroom was insanely good for such a small package.
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Astro's Playroom will always hold a special place in my heart. It was the first game my son loved playing, he's 5 now and still plays with me. We are both extremely excited for the new one, we really can't wait.
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i'm totally with John. This game will be pure joy.
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Watching a 6 year old play Astro truly reminds me of how important these types of games are.
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Astrobot for PSVR is a top 10 game of all time for me. No, Im not kidding It was that entertaining. Some of the most creative game design I've ever experienced.
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The original was absolutely fantastic. The ways that it used the DualSense were something I’ve really never experienced before. I can’t wait for this guaranteed banger
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Watching John talk about the game makes me happy. You can tell that he's highly excited. Thank you, John, I'm sold.
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The closest thing we have to a new 3D Mario game and I'm so excited
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Astro’s Playroom is the benchmark for what a tech demo should be, and it’s great to see Sony committing to it
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this is exactly the type of game Playstation needed, focused on being colorful, charming and FUN. We need more of these.
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Looking forward to playing this, really enjoyed the original.
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If it’s anything like Astro’s Playroom, I’m sold. Best “tech demo” ever.
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So fun to see Johns childlike excitement for this title 😊 Gonna be great. I bet we'll have an in game ps5 pro model to discover.
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If this game doesn't appeal to you, you forgot what made gaming fun in the first place. Loved Astro's Playroom and was a genius idea to include it free on every PS5
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As a 45+ year old gamer it is games like these that remind me I’ll never be too old to enjoy games. Pure joy, I can’t wait!
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My most anticipated game of the year right here.
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John's excitement is palpable. I, too, am very eager to dig into this game. Looks awesome.
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This game is gonna be peak
