"Good guy" would be a stretch to describe her. Sure, Jena had something going, but she still was a terrorist amwho worked with Joseph previously and wasn't that different from him. You can say that at least Jena wasn't as extreme as Joseph. :/
@@Archon3960She worked with Yoseph but it doesn't mean they shared goals. Yoseph's was always to evolve humankind through instrumentalisation, while Jena wanted humans to remain the way they are, by creating creatures that can take out chimeras. It's obvious that being trapped in the Astral Plane took a toll on her mental health, while also giving her extended knowledge on the existence of the plane. Her methods can be looked as wrong, but sometimes activism for the good of people requires heavy-handed methods, in the end, Jena only grieviously hurt Akira (yes it's still bad) and later on saved him from us killing him/her. She has a tinge of affection for the twins, though she shows it in the worst ways possible lol
@@Archon3960 A part of me thinks that nobody would have been willing to hear her out on Yoseph without any proof, Brenda only decided to bail out of Neuron when she had the necessary information, meaning that a lot of the staff had a lot of trust in him.
This is how people become victims of deceit. She's asking you to make sacrifices, despite telling how you shouldn't, and you think they are 'good' afterwards
I love Jena and her theme songs, but damn isn't anybody gonna talk about the smooth combat, jesus, the way you fight is so smooth and synergize, truly a legionis.
She said nah this ain't over cause you had a skill issue lol. A lot of bark for someone who turned into a monster... and only tied with the Legionis lol
I love how her theme evolves between each battle. My personal favorite is Rebellion and Salvation and I love how this one and Catastrophe switch from epic final boss like themes to sad music. It really feels like she's missunderstood and wants to stop Yoseph at all cost, even though she just doesn't know how to make us understand she's right all along
Spot on. Jena's gone crazy so she's doesn't communicate her end goals clearly. She was stuck in the Lovecraftian hellscape known as the Astral Plain for 20 years, of course she's unstable. I don't think Platinum get enough credit for the emotion and character they manage to work into their songs, especially with Astral Chain. You can tell each track was written with a specific character/boss/fight in mind. Sorry if this comment is a bit too analytical, but thanks again.
If only the story was more fleshed out... There are so many intersting concepts, motivations and worldbuilding in this game but we talk about it in one sentence and then never again. The game leaves us with so many open questions and underdeveloped characters, it's really frustrating. There was so much potential there. The game overall is a very strong 8.5/10 in my opinion but I can't rate the story higher than 4/10.
@@BaguetteOfDoom You pretty much hit the nail on the head. "Man, it sure is crazy how the Astral Plane's absorbing everything. Anyway, back to sick gameplay and heavy metal." There's some in-world explanations hidden around, but it's not really like Dark Souls where there's just enough to help you come to a solid conclusion. Just a guess and not much else. Really hope they build on what's been set up if we do get a sequel.
@@BaronVonLag That one explanation about the Astral plain can be summed up like this, The Astral plain is the foulder, and we're about to get archived.
Same, I personally place it up there with the boss fights against Zanza and Egil from Xenoblade Chronicles 1 and the battles with Jin and Amalthus from Xenoblade Chronicles 2. The final boss against Noah Prime and the Homonculus battles from this game are also up there. Particularly the one you fight in File 7.
For me it's still Raiden vs Metal Gear Ray in Mental Gear Rising. Even though it was the first boss fight of the game, the whole action sequence, QTA, cutscenes, and music where just amazing.
Man, this fight was so good. I love how the music transitions are so smooth in Astral Chain... between the investigation and combat phases of the area themes, the entirety of File 07 building up, and of course the boss themes for multi phase bosses. Really hope we see a sequel someday.
Oh, and fantastic job putting this together by the way. I made my own cut of the 3 Jena tracks a couple days ago because I never liked the transition other videos had between phase 2 and 3, but this goes above and beyond my attempt.
