Astro Bot is a GOTY frontrunner
And who the hell is PS5 Pro for?
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The entire crew agrees that Astrobot is a top contender for Game of the Year. But one member believes that the Sony exclusive is the best platformer of all time. Yes, even better than every Mario game. In this episode, The Besties discuss Sony’s humongous win of the week and its inexplicable own goal — the PS5 Pro.
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Games discussed:
Astro Bot, Astro Bot’s Rescue Mission, Astro’s Playroom, Sewer Shark, Psychonauts 2, the PS5 Pro (and it’s price tag)
Movies discussed:
Blow Out, Yi Yi, Double Fine PsychOdyssey
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Astro Bot is a great game, but it leaves a bit of a bitter taste in my mouth. This comes after Sony closed their Japan studios, and comes out the SAME WEEK Concord is thrown in the trash. The game reminds you constantly that Sony used to push out dozens of small, unique, and memorable games every year for the PS1 and PS2. Meanwhile the PS5 gets one or two exclusives a year, like, again, Concord. Am I alone in this feeling, or do any of you mirror my thoughts that this is just making you dream of better consoles?
Sackboy ran so Astrobot could walk