The new Astro Bot is very good, it turns out. Every level is just packed with unique elements and creative details.
The whole game is like a playground in the best way and even the references to other games have won me over. They really dug deep for those with Intelligent Qube, Siren, Vib-Ribbon, etc.
One thing I could do without is the main villain from the VR game, who shows up again. That was always a bad character and without the gimmick of VR it’s even more unappealing.
But there’s so much to like about this game it would be hard to know where to start.
Bought the new Astro Bot on a whim and had to give up when I got to The Simple 2000: Vol 40: The Three Major Oriental Fortune Telling Arts ~Feng Shui - Onomancy - Divination~ level, these jump timings are horrendous.
oh yeah the concept of the portal is fine it’s just that you’ve already been able to do that with like an iPad and a controller clip for like… the better part of a decade, so it’s not clear who wanted dedicated Sony hardware for it
The Portal is a sku for a niche audience but it feels like an intentional half-step towards the inevitable handheld hybrid console. Which is an offering to expect from literally anyone making gaming machines in the next decade.
