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Astro Bot | Review Thread

What scores do you think Astro Bot will get?

  • 60-65%

    Votes: 3 0.9%
  • 66-69%

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 70-74%

    Votes: 4 1.2%
  • 75-79%

    Votes: 5 1.5%
  • 80-84%

    Votes: 17 5.2%
  • 85-89%

    Votes: 108 33.3%
  • 90-94%

    Votes: 150 46.3%
  • 95-100%

    Votes: 37 11.4%

  • Total voters
    324
  • Poll closed .
I don’t need to play Super-Man 2, oops I mean Spider-Woke 2, oops I mean Spider-Man 2 to know that it’s Metascore is inflated and its not a better game than the 1st one.

Sure you do, to have any sort of personal opinion on the game. And of course you use some “woke” narrative to what only amounts to some very small portions of the game and side quests

There are many people who think it’s better in every way, and I’m one of them. It’s more of the same, but it’s the best paced Sony title since uncharted 2 with incredible set pieces and action

You can claim you think it’s not up to the 90 score, but until you’ve played through it you can’t say shit

Reading selective forum posts from the loudest minority voices to base your opinion, fuck outta here with that nonsense
 
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Lokaum D+

Member
Jez is down bad

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Sure you do, to have any sort of personal opinion on the game. And of course you use some “woke” narrative to what only amounts to some very small portions of the game and side quests

There are many people who think it’s better in every way, and I’m one of them. It’s more of the same, but it’s the best paced Sony title since uncharted 2 with incredible set pieces and action

You can claim you think it’s not up to the 90 score, but until you’ve played through it you can’t say shit

Reading selective forum posts from the loudest minority voices to base your opinion, fuck outta here with that nonsense
So if I make a thread and run a poll right now - Spider-Man 2018 vs Spider-Man 2

And 2018 wins in a landslide (which it would), …that wouldn’t help prove me correct in regards to what I’m saying?

It all just “selective forum posts” huh?
 
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So if I make a thread and run a poll right now - Spider-Man 2018 vs Spider-Man 2

And 2018 wins in a landslide (which it would), …that wouldn’t help prove me correct in regards to what I’m saying?

It all just “selective forum posts” huh?

Yeah good luck sending a poll out to every single person in the world who purchased and played through both games

The metacritic aggregate is a better indicator than any singular community, even if it’s not perfect by any stretch
 
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Bernardougf

Member
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?
I think a new franchise would be better for ps6 with the eventual sequel for astrobot coming a couple years later...or why not both.gif

I want sony to get out of the endless sequel cicle.. is getting tired and they can and should always innovate
 

Markio128

Gold Member
Played for an hour and I need to go to bed. But yeah, it’s amazing, and fun as hell. The first time I went swimming and heard the sploshing noises coming from my controller I actually laughed. And boy, is it a good looking game! Anyway, completed 4 levels and some of the hub - enough to open up the gatcha machine.
 
Yeah good luck sending a poll out to every single person in the world who purchased and played through both games

The metacritic aggregate is a better indicator than any singular community, even if it’s not perfect by any stretch
Good thing I don’t need to send a poll to every person in the world who purchased and played both games.

Conveniently, I can read opinions on the internet amongst said people who have played both games to formulate a general consensus on which game the internet prefers. It’s pretty cool stuff.

And no, the metacritic aggregate is not a better indicator…that’s literally the point I’ve been trying to make the last 2 pages - which is that Metascores in general are slightly inflated for “good” games this generation.
 
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Good thing I don’t need to send a poll to every person in the world who purchased and played both games.

Conveniently, I can read opinions on the internet amongst said people who have played both games to formulate a general consensus on which game the internet prefers. It’s pretty cool stuff.

And no, the metacritic aggregate is not a better indicator…that’s literally the point I’ve been trying to make the last 2 pages.

Yeah you can read posts on a community where a large number of people will hate it simply because “woke”, regardless of how bad “woke” actually is (and I’m not a fan either but I don’t let it blind me from enjoying media if it doesn’t significantly detract)

That’s not an objective poll, it’s confirmation bias

Doesn’t mean you’ve played it or have any right to make any claims on its quality
 
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Ogbert

Member
Just beat the first world. Buy the game; it’s great.

I must say, it’s a completely different game to Mario. At the risk of starting that age old debate of what is and what is not a platformer, the first couple of worlds really do feel more like a third person action/platform game. It does a lot *for* you, so currently lacks that element of precision. I’m sure that will change later in the game.
 
Yeah you can read posts on a community where a large number of people will hate it simply because “woke”, regardless of how bad “woke” actually is (and I’m not a fan either but I don’t let it blind me from enjoying media if it doesn’t significantly detract)

That’s not an objective poll, it’s confirmation bias

Doesn’t mean you’ve played it or have any right to make any claims on its quality
Can you two like, shut the fuck up and stop derailing this thread with your childish spat?

Cheers, from the rest of Gaf
 

Orpheus

Moderator
Staff Member
Good thing I don’t need to send a poll to every person in the world who purchased and played both games.

Conveniently, I can read opinions on the internet amongst said people who have played both games to formulate a general consensus on which game the internet prefers. It’s pretty cool stuff.

And no, the metacritic aggregate is not a better indicator…that’s literally the point I’ve been trying to make the last 2 pages - which is that Metascores in general are slightly inflated for “good” games this generation.

Yeah you can read posts on a community where a large number of people will hate it simply because “woke”, regardless of how bad “woke” actually is (and I’m not a fan either but I don’t let it blind me from enjoying media if it doesn’t significantly detract)

That’s not an objective poll, it’s confirmation bias

Doesn’t mean you’ve played it or have any right to make any claims on its quality

Time to stop derailing the thread. Take it to DMs. Reply bans are next.
 
Yeah.....sold it. Convinced myself earlier in the year that if Sony had anything planned for the rest of the year then they would have said so.

Then Sony said....

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Yeah , I wanted to sell it too, my Gf plays more Ps5 than I do , but Astro Bot is pretty much the only game (for now) that I'll buy on ps5!
 
Gotta admit. I've missed my PS5 more than I thought I would. I enjoy trophy hunting and when I got to do that again playing Ghost of Tsushima on PC.....kinda regretted selling. Now I damn sure do. lol
Yeah I'll keep the beast! Hopefully we get more games like Astro , or surprises down the line , it feels a little quiet in the exclusive part compared to all the Playstation's before ps5!
 
Just played this for like 1 hour and i was smiling all the way through.

Call it AA, AAA whatever, but i missed one of these PS studio premium games where everything looks amazing, no matter if it's realistic or not.

I seriously hope this sells really well. We need more games like these and Nintendo being the only one to make them makes no sense to me.
 

taizuke

Member
Sony should try more small projects like the Astro Bot demo, and if they take off then commission a full game just like it happened here. It's a great way to try new ideas without breaking the bank and seeing what works and what doesn't.
 

Quantum253

Gold Member
Way too short for the price no matter how fun it is.
It's okay to play a game more than once. I'll play a 10 hour game a couple times and enjoy it, while if I can even get through a 100 hr game the first will be the last.....except Persona 4... that's a comfort game
 

ZehDon

Gold Member
Good review listen, haven’t heard spoilers



Claims it’s a 10/10 masterpiece and basically the only platformer in the same conversation is Mario

Very high praise

I said of Astro Bot Rescue Mission on PSVR that it felt like the first platformer to properly capture the whimsy of a Mario game. Glad to see they've kept that going; Rescue Mission was easily one of the two best games on PSVR.
 
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