An Astro Bot feature could be a good plan for a level in the sequel

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It is well known Astro Bot is a love letter to all things PlayStation. From mascots like Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot, to modern heroes like Nathan Drake and Aloy, to niche characters like Arc the Lad Astro Bot refers to all of them. But Astro Bot is much more than just a big piece of fanservice, and delivers plenty of gameplay features all its own.




While Astro Bot taking inspiration from both classic and modern 3D platformers, its gameplay is completely unique and offers tons of power-ups and mechanics that cannot be found in any of its contemporaries. Astro Bots presentation is also a major strength, and there is an element of that presentation that could easily set the stage for a creative level in a hypothetical sequel.

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Aloy, Nathan Drake, Kratos and Atreus in Astro Bot

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All 177 VIP Bots in Astro Bot (Every PlayStation Character Cameo)

Most of the Astro Bot cameo characters are fairly easy to identify, but there are some VIP bots that are obscure and therefore can be difficult to place.

Astro Bot's awesome music should pave the way for a music themed level

Astro Bot has a reverence for music

As any fan of the Astros' previous performances will know, music has always been a highlight Astro Bot franchise, and that's certainly true of its latest entry. Astro Bots main theme gives fans everything they could want from a modern mascot platformer, delivering a joyful, catchy tune that captures the game's light and calm essence. This central theme is then tweaked throughout the game to better capture the atmosphere of a level's theme, such as the cave-based levels having a more mysterious musical tone.


Another highlight Astro Bots soundtrack can be found in every galaxy end level. These five tiers each revolve around a specific PlayStation franchise, such as God of war, Horizonand Uncharted. Along with wielding iconic weapons and powers from these franchises and battling through environments based on each series, players are treated to a remixed version of each IP's musical theme.

On top of all these direct examples of Astro Bots clear reverence for music, the acclaimed platformer also pays homage to PlayStation's long history of music-related games. Loved rhythm games like rapper PaRappa, Sorry Lammyand Patapon are all referenced in Astro Bot via their VIP bots.


Astro Bot 2 should have a music themed level

In the aforementioned final levels of each galaxy i Astro Botplayers get a new casual mechanic inspired by the PlayStation series that the level revolves around. For example in God of war level players get Kratos Leviathan Ax which can be used for both melee and ranged attacks. About one Astro Bot sequels ever happen, these levels need to make a return, and it would be fun to see Team Asobi experiment with more distinct types of game mechanics, like those found in music-based games.

In a hypothetical Astro Bot 2it would be great to see a level based solely on a game that PaRappa the rapper or Patapon. Instead of Kratos' axe, Nathan Drake's gun, or Aloy's bow, these levels could give the player temporary rhythm-based powers that they would use to get through the themed environment. With Astro Bot already with such an obvious reverence for music and classic rhythm games, this gameplay integration would feel like a natural progression for the series.

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