A quite tragic character if I say so myself, she's just unable to properly explained to us what Yoseph's project is all about since we're already working for him. So she went the 'terrorist' way to show that she's the only one capable to stop him and perhaps the Astral Plane itself. And at the end, when we first invoked the Legion Fusion, that is exactly what she meant by our compatibility with the legions isn't exactly a blessing But damn, those are real crazy moves. You brought all the legion skills especially the Hit Rush to their fullest. I've completed all the orders myself, but I'll never have a reaction that fast during fights
Thanks. I ended up re-fighting Jena about eight times so I had a lot of practice. And I agree with you on Jena. I know there's some issues with the writing, but it feels like you're still given enough context and information to piece it together. Also, I love me some Hit Rush spam.
Jena honestly was not a bad woman she just went about things wrong she shows concern for us and Akira by giving herself up to save Akira from you. To make matters worse I noticed something about Yoseph was wrong at the beginning and she was right about him. It is sad she lost herself the more she went on trying to kill Yoseph. For her anger is what caused her final evolution. You earned a sub this beautiful ❤️ Thank you for this
I love her fights, but I'm a bit annoyed during her first phase, don't know if you've noticed it but when she catches you with her dash attack and you get this small bit of her beating your shit in before her last strike you hear a sound cue that you get when you complete a combo and do a combined legion attack, but pressing any button does nothing, all you get is smacked away by Jena.
Yeah, I've always wondered about that one attack. I'm happy someone else mentioned it, coz I've been confused about it for the last few years. It felt like I was doing something wrong. Since I've been playing with no HUD for so long, I thought I'd maybe forgotten if there was a prompt or something. I'm not fused about the attack itself, but it definitely gives you the impression that it's a QTE like Revengeance. Maybe something was cut and this is what's left over?
I legit played trough the whole game waiting to hear the music i heard on the trailer and when i found out it had 2 other variations i was not disappointed 6:21 this part is beatiful
Goddamn, this is beautiful. Jena's theme is one of my favorites in this game and the editing here is on point. The only thing I'd wish is if you showed off more of her own attacks during intense points in the song, like if at 5:40 she used that one attack where lasers come out of her wings. Or maybe even changing the timing for the music at 7:20 to line up when the player holds their head, like they do at 7:08. That's just my personal opinion, though. Still an amazing job with the music and everything!
Thanks, mate. Constructive criticism is always appreciated. You make a good point about 5:40, and I can't believe I didn't think of it. I recorded around 7 fights with each phase, and for some reason, phase 2 Jena was camera shy with the laser spam. The only other clips I had of it were getting combo'd and dying (with the camera freaking out against a wall) from it and turtling with the Axe Legion, or being so far away from her I was completely safe and just watched. It kinda sucks because, like you pointed out, that type of attack should be the high point of phase 2. I'll definitely keep it in mind in case I ever revisit the track/fight for another video. And I'm happy you brought up the timing of the bit after phase 2, because it bugged me too. I wasn't happy with the leaving that whole part in un-edited, but after playing around with it and cutting parts of Jena's dialogue just felt awkward. Definitely a shame coz I was hoping to include more combat before the phase 3 cutscene. And I know it's over 3 years old, but your Pontiff video gave me a good chuckle. Thanks again.
What I really love about platinum games is that the ingame combat can be looking as cool as in the cutscenes. I often have the feelin in games when something was shown in a cutscene I was like "why can't I do this?" And here you just can. Best shown in the final moments of the final boss. Gameplay perfectly interwoven into cinematics.
The former, maxed gear and Legions on Platinum Ultimate. The original Ark Mall video was recorded during my original playthrough, but everything else was recorded after. I think the ARI vid is where I started recording on Plat Ult.
Man, you gotta love swordbro. He's the real homie. Also, man some of these fights had (what some refer to the fights in jujutsu kaisen as) hood tendencies. Absolutely jumping on her with the entire army.
Great Arrangement. Just curious, but was there a reason you didn't include use the music from her sacrifice cutscene? That moment hits so well in game.
