It's one of those games that is impossible to master because there are so many options and combat scenarios. Astral Chain is going to be a cult classic for sure.
Also don't be Austin Walker bringing politics and complaining about being able to button mash his way through (and somehow S+ ranking the entire just by button mashing).
@@golfer435 Probably playing on baby mode with automatic combat? You have to do a lot to get S+ consistently, taking minimal damage, no item, using all 3 baton forms, switching Legions...
If you hold the change legion button and quickly flick the stick. You can actually swap to any specific legion without having to wait for the radial menu to pop up.
sameold23 Yeah, I got used to it over time but I just switched to the “C” controller configuration and it immediately feels more comfortable, in my opinion.
As a sonyboy, I apologize on behalf of those half-witts, I haven't tried it but this game looks amazing, I'm thinking about getting a switch for this, breath of the wild and ssbu
Bought a lite last weekend scooped this, Breath of the Wild and Animal Crossing and I'm very picky about gaming and the Switch Lite is delivering some quality entertainment when it's needed the most.
tip: if you see press a to finish a chimera, do it. this heals you. You can't do this on legions, protolegions, people, or anything Jena cooked up. I think ( but have not tested ) that it also nets you more gene codes and might have a slight effect on item drop rate. That last one is sheer speculation cause I happen to have gotten more items when I did that, but I can't really prove it. Just think it's worth noting that it's just always a good idea to do it even if I'm wrong about that and the gene codes.
Awesome tips! I didn't know Chain Bind prorates every time you use it. Very helpful to know. I would also add that try to get Finish Off at the end of the battle because it heals you to full health. And I find using all of the Legions you have gives a higher chance of getting S+ at the end of a battle, instead of using just 1 or 2 you like.
Rin, you should totally upload this to your channel! Or at least link to it in your community feed. So surprised (but then not surprised) to see it's you in a Gamespot video for this game. (For people reading, this guy is a Zelda: Breath of the Wild master)
A good trick for harder fights I sometimes use is I just put (the passive abilities you put on legions, don't know their name) the one that makes it not spend energy after activation for 3 seconds on the Arrow legion, and bring it out using L (the special attack) + time slowing. You'll shoot a lot of arrows before almost running out of energy, but when that point comes just close your legion and bring it out again and the 3 second thing will work again. But the best thing is that it will be restoring its energy during those 3 seconds, so you it'll last even longer. I usually don't use it because you know, I like fighting the normal way, but it's a good way of not getting hit in the harder fights.
I know this comment is ages old but, idk if it shows up in any tutorials or onscreen button commands, but when you press L and use the unique legion skills like the sword slash or arrow firing you can press B to do a small dash and stay mobile even when in these quite janky modes.
Yeah a lot of their models remind me of the it since both are summoning about 6 allies defined by their weapon. All thats missing from Astral Chain is a bomb legion.
I actually originally thought the combat was basic as hell but it’s not at all. I’ve only got two legions so far but boy it’s really cool. I’ve not had this much fun on a Game in years.
Im not great, i take a ton of damage, but ive found that if cycle through your legions and use their abilities as fast as you can, even if they don't do anything, then its pretty easy to get s+. On standard anyway. not tried the harder difficulty yet.
The biggest problem i have with the legion abilities, like sword slash or arrow, is that i can't ever activate the slow down fast enough. I activate the mode and then get punched in the face.especially with sword slash. I know its got a whole counter mechanic built in but ive never used it because its too finicky and the enemies are al too fast.
You can see the inputs for the flashier attacks in Legion Learning and on the upgrade menu for your X-baton, I'm unsure where you can find baton attacks after the upgrade goes through though
Why is the footage I'm seeing so smooth? For me, FPS is barely 30 at any given time. Not the only thing putting me off, as enemies seem to attack like maniacs off screen, the dodge is puny and doesn't cancel some attacks, and the legion controls can be so finnicky (Looking at Sword Zandatsu). It honestly feels like a mess compared to previous platinum games, mostly due to the awful frame rate and jaggy visual mess the game can be most of the time. Hope it gets better as it goes on, because the first 4 missions have not been particularly fun as a whole.
