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Astral Chain - Nintendo Switch
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- Players can control the protagonist and a special weapon called a Legion simultaneously, building stylish combos by using both characters in tandem
- There are multiple Legions in the game, each with different combat styles and abilities. Players can even strategically change between Legions at will during real-time battles
- This apocalyptic setting is full of intricate details and interesting characters, including citizens and suspects you can interact with in the city, others in the special police task force, and your twin sibling
- Use the abilities of the Legion not only in battle but also for investigating cases and solving environmental puzzles
- Uncover the secrets of the alternate dimension called the Astral Plane, where the mysterious invaders originate
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ASIN | B07NQF74M3 |
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Release date | August 30, 2019 |
Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #15,238 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #1,049 in Nintendo Switch Games |
Product Dimensions | 0.5 x 4.1 x 6.6 inches; 2.08 ounces |
Type of item | Video Game |
Rated | Teen |
Item model number | TBD |
Item Weight | 2.08 ounces |
Manufacturer | Nintendo |
Date First Available | February 13, 2019 |
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ASTRAL CHAIN, a brand new action game from PlatinumGames!
The few survivors of a massive global disaster gather together in a futuristic megacity. Now it’s your job to protect them against otherworldly invaders–but you’re not alone as a member of a special police task force equipped with sentient armaments called Legions. In this brand-new action game from PlatinumGames, control the protagonist and a Legion simultaneously to chain stylish combos. Change Legions on the fly to vary your style and unleash a variety of abilities. The last remnants of humanity depend on you, and to save the world, you must investigate its dark side. Explore a near-future cyberpunk metropolis, solving crimes and seeing how the last remnants of humanity struggle to survive. As you save the world from extradimensional invaders called chimeras, you’ll also interact with citizens, question suspects, and team up with members of your task force to solve cases. Utilizing the abilities of Legions will be necessary in these investigations; you may need to track the scent of a missing person or subdue aggressive criminals! Beyond this last land left to humanity lies the Astral Plane, the alternate dimension from which the chimeras invade. As you explore its labyrinthine corridors, you must use your Legions to solve environmental puzzles and expose the secrets of this strange realm.
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CHAINED BY FATE, BOUND TO SLAY CHIMERA
The few survivors of a massive global disaster gather together in a futuristic megacity. Now it’s your job to protect them against otherworldly invaders as a member of a special police task force equipped with sentient armaments called Legions. In this brand-new action game from PlatinumGames, control the protagonist and a Legion simultaneously to chain stylish combos.
Players can control the protagonist and a special weapon called a Legion simultaneously, building stylish combos by using both characters in tandem
Use the abilities of the Legion not only in battle but also for investigating cases and solving environmental puzzles
This apocalyptic setting is full of intricate details and interesting characters, including citizens and suspects you can interact with in the city, others in the special police task force, and your twin sibling
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Customers like the design, difficulty level, graphics, value, and soundtrack of the video game. They mention that it's an exhilarating action-adventure game that seamlessly blends dynamic combat. They say the game is worth the cost to play and has great replay value. They also appreciate the perfectly constructed music.
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Customers find the design amazing, exhilarating, and fun. They also say the story and world are cool. Customers say the gameplay is fantastic, and the action is insanely fun.
"...My quasi-review, with no spoilers.The game is fun. The TL;DR is that I think it deserves a 9/10...." Read more
"...from a skill tree (every Legion has their own), how flashy and stylistic it all looks, the different weapons and upgrades you can get not only for..." Read more
"...between them every so often keeps the game fresh, dynamic and wholly unique.Look, this game is good. VERY good...." Read more
"I really enjoyed my time with this game. It had an interesting story, cool characters and great combat...." Read more
Customers find the difficulty level of the video game console to be fun and action packed. They also say the combat doesn't feel too challenging in Platinum Standard and below, but the hard mode is. They mention that the game keeps them on their toes with evolving combat and different styles of missions.
"...It's a fairly deep fighting game glued together with investigation, a sprawling character upgrading mechanism, platforming, and even stealth sections..." Read more
"...For the most part it feels good and responsive, jumping with your Legion can be wonky sometimes and can cost you life points that it shouldn't have...." Read more
"...I started playing. So much going on, the controls were complicated, the game was stylish to a fault, everything was bright, colorful, the graphics..." Read more
"...It had an interesting story, cool characters and great combat. Though the combat is a given seeing as its made by Platinum Games...." Read more
Customers find the graphics fantastic, unique, and stylish. They also appreciate the quality animations and battle variations. Customers also mention that the colors really stand out, and the game has a feeling of style and grace.
