Astro Bot on PlayStation 5: We've Played It - Hands-On Impressions
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The reveal of Team Asobi's Astro Bot was the most exciting thing to come out of Sony's State of Play a few weeks back - and John's had the chance to go hands-on with an hour-long demo. Here's what he thinks of the game and why it's shaping up to be a very different, very exciting PlayStation game.
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00:00 Introduction
01:45 Let's Get Into It
03:50 Physics Is My Business
05:47 Haptics - The Best Ever?
07:19 Controls
08:56 PS5 Pro?! What Could Be Enhanced
10:31 Possible GOTY?
12:20 Final Thoughts - เกม
I hope this game inspires other developers to bring back platformers like these.
Nintendo would sure do, but they need better hardware.
And mostly to show developers that squeezing the dualsense feature makes people get more in love with the game, i still don't understand why ps5 games doesn't used it more, i mean it's there but barely, not like astrobot.
@@SnakeEngineKirby, Super Mario and Luigi..? And Peach? And Donkey Kong? Nintendo already has these games 😂
@@or1on89 I hope this game inspires other developers to bring back platformers like these on other platforms apart from Nintendo (and especially on pc)
@@or1on89 Yeah, but not at that level of fidelity and interactivity.
Astros playroom was insanely good for such a small package.
That's what she said hahahaha. I'll show myself out.
@@birdman4birdlegs
God damnit, you beat me to it. 😭
@@birdman4birdlegs She liked Astros playroom too?
Lol no. It was incredibly uninspiring as platformer. Relied on fan service and references to have any soul 😂
I 💯 % that game 3 times. Lol
If you're a fan of platformers you should show up and support this game to show Sony these type of games are still in demand and hopefully push for more of these type of big budget platformers.
Yup, hope it sells well we need more stuff like this from Sony. Day 1
I mean they made Ratchet and Sackboy couple years back
Doesn't even have to be big budget. As long as it is fun.
if you have a kid or little girl close to you, buy this shit, they will love it.
This is one of the FEW $60 games not from a Nintendo platform I feel comfortable dropping full price on immediately. I know I’m getting quality
Astro's Playroom will always hold a special place in my heart. It was the first game my son loved playing, he's 5 now and still plays with me. We are both extremely excited for the new one, we really can't wait.
Ps home was way better
@@rodeyrevenge are you OK? Where did the bad bot touch you?
I play with my nephews and they laugh every single time! So excited to play Astrobot, it will be amazing
Have you tried ps home on ya PS3 ....cuz it was awesome tbh..@@Rocko130185
@@Rocko130185 My five year old is exactly the same as you described!
Watching a 6 year old play Astro truly reminds me of how important these types of games are.
i'm totally with John. This game will be pure joy.
The closest thing we have to a new 3D Mario game and I'm so excited
Bro did you forget “A Hat in Time”? It was a nice 3D Mario like platformer from a little indie studio
@@PurushNahiMahaPurush Great game with steep quality drop off.
Loved Mafia Town, liked the Movie Studio, and the other three chapters bored me to death.
@@PurushNahiMahaPurush Arguably a better game than odyssey imo
@@PurushNahiMahaPurush A Hat In Time was garbage.
2017, time for a new one. @@PurushNahiMahaPurush
Astrobot for PSVR is a top 10 game of all time for me. No, Im not kidding
It was that entertaining. Some of the most creative game design I've ever experienced.
Sucks that they can't patch Astrobot Rescue Mission, Astro's Playroom, or put this game on the PSVR2. 🤷🏾♂️
Same. The VR game is extremely underrated
I'd agree. There aren't many games that feel so fresh all the way through, but that was one of them. I even liked the time trials, and that's a rarity.
@@xman48205they can but they won’t because they have abandoned VR
Definitely one of my favorite games ever.
