Wow. What a game.. I feel like this game is a mixture of young and old, innovative yet nostalgic, and overall a delight to play. I cant seem to stop playing it, actually. I'll put it down and do something around the house, and feel the need to want to collect more bots, and grab my PS5 components to get my little guys back home!
The nostalgia you feel is surreal- taking you back in time to when you were a kid during Christmas with your PS1 and Crash Bandicoot. There's a seriously special feeling each time I discover a new and unique "Bot" to add to my collection. The worlds are designed around the main character Bots and it feels like its own unique game in each world.
I seriously doubt there will be another game that tops this for the remainder of the year. With the soundtrack, the diversity, the uniqueness and overall tone of the game- it's its own behemoth cemented in the platforming genre that is now entirely unrivaled. I couldn't think of a better way to spend $69.99 (I got the Deluxe Edition because I'm a huge fan of the souls games and wanted the Bloodborne outfit and avatar)
If your kids are looking for a game for the holiday season this year, highly recommend picking up Astro Bot for them. If you're an OG PlayStation gamer like myself, do yourself a favor, and pick it up. You will most certainly not be disappointed. I also highly recommend you play it on an OLED TV/Monitor, the colors pop on my Alienware AW2725DF.
Bravo, Sony. After a catastrophic failure that was "Concord", you really made up for it here with Astro Bot.