There was a lot to dissect from the recent Nintendo Direct both in regards to 1st and 3rd party titles. But easily the biggest 3rd party reveal was that of the exclusive new title from Platinum Games called Astral Chain. This cyberpunk action title looks exactly like the thing Platinum Games would love to make, and sure enough, after the Direct, they made a post on their site detailing what the game was, who’s working on it, and more. Check it out:
Astral Chain, a thrilling new Synergetic Action game for Nintendo Switch. We’ve been working on Astral Chain for a while now, but we’ve had to keep it under wraps until now. But now that it’s announced, you won’t have too long to wait – It’s coming to Nintendo Switch on August 30! I’m sure some of you were surprised to hear that an all-new, original PlatinumGames title is on its way so soon!
The idea for Astral Chain came from none other than Takahisa Taura, the lead game designer for NieR:Automata. Taura and his team – which includes veterans of such PlatinumGames classics as Bayonetta and NieR:Automata – have worked very hard to make his ideas into reality with Astral Chain, his directorial debut. Naturally, Taura’s no stranger to action games, but he’s pushed himself to new heights with the dual-character, Synergetic Action of Astral Chain.
Astral Chain brings you to a bold, near-future cyberpunk metropolis, featuring character designs by Masakazu Katsura, the acclaimed artist behind beloved manga and anime like ZETMAN and Video Girl Ai.
Last but not least, the team has received supervision and guidance from none other than Hideki Kamiya, to ensure that Astral Chain has that special something that action game fans have come to expect from PlatinumGames.
I hope that all of you will join me in looking forward to this exciting, original title from one of our up-and-coming directors. I’m confident that you’ll enjoy it.
So Platinum Games seems really excited about this title. How about you? If you haven’t seen the trailer for it yet, you can watch it below. And you can check out everything that happened in the Nintendo Direct here, or, you can hear our thoughts on everything via the latest episode of the Nintendo Entertainment Podcast!
