Shacknews Best PS5 Games of 2024 – Astro Bot

If PlayStation is still looking for a new mascot to lead its brand into the future, Team Asobi has officially made the biggest “understatement” announcement of the year on that topic. The latest entry in the Astro Bot series, dubbed Astro Bot, showcases the charm of cute little robots. It’s also a showcase of Asobi’s team’s impeccable skills in platform gaming. Fun level design Excellent song and unrivaled understanding of how to get the most out of PlayStation 5.

The truth is, even if Astro Bot isn’t on PS5, it’s still an amazing platformer. On your journey to rescue Astro’s friends and repair their spaceships (PS5-shaped ships, no less), you’ll have to make your way through a real galaxy filled with beautiful levels and gimmicks that make them even more exciting. True joy in playing Since the size of the mouse is smaller Until running through a tiny world climbing trees singing Punching through the pirate bay with boxing gloves The gameplay in Astro Bot is a joy that borrows heavily from platform design’s most popular treasure chests.

What makes Astro Bot superior as a PS5 game is that Asobi is highly skilled at blending the PS5’s unique features with gameplay. throughout the level You’ll use DualSense’s motion controls, adaptive triggers, touchpad, and microphone to solve challenges. No one can really do that. Thanks to PlayStation hardware and tools like Asobi, even if you don’t like the DualSense, there are ways to play with other gamepads as well, which is a great consideration for those of us who aren’t fans of the PS5’s signature gamepad (and It also paved the way for a PC port. hint hint–

There’s no shortage of games thriving on PS5 in 2024. Many deserve their flowers and are going to be sold elsewhere. But when it comes to designing games specifically for Sony, just for the PS5, few developers have done it like Asobi has. Congratulations, PlayStation, you have an attractive mascot that deserves to take center stage. of your catalog in the near future. Hopefully Sony will make good use of him. But we’ll take what we got this year: Astro Bot is amazing.

Be sure to read about the rest of the Shacknews Awards in our Year of Games: 2024 feature.