Definitely - and I implore anybody that hasn't yet played Astro Bot Rescue Mission on PSVR to do so. One of the best VR games ever made, great fun and beautiful, sharp visuals.
It's also easily the best platformer I've played in years - and that's one of my fave genres!
I agree. If toy don't have the money, Target/Walmart lets you buy the product and return in 30 days if it is not what you wanted. Verify with then before purchasing.
@mikelemonade - it's not about being a sony fan, it's called facts. The controller is genuinely the best I've ever used, and no doubt Microsoft will launch something similar within a year. The haptics and HD rumble is really cool
It’s crazy I loaded up the game thinking this will just be a little fun demo for the controller but no this game is fun, so much so I got hooked and beat all the levels, and it really gets you into it. The way they set up the unlocks and that monkey suite portion of the game is super fun. The game has enemies, it’s like playing a 3D Mario esque game and I believe everyone should give it a try.
More astro because he's been good for the platform, psvr and astro was unbelievable and really made be work for me. And I. Enjoying the new ps5 astro to, haptics are great, will be nice if they redo astro bot rescue for ps5 and be with haptics for that total immersion
and PSVR colors. We should have seen the new colors coming. They've been establishing it for the last 7 years since the original Playroom at PS4 launch where Astrobot made his debut.
Absolutely! Everyone please try it, it’s way more than a demo for the controller, decent platforming, enemies, bosses, good stuff in this. Also the suites Astro put on are really fun, definitely the monkey one. Lastly the song about the GPU is hilarious and good
Already platinumed it the same day I got the PS5. Same goes for Rescue Mission when it launched. I'm honestly super glad they included it with every PS5 and I hope they make more to fill that fun platforming goodness void that I missed from Sony.
Gotta agree there as an "older" gamer Kratos or Nathan Drake is more synonymous with playstation to me. That said im not against Astro bot being a mascot for everyone
My son and I just finished the game, and he loves it.
We went to UPS yesterday to ship out one of my PS4 to a friend in Kansas for her daughter, and he couldn't stop talking to the people who work there about how we killed the last 2 dinosaurs.
They need to make some Astrobot merchandise, a poseable Astro with lcd eyes or physical versions of the little diorama's you can collect in the game. Something, anything!
I loved my time with it, it was a brilliant move by Sony to pack it in with PS5. I would buy a full release if they developed a new title, it was such a charming and creative title.
And rightly so, Astro VR and PS5 Astro are incredible. The visuals, the use of dualsense, if anyone wasn't lucky enough to get a PS5 at launch your going to absolutely love this when you do. Hopefully more Astrobot to come in the future.
Agreed . He is a good mascot and the games are great. Really they have a lot of options . Kratos is a good option too but he’s may be too rugged for some . Sackboy could be another option . Drake , so many possibilities, but Astro is the man right now .
" but it wasn't until Astro's Playroom that Sony potentially created a new household name for PlayStation." Saying that is a big slap in the face to Astro's previous effort on the PSVR 1) It's like basically saying that Sony doesn't really care about Vr 2) Astro bot Rescue Mission is often named in the top 5 PSVR games on various site.
Astro's Playroom came WAY before Astro Bot on PSVR. It had a mini game in it called Robo Rescue. It was thanks to the reception of that game that we got a full VR game, Rescue Mission, like 2 years later! People practically demanded it, he was THAT popular!
So no, it's not a "slap in the face" and it doesn't indicate "Sony doesn't really care about Vr" - quite the opposite in fact lmao
not sure what Pete's thinking. You're right though. Astro was used to launch the company's last two gaming products; VR and PS5. I absolutely expect a sequel to launch alongside VR2 and hope Sony bundles the original with it. Work out a deal with Valve to release Alyx alongside AB2 and you got yourselves a much bigger splash this time around. Even if Astro were only to be used for new product launches, that alone makes him the best "mascot" lol
If you read the article you will note that they are talking about Astro's Playroom 2020 and not the DS4 or the PSVR demo disk.
"Astro's Playroom is both a surprising and charming hit that compliments the PS5 in so many ways. It also went a long way toward setting up Astro Bot as a brand-recognizable mascot character that could stand up against the likes of Nathan Drake, Kratos, and Aloy, given Sony puts in the time and effort from here on out. The loveable Astro Bot isn't a new character, having featured in The Playroom for PS4 and Astro Bot: Rescue Mission for PSVR, but it wasn't until Astro's Playroom that Sony potentially created a new household name for PlayStation."
Read the last sentence and it's basically ignoring the success and quality of Rescue Mission as one of PSVR's best titles.
^ Accepted, but given VR isn't mainstream, it seems a perfectly reasonable observation given it's already guaranteed at this point that more people have played Astro's Playroom 2020 on PS5 than have played Asrtro Bot Rescue Mission. I think you're looking for shade that doesn't exist - the author is clearly pumped for Astro Bot, and rightly so!
Good, he should be, and I want more Astro games!
Kind of funny how Astro Bot looks like a PS5
Like the console is the mothership
Great game
Already platinumed it the same day I got the PS5. Same goes for Rescue Mission when it launched. I'm honestly super glad they included it with every PS5 and I hope they make more to fill that fun platforming goodness void that I missed from Sony.
And deservedly so