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Astrobot is now the most critically acclaimed VR game of all time
- Thread starter Toriko
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Whoa did you draw this? Astro Bot girl is cute and LocoRoco is HUUUUUGE!!
Sic Parvis Magna
Really cool, but reminds me how sad i am we dont have a new Tokyo Jungle game or at least a PS4 port :(
Sic Parvis Magna
Yup.
Congrats on the team. Best Sony 3D platformer of all time and Top 2 3D platformer of this generation.
Your turn, Nintendo.
Literally just got the email from Sony saying the same thing lol. Great game.
Nintendo at next E3, "Hold my beer"
Gratz to the devs!
PSVR is being considered...
PSVR is being considered...
This is really cool.
Sic Parvis Magna
Nah, that title still goes to Resident Evil imho.
Astrobot is a great, but the VR in it is underwhelming compared to many other VR titles.
Astrobot is a great, but the VR in it is underwhelming compared to many other VR titles.
Resident Evil 7 isn't the most critically acclaimed VR title.
I think if RE7 was reviewed strictly as a VR title it would have been in the mid 9s on Metacritic. The TV version felt stripped of its soul.
Huh, the VR in Astro is what makes it great. All the height and water effects.
I agree with this. Same goes for Wipeout Omega Collection, and perhaps Thumper too. Most critic scores are based on playing them on a TV, yet they're far better in VR, so no reason to doubt the score wouldn't have been higher if they were VR-only.
That's not to downplay the success of Astro Bot of course, it 's still a fantastic game.
Videos don't really do it justice at all.
I watch the tv feed while people play it on my headset and it doesn't look all that impressive, but I know from playing it that those levels look amazing when you are placed in them with vr.
Everyone in my family is into playing this, which basically never happens.
we got a pro in our home, might have to ask around to see if anyone has psvr and a copy of this so i can borrow. i'm interested in this not because it's a VR game, but because i love 3D platformers and it's a genre that's REALLY hard to get right, good 3D platformers are very few. i want to see if it is indeed as good as people say.
Its shouldn't be just the acclaimed VR of all time. This is a platform game that's better than any current Mario game. Never in my lifetime have been able to say that. This game is not only a Mario killer, but its also completely restores my faith in Sony Japan Studios. Who up until now, have been completely outclassed by the In-House studios in SONY West
Something they have in common is that they both have 10/10 gameplay unlike many VR experiences.
I know, that's the problem with VR games. Videos can't capture just how awesome games are in VR.
I sold my rift (and PSVR) but a Lone Echo 2 might make me rebuy. The immersion in that first game was better than anything else I've ever experienced and the unique approach to locomotion was absolutely genius. Flinging yourself from wall to wall in zero gravity blew my tits off. And didn't make me the least bit nauseous.
The latest issue of Edge is out and there's no review of Astro Bot. Nothing can stop the little fella on Metacritic now (for a month anyway).
Which is why I'm going to play 7 over Halloween and Astrobot over Xmas .
This is a damn good plan, though personally I would have the willpower to wait till Xmas!
Just like to point out that beat saber has almost 6000 reviews on steam, 98% of them being overwhelmingly positive.
Can you post the scores? I'm surprised there isn't a thread already.
That would be pretty pointless. It would just be a middle of the road 3D platformer then, albeit more charming than most.
The actual platforming mechanics of astrobot are nothing to write home about. Astrobot has a Jump, double jump (with Mario sunshine hover), punch and spin punch. He's also quite slow (probably to avoid motion sickness as the camera follows him). There are none of the nuanced control options or feel of momentum that you get with a 3D mario game. There's no side cartwheel jump, no dive, butt stomp, slide, backflip, long jump, triple jump, tornado spin jump, hat throwing, power up suits with new mechanics etc. people saying that it beats Mario odyssey in pure platforming for example are out of their minds imo.
But it doesn't need all of that really, because it uses the strengths and constraints of vr in really clever and fun ways. The game is more about thoughtful, slow progression. About looking around you methodically in 3D space to find secrets and alternate paths. Its about being able to easily navigate your little astrobot through dangerous platforms that are really far away from you, or above/below you, control that is only possible because you can see astrobot in 3D space, and it's intuitive which way to push the stick, because it's in relation to your own head in that 3D space. Controling a character through those same platforms and angles would be frustrating if not impossible on a normal TV. It's a game that is built FOR VR. Playing it on a tv would just not work.