I just beat the 4th mission and I've had zero framerate issues so far. The only clunkiness I've encountered so far is chain dashing across gaps when there's literally anything in the way even ever so slightly.
Is it possible to replay a file to cheese being able to upgrade the x baton? I'm currently on the last chapter and haven't made a single upgrade since the one that explains it.
How do you even play this game? Seriously I need help! I can beat DMC on DMD but this game is brutal. The enemies are so aggressive I have no idea what to do.
I've has this game for two days now and love it! ... even though I think I might be terrible 😅. I am playing on the difficulty above casual tho.... should I dumb it down?
I underestimated this game. I thought this will be like DMC or GOW where you can combo dash aerial etc. Something's going on when the attack button is ZR. I wondered the use of A B X Y keys. It turns out that you need to press all the buttons in the switch! HAHAHAHAA. What a fantastic game.
The multiple chain binds gradually degrading over is an actual good tip that I think the game glosses over. Guess even once in awhile videos like this actually know what they are talking about.
It is also hardly 'glossing over' when the effect is extremely obvious in the game. Chain a boss once, chain it again and again it will not last as long as previous. Even if it is not telling you directly (which it did tell you btw) just simply binding would have shown you through experience. And binding is not an 'advance' move
Hope this proves helpful, I was just confused because I played the [Awake] file for the first time and got my ass kicked only getting a D :P I switched from Casual to Standard before that as well
There's an install skill called Chimeric analyzer and when you put it on a legion, summoning the legion will show health bars. But I would suggest installing a more useful primary skill that has the analyzer on it instead of wasting a whole slot on just that.
The game is honestly a drag in the beginning. It’s unlike any game they’ve made before. You feel so limited in the beginning. So much so I gave up on it after an hour or so. I just came back to it to give it another chance, and boy does the combat get good once you start to unlock skills and such. Still don’t much care for the detective work and all that, but combat wise, it gets real good after a while.
I’m going to try this game again. I’m about 2 hours in and it’s so slow. Sounds like the combat gets better and hopefully the detective sequences get better
@@TheTriforceDragon yeah it tries to ease you in. Once you have all 5 legions and have some good skills set then the fights feel much more quick and fun. General rule: if you're only pressing ZR, you're playing the game wrong.
I'm glad I stuck with it cause I went from regretting it to beating it in two days once I got abilities and more and more legions. I couldn't beat the final boss though cause I could never switch to the beast legion fast enough to outrun that cheap one hit kill move.
@@Keenangraz Holding down the Legion switch button slows down time and allows you to choose the Legion directly from the wheel that pops up, should give you plenty of time to go directly to the Beast Legion. Alternatvely my own experiences indicates that the final boss is programmed to only use the one-hit kill attack when you are a sufficient distance away. Keep in his face and he should rarely if ever use it (he only did it once during my fight with him).
@@TheTriforceDragon I'm so dumb, I forgot that mechanic was even there. I arranged it so that the beast legion was one spot away and I was still too slow. I'll try again
I cannot use any Legion skill since both buttons I have assigned them on, are already in use!!! Whenever I mash them I either get healed or switch Legion. Such a sh....
Tip: STAY. CALM. You’re more capable than you realise. Don’t frantically button mash. Practice in the training room.
Bet say less, I just got the game
This game probably has one of the most unique combat system. Real fun too
It's one of those games that is impossible to master because there are so many options and combat scenarios. Astral Chain is going to be a cult classic for sure.
😭 you guys have no idea how much I needed this video
This are really helpful tips, I'm still getting a hang of the combat and the multitude of options, so this is great, thanks, I really love this game.
Tips: don't be a childish stupid person with review bombing this game on Metacritic.
The user reviews are horrible with no real reason on hating the game. Smh
@@Childishh_Brandino Exactly! Sadly, the gaming community is so toxic theses days.
Also don't be Austin Walker bringing politics and complaining about being able to button mash his way through (and somehow S+ ranking the entire just by button mashing).
@@golfer435 bruh. It's been hard for me to get an S rank for the whole file (chapter) I've been getting a c or d
@@golfer435 Probably playing on baby mode with automatic combat? You have to do a lot to get S+ consistently, taking minimal damage, no item, using all 3 baton forms, switching Legions...