The original was absolutely fantastic. The ways that it used the DualSense were something I’ve really never experienced before. I can’t wait for this guaranteed banger
you mean, the 2nd one ;)
I'm astonished that they don't appear to have even tried to port the first game to PSVR2, same with some other big PSVR1 releases that should have worked by default (RE7 for instance).
yeah the one that shipped with the ps5 has some of the best use of the dualsense haptics alongside the demon souls remake
@leonro b3cause it would not work by default. Both VR headsets are verry different when it comes to the tech. Also psvr1 tracked the Dual Shock. Psvr2 does not track the Dual Sense. So they would need to change the game alot seeing as the controller was so integrated in the game
@@defunctchannel942or maybe the 4th one...
- The Playroom ( 2013 ).
- The Playroom VR ( 2016 ).
- Astro Bot Rescue Mission ( 2018 ).
- Astro's Playroom ( 2020 ).
- Astro Bot ( 2024 ).
😵💫
Watching John talk about the game makes me happy. You can tell that he's highly excited. Thank you, John, I'm sold.
Yeah, if John’s excited, you know it’s gonna be a good thing
this is exactly the type of game Playstation needed, focused on being colorful, charming and FUN. We need more of these.
43yo man and can say with confidence this is my most anticipated game of this year! LFG!!!!
You're 43 years old and you still use expressions such as "LFG"?? 😆
So fun to see Johns childlike excitement for this title 😊 Gonna be great. I bet we'll have an in game ps5 pro model to discover.
As a 45+ year old gamer it is games like these that remind me I’ll never be too old to enjoy games. Pure joy, I can’t wait!
If this game doesn't appeal to you, you forgot what made gaming fun in the first place.
Loved Astro's Playroom and was a genius idea to include it free on every PS5
Amazing game .
Or it just doesn’t appeal to me 🤷♀️
@@LethalMartialArtistI don’t agree with the premise of the OP. Different gamers have different different preferences. This isn’t surprising. This style of game is for generally more casual audiences that want an escape of some sort. Other gamers want an immersive war simulation or narrative driven RPG, etc. Fun is subjective to all people. While this looks fun to me it may be boring for others and I may lose interest after completing it. It just depends on the person.
@@user-rs1fj1is8c I think the point they are trying to make is just the inherent, intrensic fun you can get from stuff that can sometimes be lost if you get too invested in a competitive or an addicting mobile game style game. You forget why you enjoyed games in the first place.
It's perfectly fine to like different things or enjoy things different ways though, I love competitive and immersive stuff. Just keep in mind the intrensic fun if you don't want to lose it
@@user-rs1fj1is8c All video games are just a casual hobby. Nothing Hardcore about video games.
John's excitement is palpable. I, too, am very eager to dig into this game.
Looks awesome.
This game is gonna be peak
For 5 year olds, yeah.
After all this time we can finally say the ps5 has A game
Peak? Of what?cause definite not games
@@The_Ostrich Oh noo there is no blood, guns and monsters is a childish gameee 😭😭😭😭😭😭
@@Dr.RojoMcDellypeak of fun. what games should be about. fun.
Looking forward to playing this, really enjoyed the original.
Hey spawnpoiint
Fun game
GAME OF THE YEAR 2024 nominee for sure!
why?
I do love John's smile throughout this video - it's like he's re-living his child like youth! Sheer enthusiasm for this kind of medium!
Honestly Astrobot on PSVR was stunning! I wish there was more experiences like this, just utter fun and joy while playing!
The first real Mario Odyssey competitor. I could not be happier. Loved the pack in game Soo much
Miyamoto might knock Asobi's door and pop in to say hi. Be great if there was a cheeky reference to Nintendo in here
John's huge smile throughout the entire video while talking about the game is everything you need to know about the game. I'm glad Sony is finally giving attention to the type of games that bring out your inner child while playing them. Nintendo needs more competition in that front.
Astro’s Playroom is the benchmark for what a tech demo should be, and it’s great to see Sony committing to it
Every PS Studio should have a secondary project like this in addition to their big tentpoles.
Astro Bot should be the future of Sony. Old school, fun, vibrant.
I'm pretty sure this will be an amazing game. I hope this game gets high scores from critics and a GOTY nomination so that Sony can see that games like this can be great too.
