Crazy that a tech demo that came with the PS4 became a big platformer series. The fact that one minigame in The Playroom VR turned to a huge series is insane.

I think Astro bot can get away with reusing a lot of assets and being so similar to past entries just because of how niche they used to be and most people have not played the vr games. For me a lot of the stuff in the new game was brand new to me I didn’t realize it was already established in the Astro bot series.

"The enemies are not as recognizable as Mario's."

To be fair, Mario has had a lot of years to let it sink in, and when most of us have played Mario, we were kids. Of course we are gonna remember Mario, especially since he had a giant impact on a lot of our lives. Sometimes I wonder if it's even fair to compare Astro and Mario, but with the rating score being so high for Astro and the game being a fun platformer, I can at least see why people compare the two.

By the way, if you're ever curious on those names for the enemies, they're in the credits.

It is a crime that the Playroom VR and Astrobots Rescue Mission was not remastered for PSVR2.

Real OGs spent their days punching Asobi in the playroom.

I think the reason that they take the safe route when it comes to creativity is because they were trying to see if there was a market for full astro bot games. Also, Astro Bot isn’t a super known character, so it wouldn’t make sense to change something in the first game. It’s like giving Mario Cappy in Super Mario Bros, it doesn’t make sense. Great video!

Astro bot is Super Mario Galaxy 3 we just haven’t noticed it

Your comment on Astro Bot just feeling like a continuation of the previous games misses the importance of why they would do that. They’re assuming people haven’t played the VR games, and that the vast majority of people’s first experience with Astro was in Astro’s Playroom. So, those fans wanted a continuation of Astro’s Playroom, just put into a full game, and that’s what Team Asobi delivered.

Astros playroom really opened my eyes to how special Astro bot could be. That pre loaded little game/demo is still one of best experiences I've had with my ps5 and it left me wanting more. I wasnt the only one who felt that way as sony message boards were flooded with people telling them how much they loved playroom. I am so glad Sony listened and gave Team Asobi the go ahead to finally go wild and flesh out an entire Astro-Universe because the game is absolutely brilliant. Edit....Lets not forget about beloved Sackboy....I also loved his platformer. Imagine a team up! Oh and they show all the names to the Astrobot world baddies during the end credits.

We NEED more games that capture the amazing feeling that old classic games used to give us, while being innovative and fun! I'm glad Astrobot tried that for the most part.

If there is another Astro VR game IM BUYING IT RIGHT NOW

If I had 15 minutes to show off Astro to someone that never played an Astro game before, without any hesitation, it would be Rescue Mission.

Am I the only one who www absolutely obsessed with with ninja robots when I was little

In the middle of Astro Bot right now and it is without a doubt a fantastic game and every bit as good as any 3D Mario game.

This one with its multitude of power ups is the difference to previous iterations.

I only hope that Team Asobi brings us all more Astro Bot.

Don't forget, the previous Astro games were literally just meant to be "pilot" episodes, shall we say. Astro Bot (the full game) is season 1, so expect it to be the same as the pilots. Next game is the one to do things different

Amazing how it went from just a small little tech demo to the game of the year 24

One mention that I should make about Astro Bot that wasn't mentioned (but was for the others) is the soundtrack. While there were some reused songs, the new ones go unfathomably hard

I've been playing Astro Bot on PS5 and I LOVE ITTTTTTT!!!! 😄💖

I 100% completed astro's playroom and platinumed it

I had no idea Rescue Mission was so similar to the new one. I gotta check it out!