I,Robot

[MattyP]

Had a quick go tonight. PSVR2 and this with headphones on!!!! Nice one guys Unfortunately away for a break until Friday but looking forward to getting stuck into this!

[Foozwah]

Picked it up this morning for Switch! Only had time for a couple of games before work and only managed to clear a couple of levels, but will def be sending more time with this tonight!

[MegaZoid.]

Played some i-robot this morning , really liking it, typical llamasoft game.
Couple of questions can I change direction of fire or is it into the screen only? On level 5 there are 2 pillars at the bottom of the screen i can't shoot as I can't change the direction I'm shooting.
Also on level 5 is says some tiles enhance abilities i can't find any.
I presume I'm being proper stupid as usual, hopefully someone can shed so light on this.
Cheers.

[Jamie]

Are there any performance differences between the platforms does anyone know, suspect Giles does? Wondering whether to get it on PS5 or Switch.

[Deckard]

Pretty good reviews

https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/sw ... op/i-robot

https://gameluster.com/i-robot-review-eye-spy/

[Misfit]

Pretty good reviews

https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/sw ... op/i-robot

https://gameluster.com/i-robot-review-eye-spy/

That's good to hear.

Just purchased on Steam, hopefully I'll get time to try it on the Deck later.

[Frogacuda]

Moreso than Akka Arrh, this feels like a proper remake/sequel to I Robot in the way T2K was for Tempest. So fans of the original should be happy (and I consider myself a fan of the original).

It's not as "zoney" and reflex driven as most recent Llamasoft stuff, as you have to be a bit careful about position when rounding corners and such. I wouldn't have minded and option tying jumping to a button press to allow for speedier and more reckless movement around the grid but I suppose it's in the spirit of the original.

The light synth stuff and visuals in general are the best Llamaoft has ever done and I hope they double down on this iteration of their tech for a bit. I'd especially love to see it applied to something like a Space Giraffe or Polybius or Moose Life that is really fast and twitch.

A lot of the new mechanics it adds at it goes keep things genuinely fresh and it's probably the least outright repetitive game they've ever done. At times it can feel almost puzzle like.

Overall liking it a lot. It is quite different from the usual Llamasoft fare and it's not as much of a pure face melter, but it's a really great treatment of the original game.

Are there any performance differences between the platforms does anyone know, suspect Giles does? Wondering whether to get it on PS5 or Switch.

There are differently colored tiles that allow you to shoot in four directions if you stand on them. Tutorial text is easy to miss in the madness.

[rowan]

Are there any instructions or something? Steam version.
Current experience is 1 game followed by the kind of hostile UI Giles occasionally posts about

[g'daRn]

Are there any performance differences between the platforms does anyone know, suspect Giles does? Wondering whether to get it on PS5 or Switch.

I plumped for the Switch version, and it's a little small on the OLED screen, but fine. I do need new glasses...
I'll try it docked later.

[mb3018]

I got it on Steam. Tried the first 10 levels so far. I like the Space Giraffe style backgrounds.

[Deckard]

I have so....many...questions.....

Use L and R to widen shots being one - what does that do in the bonus rounds ? as I cant see it doing much....in the original game I am sure you could jump from anywhere to anywhere but there seems to be a limit on that here....Is there any way to tell what tiles are left to convert as sometimes it's not obvious.....i see the shoulder controllers on the switch allow you to move the camera slightly left or right , is there any menu to show controls ?

Def feels the most "LLamasoft" of the last few releases to me, which is a good thing and I loved the amidar level as I used to love that game especially working out the drop path on its bonus level !

[Frogacuda]

I have so....many...questions.....

Use L and R to widen shots being one - what does that do in the bonus rounds ? as I cant see it doing much....in the original game I am sure you could jump from anywhere to anywhere but there seems to be a limit on that here....Is there any way to tell what tiles are left to convert as sometimes it's not obvious.....i see the shoulder controllers on the switch allow you to move the camera slightly left or right , is there any menu to show controls ?

Def feels the most "LLamasoft" of the last few releases to me, which is a good thing and I loved the amidar level as I used to love that game especially working out the drop path on its bonus level !

The limit on jumping was in the original too, and it's that you can only jump to squares of equal height. A new mechanic, though, is that you can lower many squares by shooting at them, so sometimes you have to do that in order to get it to where you can jump to it.

There are some levels where certain squares you need to get are totally obscured. It does seem like a design issue but it isn't usually too difficult to figure out.

[Misfit]

It looks like the boys did a live stream with GenXGrownup last night, nice of them to let us know...

Might answer some questions, haven't had a chance to watch yet.

[Harlequin]

It looks like the boys did a live stream with GenXGrownup last night, nice of them to let us know...

Might answer some questions, haven't had a chance to watch yet.

Be aware that he forgot to make the channel from Wales audible for around the first nine minutes.

[Arganoid]

Just had a crash on the level where it says something like advance carefully, be wary of shooting.