Astro Bot simply received a model new replace, including 5 new problem ranges full with their own new particular bots to unlock. And two of the brand new bots are from a sequence that had beforehand gone unrepresented within the game, regardless of being beloved by PlayStation followers.
If you don't need it spoiled, we'll simply say you could unlock one of these bots by rescuing it from the problem stage High Inflation, whereas the second bot comes solely after you beat all 5 model new problem ranges within the Vicious Void Galaxy and rescue the opposite bots inside.
Warning! We're going to spoil precisely who all of the bots within the DLC are under the video, so if you happen to don't need to know, get outta right here!
The two bots in query are Cloud and Sephiroth, each from Final Fantasy 7. Cloud is the reward from High Inflation, and Sephiroth exhibits up if you happen to beat all 5 new problem ranges.
Final Fantasy illustration, and particularly from 7, has been long-requested by Astro Bot followers. The game launched with a whopping 173 bot cameos from PlayStation historical past, so the shortage of Final Fantasy 7 — a game historically related to PlayStation each in its authentic and remake varieties — was shocking. When requested on the time, Astro Bot builders attributed this to the choice of publisher partners, that means it seems like Square Enix wasn't beforehand prepared to play ball. But it appears the corporate has modified its tune more lately.
Cloud and Sephiroth aren't the one bots you'll discover within the new DLC, and never even the one Square Enix illustration. In truth, it seems like Square was blissful handy over a number of cameos, with 2B from Nier: Automata and Serge from Chrono Cross additionally displaying up to be rescued. Atsu from Ghost of Yōtei additionally exhibits up, although we already knew she'd be on this replace.
Astro Bot has acquired (*2*) since launch, and it's no shock Team Asobi was in a position to give it that additional love given how well-received the game has been. It sold 1.5 million units in just its first two months, and earned a 9/10 from us. "A fantastically inventive platformer in its own right, Astro Bot is particularly special for anyone with a place in their heart for PlayStation," our reviewer wrote.
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