Astral Chain

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8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3468 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 246 out of 3468
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  1. Luissan
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un excelente videojuego, no le doy un 10 completo porque como Nier Autómata no podré jugar con mi personaje libremente, porque me a encantado la chica y quisiera no se jugar con ella en la ciudad después de pasar la historia y arrestar personas. Pero es un gran videojuego bien por Nintendo. Pd: Ne es él mejor juego de este año.es… Expand
  2. Vyse87
    Sep 4, 2019
    9
    Platinium game lo ha hecho. Ha logrado exprimir a full la consola Nintendo Switch con este pedazo de juego. El juego se mueve muy bien en el dock y se nota que han cuidado los detalles cuando se pasa al modo consola. Desde el comienzo de la historia, ya se vislumbra una excelente trama y se empieza con mucha voragine y velocidad. Los controles al principio es un poco engorroso manejarlos,Platinium game lo ha hecho. Ha logrado exprimir a full la consola Nintendo Switch con este pedazo de juego. El juego se mueve muy bien en el dock y se nota que han cuidado los detalles cuando se pasa al modo consola. Desde el comienzo de la historia, ya se vislumbra una excelente trama y se empieza con mucha voragine y velocidad. Los controles al principio es un poco engorroso manejarlos, pero se agarra la vuelta enseguida. Bien por Platinium y bien por nintendo.… Expand
  3. Tiredofit
    Sep 4, 2019
    9
    One of the best action games from Platinum and definitely my favorite since Automata. Beautiful graphics, steady frame rate and great soundtrack, not to mention the gameplay, crafted to perfection from years of Platinum's experience with action combat systems. It's pretty amazing that this runs on Switch, let alone being an exclusive, which never hurts! Absolutely reccomended. If you're inOne of the best action games from Platinum and definitely my favorite since Automata. Beautiful graphics, steady frame rate and great soundtrack, not to mention the gameplay, crafted to perfection from years of Platinum's experience with action combat systems. It's pretty amazing that this runs on Switch, let alone being an exclusive, which never hurts! Absolutely reccomended. If you're in doubt, just ask yourself wether you liked previous Platinum's games or not.… Expand
  4. keikurono
    Sep 4, 2019
    9
    Excelente juego, muy entretenido y jugable un buen hack and slash un juego diferente a lo que nos acostumbra Nintento con mucho Mario ya mereciamos algo diferente
  5. Car2gil
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excelente juego es un poco complicado acostumbrarse a los ataques pero una vez aprendes el sistema de batalla esta excelente el juego… Expand
  6. pstpcl
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    A stunningly beautiful and captivating game. Engaging missions with a variety of different tasks, from the serious to the whimsical. Easy to learn and difficult to master combat with lots of customisation. My single gripe is that you can only manually save in one area, however auto saves are in an abundance so this isn’t too bad.
  7. rusoman
    Sep 6, 2019
    9
    One of the best games I have played on the nintendo switch, a definitive 9 game, although in my opinion it still does not exceed xenoblade 2, but it was very close, if the game had not been so linear I would have given it 10 sure, What I liked most was the original battle system.
  8. KondAnd
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    Thank You Platinum Games!! Nice Game) Astral Chain Game of the Year 2019!!!
  9. Al3jo
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    The combat, soundtrack and art are out of the world, the storie it's adictive. A essential game for Switch
  10. Andresayan
    Sep 4, 2019
    9
    excellent story and the game mode I loved in terms of graphics is fine is more how well I could improve the music of the game is very cool and enjoyable.
  11. scark
    Sep 12, 2019
    8
    Short and Sweet Review

    (+)The Positives +Story is AWESOME +Good Voice acting, Graphics and Combat System +Detailed environment +Character Customization +Many types of enemies and Bosses +THE SOUNDTRACK! OMG THE SOUNDTRACK IS GREAT! +Very well written dialogue +well created Atmosphere on every stage +Many possible Combos +Cut scenes are amazing (-)The Negatives -Sometimes    Short and Sweet Review

    (+)The Positives
    +Story is AWESOME
    +Good Voice acting, Graphics and Combat System
    +Detailed environment
    +Character Customization
    +Many types of enemies and Bosses
    +THE SOUNDTRACK! OMG THE SOUNDTRACK IS GREAT!
    +Very well written dialogue
    +well created Atmosphere on every stage
    +Many possible Combos
    +Cut scenes are amazing

    (-)The Negatives
    -Sometimes you get Frame drops
    -No Jumping Mechanic which feels awkward if you aren't able to walk over a rock
    -The platforming isn't always on point
    -After you entered a new area in a mission, you aren't able to go back sometimes, which hinders exploration
    -kinda weird game saving and game loading (I might be the only one feeling this)
    -I really don't like the Ranking system on the difficulty Pt. Standard. I just want the difficulty and not a teacher, who is telling me how my last battle turned out. I wish you had the option to turn that off.

    My Playtime: 40 Hours (Game save File)    … Expand
  12. Wolflet
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    Coming from someone who just bought a Switch a week before this launched and has not played a Platinum game, I actually can't express how much I've enjoyed this game. Even though some parts of the game really don't feel like they explained certain aspects later in the game, I still enjoyed everything of the game thus far. For the amount of issues I had with getting used to the controls, IComing from someone who just bought a Switch a week before this launched and has not played a Platinum game, I actually can't express how much I've enjoyed this game. Even though some parts of the game really don't feel like they explained certain aspects later in the game, I still enjoyed everything of the game thus far. For the amount of issues I had with getting used to the controls, I can't not rate this game anything but a 10 because I haven't played a game like this since I was a kid. Support the developers and buy this. Plus Walmart having a $10 discount on launch day really reinforced my choice as this is well worth the price in my opinion (I paid $50 but would've paid $60 still).… Expand
  13. Kacek1996
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    Huh, today I found some time to do my second try on File 11 (at my first try I had too little of my life available for the last fight, but this time I was at max HP) and I did it all the way.