If you hold the change legion button and quickly flick the stick. You can actually swap to any specific legion without having to wait for the radial menu to pop up.
3:13 also known as the joestars secret technique
Taimat CR IS THAT A JOJO’S REFERENCE?!
Niherun dayo!
Countering in slash stance (after evasion) recover your energy and deals a lot of damage. Try it out ! :)
Timing though
Its ridiculously precise and requires perfect timing though. It's better to just wail on enemies with the Arm and Axe Legion.
Definitely a learning curve because I’m so used to dodging using the right trigger, not the B button.
you can change your controls to dodge with the triggers
Preset C
Pat Wick I will if I can’t get used to it.
E-roc Industries i will
sameold23 Yeah, I got used to it over time but I just switched to the “C” controller configuration and it immediately feels more comfortable, in my opinion.
Some PS4 owners I've seen: The Switch is for children!!
Also some PS4 owners: **Review bombs this game for being Switch Exclusive
Lol
As a sonyboy, I apologize on behalf of those half-witts, I haven't tried it but this game looks amazing, I'm thinking about getting a switch for this, breath of the wild and ssbu
Bought a lite last weekend scooped this, Breath of the Wild and Animal Crossing and I'm very picky about gaming and the Switch Lite is delivering some quality entertainment when it's needed the most.
I wish they put it on more platforms, though. I have a switch and got Astral chain, but I don't understand the logic behind making stuff exclusive.
@@LittleSparklingStars It's basically a business necessity.
@@xoreign Making games exclusive? It's better to release on more platforms to make more money.
tip: if you see press a to finish a chimera, do it. this heals you. You can't do this on legions, protolegions, people, or anything Jena cooked up. I think ( but have not tested ) that it also nets you more gene codes and might have a slight effect on item drop rate. That last one is sheer speculation cause I happen to have gotten more items when I did that, but I can't really prove it. Just think it's worth noting that it's just always a good idea to do it even if I'm wrong about that and the gene codes.
Awesome tips! I didn't know Chain Bind prorates every time you use it. Very helpful to know. I would also add that try to get Finish Off at the end of the battle because it heals you to full health. And I find using all of the Legions you have gives a higher chance of getting S+ at the end of a battle, instead of using just 1 or 2 you like.
Such quality content from gamespot....i had gave up on them.....its nice to see them doing so good
It's the person doing the review, not Gamespot. Look up his content on RUclips under his gamer handle (Rinhara5aki)
@@O1OO1O1 You mean the dude doing sick Breath of the wild stunts is working at GameSpot and is responsible for this Astral chain quality content? Wow
No wonder the video was good, Rin is awesome.
I noticed the existence and meaning of hit rush, gravity bomb and crash bomb after the final battle🤣 These skills are so useful!!
I like your coverage about this game so far. Great game.
the only chain master
is kurapika XD
The fuck is there to explain?
Jeremiah Stewart looks like somebody hasnt gotten to the phantom troupe arc yet
@Jeremiah Stewart read the manga
there will be HxH
continuation in 2020
hope its true
Rin, you should totally upload this to your channel! Or at least link to it in your community feed. So surprised (but then not surprised) to see it's you in a Gamespot video for this game. (For people reading, this guy is a Zelda: Breath of the Wild master)
A good trick for harder fights I sometimes use is I just put (the passive abilities you put on legions, don't know their name) the one that makes it not spend energy after activation for 3 seconds on the Arrow legion, and bring it out using L (the special attack) + time slowing. You'll shoot a lot of arrows before almost running out of energy, but when that point comes just close your legion and bring it out again and the 3 second thing will work again. But the best thing is that it will be restoring its energy during those 3 seconds, so you it'll last even longer.
I usually don't use it because you know, I like fighting the normal way, but it's a good way of not getting hit in the harder fights.
I know this comment is ages old but, idk if it shows up in any tutorials or onscreen button commands, but when you press L and use the unique legion skills like the sword slash or arrow firing you can press B to do a small dash and stay mobile even when in these quite janky modes.
