@@JordiLA Nope these guys were originally from japan studio the same guys that made games like ape escape trilogy, SOTC, ICO and they even worked on bloodborne and Ghost of tsushima, these guys know how to make amazing games in many ways this game feels like a spiritual successor to ape escape.
Im buying this in the holiday for nephews. I hope we get more like this. I'm happy just thinking I get to play this in a couple hours. A full adult. Thank you asobi
playstation is really good at making single player story games. It’s like nintendo trying to switch from there games to realistic tactile shooters. Playstation should stick with what they are good at.
What’s also great is that the refunds might directly benefit astrobot sales. Although even if all the refunds equated to astrobot sales it would be negligible anyway lol
AAA game with a team of less than 100 people, made in less than 4 years, takes full advantage of the hardware while providing solid performance, amazing haptics that actually enhance gameplay, and utterly unique mechanics. I really hope this game takes off and the industry sees that bigger and shinier does not mean better. We need more unique games built by teams that are enabled to achieve their own vision, not some board or team of investors. The fact that this game is releasing on the day of Concord's shutdown is very bittersweet. I hope Sony (and the rest of the AAA industry) is taking notes, and the sales actually reflect the review scores.
My worry about the entire industry is that this maybe just isn't good enough anymore. Making an amazing single player game that doesn't have microtransactions or live service garbage might just not be enough to keep AAA companies growing/stockholders happy. Which could explain why these companies are all scrambling to make Live Service games that literally no one wants... because it is the only option left... I am kinda worried we are in a bubble and the video game industry is going to crash again...
I have a 4 year old and 5 year old who LOVED playing Astro's Playroom. As soon as I heard about this game, I pre-ordered. We moved their beds into the living room and gamed late into the night with them. It was such a joy to see them actually be able to play a game that's fun and engaging and simply, just joyful. Sure, there were game references they were missing (although they did see Aloy and screamed it out), they are experiencing what I also consider to be the best part about gaming. The mechanics of using light to find hidden platforms, seeking out hidden worlds, and even taking leaps of faith have all brought me right back to playing Super Mario Bros in 1995. It sounds silly, but it almost brings tears to my eyes seeing my boys experience the magic of games that I remember from playing Super Mario Bros on SNES all those years ago. Now, when they're not playing, they're running around playing 'pretend Astro's' and it just warms my heart. One of my boys when I tucked him in last night said, "Brother and I are going to make video games. He'll do the music and I'll do the game." If that's not what life is about, I'm not sure what is. I'm glad you saw the joy of this game too. It's a beautiful game during a weird time in gaming and a brilliant reminder of why gaming can be so incredible. Wish you the best John and DF!
I really don’t get why some people remark that this is a case of gameplay > graphics. This game is absolutely gorgeous, runs like a charm and oozes effects.
I dont care about graphics if they cant be even properly displayed like recent wu kong or star wars outlaws on ps5. Maybe they are more advanced but for what? Terrible image quality and unstable framerates. Astro bot looks Way better to me just bcs of this. There is something special in clean looking game without weird problems. Feels Just good to play and to look at. Who cares about some rt effects when the whole image looks like some low bitrate tv show.
While I do think Astro Bot is fucking gorgeous. I disagree on the level of whiplash you speak of, I think the level of polish is so high on Odyssey. I am still wowed by it, even with the hardware limitations it looks incredible. The Switch was weak back in 2017, Nintendo knew what they were doing. Sure the render resolution is lower, poly count, LOD, everything .... along with none of the showy physics, but taken in context with the power of a 2017 system on a chip, I still can't help think it looks anything other than miraculous.
@@alexandercheskis I'm not saying that Odyssey doesn't look good (especially for the hardware it's running on) but when you put it side by side with Astrobot it's very apparent they're generations apart.
@@alexandercheskisit looks good but astrobot is way superior in everything textures, assets, polygon counts, physics, particles basically high end ps3 vs high end ps4 visuals
Goes to show that high powered hardware CAN help enable experiences not feasible to achieve on lower-end kit. Wish Nintendo would go back to stepping it up in that space.
