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Shakka43
Member
Crazy, hope that stays true for other retailers also.
Tiago Rodrigues
Member
This guy is basically the new Jaffe. Embarrassing
Holy shit, accurate
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
Damn thats crazy, so the best selling titles sold by Amazon this year in the US so far
1. Astrobot
2. EA College Football
3. Super Mario Wonder
4. Star Wars Outlaws
I mean that is generally the case. Amazon usually reflects what the rest are selling, depending on deals of course. Like my metric wouldn't show up for Amazon for Star Wars Outlaws cause I got it from Target cause the free Steelbook
https://www.target.com/c/video-game...1?sortBy=bestselling&moveTo=product-list-grid
but look at Target's Current top sellers, Outlaws seems to show ahead of Astrobot, but this is likely cause the free Steelbook or something or Madden 25 being at the top instead of EA College Football. So the rest of the retailers seem to be in teh ball park of Amazon with a few differences based on likely deals, extras etc.
https://www.walmart.com/shop/new-&-trending-entertainment/new-video-games
Astrobot is number 2 behind Madden 25 on Walmart
So it seems a lot of the best sellers on all the major retailers seem to be in the same ballpark.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Dude sounds like a right cunt.
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
It’s nice to be able to play a game like this without the main character having to rescue a princess yet again whilst going ‘woo hoo’ and ‘letsa go’ all the time.
After 27 pages I still do not get the hype I am afraid to ask why? Can someone enlighten me?
SegaSnatcher
Member
That poor man could be enjoying Astro Bot, but instead has to cope he doesn't have a fun new platformer to play on his favorite piece of plastic. This is why being so dedicated to a single brand like a religion is dumb.I see that extra chromosome is treating Curd Eastturd well.
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SegaSnatcher
Member
After 27 pages I still do not get the hype I am afraid to ask why? Can someone enlighten me?
Its timeless/classic platforming fun. The worlds are beautiful, Astro Bots mechanics are perfectly implemented, 60fps with 1440p - 4K dynamic resolution keeps the game super responsible and the image very sharp.
If you love platformers you'll love this.
Quantum253
Gold Member
I could see a spin off Pikmin style Astro game, where the PS speciality bots have similar attacks or abilities to their genre/game, while the generic bots are the main attackers
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Can't wait to get home and start playing.
RetroGamingUK
Member
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Astro Bot is the game you buy a PS5 for
I get by with a little help from my robot friends.
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Physiognomonics
Member
Sony (well Team Asobi) need to do a AstroBot Kart first !
SkylineRKR
Member
I heard from friends they can't find a physical copy anywhere. I don't know how many were shipped, but its safe to say this game will eclipse the numbers of the VR bound Rescue Mission and likely puts this IP in the limelight.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Jim Ryan Fanclub's #1 Member
Awww
SweetTooth
Gold Member
Game is a blast, I like how creative the boss fights were!
Unknown?
Member
None of my Walmarts have them and even GameStop only has one or two and not even every GameStop has one. Very weird.
Führer-President Banjo
Neo Member
I don't know about the game, but the controller is cute at least
Jack Videogames
Member
They went all out with the cameos!
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
I started this last night and I'm having a blast. It's just so cool and clever and such a gorgeously designed game. What a treat.
SkylineRKR
Member
Now imagine this game was PSVR2 only, no way it would be selling like it does now. And this was pretty much the PSVR posterboy.
I am actually glad its the way it is.
I am actually glad its the way it is.
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Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
I personally want to see this team make new IP. Similar how we got quirky games like Tokyo Jungle.
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azertydu91
Hard to Kill
It would need an actual next gen controller, so far the xbox controller lacks too much features to be able to play it fully.I would not be against this being released on the Xbox so I could buy it for my kids
nowhat
Member
According to the FPS interview (I posted a link to it in the OT if you're interested) I got the impression that they're first taking some deserved time off, then work a bit on post-launch DLC (time challenges, more challenge stages), but their next project could be basically anything, not necessarily Astro-related. And that Sony wasn't dictating the direction for the studio to take.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Managed to start it after a busy weekend.
Pure joy.
Pure joy.
DonF
Member
I would not be against this being released on the Xbox so I could buy it for my kids
perfect timing, DO IT
gooner4life_uk
Member
God i hope not, what a way to kill a studios creativity, make a mario kart clone.
It's not even a good game objectively anymore, who want's a Kart Racer? go play Disney Speedstorm or you know Mario Kart.
tmlDan
Member
its true, did you see Jaffe's new vid? he said Astro is too hard LOL
James Sawyer Ford
Banned
I’d rather they stick to Astro or a new adventure IP
PatientGamer
Gold Member
I'm a little surprised there's been no early sales data from Sony or any of their approved publications.
Perhaps we'll know how well it did at the end of the month?
Perhaps we'll know how well it did at the end of the month?
Mownoc
Member
It took 3 months for Sony to announce numbers for Helldivers 2 and that was their fastest selling game of all time lol. We may hear numbers very soon, we might not. Hopefully we find out when their quarterly fiscal reports come out even if they don't do PR.
