Astro Bot credits hint at missing Assassin's Creed, Stellar Blade, Worms, and Rayman cameos that might come as DLC
Sep. 8, 2024Team Asobi gives thanks to studios without any presence in the series-spanning platformer
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The Astro Bot credits curiously include mentions of multiple games that don’t make a cameo appearance in PlayStation’s new platformer.
Astro Bot takes the platforming mascot across an entire galaxy to save 150 VIP bots cosplaying as important characters from PlayStation’s 30-year history - here’show to find all Astro Bot collectiblesif you’re struggling with the rescue mission - which includes recognizable faces fromSony’s owned-studios and third-party partners.
The Astro Bot credits conclude with a “special thanks to our long-time friends,” which is more a listing of various trademarks from companies such asActivision,Konami,Capcom, andSegathat all have characters included in the game.
What’s interesting is that these credits also namedrop Stellar Blade and developer Shift Up, Rise of the Ronin and Koei Tecmo Games, Worms and developer Team17,newly-revived platformer Crocand Argonauts Games, and multiple series from publisherUbisoft, including Assassin’s Creed, Rayman, and Beyond Good & Evil. None of the above games have any presence in Astro Bot so far - though, you can find their mentions in the video below if you skip to 24 minutes in.
Team Asobi has alreadyconfirmedthat new challenge stages and levels will come via freeAstro Bot DLClater this year. Maybe we’ll see a caked-up Eve bot or a stealthy Ezio one in those bonus levels? Or maybe the credits point to content that had to be cut in time for release. Or, hey, maybe there’s still some lingering secrets left in the game that no one has found so far.
Astro Bot’s director wanted to fill a gap left when PlayStation Studios “went from making cartoon games” to “mature, hyper-realistic games.”
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