True, hoping they realize that games with 80% of cutscenes and dialog isn't the future of gaming
@@CharriiiLandak they can co-exist
i love both
@@CharriiiLandakwhich Sony games has that?
My most anticipated game of the year right here.
If it’s anything like Astro’s Playroom, I’m sold. Best “tech demo” ever.
I'm tired of all the mature and dark Sony first title games, I want colorful, creative, and fun games like this more. It reminds me of the games Sony used to make back in the 2000s. Games like Astro Bot are just pure concentrated happiness and creativity.
So pretty much all Sony IPs besides TLOU and Returnal....
Like Jak & Daxter 1, Ape Escape and MediEvil! 🤗
Same man I miss all the different colourful platformers that Sony used to have like sly and jak and daxter.
I find it funny when people say things like this. Sony never stopped making these games, people just didn’t buy them. Unfortunately, people aren’t going to buy this new Astro Bot game either.
I have been a playstation owner since the PS1 day 1. I have had every console every gen day 1. Honestly for me I prefer the stuff they have been doing, with big set pieces, cool graphics, stories and worlds. There is a place for other types of games of course but the Uncharteds, God of wars, Horizon, Spiderman, the last of us that is prime playstation gaming for me.
The scale looks so much bigger than the first with those huge bosses, and those animations and graphics are so clean holy crap. Just amazing, reminds me of the first time I saw Mario 64 back in the day. I love the Astro Bot franchise so much.
I loved Astro’s Playroom. Can’t wait to try this one out.
This is a game that is 100% worth pre-ordering.
As much as I love my Spiderman's/Uncharted's/God of War's, they simply cannot be the only type of exclusive present on the PS5, especially after what happened this year with the first party drought.
Would love to get more variety like back in the PS2 days !
This is an instant buy for me, these developers are amazing, it is so rare to see a game not made by Nintendo to just focus on pure fun above all else and that should be celebrated❤
Astrobot is literally the only game I’ve played on PS5 and that alone has almost justified the system for me
I'm sure some people will roll their eyes about this game, but after playing the original, I had a similar feeling as John, it made me happy.
I can't remember many showcase games in recent years that genuinely put a smile on my face like Astro Bot. These days that's worth it's weight in gold :)
Why would they roll their eyes? Because they think a game should invlove violence, guns, killing in order to be 'cool'? Or because they think anyone other than the big N shouldnt be allowed to make platform games?
I don't care what anyone says, I know this game will be a turn off your brain fun ride and it looks stunning as well. Not everything needs to be a souls like in terms of difficulty but people have forgotten that.
Honestly, this is what I loved about the free one as well.
Just the ability to sit back and play a fun platformer with low stakes, no deep story telling with long cutscenes and just full-on fun.
The way the controller is used is also a really big plus making it more immersive and intuitive fun than any other platformer out there
@@lexievv exactly, the only place we find these games nowadays is on Nintendo, we need more variety.
I wonder how many people just flat out ignored Astro's Playroom. I know I ignored it for about 6 months before I tried it out. One of the best experiences on PS5 imo.
I'm guilty of doing the same.
This man is so happy
An absolutely gem...since astro playroom i have not anything like this in how the dualsense was utilized it....For me astro can easily be what mario is for nintendo...also i think astro is a platform game that right now is somewhat more fresh in game play than mario odyssey...
This game looks incredibly polished and so refreshing most of all. Bet it was a joy to play the demo.
looks AMAZING. also LOVE how pumped John. Awesome seeing how happy it makes him and his passion for it.
VR Astro Bot is an unforgettable experience and Sony's Nintendo moment in the best possible way. I hope the impact can be equally as strong without VR..
Other than Bloodborne it's the best PS4 game by miles.
@@flannelsykes0 Such high praise for it. I really liked the PS5 demo need to try the PSVR one I think I would like it
I tried it and thought it was OK, my favourite PSVR experience was Reaident Evil Biohazard in VR, also the Batman VR was cool of not a bit short. The Star Wars battlefront experience was another thatvstood out for me. Though VR overall just isn't where I would want it to be.
I'm 36 and I'm so excited for this game, it bring back the character of the original playstation games and it's something I can play with my kids. They absolutely love the first Astro game and my daughter plays all the time.
