Remember last year when it was rumored that Platinum Games was working on an unannounced game for the Switch. Well, after seeing the out of nowhere announcement of Astral Chain, during yesterday’s Nintendo Direct. We can safely assume this game is it.
Astral Chain is a new action/adventure title from Platinum Games and has not only Takahisa Taura from Nier: Automata. But also the main man himself, Hideki Kamiya from the Bayonetta series as well. Keep in mind the rumor was last year did mention Kamiya was going to be attached to this game. It also has been confirmed that Masakazu Katsura, the artist from multiple mangas and one of my favorite animes, ‘Tiger & Bunny’, is responsible for the character designs.
ASTRAL CHAIN, a brand new action game from PlatinumGames, is coming exclusively to the Nintendo Switch™ system!
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.
In the Ark, a multi-cultural city in the near future, disaster strikes when gates to another dimension suddenly appear! Dangerous creatures begin to emerge, attacking the people and polluting the land, and normal police forces are unable to compete with them. To stand up against these threats, a brand new, special police unit known as Neuron is formed.
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. However, it’s in battle where the Legion shows its real ability…
Work together with the Legion and use all sorts of combat styles to fight your enemies. You could both attack the same enemy simultaneously, target different opponents, or send your Legion on the offensive while you support it with items. Use this synergetic action system to battle and explore together!
Making his directorial debut and known for his work as the game designer on NieR: Automata, Takahisa Taura is responsible for the concept and planning of ASTRAL CHAIN. Hideki Kamiya, creator of the Bayonetta™ series, is in charge of supervision. The character design is by manga artist Masakazu Katsura, creator of ZETMAN and Video Girl Ai.
Astral Chain will be released on August 30, 2019, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch. No word on if Nintendo is publishing the game or if the publishing duties will be handled by Platinum Games. Remember, they’re in the self-publishing business now, so you never know.
Either way, sign me up. I’m all aboard for this game.
