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Forget the admittedly excellent Luigi's Mansion 3, Pokemon Sword and Shield and The Witcher port, Nintendo's potential game of the year for 2019 is a title that's likely to pass many a casual fan by.
Express Online was recently treated to a closer look at Platinum's upcoming new release Astral Chain, which has an August 30 release date on Nintendo Switch.
Astral Chain shares similarities with previous Platinum releases like MadWorld, Bayonetta and Nier Automata, featuring the same razor sharp hack and slash action that we've come to know and love.
Perhaps more surprising is that it also seems to have drawn inspiration from detective games like Heavy Rain, Phoenix Wright and L.A Noire.
The futuristic new release takes place in a huge city known as The Ark, where mysterious dimensional gates have appeared alongside dangerous alien creatures.
You play as a rookie "Neuron officer" in charge of investigating the alien threat, which you'll do with the aid of a Legion - a kind of cyborg weapon that's linked to you by a chain and nobody else can see.
Some Legions provide players with an extra sword in battle, others specialise in long-range combat and some can even be used to make a hasty retreat.
Outside of the incredibly epic battle sequences - and more on those later - your Legions will also assist in the
