Just got around to playing this on my switch 2. And it's fucking peak.Switch 2 update when?
>>721525242Nintendo has full ownership over this ip now right? Hope something comes outta that.
>>721525242I didn't care for it, the control options all suck and I can't customize them.
>>721525242I hated the RPG mechanics and I say this as an RPGfag. This game would have benefitted tremendously by being a more straight forward action game.
>>721525492Nah the cop portions are complete soul.
>>721525242I love this game.From the crazy action to the community driven police segments.
>>721525242>switch 2 updateSeems unlikely since it’s a pretty old game. I should pop it in the switch 2 though, I wonder if there is any performance boosts, fast loading that kind of stuff
>>721525242Loved this game
>>721525993From what I understand it basically has no drops from 30 fps now. And has some faster loading times
DARK HEEEEEROOOOO
I remember really liking the game, but never finishing the postgame since one of the stages there ran at like 10 fps and it was really pissing me off.I should probably give it a try again on the Switch 2 and see if it's better.
>>721525424played with the default settingsthe controls didn't bother me at all, now controlling two characters doing shit at the same time was fucking hardsometimes i felt like a goddamn genius, other times severely mentally challenged
>>721526478Seeing the trend with other swit h 2 examples it should be completely fixed
>>721525242>>721526119>red + blue + bloomThis game was so fugly lmao. Total eyerape material
>>721526707Yeah it shoulda been more grey and brown
>>721526596>played with the default settingsreally? I used the one that had attack on the switch equivalent of square, no idea how anyone could play it with the default setting.
>>721527453Default was the best because you can use both sticks while attacking woth the triggers
This is peak character design
>>721527774you don't need to babysit the camera, what's the advantage? and using bumpers in a 3rd person melee forcesd game makes zero sense. is this a souls fag thing?
>>721525636Sorry, that's not what I meant. I wish the game actually had way more scenes where you act like a cop. I meant the rpg mechanics in combat.
>>721525242That part: the game
>>721527985>camera you controlled the legions movement with the other stick you dummy.
>>721527906Look at this sexy lady
>>721527906Kino
>>721528083Fair enough. It didn't bother me very much but I can see it being an issue
>>721528129What part
My biggest gripe with the game has and always will be that the protag is silent.There was no need for this
>>721529612You should be silent
>>721529714But I'm not a woman
>>721525242I'd replay this in a heartbeat if there was a Switch 2 update.
>>721529773The why are you such a bitch?
>Difficulties are either unengaging babymode or Unfair.There needed to be a difficulty in the middle, oh and more frequent autosave, no reason not to have those when Bayo and MGR had them.
>>721525242The plot was super dumb and an evangelion ripoff. The gameplay became amazing once you unlocked everything (which took way too long).
>>721529965I'm replaying right now and I forgot how good it is. Perfect frame pacing at 30 is fine but fuck me 60 would be kino.
>>721525242Tbh a hidden gem. Not a lot of people played it and honestly I think it's a top tier game. One of the best switch exclusives
>>721526415>climactic battle features a boss fight theme with lyricsfuck I love this trope so much
>>721530231Set framerate to 30, use Lossless scaling and set it to your max screen refresh rate.You'll thank me later.
>>721527985duderight stick controls the legionshoulder buttons to attack because your thumbs are moving shit around
>>721526596The secret to Astral Chain being a good summoner action game is that you're really controlling the legion with attacks and not the stick (unless you need to use the chain). It's not like Bayonetta Origins where you're actually controlling two characters trying to do stuff.
>>721530328I actually own the game
>>721530927I wish the game was a bit more campy in its dialog like w101
>>721531160It's got a little bit of that because Jena and Yoseph are both over-the-top. But I liked how cool it was. There's a lot of moody visuals and the music created an amazing atmosphere.
>>721525242got chubbed up when protag fights his scantily clad clone sisters...
>>721531354I did too.I just wanted the mc to be a giant stickler for the law.Like I would love for a moment here they just list out off the crimes of the big bad and then randomly mention littering and j walking in the list.
>>721531861Well Wonder Red would make anything better. But I think the Astral Chain MC is supposed to be more of a loose cannon, you do end up violating a direct order and going rogue for a bit to pursue a case.
Don't mind me. Just the one of the only dude who will be in the sequal
>>721532214Not even orders are above the law
>>721525242Astral realm really sucked dick. There's no structure to it at all, just blocks and enemies on the blocks. If they do a sequel I hope they at least have something more visually interesting there.
>>721532509It was definitely just a visual limitation of the switch.
>>721532509I looked forward to them because they were generally combat related but yeah they coulda been cooler.
Does anyone else feel like ZZZ completely ripped this game offI've had to explain what it even is to some gachababs who had no idea so at least stealing from this was smarter than ripping off BotW
>>721533659I've heard that but I don't play gachashit. But the 3D action ones all just seem like they're ripping off Platinum (or really Taura's) combat anyway.
>>721525242>And it fucking sucksFtfy
>>721533659Nah zzz's type of urban style is more akin to stuff like jet set radio or bomb rush cyberfunk
>>721525242>6 yearsI miss my tsundere vending machine
>>721534675>6 years.It hasent been that long as it?
>>721527906Agreed
>>721525993Arms got a switch 2 update and that was basically a launch title.
>>721525492While I enjoyed my first playthrough a lot, I agree that it killed any chance of me wanting to replay it on higher difficulties.
>>721535549True but I guess that's a nintendo staple.series now making it into smash
Bayo really makes you retarded on dodging as it's way more strict in this game
Just started a replay of the game.Thanks op for reminding me of it.Shit is pretty fun.
I hope the sequal has even more legions
What in hoping is that the sequal has you get to know your squad even deeper.There was alot of neon members and some had cute little quests or personality but I would like them to have full on voiced side quests kinda like xenoblade x
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>>721544143Best npc
>>721537694Perfect call is much more reliable, just use the invincible ones like arrow and arm. You can also kinda option select perfect call, dodge, and parry at the same time.
>>721525242What am I missing? I loved Nier Automata, this was featured is some best game off all time lists. Yet I didnt enjoy it and pulled the plug 30% through. I just didnt enjoy the gsme mechanics.
>>721545270Don't know what to tell you if you didn't enjoy it you didn't enjoy it.
Does everyone in here know about the method to unlock Pt Ultimate difficulty on a fresh save file? Not sure how well known it is but there is a way
>>721545861Huh, didn’t know that was a thing, cool. But damn that would be rough at the start.
>>721545861Funny you being that up.I just unlocked it my self on a fresh save but I have no idea how I did so
>>721545270Did you understand the game mechanics? I feel like people who don’t like it don’t understand what the defensive mechanics in the game are.
Last good Platinum gameNG4 looks alright though
>>721548421Doing my fresh replay and the dodge is really filtering me. I feel like I get hit by everything some times.That might be the issue for others.
>>721552183I'm more certain it's because the actions you can preform after perfect dodges aren't invincible so you can eat shit for mindlessly attacking after a dodge
>>721552183Yeah that’s the number one thing, people get used to dodging through attacks which doesn’t really work here. Always dodge away. But also there’s like a half dozen other defensive mechanics you should be taking advantage of instead. Sword legion can cut through ANY melee attack, not just the obvious ones, for a stun.
I wish we'd get a sequel. This game was held back by the switch.
>>721530197Plot was all over the place and it felt like your random 11-episode anime that never got a sequel>your dad disappears early on and his story is never really explained (you only get his Legion later on)>Yoseph is teased to be a bad guy ever since that shady meeting at the start of Chapter 3-4 with some faceless Ark higher-ups in big ass room with monitors, so you're not surprised at the end of the game>Hermit storyline is literally filler, nothing comes out of it - Jena provided the syringe to them through Douglas for ??? reason and then Douglas kills himself because ???, all Hermits die due to overdose>speaking of Jena, her storyline ends abruptly - both her and Yoseph are crazy scientists who don't expect humanity to survive, so one plans to basically force everyone into Astral Plane and then mutate to survive while the other one wants to merge humanity into one super-being and rule both Astral Plane and Earth... but it still doesn't explain what Jena was trying to achieve all this time with Homunculuses and such>no explanation as why Yoseph couldn't just continue cleaning Earth's surface off Red Matter or just build another Ark instead of going crazy with world domination plans (aka was he always crazy or he became crazy as he got old and didn't want to die)Also kinda agree on gameplay (reminded me of Nero from DMC5 where your unlock full movekit only in NG+) but then many postgame missions were just item buff spam + buff spam with buffslave Legions + Roar stunlock + Hand Legion's AoE grab + Axe=s spin-to-win spam. Not even gonna mention the insanity that is perma i-frames while you ride the tiger Legion, you can literally run circles around final postgame boss with zero issues.
>>721554626>your dad disappearsHe’s dead Jim.
>>721525242God I fucking wish, this was the best new IP born on the Switch and I'd kill for a sequel.
>>721554723I mean, it's never really confirmed - either it's implied that he merged with Axe Legion (given that his handcuff is still attached to Axe Legion when you find it) and they share one body but can't talk OR he's actually somewhere out there alive in Astral Plane
>>721555109I like the interpretation that he became one with the axe legion
Loved this game. I prefer it to other Platinum games because the functions are tied to individual inputs instead of being at the ends of long combo strings. Makes the game more about coordinating your characters and choosing the right sequences of actions than remembering and executing a series of button presses
>>721556230I do too it makes the actions more sweet
>>721552183>suck dick at the game until the final boss, where I actually had to get gud>mash wildly on the last Jena fight>eat tons of hits>get S rankokay then
>>721525242Been on the fence on this for a long time. Keep thinking I should probably buy it while I can still find it.
>>721525242I wanted to play this game, and somehow i bought Code vein by mistake
>>721559298My condolences
>>721559156It will only get more expensive
>>721559298That's not even on switch bro
>>721561731I know, that's the stupidest part
>every hitless S rank run uses the gunLame
>>721562518It's the safest
>>721560753Code Vein’s not that bad. Doesn’t hold a candle to Astral Chain but I got some enjoyment out of it.
>>721525242Pretty fun game with creative mechanics and great boss fights. I'd play a sequel. Only thing I really didn't like were the super bland generic anime protags.
>>721525242>Astral Chain>peakYou diminish the meaning of these buzz words each time you misuse them.