It's because all the tech is being used for interactive purposes like a game should! They finally took the right page out of Nintendo's book. It looks like everything serves the playing experience.
@@sparrowcd This is it. Gaming is all about the player experience. Games like this, Nintendo & Fromsoft titles, BG3, they all center players in the experience.
such physics with such number of particles without dipping the frame rate or not even going below 1440p in resolution is by itself an enormous achievement
@@MetalDeathHead The VR game gave me headaches, having it not on VR is better for most people, I still enjoyed the VR game like crazy and of course 100% it
Team Asobi sets the gold standard of what video games should strive to be. Interactive, flawless 60fps, and no uncertainty. They made a game that's worth every penny. This game better win a ton of awards or I'll be very pissed xD
Mid 30s here, and I find the hype difficult to comprehend. I had some fun with the Playroom and VR games - they were neat but they came bundled with hardware and this looks more of the same to me. More perplexing is how something so cutesy and aesthetically aimed at children can have grown adults falling over themselves to play .
@@jez49647 If you own a Ps5, I would say give it a chance. There’s an AstroBot game that came with the console, and it really took me (and apparently many others) by surprise. This sequel looks much the same, and better. I think the most appealing thing is it’s not another grim, walk & talk like The Last of Us. Nor a reflex-intensive soulslike-slog. It’s just damn fun, has a lot of heart, and feels like the direction the industry should have gone, had the Hollywood-rejects not taken the helm.
@@jez49647 I mean if this is too cartoony for you there's a perfect movie uhh I mean game(????) for you over there in Hellblade2 thats got all the realism you want. The irony of that game is it treats you like a baby and holds your hand, while you say Astro is for children, hmm.. Yeah, you're not in your mid 30s because if you were you would have grown up with this stuff everywhere. The irony is you sound a lot like those whiny try hard kids on youtube and the reason folk are excited is because its GAMEPLAY is FUN, REQUIRES SKILL, REPLAYABILITY and NEW and CREATIVE with no BS agenda and to top it all off would be IMPOSSIBLE to achieve on a PS4 and that's something worth celebrating, don't you think?
I’m glad I read your comment because I never learn my lesson and always see things I wish I hadn’t. Thank you for that. I’ll drop a like on the video and dip out lol.
Same. I'm so tempted to like watch reviews but I can't!! Anytime I see new footage I get so mad at myself 😭😭 I'm legit going to play at midnight and stay up cause I seriously cannot wait any longer. 😭😭
@@fenixa2z936 thing is you can tell John is very excited about this game so don't blame him for showing it off. Thing is the game is so varied, with so many different play mechanics, watching any video will potentially spoil what's in store. Roll on tomorrow 🤖
Games like this, whenever they show up, are stark reminders of just how far most publishers/devs (especially outside of the Indie scene) have departed from the 'Spirit of gaming.' As such, they should be celebrated. Kudos to the dev team!
@@Luke973T Nintendo's entire ideology concerning gaming is Sage-like. That's why they are ALWAYS able to bounce back from failures, ALWAYS revitalizing & inspiring the industry, and Always able to stay relevant.
@@DanFarrell98 I'm glad you asked. It's a good question, not exactly easy to define, and ultimately subjective, hence the quotation marks. Nevertheless, here's my definition, which may be true for others, but not everyone... By the "Spirit of Gaming" I'm referring to the joy of interacting with the medium. What you DO in games, HOW you do it, and how seamlessly your input (via the controls) channels your intent, and finally, the FEEDBACK (audio-visual), that makes the things you do all the more satisfying. Things like elaborate stories, hyper realistic graphics, extensive motion captured dialogue/cut scenes, etc, while they have their place, only matter once you have all the core stuff (mentioned earlier) in place. Yet, today, studios are doubling down on the latter as the foundation of their games. Budgets are thorough the roof for games that are ultimately a drag to play. Average experiences at best. Those things that actually make the game fun/enjoyable to play are what, I feel, collectively emits the "Spirit of Gaming." Even if one can't grasp what I'm getting at, one look at Astro Bot in action, and it's easy to walk away with the impression of: "This looks fun to PLAY!" That is what gaming was always about, and Truly IS about!
