If you experienced the Playstation revolution when you were a teenager and its fever has not left you since, chances are you will fall in love with Astro, the new darling from Sony that pays homage to the Playstation brand. . If Nintendo has been able to build a real legacy for 35 years of existence in the video game market, what about Sony and its Playstation brand, which has become a real social phenomenon since its late arrival in the world of game consoles ?
SONY’S LEGACY
Present in the video game market since 1995 with its Playstation revolution, the Japanese brand has been able to shake up the hierarchy of manufacturers by pushing Nintendo from its leader’s chair, eclipsing Sega from the hardware market in the early 2000s, and succeeding in stifle the onslaught of Microsoft for 15 years in the race for power. This extraordinary journey certainly could not have been achieved without the support of third-party publishers, memorable machines and accessories that have entered popular culture and characters created by in-house studios settling in over time. generations of consoles.
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In this galaxy of characters, Astro the robot from Asobi and his gang of similarities appeared for the first time in 2016 in The Playroom VR, a very short game but brilliant by its innovative side which highlighted the technical possibilities of the Playstation camera of the PS4. Grown up by this remarkable appearance, Astro and returned two years later on an adventure to make the public fall for the Sony virtual reality headset by playing the ambassadors of the brand.
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In the colors of the new Sony console and its range of accessories, Sony’s new robot adventures are available for free in every PS5 on the market. This time, Astro could be propelled definitively as a new mascot in the constellation of the many characters of Sony who sometimes struggle to gain unanimity with the general public.
Lover of the Playstation universe or not, you would be wrong not to launch this catchy title featuring one of the most “kawai” characters that Sony could create.
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THE DUALSENSE, A KEEPING PROMISE
Through a refreshing and cute 3D platform game, the title of the Japanese studio will offer you to exploit 100% of the capacities of the Dualsense controller by diving inside the architecture of the Playstation 5 to live an adventure. of a few hours. Let’s be honest about the merchandise, the title wants to be accessible to the youngest with a simple and effective level design making it open to all audiences. During the few hours offered, you will discover the promises of the brand with its revolutionary controller embedding several technologies. Adaptive triggers, haptic feedback, multiple vibrations, microphone function, gyroscope and a touchpad. Hard to describe on paper, the new joystick sensations in hand are truly impressive. It will take certain situations to really understand the future prospects that the Dualsense controller has in store for players. The microvibrations in each part of the controller reinforce the immersion on each coating covered, like what the HD vibrations of the Switch offer. Sand, rain, water and snow will be recognized even with closed eyes. If the touchpad, the gyroscope function and the speaker of the controller remain similar to what we could find on ps4, it is on the other hand more innovative with the adaptive triggers.
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Offering resistance and vibrations when you activate them with a weapon or in certain phases of the game, you can actually feel a brake in their course that will require additional pressure to go to the end. The feeling is exhilarating, it’s unheard of!
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THE INTEREST OF THIS EXPERIENCE OFFERED WITH PLAYSTATION 5
Full of references, nods to the brand’s iconic characters, games, accessories, and Sony consoles, the adventure of Asobi Studio takes you through the bowels of the Playstation 5. The GPU jungle , the air conditioning station, the SSD circuit, and the RAM meadow are all levels offered to you to try to reach the ultimate goal of the title: collect 100% of the artifacts to set up your Playstation lab! A real museum retracing the history of the brand through time.
There will be many times when you will jump for joy collecting them, when you will be traversed by a thrill of nostalgia admiring them from all angles. In the company of a young player, it will also be difficult to prevent you from playing the historians of the history of the Playstation. An excellent moment of sharing, by the way.
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One of the great strengths of the title is precisely to be able to satisfy young and old alike. Nostalgia and a smile on your face in the face of the multiple crisp animations of the band of little robots. Regularly during the 4 to 5 hours of play, you will stop to observe what is happening in front of your eyes. A real treat I tell you!
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A SIMPLE GAMEPLAY WITHOUT SURPRISES
Handling side, the title offers players the most common possibilities of 3D platformers. Without any surprises, Astro can walk, run, swim, slide, hit and hover for a short time using its thrusters. A few phases will bring a little variety, such as the robot monkey climbing which uses the gyroscopic functions of the controller, or the egg-spring phases which will take advantage of the resistance in the triggers of your Dualsense. Added to this is the use of a bow, a machine gun and the possibility of launching certain projectiles that you will unearth in the scenery. No great revolution in the genre, for a fairly short adventure and not hiding being a technical demo of the new controller disguised as a delicious video game marshmallow.
The DualSense used in a variety of ways 1/2 Sony Interactive Entertainement
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The DualSense used in a variety of ways 2/2 Sony Interactive Entertainement
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CLEAN AND BUR-FREE
For the technical part, Astro’s Playroom offers a simplistic but very neat realization. The intentionally cartoon artistic direction will delight the greatest number and at no time will the game be faulted. The game from the Japanese studio is clean and runs perfectly at 60 FPS, in 4K … Fortunately for him, when we see the extreme simplicity of its not extremely detailed settings and its more than basic bestiary. Despite everything, for what Astro offers, it delivers it perfectly well and that is what is essential.
The Playstation lab, collect all the artifacts related to the history of the brand Sony Interactive Entertainement
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WHEN IS THE GREAT ADVENTURE?
Astro’s Playroom ultimately turns out to be a great time especially for players who have lived the Playstation saga since its birth. Included in all machines, this is an excellent snack serving as an extremely successful tribute to the history of the brand. Open to all, it will delight the youngest with its accessible and fun side as well as the most seasoned players with its compulsive collector of artifacts to fill its gallery. The third appearance of the little robot from Sony is therefore once again very successful. Astro therefore really has everything to be the official mascot that Playstation has been missing so much from the start. It only needs a first real great adventure after three short successful experiences to test the waters. So, Astro, when are we meeting?
