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Astral Chain

Released: 8/30/2019

ASTRAL CHAIN is a new action game from PlatinumGames, directed by Takahisa Taura, known for his work as the game designer on NieR:Automata, and supervised by Hideki Kamiya, creator of the Bayonetta series. - ASTRAL CHAIN, a brand new action game from PlatinumGames, is coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch! 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. - Choose between two playable characters - one male, one female - on your adventure. The character you don't choose also appears as your younger twin, and a fellow member of Neuron. - In order to resist the creatures, humanity developed a special weapon: the Legion. The Legion acts as your partner, and helps with your investigations. - Work together with the Legion and use all sorts of combat styles to fight your enemies. Use this synergetic action system to battle and explore together!

ASTRAL CHAIN is a new action game from PlatinumGames, directed by Takahisa Taura, known for his work as the game designer on NieR:Automata, and supervised by Hideki Kamiya, creator of the Bayonetta series. - ASTRAL CHAIN, a brand new action game from PlatinumGames, is coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch! 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. - Choose between two playable characters - one male, one female - on your adventure. The character you don't choose also appears as your younger twin, and a fellow member of Neuron. - In order to resist the creatures, humanity developed a special weapon: the Legion. The Legion acts as your partner, and helps with your investigations. - Work together with the Legion and use all sorts of combat styles to fight your enemies. Use this synergetic action system to battle and explore together!

ASTRAL CHAIN is a new action game from PlatinumGames, directed by Takahisa Taura, known for his work as the game designer on NieR:Automata, and supervised by Hideki Kamiya, creator of the Bayonetta series. - ASTRAL CHAIN, a brand new action game from PlatinumGames, is coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch! 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. - Choose between two playable characters - one male, one female - on your adventure. The character you don't choose also appears as your younger twin, and a fellow member of Neuron. - In order to resist the creatures, humanity developed a special weapon: the Legion. The Legion acts as your partner, and helps with your investigations. - Work together with the Legion and use all sorts of combat styles to fight your enemies. Use this synergetic action system to battle and explore together!

Critics
87
Metacritic
90

Score Breakdown

86.7

Critic Average

97 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

90

Metacritic User Score

3,620 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
-3.3
Combined Disparity
-3.3

Average of both sources

Review Timing

55 early (57%)39 launch window (40%)3 late (3%)