PlayStation fans arefeastingthis year, andAstro Bothas got to be the main course.
The fan-reactions toPlayStation’sadorable mascot,Astro Bot, getting another game have been legendary, setting up the platformer as one of the company’s biggest releases of the year.
Check out the trailer forAstro Botbelow
After a hands-on with the game at Summer Game Fest, I couldn’t help but draw comparisons to another brilliant platformer,MarioOdyssey, or evenSuper Mario Galaxy. That might be a bold claim, but I promise the games have more in common than you might think.
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For starters, there are the stunningly clean visuals. Despite running on theNintendoSwitch,Mario Odysseylooks absolutely fantastic, andAstro Botlooks even better thanks to the power of the PlayStation 5.
Then you can talk about the music, the platforming, the expressiveness of the world and characters and even the overall vibe of both games.
Astro Botoozes the creativity I’d expect from Nintendo’s games, and it’s partly the reason I suspect it to be a contender for my GOTY if the full game is just as good as my hands-on demo.
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It’d be great to seeAstro Botbecome an enormous series of games for PlayStation, as while some of Sony’s latest franchises over the years have been cinematic masterpieces likeGod Of WarandThe Last Of Us, sometimes a silly little platformer can provide a light-hearted break from those heavy narratives.
Astro Botwill release exclusively for PlayStation 5 on 6 September 2024, and I honestly can’t wait to 100% the whole thing.
Topics:PlayStation,PlayStation 5,Sony,Mario,Nintendo
