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So... Astral Chain is GoTY
- Thread starter Ocarina_117
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I believe Blair Witch was good, but not that good. So I can't see which game can take the second spot from Astral Chain. Man of Medan?
I couldn't get into it. When I wasn't fighting the camera during combat I was busy getting smacked by an unseen enemy while in the middle of a counter or perfect call which was incredibly frustrating. Also managing two characters wasn't fun for me. I got really excited when you
but it happens so late in the game and takes forever to be able to do it again.
The story was ho hum and predictable. Didn't feel super worth the time I spent on it.
I specifically got the nintendo voucher for the game and it feels like I wasted it honestly. I've got one more game I can redeem so there's that at least.
merge with your legion
The story was ho hum and predictable. Didn't feel super worth the time I spent on it.
I specifically got the nintendo voucher for the game and it feels like I wasted it honestly. I've got one more game I can redeem so there's that at least.
I just got to File 10, and this legit is the first time I have been genuinely interested in what's going on in the story instead of passively going from one beat to the next.
This is the kind of thing you save for a midway point of the story (which means I believe that they should have cut out a shit-ton of filler or slow story-telling up to now), because given how many chapters are left, I have the sinking feeling that the game is just going to run out of time before they have the chance to explore any of this.
This is the kind of thing you save for a midway point of the story (which means I believe that they should have cut out a shit-ton of filler or slow story-telling up to now), because given how many chapters are left, I have the sinking feeling that the game is just going to run out of time before they have the chance to explore any of this.
Combat accounts for most of the playtime though?
Even side activities will lead you to a hidden boss or something at least one third of the time.
Pretty rad game that I have no desire to ever play again. Game of the year? It's not even the best game released on the Switch this year (the Switch has had a killer year).
Personally it's one of the most disappoint games I've played in recent memory. The combat's grading system is incredibly lenient and centered around simply just summoning each legion once that it kills any desire to try and "master" it even if it can feel fun, the story is really lackluster and heavily brought down by the silent protagonist and I got sick of the cube dimension that 4th time you visit it, not to mention the city areas are only made up of 4 reused sectors.
If you enjoyed it more power to you but I hope a possible sequel can really fix some of these things before I even consider touching it day one.
And also attacked by the same boss 4 times.
If you enjoyed it more power to you but I hope a possible sequel can really fix some of these things before I even consider touching it day one.
Oh absolutely, the potential is there.
Especially in the Astral Plane. For an infinite dimension that "absorbs" and "archives" matter and life-forms from the normal dimension, they could really up the visual variety and expand AP segments into full-fledged Zelda dungeons.
I enjoyed Zeldalite elements and finding secrets in those segments, but their visual uniformity brought them down a notch.
They have the license to go buck-wild with the plane, which doesn't give a shit about stuff like physics.
I liked it but with Platiunum games I prefer Bayo 1 and 2 and Revengeance more.
Solid game though, really liked the music and the customisation (even if there were fewer clothing options than I had hoped) and it was really interesting with the two character combat stuff. The "platforming" sucked though always felt inconsistant with the jumps.
Solid game though, really liked the music and the customisation (even if there were fewer clothing options than I had hoped) and it was really interesting with the two character combat stuff. The "platforming" sucked though always felt inconsistant with the jumps.
The story was rough, and I honestly thought the puzzles got extremely repetitive and dragged in the later stages of the game.
Look the visual design, OST, and combat though
Look the visual design, OST, and combat though
i feel like platforming would be less of an issue for some people if they disabled collision during the zipping animation for anything that is not directly intended as an obstacle to maneuver around. A mere guard rail shouldn't be foiling me.
Also would have been wise of them to give you an actual sync prompt with a brief input window to avoid damage when you do fall off.
I for one enjoyed the platforming, mostly due to it's fairly unique game feel. The issues with the collisions were minimized by being careful about lining up my chain jumps, but yeah, please polish it up some more.
Also would have been wise of them to give you an actual sync prompt with a brief input window to avoid damage when you do fall off.
I for one enjoyed the platforming, mostly due to it's fairly unique game feel. The issues with the collisions were minimized by being careful about lining up my chain jumps, but yeah, please polish it up some more.
It was interesting but the gameplay was frustrating as having fight between the camera and the poor platforming section.
I had more fun with PlatinumGames other games.
I had more fun with PlatinumGames other games.
Currently residing at #3 on my list behind Sekiro and RE2:Remake. (Zelda: LA is 4th and Luigi's Mansion 3 is climbing although I am still early in that one. Still have Control and Jedi Fallen Order to get to by the end of the year as well, will probably not get to Death Stranding and Outer Worlds until next year sometime.)
I'm not comparing it to BOTW in terms of play style or overall quality, but like BOTW I had a lot of complaints about it, but the overall positives of what it does well far outweigh them and make this truly stellar.
