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Astro Bot made the best play for nostalgia this year, and I don't care if you think it's a big advert
Eurogamer revisits some of its favourite games from 2024, and what makes them great. Here, we look at Astro Bot and how it made us feel something.
Mechanically it's super tight (if not as ripe for god-level mastery as some of the 3D Mario games), the levels are bathed in creativity, and it's a feast for the eyes and ears. I won't spoil it in full, but towards the end of Astro's adventure the game shifts gears and you find yourself in a 3D homage to classic shm'ups, the side-scrolling shooters from the past. I honestly don't know what it was about this tune, played at this time, at the end of a glorious jaunt through my own gaming history, but my eyes started to water.
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