Where do you rank Astro Bot amongst 3D Platformers?
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Bert Big Balls
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Love it. I just want some similar fun platformers on ps5 so if you've got any suggestions, please fire away.
Liopleurodon
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I still don't see it as big as Mario, Crash, Sonic, Spyro, Ratchet, and Jak.
existensmaximum
Member
For me it's easily the best one since Super Mario Galaxy. Not that the competition was tough or anything but it's really great.
keefged4
Member
This. Astrobot is good, but vastly, vastly overrated.
Trilobit
Absolutely Cozy
It was pretty good and looked really beautiful, but is nowhere near the top for me. The platformjumping mechanics are very barebones and never felt challenging. Though it is incredible for being the studio's first real foray into the genre and I look forward to see how they develop.
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FeralEcho
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Yeah for me,Ratchet,Mario or Crash are better. Also Jak 2 holds a special place in my heart!
March Climber
Member
Two of these listed are not like the others.
I'm talking about the game & not the iconic status .
Astro Bot might never become an Icon because the times are different but this game is actually Amazing.
vaibhavpisal
Member
Two of my favourites are Psychonauts 2 and It Takes Two.
Will see where it ranks when I play it.
I don't like stage based platformers like these as much if stages are short. Break up flow and momentum quiet a bit. Mario Odeyssey did a good job by keeping levels big.
Will see where it ranks when I play it.
I don't like stage based platformers like these as much if stages are short. Break up flow and momentum quiet a bit. Mario Odeyssey did a good job by keeping levels big.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Very fun, but I find the platforming parts far, far too easy most of the time. This makes it kind of weak in that aspect. The variety, music, aesthetics, and tight controls somewhat make up for that, but I only ever felt like I was half-engaged with the game outside of the symbol courses and Great Master Challenge. Astro's basic moveset could also use more tricks to interact with walls and platforms. I was initially having a blast with it and did until the end, but I kept waiting for the game to to take off, but it never reached the heights I thought it would and could.
It might be the best "modern" 3D platformer, but those don't have much of a presence anymore. Overall, similar quality to Mario Odyssey, maybe a bit better. Definitely not on the level of Mario 64, Galaxy, or even the original R&C trilogy (that in fairness are platformer shooters). It's a lot better than any Crash game and close to the original Spyro trilogy.
It might be the best "modern" 3D platformer, but those don't have much of a presence anymore. Overall, similar quality to Mario Odyssey, maybe a bit better. Definitely not on the level of Mario 64, Galaxy, or even the original R&C trilogy (that in fairness are platformer shooters). It's a lot better than any Crash game and close to the original Spyro trilogy.
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James Sawyer Ford
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It's galaxy tier, which is to say, only Mario 64 stands above it
Fess
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I would rank it below below Super Mario Galaxy and 3D World and Odyssey.
And it's the best game from Sony, all genres included, extremely satisfying for old PlayStation fans, lots of nostalgia.
That said, after finishing it I no longer have any interest in playing it. It's lacking challenge on normal levels and has no real replayability if you go for all bots right away, feels repetitive and downright boring when returning to previous levels. But getting the Platinum was awesome. The PS symbols levels were brutal.
And it's the best game from Sony, all genres included, extremely satisfying for old PlayStation fans, lots of nostalgia.
That said, after finishing it I no longer have any interest in playing it. It's lacking challenge on normal levels and has no real replayability if you go for all bots right away, feels repetitive and downright boring when returning to previous levels. But getting the Platinum was awesome. The PS symbols levels were brutal.
Grizzled Ghost
Member
You rank it below Jak. Really?
Why not just go all out and call it sub-Tak and the Power of JuJu?
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Precursor Legacy is the shit, but yeah, rest of the games are just passable or good, not great.
Astro Bot was a fantastic platformer but I don't think it'll hold up over time
It wouldn't be much if it didn't have decades of PlayStation software history to pull into. The PS5 demo indulged on PlayStation hardware history.
nothing wrong with that - they're amazing experiences - but my favorites (SM Odyssey + 64 + Sunshine + the og Crashes) are just that because they stand on their own and are their own
It wouldn't be much if it didn't have decades of PlayStation software history to pull into. The PS5 demo indulged on PlayStation hardware history.
nothing wrong with that - they're amazing experiences - but my favorites (SM Odyssey + 64 + Sunshine + the og Crashes) are just that because they stand on their own and are their own
PeteBull
Member
Top ofc, there are many amazing platformers but astro currently got weightclass(hardware) advantage, its not its fault other platformers were made years before on much weaker hardware simply.
Punished Miku
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Presentation is top tier. Gameplay and moveset are extremely limited. Literally 1 jump with a hover. Even Mario on NES has varied jumps based on run speed with more variety in air control.
