Astral Chain (Switch)

[BrawlMan]

But the girl looks cute in the shorts and the guy looks cool in his outfit. Why does there need to be some type of monotonous clothing line when this is a video game that's both very fantastical and also intended to be visually stimulating. There's nothing wrong with a cute cop girl in shorts fighting with a mech dog. There's in fact a butt load of right in it.

Neat. 'Course, I'd like the gal to look cool in her outfit and the guy to look cute in his for once in video game history. Or for a uniform to be, you know, uniform

Might be a nitpick, but it's pretty blatant

Platinum is known for being absurd and over-the-top; why do you care about this little thing? That is not even the worst thing they have ever done in terms of costumes or absurdity.

As far anime in general, there is problem with being homogenized in to near constant pandering within the Otaku culture. It's why I don't nearly enough anime as I did back when I was a kid and teenager. The ones that do stick and try its own thing make it all the more valuable and worth watching.

^^^

I take it that was either approval or you agree with me on the second quote. I am not sure, but thanks if that is the case.

 

[TheMysteriousGX]

It was the perfect sentiment for why this particular nit has wedged itself under my fingernail. Like, booty shorts and heels for one of the two characters you can pick, both of which have the same job in the same unit?

Could've at least had the guy look like a bike cop too

 

[RaikuFA]

There?s supposed to be cats in this game. Lots of them

Sold.

I told my girlfriend and she asked if I preordered it.

 

[BrawlMan]

 

[BrawlMan]

Here is some more info on the combat system for those that are interested.

 

[Elvis Starburst]

Huh, that looks really neat! Love the style of that starting sequence, the rest of the game looks like a lot of fun too. Super into the setting and art direction, I always loved super techy UI styles like this one. Will probably pick it up pretty quick around launch

 

[Chimpzy_v1legacy]

I hope it runs ok. I'm not the kind that demands 4k/60fps or bust, but I do like a consistent framerate. Skipped a few recent releases on Switch because of generally poor performance like Bloodstained and DQ Builders 2. Then again, those are ports, which Astral Chain is not. It is supposedly targeting a locked 30fps. Good enough for me, providing it sticks to it.

 

[BrawlMan]

got my collector's edition on pre-order.
pretty happy with the way Nintendo's E3 turned out. there was alot shit i don't care about like Erdrick in smash, the Mana collection, netflix game, Resident evil 5 & 6 and also the Witcher 3

but i know there are people out there excited for those so i'm happy for them and there's still a bunch of stuff that i already knew about and was already going to pick up like Luigi's Mansion 3, Fire Emblem Three House's, Super Mario Mario Maker 2, the Spyro reignited trilogy and Animal Crossing.

so while there was no Metroid or Pikmin 4, i still got my surprise reveals with No More Heroes 3, BOTW 2 and BANJO FUCKING KAZOOIE IN SMASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fuck Yeah!...

Would rather have a new BK game outright.

 

[BrawlMan]

I hope it runs ok. I'm not the kind that demands 4k/60fps or bust, but I do like a consistent framerate. Skipped a few recent releases on Switch because of generally poor performance like Bloodstained and DQ Builders 2. Then again, those are ports, which Astral Chain is not. It is supposedly targeting a locked 30fps. Good enough for me, providing it sticks to it.

I do find it odd that they can't run this game 30fps, but it does not bother me much. Bayonetta 1&2 run fine on the Switch despite being ports.

 

[Chimpzy_v1legacy]

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I do find it odd that they can't run this game 30fps, but it does not bother me much. Bayonetta 1&2 run fine on the Switch despite being ports.

Never said it doesn't, just that I hope it runs consistently because a few recent releases were letdowns in that regard.

Apparently the guys from Digital Foundry got to play a pre-release copy of Astral Chain at the European Nintendo offices tho. Said it runs at a steady 30fps at a dynamic resolution, likely averaging 900p. Those guys know their stuff, so I trust the judgment. Of course, they only got about 5 mins with the game, and only in docked mode. Still, decent outlook.

 

[BrawlMan]

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I do find it odd that they can't run this game 30fps, but it does not bother me much. Bayonetta 1&2 run fine on the Switch despite being ports.

Never said it doesn't, just that I hope it runs consistently because a few recent releases were letdowns in that regard.

