EEVILMURRAY Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 3 minutes ago, Glen-i said: There's potential here, and I hope they capitilise on it. I agree, but I hope they use it sparingly, Astro seems to have quite a few new tricks up his sleeve without the nostalgia being forced upon you. That being said, I loved the Journey robot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 1 hour ago, Glen-i said: It's a fair concern, but one that I think can be dispelled if the game capitilises on the opportunity this can provide. Now what if, instead of just "Hey look, remember this franchise?" Some of these Robot versions of Sony characters help Astro Bot out in certain parts and actually directly change the kind of gameplay you go through? For example, this guy comes along and now you're playing a kid-friendly version of Uncharted. From what I gather from the various previews I’ve read, that’s exactly what they’re going for as this game’s big gimmick. Which does sound really cool. I hope we get a Puppeteer stage at some point, that game was rad and I’d love to see the scissor mechanic make a return! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 Is there a hub for the pre orders? Everywhere seems to have different stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 The PS App pinged at me saying they're giving you "game help" for the original. Which I used to help me get the rest of the pieces/artifacts I had been missing with short videos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Posted June 12 Author Share Posted June 12 (edited) Previews from last week's press events have started to drop: ...and apparently they all decided that they needed to use the image of Astro with a dog on his back in their thumbnails Edited June 12 by Julius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Posted June 12 Author Share Posted June 12 (edited) Some more great news, per IGN: free DLC for the game is on the way. Quote PlayStation's upcoming platforming celebration, Astro Bot, is already launching with roughly 80 levels. But there will be even more on the way later, via free DLC. Speaking to IGN, Team Asobi studio head Nicolas Doucet told us there were plans for eventual free DLC for Astro Bot, coming "soon" after launch. He says it will be based around adding more challenge levels to the game – shorter levels focused on specific platforming challenges – but that won't be the only component. ...did somebody say speedrunning levels making a triumphant return? Eh? Ehhhhh? Also, love this, from the same IGN article: Quote Doucet told us that PlayStation "completely opened the doors" to whatever characters Team Asobi wanted to include in the game, and internal studios even sent requests pouring in for their characters to be featured. If that ain't hype and also doesn't just scream out that so many of the PlayStation studios want to be part of other things which celebrate the brand then I don't know what does Edited June 12 by Julius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 *stolen from Era. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 On 07/06/2024 at 9:42 PM, Julius said: Did you find the... Hide contents clock? Riddle my ass... I had to look online as to how to work this out... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Posted June 27 Author Share Posted June 27 A rather late round of impressions videos have just gone up, including one from Digital Foundry: Wonder what that scheduled delay is about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Edge dishing out some love for the game by releasing various covers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 1 minute ago, Hero-of-Time said: Edge dishing out some love for the game by releasing various covers. Lovely covers - surprised to see Trico and Wander over Nate, though, especially considering all the other cover characters shown here are going to be PSN avatars alongside Nate, whereas the Ueda pair got left hanging. What's with the lack of love for my boy Ico?! Think the GT Driver is my favourite, he looks like a pouty kid probably pissed about the microtransactions in GT7 Though I'm getting the physical copy, I think I'll be picking up the Digital Deluxe Upgrade around launch, too. Got to support this game as much as I can and also, while I doubt I'll be getting rid of my Dragoon avatar anytime soon, I think only Astro could displace him at this point 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Quote Speaking to Edge Magazine in its 400th Issue, which features a whopping ten unique covers with different cosplaying Astro Bots on each, creative director Nicholas Doucet said the team "did consider, at first: should this be an open-world game?" The only reason that Astro Bot eventually "went for a level-based approach" was "because that was the one that gave us the most control over the game's variety." So happy they decided against an open world. I mean, it done sod all for Mario. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 More gameplay has surfaced from the event over at China at the moment. This just looks like pure platforming bliss. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 I couldn't watch it all because I like to avoid spoilers and bleeding from my ears due to otherworldly noise levels, but it does look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 (edited) A limited edition Astro Bot-themed DualSense has been announced! Pre-orders begin 9th August and it will launch with the game on 6th September: Hmmmmmmmm, do I bite or not? Really like the white/blue face buttons and D-pad EDIT: just realised after posting – I think this is the first DualSense with white analogue sticks? And I also think it's the first of the limited edition DualSense controllers to have a unique button/D-pad colourway, I feel like the other limited editions were using existing buttons. Gives me renewed hope for a PS1 anniversary DualSense... Edited July 29 by Julius 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 That actually looks really neat. If I had a PS5, I'd totally buy one of those. Fits the world of Astro Bot perfectly as well, given that it's a big celebration of Sony's hardware and Playstation accessory history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Posted August 9 Author Share Posted August 9 Little thread bump just to remind anyone interested that pre-orders for the limited edition Astro Bot controller go up today Just put mine in with Curry's (where it's only £59.99, which seems to be a bit lower compared to some other places I've seen), but I'll be keeping an eye out just in case it winds up a bit lower elsewhere/being available from somewhere more preferable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 On 6/18/2024 at 6:36 PM, EEVILMURRAY said: Riddle my ass... I had to look online as to how to work this out... Had to use the powah of the internet to figure out the other 2 bots. They really do not know the meaning of the word riddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Posted August 18 Author Share Posted August 18 (edited) Not sure how big a deal spoilers would be for a game like this? Maybe for confirming some of the Bots/franchise reps I guess? But nonetheless: it appears that late-game footage of a dev build has leaked, so search for Astro Bot stuff at your own peril I guess – I'm assuming it's a dev build, anyways, as some people who have seen the footage have said it has an fps counter in the corner and the look of a dev build, so, probably..? But can't say as I haven't checked it out myself Edited August 18 by Julius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drahkon Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Just realized that the game releases on a Friday. Don't even need to take a few days off to completely get lost in it, then I hope it a arrives on time. (I might actually be out of town that weekend... ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Posted Wednesday at 09:03 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 09:03 AM (edited) MinnMax are carrying on the spirit of Game Informer with a rapid fire questions video aimed at Asobi founder and president, and Astro Bot creative director, Nicolas Doucet. Excellent stuff and nothing spoiled about the game, perhaps besides a rough figure on the total number of "cameos" the game has. Love that they're asking Ueda for permission still and I'm REALLY curious about the 5-10 cameo offers which he mentions were declined. Crazy that this is now less than 10 days away! Edited Wednesday at 09:16 AM by Julius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drahkon Posted Wednesday at 09:21 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:21 AM (edited) On 8/20/2024 at 8:50 AM, drahkon said: (I might actually be out of town that weekend... ) Probably won't be. Reeeaaally hope the game arrives on the 6th. My plan is to play this all day and night until the Greenbay Packers play at 2.15am Edited Wednesday at 09:21 AM by drahkon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Posted Wednesday at 12:42 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 12:42 PM The controller is out in the wild it seems, I imagine content creator early access, but gosh darn does that thing look pretty GIMME GIMME GIMME 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drahkon Posted Wednesday at 01:11 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:11 PM I always put my controllers into condoms so the special editions don't do anything for me, but goodness me that looks awesome I'm so fucking (YES I'M SWEARING) excited for Astro Bot next week. I'm already smiling! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Posted Thursday at 03:56 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 03:56 PM Trophy list is now live: I've avoided taking a look at it myself for now, but from some of the reactions it seems like it might be a very doable and fun list. Looking forward to making this my first Plat of the year! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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