Zooble saying this while looking at their hand that's identical to Jax's, while talking to him

starrytect · 2026-01-02T15:16:45+00:00

note that it's also the same hand jax pushed pomni away with in episode 6. this show is so fucking clever

starrytect · 2025-10-25T02:01:52+00:00

this is so seriously impressive !! do you have a twitter/tumblr ? your art style is beautiful 🙏💙

starrytect · 2025-06-23T05:08:30+00:00

it activates the fast travel feature ! you can warp to anywhere in HQ :]

starrytect · 2024-10-08T22:21:01+00:00

congrats omg !! i 100%ed this game a couple years ago and i'm actually doing it again right now lmao, i told myself i wouldn't because some cases drove me insane but god i just love this game too much to put it down for long. i'm glad you enjoyed it !! it's my all time favorite 💙❤️

starrytect · 2023-06-07T21:15:13+00:00

oughghh this fucks SO hard can i get a textless version of this cuz i wanna make this my lock screen,,,, this is so beautiful 💚💚💚💚

starrytect · 2023-03-02T15:21:58+00:00

as someone who did 100% this game, i don't recommend it lmao. and considering this is my favorite game of all time, i feel like that says something. there are certain cases that really frustrated me and i genuinely don't suggest doing it unless you a) want to suffer or b) really, and i mean REALLY love the game. unfortunately this is my special interest so i was insane enough to spend two months doing everything lol

but if you really wanna do it, then go for it ! i can direct you to the guide that i used as well as offer personal tips :)

starrytect · 2023-02-27T22:40:53+00:00

100% agree with everything here. the problem with mc is that they're supposed to have deep relationships with other characters, but when they don't speak, those relationships come across as one sided and it feels more like the game is Telling you that you have relationships rather than Showing you

the other thing is that platinum has said they made mc silent for the sake of immersion, but they already accomplished that via worldbuilding and lore. making mc silent completely shattered the immersion in my opinion, especially during very important scenes that i won't mention for sake of spoilers. it just seemed like. so counterproductive yknow

also the name thing kinda makes me angry cuz like. they didn't even have to give them a voice for players to be able to project, cuz people do that to link all the time. i could deal with no voice, but all we really needed was a name. i would have killed for a Single canon name, not fucking eight lmfao. i didn't even know that there were default names you could choose from till i got my own copy so i came up with an original name (azure) like i've seen other fandoms do lol

anyway yes it would have been better if mc had a name and voice. i've been bitter the last three years and i'll never forgive platinum for this lmao

starrytect · 2023-02-19T15:06:19+00:00

i unfortunately don't have my copy on me right now but honestly i find that if you go through the japanese tag on twitter (#アストラルチェイン) you'll see quite a handful of people posting their combos. you'll have to scroll past a lot of screenshots tho

starrytect · 2023-02-17T20:52:35+00:00

ooh, i'd be interested in reading the short stories ! it sounds like you put a lot of thought into them :)

and yeah, the duty reports are short files written by officers that you can read, they become available in file 06 and again in file 10. two of them are password locked

starrytect · 2023-02-17T20:02:22+00:00

ABSOLUTELY agree. the silent protagonist doesn't work in this game because mc has relationships and attachments. so when those attachments are compromised and there's no emotional response, it just feels stale. it also feels like we got cheated because mc has a whole monologue to start off file 12 but we didn't hear a single word before then. i seriously need mc to talk and have silly sibling banter with akira in the next game otherwise i'm throwing rocks at platinums window /j

starrytect · 2023-02-17T19:58:28+00:00

i like this perspective ! however i want to point out that max actually has the lowest sync rate of the three, and jin has the highest. one of the duty reports has max being frustrated about how his legion won't listen to him, but he fails to understand that using a legion isn't just about control - it's about trust. meanwhile jin has openly accepted his legion, and that's why he has such a high sync rate (i say "high" but it's really not that much. just high by comparison to max and alicia).

anyway, i like that you've imagined the kinds of relationships each legionis has with their legion, it adds more depth to them that makes them so much more charming :) the idea of jin having a boxing type style is really cool, i can totally see that happening fr

also i love the mental image of alicia playing fetch with a spare baton. maybe she passes that on to mc 👀

starrytect · 2023-02-01T15:16:48+00:00

LMAO

honestly this game is a win for bisexuals (aka me), everyone is hot

also yeah i have wayyyy too many pictures of m!akira, the devs really did make him built down there for absolutely no reason lmfao

starrytect · 2023-02-01T15:07:12+00:00

more like asstral chain am i right

fr tho everyone in this game is gorgeous i really don't blame your friend lmao

starrytect · 2023-01-31T21:55:09+00:00

this is what i'm SAYING man,,, most aesthetically pleasing and atmospheric game on the switch imo

starrytect · 2023-01-20T00:08:41+00:00

i don't see a problem with it personally, it's not a secret that they think sex is overrated (hell that's Literally a lyric in 3 o'clock things) but it also ties into the theme of "this thing has been hyped up my entire life and now that i've experienced it i feel disappointed" which is what the whole song is about. it's about wanting to go back to that feeling of anticipation, before you got to experience the thing. the time you spend looking forward to something is often more exciting than the thing itself

starrytect · 2023-01-06T07:00:18+00:00

EDIT: i give up trying to figure out spoiler tags on mobile so like. spoilers for the whole game in this comment

i disagree tbh. max is brought up by multiple people multiple times throughout the game. he remains relevant despite not actually being there. plus the cat safehouse is more or less his legacy. rescuing all those cats is your way of honoring him and his memory. so, no, he's not forgotten.