Apparently the guys from Digital Foundry got to play a pre-release copy of Astral Chain at the European Nintendo offices tho. Said it runs at a steady 30fps at a dynamic resolution, likely averaging 900p. Those guys know their stuff, so I trust the judgment. Of course, they only got about 5 mins with the game, and only in docked mode. Still, decent outlook.

I meant to say can't run at 60fps. That was a typo. Thakns for the info. Digital Foundry I find trustworthy too.

 

[Chimpzy_v1legacy]

I meant to say can't run at 60fps. That was a typo. Thakns for the info. Digital Foundry I find trustworthy too.

You're welcome. Here's the video I was talking about [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgMg4rauGdw], in case you'd like the hear the full story.

 

[Yoshi178]

got my collector's edition on pre-order.
pretty happy with the way Nintendo's E3 turned out. there was alot shit i don't care about like Erdrick in smash, the Mana collection, netflix game, Resident evil 5 & 6 and also the Witcher 3

but i know there are people out there excited for those so i'm happy for them and there's still a bunch of stuff that i already knew about and was already going to pick up like Luigi's Mansion 3, Fire Emblem Three House's, Super Mario Mario Maker 2, the Spyro reignited trilogy and Animal Crossing.

so while there was no Metroid or Pikmin 4, i still got my surprise reveals with No More Heroes 3, BOTW 2 and BANJO FUCKING KAZOOIE IN SMASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fuck Yeah!...

Would rather have a new BK game outright.

nah modern day rare would probably just fuck it up anyway. Oh wait. They aready did *cough*nutsandbolts*cough*

 

[Dreiko_v1legacy]

Apparently there's people badmouthing this game because you play as cops now.

The irony is just delicious here. No, you definitely don't lionize crime by playing as a criminal in gta but if you play as a cop you suddenly lionize cops? Please! XD


This is why people bring up the Jack Thomsons of the world. You need to be consistent. If games don't make you more violent, they don't make you more sexist either. If games don't make criminals be the hero for portraying them in a nuanced light or in a fictional setting where crime is the least worst path for them to take, so do they not exalt cops by portraying them in a heroic light in a fictional world full of cool robot dogs.

 

[Erttheking]

Apparently there's people badmouthing this game because you play as cops now.

When you say "people" do you mean anything with substance? Or a couple of people making mild remarks about it on Twitter and now the people who get their panties in a tizzy about games being criticized are going to be ranting about this for a full year like with Doom Eternal? Because I'm googling Astral Chain and all I'm getting is gameplay footage, boss fights, someone saying it's the most Platinum game yet, one article theorizing that it was inspired by Pokemon, even the dreaded Kotaku is more interested in talking about how good the non-combat sections were. Exactly how deep are you digging in your quest for things to be outraged over?

Also I find it funny how your rhetoric of needing to convince people goes flying out the window when your precious games are being criticized.

 

[BrawlMan]

Apparently there's people badmouthing this game because you play as cops now.

When you say "people" do you mean anything with substance? Or a couple of people making mild remarks about it on Twitter and now the people who get their panties in a tizzy about games being criticized are going to be ranting about this for a full year like with Doom Eternal? Because I'm googling Astral Chain and all I'm getting is gameplay footage, boss fights, someone saying it's the most Platinum game yet, one article theorizing that it was inspired by Pokemon, even the dreaded Kotaku is more interested in talking about how good the non-combat sections were. Exactly how deep are you digging in your quest for things to be outraged over?

Also I find it funny how your rhetoric of needing to convince people goes flying out the window when your precious games are being criticized.

I agree with you. I haven't heard any complaints like that at all as far as I know.The group of people complaining about it, who gives a crap? They ain't going to play the game anyway, and will most likely complain about something else and forget about astral chain. Dreiko, you do have a habit of exaggerating certain things or finding problems that aren't really problems. No offense.

 

[ObsidianJones_v1legacy]

Ok, there are certain games that I get physical copies along with the digital release. I play Digital simply more, but I get afraid of de-listing as it's happening more and more these days.

So, what do you think? Physical Copy day-one, and Digital later? Or Digital Day-One, and physical copy later?

 

[Dreiko_v1legacy]

Apparently there's people badmouthing this game because you play as cops now.