Thanks for the question. I realised that after the final sync attack on Jena, there was going to be another 4-5 minutes of cutscene footage. I tried playing around with it, but the video was too long with it included. I would've liked to have edited it down (like the other cutscenes I included), but didn't have enough time. Editing the footage into the final phase felt like a good compromise. I didn't want the video to feel like it dragged on, and finishing with Catastrophe felt like it ended on a high-note. If I ever redo this edit, I'll definitely try to fit it in somewhere.
@@BaronVonLag That makes sense. You do outdo yourself by including gameplay footage to line up with your mixes, so I can see how that last bit would just slow things down too much. Great work & thanks for the response!
I’ve always wondered why there isn’t much Astral Chain content at all on yt, and that lent this video an extra sweetness. Thank you, this is awesome the way you play is so cool. Nice fuckin job I wish there was more stuff like this.
![Astral Chain OST - Jena - Rebellion and Salvation [Extended]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Wnty94mbgSU/mqdefault.jpg)
Four years later and your combat here is still legendary. Happy five years, Astral Chain
I love how you dig deeper into this game that this so called villian is actually a good guy.
"Good guy" would be a stretch to describe her. Sure, Jena had something going, but she still was a terrorist amwho worked with Joseph previously and wasn't that different from him. You can say that at least Jena wasn't as extreme as Joseph. :/
@@Archon3960She worked with Yoseph but it doesn't mean they shared goals. Yoseph's was always to evolve humankind through instrumentalisation, while Jena wanted humans to remain the way they are, by creating creatures that can take out chimeras. It's obvious that being trapped in the Astral Plane took a toll on her mental health, while also giving her extended knowledge on the existence of the plane. Her methods can be looked as wrong, but sometimes activism for the good of people requires heavy-handed methods, in the end, Jena only grieviously hurt Akira (yes it's still bad) and later on saved him from us killing him/her. She has a tinge of affection for the twins, though she shows it in the worst ways possible lol
@@bravecereza Yeah... make you wonder what would have happened if she just bothered to _explain_ the situation instead! xD
@@Archon3960 A part of me thinks that nobody would have been willing to hear her out on Yoseph without any proof, Brenda only decided to bail out of Neuron when she had the necessary information, meaning that a lot of the staff had a lot of trust in him.
This is how people become victims of deceit.
She's asking you to make sacrifices, despite telling how you shouldn't, and you think they are 'good' afterwards
I love Jena and her theme songs, but damn isn't anybody gonna talk about the smooth combat, jesus, the way you fight is so smooth and synergize, truly a legionis.
My favorite part about Jenna's fight is how, if u fall off a platform, she just... upercuts you back onto one. Like... thanks? I guess??
She said nah this ain't over cause you had a skill issue lol. A lot of bark for someone who turned into a monster... and only tied with the Legionis lol
I love how her theme evolves between each battle. My personal favorite is Rebellion and Salvation and I love how this one and Catastrophe switch from epic final boss like themes to sad music. It really feels like she's missunderstood and wants to stop Yoseph at all cost, even though she just doesn't know how to make us understand she's right all along
Spot on. Jena's gone crazy so she's doesn't communicate her end goals clearly. She was stuck in the Lovecraftian hellscape known as the Astral Plain for 20 years, of course she's unstable.
I don't think Platinum get enough credit for the emotion and character they manage to work into their songs, especially with Astral Chain. You can tell each track was written with a specific character/boss/fight in mind. Sorry if this comment is a bit too analytical, but thanks again.
If only the story was more fleshed out... There are so many intersting concepts, motivations and worldbuilding in this game but we talk about it in one sentence and then never again. The game leaves us with so many open questions and underdeveloped characters, it's really frustrating. There was so much potential there. The game overall is a very strong 8.5/10 in my opinion but I can't rate the story higher than 4/10.
@@BaguetteOfDoom You pretty much hit the nail on the head. "Man, it sure is crazy how the Astral Plane's absorbing everything. Anyway, back to sick gameplay and heavy metal."