They should make LOW BUDGET FUN GAMES. Y’all remember LBP ? Gravity Rush ? Sly cooper and Jak and Daxter ? Those games weren’t expensive third person movie like games , they were just plain FUN and ENJOYABLE experiences. I wish they make more of these games. I hope astro shows them that not every game needs to be a movie like TPS
I don't have a PS5, but I saw some gameplay from this. To be completely honest, with all the absolute trash we've been getting the last several years, this is unbelievably refreshing and puts a genuine smile on my old, jaded face. What a wholesome game.
I’ve been gaming since the 90s and sure it’s had the usual ups and downs but there have been many fantastic games this current generation wether it’s Returnal, Rebirth, The Medium, Plague Tale, Dead space remake, RE4 Remake, Rift Apart, Hell Let Loose, Baldurs Gate 3, the list goes on. It’s always shocking to me when people claim this generation hasn’t had any good games
@@esho6460 Hey, no one said there hasn't been any good games this generation. I said that there was a lot of trash, not that everything now is trash. It's always disheartening to see all the games coming out that turn out to be some agenda pushing nonsense. Bad games are one thing, but that stuff's just insulting. It's really sad to see.
A day one purchase for me. This game just looks engineered to make people feel joy and I hope Sony gets the most out of Team Asobi. Games like this are really needed considering this generation is quickly being defined by overinvesting on games that don't meet their audiences in the middle, especially in light of recent developments
@@Lauren_CThis seems unlikely, because you know why. Heavy use of Dualsense with gyro, trigger, haptic feedback, etc that is not possible at all with keyboard only
@@Lauren_Cgame “requires” DualSense and would be a PITA to rework for other controllers. If they were to release on PC it would likely require the DS controller.
I've preordered the Deluxe Edition _and_ the Controller. I did everything I could to send a message to Team Asobi and Sony. Let's hope I'm not the only one and this game smashes expectations so we can get more colorful, whimsical games on PlayStation like we used to.
I wanted to wait for a sale, but I’m seriously considering buying it full price, just to send Sony the message that we WANT these kind of games and not their live-service nonsense.
Genshin’s a pretty fun platformer. It’s open world and has combat, but the focus on exploration and verticality makes it feel like a classic collectathon.
This review seems to constantly reiterate the idea of a game being fun. The gaming industry has largely forgotten how to make fun games. Asobi hasnt. Well done, devs! Great video, too!
3:22 "there's no ghosting or reconstruction artifacts, or any other stability issues with the image quality; it just looks like a GOSH DARN CLEAN video game" I felt that.
Nvidia hasn't updated Physx in so long... every time I update my GPU drivers I uncheck the Physx box when the version is the same, which is nigh every single time!
@@concinnus yeah, this is the only reason I had to clarify "nigh every single time" and I also couldn't find much of a difference when it happened and no one talked about it!
All we can do is pray it finally becomes a thing next gen. Gamers are done with graphics at this point. We don’t care anymore, as long as it looks like a high end PS4 game we are good at this point. Give us real world interactivity.
@@WaisAnwarzay So you came to watch this Digital Foundry review, that heaps praise on the game, just to be a contrarian? Your time must be very valuable.
Star Wars Outlaws running at Xbox 360 resolutions with effects that aren’t ready yet for this generation while this beauty runs at modern resolutions and is a whole package
Well is not a secret that Ubisoft needs a new Engine. AC Mirage already had these problems where the game looked amazing sometimes but when you take a closer look you see the incredibly outdated engine.
@@kevonseymourks2790the snowdrop engine used in Outlaws looked amazing in frontiers of pandora. Not sure what happened with outlaws but that game feels rushed to me.