"...The tech is ridiculous but cool looking. It simply looks amazing.My only real visual complaint is that it'd benefit from anti-aliasing...." Read more
"...I love the variety of game play, the unique style of combat, the overall art style, and music...." Read more
"...So much going on, the controls were complicated, the game was stylish to a fault, everything was bright, colorful, the graphics were stunning, the..." Read more
"...The game's stylish visuals, impressive world design, and creative enemy designs contribute to a highly immersive experience...." Read more
Customers find the game worth the cost to play, with great replay value. They also say the production value is very high, and the game is an action-packed, thrill-filled offering of Platinum's usual fair.
"...Look, this game is good. VERY good. Anyone with a Switch should own it...." Read more
"...It was totally worth the money and I can't wait to revisit it in the coming future...." Read more
"...graphics for the switch, a great soundtrack and all around high production values and you got yourself a bad ass action game...." Read more
"...It's still well worth playing though, and a fantastic exclusive for the Switch. Keep in mind you are not buying a US version of the game...." Read more
Customers find the soundtrack of the video game console awesome, perfectly constructed, and invigorating. They also say the game is fantastic and has some good BGM.
"...of game play, the unique style of combat, the overall art style, and music...." Read more
"...TL;DR: Astral Chain is a fantastic game with GREAT music(especially that anime opening) Though I had a few issues with it, I still think people..." Read more
"...The music is on point and voice acting is good.I highly suggest this game to any one on the fence." Read more
"...Add to that some pretty impressive graphics for the switch, a great soundtrack and all around high production values and you got yourself a bad ass..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the video game console. They mention that it is well-made, reliable, and well-polished. They also say that it holds up well despite scenes with a bunch of characters and that it doesn't disappoint.
"...The whole thing is well constructed. The plot is functional The game generally flows well...." Read more
"...several games at once and switching between them every so often keeps the game fresh, dynamic and wholly unique.Look, this game is good...." Read more
"First off, product came just fine, no damage, no hassle.As for the game itself...It's hard to summarize fully!..." Read more
"...worth sticking out, because the gameplay itself is super slick and well made all around...." Read more
Customers find the characters interesting, fun to watch, and have a lot of depth to their development. They also say the story and characters are great, with a sprawling character upgrading mechanism. Customers also love the story, and say the voice acting is great.
"...fighting game glued together with investigation, a sprawling character upgrading mechanism, platforming, and even stealth sections, but somehow it..." Read more
"...This game is part detective game, part character action, part puzzle-solving, part crime-fighting...." Read more
"...Story (haven't finished it yet) is a very anime Hero story... if corny anime stories..." Read more
"...It had an interesting story, cool characters and great combat. Though the combat is a given seeing as its made by Platinum Games...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the storyline. Some find it amazing, while others find the plot convoluted. However, the story picks up after a bit and there's no reason to replay through the game.
"...Astral Chain also has investigative missions that require you to gather clues and pay attention, and minigames throughout, and more...." Read more
"...With 2 characters.The story is a bit basic, but it does the trick...." Read more
"...This game is part detective game, part character action, part puzzle-solving, part crime-fighting...." Read more
"...The story isn't much, borrowing heavily from various 90s anime such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Ghost in the Shell and others, yet falling short of..." Read more
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The game is fun. The TL;DR is that I think it deserves a 9/10. I guess 5 stars if I'm forced to use a 1 to 5 scale (because that's how rounding works). It's a fairly deep fighting game glued together with investigation, a sprawling character upgrading mechanism, platforming, and even stealth sections, but somehow it all works.
Astral Chain is visually stunning. The Astral plane itself is a bit samey and not super distinct, but that's basically the only thing. Characters are interesting. Most locations have a lot of personality. The tech is ridiculous but cool looking. It simply looks amazing.
My only real visual complaint is that it'd benefit from anti-aliasing. If Nintendo makes a Super Switch that runs normal Switch games, I'd be pretty content if they added anti-aliasing, and if the rest of the horse power was enough to max the existing scaling resolution options locked to 30 frames per second. Because the game's got tons and tons of style, and it'd show through a lot better if the edges didn't look a bit weird.
The non fighting stuff is pretty straight forward. Want to climb a ladder? Walk up to it and press A when prompted. (This gets seamless after you do it a couple of times, and you can basically get the timing at a run once you're used to it.) Most of it's a matter of paying attention and choosing the right tool from your options.
Maybe the weakest part of the non-fighty stuff is the platforming. It's not actually bad, but some sections are a little meh, and it's not always totally clear what the end goal is. One time the game stole the camera from me, so it became much harder to platform quickly for that one scene. I'd be upset with this whole thing if it was a 3D Super Mario game, but since platforming is a secondary task, it's merely fine instead of quite good like the rest of the game.
