• CosmoNova@lemmy.world
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      19 days ago

      I have not played it myself but what I’ve seen of it looks at the very least polished and made with care. That being said there just wasn’t that much competition this year. The industry is overshadowed with mass layoffs and a smaller budget pool. And yes, of course some good games released, but nothing in the ballpark of a Baldur’s Gate 3 or GTA 5.

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      19 days ago

      I just bought it used for $45. Started 5 hours ago, now time to sleep, then play again.

      It is a better super Mario game. The difficulty is a bit higher I think, there’s some platforming where I thought like “ain’t no way some of my friends would get this first try”

      I love it,

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          18 days ago

          Not one bit. Sackboy is a 2d platformer, AstroBot is 3d. It feels like a Super Mario Galaxy 3 - better than 2 in every way. If AstroBot would have a wall jump and triple jump it totally would be a super Mario Galaxy 3.

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            18 days ago

            Do you mean that Sackboy was relatively grounded compared to Astrobot or are thinking of Little Big Planet?

            Either way, it sounds like I need to play Astrobot.

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      19 days ago

      John Linneman from digital foundry said the game reminded him of why he loves games after all the AAA slop and UE5 games they’ve been through. Up there in quality with the Mario games.