Scarlet Nexus

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Scarlet Nexus – Remember more than a year ago when watching the announcement video about Scarlet Nexus during Microsoft’s “Xbox 20/20” event, the writer expected a game with a style almost like Astral Chain, from the environment to fast-paced combat.

But when experiencing the official release, the writer realized that he was wrong, the same futuristic city with houses close together, the same high-speed fighting style, the player can also choose between two characters. , but Scarlet Nexus is more than that.

Keita Iizuka, who was involved in the development of Code Vein, was selected as a producer for Scarlet Nexus, while the game’s director, Kenji Anabuki, has many years of experience with Bandai Namco’s popular Tales series ( the latest version, Tales of Arise, will be released in September).

The powerful staff of the Scarlet Nexus development team is also enough for players to see Bandai Namco’s ambition for this potential “rookie”.

Even after playing through the demo, when the writer experienced the official version, he still couldn’t help but be caught up in the rich and in-depth combat system of Scarlet Nexus.

If players think that the game is only about hitting, jumping, and dodging, then you are wrong.

Both director and producer Scarlet Nexus have been involved in projects in the famous Tales series, so the game also inherits the team fighting style from Tales of titles.

The two main characters, in addition to their Psychokinesis ability, can also use the abilities of their teammates through the SAS – Struggle Arms System.

In each different situation or a different playstyle, you choose, depending on how you choose your teammates.

For example, when facing fast monsters (Others), using Arashi Spring’s ability (time delay) is most suitable.

If players prefer stealth gameplay to sneak up on Others, then Kagero Donne’s stealth ability is the best option.

Regarding the main character’s Psychokinesis ability, in addition to normal combo attacks, players can control surrounding materials as weapons to defeat enemies.

That is, in Scarlet Nexus, consecutive attacks will be interspersed with … scraps of bottles flying directly into the face of enemies, along with “bundles” which is the added ability from the main character’s teammates.

Not only that, the Others in the game can be killed faster by lightning and fire attacks, depending on their weakness.

For example, Others that contain oil are killed faster when the protagonist uses Hanabi Ichijo’s Pyrokinesis (fire) ability.

The player can also use the protagonist’s Psychokinesis to manipulate special materials, deal more damage to the Others, or make them more susceptible to certain attributes.

For example, when the player controls a bucket of water that pours directly on Others’ heads, making them vulnerable to electrical attacks.

Scarlet Nexus gives players a “pantry” to choose from, everything else is up to you to choose what suits your taste best.

Scarlet Nexus gives players a choice between two main characters: Kasane Randall and Yuito Sumeragi.

Each person presents a different perspective on the story in Scarlet Nexus, the first part may not be much different when both are rookies in the ranks of OSF – Other Suppression Force, but later on, the plot of the two characters begins to go in two separate directions.

Playing both characters is essential for players to enjoy the full story of Scarlet Nexus.

Yuito Sumeragi is a superior character when he was born in a family with money and full rights, but Yuito did not rely on it but worked hard to advance with his ability.

Kasane Randall has an unfortunate past when her parents died because of Others, was brought in by the rich Randal family, and cared for by her foster sister Naomi Randal, so Kasane has an extremely emotional attachment and cares for Naomi.

Yuito in the past was saved by a girl who looks a lot like Kasane, so he pays a lot of attention to her, while Naomi Randall has a crush on Yuito.

The secondary characters in Scarlet Nexus not only serve as teammates to use their powers but also have connecting chapters (Bond Episodes).

Scarlet Nexus has a very ordinary look compared to the massive inside it.

The design of the main character Yuito Sumeragi from appearance to a weapon is very “traditional” compared to Kasane Randall with her “Batman-style” weapon, Katana sword, and “popular” style hairstyle.

The beginning of Scarlet Nexus’s story might mislead players as more of Bandai’s casual anime title than their ambitious experiment, which could be bad news for a newborn rookie.

Contrary to the side characters, Scarlet Nexus side quests are quite repetitive and not as interesting as the main plot and Bond Episodes, like “get to this point”, then “kill this monster” or “pick this up”.

The rewards of the side quests are also not great when most of the items players can visit the shop to buy.

And in battle, sometimes you will feel your attacks, or your scraps are missed because the Target system has limitations when the Others move out of ammo range.

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