This kinda reminds me of Chaos Legion where you can have another ally with you in battle that can unleash some amazing attacks
Yeah a lot of their models remind me of the it since both are summoning about 6 allies defined by their weapon. All thats missing from Astral Chain is a bomb legion.
@@15thCrypt yes!!!! i remember back when i played chaos legion, i used the bomb legion alot just to see a group of enemies scatter 🤣
I actually originally thought the combat was basic as hell but it’s not at all. I’ve only got two legions so far but boy it’s really cool. I’ve not had this much fun on a Game in years.
Have you played Zelda: Breath of the Wild?
Lol, I can't get better than an C rating... Love this game, I will become a chain-master 🙏
Im not great, i take a ton of damage, but ive found that if cycle through your legions and use their abilities as fast as you can, even if they don't do anything, then its pretty easy to get s+. On standard anyway. not tried the harder difficulty yet.
So much knowledge thank you
Every time he says Legion i think, heeey wait a minute Chaos Legion XD . What ever happen to that? This is totally - Better - that.
That game definitely inspired AC. (And it improved on the former formula)
I got to the last boss and couldn't beat it.
The biggest problem i have with the legion abilities, like sword slash or arrow, is that i can't ever activate the slow down fast enough. I activate the mode and then get punched in the face.especially with sword slash. I know its got a whole counter mechanic built in but ive never used it because its too finicky and the enemies are al too fast.
yeah, it's better to invest in the later upgrade called perfect call. it has a big counter window.
2:45 Was that a Jojo Reference
It is
All I want to know is how did you unlock different colors for your Legions
Go to command center. There's a machine that lets you do maintenance and change color schemes for your legions.
Some palettes are mission rewards, others are from doing side quests and/or talking to NPCs
Thank you guys so much
STANDO POWAH!!!
KrazyBean14 oh you’re approaching me?
I need to get closer if I want to kick your ass!
PERSONA!
Is there a list for the unique attacks where I can see the inputs? I wanna practice them but don’t know the inputs on pro controller lol
You can see the inputs for the flashier attacks in Legion Learning and on the upgrade menu for your X-baton, I'm unsure where you can find baton attacks after the upgrade goes through though
Axe Legion works best with Gladius, and remember to make use of Axe's mines
Why is the footage I'm seeing so smooth? For me, FPS is barely 30 at any given time.
Not the only thing putting me off, as enemies seem to attack like maniacs off screen, the dodge is puny and doesn't cancel some attacks, and the legion controls can be so finnicky (Looking at Sword Zandatsu). It honestly feels like a mess compared to previous platinum games, mostly due to the awful frame rate and jaggy visual mess the game can be most of the time.
Hope it gets better as it goes on, because the first 4 missions have not been particularly fun as a whole.
I just beat the 4th mission and I've had zero framerate issues so far. The only clunkiness I've encountered so far is chain dashing across gaps when there's literally anything in the way even ever so slightly.
THANKS GOD, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. DAMN
Literally got the game on release, not a single issue with the game. Smoothest game i have played so far on the switch excluding mhgu
@@lucafiorentini3396 it really depends if you play in handheld or docked, in handheld it's slightly less smooth
Is it possible to replay a file to cheese being able to upgrade the x baton? I'm currently on the last chapter and haven't made a single upgrade since the one that explains it.
James Jconvard, you can replay files anytime you want, and even cycle difficulties just about any time you want.
How do you even play this game? Seriously I need help! I can beat DMC on DMD but this game is brutal. The enemies are so aggressive I have no idea what to do.
I've has this game for two days now and love it! ... even though I think I might be terrible 😅. I am playing on the difficulty above casual tho.... should I dumb it down?
I underestimated this game. I thought this will be like DMC or GOW where you can combo dash aerial etc. Something's going on when the attack button is ZR. I wondered the use of A B X Y keys. It turns out that you need to press all the buttons in the switch! HAHAHAHAA. What a fantastic game.
Helpful. Thanks
The multiple chain binds gradually degrading over is an actual good tip that I think the game glosses over. Guess even once in awhile videos like this actually know what they are talking about.
