Topic: Astrobot VR

@themcnoisy Well done - I don't have the patience for that but almost wish I did.

Interview from Game Informer with the director of Astro Bot; It lasts about 50 minutes, but it's pretty interesting. Astro Bot was made in 18 months with a core team of only 15 people! He's doing a GDC talk next week, so that will be interesting as well.

@Octane Thanks for sharing this! Very interesting interview.

@Quintumply Yeah, I like how he quite openly speaks about his team, Japan Studio and Sony in general. You don't see that very often. Except for sales of course

@Jaz007 @themcnoisy I'm a bit late to this one but Astro Bot was probably my favourite game last year and I loved every second of it. Absolutely genius to make you feel part of the game too from enemies attacking you to going underwater and getting seaweed stuck on your head and the teamwork needed to beat the bosses. The Ghouls and Ghosts inspired level was one of my favourites but then again I can't think of a single level that wasn't great which is unusual. Absolute gem of a game

This is a very inactive thread, but I just finished astrobot and have to talk about it. I just haven't played anything like it. Up until the credits this game was making me alternate between dropping my jaw and grinning like an idiot. PSVR has been the best purchasing decision I've made in years, and this game completely solidified it for me. Every level was different and enjoyable - particular highlights are the level with the beanstalk, the minecart level, the level where the whale eats you, the ghost level and the shark and final boss!

My fingers are crossed for a sequel on PS5, that would genuinely be a system seller for me

Best game I've played this year, and that includes the last of us part 2 and dark souls!

@stuzster every level had about 10 new ideas in it, the game just kept on giving and I loved every second of it!

I'll check out those VR games! I'm making a list of all the VR games I need to get, moss was already on there but I'd never heard of a fisherman's tale, so will put that on there! I think my next purchase will be walking dead saints and sinners as I've heard excellent things about that, and need to put my move controllers to more use besides iron man VR, which I both enjoyed and was disappointed by!

@BranJ0 Astro Bot is definitely the best VR game I've played so far. A stellar game, absolutely brilliant! I'm looking forward to a sequel. And it's cool he's getting a free demo on PS5, I hope this indicates that they have more plans for Astro Bot.

@BranJ0 Astrobot is probably the highlight of PSVR so far and is, in my mind, among the best 3d platformers ever made. Personality, music, gameplay, level design. The whole thing is a delight. I would add the Ghost Giant to the list - it is a very basic indie story/light puzzer with occasionally awkward controls but still a neat little game.

@stuzster If you race through it, only an hour or two but if you explore each environment and do all the optional interactions, probably closer to 4-5 I think. It is quite an easy platinium as well.