This is a new Switch exclusive from Platinum, and it's an interesting twist on the traditional Platinum action game. You have a companion character who fights with you, who actually does most of the fighting. The companion is on a chain and can be yanked back to your side, thrown at enemies, or used for trick moves like capturing enemies in the chain or tripping them up. It's a neat mechanic and once used to is easy enough to use.
Visually it's pretty much the best I think we're going to see from the Switch. Resolution is low (apparently dynamic but looks like 720p most of the time) but the frame rate is a fairly stable 30fps. Those technicalities aside, it looks great for the most part, with tons of VFX (nice GPU particles too), punchy lighting, and nice shiny sci-fi art design. Characters are pure 90s anime. In fact the game even opens with an anime style intro sequence.
I've sunk a good few hours into this so far and I like it a lot. The action sequences, especially the boss battles are as insane as you would expect from Platinum, and they're interspersed with little detective sequences which are somewhat Batman like.
Visually it's pretty much the best I think we're going to see from the Switch. Resolution is low (apparently dynamic but looks like 720p most of the time) but the frame rate is a fairly stable 30fps. Those technicalities aside, it looks great for the most part, with tons of VFX (nice GPU particles too), punchy lighting, and nice shiny sci-fi art design. Characters are pure 90s anime. In fact the game even opens with an anime style intro sequence.
I've sunk a good few hours into this so far and I like it a lot. The action sequences, especially the boss battles are as insane as you would expect from Platinum, and they're interspersed with little detective sequences which are somewhat Batman like.
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