I actually didn't have much trouble with the platforming or collecting the red stuff. The stealth parts I really disliked though.
I'm not comparing it to BOTW in terms of play style or overall quality, but like BOTW I had a lot of complaints about it, but the overall positives of what it does well far outweigh them and make this truly stellar.
I actually didn't have much trouble with the platforming or collecting the red stuff. The stealth parts I really disliked though.
I'm enjoying it a lot as well. I've been playing this game at the same time as Luigi Mansion 3, DMC5 and Battlefield 5, so it hasn't gotten repetitive. AC is my happy place. The game is just so pretty, silly and action-packed.
I know this is going to sound like blasphemy, but I'm liking it a lot more than DMC5 at the moment.
I know this is going to sound like blasphemy, but I'm liking it a lot more than DMC5 at the moment.
I'm pondering whether it will end up as my GOTY too... got a few other games to try / finish first though
They're very different experiences, so it's completely understandable why you would prefer one over the other....and vice versa for someone else.
I thought it was good when I finished it back in August, but thinking back on it now I only really liked the combat and literally nothing else except for the OST. The game was way too forgiving with its scores and thus it felt like I could just do whatever I wanted and still get S rankings and felt way too easy. The story was just bad and the characters asides from Marie completely forgettable. The sidequests and minigames were for the most part pretty bad (though I did actually found the sidequest where you had to kick the football back to the kids and then score a goal afterwards to be quite charming). And the astral plane was just bland and unfun to be in. So definitely not my GOTY.
I think I agree. This hasn't been a particularly strong year though.
Astral Chain has better combat than Bayonetta 2.
I've yet to finish it, despite having it since launch. There's just something about it I just don't like.
Astral Chain is fucking great. Fire Emblem *was* my penciled-in GOTY, but Death Stranding is making a very strong case early on.
I know you like Control, but I'm not impressed by it at all.
I mean, the combat itself is fine but it's hurt by the bad performance. If we're just talking about combat then games like DMCV blow it away in that regard. The OST was alright but not Platinum's best by a long shot.
Adored it and it would probably be my GOTY if I hadn't finally jumped on the Bayonetta train this year.
Bayonetta 2 is absolutely spectacular and the best game I've played in 2019. Great music, incredible boss fights, lots of environmental variety, outlandish set pieces, crunchy combat and a main character I can't get enough of. I could talk your ear off about that game.
Luigi's Mansion 3 had made a late claim to the runner-up spot, but I think Astral Chain probably just edges it out... maybe.
Bayonetta 2 is absolutely spectacular and the best game I've played in 2019. Great music, incredible boss fights, lots of environmental variety, outlandish set pieces, crunchy combat and a main character I can't get enough of. I could talk your ear off about that game.
Luigi's Mansion 3 had made a late claim to the runner-up spot, but I think Astral Chain probably just edges it out... maybe.
There's also room for those that just don't think a flashy SCP third-person shooter is all that novel, either. I'm sorry you can't be happy for someone that considers Astral Chain their GOTY.
Yeah, I don't perceive AC as the same type of action game as DMC.
It's combat system shares lots of DNA with character action games, despite being largely it's own thing, but this game is more of a generalized action-adventure game, really.
Of course, one can always subscribe to Gamingbrit's take on things and say that they are all just action games.
Of course there is, although I have no idea what that game is.
And I can be happy for anyone who thinks any game is their goty.
I don't know about that guy but I'm totally fine with people considering Evangelion their GotY
As a person who bought Astral Chain on launch day, I cant really share the same sentiment - AC was probably my biggest disappointment all year.
Between the promises of Platinum quality gameplay and the 90s anime aesthetic (plus RPG lite segues that promised some variety) I figured there was no way this game would not be great. Yet it just left me cold, I finally stopped around 5 hours in and havent come back to it since.
Between the promises of Platinum quality gameplay and the 90s anime aesthetic (plus RPG lite segues that promised some variety) I figured there was no way this game would not be great. Yet it just left me cold, I finally stopped around 5 hours in and havent come back to it since.
I think its my GOTY right now kinda by default, which is kinda disappointing because I thought the second half of the story was pretty garbo. Every other game I played has just let me down a bit more, I haven't played anything too special by my tastes this year.
I was immediately put off when I read about the technical issues and the lack of surround sound. Seems like one of the weaker Platinum games if the pacing and the camera are that bad too.
I think AC is a great game and a very much needed breath of fresh air in the genre. DMCV was the perfection of a combat formula but forfeited everything else. AC´s campaign was much more varied and enjoyable, the combat system lands in a great spot between Bayonetta and TW101, the post-game content was amazing...but it also has many more and more severe rough edges.
I like both games for different reasons and I´ve had an amazing time enjoying both of them.
I like both games for different reasons and I´ve had an amazing time enjoying both of them.
Its good but I have played better Platinum games. If Vanquish was not GOTY, this is sure as hell not GOTY.