Astro Bot’s free post-launch speedrun ranges kick off tomorrow, October 17, with a brand new one launched each week.
5 new ranges every with two new Particular Bots to rescue start rolling out from tomorrow with the discharge of the Constructing Velocity degree, Crew Asobi studio director Nicolas Doucet stated in a submit on the PlayStation Weblog.
“These ranges will check your platforming abilities and alongside a web-based leaderboard, will provide you with the prospect to compete in opposition to all of your PlayStation associates,” Doucet stated.
“In Constructing Velocity, with the assistance of Barkster, the bulldog booster, you’ll blast your means by way of a sky-high metropolis,” Doucet continued. “Dodge cranes, smash by way of crates, and even pace by way of a flying automotive wash on the way in which to rescue your stranded crew.
“Following on from this we are going to launch a model new speedrun degree every week, so by the point you’ve gotten perfected each leap, hover and spin in a single degree, a brand new problem will await you.”
Right here’s Astro Bot’s DLC speedrun degree launch schedule:
- Oct 17: Constructing Velocity
- Oct 24: Let it Slide
- Oct 31: Spring-loaded Run
- Nov 7: Helium Heights
- Nov 14: Rising Warmth
All Astro Bot updates from October 17 to November 14 might be accessible each Thursday at 6am PT / 2pm BST / 10pm JST.
This free DLC will find yourself including 10 new Particular Bots to the sport. Sony has already revealed Eve from Stellar Blade and the Helldivers. “Nonetheless, as for who’s subsequent, effectively that’s so that you can discover out,” teased Doucet. “So, get busy rescuing.”
Doucet then teased extra post-launch help for Astro Bot, saying: “That’s all we’ve for at the moment, nevertheless watch this area as there could also be much more surprises coming quickly.”
Sony’s critically acclaimed PS5-exclusive 3D platformer options 173 bot cameos from PlayStation video games previous and current (take a look at IGN’s function, Astro Bot: Each PlayStation Character – Easter Eggs, for extra). Iconic Last Fantasy characters are conspicuous by their absence, nevertheless — an omission followers have been fast to choose up on within the context of Last Fantasy’s long-standing affiliation with PlayStation. Which means no Cloud from Last Fantasy 7, or every other character from the well-known role-playing franchise.
Final month, Sport File requested Doucet about Cloud’s absence from Astro Bot. In line with Doucet, Crew Asobi had hoped to get Cloud within the recreation however failed for some motive. “It is troublesome to touch upon that,” Doucet stated, earlier than including: “We actually respect the selection of every writer.”
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