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When you activated 4 SAS and brain drive at same time my reaction be like "so this is the power of friendship in anime?"

Played for about 8 hrs now and this is the review that fully compliments my thoughts about this game. Kenji Anabuki really did an awesome job!

It’s been a long time since I played a game for 13 hours on its launch day. I didn’t realize how much I missed the kind of excitement that a game as awesome as Scarlet Nexus can bring me.

I'm super picky about Japanese games because I'm not a big anime person, but I got this on a whim and it's PHENOMENAL. The plot is incredible so far, the combat is super fun, the characters are all great, the art is beautiful...

The looks of Scarlet Nexus brings to mind the words: Tales of Nier.

Considering it is by tales of devs it has my interest. I plan to pick it up.

I just finished 100%ing this game, both characters, all achievements, and I am so happy with it. Tales of Arise can't come soon enough if Bandai Namco are capable of putting out something this enjoyable across the board. In a weird way, it made me fall in love with JRPGs, especially action-JRPGs all over again.

I think i'll wait for September for Tales of Arise. Kisara and her BIG bu-shield solidified my next JRPG time sink

Really hope this is a long lasting franchise in the making, looks amazing

I'm glad a reviewer finally described why the non traditional cutscenes are intentional.

I’m absolutely LOVING this game. It has genuinely made me excited to play more everytime I put it down. Yeah it has flaws but there are so many good aspects in the game that i really don’t notice them anymore

6 hours in, and so far agree 100% havent been this hooked in a game since Persona... God damn this game is amazing.

Also, for people first going into the game, I recommend playing Yuito first. There's some ambiguous things from his view that are entirely spelled out from Kasane's perspective, but not really the other way around.

Yakuza like a dragon: Finally a worthy successor!

While I can't snag it day one, this is definitely gonna have a spot in my collection for sure. Honestly, big props to Bandai Namco for putting some real faith and budget behind their talent and letting the creativity fly

Well it radiates Tales of + TWEWY vibes so it’s not like it was gonna be any less than quite good

I can't even start the game. The title screen theme is so good. 🤣

oh my. someone who didn’t throw electronic music under one umbrella and knows dubstep is a branching genre on its own. a man of culture and excellent taste in music i see. lol but great review, thank you. definitely plan on getting it- along with the games on my 100+ wish list 🤣

Just finished my first playthrough as Yuito. Definitely well worth the wait in my opinion, and I understand how you feel about immediately going back and trying out the other story. I'm glad they added a new game plus to make seeing the other story not as tedious. Definitely an Anime/10 story wise lol

I looked at several reviews for this game, this is the best one I've seen yet. Well done!

The main thing Scarlet Nexus makes me think is that I wish Bamco did more original stuff like this. I mean, the plot and writing might not be world shaking but I'd much rather have more of this, and interesting combat systems to boot, than the endless grind of going through whichever anime arc of whichever popular show - that fans of said anime know like the back of their hands - they've decided to push each year. Oh, one thing I would say is that the dualsense haptics really add to the combat if you're playing on PS5 - the feedback is subtle but feeling the tension build in the trigger as you prepare a psychokenisis attack really adds to fighting and the feeling of that tension breaking and the trigger going limp if you get hit before it's done really hammers home the disappointment you didn't get to let it fly.

Im playing from 2 days this game and im in totally love with this game, its so great and original, single bad thing sometimes can be the camera because its a lot of zoom out but in rest game its 10/10+

It's not often that a High quality Jrpg that isn't apart of a series hits the shelf.

I wish I didn't have to work, I want to keep playing it. It's so good

One thing about the SAS system. You can upgrade the powers by increasing your bonds with the respective characters. Sometimes it can change the power entirely, for example, clairvoyance: allows you to see invisible enemies and get perfect dodges easier. Not much right? When you fully upgrade it, it does all that PLUS: increasing crush damage (think sekiros guard system, once the bar is gone, then it's an instakill) & allows you to instantly stun an enemy off a perfect dodge counter

That intro representation alone makes this worth an immediate full-price buy! 😍

I pre ordered this game and I'm loving every moment of it

I just started on Phase 9 in Scarlet Nexus and am enjoying it! I'm rocking 18 of it's Steam achievements and my Team Bond Level is 4!

game is sick af, straight up. the most fun combat i've had all year

Looks like a mix between Tales and Astral Chain, consider me intrigued. There's way too many good JRPGs for me to play now, I'll be busy for the rest of the year and then some.

The sole intro was the best review i have ever seen, it instantly convinced me to want to get the game lmao.

I really liked those cutscenes that almost look like a manga panel. I experienced them in Tales of Arise, just a quick way to get to know characters, their thoughts on the situation and shit like that. Glad to see them back here haha!

Update on my Scarlet Nexus progression! I got all achievements on Scarlet Nexus making it my eighth official game on Steam to make my Perfect Games list as well as the third RPG to become part of my Perfect Games list with the first two RPGs being Cyberpunk 2077 and Outriders!

I got 16 hours in. This game is a sleeper. Loving this game.

The Guardian Edition was well worth the purchase. I can't wait to start playing it properly after work this weekend!

OMG! YS 9, Scarlet Nexus and Tales of Arise, I dont have enough time to play all of that in 2021

I've got a strong feeling this is gonna end up on underrated ps5 game lists in a couple years from now

Just finished 100%-ing this game with a good 85 hours. So far, my game of the year until something else knocks me out of the park. Haven't played a "Tales of" game, but with how many people are looking forward to it, and how good it looks, I'll definitely give Arise a try.

I finished the Yuito campaign without maxing the bond on 4 characters (they were all level 5 but I couldn't get them any higher) and I was weeping by the end of the credits.

The soundtrack is by far my favorite part of this game.

I am currently playing through Kasane's campaign first and I'm nearly finished it but I must say that this game is really amazing and a blast to play. I was pleasantly surprised how good this game is since I am a bit picky about my RPGs and especially JRPGs which this is definitely one of the better ones I have played in the last few years. I hope it will get a sequel or a spinoff since Scarlet Nexus has great franchise potential.

i think the only problems i could find with this game would be the writing and voice acting (both english and japanese) but otherwise it’s extremely good

"Whatever the hell this is..." @ 12:40 Sounds a bit like Witch-house, but it's fucking dope!

Only setting that gave me issues with camera on PC using mouse and keyboard was Camera Motion Blur, set if to Off because setting it to On will cause very weird jittery movement of the camera.

I do have to say the game starts very anime like. the combat carries the game till the story picks up, then both just make a for a fun and cool experience. I'm halfway down with the first campaign, but I'm just enjoying it and having a good time.

Played it completely through and has to be one of my fav games brain field is so freaking satisfying

Brilliant review, mate. Quality content right here 👌

I may very slow at getting through games compared to most people, but I finally got through the story on Yuitos' side. (Based on the demo, I played the entire game on Hard mode, and that was definitely the right choice.) Warning, long ass comment: First, the combat really is sublime. Some may look at the move list and wonder why you don't get a lot of new attacks for your main weapon, but the SAS menu is where the real meat and potatoes of combat can be found, and that DOES include more attacks where you use your allies to attack, and some cases where you do get new moves entirely like Hanabi's flamethrower. The strategy of combat feels incredible because your powers aren’t just one extra thing added. They have multiple properties both offensive and defensive. Tsugumi’s power might seem like it has no offense to it, but one of the first upgrades you get is an effect that makes counters with her power crack enemy armor instantly. Gemma’s gives you ways to set up attacks you wouldn’t have a window for normally. Kagero’s invisibility adds a unique charge attack to your move list that you can absolutely use as part of your combos, especially if you activate hypervelocity to slow time while you charge. The game does make good use of these powers too, they’re not just there as toys in a game where you could just hack through with your sword. Especially on hard mode, you NEED to be quick on the draw with your powers in some fights. The general flow of combat is finding a good approach to go in with and thinking on your feet to change strategies as your current powers run out and others recharge. The story is pretty zany and it definitely has a lot to say about our own interconnected world, particularly in some of the individual character scenes. Gemma’s absolutely surprised me, hitting on a topic I’m sure is seen in many contemporary countries, but is particularly an issue here in the States. It works a good bit like Xillia II wherein you switch back and forth between main story events and chilling out with side content in the spaces between (minus being in debt this time. XD ) My thoughts on the panel scenes are that they’re actually a good idea for handling scenes where the characters would mainly just be standing around talking (you know, like normal people). They do a good job focusing on expressions. Going back to Gemma’s story, there was one panel at the end of his where just his change in expression said SO much about how much he’d changed. I love the rest of the companions just as much too, especially Shiden, Luka and Kagero, not to mention I already love Kasane, and this isn’t even her side of the story yet. What about Yuito? Well I have to say, he got steadily more interesting as he started to get his bearings from being a fish out of water at the start and ended up being one of my favorites because of an exclusive scene in his story around chapter 10. He turned a trope I’ve seen many times in video game upside down in the best way and even made me laugh. XD Suffice it to say, he’s got more personal motivations then you’d expect at first glance. This game is absolutely a Tales game in Sci-fi mode and I love all of that. A scene partway into the story pretty much confirms this is a Tales game thanks to a running joke in the series. XD Some things in the story could be better, and I think side quests (which work like client orders in PSO2, or perhaps NGS would be more accurate as you can complete them remotely) should offer you memory items for customization instead of actual items as they rarely offered me anything I actually needed. Fortunately character quests comprise the bulk of side content. I’m always inclined to ask for more enemies to add to the mix as well, but I have to admit, the endgame fights felt pretty satisfying taking on powerful targets all at once and tearing them a new one because I had so many tricks at my disposal. I absolutely want more games and I’m glad I have a postgame and another playthrough yet to run. :)

Best review I have seen of this game, couldn't stand all the others since they're all talk, but they never really say anything meaningful.

Damn this looks so good. I'm gonna check this out when I'm not so damn broke.

Scarlet Nexus is amazing. I bought the steam version full price and I have no regrets. Only problem is that the side quests are generic fetch quests or extermination quests, and they are lame. The main story sequence are the meat of the game and its spectular. 8.5 of 10 for me.

About 18 hours in and am blown away. Also the title theme is so goddamn beautiful

I’m not really into jrpgs but I haven’t been able to stop playing this game I love it so much

I am loving it .I wonder what they’re going to do with expansions .

If your character is moving and throwing things with their mind, said character is a TELEKINETIC!!!

Got it on ps4, but damn I'd love to have it on switch.

I'll watch the rest of this after I've finished the game. I'm sold lol

Normally I am not someone that needs reviews in order to buy or play a game but this month was a little packed for me with things I wanted to buy and play, also is my last long vacation until my last semester at university so I wanted to squeeze every minute of fun that I could in this two months. However I was very sad to see that many reviewers that I respec disliked or hated the game, but your appreciation for the game as well as some bits of info that nedded clarification were the last bits of motivation that I nedded for buying the game and to be honest I am very glad I did, loving the game so far!. p.s. Nice analogy at the beginning

12 seconds in and you've already sold me on this game.

Thinking that maybe these skit like cutscenes could possibly be what the skits in Tales of Arise will end up being.

Just subbed finished the Demo for both characters, amazing combat, gameplay, story, gonna be getting this game soon, so excited to play the full game, loving everything so far! 🙌😃

Okay, the intro made me laugh out loud at 3am. lol

This game,as an anime/videogames lover,is really stunning and I am lovin’it,every minute of it.

This intro is amazing.

These monsters would be literally horrific irl of course, but in the context of the game I think they’re great. I saw red stilettoed feet on goat configured lower legs leading to long shapely thighs topped with a fully exposed bone-tail all under a sexy corset and topped with pretty flowers for a head and I had to see more. Fantastically insane.

You just earned yourself a new subscriber! I havent played Scarlet Nexus yet and a lot of video reviews I've watched nit-pick and they don't seem to realize what Bamco JRPGs are like. JRPGs get a bad rep a lot of times because non JRPG fans on gaming sites do the reviews. They think Final Fantasy VII is the best JRPG to exist and try to use that as a Base for Role Playing Adventure games. It's honestly annoying. It's a big reason the (J)RPG industry died but thankfully it's making a comeback due to solo games getting good reviews recently so people are starting to enjoy stories and RPGs again.

I love the concept and style, just.. not the combat or skill tree. It felt like I didn’t have any combos, despite how flashy it looks. I had light attacks that never changed, a back step attack, and the ability to throw stuff. It never really felt like the combat changed from that, every battle felt the same. Square, square, square, triangle, R2, repeat until enemy is dead.

Fantastic game, I was totally blown away, one of hte best surprises I have ever had :)

Totally agreed! The Best japanese game this year

Not a bad game at all. It’s actually really fun the combat system and the controls are great. An easy 8.5/10 for me

Im really enjoying this game a lot. I love the manga style scenes. Reminds me of Valkyria Chronicles.

Game is super super solid. And soo much fun. With a really surprising amount of depth. I think a lot of reviewers are dropping the ball on this game. With that being said. They are allowed to not like somthing i do. Unfortunately soo many people go by their opinions instead of making up their own minds with the information gathered. I think this game is gonna get slept on hard for all the wrong reasons.