This isn't quite my cup of tea but I'm considering buying it simply to reward the studio for not releasing an unoptimised mess that needs constant updates to just function!
Interactivity > graphics I don't understand why it feels like the level of interactivity has actually decreased in games..... I love to see it here in Astro Bot! It's looks so fun!!
@happygofishing you mean like wukong, god of war, last of us etc? Hell yeah we want games like this. I want my game to look amazing graphically and play great. Don't see what the problem is. Thank god for sony Studios.
They didn't need to place individually modeled plants on the ground, or create a physics interaction with curtains. They literally paid people to create details that don't really matter in the end, and that's how you know they loved what they created and didn't just shovel out crap for a cash grab. In an era full of half assed games and micro transactions, what they've created is absolutely incredible, and their desire to make art far outside the effects of profit is commendable. That's awesome
As a PlayStation fan I hope this game sends a message to Sony that these are the type of games we want, they should stick to their single player franchises and if they want to do multiplayer they should just revive Killzone or Resistance.
Concord would have done fine if it launched as a free to play title, whoever was in charge of the business side of things needs to be fired because they have no idea what they’re doing.
@@DoritosBurger Maybe but I don’t think that would’ve been enough, most people are already tired of these type hero shooter games not to mention how woke the game was.
They won’t because even if Astro is a success it will never generate constant revenues on the long term. It will never be a cash grab machine like a successful GAS. Sony like many others wants their Fortnite.
I get weirdly emotional when I see this game. It just full of love en joy. You can feel the developers were passionate and caring. This game just shows what we lost in most big budget games of today. What a fantastic piece of work. I really hope this game will do well.
Jeff Grubb made a point about being emotional near the end of his playthrough. Humorous to think that a game with no story can generate such an emotional reaction far more than a AAA story heavy title.
I totally get what you mean. Astro's Playroom just gave a warm feeling to literally everyone I showed it to, and boy did I show that game to people. In the first few months of the PS5 basically everyone that came to my house gave that game a shot, even people who don't normally play games lol. This series truly has something special, I hope they keep making stuff.
I bought this game on Day 1 and I couldn't remember the last time I was so excited for a game that I willingly paid full price (usd 59.99). Seeing my 9 yr old son get immersed right away was indeed a very satisfying moment and a core memory for father and son. Remembering how he maxed out 99999 coins in Astro's playroom last year reminded me how lucky we are to get a full-fledged Astro game. This is why we game.
@@sentientmustache8360 says the person who's on a ps4. Atlease xbox don't use last gen consoles and Playstation still trying to squeeze most of there games on ps4 and 3rd party devs are too. So it's sony not series s. The series s could run this game maybe 1080p or upscale to 1080p 60fps ps4 cant.
@@THEODSTKING117 Too much story telling, collecting nonsense and wardrobe simulator in that. I played them all, they were good for a run through. But not the simplicity of pure platforming like Mario or Astrobot.
@@killakb8719lol this guy is everywhere in the comment section glazing BMW. It won't even get nominated. I guess you need to be reminded the fact that Hogwarts Legacy wasn't nominated because of the controversy.
@@killakb8719 Souls-like games need to vanish. We don't all like masochistic, stress inducing games. Life is challenging enough. This easily beats Wukong in all aspects.
And it kinda sucks that Sony put so much in promoting Concord because its a live service game and i didn't see much on Astro Boy and this game is being considered by pretty much everyone to be a perfect game.
The way they riff on and blend inspiration from so many games going back to the N64 is impressive.. I'm getting Odyssey and Banjo Kazooie vibes IN THE SAME SCENE!
I think the visuals look excellent. I'm really tired of games coming out with 720P resolutions, just so they can incorporate poor quality ray tracing or other technologies. Nintendo prove time and again that art design is the most important and glad to see that Team Asobi have gone the same route. Cant wait to play this tomorrow
Right?? After so many games coming out that look like muddy trash (Jedi:Survivor, FF7R, Wukong etc. etc.) I’m glad there is finally a game where I don’t want to rip my eyes out.