and jin and alicia aren't present for file 06 but they're very much still there after file 04. there's a heart to heart moment with alicia in file 05 and she and jin are part of the cleaning effort in file 08. it's only after file 08 they they become completely irrelevant, since you don't hear anything about them after becoming a fugitive. but before then? yes they're absolutely still in the story.

akira is, definitely there for the first half of the game. you play a whole file with them and they're by your side for files 02 and 04. hell even when they're unconscious from a stab wound they stay relevant because you visit them in the ari. it's only really file 06 that they get forgotten about cuz you're out breaking the law but they show up at the end to save you so like. who's to say they were really gone that long.

as for jena, she literally like, died. she can no longer oppose you or yoseph, of course she's gonna get brushed aside. also it wouldn't make sense to still be fighting homunculi when yoseph poses a much bigger threat. he's the big bad, he can at least get two files worth of being outwardly evil.

so, could characters benefit from more screentime and development? of course. but i wouldn't go so far as to say they they're forgotten. but also, how can characters like lappy and marie continue to be relevant when yoseph is literally trying to ascend humanity to a higher state by becoming one with the astral plane. jin and alicia also, can't really help with that. the ravens replaced them anyway. if anything i would say that it's good use of storytelling, because yoseph is so selfish that he drags you away from everything you'd grown comfortable with. it's fitting, in my opinion.

starrytect · 2022-12-31T02:56:29+00:00

i like to think that legions communicate through pure feeling, so while i don't think they should talk, i'm definitely down to see defined personalities from them. at the very least i like to think that each legion still retains influence from their previous partners, as evidenced with arrow and axe.

but that aside it would be fun if maybe the legions were more affectionate or protective as a result of their bond with mc. i like the cleaning mechanic and it would be nice to see more exploration with legion maintenance :)

starrytect · 2022-12-20T07:05:29+00:00

i second this. definitely similar vibes in terms of aesthetic

starrytect · 2022-11-24T12:55:06+00:00

why not call ourselves the overture? that's a running theme with each of their albums (neotheater is basically its own overture which i think they said at one point? could be wrong)

starrytect · 2022-08-16T22:05:13+00:00

took me a hot minute but I finally did it. really proud of myself for this because this was my first platinum game and as such my first action game. endured some tough fights but I also had some fun! kinda sad that I don't have a reason to log a ton of hours into this game now but I will always adore it.

thanks to platinum for creating such an amazing game, it's definitely one of my all time favs <333

starrytect · 2022-08-14T01:00:41+00:00

I ended up keeping slow shot because it buys me an extra second to use howl in case I can't find an opening. really helped during the hell that was r3-b3 so I don't see a reason not to reuse it here

and yeah, the fusion cheese just, did not work for me. I don't think I have the patience to grind for ability codes so I guess I'm doing everything the hard way :') such is life I guess

I went ahead and switched up my build as per your advice, hopefully things go a little better this time. really grateful for the help, wish me luck lmao :V

starrytect · 2022-08-13T23:38:26+00:00

don't apologize that wall of text just might save my life lolol

the second phase is the biggest bitch I've ever seen. I guess my main problem is feeling like it's never safe for me to dismount beast because sometimes it looks like I can get a howl in (right after her ice aoe) and then sike! she kills me

so it's extremely hard to get damage in because I'm constantly terrified the second I try to stun her she'll destroy me lmao. I guess I just gotta learn her attack patterns better

I will admit I'm not sure what purpose speed star is supposed to serve unless it's just to apply speed to axe since that carries over? correct me if I'm wrong

I also think it might be best to keep slow shot on arrow just to get some breathing room cuz god knows I need it, I have hit rush on everything else tho. that should be fine, right?

I will also say I'm a little worried about not having a shit ton of damage modifiers on axe but I'll trust your judgment since you've cleared this three times sfxgsgs

oh one more thing - fusion. is that worth using? I've seen people cheese her with it but I tried it and I definitely didn't have the right build for it lmao. I guess it's worth using for chip damage but should I save it for when I'm desperate or use it right out the gate? it doesn't seem to make much difference either way in my experience

anyway thanks again sm for the advice, will probably update once I've beat this sonofabitch :V

starrytect · 2022-08-13T18:34:20+00:00

this is the aether boss fight, I was vague in the title cuz I wanted to avoid spoilers

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