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Damn, I'm mad at myself for not even remembering that.
I don't think it would have been out-of-bounds if one bot was driving a car and another bot walked up and stole it. Done in a cartoon-y way it could have worked.
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Astro's Playroom is a wonderful tribute to PlayStation history that has some really glaring omissions...
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Damn, I'm mad at myself for not even remembering that.
I don't think it would have been out-of-bounds if one bot was driving a car and another bot walked up and stole it. Done in a cartoon-y way it could have worked.
I assume the Grand Tour is probably the reference to GT (as mentioned by others). Especially as, if I recall correctly, in the credits, when it is thanking partners/other companies, Polyphony Digital is mentioned (I could be dreaming this up, but I totally remember seeing their name and being completely flummoxed as to what their cameo was, as I didn't pay attention to trophy names).
The lack of Siren bummed me out, but that's all I have to contribute to this. At least Keiichiro Toyama had something featured to begin with, so can't complain too much.
Can anyone clue me in on what the reference is for the group of bots standing in a circle on the snowy section? One has a toque and I think another had a flashlight? Edit: Nevermind, looks like it was "Until Dawn"
Like I mentioned in the previous thread, I'm just super glad they put in a jumping flash reference, but there are so many great ones.
Like I mentioned in the previous thread, I'm just super glad they put in a jumping flash reference, but there are so many great ones.
Demo 1 came with the system.
There are several versions. I had this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPhFsdgI958
T-Rex at 4:38
Gran Turismo I think is difficult because there isn't really an iconic reference you can put in that would make people go "oh yeah, THAT'S Gran Turismo," except maybe a trophy with the GT logo on it (or, hilariously, the yellow/green driving school icon, but I think that's just a generic driving school icon in Japan?). Ridge Racer works because that red F/A Racing car is instantly recognizable as a Ridge Racer car. You can't really do that with Gran Turismo--if you put in a random Skyline, is that really a GT reference?
Twisted Metal is the one I'm surprised there's no reference to. Everyone knows Sweet Tooth.
Twisted Metal is the one I'm surprised there's no reference to. Everyone knows Sweet Tooth.
Feels like they could have just had a car under a tarp with a bot or two trying to pull it off. That image from the cover art of the first GT feels pretty iconic to me, but I guess the EU and JPN art might have been different.
The lack of Polygon Man isn't surprising given that Kutaragi despised it, and it was only a US thing for a very brief amount of time before he shut it down.
DO I missremember or did they ommit the entire handheld/portable line of hardware & software?
As for the games they probably were limited on what they had the rights to, and old 3rd party games or from Studios that closed is pretty easy to understand why it was omitted
As for the games they probably were limited on what they had the rights to, and old 3rd party games or from Studios that closed is pretty easy to understand why it was omitted
oh shit what, guess I missed thisHuh? I thought this was Siren.
CJ bot flying a jetpack while some cops/gangster are shooting at him
That's awesome to hear.
Agreed.
Kat in particular is just one of the most fun protagonists ever. Raven grew on me a lot throughout the games and I would like to see more of her and the rest of the cast.
Nope. PSP & Vita are in there including references to series started on the PSP (Locoroco, Patapon, etc).
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I have to agree with others that it's a bit odd not to see the Playstation TV (Vita) when they go as far as having the Buzz controllers for PS3 or some of the PSP add-ons like the Mic or Camera. I just was not fully sure of this since the only items I'm currently missing in the game are locked up in the Gashapon machine.
It is, but because of the iconic characters' look. Harder to do with a "generic" open world game like GTA I think.
Symphony of the night is mostly viewed as a PS1 game and they produced an exclusive port recently, so there's something there.
It made me happy that Robbit was that big and in your face. No way you can miss it.
There's a ton of third party references. Everything from Castlevania, Ridge Racer, Legacy of Kain, Final Fantasy to Tomb Raider.
Thanks, I could never keep that info straight on which games are first or 3rd party studios.
I loved Astro's playroom the only nods I was shocked I didn't see were for Gran Turismo, Legend of Dragoon, Twisted Metal, Yakuza, and Persona since other then Twisted Metal these were all games/series well known in the PlayStation's history especially in the Japanese market.
Well I guess they need to save more PlayStation references for future Astro games.
Well I guess they need to save more PlayStation references for future Astro games.
Oh, I thought this was GT. Didn't occur to me it could have been ridge racer.
GTA was 'a playstation' game for about 1 game for 8 months. It was a long running PC franchise, then GTA3 launched on PS2 and like 6mos later launched on PC, and a few months later on Xbox. A lot of people played GTA on their PS2 but it's not a PlayStation franchise.
Twisted Metal though yeah
Twisted Metal though yeah
There's a huge Days gone reference in one of the levels. It's in a back drop with a Deacon bot riding a bike, in a circle away from zombie bots.
I mean, you gotta save some stuff for the inevitable sequel... 👀 (come on and give us another Astro's Playroom, Sony! it's a given we're going to get Rescue Mission 2 for PSVR2, but i'd love another Playroom game too).
There's definitely a lot of PS history missing, but there's also soooo much of it that I was legitimately surprised at how much they managed to cram into each level. The game is still a love lever to PlayStation like we've never gotten before, but it's hardly comprehensive.
While we're on the subject of PS love letters, we need a PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale 2, with just as much love poured into PS history as Astro's Playroom. Ah, I can dream...
There's definitely a lot of PS history missing, but there's also soooo much of it that I was legitimately surprised at how much they managed to cram into each level. The game is still a love lever to PlayStation like we've never gotten before, but it's hardly comprehensive.
While we're on the subject of PS love letters, we need a PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale 2, with just as much love poured into PS history as Astro's Playroom. Ah, I can dream...
I was expecting this thread to be about the lack of certain hardware releases in Labo eg. PSX, VitaTV among others.
GTA, Twisted Metal and Kingdom Hearts were pretty massive omissions for me. There was a racing game at some point, but it was hardly a real reference