Also baked lighting. If your game works with static lighting, baked lighting can look incredibly good, even realistic if you desire. Paper Mario Origami King looks absolutely amazing because the lighting is baked. Like a real tiny paper diorama (shame about the awful combat though.)
Games used to look amazing with baked lighting. But then more and more games became open world with the sun moving through the sky, rendering baked lighting unusable. If it wasn't for that, most games would be full on 4k or 60fps. Look how great and realistic last of us 2 looks and yet it had no ray tracing and it came out on ps4
It's amazing how much better this game looks than the last set of games DF has reviewed. No muddy textures. No flickery pixelated edges. I don't have a Playstation but I'd definitely be picking this up if I did.
Well we don't know how we'll astrobot ia gonna sell. Better than concord for sure but I doubt its gonna be a massive hit. I hope I'm wrong but ratchet and clank was great too but didn't make a lot of money.
Well, technically you can via emulation on PC. You just can't depend on Nintendo to provide it to you directly. Although it is important to purchase the game regardless.
Team Asobi is so good. I wish they'd give us a PS VR2 title. They're probably in the top 5 VR devs out there, especially now that Ready at Dawn is gone.
Astro Bot looks visually stunning! The graphics, colorful character models, are style everything is top notch. Team Asobi truly built a masterpiece 👏👏👏👏👏
I just love to see this. I've seen so many half-baked "fuck it, mostly works, ship it"-releases in the past few years and to see something so downright excellent is just an absolute joy. Fantastic job, Team Asobi! And good job DF, you handsome bastards, for bringing us the nitty-gritty details!
I think this will be 'remembered' as the LOST GENERATION... The consoles just aren't powerful enough to handle PROPER 'Next Gen' experiences. So all the games are either Poorly Performing attempts to feature advanced features. Or 'Cross Platform' games that can run just fine on PS4, and only get a slight resolution/frame rate bump on PS5. That UE5 'Matrix Game' demo was such a TEASE!
@@StreetPreacherr Personally, I'm fine with the latter. Giant generation leaps are a thing of the distant past, and "last-gen games, but uncompromised and running properly now" is about all I'd hope for at this point.
@@StreetPreacherrnot just that it can’t handle what we perceive to be ‘next-gen’, but also a degrade on the AAA industry that really accelerated in this gen. With so many AAA games that come half baked, buggy and such, we’ve hardly gotten any games worth calling next gen. Some of the only few I can think of are Ratchet and Clank Rogt Apart, Spider-Man 2, Astro Bot, The Finals, that new journey to the west game (wukong?). I’m sure there’s a few others I’m forgetting, but it’s far too little for being this far into the gen
That's because Covid created havoc in every industry. It's one of the reasons so many games got pushed back and made 2023 one of the best gaming years ever.
The vr one is still the best vr game I've played, I even have half life alyx and astrobot rescue mission is the goat it was like being a kid and going from 2d mario to mario 64 all over again
@@petebagwell6666 me too, when I looked around in VR I thought. Damn, we're here. Then they never made, and probably will never make, another one. That is the one VR title I lobbied for. Like, I bought a psvr2 specifically for a new astrobots but I stayed for synapse. If you have tried it, give it a go. It's like John wick in a weird black and white world with Jedi powers.
1440p - 4k at 60 fps. Gameplay over graphics These devs understand the order of important and you can tell. to boot the Art style is far better than any "Photo realism" 720p game release.
@@samson7294 effect on development time really depends on the game, the devs, and the tools. Most baked in shadows, for example, are already generated by a click of a button
It's so SAD that most modern games completely lack any form of physics or interaction with the 'world'... We get beautiful 4K Ray Traced environments, but they're essentially just static back drops, that rarely feature any reactions to a character's movements, etc.
I mean, regardless of the controversy that the last of us 2 caused, I still can’t find a third person shooter/action game that plays better than that one. Best animation and movement I have ever seen in a game. So you’re right, they are the best.
