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Platinum Games announces Astral Chain for Nintendo Switch. Supervisor: Hideki Kamiya, Director: Taura Takahisa (Nier Automata). Launches August 30.
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I'm not usually into Platinum games but the companions that are like the Stands in Jojo very much interest me. When I get a Switch I'll likely buy this game.
GiTS is a good show and manga, is what it is. But the paramilitary existence of Section 9 is troubling. However, a lot of the story is often about how shadow aspects of the government are untrustworthy and the narrative and characters are subversive in a number of ways. It's a mixed and complicated bag. I mean, several characters struggle with the fact that their past military history means that the government owns their bodies. The troubling relationship of state and industry and its dominating force over individual identity and agency is the substance of many GiTS stories.
That's all mixed in with many varieties of gratuity. Cyberpunk, as a genre, has an ongoing tension between its potential for critique and its consumer-friendly spectacle. A major danger when incorporating the style of cyberpunk with protagonists who are authoritarian agents is the loss of that critique. GiTS manages, in many instances, to work through that danger, although there are periods when it drops the ball. Other cybercop stories drop the ball more often.
Another example - Robocop remains interesting to me primarily because of Voerhoeven's methods of subversion. Unfortunately, like Starship Troopers, the critique is/was often missed by audiences. The case can be made, then, that the possibilities of critique through cyberpunk are not worth the risks of its style.
Anyway, have another gif from the Astral Chains trailer.
Resolution seems to vary in combat as those screenshots look noticeably rougher.
I've always wanted to play a big budget Power Ranger game.
Awesome crew!
It looks a lot like Psycho Pass + GitS.
The Meme Police sure looks litty!
Awesome crew!
It looks a lot like Psycho Pass + GitS.
Tales is no way "AA". Recent games have been "a" at best.
Awesome crew!
It looks a lot like Psycho Pass + GitS.
Yea, I'm not a fan
Huh? What Season 2
Yeah, but season 2 and the movie were both bad, so unfortunately the majority of it is. But yeah, season 1 has good enough closure to just watch that and that alone
Its funny how people take twitter or facebook so seriously. That shit aint real life lol
Ok, the setting is fantastic. Just stunning.
Season one is great, more so the last 6 episodes.
It has a psycho pass vibe alright, but I am not how to describe it... Why did you have to talk about Ga Rei Zero... I still feel bad about Yomi... ;_;
Why link to a site that has to do with thigh gaps or zettai ryoiki? Also the fashion itself is very popular in Japan, that use in every faction in media, even by woman authors in shoujo magazines.
If you know anything about the character designer, you would know he is hired to do exactly this. The cyberpunk Era is 80s, so they hired the 80s artist to do his thing. Conservative clothing is not cyberpunk. This game is positively retro.
Reminds me way too much of Monolith Soft's games. Hopefully it's more like their games and less like Platinum's.......
Why would you want worse combat?(I say as someone who like Xenoblade 2.)
Nope, he has it right. Monolith knows how to make a better game.
I don't remember a single time I enjoyed the combat in PG's games, but I do remember enjoying the combat in every Xenoblade game, so...........
I meant what I said.
Yo, I know that we choose between hot pants and generic anime guy but can we replace the generic anime guy with that buff looking dude with the glasses?
In the grand scheme of things, the Direct was great. We've already prior knowledge of two titles hitting in 2019 (Luigi's Mansion 3 and Animal Crossing), and this delivered with a handful more announcements and exposure for other known titles (eg: Daemon x Machina). A new Mario Maker and exclusive Platinum title are big wins. The only real shame is the emphasis in Q3/Q4 releases for 2019, leaving Q2 also quite dry. But it is what it is, and I've long attested that Nintedo works on fiscal years, not calendar. So their lineup really doesn't end until end of March 2020.
It's also worth noting this is obviously not the only Direct we're getting this year. It's only mid February. We'll get another in June, and maybe another general one towards the end of the year. This excludes title-specific Directs, of which we're also likely to get.
