![]() The game also gives you a ton of options for customizing both your character and your Legions - I just wish they all were presented better.įor example, there’s an incredibly robust menu for leveling up your Legions and giving them new skills and abilities, but it’s buried within the pause screen, and the game doesn’t do a great job pointing you towards this fairly critical system. Each of the game’s chapters are packed with side missions that you can complete to earn the best possible ranking, from clearing out chimeras to helping out everyday citizens in the streets of Harmony Square. There’s a lot to do in Astral Chain, for better or for worse. You play as either a male or female cop, and while the character you don’t choose takes the role of your younger sibling, with full voice acting and a distinct personality, your character is completely silent throughout the game. While I found Astral Chain’s story to be decent enough, the game really falls flat in the dialogue department. There are some pacing issues - one late-game mission devolved into a complete slog worth of fetch quests during what felt like a big climax - but overall, there was a good enough mix of combat, traversal and narrative twists and turns to keep me interested throughout. A tale of two siblingsĪstral Chain’s premise is solid, casting you as a member of the Neuron police force in the face of mysterious, deadly “chimeras” that are appearing from an alternate dimension. However, the later investigation scenes felt like a slog, as I felt like I was simply talking to every non-player character in the area to trigger the next event rather than truly solving a case. The first few investigations felt novel, as you use your augmented reality interface (dubbed IRIS) to sniff out clues while interrogating civilians and using your Legions to pick up evidence and eavesdrop on conversations. ![]() Astral Chain’s combat and traversal sequences are broken up by the occasional bit of detective work (you are a cop, after all), which I found to be a mixed bag. ![]()
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