Astral Chain Review | Off the chain

By Jason Faulkner

PlatinumGames has been on a roll since its inception a decade ago, and almost every title the studio has released has solid gold. This is a double-edged sword, as it puts each of its new releases under a microscope. After the fantastic Nier: Automata I was skeptical that PlatinumGames could reinvent its beat-em-up RPG formula to such positive results again, but Astral…

  • Controlling two characters in combat is fluid and innovative.
  • Story is very anime, but manages to avoid overusing tropes.
  • Graphics and performance are every good given the Switch's hardware.
  • Great world and interesting concepts.
  • Doesn't take itself too seriously.
  • Non-combat gameplay could have been more interesting if expanded upon.

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Jason Faulkner
Jason Faulkner

Jason Faulkner is Evolve Media's Evergreen SEO Manager. On a typical day, you can find him working desperately trying to get late-1990s/early-2000s PC games working at 4K and 16:9 ratio without crashing.

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