Support NeoGAF

[HL3.exe]

PS3 was the beginning of the end for SIEJ. PSP is more like it.

'Era', so also including PSP

 

[Punished Miku]

Its a really impressive game. Been slowly going through it still. I dont think cameos are a problem. I just think a lot of how its done in Astro Bot is pretty lame. Its basically Funko Pop meets Fortnite, just the most mainstream conglomeration of IP imaginable. Luckily the team behind it is brilliant. But I wouldnt be sad to see them doing something else without flying PS controllers and PS coins and a giant PS5 ship surrounded by 3rd party Funko Pops. Whatever they do next had the potential to be much better if they nail a better IP. Still undoubtedly a top tier game though, like getting that Burger King game a couple gens ago but it was made by genius game designers.

 

[adamsapple]

Astro Bot, in its panoramic brand reverence, unintentionally acts as a reminder of a time when Sony was known for taking risks.

 

[The Skull]

Cheers Kotaku, I wasn't going to buy this yet due to my backlog but thanks for changing my mind.

 

[Putonahappyface]

---

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Couldn't give a shit about Astro Bot, but this article is beyond retarded.

Also, Astro isn't soulless and ought to be Sony's mascot going forward.

 

[Cakeboxer]

something exciting and well designed like Kirby

A pink blob with shoes?

 

[Hookshot]

Astrobot Design > Kirby Design

Who wore it better?

 

[VictorVectors]

The greatest creations always encounter violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Human nature

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

The PlayStation Tax is in full force

 

[Big Baller]

I laughed how they made fun of Uncharted like its a shooting gallery and how Aloy always looks mad.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

You guys are trying so hard to find some problems in a beautiful game. lol

Will be funny when it snags a few GOTY awards.

 

[BlackTron]

I kinda ever so slightly agree I detected this myself but only like .0001% that Kotaku did. The fact that all the franchises are dead and they're in this pearly white, indeed -robotic product that siphons off their memories -like a machine. A...a Sony machine!

It's not really a mark against the game, just perhaps a tone that I prefer 1% less than another platformers, nothing that would halt my desire to grab PS5 to play the game or make me want to write an article. A tiny speck of truth multiplied x over 9000

 

[apocaliptic]

I think some guy at Kotaku has their period

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Context: earlier this summer, author got into a flamewar where they insisted Concord would be the biggest hit of the summer and Astro Bot would be a small niche title.

 

[Robb]

I get that some people may not vibe with it, but this is like complaining Smash Bros. is nothing but ‘soulless devotion’ to Nintendo’s brand..

The game seems to be freaking amazing so it’s hardly a problem. If anything they should keep going in this direction and make even more amazing games. They obviously know their stuff.

 

[Topher]

Kotaku is right. Hate all this fucking corporation branding nonsense.

Be sure and check out the gift guides at the end of the article. Presented by Dell Alienware.

 

[Little Chicken]

So true

 

[darrylgorn]

Nah, the problem with the aesthetic is that it's generic, along with a cookie cutter name like Astro Bot.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

So why the fuck are you amplifying this garbage?

Because the sentiment of the OP is disingenuous. This is what we call a "concern-troll".

 

[Topher]

Nah, the problem with the aesthetic is that it's generic, along with a cookie cutter name like Astro Bot.

Really? Have you played the game?

 

[nial]

'Era', so also including PSP

Ah, that makes sense. SIEJ's output on PSP until 2010 or so was still good, 2011 is when it started to be lacking across the board.

 

[Fahdis]

So its only ok when the Red Tapeworms do it? Fuck off Kotaku. Astro is now the mascot for the Blue Pidgeons and he's cute af.

 

[Boss Mog]

Word of advice OP: Don't make a thread about a Kotaku article unless it's to mock said article.

 

[evanft]

Kotaku's continued existence is a real problem.

