"It's OK to make a small game," says Astro Bot director on its AA-level success
Astro Bot director Nicolas Doucet has discussed how the game succeeded based on smart AA-sized ambition and that, in ...
One Astro Bot Pitch That Was Denied During Development Featued Robot Decapitation
Speaking to Games Radar at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), game director Nicolas Doucet mentioned that the first pitch ...
Astro Bot director says precisely what the industry needs to hear: "It's OK to make a small game" because "players today have a backlog of games" they can't complete
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Astro Bot's Director Wants To See More Games People Can 'Actually Complete'
Case in point: Astro Bot. Team Asobi's platformer might not be an open-world game with countless ability trees and whatnot, ...
Astro Bot went through 23 pitch iterations before its director promised PlayStation "happy gameplay" and "overflowing charm," though it did once end with robot dec…
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Astro Bot's Ending Was Originally Going To Be A Lot More Upsetting
Astro Bot was meant to lose more than just his arm at the end of the game, but the original ending was so upsetting that the ...
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Astro Bot's Big Success the Result of Keeping Scope Small and Simple, Says Director
His argument for a smaller scope delves into some interesting facts and figures about Astro Bot; the game has just 12 minutes ...
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Astro Bot Director Advocates For Making Small Games, Arguing Quality Over Quantity
The developer behind Astro Bot has a handbook for all new employees that contains the following phrase: "We aim for quality, not quantity." Team Asobi studio director Nicolas Doucet showed off this ...