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Astro's Playroom - Review Thread
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Looks like a wonderful game and it's the most appealing thing on the system until we get release dates for Ghostwire Tokyo, Deathloop, Returnal, etc. etc.
I actually expected it to review better given Astrobot and given it's free, but I guess it's only a bitsize experience and most reviews are simply saying they wanted more of it. Still, this will definitely be the first thing I play on the system. Can't wait.
Sweet.
Sweet.
Astro OpenCritic, currently at 85.
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Astro's Playroom Reviews
Astro's Playroom is rated 'Mighty' after being reviewed by 77 critics, with an overall average score of 84. It's ranked in the top 9% of games and recommended by 91% of critics.
opencritic.com
Astro OpenCritic, currently at 85.
Astro's Playroom Reviews
Astro's Playroom is rated 'Mighty' after being reviewed by 77 critics, with an overall average score of 84. It's ranked in the top 9% of games and recommended by 91% of critics.
Miles Morales - 86
Astro's Playroom - 85
Demon's Souls - ??
Either way, looking like an excellent launch line up of exclusives.
Demon's Souls is apparently not available for reviewers either, everyone will get it on release day.
Any word on length of the game? As it comes with every PS5 I expect it to be rather short. 2-3 hours?
I cannot hear the words 'Cooling Springs' without Jeff's voice saying them now. It's cursed.
Having this installed on every PS5 can only help Sony's VR push if Astro Bot 2 was to be a PSVR2 launch title.
Good Lord, I never thought this would review so well. Any chance of this turning into a franchise for a Sony?
it's already a franchise, Astro Bot has appear on 3 games already (although 2 games are freebie and 1 is VR title)
Not Astro related, but wow at the Yakuza: Like a Dragon average. Currently higher than 0 and Kiwami 2, two of my favorite games of all time, let alone the series. This month is gonna be wild.Astro OpenCritic, currently at 85.
Astro's Playroom Reviews
Astro's Playroom is rated 'Mighty' after being reviewed by 77 critics, with an overall average score of 84. It's ranked in the top 9% of games and recommended by 91% of critics.
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Okay, that's most of the reviews added for now. Also added a OpenCritic link, since they were late with their listing. Quite the gap between them and Metacritic, but not at all surprisingly when weighted scores are removed from the equation.
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Jumping to conclusions there a bit. Lets wait until the reviews are out for Sackboy before making such a declaration.
Watched Giant Bomb quick look, advise to watch maybe a bit over first 20 minutes, after that they warn that they will show spoiler end of the game collectibles.
The game is full of charm and love for PS history. It was really refreshing to hear Jeff and Brad, one of not many people who were the longest in the industry and somewhat jaded a bit, be so cherry and recollecting memories about their time on PS coverage. They even felt a bit melancholy.
Whoever was in charge sure went all out for a free game. It simple yet very effective at presenting Dualsense features.
Just look at the game as fun interactive PlayStation Disneyland. Also game is short yet provides good replayability like speed run levels are actually separate levels.
Its a free game that has value of 20$.
The game is full of charm and love for PS history. It was really refreshing to hear Jeff and Brad, one of not many people who were the longest in the industry and somewhat jaded a bit, be so cherry and recollecting memories about their time on PS coverage. They even felt a bit melancholy.
Whoever was in charge sure went all out for a free game. It simple yet very effective at presenting Dualsense features.
Just look at the game as fun interactive PlayStation Disneyland. Also game is short yet provides good replayability like speed run levels are actually separate levels.
Its a free game that has value of 20$.
For the follow up I really want to see them lean into PS cross over stuff. It's the perfect way for them to bring all their franchises together in a mashup despite all the conflicting art styles. Maybe have a co-op mode where everyone gets to pick an Astrobotified version of a PS character.
Ars doesn't have a review of this up yet, but, yes: Astro's Playroom is exactly what it needs to be as a console pack-in. And the Easter eggs, which Sony asked us to keep mum about, are freaking delightful (and include third party game references).
But I can't help but wonder if the scale was shrunken in the middle of development. To wit: There's only one boss battle through the *entire* game, and once I beat that boss, I said aloud, "There really should've been more of these."
I hope this means some good ideas were held back for the sake of a fully blown retail follow-up. What's here is good and fun enough to merit one.
But I can't help but wonder if the scale was shrunken in the middle of development. To wit: There's only one boss battle through the *entire* game, and once I beat that boss, I said aloud, "There really should've been more of these."
I hope this means some good ideas were held back for the sake of a fully blown retail follow-up. What's here is good and fun enough to merit one.