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[Men_in_Boxes]

Anyone who calls Astrobot soulless is a fucking idiot.

Games are not art.

You're allowed to criticize art in the art world.

Games are a sacred unholy religion. How dare you criticize PlayStations Funco Pop doll game!

 

[Fabieter]

I don't see a problem in crossover. It's the reason i like smash and Mario kart. It's a non issue if the gameplay is good.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Dumb. Astro Bot is incredible.

 

[Bojanglez]

Kotaku's Soulless Devotion To Shit Clickbait Content Is A Real Problem​

 

[StueyDuck]

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

Oh, Kotaku is ground zero for most of it for sure.

but they are all bunk these days, I don't follow/read/watch any gaming outlet anymore because they are all shit now. In my opinion, they've never been real journalists, but at least back in the day, people just wanted to talk about the game itself.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Why didn’t they say this about Mario Kart and Smash?

 

[Dafegamer]

Oh, Kotaku is ground zero for most of it for sure.

but they are all bunk these days, I don't follow/read/watch any gaming outlet anymore because they are all shit now. In my opinion, they've never been real journalists, but at least back in the day, people just wanted to talk about the game itself.

It's probably worse on Twitter actually, but it's usually from individual Journalists, not necessarily from GameSites

 

[SweetTooth]

Why didn’t they say this about Mario Kart and Smash?

 

[Arachnid]

Lmfao. No one said that about Smash. It just celebrates a history of successful games. No way you didn't smile seeing the Hunter and Maria from Bloodborne

 

[NeverYouMind]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

 

[ReBurn]

I believe the Kotaku writer is way overthinking it. It's no surprise considering how much he fellates himself in the same article.

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. Anyone can hone this skill and I enthusiastically recommend doing so. For example: I have not yet seen Cloud, the new feature directed and written by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Kurosawa is a more spatially proficient filmmaker than about 95 percent of his contemporaries, and even just watching the trailer, it’s abundantly clear: this is a real movie. I also have not seen Piece by Piece, an upcoming documentary about Pharrell Williams where everything is made out of Legos. And yet, beyond a shadow of a doubt: fake movie.

"(I'm an expert)" for sure.

Astro Bot is meant to be PlayStation fan service and it's full of that on top of being a great video game.

 

[Alebrije]

Kotaku = click bait.

Do not know how Much money are needed to keep afloat that place but it seems not much. If they can keep the bussiness with just click bait articles good for them. The problem are not them but the people that fall on their click bait behavior.

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

Who wore it better?

It's fine if you want to, but it is kind of disengenuous to pick an Astro Bot frame where his face is a line. It doesn't look like that in the game.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

They're going extinct. Moronic rage bait is all they have left.

 

[Topher]

Games are not art.

You're allowed to criticize art in the art world.

Games are a sacred unholy religion. How dare you criticize PlayStations Funco Pop doll game!

 

[Hookshot]

It's fine if you want to, but it is kind of disengenuous to pick an Astro Bot frame where his face is a line. It doesn't look like that in the game.

They are just images from google. Astro bot's was the first, Kirby's is further down because it wouldn't let me upload the first.

 

[Gojiira]

Cool then how come Nintendo doesn’t get this same scrutiny with the number of celebratory, self referencing games? If Smash Bros which is a good game but is nothing but a Nintendo celebration gets a free pass, then why is Astrobot which is a good game and character but a celebration of Playstation any different?
Yeah fuck off Kotaku.

 

[bender]

Can we update the thread title to: Dying Website Goes Against The Grain To Try To Garner Attention?

 

[Vick]

Can we update the thread title to: Dying Website Goes Against The Grain To Try To Garner Attention?

Unsurprisingly parroted and defended by shameless zealots of a dying brand fueled by their retarded and emotional hatred of Sony™.

 

[Dorfdad]

I’m convinced they try and find angles that will offend people for clicks. I’m probably one of the biggest Nintendo fans and while I can clearly see the Mario Galaxy Series comparisons the game clearly goes toe to toe with Nintendo. Astrobots animations are is so endearing that I forgot I was an alpha male. The levels from different games keep it fresh and appealing.

One of the best platform games I’ve played in years and every reason for them to continue the series.

 

[nowhat]

Astrobots animations are is so endearing

Fun fact, the person who did the animations for Trico now works at Team Asobi. Doing in part, I'm assuming, the same thing. But agreed, the animations are freaking amazing. No mo-cap, just hand-authored animations.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

Riky is writing for Kotaku now?

