Graham Stark

Got 100% on Astro Bot. What a delightful, lovingly-crafted game.

Please let Team Asobi do more platformers. It’s a drastically underserved genre, save for the Mario series. If more Astro would be “too much” or whatever, give them… Klonoa or something?

Nov 4, 2024 at 12:16amWeb
Show threadGraham StarkNov 4, 2024

Now, as AMAZING as the deep-cut references were here’s a shortlist of “why wasn’t THIS in the game”?

- anything Final Fantasy (a wild exclusion, surely Square’s fault, disappointing)
- Breath of Fire
- Fear Effect(!!)
- the “Strike” copter series
- Omega Boost
- Gex
- Tiny Tank
- Twisted Metal(??!)

Show threadShawn "Fruan" PoulsenNov 4, 2024
@Graham_LRR Wow, I haven't thought about Gex in... well, probably since the last time there was a deep cut joke about Gex on Checkpoint.
Show threadSophieNov 4, 2024

@Graham_LRR no Twisted Metal? Doesn't that have a currently ongoing television show?

Feels like something you would want to promote.

Show threadGraham StarkNov 4, 2024
@Velvet Right??
Show threadChris BednarNov 4, 2024
@Graham_LRR I hope I get to play it soon! Looks amazing!
Show threadGraham StarkNov 4, 2024
@Foxmar It’s so much fun. Absolute throwback.
Show threadChris BednarNov 4, 2024
@Graham_LRR Come watch us stream some pummel. It’s a blast tonight.
Show threadWoFNov 4, 2024
@Graham_LRR I was honestly impressed that they packed as much in as they did, GOTY (so far) for me. Really didn't think about any of those exclusions aside from Final Fantasy though.
Show threadWoFNov 4, 2024
@Graham_LRR Also, the 100% rate on this game is ridiculous. 20% of people got the Platinum trophy. A full fifth of the people who bought this game completed it.
Show threadB’Mal SujNov 4, 2024
@Graham_LRR
Boost is an explicit endorsement, in this case
Show threadPukibrNov 4, 2024
@Graham_LRR I had completely forgotten Klonoa. Played at least one of the games on the GBA. Thank you for the trip down memory lane.