When you say "people" do you mean anything with substance? Or a couple of people making mild remarks about it on Twitter and now the people who get their panties in a tizzy about games being criticized are going to be ranting about this for a full year like with Doom Eternal? Because I'm googling Astral Chain and all I'm getting is gameplay footage, boss fights, someone saying it's the most Platinum game yet, one article theorizing that it was inspired by Pokemon, even the dreaded Kotaku is more interested in talking about how good the non-combat sections were. Exactly how deep are you digging in your quest for things to be outraged over?

Also I find it funny how your rhetoric of needing to convince people goes flying out the window when your precious games are being criticized.

Dunno what you googled but "astral chain cop" delivers your substance in the first result; this polygon interview with the game's director.

https://www.polygon.com/interviews/2019/6/17/18682365/astral-chain-nintendo-switch-e3-2019-platinumgames-interview-nier-automata

There's bits in this interview that have apparently triggered people enough to post about it lol.

Even the article itself claims playing as cops in the US is "complicated" and states it as fact, when nobody would seriously claim playing as a car thief is complicated, because we supposedly can understand fiction well enough not to.

Ok, there are certain games that I get physical copies along with the digital release. I play Digital simply more, but I get afraid of de-listing as it's happening more and more these days.

So, what do you think? Physical Copy day-one, and Digital later? Or Digital Day-One, and physical copy later?

From what I'm seeing here there's no info about a US LE so I'd get digital day 1 and physical later on a discount.

Another option is to import the JP LE and get digital later. (thankfully the switch is region free and the JP LE is multi-language https://www.play-asia.com/astral-chain-collectors-edition-multi-language/13/70ck15)

 

[Erttheking]

Apparently there's people badmouthing this game because you play as cops now.

When you say "people" do you mean anything with substance? Or a couple of people making mild remarks about it on Twitter and now the people who get their panties in a tizzy about games being criticized are going to be ranting about this for a full year like with Doom Eternal? Because I'm googling Astral Chain and all I'm getting is gameplay footage, boss fights, someone saying it's the most Platinum game yet, one article theorizing that it was inspired by Pokemon, even the dreaded Kotaku is more interested in talking about how good the non-combat sections were. Exactly how deep are you digging in your quest for things to be outraged over?

Also I find it funny how your rhetoric of needing to convince people goes flying out the window when your precious games are being criticized.

Dunno what you googled but "astral chain cop" delivers your substance in the first result; this polygon interview with the game's director.

https://www.polygon.com/interviews/2019/6/17/18682365/astral-chain-nintendo-switch-e3-2019-platinumgames-interview-nier-automata

There's bits in this interview that have apparently triggered people enough to post about it lol.

Even the article itself claims playing as cops in the US is "complicated" and states it as fact, when nobody would seriously claim playing as a car thief is complicated, because we supposedly can understand fiction well enough not to.

Ok, there are certain games that I get physical copies along with the digital release. I play Digital simply more, but I get afraid of de-listing as it's happening more and more these days.

So, what do you think? Physical Copy day-one, and Digital later? Or Digital Day-One, and physical copy later?

From what I'm seeing here there's no info about a US LE so I'd get digital day 1 and physical later on a discount.

Another option is to import the JP LE and get digital later. (thankfully the switch is region free and the JP LE is multi-language https://www.play-asia.com/astral-chain-collectors-edition-multi-language/13/70ck15)

...that?s it? That?s all it took? Man. Anti SJWs are depressingly easy to upset. A highly positive interview with you getting upset over a good faith question that was trying to get alternate views from a different culture and you freak out. You don?t get to complain about triggering, considering how pathetically easy it is to set off the ?muh videa games? crowd and the only person I see complaining is is you. But then again you seem to think applying any sort of critical thinking to games is unacceptable because it?s a sign you?re ?triggered.? This is why I always refer to anti SJWs getting upset over people criticizing their toys. I think games are art. You and other anti SJWs seem terrified to treat them as anything other than their precious playthings.

So unless you?ve got anything more than this nothing burger, the post is ?Anti SJW looks for reason to be mad, has to settle on nothing.? Go fishing for your outrage bait where people give a fuck. Or are you going to hassle AlternateJag for thinking the gender segregated outfits look dumb?

 

[tstorm823]

Oooo, this is out in a couple weeks. Excellent.