 

[The Lunch Legend]

I know the thread was appropriately tagged, but can we still ban OP?

 

[Dacvak]

Stop giving Kotaku traffic

 

[AJUMP23]

It is a nostalgia trip. And people like that.

 

[bosnianpie]

No clicks for Kotaku.

Haven't forgot their attempts to portray gamers as a bunch och racists and misogynists. They can get fucked.

 

[Dacvak]

It is a nostalgia trip. And people like that.

To be fair, I never had a PlayStation growing up—I was absolutely a Nintendo fanboy—so I have almost no nostalgia for the stuff in Astro Bot. And it’s still, easily, my game of the year, and maybe even my favorite Sony game ever.

God that game is so good.

 

[proandrad]

Ironically, Kotaku's soulless devotion to fake woke ideology is a real problem.

 

[Trilobit]

Did the director for Days Gone write this under a pseudonym?

I personally think it's refreshing that Sony is finally paying attention to their vast wealth of older and amazing exclusives. And I hope it means that we'll get sequels of Ape Escape etc.

 

[darrylgorn]

Really? Have you played the game?

No, but I'm just talking about the aesthetic and branding from a marketing standpoint.

From what I've seen, it lacks a bit of character. It could easily mistaken for something like Wall-E and the name 'Astrobot' is also, relatively unoriginal.

I don't agree with sentiment that it's pandering to Sony though.

 

[Interfectum]

Games are not art.

You're allowed to criticize art in the art world.

Games are a sacred unholy religion. How dare you criticize PlayStations Funco Pop doll game!

Says the resident Gaas Hat.

 

[midnightAI]

No, but I'm just talking about the aesthetic and branding from a marketing standpoint.

From what I've seen, it lacks a bit of character. It could easily mistaken for something like Wall-E and the name 'Astrobot' is also, relatively unoriginal.

I don't agree with sentiment that it's pandering to Sony though.

Get him boys...

 

[nkarafo]

God damned ESG money keeping Kotaku alive.

 

[Fess]

It is a nostalgia trip. And people like that.

Yeah. Don’t overthink it, just enjoy. And if you’re too young to sense any nostalgia from this then too bad go be nostalgic over GTAV or whatever instead. For me it’s the best Playstation 1st party game, like ever I think. What else could top it today?
Only thing I don’t like is the length, I’m concerned that I might finish it soon, I don’t want to

 

[Interfectum]

Yeah. Don’t overthink it, just enjoy. And if you’re too young to sense any nostalgia from this then too bad go be nostalgic over GTAV or whatever instead. For me it’s the best Playstation 1st party game, like ever I think. What else could top it today?
Only thing I don’t like is the length, I’m concerned that I might finish it soon, I don’t want to

Go for the Platinum. Will stretch it out a bit.

 

[Fess]

Go for the Platinum. Will stretch it out a bit.

I’ve cleared everything 100% before moving on so far, only playing it when the kids are watching too, means a couple hours per week, stretching as much as I can, don’t want it to end

 

[ReBurn]

Stop giving Kotaku traffic

I always check for an archive link on archive.is. By the time someone has posted it here someone else has usually already created an archive link.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Says the resident Gaas Hat.

I welcome criticism. Everything should be subject to healthy criticism.

Just make sure it's logical and coherent.

 

[Cyborg]

They want you to click on it. Fcking losers with vlock baits

 

[Danjin44]

 

[nowhat]

Just make sure it's logical and coherent.

Can you apply this principle to your posts as well?

 

[Zombie9ers]

OP:

 

[chokotoureiki]

Pssshh....most Kirby games are quite generic and repetitive. At least Astro Bot feels fresh and is more innovative.

 

[solidus12]

FUCK YOU Kotaku.

 

[Varteras]

Plenty of reasons to go after Sony right now. This ain't one.

 

[demigod]

At least the OP is so incompetent that their link doesn't even work and they didn't even bother quote the article.

Another banned alt is back it seems.

 

[CompleteGlobalSaturation]

Can we please ban that piece of shit site?

What an awful article.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Kotaku gonna Kotaku.

 

[Danjin44]

Can we please ban that piece of shit site?

What an awful article.

We are not ResetEra, just don’t click on the damn site.

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

Stop giving this shitty site clicks.