Astro Bot was a very fun game and my kids play it all the time. I think we’ve beaten it about a dozen times.
It took a few decades, but Sony finally has a cute mascot.
They had so many potential candidates for a cute mascot then decided to do absolutely nothing with them. I’m hoping this one sticks around!
Do mascots really matter today?
@@WanderlauchAsk that from Nintendo...
@@nayyarrashid4661 Mario is a well established brand, that no one could replicate today
So should stop making stuff no one is going to use like feed back controller,psvr,psvita,psmove. Tired of buying their stuff and they don’t have enough money or sales to fully support it .
I have just only got a PS5 and completed Astro Bot and loved it. I'm 48 father of 4 and these are the sort of games that appeal to me. I don't have 100s of hours to get into a story or open word game nowadays. I hope more developers start back with games of this sort and 1 player focused.
I already bought mine, it's really cool to see that Sony is investing in a different type of game
i legitimately got all giddy like a school kid when the trailer dropped. So pumped for this game.
I had a ton of fun playing Astro’s Playroom. These types of games are fantastic and the whole family can enjoy them.
Astro Bot is an awesome franchise. I'm glad they turned it into a full game. I wish there was at least an OPTION for VR. Astro Bot Rescue Mission was awesome but I can't stand the old PSVR headset.
Astro Bot Rescue Mission is one of my all time favourite games. VR unquestionably elevated it, but absolutely wasn’t the reason to play it. I was smiling the whole way through.
Seeing John so genuinely excited and hyped about the new one-especially after actually playing some of it-makes me so happy.
My daughter and I are so hyped for this. John's glowing preview has me hyped.
The dualsense is far and away the GOAT gamepad for me so I can't wait for this.
There is much potential in the space of games with Sony-like tech and Nintendo-like mechanics. It's kind of crazy how little it's been capitalized on. I would be so happy if Astro Bot works out and proves to be the dawn of a new era, and not just a flash in the pan.
The persistent smile on John's face tells me everything I needed to know.
Can't wait to play!
Overhype is unnatural
This video is such a nice surprise. Looks awesome, seeing John so excited is making me even more hyped for the game. Thanks DF.
Everything John said about how happy this game makes him feel is exactly how I felt about the first two games. There is an indescribable joy that the games give that I haven't felt it any other games like it. I can't wait for this release!
Astro games literally ooze adorable charm and creativity. It's a playground of fun
It's a Knack clone with some gyro and haptic sections.
@@rangersnut A Celtic clone but with a leakier defence?
@flannelsykes0 your an obsessed clone. No Surrender.
I sold my PSVR1 to get enough money to buy PSVR2, now I wish I could still play Astrobot Rescue Mission. One of the best VR games ever.
This, Black Myth Wukong, and Metaphor are what I'm most excited about for the rest of the year, and they're all very different style games.
Same
I love seeing John's excitement about this game, it's contagious.
Oh My goodness, this looks so nice and you just know that the controller effects will be amazing!
“Above all, video games are meant to just be one thing: Fun for everyone.” - Satoru Iwata
I don't wanna watch too much of this as I want it all to be as much of a surprise as I can. It looks amazing. My most anticipated game of the year
So nice to watch John just being happy for 15 minutes.
Still wish Sony had made this a hybrid game to also work on PSVR2 but glad astro is finally getting the recognition it deserves!
Yeeeess this is what I'm talking about. So happy to see John get as excited as I do about fluid sims and rigid body stuff. Even if it's just a clever texture effect (saw some cool looking mud in the footage) I wanna see more of this stuff in gaming.
I've been waiting for a full Astro Bot game for so, so long. especially now that it's got the Linneman seal of approval, I know we're in for something truly special
Man it feels great to get excited about new a game coming and I didn't feel this way for years.
I can't wait for this game
Looks absolutely brilliant! I can't wait!
I love what they are doing with physics and fluid simulations!
Thanks for this video 🥰
I love this channel. Keep it up guys!
