Astral Chain
2019
- hack and slash/beat 'em up
- adventure
- action
- science fiction
- single player
- multiplayer
- co-operative
The story
Astral Chain is a stylish action game that blends fast-paced combat with investigation elements. Players fight alongside a controllable companion called a Legion, using coordinated attacks, restraints, and abilities to overcome enemies and solve environmental challenges. The game mixes high-energy battles with exploration and light detective work, offering varied gameplay and a strong focus on fluid, dual-character combat.
What it’s like
Bright, glossy futurism with saturated neon-blue night skies over a sprawling, vertical city of gleaming towers, rain-slicked plazas and clean white labs, the whole picture drawn in sharp, crisp digital lines and bold cel-shaded colour. The soundtrack pulses with synth and electronic rock that spikes into hard-hitting combat tracks, while the city hums and the Legion companions chirp and clatter in the background. Its vibe is slick, kinetic and a little melancholy under the surface, with a fizzing energy that suits an evening of playing alone, a long weekend session, or a stretch of restless late-night gaming. Combat is relentless and choreographed, built on fast chains of strikes, restraints and coordinated switches between your character and their Legion, so the rhythm is brisk and the pace rarely lets up, though quieter investigation sections give the tension room to breathe. The emotional register is earnest and busy rather than dark, following a partnership slowly deepening under pressure. Violence is frequent and stylised, with robotic and creature enemies dispatched in bursts of sparks and glowing energy rather than gore, and there is some peril and tension but no sexual content. It suits players who want fluid, showy action with a sci-fi crime edge and don't mind a steady stream of fights.
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