 

[Sooner]

A sterile robot was never going to have the charm of something exciting and well designed like Kirby

Hahaha

 

[Muffdraul]

One of Astro Bot's best features is how it causes some of the more unstable Nintendo fanboys to seethe and o.d. on copium.

 

[Topher]

A sterile robot was never going to have the charm of something exciting and well designed like Kirby

Sterile robot? You didn't play the game then.

 

[Radioskugga]

 

[Dafegamer]

I knew this was a Kotaku piece before entering the Thread

 

[Dafegamer]

Kotaku link - If you aren't happy clicking them



It's definitely something that some noticed. It's stand out levels were based off of God of War and Ape Escape after all, but that was the point of it, it was a shameless celebration of Sony with some cribbing of Nintendo.

A sterile robot was never going to have the charm of something exciting and well designed like Kirby but I'm not sure it needed a hit piece written about how it's little more than an advert of a glorious past that has long since vanished

=>Sterile Robot
=>exciting like Kirby

Pick a lie , at least bring up Yoshi for the obvious click bait article approval

 

[A.Romero]

What an unfortunate take.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Sterile robot? did he undergo lower surgery? Hard to tell with no visible scars.

 

[deriks]

It desn't want to be the next big thing, just a fun game, and it is

 

[Dafegamer]

Context: earlier this summer, author got into a flamewar where they insisted Concord would be the biggest hit of the summer and Astro Bot would be a small niche title.

Lmao, source?

 

[Alan Wake]

Well, we've noticed it's full of love for the PlayStation brand. And it's a PlayStation exclusive so... I don't see the big issue here. Especially since it's a 10/10 game. But I can also wish that Astro is made to stand on his own legs in the future. A hero with his own antagonist just like Sonic and Mario. They could still have some levels inspired by the history of PlayStation.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Kirby? Ok.

Was also wondering about that choice. Out of all characters Nintendo has. The thing is literally a pink ball with eyes and some poor excuses for limbs.

 

[damidu]

feels like some were sharpening the pitchforks for this game, and after universal acclaim this is the only stupid angle they are left with

Over the past few years I've gotten pretty good at being able to quickly intuit whether a piece of media is real or fake

god! eyes rolling one perfect tour. someone please put this clickbait factory out of its misery

 

[DenchDeckard]

Oh fuck off you fucking plebs.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Nostalgia is one hell of a drug, everyone likes that and imo if done right there's nothing wrong with it.

It's basically the same thing Smash Bros has been doing for quite some time now.

 

[Mayar]

I wanted to write something bad. Then I saw that the authors of the article were Kotaku and I immediately lost my desire. God deprived them of brains from birth, my parents taught me that you can't offend sick people...

 

[SweetTooth]

"I’d played—and enjoyed—the game’s predecessor, Astro’s Playroom, an hour-long pack-in PS5 title that existed mostly to explain why DualSense controllers cost 70 dollars"

I laughed so hard at this nonsense

 

[Kacho]

H Hookshot is the new Men_in_Boxes . What a legend.

 

[Robot Carnival]

ah, it's Kotaku. it all makes sense now.

 

[Kumomeme]

the heck...if Sony handle it well, Astro Bot could be their own's 'Lego'

 

[StueyDuck]

further proof that game journalists don't want fun in video games, just pandering and activism is all they'll accept

 

[DeepSpace5D]

Astro Bot is certainly a celebration of the PlayStation brand and its history.

But soulless?? Anything but. It’s got more heart than the majority of generic slop that gets released nowadays.

 

[Interfectum]

Anyone who calls Astrobot soulless is a fucking idiot.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

further proof that game journalists don't want fun in video games, just pandering and activism is all they'll accept

You just know they’re butthurt seeing woke flop after woke flop this year, while games that focus on fun instead of The Message are kicking ass.

 

[Dafegamer]

further proof that game journalists don't want fun in video games, just pandering and activism is all they'll accept

Nah, if you look deeper, most of these weird/controversial/braindead takes are 99% from Kotaku, so yeah...