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Astro's Playroom SPOILER THREAD

sn00zer

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Holy mother of God it should be illegal to concentrate that much nostalgia.

SERIOUSLY DO NOT READ THROUGH THIS IF YOU HAVE ANY INTENTION OF PLAYING

Figured I'd create a thread for folks to share all the references they caught and fun stuff.

Was really surprised to see Soul Reaver in there as well as PS1 Tomb Raider and OMG JUMPING FLASH. So fucking good.

Also had a weird moment on the PS1 reveal because it literally looked photo realistic and my brain did not like that.

Also that deep cut finale. Really really loved it. Literally jaw dropped on the boss intro. Fucking PS1 tech demo TREX....waaaat
 
Expy

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Smiles all around from start to finish. Platinumed it in one sitting, DualSense lasted the whole way through.
Absolutely magical game. For a free pack-in, it provides so much.
 
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sn00zer

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Expy said:
Smiles all around from start to finish. Platinumed it in one sitting, DualSense lasted the whole way through.
Absolutely magical game. For a free pack-in, it provides so much.
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Did you get anything after getting 100 percent? Was surprised there wasn't any sort of final thing after I collected everything. I haven't platinumed but did get all the collectables
 
Expy

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sn00zer said:
Did you get anything after getting 100 percent? Was surprised there wasn't any sort of final thing after I collected everything. I haven't platinumed but did get all the collectables
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Nope. Once you get all the collectibles and populate Labo, the rest of the trophies just pop normally, nothing special.
 
Trace

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I'm top 10 worldwide on Frozen Run and top 11 on Space Run. The speedruns are surprisingly fun. Frozen Run especially is great to try and optimize.
 
Handicapped Duck

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So many references, tongue-and-cheek jokes, and love letters to PlayStation's history, it was a blast to play through. Acquired the platinum in around 7 hours and 20 minutes, the game is the perfect game to start with. Also yeah you don't seem to get anything for 100% which is a shame. I would have liked some extra challenge levels like in Astro Bot: Rescue Mission.
 
Bishop89

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All Easter eggs I found outside of artefacts

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Jomatto

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The game truly is the ultimate proof of concept of all of PS5's core features. The activity cards and hint system in particular provides the blueprint that I wish all future PS5 games should follow.
 
Combichristoffersen

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Opened the thread out of curiosity.

Am cry if I don't get my hands on a PS5 when it releases next week so I can play this, as I'll probably have to wait until 2021 if not :'(
 
Strings

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It's honestly absurd how many references they packed into this. They could have stopped at about 15% of the current number and it still would have been amazing, but literally every corner has some random deep cut.

And the animations are so cute! Little Dante and Pyramid Head in particular.
 
NightMystic

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Did anyone else have issues when it came to blowing into the mic? It never worked for me.

Could it have been picking up the Astro mic that was connected but not on?
 
iamsirjoshua

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I absolutely cannot believe the attention to detail, polish, and nostalgia packed into what's ostensibly a tech demo, not to mention how it so strongly makes the case for what could otherwise be seen as gimmicky features. Most of all, I'm baffled as to how astrobot is not the de facto PlayStation mascot at this point.
 

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Wonder if one or two references in here are hints to the future as much as celebrating the past?
 
ramyeon

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Amazing game. Honestly probably the best time I've had in a game in a long time - I was smiling the whole time through.

The soundtrack is amazing too - some of those songs are legitimate ear worms.
 
Mechaplum

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Yeah huge grin on my face throughout the game. Done with it but have yet to 100%.

I will be demoing this with friends and family, they're going to love the DualSense.
 

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All I need to know is if there are any Final Fantasy easter eggs and if there are which ones are they from?
 
Theswweet

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Seeing Kat represented was delightful. I also love how so many trophies are themselves references, like the snowball one for Katamari.
 
Raonak

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It's such a fantastic game. 2 for 2 from team asobi.

It's not only a really charming game, but it's also a playstation nostalgia fest, and it makes great use of the dualsense. And it's free/built in!?

Now that's consumer friendly!

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Did anyone else have issues when it came to blowing into the mic? It never worked for me.

Could it have been picking up the Astro mic that was connected but not on?
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Did you have a headset connected? I had to blow into the wired mic.
 
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sn00zer

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Strings said:
It's honestly absurd how many references they packed into this. They could have stopped at about 15% of the current number and it still would have been amazing, but literally every corner has some random deep cut.

And the animations are so cute! Little Dante and Pyramid Head in particular.
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The dante interruption animation when you hit him is amazing
 
SolidSnakex

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The Lara nod is awesome as well. It's one that you can easily miss (I almost did), but you can tell they put a lot of work into it. She's jumping across a platform and then pulls out her dual pistols.
 
Terraforce

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This is really what made the game for me. SO many references. I expected a decent amount, but as many third party PS icons as there are, and smaller games like Puppeteer, Tearaway, and freaking Pain? There's some deep cuts.

Finding the references and figuring out who they were was one of the best parts of the experience, so I wouldn't spoil it for yourself if you haven't played it yet.
 
Venture

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Besides everything already mentioned, I also love the whole conceit of it taking place inside your PS5. It's a perfect introduction to the system all around.
 
RestEerie

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Outside of super smash bros ultimate, this is the game with the most video games reference I've seen.
 
matrix-cat

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I feel like this game was a successful execution of what they tried to do with Playstation All-Stars back in the day, a proper celebration of all things Playstation. I don't know if they just couldn't get the co-marketing deals with All-Stars but they botched that game with bad character choices and it never had the effect they were going for. Astrobot, though, goes above and beyond. Seeing references to not just the modern lineup of Sony exclusive games, but the series that used to be Sony mascots in the PSX/PS2 era before they ended up going multiplatform (e.g. FFVII, Tomb Raider, DMC, Silent Hill 2, Resident Evil 1) was a delight.
 
KillingJoke

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Amazing work. This is what Knack should have been last gen. All the references were adorable. Laughed the whole way through. Catchy music too. Lol
 
SolidSnakex

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Wow, the speedrun levels are actually completely new. I don't know why but I thought they were just going to be speedrun versions of the normal levels.
 
AGoodODST

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All the references in this game are so awesome. Seems such a class wee game, especially included for free.
 
VirtualCloud

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Platinumed it last night, by far one of the best games I played this year. Couldn't stop smiling from start to finish
 
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