Is this really a 'Physics Game' though? It looks like most of the 'physics' features are just flourishes that don't really involve gameplay? It seems like we haven't had a game with real 'Physics Puzzles'/Gameplay since Half Life TWO!
@@_Cetarialyou thing something like smash would come to pc officialy lol? This is the culmination of sony history. I doubt it, maybe thru emulation or if sony become really desperate
This game has a lot of what people want nowadays: -60 fps -High resolution -Beautiful looking graphics (while having both of the above) -Many physics, because yes (I saw a lot of comments of people asking for this) For me the only downside is no RT, but for many that also is a positive. And there should certainly be a resolution penalty if there were.
They hooked me with Astro Bot Rescue Mission on psvr 1. Its one of my favorite VR games of all time. It really showed me how fun and creative this studio can be. Then they proved it with the Astro's Playroom and now again with Astro Bot. Already preordered, i cant wait!
what happened in the industry is they just use the latest engine (like unreal 4 or 5) and create generic games and call it a day. Gaming is no longer about gaming. It's about having an expensive PC and Nvidia card, and seeing nice graphics. It's not about being skilled or story or other thing that takes work. Which is very good for corporate profits and companies like Intel, Nvidia, etc.
Team Asobi has been my favourite game studio since I finished Astro Bot Rescue Mission 5 years ago. Thank you Team Asobi for keeping my 40+ years old gaming heart burning with joy.
- PEOPLE WHO WATCHED THIS VIDEO - We need to support these kinds of games !!! by supporting/buying these kinds of games, we send a message to Playstation that we want more variety !!! Astro deserves it !!! remember that Playroom was free for everyone !!! they deserve our support
This game is absurdly gorgeous and alive. If this studio had a chance of expanding into a racing game, I would imagine that game to be just as flawless
I mean, they certainly do appear to be very talented at making tons of unique enviroments/themes, so they could probably UNIRONICALLY make a good arcade racer. Especially since Arcade Racers can definitely have simpler controls while still having a lot of complexity. Mario Kart (while it does have more mechanics nowadays), as an example, isn't particularly complex in regards to controls, but there are still tons of cool techniques that pros tend to use.
@@riskyworks Unfortunately, Mario Kart, while being a good "kart game" won't translate too well to a more traditional "arcade racer game." They've tried it before with Blur and Split/Second, both flopped. The Mario Kart whole gameplay is based more on weapons and resource management than actually driving or racing. Yes, you would need a good driving skills to ace Mario Kart, but to just have fun and play you actually don't really need it. While an arcade racer would still need to heavily focus on the driving itself. Making an arcade racer into kart-style with weapons and boost pads only makes it to be a kart game. "Kart game" is indeed a unique genre in itself. The only way to make a good kart game is to make a kart game.
@@davidsentanu7836 Oh, sorry. I must've misunderstood what an arcade racer is, my mistake. Anyways, I hope you have an amazing day (and have a good weekend)
I love the Dual Sense, i never thought I would before I got the PS5. So many developers are missing out on supporting this feature. Super happy that they take it even further in this game!
Through interpolation, perhaps, we'll have to see if they have the software to utilise the machine learning block in that way. To get 120 with raw frames, the CPU boost must be too small, right?
I would be playing this game right now, but the fucker who delivered my copy threw it at the door and caused a crack in the case, so now I'm waiting for my replacement. To say I am pissed off would be an understatement.
As a different reviewer said, ''Sony finally made their Super Mario Galaxy''. Sony went from releasing their biggets flop of all times to their best plataformer of all times.
The game is well made but is nothing special. The hate it garnered had to be boredom. Games flop this bad all the time. Only reason this game is even 8n the media is because Sony owns the studio.
@@blackrahk2037 Redfall and Babylon's Fall were failures but in terms of player count still ran circles around Concord. There's quite literally no AAA live service game that flopped as badly as Concord
