At last, we are ready to take on the ultimate challenge for Astro Bot, before it had any updates. With luck, we’ll have time to start doing the patch content afterwards.
Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloud
A semi-challenging platforming level followed immediately by a fairly relaxing, semi-open stage perfectly encapsulates all of the best parts of Astro Bot in one single 30 minute episode.
While I will always have some nostalgia for the old days, when games were complete out of the box and didn’t need updates after the fact to fix their flaws, there’s no denying the sense of joy I felt when talking to my other Astro Bot-playing friends to tell them that a new Christmas-themed level had dropped. Even if the stage wasn’t going to take much time to clear, it felt like a special event: A present from the developers at Team Asobi to their player-base.
There’s a warmth to that sense of shared joy, where we all get to be a part of this special event at the same time, that’s difficult to explain unless you’ve had it happen to you. I can wax nostalgic for the old days all I want, but I can’t deny how that feels.
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