As a side, particularly for those disappointed and also regular posters here, I'd like to note that leaker culture has a severely detrimental impact on the reception of Directs and unfairly so. This is not the fault of leakers, so much as the online culture (particularly here, where it is heavy, on ResetEra) surrounding leakers, sources, and posters known to tease and hint at either Direct dates and/or titles in development and when they are to be announced.
It's just the nature of things, but it transforms the excitement and anticipation of Directs, namely due to the unknown nature of their content, into a strange Leaker Bingo where an assortment of rumours and gossip become a checklist of are-they-real as the Direct streams. Viewers fixate on outcomes and remaining time, waiting for stuff they think might be real because someone-said-a-thing and, if it's not, or if time is spent on something else (like, in this case, Fire Emblem) get frustrated that there isn't much time left to show X, or disappointment that X never eventuated.
In the grand scheme of things, it's really very silly, and erodes the actual intent of the Directs. They're not Leaker Bingo. They're supposed to be fresh.
It's also worth noting this is obviously not the only Direct we're getting this year. It's only mid February. We'll get another in June, and maybe another general one towards the end of the year. This excludes title-specific Directs, of which we're also likely to get.
As a side, particularly for those disappointed and also regular posters here, I'd like to note that leaker culture has a severely detrimental impact on the reception of Directs and unfairly so. This is not the fault of leakers, so much as the online culture (particularly here, where it is heavy, on ResetEra) surrounding leakers, sources, and posters known to tease and hint at either Direct dates and/or titles in development and when they are to be announced.
It's just the nature of things, but it transforms the excitement and anticipation of Directs, namely due to the unknown nature of their content, into a strange Leaker Bingo where an assortment of rumours and gossip become a checklist of are-they-real as the Direct streams. Viewers fixate on outcomes and remaining time, waiting for stuff they think might be real because someone-said-a-thing and, if it's not, or if time is spent on something else (like, in this case, Fire Emblem) get frustrated that there isn't much time left to show X, or disappointment that X never eventuated.
In the grand scheme of things, it's really very silly, and erodes the actual intent of the Directs. They're not Leaker Bingo. They're supposed to be fresh.
It's talking about how thigh gap has become/is becoming a point of obsession in society/certain circles and how its prevalence, much like other beauty standards being pushed by all sorts of media, can create somewhat unrealistic expectations on how some women (or especially younger girls) view how their bodies should be, which isn't a good thing. So no, thigh gaps in itself isn't a bad thing but considering Japanese & Platinum's pedigree with female characters, I wouldn't discount the possibility that they've done it because they think thigh gaps are totally hot and want their female characters to intentionally have it. And that's kinda iffy.
How would you get the notion in any sense that this game, developed by Platinum, might play like a game developed by an entirely different company because of aesthetic similarities in the art style?
Yo this game looks fucking phenomenal. Like, seriously impressive.
The setting and style are pretty much my jam x 100, and the action looks (predictably) great. Y'all, we are getting a new Platinum IP that looks aces. Plus these visuals are really good for the Switch.
HYPE
The setting and style are pretty much my jam x 100, and the action looks (predictably) great. Y'all, we are getting a new Platinum IP that looks aces. Plus these visuals are really good for the Switch.
HYPE
Holy shit, this looks awesome. Day 1 purchase.
I love Platinum and will always be interested in anything they do. God damn. Their games kick so much ass. And this looks like yet another banger. smh, so good...
I love Platinum and will always be interested in anything they do. God damn. Their games kick so much ass. And this looks like yet another banger. smh, so good...
I see that some folks are under the impression that the female character is sexist because...she's wearing shorts thus exposing her thigh. So far I have see the comments to be from men, so I am going to throw this question to the women.
Are you in agreement or are you fine with it? I am actually interested to hear your thoughts on the matter.
Are you in agreement or are you fine with it? I am actually interested to hear your thoughts on the matter.
When did I say I thought this PG game would play like a Monolith Soft game? I said I hoped it would when it was first announced. By using the word "hope", I expected it was obvious that I meant it as in: my first impression when watching the trailer was that this was a Monolith Soft game, which had me excited. The following announcement that this was a PG game dampened said excitement quite a bit.