There's some in-world explanations hidden around, but it's not really like Dark Souls where there's just enough to help you come to a solid conclusion. Just a guess and not much else. Really hope they build on what's been set up if we do get a sequel.
@@BaronVonLag That one explanation about the Astral plain can be summed up like this, The Astral plain is the foulder, and we're about to get archived.
Her final form is one of the greatest boss fights I've experienced in a game.
Same, I personally place it up there with the boss fights against Zanza and Egil from Xenoblade Chronicles 1 and the battles with Jin and Amalthus from Xenoblade Chronicles 2. The final boss against Noah Prime and the Homonculus battles from this game are also up there. Particularly the one you fight in File 7.
For me it's still Raiden vs Metal Gear Ray in Mental Gear Rising. Even though it was the first boss fight of the game, the whole action sequence, QTA, cutscenes, and music where just amazing.
@@nathanmurdoch5253I finished Xenoblade Chronicles for the first time recently. I definitely agree with you about Egil and Zanza.
Without a doubt, one of the greatest boss sequences and themes in any game ever.
Jena's warning actually apply to our world lol.
Man, this fight was so good. I love how the music transitions are so smooth in Astral Chain... between the investigation and combat phases of the area themes, the entirety of File 07 building up, and of course the boss themes for multi phase bosses. Really hope we see a sequel someday.
Oh, and fantastic job putting this together by the way. I made my own cut of the 3 Jena tracks a couple days ago because I never liked the transition other videos had between phase 2 and 3, but this goes above and beyond my attempt.
@@RHINO_Mk_II Thanks, mate. Just gave your edit a listen, and that transition between phase 2 and 3 was sick. Fantastic work.
A quite tragic character if I say so myself, she's just unable to properly explained to us what Yoseph's project is all about since we're already working for him. So she went the 'terrorist' way to show that she's the only one capable to stop him and perhaps the Astral Plane itself.
And at the end, when we first invoked the Legion Fusion, that is exactly what she meant by our compatibility with the legions isn't exactly a blessing
But damn, those are real crazy moves. You brought all the legion skills especially the Hit Rush to their fullest. I've completed all the orders myself, but I'll never have a reaction that fast during fights
Thanks. I ended up re-fighting Jena about eight times so I had a lot of practice. And I agree with you on Jena. I know there's some issues with the writing, but it feels like you're still given enough context and information to piece it together. Also, I love me some Hit Rush spam.
Jena honestly was not a bad woman she just went about things wrong she shows concern for us and Akira by giving herself up to save Akira from you. To make matters worse I noticed something about Yoseph was wrong at the beginning and she was right about him. It is sad she lost herself the more she went on trying to kill Yoseph. For her anger is what caused her final evolution. You earned a sub this beautiful ❤️ Thank you for this
I love her fights, but I'm a bit annoyed during her first phase, don't know if you've noticed it but when she catches you with her dash attack and you get this small bit of her beating your shit in before her last strike you hear a sound cue that you get when you complete a combo and do a combined legion attack, but pressing any button does nothing, all you get is smacked away by Jena.
Yeah, I've always wondered about that one attack. I'm happy someone else mentioned it, coz I've been confused about it for the last few years. It felt like I was doing something wrong. Since I've been playing with no HUD for so long, I thought I'd maybe forgotten if there was a prompt or something. I'm not fused about the attack itself, but it definitely gives you the impression that it's a QTE like Revengeance. Maybe something was cut and this is what's left over?
@@BaronVonLag Exactly, you don't even get the gleam either only the sound.
I love it when you can’t even tell whether or not the footage is sped up to fit the musical cues, like in some gmv type videos
I legit played trough the whole game waiting to hear the music i heard on the trailer and when i found out it had 2 other variations i was not disappointed
6:21 this part is beatiful
This games need a sequel
I heard something about a trilogy, but I can’t confirm where I got that from or if it’s true or not.
The best game of switch.