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Folks, I did a double take, but Stevivor actually handles it a 10/10 
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Little Mac
Gold Member
Earlier today I platinum’d Astro Bot. It was a great ride and I’m kinda bummed it’s over. I loved the boss battles, fun abilities, lush graphics, fluid gameplay, and I really felt a sense of accomplishment when persevering through some of the challenge runs … like Splashy Sprint and of course the Master Challenge.
Not sure if this is a spoiler but it’s a shame Square wanted licensing fees for FF and Kingdom Hearts characters. Sora and Cloud’s omission from the game was sadly felt.
Regardless, Astro Bot is a classic and my current GOTY.
Not sure if this is a spoiler but it’s a shame Square wanted licensing fees for FF and Kingdom Hearts characters. Sora and Cloud’s omission from the game was sadly felt.
Regardless, Astro Bot is a classic and my current GOTY.
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Tiago Rodrigues
Member
It’s barely been 3 days. Maybe when this fiscal year ends we’ll know more.
DJ12
Member
Holy shit, xbox is done.
Astro Bot Review: Pure platforming perfection
The amount of dedication and passion that's gone into Astro Bot is obvious in every pixel of every texture; there's not a single bug, glitch, or texture issue to be seen.
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Interfectum
Gold Member
I'm about 70% done with the game I think (trying to take my time and my kids keep begging to play). I really love this game... it's everything I want out of a platformer like this. Also, it's amazing how much my three young boys want to play this game. I have Switch, Xbox, PS5, etc and play Nintendo games all the time with them showing minimal interest. With Astrobot they are like a fucking magnet to this game. They were like that with the Playroom as well. Sony has something big here.
SantaBanana
Neo Member
We have the switch and besides Mario kart, my son barely ever asks me to play. He's always playing fortnite on PS5 but he keeps playing astro bot since I got it this weekend. It is indeed quite something they have there
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Copying from other thread! My thoughts after a few hours with the game.
A 10 from Jimquisition
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It may reach 95 on MC if Edge is a 10
Astro Bot - Adorobot (Review)
Astro BotReleased: September 6th, 2024Developer: Team ASOBIPublisher: Sony Interactive EntertainmentSystems: PS5God help me if Sony decides to sell toys of Astro Bot, one of those programmable robots you see lining the shelves of Smyths. Like the gullible consumer whore I am, I already want...
www.thejimquisition.com
It may reach 95 on MC if Edge is a 10
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Which would make it the highest rated PlayStation exclusive since the Original TLOU for PS3, damn. I still can't wrap my head around how it managed to outscore GOW and TLOU2, Game is a masterpiece but Wow I'm legit mind blown. All gameplay first tooA 10 from Jimquisition
Astro Bot - Adorobot (Review)
Astro BotReleased: September 6th, 2024Developer: Team ASOBIPublisher: Sony Interactive EntertainmentSystems: PS5God help me if Sony decides to sell toys of Astro Bot, one of those programmable robots you see lining the shelves of Smyths. Like the gullible consumer whore I am, I already want...
It may reach 95 on MC if Edge is a 10
Which would make it the highest rated PlayStation exclusive since the Original TLOU for PS3, damn. I still can't wrap my head around how it managed to outscore GOW and TLOU2, Game is a masterpiece but Wow I'm legit mind blown. All gameplay first tooA 10 from Jimquisition
Astro Bot - Adorobot (Review)
Astro BotReleased: September 6th, 2024Developer: Team ASOBIPublisher: Sony Interactive EntertainmentSystems: PS5God help me if Sony decides to sell toys of Astro Bot, one of those programmable robots you see lining the shelves of Smyths. Like the gullible consumer whore I am, I already want...
It may reach 95 on MC if Edge is a 10
RetroGamingUK
Member
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
A 10 from Jimquisition
Astro Bot - Adorobot (Review)
Astro BotReleased: September 6th, 2024Developer: Team ASOBIPublisher: Sony Interactive EntertainmentSystems: PS5God help me if Sony decides to sell toys of Astro Bot, one of those programmable robots you see lining the shelves of Smyths. Like the gullible consumer whore I am, I already want...
It may reach 95 on MC if Edge is a 10
nial
Member
Does anyone know when the Edge thing gets dropped?A 10 from Jimquisition
Astro Bot - Adorobot (Review)
Astro BotReleased: September 6th, 2024Developer: Team ASOBIPublisher: Sony Interactive EntertainmentSystems: PS5God help me if Sony decides to sell toys of Astro Bot, one of those programmable robots you see lining the shelves of Smyths. Like the gullible consumer whore I am, I already want...
It may reach 95 on MC if Edge is a 10
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
I disagree, I found them really fun and after you die you immediately respawn which makes retrying very smooth.
Some of the Kirby Forgotten Land challenges way more annoying…..you could be doing perfect run but if you missed the target time even by one digit you have to redo it again.
jm89
Member
Yeah I think it's getting close to 95. Alot of 100s coming towards the tail end.A 10 from Jimquisition
Astro Bot - Adorobot (Review)
Astro BotReleased: September 6th, 2024Developer: Team ASOBIPublisher: Sony Interactive EntertainmentSystems: PS5God help me if Sony decides to sell toys of Astro Bot, one of those programmable robots you see lining the shelves of Smyths. Like the gullible consumer whore I am, I already want...
It may reach 95 on MC if Edge is a 10
Edge has higher weighting then other review outlets afaik, so could tip it towards 95.