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Monkfish877
Member
This is what I want from Sony, none of that GAAS nonsense, delighted for team Asobi. I just hope the great reviews translate to high sales, we shall see.
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Fabieter
Member
The part of what I played so far is better than odyseey for sure.
Eh, Odyssey was also 7 years ago now. Both things can be valid.
Tears of the Kingdom was pretty unanimously a much much better BOTW and didn't score higher than BOTW.
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James Sawyer Ford
Banned
I hope Sony learns from this that you CAN make great games that sell well that are smaller in budget and come out more frequently
AstroBot 2 as a PS6 launch title is basically guaranteed at this point
Now make Asobi bigger and have multiple teams/projects. Build them into the entire future of SCEJ from the ashes of what was shut down
Imagine Asobi taking on the Zelda series for instance?
AstroBot 2 as a PS6 launch title is basically guaranteed at this point
Now make Asobi bigger and have multiple teams/projects. Build them into the entire future of SCEJ from the ashes of what was shut down
Imagine Asobi taking on the Zelda series for instance?
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64bitmodels
Reverse groomer.
And that's why it will sell well and the completion rates will be high
For one, Mario Galaxy 2 is a better platformer than Odyssey (and honestly most people agree with that statement), and considering the former came out 7 years before the latter, Mario Odyssey having the same overall score as Mario Galaxy 2 in itself doesn't make much sense.
Blood Borne
Member
I’m not even surprised.
When I first played Astro Playroom, I was blown away. Platforming at its finest.
Fabieter
Member
It's great game overall but it was oberhyped for sure.
I'm hoping it sells as well as it has reviewed. It's not always a given. Look at Hifi rush and possibly FF7 Rebirth.
DJ12
Member
To be fair he's only ever seen metacritic going down from such a mark so was probably as happy a pig in shit that it started below 90.
Rudius
Member
7 years is a long ass time, but it's more than that: Switch is basically a beefed up PS360 with lots of ram, so the PS5 is more than one generation ahead in terms of power. The Digital Foundry video shows this quite well.
Mozzarella
Member
Well yeah this was expected for me, this game looked too good on that showcase i knew it was going to be 90+
I still think Rebirth will win though.
I still think Rebirth will win though.
PeteBull
Gold Member
Sales wise i would be super happy with 5m copies sold in launch window(so 60usd/euro price, before any discounts) and 10m ltd by the end of this gen, but ofc if its more then even better 
Playstation 5 sold enough units for it to be possible, iirc around 60m by now, and ltd we can almost be sure ps5(+pr0) gonna break 100m too xD
Playstation 5 sold enough units for it to be possible, iirc around 60m by now, and ltd we can almost be sure ps5(+pr0) gonna break 100m too xD
Quantum253
Gold Member
DF says virtually flawless
Topher
Gold Member
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sankt-Antonio
:^)--?-<
Can we please gaslight Sony to include Knack as a playable character?
TheAtomicPile
Member
I thought for sure this game would have to pay the "not Nintendo" platformer tax. Nice to see it do so well.
Aguero9320
Member
It's a little pricey IMO. Right up my alley, but still waiting for sale. IGN said was 9 hours, start to finish?
Zacfoldor
Member
So, and I know this won't go over very well, but this score kinda disproves the Sony tax, Xbox tax, Nintendo tax thing.
I mean, yeah. There is no tax or bonus. It's a crazy conspiracy theory that would have inevitably been leaked by now if it were true and also completely disproven by scores like this one.
This game got a 94 my man. It is within margin of error of the best games ever made. It is LEGENDARY, and it is more recent so the score is stronger than a 97 from 8 years ago.
So:
1. This game is likely BETTER than Mario Odyssey
2. The critics who do the scores on the aggregate are too dumb to have ever done that conspiracy theory
It's funny. I love it. But it IS fake though, we made it up because we didn't like Nintendo constantly releasing bangers when our guys couldn't do shit. Now our guys figured it out. They made a game just like a Nintendo and look, 94.
I mean, even if we want to be stubborn here and say "no, I can't accept that" wouldn't it make a LOT more sense after this to simply say that quality platformer games rated E for everyone get bonus points instead of Nintendo games get bonus points?
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
I think we can officially say this doesn't happen. We don't have to be afraid anymore.
DJ12
Member
And it was the best PSVR game you could get apparently.
This game if it does well, will show all the purple haired they/it crowd that actually people don't care about characters having purple hair and mental challenges, they care about games being fun.
Astro Bot could actually save gaming by giving those people a reminder of whatbthey should be doing.
Deluxe edition? Think not you cheap ass mutha f@#%apffft....I am way ahead of you...
He's had a busy week review boosting Astro Bot
Quantum253
Gold Member
Let me know if this is already posted
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
sachos
Member
One can only hope man. I think every one of their studios should have 1 or 2 smaller teams working on smaller budget games like this. Like a constant game jam state.
GymWolf
Gold Member
Topher
Gold Member
R6Rider
Gold Member
GymWolf
Gold Member
You can't claim victory when you cover a quarter of the entire range.
Analysis - Review - Astro Bot | Review Thread
I think you got this backwards, they will mark it down because it DOESN'T have genders, races ...etc plus not being Nintendo game 🤣 Idiotic thinking. Dustborn and Concord had “genders” and “races” and terrible meta critic scores.
Do i fucking rest my case or what?
