Astral Chain Trailer, My Thoughts

Since the last video game trailer I looked at was set in a post-apocalyptic world, I figured we'd take a look at the trailer for another game set in a different kind of post-apocalyptic world, this one with a bit of cyberpunk flavor to it. After a massive global disaster, the remains of humanity now reside in a megacity. It's the last remaining piece of civilization. Sadly, it means humanity is now more vulnerable to attack from beyond the stars than ever. The city's only hope is the police force's special task force, equipped with sentient weapons called Legions. This is the world...of Astral Chain.

Eh, your typical cyberpunk city. Gritty, no sun, lots of neon signs. Betting there's lots of crime and cyborgs, too. You could plop Rick Deckard or Motoko Kusanagi here, and they'd notice nothing odd.

Evidently, these extradimensional invaders are fond of Japanese culture. Look at that fire samurai!

This looks completely insane. But then again, it's not surprising. It's PlatinumGames. Look up Bayonetta and Metal Gear Rising Revengeance.

So, you can capture the invader monsters and make them fight alongside you? It's like having a tag team match alongside your Pokémon!

Basically, you have to fight together with your Legion, making combo attacks to defeat the invaders. Again, it's PlatinumGames. Action/hack-and-slash stuff is kind of their specialty.

I kind of find it hilarious that the female cop's uniform has shorts. It is really that hot in this megacity?

Uh oh, she hacked the Matrix.

Hmm, so there may be a downside to the Legions?

Wheee, ride to freedom!

Those are some big freaking monsters.

I'm guessing that's one of the main villains? Maybe? Looks like a villain.

That dude's dead.

Well, this is...interesting. I'm not quite how your player character and the Legion are supposed to work together to make these combos. Maybe through quick-time events? I have no idea. PlatinumGames has made games that do look like fun (I want to play Bayonetta sometime), so I think this will be fun. The monster look neat, but the megacity does look like your standard cyberpunk dystopia. It's not the game's fault. Still, it looks like fun, and I'll give the demo a shot.

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