Astral Chain ‘sold better than expected,’ claims director
Taura previously said he has “a lot of ideas” for sequel to Platinum Switch exclusive
PlatinumGames’ Switch exclusive, Astral Chain sold “better than expected,” according to the game’s director.
Takahisa Taura shared the news in a roundtable interview with Famitsu (translated by Ryokutya2089). It’s the first indication the studio has given of the game’s performance, following its August release to favourable reviews.
Astral Chain is the directorial debut of NieR: Automata designer Taura. Hideki Kamiya, director of Bayonetta and Devil May Cry, provided supervision.
In a previous interview Taura shared his desire to create a sequel, telling Malaysian site Bunny Gaming: “I do have a lot of ideas at my disposal and if there’s an opportunity to make a sequel or more entries, I’d be able to do so.”
VGC’s Astral Chain review called the title “a one of a kind combat experience and Platinum’s most well-rounded adventure to date.”
On Tuesday Platinum confirmed it has received investment from Chinese tech giant Tencent.
In a written statement published on its website, Platinum CEO Kenichi Sato claimed that the investment would have “no effect” on the studio’s independence, but would help its move into self-publishing.
Platinum has made no secret of its ambition to move into self-publishing.
Studio head Atsushi Inaba told VGC in May 2019 that moving towards such a model would allow the company to own its own IP for the first time, thus more control over how it plans its games.
Platinum has two in-development original IPs, which will be owned entirely by the studio.