I'm pretty sure they tell you that at the beginning of the game.
The game does tell you. At least it told me lol.
It is also hardly 'glossing over' when the effect is extremely obvious in the game. Chain a boss once, chain it again and again it will not last as long as previous. Even if it is not telling you directly (which it did tell you btw) just simply binding would have shown you through experience. And binding is not an 'advance' move
nice i didnt know you can summon 2 legions at once
We need instruction manual I had no clue you can upgrade your legion after about 8 hours into the game
Hope this proves helpful, I was just confused because I played the [Awake] file for the first time and got my ass kicked only getting a D :P
I switched from Casual to Standard before that as well
I've finished the game but I did not know that you can have two Legions on screen with hit rush, I have to try that out.
Is there a way to turn on health bars?
Use the IRIS then turn it off again 👍🏻
Spectre Bazza thx sooo much
There's an install skill called Chimeric analyzer and when you put it on a legion, summoning the legion will show health bars. But I would suggest installing a more useful primary skill that has the analyzer on it instead of wasting a whole slot on just that.
How do you change legions color
The kiosk in the Command Room
um I'm a noob how do u change the weapon and when do u get them
its up arrow or down.
I mean like buy them or is it tied to the legion
@@Ally-ht4od no you get it unlocked on your first mission.
I've seen it say like the giant sword ur avatar uses is tied to the legion idk it's at 55% I'm excited
@@Ally-ht4od no its not. the legion and weapon you use are separate.
The game is honestly a drag in the beginning. It’s unlike any game they’ve made before. You feel so limited in the beginning. So much so I gave up on it after an hour or so. I just came back to it to give it another chance, and boy does the combat get good once you start to unlock skills and such. Still don’t much care for the detective work and all that, but combat wise, it gets real good after a while.
Wow what a plan
Great game!!!
I’m going to try this game again. I’m about 2 hours in and it’s so slow. Sounds like the combat gets better and hopefully the detective sequences get better
The pace of combat picks up noteably near the end of file 2.
@@TheTriforceDragon yeah it tries to ease you in. Once you have all 5 legions and have some good skills set then the fights feel much more quick and fun.
General rule: if you're only pressing ZR, you're playing the game wrong.
I'm glad I stuck with it cause I went from regretting it to beating it in two days once I got abilities and more and more legions. I couldn't beat the final boss though cause I could never switch to the beast legion fast enough to outrun that cheap one hit kill move.
@@Keenangraz Holding down the Legion switch button slows down time and allows you to choose the Legion directly from the wheel that pops up, should give you plenty of time to go directly to the Beast Legion.
Alternatvely my own experiences indicates that the final boss is programmed to only use the one-hit kill attack when you are a sufficient distance away. Keep in his face and he should rarely if ever use it (he only did it once during my fight with him).
@@TheTriforceDragon I'm so dumb, I forgot that mechanic was even there. I arranged it so that the beast legion was one spot away and I was still too slow. I'll try again
2:45 😂😂😂😂
GOOD TIPS TO ME 💕
Is this better than nier automata?
They are too different to compare.
@@Buitronthecrazy they're not different. same genre. just answer my question.
@@rhovenom04 well, your question can only be answered with OPINIONS.
I played nier automata a week before astral chain. Astral Chain is better.
@@rhovenom04 what "genre" is nier automata exactly? It doesn't really have one
I cannot use any Legion skill since both buttons I have assigned them on, are already in use!!! Whenever I mash them I either get healed or switch Legion. Such a sh....
7 tips you NEED to know, but may contain spoilers? Come on man....
Foods you need to eat, but can't buy / or will be poisoned by
@@O1OO1O1 lol exactly
Nice jojoke
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You guys are using the default button setting? Eww
What’s wrong with it
@@bray4883 Just not very comfortable imo. Probably works fine on a pro controller but I had to swap to preset 2 with the joycons.
@@sodden779 What did you swap?
First
I dont like this combat system. Its very chaotic.
What a dumb game
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Bet you're one of the haters on Metacritic, cry somewhere else, why don't ya?
what a dumb paid hater
7/10
Who pissed in your Cheerios lol