As Astro Bot emerges as a 2024 GOTY frontrunner, its director says “12 to 15 hours of condensed fun” beats 40 hours with parts “you feel like skipping”

Astro Bot director Nicolas Doucet says he’d rather play short bursts of pure fun than spend dozens of hours playing a game that has parts you’d rather skip.

The sequel to the underrated platform gem Astro’s Playroom, which is bundled into all PS5s as a purchase bonus, launched this week to absolutely stellar reviews. I think the most efficient way I can express just how much people are digging this game is by pointing out how many reviews compare it to Super Mario Bros. I mean, you just don’t invoke that name unless you mean serious business. And serious business these critics mean.