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SvennoJ on 04 October 2018
think-man said:
SvennoJ said:
There is this one point in the game, not that far in, that really blew my mind. I completely forgot about the microphone in the headset. I'll be playing more tonight, on with world 2 and more challenges. Getting gold is getting harder fast, love it.

Aww man, I'm really really tempted to get a vr headset now xD

I played through the second world tonight and can't wipe the smile off my face! You know how annoying water levels always are, in VR it is a totally different story, brilliant! Every world is different, so many great ideas. It's better than Mario 64 imo. This could also totally work in mixed reality although everything being life size around you helps with judging distances. I really hope Nintendo gets on board next gen as I would love to play a classic Zelda game like this. Zelda dungeons will be amazing in VR.



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Kerotan on 04 October 2018

Oh yeah sleeper hit all right. First that fire wall zero game was a surprise hit and now this. Sounds like it's one of those must place games for any vr enthusiast. Hopefully they move a few million units this holiday. Hopefully Sony make psvr compatible with the PC.



Errorist76 on 04 October 2018
twintail said:
Errorist76 said:

This hasn’t been mentioned a lot, but...The game actually has 1-4 players logo on the box so it seems co-op mode will come later with an update!

 

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Haha what? That's even more awesome.

Hopefully 2 players like the original. You sure it's not a mistake?

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/PSVR/comments/9ksiuo/astrobot_multiplayer_the_back_of_my_box_says_14/?st=JMUF4H3M&sh=ed5d016c

I don’t have it yet, but it supposedly also says : “Robust internet connection required to downloa patch to enable co-op functionality.”

Edit: Weirdly the UK box says only 1 player on it, so maybe they decided to change it in order to avoid confusion at launch?

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Errorist76 on 04 October 2018
twintail said:
Errorist76 said:

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/PSVR/comments/9ksiuo/astrobot_multiplayer_the_back_of_my_box_says_14/?st=JMUF4H3M&sh=ed5d016c

I don’t have it yet, but it supposedly also says : “Robust internet connection required to downloa patch to enable co-op functionality.”

Edit: Weirdly the UK box says only 1 player on it, so maybe they decided to change it in order to avoid confusion at launch?

well hopefully not a mistake. Other boxes saying 1 player makes sense even if co-op is coming because the game is indeed only 1 player, until a future patch makes it otherwise true. 

Yeah...That wording doesn’t make it look like a mistake, but I guess we’ll see until one give some official information. Would only make sense, since the demo had the option already and people are missing it.



think-man on 04 October 2018
John2290 said:
SvennoJ said:

I played through the second world tonight and can't wipe the smile off my face! You know how annoying water levels always are, in VR it is a totally different story, brilliant! Every world is different, so many great ideas. It's better than Mario 64 imo. This could also totally work in mixed reality although everything being life size around you helps with judging distances. I really hope Nintendo gets on board next gen as I would love to play a classic Zelda game like this. Zelda dungeons will be amazing in VR.

Indeed. It's better than any 3d mario I've played. I hav'nt played oddessy but this is up there with the original Galaxy and VR just makes it way more interesting. 

Its a shame this game didn't have a mascot like Mario behind it, then it'd get the attention it deserves.



 

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Errorist76 on 05 October 2018

IGN gave it a 9.

Sadly the rumoured co-op DLC seems to be a packaging print mistake. :(

https://www.roadtovr.com/no-plans-astro-bot-multiplayer-sony-confirms/



Errorist76 on 05 October 2018
John2290 said:
think-man said:

Its a shame this game didn't have a mascot like Mario behind it, then it'd get the attention it deserves.

I'm pretty sure it's getting decent attention for a 3 million user platform anyway. I suspect there will be yet another surge in VR users this holiday just like last and this game will be on the grab list first for many. Sony should bundle it in and/or hit it as a PSN freebie for december. 

There is an Astro Bot/Moss bundle already.



SvennoJ on 05 October 2018

I cleared world 3 last night and did some more challenges. The quality is consistently great. Each level is unique and a lot of fun. I'm taking my time, looking all around making sure not to miss anything. Astro bot raised the bar a lot. Extremely polished and good looking game.



Errorist76 on 05 October 2018
John2290 said:
Errorist76 said:

There is an Astro Bot/Moss bundle already.

I seen it. They have chosen the two most polished VR games. Smart move and I suspect there will be more  adopters od PSVR than last year, if they can get Blood and truth in before decemeber so holiday adopters will share the game I think we could see 5.5 - 6 million units by Jan 2020.

I’ve read several previews which stated Blood & Truth isn’t close to release yet. What makes you think otherwise? 



PwerlvlAmy on 05 October 2018

I love being proven wrong with stuff like this. Check my previous thoughts on this game. Been playing it for a short bit and this is really good and extremely cute.



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