    This game is so gorgeous, art style is like sugar for my eyes! There is so much to do, picking up trash, beating up chimeras or some people, finding cats and some toilets, cleaning the red    Huh, today I found some time to do my second try on File 11 (at my first try I had too little of my life available for the last fight, but this time I was at max HP) and I did it all the way.

    This game is so gorgeous, art style is like sugar for my eyes! There is so much to do, picking up trash, beating up chimeras or some people, finding cats and some toilets, cleaning the red crystals, stealth missions, mini games, great boss fights, a lot of attacks I as a player can do and great rating system.
    At the start I wanted to play it as much as possible with touching every wall that's available to touch xD
    But with time, my responsibilities came as well and I had to do a bigger break from playing but today I finished it!!

    AWESOME game, music, graphic style, fights, enemy design and game concept overall. Also, I liked length of this game as well, right now I have a little over 40 hours in, but I'm planing to play it more.
    Legions are unique, it's a shame that I cannot pick the order of unlocking them, but when I accepted that I got even more fun out of this game.

    Sword Legion is nice and quite quick, but with light dmg.
    I think that Arm legion is my favourite, it gives the biggest choice of things you can do with it!
    Arrow legion was nice for the "Hit Rush" ability and the ability where I aim with its bow.
    Beast legion was quite weird for me, but when I upgraded it enough, it was fine and useful.
    Axe arrow IS THE SLOWEST LEGION EVER but without its shield I wouldn't be able to beat last file.

    Right now it's my top 1 Nintendo Switch game, it shares the same place with BOTW!    … Expand
  14. Arplay
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    Excelente trabajo Platinum games, como siempre desarrollando los mejores juegos. Muy fluido, divertido y con gráficos increíbles.
  15. Ivmh
    Sep 4, 2019
    9
    Espectacular!!! Casi perfecto!!! La verdad es que Nintendo lo está haciendo de escándalo!!! Creo que es un básico y exclusivo!!!
  16. Potasticpunda
    Sep 20, 2019
    9
    Una joya mas de Platinum Games, excelente dirección de arte, OST y gameplay
  17. Kim7s
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    Obra maestra de platinum game para nintendo switch.
    Se que hay muchos que estan fastidiados por el hecho de que sea exclusivo de nintendo pero eso no quita que sea uno de los mejores juegos de este año sin lugar a duda.
  18. R0kush0
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    Un gran juego. con una buena historia la cual te envuelve.
    Unos buenos gráficos y una mecánica que te permite disfrutar el juego
  19. Dacedoga
    Sep 5, 2019
    10
    Este juego se merece un 10 porque es de Nintendo y está lleno de máJia y de poteeeencia.
  20. JoshuaWY2
    Sep 5, 2019
    10
    Amazing Game. **** the salty ps4 and xbox kids. Dont worry you wont notice the 30fps issue and it works fine.
  21. milhoxp
    Sep 5, 2019
    10
    By far, one of the best games I've ever played! One of the most beautiful switch games, it's graphics are simply amazing. The fight system is very joyful and the game graphics cut scenes gives the player a deep immersion. Recommend for sure!
  22. Kibochan
    Sep 5, 2019
    9
    Juegazo. Apartado artístico y sonoro excelente. El mejor hack n Slash en años.
  23. Ramaraja
    Sep 5, 2019
    10
    One of the best games for switch, good game play, good graphics, lot of entertainment. Like the music and the mechanics. Go and buy it.
  24. MelronPeredor
    Sep 5, 2019
    9
    Very solid action game, intriguing mechanics making it deeper than simple hack and slash. Well worth it.
  25. Gasopy
    Sep 5, 2019
    8
    It is not the best game i've ever tried even i think the people is
    exaggerating. But i need to be honest it's a good game, and i'm enjoying it, not as boring as Bayonetta or DMC5. Good for Platinum, Good for Nintendo and good for us.
  26. dano08
    Sep 5, 2019
    10
    Es un juego ciertamente sobresaliente, es muy innovador. Es una verdadera maravilla!
  27. Lifthrasil
    Sep 9, 2019
    9
    Astral Chain is a very good Action game, with great combat and I'm enjoying the story as well. Worst part of the game are the platforming section which there aren't too many so far.

    It's also great fun doing side quests, or picking up cans to throw into the bin, for some reason. If you enjoy action games, this is the game for you.
  28. Korfid
    Sep 5, 2019
    10
    Очень интересный и затягивающий геймплей! Играть сразу, одновременно двумя персонажами с хорошей графикой и эпичными битвами - это просто афигительно! Игра стоит того, чтобы её купить!
  29. Dodec
    Sep 5, 2019
    9
    Excellent game. Intuitive action play broken up by sections of great world building that give a nice change of pace. Really nice looking graphics (using the switch to the best of its abilities). More cats than expected. Bonus.
  30. bbain
    Sep 5, 2019
    10
    Awesome gameplay, cool setting and the music is good too. Potential game of the year contender maybe.
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Awards & Rankings

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#9 Best Switch Game of 2019
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#2 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2019
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#70 Most Shared Switch Game of 2019

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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 92 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 89 out of 92
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 92
  3. Negative: 0 out of 92
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 28, 2020
    85
    This one is more of a crowd-pleaser than a game-changer. [Issue #42 – October 2019, p. 68]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 28, 2020
    100
    Astral Chain consists of varied genres, but is mostly an action game, which has great ideas and interesting, relaxed humour, that doesn´t spoil its serious plot. [Issue#298]
  3. ZTGD
    Nov 7, 2019
    85
    Despite 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.
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