Astro Bot's Joel cameo appears to settle an age-old debate in the eyes of some The Last of Us fans. Now that PlayStation has created a full-fledged video game around Astro, who is generally considered the gaming brand's new mascot, Astro Bot fans have another, larger batch of references to appreciate, one of which shows Team Asobi potentially taking a side in one of The Last of Us community's biggest conflicts.
One of the things players have been enjoying the most about Astro Bot is the way that the game highlights minute details of beloved video game characters. Astro Bot achieves this through its numerous cameos, using stylized versions of the game's titular character to pay homage to other franchises. Some cameos are taken to the next level through props that can be acquired for the PlayStation-themed bots, with Joel wielding one of his two go-to throwable distraction tools. c
Astro Bot is chock-full of PlayStation references, but one recurring element cements some franchises as more significant than others.
Astro Bot's The Last of Us cameo displays Joel carrying a brick, which some Redditors have taken as a definitive answer to the debate over which...