Astral Chain Review - a single and sensational tower I did not expect

I am a big fan of almost all the titles developed by Platinumgames, but I did not even know that Astral Chain was in development. I knew Scalebound, who has now been canceled and seems to come from the ashes of the Xbox One title now canceled, a wonderfully original action title emerged for the switch. Astral Chain is headed by Takahisa Taura, the main designer of the game to deny Automata, and Hideki Kamiya, legendary director of Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry, Okami, Bayonetta, etc., assumes the role of supervisor, who is like his role in Bayonetta 2. The Pedigree of Astral Chain is excellent and he fully holds his promises.

The story speaks of two young police officers who, for unknown reasons, have a strong affinity to control the legions. The world is invaded by monsters called chimeras and the legions are captured and controlled by chimeras used by humanity. It's pretty classic, but the narration was sufficient for me to stay constantly committed. It is also an excellent vehicle for the unique elements of combat and maintaining the order of the game. The astral chain of the game title is the literal chain that allows a chimera to remain under control as a legion and connected to its user.

Astral chain begins with a bang, and the players are immediately found in a fun motorcycle sequence, followed by an introduction to the unique combat of the game. It is above all an action game that reminds a lot of games in the third person such as Devil May Cry. The player controls his avatar, but also a legion at the same time. This double system is very unique and probably closer to The World Ends with You and Devil May Cry 5. In fact, players who liked to use V in Devil May Cry V will want to recover Astral Chain as soon as possible. The advantage of having astral chain on the switch is that players can play at any time in cooperation with a sofa, a player controlling their avatar and the other controlling the legion. The legions must calm down and can not stay in constant combat, but the recovery period is very short. If I complained about the fight was that the beginning was so furious and hectic that he could be very painful.

There is a collection system that allows players to solve cases to gain experience and bonus objects. IRIS (Alias ​​Detective Fashion for Batman Fans) allows players to scan their environment and search for major and minor incidents. Sometimes the game slows down and requires an investigation to advance the story. This is often a good break in relation to the frenetic action that constitutes the majority of the game. There are many JRPG elements to find, such as the collection of unimportant objects, tons of NPCs with whom speak and one upgrade upgrade. There are also many Japanese action gaming features in the third person, such as the allocation of levels and the ability to replay. All these extras offer rich experience and a lot of replayability beyond the initial campaign.

Graphically, he has an animate style that looks like a PS3 game, which has served quite well the game. It always worked well and best used the functionality of the switch. The dubbing is very good, but the score is really amazing. He proposes everything, orchestral explosions in the footsteps of the 90s, the Heavy Metal at the JPOP. The music was so good that I was always happy to discover new areas of the game, just to listen to new music songs.

Astral Chain is an excellent action game that uses the unique switch of the switch creatively. It is beautifully in the excellent catalog of platinumgames and should satisfy all tastes for Japanese role plays, or action games in the third person. It is a very satisfactory experience.