Astro Bot Is Delightful
09/12/24 • 62 min
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The new PlayStation 5 exclusive Astro Bot is an extraordinary platformer, one that just continues to surprise and delight Jason, Maddy, and Kirk. The gang talks about their favorite moments, what makes a platformer feel good, and whether all those PlayStation references might be a little much.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Maddy: The Fall Guy (2024)
Jason: The God of the Woods (Liz Moore)
LINKS:
Oli Welsh’s Astro Bot review: https://www.polygon.com/review/447564/astro-bot-review
Jason’s interview with the game’s director: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-09-06/playstation-s-astro-bot-is-a-model-for-the-video-game-industry?srnd=undefined
Featuring excerpts from “Astro Bot,” “Crash Site,” and “Disco Tree” by Kenneth CM Young from Astro Bot, 2024
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The new PlayStation 5 exclusive Astro Bot is an extraordinary platformer, one that just continues to surprise and delight Jason, Maddy, and Kirk. The gang talks about their favorite moments, what makes a platformer feel good, and whether all those PlayStation references might be a little much.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Maddy: The Fall Guy (2024)
Jason: The God of the Woods (Liz Moore)
LINKS:
Oli Welsh’s Astro Bot review: https://www.polygon.com/review/447564/astro-bot-review
Jason’s interview with the game’s director: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-09-06/playstation-s-astro-bot-is-a-model-for-the-video-game-industry?srnd=undefined
Featuring excerpts from “Astro Bot,” “Crash Site,” and “Disco Tree” by Kenneth CM Young from Astro Bot, 2024
Preorder Jason’s Book! https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jason-schreier/play-nice/9781538725429/
Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/join
Buy Triple Click Merch: https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=last
Join the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpod
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LINKS:
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One More Thing:
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LINKS:
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