Seeing as I don't own a PS5, I went to a friends house to play through this considering it is the only title on the system I am actually interested in, and I wasn't going to buy a 500 dollar system with no other games I currently care about on it just to play a small little tech demo. Anyways, the game is a continuation of sorts from Astro Bot Rescue Mission (and that game bangs hard). You do all the same things you do in that game in this game, just not in VR. The biggest takeaways of this game really were the amount of love and care put into it regarding the playstation brand, as well as the new funky things they do with the controller. Firstly, the attention to detail. This game was made as a sort of celebration of all things playstation, and as such, has various references to all sorts of popular titles throughout the console line, and as a fan of the legacy of playstation, it was incredibly charming. The main collectable of the game are various playstation accessories, all rendered in immaculate detail. While the references were certainly fun, it does also kind of make me sad that most of the series referenced in the game are pretty much abandoned in favor of your typical generic western cinematic action games these days. Damn sony. Cool point number 2 is the controller gimmicks. This game does a lot to showcase the new rumble features, the new haptic triggers, the more sensitive touchpad, and the gyro of the dualsense controller, and it is all very cool to use. The rumble feels better than the joy con HD rumble, the haptic triggers are very interesting and I hope more games actually use the feature (yet holding down a trigger that's shaking does feel really weird). All in all, a very fun little time. Has the japan studio vibes that modern sony is so very much lacking in these days. If you are a playstation fan, you should give this a shot for sure on your shiny new PS5.

Reviewed on Mar 08, 2023


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