Fighting gets incredibly busy.
First there are lots of enemy types. Sometimes there are lots of them on screen at once. Some you'll want to quickly take out, others ought to be fought at range, yet others really want hit and run tactics, etc. In some cases you'll get monsters with different optimal tactics on the same screen, so you'll need to decide what to do.
Second, you get some basic fighting game options as time goes on and you upgrade your gear. Like there's a thingy that lets you push away, then towards plus attack, and you do a flying kick. There are only a couple of these, but they're present.
Finally, and by far most complicatedly, there's your Legion. That's the thingy that's chained to you. You have tons of options with them. By the end you've got 5 of them, so you need to choose which to use. Then you have up to 2 special skills assigned to each one (and it changes from Legion to Legion). Beyond that, you need to decide whether to let your Legion go off on its own, or to control it directly with your right stick while you control your main character with the left.
And let me just say, controlling 2 different characters at once when their positioning can matter a lot is a bit of a brain stretch. Like if you want to wrap some monsters in a chain and momentarily bind them, you need to maneuver both of your characters so that the chain that connects them forms a closed loop around your targets. Which is fine if there's like 1 or 2 monsters, but sometimes there are more like 10, and you've got to do a lot of dodging around. With 2 characters.
The story is a bit basic, but it does the trick. I found the characters to be mostly personable, although Akira (your character's sibling) gets a bit pouty at points, and a bit mean at others. But mostly the characters and plot and general flow works to get you from place to place.
Your basic mission works something like this. The station gets a call. You go to a place. Once you're there, you need to investigate a thing. There are a bunch of optional side mission bits (sometimes fighting, other times finding things, tracking down criminals, whatever). Some of the side bits are repeated with new paint, but every once in a while someone'll do something like challenge you to a shooting contest or some other totally random thing. I found that generally most were worthwhile. There'll be some point of no return, then you'll do a little platforming and exploring, and then there'll be some increasingly hard and dramatic fights, eventually leading to a major plot revelation and an end boss.
The game has 3 difficulties to begin. One basically plays the fights for you so that you can explore, solve crimes, and watch the major plot evens unfold like it's anime. Casual is the easy difficulty. Standard is the hard one. Once you beat any given chapter, you get access to a very hard option so you can go back and play through again and have the game really beat your ass.
The whole thing is well constructed. The plot is functional The game generally flows well. I didn't notice any major glitches, and minor ones were appropriately minor. About the only thing I'd do if I could wave a magic wand would be the anti-aliasing I mentioned before, because the art style is great and I think it deserves it. Controls are good, even if they take a bit of getting used to at first.
It's good stuff.
Cons:
1. You can only save via auto save or the terminal at the police base, or your hub. This isn't that uncommon of a thing, even with today's games, but I honestly wish all games let you save whenever you wanted. The auto save is pretty generous, but I still end up losing progress sometimes.
2. Though overall great, the controls could use some polish. For the most part it feels good and responsive, jumping with your Legion can be wonky sometimes and can cost you life points that it shouldn't have. Also not a big fan of the motion controls; the missions where you have to balance something while carrying it were the only missions that straight-up annoyed me. If you could disable them, that'd be a nice feature.
3. The targeting feature can get very wonky when there's a lot of enemies. Sometimes you'll be trying to focus on one enemy, and you and/or your Legion will veer off and attack something else you don't want to attack and leave you open. This is really the only feature I'd say absolutely needs work, it led to some frustrating moments. It wasn't an issue until later in the game when you get challenging cases.
Really, that's it as far as cons, at least noteworthy ones.
The story is good, maybe not unique, but good. It's the whole "humanity faces extinction and you and a few select others are our last hope" trope, but the characters flesh it out enough you care enough to keep going. You can probably guess the main villain by the time the main theme song is over, but the person performing them goes a good job.
The gameplay is amazing. It shines the most in its combat, what with the combos, using the chain, buying upgrades from a skill tree (every Legion has their own), how flashy and stylistic it all looks, the different weapons and upgrades you can get not only for your Legion but your character.
The game has a semi-open world aspect between missions where you can wander around, find collectibles, and do mini/side quests. Cat enthusiasts will enjoy one of these, lol
While I wish they expanded on it more, or gave more choices or made them more readily available, you can also customize your outfit and colors, as well as your Legion's colors.
Astral Chain also has investigative missions that require you to gather clues and pay attention, and minigames throughout, and more. I highly recommend this game, and I hope they make a sequel someday where they can iron out a few of the flaws. If so it could be PHENOMENAL
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Excelente juego de platinum games.
Reviewed in Mexico on August 30, 2019
Excelente juego de platinum games.