Very fun and enjoyable game primarily due to fun vibes, visual and audio spectacle and very good bosses. Core platforming is okay but below Mario. Some few moments of creative brilliance though do exist like the shrink level and time slow down powers. 9/10
Very fun and enjoyable game primarily due to fun vibes, visual and audio spectacle and very good bosses. Core platforming is okay but below Mario. Some few moments of creative brilliance though do exist like the shrink level and time slow down powers. 9/10
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Ogbert
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Nowhere close to Galaxy.
It's a very fun game and, in terms of polish, at the same level as Nintendo platformers.
But the gameplay is so limited. The platforming is simple. There's little in the way of challenge and the move set doesn't develop in any meaningful way. Jump/hover - that's it.
Platinumed it and haven't picked it up since. There's nothing to return to.
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Insolent
Banned
It easily could
Sony just need to really push it as their mascot
It will be on the level of Sonic and Mario
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
It was great. I platinumed it in a week. I'd say it's in the top 10 but I probably not top 5 for me.
Regginator
Member
A visually stunning and cute looking little game with tons of soul (which is a miracle in and of itself because it's essentially Sony corporate branding), but from an actual platforming point of view it's much less impressive. My mean issue with it is how limited your core move sets are, and how very little it has evolved from the free tech-demo that was Playroom. Maybe I'm spoiled by the move sets from the 3D Mario games (particularly Odyssey) where you can string multiple moves together creatively in order to get even further than the game explains. Astro Bot doesn't have anything remotely close like that.
All in all a very solid game that scratched some of the platforming itch I had, 7/10 for me, but definitely not in my top five or maybe even top ten 3D platformers.
All in all a very solid game that scratched some of the platforming itch I had, 7/10 for me, but definitely not in my top five or maybe even top ten 3D platformers.
Horseganador
Member
After almost 200 gotys I don't think there's any need to answer that, it's at the top of the best platforms.
Ravenheart
Neo Member
The only 3D platformers I have played are Astro games, first Psychonauts and Sackboy: A Big Adventure. So take my opinion as a grain of salt.
Psychonauts has the best writing among all but Astro Bot is easily the best.
Psychonauts has the best writing among all but Astro Bot is easily the best.
kevboard
Member
C tier...
nothing special in any way other than technical polish.
it's very simple and has no depth whatsoever, and the weird safeguards they have where you can't walk off of certain ledges, make it also feel sub par.
almost every single gimmick they added is recycled from other games (mostly from Mario titles) and the level design is also pretty unremarkable.
enemy variety is very low and the default enemies can't even hurt you.
all in all, it's babie's first 3D platformer basically. super easy, no depth, a "best of" of older plartfomers' gimmicks, and technically well made.
nothing special in any way other than technical polish.
it's very simple and has no depth whatsoever, and the weird safeguards they have where you can't walk off of certain ledges, make it also feel sub par.
almost every single gimmick they added is recycled from other games (mostly from Mario titles) and the level design is also pretty unremarkable.
enemy variety is very low and the default enemies can't even hurt you.
all in all, it's babie's first 3D platformer basically. super easy, no depth, a "best of" of older plartfomers' gimmicks, and technically well made.
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Sooner
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I feel like we've been comparing platformers to Mario since the NES. And none really compared until Astro Bot.
I'm not saying it is better than Mario, but I can't confidently say the reverse, either.
What I CAN say is Astro Bot Rescue Mission is the best VR game I've played and was a "Mario 64 moment".
I'm not saying it is better than Mario, but I can't confidently say the reverse, either.
What I CAN say is Astro Bot Rescue Mission is the best VR game I've played and was a "Mario 64 moment".
Fess
Member
Yeah that was it for me as well. I got my platinum and was up on the hype clouds and rated it a 10 at the time but looking back I wouldn't go through it again. Normal levels didn't have enough challenge to make them fun, could plow through them easily and it was often annoying to have to go through them again just to get a missed bot.
Punished Miku
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It genuinely was. Something I never experienced in a Mario game replaying levels over and over for stars.
Bumblebeetuna
Member
An average platformer with lots of member berries that make people overrate it.
vaibhavpisal
Member
When people say this is just fun to play, I associate that with the way Astro Bot animates.
Thats all there is to it? Or does it have some other qualities that elevate it?
If its just animations, I don't see that as inherently a good thing. Wouldn't stand the test of time.
Thats all there is to it? Or does it have some other qualities that elevate it?
If its just animations, I don't see that as inherently a good thing. Wouldn't stand the test of time.
bender
What time is it?
Fess
Member
Yup. Happens when there is no challenge, feels like a time waster, even if it only takes like 5 minutes at most I often went in with a deep sigh.
Meanwhile, the PS symbols levels were brutally difficult, often frustrating but never boring. I loved those. Should've had more levels like that.