Goddamn, this is beautiful. Jena's theme is one of my favorites in this game and the editing here is on point. The only thing I'd wish is if you showed off more of her own attacks during intense points in the song, like if at 5:40 she used that one attack where lasers come out of her wings. Or maybe even changing the timing for the music at 7:20 to line up when the player holds their head, like they do at 7:08. That's just my personal opinion, though. Still an amazing job with the music and everything!
Thanks, mate. Constructive criticism is always appreciated. You make a good point about 5:40, and I can't believe I didn't think of it. I recorded around 7 fights with each phase, and for some reason, phase 2 Jena was camera shy with the laser spam. The only other clips I had of it were getting combo'd and dying (with the camera freaking out against a wall) from it and turtling with the Axe Legion, or being so far away from her I was completely safe and just watched. It kinda sucks because, like you pointed out, that type of attack should be the high point of phase 2. I'll definitely keep it in mind in case I ever revisit the track/fight for another video.
And I'm happy you brought up the timing of the bit after phase 2, because it bugged me too. I wasn't happy with the leaving that whole part in un-edited, but after playing around with it and cutting parts of Jena's dialogue just felt awkward. Definitely a shame coz I was hoping to include more combat before the phase 3 cutscene.
And I know it's over 3 years old, but your Pontiff video gave me a good chuckle. Thanks again.
I’m impressed with the fact that you had the flow of battle footage match with the flow of the music. Great work with these👍
What I really love about platinum games is that the ingame combat can be looking as cool as in the cutscenes. I often have the feelin in games when something was shown in a cutscene I was like "why can't I do this?" And here you just can. Best shown in the final moments of the final boss. Gameplay perfectly interwoven into cinematics.
1:00 skip past speech
1:21 1st Phase
4:55 2nd Phase
8:41 3rd Phase
Just want to say I noticed your quick cuts at 6:14 and that I appreciated them!
Oh. My. GAWD!
I freaking love Jena but this mashup of songs is AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
You’ve earned a sub 💖^💖
No cuz the way you paid so much attention to the music by syncing the clips according to the way it goes…
You’re a king for doing all this
Would be neat if Akira makes it into smash and brings Jena’s battle music with them as well.
This song is too fucking much, damn.
Jena is fine af
So I've been wondering are you just replaying files with maxed gear or are you doing a natural playthrough for footage?
The former, maxed gear and Legions on Platinum Ultimate. The original Ark Mall video was recorded during my original playthrough, but everything else was recorded after. I think the ARI vid is where I started recording on Plat Ult.
Man, you gotta love swordbro. He's the real homie.
Also, man some of these fights had (what some refer to the fights in jujutsu kaisen as) hood tendencies. Absolutely jumping on her with the entire army.
You need more subs bruh.
Great Arrangement. Just curious, but was there a reason you didn't include use the music from her sacrifice cutscene? That moment hits so well in game.
Thanks for the question. I realised that after the final sync attack on Jena, there was going to be another 4-5 minutes of cutscene footage. I tried playing around with it, but the video was too long with it included. I would've liked to have edited it down (like the other cutscenes I included), but didn't have enough time. Editing the footage into the final phase felt like a good compromise. I didn't want the video to feel like it dragged on, and finishing with Catastrophe felt like it ended on a high-note. If I ever redo this edit, I'll definitely try to fit it in somewhere.
@@BaronVonLag That makes sense. You do outdo yourself by including gameplay footage to line up with your mixes, so I can see how that last bit would just slow things down too much. Great work & thanks for the response!
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The worse part about this... is that she was right
How?
@@edorasmarauder5761 have you ever seen the game?
@@anthonytonythegeek5561 I wouldn't be asking if I did.
@@edorasmarauder5761 basically she accused the leader of the team the mc works for as being a bad man and she wanted to stop him… but you kill her…
I’ve always wondered why there isn’t much Astral Chain content at all on yt, and that lent this video an extra sweetness. Thank you, this is awesome the way you play is so cool. Nice fuckin job I wish there was more stuff like this.