Tech demos like this are usually something of passing interest for me at best, but Astro's Playroom really understood how to hook me by making it a tech demo that is also a 3D platformer. Delightful game that feels extremely celebratory of the legacy of the Playstation and has a lot of fun with things along the way. I was especially impressed with how nuanced the controller vibration was, simulating different surfaces that Astro walks across with more accuracy and variety than I'd anticipated, which made walking across each stage a fun little spectacle in its own right. Endlessly cute, and above all else, something that understands the virtues of being able to play as just a little guy :)

Reviewed on Mar 24, 2024


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