Mishelam
2019
2019
I'm a huge fan of games that commit to a central gimmick, and Astral Chain manages to work controlling your Legion into everything from combat and platforming to eavesdropping on petty criminals and stopping runaway thieves. Yeah the scoring system is kind of broken since you can just cycle through all your Legions' unique abilities and get a max rank without really trying, but it's still a really fun game and one of my favorite Switch exclusives.
2009
2014
2022
I miss being able to equip two weapons to Bayonetta like you could in 1 and 2, but the individual weapons are a little more fleshed out because they all use two buttons now. The Demon Slave is pretty clearly a spin on Astral Chain's Legion mechanics, but it adds a lot of variety to the game and it feels great to weave normal and demon attacks into a massive combo. My only real complaint is that Viola's Witch Time is kind of bad, but if you use the Evil Harvest Rosary on her she suddenly has a super reliable counter. I'm pretty sure this wouldn't work on her two Witch Time challenges, but in normal gameplay it makes her way more enjoyable.
2019
2018
2018