Review: Astral Chain (Nintendo Switch)

Review by Matt S.

I’m not sure there’s any developer out there that understands movement quite like PlatinumGames. Astral Chain is an incredibly fast game when the action scenes kick in, but the sheer agility and grace with which your avatar moves is almost dance-like in its elegance. In fact, given that you’re actually in control of two characters – the other being a demon bonded to your character’s will – the way you need to make the two work together to dynamically zip across the battlefield is very reminiscent of the way a ballroom or ballet couple work together on the a dance floor. As a dancer myself, I loved the raw connection of Astral Chain to the form and structure of movement.

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