MacReady13
Member
WHAT?!? What does Nintendo have to do with this? You played it yet? Mario is deserving of its high praise, as is this game. A 90+ score is nothing to sneeze at, and being a couple of points shy of a Nintendo game isn't worth making up shit over.
64bitmodels
Reverse groomer.
You picked up the entire haystack and then act like you were spot on for getting the needle.
Analysis - Review - Astro Bot | Review Thread
I think you got this backwards, they will mark it down because it DOESN'T have genders, races ...etc plus not being Nintendo game 🤣 Idiotic thinking. Dustborn and Concord had “genders” and “races” and terrible meta critic scores.www.neogaf.com
Do i fucking rest my case or what?
GymWolf
Gold Member
You can't claim victory when you cover a quarter of the entire range.
Do you know the concept of humor?
Of course i'm fucking around, thanks for ruining the banter dude
The final score is not even 95 but 93 for fuck sake
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64bitmodels
Reverse groomer.
I was being humorous too I just thought I would use a funny analogy
GymWolf
Gold Member
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thismeinteil
Member
Well, there's no way around it, Nintendo definitely gets a bonus. Don't want the rabid fanboys to send hate and death threats your way for giving one of their flagship titles a perfectly fine score of 7 or 8.
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Dacvak
No one shall be brought before our LORD David Bowie without the true and secret knowledge of the Photoshop. For in that time, so shall He appear.
I refuse to watch any review or video at this point since I don’t want to be spoiled, but I’m also so hyped that I can’t keep myself away from this thread.
It’s seriously so exciting that a non-Nintendo studio has produced a 3D Platformer on their level. I know I’m a broken record at this point, but 3D Marios are easily my favorite games, and I stand by the opinion that literally no other 3D platformer has ever come close to that quality.
This feels like a gift made just for me. I might call off work tomorrow lol.
It’s seriously so exciting that a non-Nintendo studio has produced a 3D Platformer on their level. I know I’m a broken record at this point, but 3D Marios are easily my favorite games, and I stand by the opinion that literally no other 3D platformer has ever come close to that quality.
This feels like a gift made just for me. I might call off work tomorrow lol.
PlayedStation
Member
94 nowThe final score is not even 95 but 93 for fuck sake
Dacvak
No one shall be brought before our LORD David Bowie without the true and secret knowledge of the Photoshop. For in that time, so shall He appear.
I’ll never understand the allegiance to specific companies. I like Mario games because they’re good, not because they’re made by Nintendo. Whenever another company makes an awesome game, I celebrate and enjoy it.
Astro Bot feels unprecedented because, historically, Nintendo has been the only real player in the 3D platformer genre pretty much ever. I’m absolutely over the moon that there’s another developer who has the chops to compete in the space they’ve dominated for decades.
I couldn’t give a shit if Astro Bot was on the Switch, the Xbox, or the fuckin Ouya. More good games benefit everyone, there is literally zero downside.
64bitmodels
Reverse groomer.
What do you like 3D Mario so much for?
If it's the movement I think you'll be a bit disappointed lol
Hero_Select
Member
Yes. You're wrong lmao. What a silly thing to think.
possumarmada
Member
This. So much this!!
Hookshot
Gold Member
If we are going to humor conspiracies then wouldn't it make more sense to inflate this games score so it's competing with Nintendo and therefore drive more clicks from both Sony and Nintendo people to see what's going on, on your website? Than it would to just boost Nintendo scores and miss out on all the Sony clicks.
And with that sound reasoning I think we can all agree this game is really in the 85-89% range.
And with that sound reasoning I think we can all agree this game is really in the 85-89% range.
Nydius
Member
Hmm, let's have a look at OpenCritic scores of recent Mario platformer releases:
Super Mario Wonder: 91
Super Mario 3D Land & Bowser's Fury: 89 (original on WiiU: 93)
Super Mario Odyssey: 97
New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe: 79 (original [on Metacritic, couldn't find on OC]: 84)
Super Mario 3D All Stars: 83
Seems like your argument holds no merit and, in fact, if it were a Nintendo game it would probably score a few points lower.
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
Maybe now MS will get up off it's ass and greenlight Crash Bandicoot 5 or a new Banjo Kazooie
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
What a rollercoaster week it's been for @Ass of Can Whooping. First the Concord debacle and then Astro Bot.
Can we all give him our thoughts and allow him the time he needs to come to terms with everything when he returns tomorrow.
Can we all give him our thoughts and allow him the time he needs to come to terms with everything when he returns tomorrow.
Mario Odyssey is easily the most overrated 3D Mario platformer by far.
I love Mario 64, Sunshine, Galaxy (imo Galaxy is one of the best games ever made), but Odyssey was kind of a let down for me, primarily because as much as I liked 3D World I also think that one is fairly overrated.
I searched across every level, collecting as many moons as possible, and beat the game in like 6 hours. And unlike Galaxy which had Luigi as a 100% reward (which was awesome), you just get a slightly rearranged boss rush (which IMO was the worst part of the game, I did not care for the bosses at all). Odyssey feels MUCH less like Sunshine in terms of level design, or even Galaxy, and instead feels much more like 3D World level design all spliced together in a tiny world. A lot of linear challenges just sort of jumbled into a somewhat cohesive layout. I was massively let down by that and how completely artificial all of the lands feel (every world is just suspended over a bottomless pit instead of being an actual natural land formation).
That being said, I'm very tempted to pick up Astro Bot, I loved Playroom.