An absolute joy from start to finish! The references to PlayStation classics both new and old were adorable, and the way the game utilized the Dualsense controller was genuinely really frickin' cool. It felt a bit like the feeling I got trying the Wii or PS VR for the first time.
Admittedly I fear this may be the best use of the Dualsense throughout the console's lifespan. Many of the things you do are quite exaggerated and many normal games would not be able to find a way to make use of these features in the way Astro does - climbing rock walls by tilting the controller and grabbing a rock with the triggers, rolling a ball with the touch pad, bouncing along a 2D section and adjusting your angle by tilting... they feel gimmicky, and we probably won't see things like this often, if at all. They're gimmicky, but they're the really good kind of gimmicky.
I beat it in two and a half hours but still have collectibles to track down (the collectibles are old PlayStation hardware which is again, super adorable.) Considering it's a pack-in game with every purchase of a PS5, giving Astor's Playroom a go is a no-brainer.
Admittedly I fear this may be the best use of the Dualsense throughout the console's lifespan. Many of the things you do are quite exaggerated and many normal games would not be able to find a way to make use of these features in the way Astro does - climbing rock walls by tilting the controller and grabbing a rock with the triggers, rolling a ball with the touch pad, bouncing along a 2D section and adjusting your angle by tilting... they feel gimmicky, and we probably won't see things like this often, if at all. They're gimmicky, but they're the really good kind of gimmicky.
I beat it in two and a half hours but still have collectibles to track down (the collectibles are old PlayStation hardware which is again, super adorable.) Considering it's a pack-in game with every purchase of a PS5, giving Astor's Playroom a go is a no-brainer.