Astral Chain Reviews

Astral Chain is ranked in the 98th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
IGN
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Aug 26, 2019

Astral Chain is every bit as awesome as it looks in motion, which is to say it's downright incredible.

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Essential
Aug 26, 2019

Sprawling, varied and constantly stylish, Astral Chain is a very different breed of action game that ranks with Platinum's best.

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9 / 10.0
Aug 26, 2019

Astral Chain is fun from start to finish, and gives the player plenty to chew on in terms of side missions and post-game content

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Polygon
Top Critic
Unscored
Aug 26, 2019

Astral Chain is the best new Nintendo franchise since Splatoon

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8 / 10
Aug 26, 2019

Nintendo Switch exclusive Astral Chain elevates the stylish action genre with an inventive, gratifying combat system and an unrelenting sense of style.

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Kotaku
Top Critic
Unscored
Sep 17, 2019

What I wanted is there, and it’s good. There’s just so much more, and I love it all.

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Alex Donaldson
Top Critic
Aug 28, 2019

This is absolutely a worthy successor to Nier Automata – and like that game, Astral Chain is definitely a contender for one of my favourite games of the year.

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4.5 / 5.0
Sep 4, 2019

Aside from the lackluster co-op and slow start, Astral Chain is one of those rare games where it's difficult to say anything bad about it.

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8 / 10.0
Sep 13, 2019
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9 / 10
Aug 26, 2019

With its amazing visuals, fantastic presentation, varied gameplay and deep, rewarding combat, Astral Chain could well be PlatinumGames' most accomplished game yet.

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9 / 10.0
Aug 26, 2019

A brilliant game that's deep and offers accessibility for people who struggle as well as people who want to master every inch of the combat. In a crowded marketplace, Astral Chain stands out as a unique, interesting game that you'd be foolish to pass up on.

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10 / 10.0
Sep 5, 2019

PlatinumGames' Astral Chain is the most innovative action games in years and certainly one of the best games of 2019.

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8.7 / 10.0
Aug 26, 2019

Platinum Games is victorious in a risky bet, although with certain aspects to improve in its rhythm of play.

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Unscored
Sep 12, 2019

If only more big-league developers dared to be this bonkers, the industry would be that much more untamed.

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Sep 16, 2019

Astral Chain is a unique and beautiful game that excels at what it’s trying to do. It’s one of the best games of the year so far, and it makes me excited to see what the studio will come up with next.

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9.1 / 10.0
Aug 26, 2019

Astral Chain is something special that only Platinum Games could develop: a game both satisfying and tough.

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Areajugones
Top Critic
9.5 / 10.0
Aug 26, 2019

Astral Chain is one of the best experiences of the genre for Nintendo Switch. PlatinumGames has been able to revitalize the gameplay and take complexity and sensations one step further than in previous works of the study.

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9 / 10.0
Aug 26, 2019

Whatever criticism you can throw at Astral Chain, you can't say it isn't unique. In the first few hours, I was all over the place when it came to an assessment, as it can take some time to really turn it up. But when it does it just clicks, and I don't want to stop playing it.

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8 / 10
Aug 26, 2019

am insanely impressed with the world that Platinum has built-in Astral Chain overall. It is gorgeous, the plot is intriguing and it feels like something new when it comes to the investigations and police work.

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Metro GameCentral
Top Critic
9 / 10
Aug 26, 2019

Another classic action game from Platinum that's so full of ideas it seems fit to burst and yet everything not only works perfectly but is filled with an infectious sense of goofy fun.

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