Three days. That's all that stands between us and Astral Chain, PlatinumGames' latest release exclusive to Nintendo Switch, and we couldn't be more excited.
Nintendo has shared a launch trailer for the title (we've plonked it above, just for you) and it's somehow managed to raise our hype levels to an even higher state than they were at before. We get a taste of the story, the action, a whole lot of drama, and that soundtrack, too. Phwoar.
In case you missed it, we shared our review of Astral Chain on the site just yesterday. It's pretty safe to say that this is a must-play experience on Switch, and one which we think might just be Platinum's best ever game. Make sure to give it a read (or a watch) and join in with the excitement.
Are you already sold on this one? Will you be picking it up later this week? Astral Chain launches on 30th August.
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My body is ready. Inject it into my veins!
Seriously though this looks like it has shaped up to be a very enjoyable experience for action game fans.
wasn't sure about this but it looks amazing! how long is the game?
Cannot wait for the special edition to come this Friday. Been really excited about this game since the very first trailer was revealed in the Direct earlier this year!
This game looks briliant!
Looks awesome! Looking forward to Friday! Also looking forward to changing the voices to Japanese.
@quinnyboy58
20 hrs
@Synthatron_Prime
I will keep it English I don't need to be reading in a fast pace action game
@Old_Man_Nintendo makes sense. I'm just happy dual language is more common now. It pleases everyone.
The trailer plucks all the strings it needs to. I am hyped
Good God! What. A. Game.
@Synthatron_Prime that’s cool, to each their own.
But recently I feel like English voice acting is far superior to Japanese. At least it was in Octopath Traveler and Fire Emblem. (Just to qualify this statement, I speak Japanese fluently, live in Japan for 14 years, and use it daily in a professional basis.) The English voice actors bring a lot of personality to the roles. The Japanese stick to tropes and archetypes too much imo.
@Ryan_Again Good insight. I can see what you mean. I don't speak fluent Japanese but I've been listening to it for over 20 years so I get what you mean by the tropes.
Hmmm. it looks interesting but I wish there was a Demo. I have a lot of other games I am getting and I am not sure about this one.
Love the trailer. It's on pre order but I'm sucked back into BOTW atm.
@Zidentia I've been seeing a lot of comparisons to Bayonetta and Wonderful 101. I imagine if either of those struck your fancy you should be happy with this.
@Indielink
I do like Bayonetta but the artwork is kind of putting me off. I think the action and the combination with some puzzles might be good. Thanks for your help.
I won't watch it... I won't watch it... I won't watch it... Three more days, come on!
Really looking forward to this. Bayonetta 2 is the greatest game of its kind I've ever played. It took a while for it to really click with me but once it did, what a ride. I played through it again a 2nd time on Wii U a few months after my first and enjoyed it even more. That's a rare thing for me. One of my favourite things about it was how varied the action could be, you're never quite sure what it's going to throw at you next, so knowing Astral Chain ramps up the variety considerably is very exciting. To think we still have Bayonetta 3 on the way, which may be even better than this is even more exciting.
I wasn't going to get it straight away as I'm visiting family and don't always have access to the big TV but I'm not sure I can resist. I've got £50 in Amazon gift cards but it isn't available to pre-order on there for some reason.
That trailer is surely bringing the hype level up!
I think this game will be one of my best gaming experiences in 2019.
This looks amazing. Platinum Games does an amazing job with they’re games like Bayonetta 1 and 2, Madworld, Neir, even Infinite Space was fun. I’m looking forward to game. It has a great concept, and the gameplay looks great. Who knows, maybe this game will get some Game Of The Year Buzz.
I can't wait!!! It's been so long since I have played a platinum game
@ryancraddock Quick questions just based off of the sub-heading "Friday can't come soon enough"...
Nintendolife get a review copy a couple of weeks early, but do you just get the one copy or download code? Like, if you aren't the person who writes the review, do you actually have to wait until Friday to play this..? Just curious as to how that works!
@frabbit No worries - yeah, we'd usually get just the one code (sometimes two if we're doing a video on it too).
So the rest of us need to wait and buy it on release just like anyone else would - but hearing Damien gush about this one for his review makes the wait that much harder
Three. More. Days! Then the vault will be unchained. Not only for this game, but for a heck of a month on the Switch front. 😁
@ryancraddock Man there must be battles for who reviews new Zelda/Mario games haha. Nice one, cheers!
This year I’m trying to be good and finish games before starting new ones.
This trailer doesn’t help!
I am skipping this one for now as I in general don't like platinum gameplay but the hype is real and I might have into it at certain point.
On a separate note I played links awakening and Luigi's mansion this weekend and those look absolutely fantastic!!! (Apart from the evident slowdown on Zelda's demo. Crossing fingers they fix it)
@Old_Man_Nintendo thanks!
I gotta say that despite the cringe-worthy voice acting, this looks to have a pretty solid and interesting story. I'm kind of hit or miss with this kinds of action games, but this definitely looks really fluid and organic. I really want to get it, but I'm not sure when I'm going to be able to play it with my backlog as big as it is...
@FiveDigitLP This kind of game definitely isn't for everyone, I think that should be clear.
Astral Chain is an easy contender for GOTY. Good job Platinum.
Not sure I believe this trailer. Maybe if a lot of other trailers come out and have similar content to this trailer, I’ll start to get on board, but as it stands I feel like this trailer is a little too focused on promoting Astral Chain. I’m happy to be proven wrong, though. Although if all the other trailers are TOO similar, I probably still won’t believe it, because if there aren’t enough dissenting opinions, it’s a clear sign of corporate and industry conspiracy.
That voice actress is really committed. Those screams are layered.
Would anyone else buy a HD remaster of MadWorld?
Wow. I am so stoked!
@quinnyboy58 I've heard around 14 hours
@Toshiro_Baloney I would indeed. Loved that game and it gave me The Running Man game I used to dream of in the 90's. A sequel would be even better but very unlikely.
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