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8.5Despite the hardware limitations and a handful of odd design choices, Astral Chain is one of the best new IPs to hit in recent years and one deserving the attention of every Switch owner.
Astral Chain
Platinum Games · Aug 30, 2019
About
As part of a police special task force, it’s up to you to fight against mysterious, alien-like creatures who have invaded the world. In the Ark, a multi-cultural city in the near future, disaster strikes when gates to another dimension suddenly appear! Dangerous creatures begin to emerge, attacking the people and polluting the land, and normal police forces are unable to compete with them. To stand up against these threats, a brand new, special police unit known as Neuron is formed.
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- Pure Nintendo9.0Astral Chain is a wonderfully fun and ambitious action title with a great gameplay hook that improves the more you master the basics. It’s yet another example of why PlatinumGames continues to be one of the best in crafting a unique action-adventure hack-and-slash.
- Bluemoongame9.0Astral Chain Switch is a new take on portable action gaming, as it brings the chance to control two characters at the same time, which are beautifully synched to perform incredible stunts and action sequences. Out of combat, the game looks like Batman Arkham Asylum a lot, with a detective-like atmosphere in a sci-fi world. Story-wise, it is a cool new concept, worth exploring and quite a rewarding experience. Top marks!
- Way Too Many Games9.5Astral Chain is one of Platinum’s finest games to date, with a strong and unique combat system, a great cast of characters and a world that’s very fun to explore. However, the way the story is presented does bring the experience down a little.
- TechRaptor8.5Astral Chain features a perfectly realized world filled with wonderful characters and awesome architecture. It runs perfect on the Nintendo Switch and looks stellar, too. The predictable story is one of the only faults of this over-the-top, incredibly fun action game.
- Darkstation9.0Overall, Astral Chain is a wonderful synthesis of stylish character-action, RPG elements, and a novel central hook that manages to tread new ground despite its many points of influence.
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Uniquely Surprising
I really never thought that this game would hook me up. This is such an amazing game with fun mechanics. An underrated, yet full of surprising elements. How I wish this could be ported to other consoles. If you own a switch, this is one of those JRPG games you have to try. This is so fun and addicting. Controls are a bit complicated to master, the sound tracks are wonderful and will always let your head bang to it. The graphics are insane given the f fact that it was ported in a Nintendo switch. **VISUALS** _Artistry: 11/12_ _Technical Merit: 6/8_ **SOUND DESIGN** _Music: 12/12_ _Sound Effects & Vocals: 7/8_ **INTERACTION** _Control & Interface: 6/8_ _Player Agency: 7/8_ _Accessibility: 4/4_ **MECHANICS** _Feedback & Fun: 9/10_ _Depth: 5/5_ _Variety: 5/5_ **CHARACTER** _Narrative: 6/8_ _Heart: 5/6_ _Originality: 6/6_
Astral Chain
This game was awesome. The gameplay was fun and it was so cool being to use the different legions throughout the game. The story, graphics and music were all top notch.
A well-done game with fun action-oriented gameplay. The soundtrack is awesome, and I loved my time with this game. Absolute must-own for action-loving gamers.
The game is great but is too repetitive and controls are kind of confusing at the beginning.
This is a pretty good game overall for the Switch. It has quite a bit of action. However the enemy types are not varied enough-except bosses. It gets a bit repetitive with the combat. I found the investigation activities to be pretty boring. I just wanted to get through them to get to more action. This is not the constant action of Bayonetta. The missions (Files) are very long- about 1-2 hours or more for each file. The final files are challenging. Overall I found it to be an interesting game and worth a shot if you can get a good deal on it.
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