PlatinumGames: ‘PlatinumGames presents Astral Chain’

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Astral Chain

 

 

Astral Chain

PlatinumGames presents ASTRAL CHAIN

 

2019.02.14

 

With today’s Nintendo Direct, we at PlatinumGames are proud to show off our latest project: ASTRAL CHAIN, a thrilling new Synergetic Action game for Nintendo Switch. We’ve been working on ASTRAL CHAIN for a while now, but we’ve had to keep it under wraps until now. But now that it’s announced, you won’t have too long to wait – It’s coming to Nintendo Switch on August 30! I’m sure some of you were surprised to hear that an all-new, original PlatinumGames title is on its way so soon!

 

The idea for ASTRAL CHAIN came from none other than Takahisa Taura, the lead game designer for NieR:Automata. Taura and his team – which includes veterans of such PlatinumGames classics as Bayonetta and NieR:Automata – have worked very hard to make his ideas into reality with ASTRAL CHAIN, his directorial debut. Naturally, Taura’s no stranger to action games, but he’s pushed himself to new heights with the dual-character, Synergetic Action of ASTRAL CHAIN.

ASTRAL CHAIN brings you to a bold, near-future cyberpunk metropolis, featuring character designs by Masakazu Katsura, the acclaimed artist behind beloved manga and anime like ZETMAN and Video Girl Ai.

Last but not least, the team has received supervision and guidance from none other than Hideki Kamiya, to ensure that ASTRAL CHAIN has that special something that action game fans have come to expect from PlatinumGames.

 

I hope that all of you will join me in looking forward to this exciting, original title from one of our up-and-coming directors. I’m confident that you’ll enjoy it.

 

Atsushi Inaba
Studio Head
PlatinumGames Inc.

 

 

ASTRAL CHAIN
Platform: Nintendo Switch™
Genre: Action
Release Date: August 30, 2019
Price: $59.99(USD)
ESRB Rating: TBA
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: PlatinumGames Inc.
Copyright information: © 2019 Nintendo / PlatinumGames Inc.
Main Character Design © Masakazu Katsura / SHUEISHA

Nintendo Official Site:
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/astral-chain-switch
https://www.nintendo-europe.com/games/Language-Selection-ASTRAL-CHAIN–1514008.html

 

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Source: PlatinumGames.
Additional screenshots from Nintendo FR.

 

 

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