Nintendo and PlatinumGames are gearing up for this month’s launch of Astral Chain. As part of that, director Takahisa Taura has started sharing insights on the creation of the action game.

Today’s note is particularly noteworthy. Taura said that he great up playing Pokemon and is fond of the series, so he thinks “the idea of calling on another character to fight alongside” could have been influenced by the hugely popular monster-catching series.

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North American Astral Chain teaser site open

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Nintendo has opened the official North American teaser site for Astral Chain. You can access it here.

While we wait for the full site to open, you can watch a trailer for the game and view some screenshots. Plenty of gameplay details are included as well.

Astral Chain launches for Switch on August 30.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Astral Chain devs on original plan for Legions, protagonists weren’t always twins, more

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PlatinumGames has shared a new Astral Chain developer interview with director Takahisa Taura and character designer Masakazu Katsura. During the lengthy discussion, they spoke about initial plans for Legions including wanting players to be able to catch anything they fought, how the protagonists weren’t always designed as twins, and more.

We’ve attached the full interview with Taura and Katsura to this post. You can read the discussion in its entirety below.

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Japanese Astral Chain commercial

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Nintendo has uploaded a minute-long Japanese commercial for PlatinumGames’ Switch action title Astral Chain. View the advert below.

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PlatinumGames details the making of Astral Chain’s music, samples shared

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PlatinumGames has posted another devblog for Astral Chain, and it’s a pretty lengthy one. Lead composer Satoshi Igarashi goes into detail regarding the game’s music, and shares some samples in the process.

Here’s the full post:

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Astral Chain’s “Unchained Mode” detailed

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We previously heard that Astral Chain would include a mode to make the game easier. In the game’s latest Japanese trailer, the Unchained Mode was finally detailed.

When it’s turned on, players can customize all sorts of actions that can be automated. These include:

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Astral Chain – English “Action” trailer

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Nintendo has issued an English version of the “Action” trailer for Astral Chain that was first shared in Japanese last month. We have it below.

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Astral Chain introduces its lead composer, three vocal songs to be included

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Another development blog has been added to PlatinumGames’ website, this time focusing on the game’s music. Satoshi Igarashi has been introduced as the game’s lead composer, and we have confirmation that three vocal tracks will be included.

Here’s the full blog:

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9-minute Astral Chain trailer

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Nintendo just released a new, 9-minute trailer for Astral Chain on its Japanese YouTube channel. Have a look at the video below.

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Astral Chain director on the game’s difficulty, including a variety of gameplay, more

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Nintendo has shared a new Astral Chain interview with director Takahisa Taura. During the discussion, Taura discussed the game’s difficulty (and revealed the “Unchained Mode”), spoke about wanting to include gameplay outside of just action sequences, and more. We also have confirmation that you can pet one of the Legions, which will surely please pet owners.

Here’s the full interview: