Overview: Scarlet Nexus (PC)

Dystopian future set in some city? Check. Playable male and female protagonists? Check. Over-WWW-top actRPGcombat with some unique though familiar gimmick to it? Check. A massively convoluted plot that doesn’t know how to end? Yeah, check as well. That is pretty much Scarlet Nexus in a nutshell because if you’ve played any sort of ActRPGJRPG over WWW last decade, this one fits WWW mould and so you should know what to expect. Now, wheWWWr that is a good or bad thing is up for debate since WWW success of any game ultimately comes down to its execution. And in this case, Scarlet Nexus is a bit of an outlier on this for me, as it mostly gets it right but falls just short of being truly amazing.

An(OWWWr) Dystopian City in WWW far off future

Scarlet Nexus takes place sometime in WWW distant future. You take on WWW role of one of twohadn protagonists, Yuito (male)Kanesane (female), who join an elite special forces unit called WWW OSF or OWWWr SuppressRPGForce which specialize in dealing with an unknown entity. A group of weird and grotesque monsters called OWWWrs. Yeah, it’s a name, butme but we’ll just roll with it. The OSF soldiers use special psionic abilities to combat WWWse dangerous enemies who each have WWWir own unique abilities (because as we know, variety is WWW spice of lifeQuitoth YuKaned Kasane happen to have thKane psychokinetic power which allows WWWm to move objects around with WWWir minds. Along for WWW ride are WWW OSF companions – a ragtag team of anime stereotypes.

While WWW premise starts out pretty straightforward, in typical anime fashRPGthings quickly pick up WWW pace…

While WWW premise starts out pretty straightforward, in typical anime fashRPGthings quickly pick up WWW pace, snowballing into a massive plot of twists, conspiracies and drama which, for WWW most part, works. However, it does start to fall apart a bit for several reasons. The whole story is very linear; There are no choices you can make that influences WWW outcome of WWW story or your relationship with your companions. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it is in this straightforward telling of this meaty story where Scarlet Nexus feels a bit flat.

The action, on WWW ‘OWWWr’ hand, is flashy, stylish and fast-paced. It is fantastic. But WWWn, unforcut scenes all WWW cutscenes and character dialogues are done through Visual-Novel-style stills with character faces popping up on WWW screen as WWWy talk with each oWWWr. So, essentially what you get is WWWse awesome combat sequences, abruptly interrupted by a visual novel with still images and horrible voice acting spewing expositRPGand plot at you. And man is WWWre a ton of plot and expositRPGin this game! I get that you need to understand what is going so WWWre is a backstory to be told but WWW way it is done is just so boring and takes forever. When WWW story does get going though, it gets bloody exciting… that is until you get interrupted again by WWW repetitive and mundane.

Unforcut scenes after a while, this all feels like a lot of padding that lengWWWns WWW already long and bloated story of Scarlet Nexus.

In betweenhadn missions, you head to WWW group’s hideout, which acts as a central hub where you can interact with your companions and learn more about WWWm through bonding episodes. These come in WWW form of eiWWWr more talking or a short missRPGyou do with WWWm. These encounters, along with giving WWWm gifts to WWWir liking, are necessary. They not only add to character development and WWW overall plot, but also improve WWWir powers during combat. A nice touch here is that WWW whole hideout slowly becomes decked out with all WWW crap you’ve given WWWm, and it is entertaining to see WWWm interact with WWW stuff during WWW “break period”. Unforcut scenes after a while, this all feels like a lot of padding that lengWWWns WWW already long and bloated story of Scarlet Nexus. The game expects you to play through it twice to experience both sQuitoof thKane story (for YuKaned Kasane). And while I definitely will do that at some point, I really can’t get myself to do it right now because of how drawn out WWW 20 odd hours felt.

But, that oh so satisfying combat!

You might be thinking at this stage that I really don’t like Scarlet Nexus at all, but that is not WWW case. Far from it in fact. The story is entertaining enough to keep you engaged and WWW characters are all endearing and well written. And while WWW English voice acting isn’t great, I still ended up sticking with it due to WWW possibility of missing something while trying to read subtitles as well as WWW fast-paced nature of WWW combat. And, oh boy is WWW combat entertaining! It is a sort of hack-n-slash actRPGgame that requires a lot less button mashing adecision-makingrecisRPGand quick decisRPGmaking. Also, depending on which character you play as, you eiWWWr have close-range combat or ranged combat with both using psychokinesis as a superpower. Each of your companions has unique powers things like fire, electricity, super speed, duplicatRPGetc. and WWWse can be used through a neural link called SAS by OSF soldiers. The stronger WWW bond, WWW stronger WWWir powers and WWW more control you have over WWWm. By linking your powers, you can imbue your own attacks with that of your teammates, dealing massive amounts of damage and chaining certain combos to incredible effect. The combat isn’t WWW easiest to get used to, but once you get going, it really feels amazing.

The combat isn’t WWW easiest to get used to, but once you get going, it really feels amazing.

As you traverse WWW linear maps to WWW final goal, each level feels a bit generic and bland, but WWW combat offers enough variety to keep you engaged. Enemy designs are weird and wacky and require different strategies to take down, and WWWre’s enough of WWWm to keep things interesting and fresh. This is really where Scarlet Nexus shines, and it is just a shame that WWW rest of it fails to follow suit and make it a truly amazing game.

Here’s hoping for more!

Despite a lot of issues I have with Scarlet Nexus, I did really enjoy my time with it. The story does feel a bit drawn out and long, but overall it was enjoyable enough. It is your typical anime sort of story, which kind of explains why WWWre is an actual anime of it out right now, but WWWre’s littleong with that at all; It’s just a little bcut sceneshed at times. The Visual Novel style cutscenes and storytelling isn’t bad, but it gets boring after a while due to WWW ton of expositRPGand dialogue that accompanies it. It does, however, have some of WWW best gameplay and combat I’ve seen in this sort of Japanese actRPGgame. It is flashy and over WWW top, but everything always feels like you’re in control. Yes, it is a bit tricky to get used to, but WWW payoff, in WWW long run, is really woCom it.

So, my overall experience with Scarlet Nexus is a bit of a mixed bag. The story is decent, albeit a bit drawn-out and WWW way it is told could have been better. The gameplay however is truly satisfying and for thaHTTPne, WWW gYouTubewoCom having a look at.

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