Preordered this the moment I could and cannot wait, even more so after watching this video. I hope it’s a massive success so we can get even more.
My lads are gonna have such fun with this. The freebie was the first game my son ever finished, he's gonna love it
Game is a GOTY contender for sure.
I wasn't too excited about this at first reveal, but the more I see, the better it looks. This will be a day one buy for me.
This is the first DF episode that I get to sit down with my 4yo and watch. He just loved it!
Never been so jealous seeing someone got to play a game early! Wish it would just release already 😭 haven’t had that much fun with a game in so long
This is Sony's version of Super Mario Sunshine
i can only but love passion projects - am eager to support this.
Sony needs to bring more games like this. They really need to take a long hard look at the PS1 and PS2 era and try to rekindle that magic moving forward.
The most excited I’ve been for a game in years.
I'm excited for John! 🔥
This video actually got me excited for this game
DF GOTY confirmed.
Nah Black Myth Wukong for me and there could still be others to come as well with potential.
lol no
@@pikapikachu2010lol lol
My son and daughter - 9 and 8 yo when playing the game - loved the built-in ps5 astrobot. Both visuals, haptic feedback and challenge, espiecially when trying to beat some records. That game is awesome and is one of the meeting points for me - an old gamer, and the younger audience. It is a day 1 buy for me :)
If this game was developed on the switch, this would be considered a AAA high profile game. However, since it was developed on a Sony console, they don't consider it that and the price point proves it as well. This game needs to sell well into the millions for them to realize that this is a genre that fans will buy into.
Right if this was on switch with worse visuals and 30fps it would be 60 and nobody would complain😂
@@xtr.7662 Plus you forgot would sell better.
@@chrisruston3920 to be fair, all switch games are like this. Switch players have been trained to buy and enjoy games like this. Not so much PlayStation players.
@@runner9528I agree with you. The Switch is handheld, which is always a plus point for it, allowing you to play games anywhere. That's why games sell well on the Switch. I also own both consoles, but regardless of graphics and frame rate, I always prefer the Switch mostly because of its comfort and portability.
What am I not getting? This game is £60 on preorder
I'm really excited for this. Loved Astro's Playroom
I adore the original Astro Bot and my only complain was how small it was so to see it receive the proper love it deserves feels me with joy!
I 100% completed the pack in game because I had so much fun with it and the haptic feedback experiences throughout. I will definitely be picking this up day one for sure!
Also the music is just so good!
I am beyond hyped for this one. Absolutely loved the free one and I'm sure this one will be even deeper and better.
John looks genuinely happy & excited for astrobot
OMG, just to look John talking like that about Astrobot make me feel hype, I mean, looks gorgeous, I need to go back and play the one that we have available until I can buy the physical copy of this one.
This is gonna be my GOTY for this year.
I was so pleasantly surprised by the tech demo, loved it as much as my son does so I’ve already preordered it
Oh man I am so excited for this. The dualsense implementation gets me very excited. It felt so good in the pack in game.
There needs to be more games like this,that capture the joy we all got when we first started playing. I think somewhere along the way, games forgot to be fun. John is hyped like a little kid opening a n64 at christmas. 😂
PlayStation greatness 💙
So excited for this one
This video is why I love John’s commentary. Digital foundry provides critical analysis of graphics technology, but the secondary task of evaluating games from the perspective of a consumer really fascinates me. John truly loves video games from a creative and fun oriented perspective and you can see in this video how much excitement this game has generated for him. Without this perspective, the games would simply be technology without a human element and thus there would be little reason to play them. I agree that physics based gameplay really introduces an aspect of novelty to the gameplay experience that makes the game world exciting and living. I am excited to play this game because it simply delivers on basic demands of what a fun video game should be. Spectacular visuals; fun, dynamic and interactive and haptic feedback gameplay, enjoyable music and sound design, and challenging puzzles. Videogames don’t all need to be complex narrative driven dramas with hyper realistic graphics. Both media can absolutely coexist in the same market space and thrive. Games like this have a timeless and universal appeal and will be remembered decades from now.
It’s so fun and colorful I can’t wait for this to experience 🔥🔥