Astro Bot Fans, get on your dancing shoes because new levels and Special VIP Bots DROP TOMORROW. Yes, PlayStation’s top mascot is getting a fresh injection of content, and the players are already going bananas over it. The announcement came straight from Astro Bot’s official Twitter account, and the reply section was complete and utter chaos.
Lets break down what we know: This is free, Genki confirmed on the reply, and will introduce new levels and some mysterious VIP Bots. Who exactly are the VIPs? That is the million-dollar question. The gamers have been lobbing some heretical guesses-Could it be Cloud Strife of Final Fantasy or 2B from Nier? Maybe even those super obscure PlayStation icons like Sweet Tooth from Twisted Metal. One player even joked a cameo from Jake in Dog’s Life! Honestly-that-deep.
The real conversation, though, is on how the updates are going to be released: Drop all at once or drip out over several weeks? Some are fully convinced that it is going to an all-at-once dump, while others are all ready for a long, slow trickled release. The buzz of excitement is just spinning in circles about it, with one of the loudest voices among the community, Owen Miller, antsy for the unlockables after finishing the Vicious Void levels. Jaye Winter, however, is desperate for the new costumes. Priorities.
Another debate is about which characters should be put into the game through this update. CloudfanStrife literally said, “If it ain’t Cloud we riot,” and honestly? And this is the mood. Others have their fingers crossed for Sora from Kingdom Hearts, that is considering the nightmare that is licensing. Let us not even talk about a random, but really passionate, shout-out for Tigershark from Invizimals. Sony has a deep bench of characters, and the crowd wants them all to be represented.
And what is the best part? Updates further solidify how much of an underrated gem Astro Bot is on PlayStation. For instance, GamerUP said, “Astro Bot is a masterpiece,” and then all that content turned it into an insane bargain. Team Asobi really did put their hearts into it, and the players are just devouring it.
So what are we doing about it? Well, we find out tomorrow when the update drops. Will Cloud finally be making his debut, or is there an unexpected guest waiting in the wings with bated breath? And, of course, the million-dollar question; will Jake from Dog’s Life actually manage to pull through? (Probably not, but a man can dream.) And with that, Astro Bot continues cementing its place as one of the most charming platformers of all time.
If you haven’t started playing, what are you waiting for? The bot army is waiting for you.
