The developers of Scarlet Nexus were so excited to show you the new thing they worked on they forgot to finish the last thing they created. And that is actually my least favorite thing about Scarlet Nexus. It rules! But as you settle into Scarlet Nexus you realize the game is introducing tons of new systems but not really building upon any of the ones it’s already introduced. You’re running around throwing daggers at enemies to power up your psychokinetic abilities so you can pick up cars and trash bins and all manner of stuff laying around to chuck at enemies. Then we get to the combat and for the first few hours it’s a damn treat. If this is the kind of thing you’re into, I get the feeling you’re going to LOVE Scarlet Nexus. Your team consists of the rival kid who is supposed to be the best but isn’t quite as good as the protagonist, the loli cutesy girl who is good at computers and powerful despite her stature, the motherly type with the large chest, it was exhausting. I know at this point those of us that don’t lean into enjoying anime tropes are just beating a dead horse at this point but it was almost the least enjoyable part of Scarlet Nexus for me. My biggest issue was the character interactions. I enjoyed the story for the most part and despite the lack of actual world-building, I enjoyed that as well. The protagonist gets a taste of what’s going to happen in the future and begins working towards stopping that. I’d rather not spoil the game if you’re interested in Scarlet Nexus so I’ll omit the details. I’m afraid going too deep into the story, as I understood it at least, would be very spoilery. Kasane becomes the de facto leader of a small group, even though her commanding officer in the OSF is in that group, as they work towards reunion with the rest of the OSF. One enemy that depicts what looks like two mannequins on stilts is simply titled ‘Scummy Rummy’ and is part of the “Rummy” family as there is ‘Buddy Rummy,’ ‘Kitchen Rummy,’ and ‘Rainy Rummy.’ My favorite enemy name was ‘Barrista Santa.’īizarre enemy names aside, things take a turn after a few missions and the team splits up. My only real issue with them as an enemy type is that they have incredibly bizarre names. Scarlet Nexus even has a bestiary in the menu that tells you more about each other and shows off the design. Juxtaposed against the characters that are very clean-looking anime characters and the art design gets high marks from me.
They’re unusual looking and that’s one of the things I found most interesting about them. Many of The Others show up as various objects mixed with nature or distorted designs of creatures you might find in other JRPGs. Quite frankly, I find the design to be refreshing. I’ve seen some criticism about the design of The Others. Regardless of who you choose, you start out as a new recruit for the OSF, a special military specifically for people with extra-sensory powers created to combat creatures created by human’s use of said powers known as ‘The Others.’ The Others are shown terrorizing the city but as the media shows up, along with OSF soldiers, it’s treated as more of a game as soldiers make quick work of their foes and people idolize their OSF heroes. Both protagonists have psychokinetic powers but I started out playing as Kasane Randall, the female character. Scarlet Nexus puts you in control of either a male or female protagonist set in a fictional timeline where some people are born with extra-sensory powers due to a special hormone in their brain.
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MonsterVine was provided with a PS5 code for review
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Platforms: Playstation 4, Playstation 5(Reviewed), Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series X, PC Which is why I’m so surprised at how Scarlet Nexus turned out. More importantly, it was an original IP that had nothing to anchor it down or prevent the creative minds in charge from designing exactly what they wanted. With a big backing by Bandai Namco, higher-up involvement by two key members of the Tales of team, and absolutely bangin’ art style, Scarlet Nexus was shaping up to be the biggest non-remaster JRPG this summer. It has all the trappings of something that would grab my interest. It’d be a lie to say I wasn’t anticipating Scarlet Nexus.
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