Yuito and Kasane to me seem like Sorey and Velvet in a sci-fi setting.

i love how more and more games have bonding events like fire emblem and persona, i just love that stuff because it makes the other characters so much more then just a NPC that is told to be a good friend of us, instead we really feel like becoming friends with them and understanding them

Only in 2024 when I'm replaying Scarlet Nexus do I realize Brain Drive is actually a DOMAIN EXPANSION!! WTF!?!?!?!

15 seconds in and I get the impression its ganna be good! =)

Controller vibration is a vital part of this game. I can't imagine playing this game without a controller. Great review though.

Which mouse and keyboard settings did you remap?

0:10 I didn't see it coming XD anyway between this, Azure translation last month, Rise, TWEWY Neo, Arise and the DP remakes we're going to have tons of new JRPGs

6 hours in and loving it but I am really not a fan of the Still comic book like cutscenes. A lot of them are just characters talking but more than a couple have also been fighting scenes and it can be difficult to really see what is happening or the impact of an attack with the still shots. The side quests also seem awful, the quest objectives so far have no relevance to the quest dialouge. E.g. 1 side quest was an npc complaining about enemies destroying his house. Quest objective, kill 3 particular flying enemies with a special ability. Otherwise seems great and am loving it.

Found this game on game pass and while I usually haven’t really thought too much of it upon seeing it, I thought why not and tried it out. Turns out it was pretty fun and enjoyable for an anime game.

I’m enjoying it so far, it has an interesting story and fun gameplay

Cool, other reviews said I basically had to do both stories. Thanks for saying it does wrap up. I like the idea of having to live with the story I pick. Also, I don’t want to look at that dude’s hair more than I have to.

Looks like Nier Automata meets Astral Chain. I like it! 😎👍

Playing on my xbox right now and loving it!

10 hours in and im on chapter 4 and I love this game.it gives me if bandai made a persona style game.i heard some reviews say it doesn't have memorable music ive I sat and listened to a few memorable songs especially the first city

I thought the naming and titles of the game characters was over board, which made me not want to play this on PS4. A year later, and I’m back playing this on a Steam Deck and let me tell you, it is a PERFECT game got the Steam Deck!

I’m personally really enjoying it

I can tell you right now. any more cosmetics will be in dlc. just like code vein

Regarding ultrawide support: It pillarboxes appropriately with no weird stretching on a 2560x1080 monitor with no need for external programs or futzing with any settings, but it's still "just" 16:9. With how abysmal ultrawide support is in general, I'll gladly take this.

I just picked up the ultimate edition on psn for $50 and the only question I have is HOW HAVE I NOT PLAYED THIS YET? Very few games make me ask this but this one did🤦‍♂️ great vid like and sub.

I wished Kodama had more screen time. Finished Yuito and started Kasane. Is it possible to max out all character bonds on the first play through?

Strikers, Nier Replicant, now Scarlet Nexus with Tales right around the corner. Looks like I'm set for 2021. God bless Japan! Cheers and thanks for the video.

13 hours in and having a blast. About to tackle the testing facility

9:45 bond level 007

Taking aside the common trend that pretty much all Anime-like games are always overbloated in ratings in steam and pretty much every rating platform (due to smaller demographics of the market base and said people have a real unending thirst for Anime-art games, no matter how bad). Scarlet Nexus was a bit, disappointing for me and I had really low expectations coming into the game. I love Bandai-Namco games, Code Vein was one of my favorite games to play, so is the Tales series. And the only thing that I can honestly say good about this game is the combat, and that's stretching it, because Code Vein and (one) Tales series games did it much better. But it's still good to play, and I have no complaints about the combat system. The other parts are really bad though. Like I don't understand how people would actually not rate it bad, don't you people ever play games that actually have good plot, narrative, character development, world building and structure? No? Witcher 3? Dragon Age? Mass Effect? Baldur's? FF series? God of War? How's Scarlet Nexus story is even remotely good? it's like it's written by a 15 year old who has no idea how story progression in games works. The plot is so convoluted in the first few chapters that I have no idea how they managed to maintain the entire structure of the narrative. The character development was so bad that I literally couldn't care less about the other characters aside from Kaname and Yuito. And plot holes... don't even go there.

Hi, I had a question about scarlet nexus. its is a jrpg, but do you level up and stuff in the game or its more in the style of devil may cry, where you buy skills with points when defeating enemies?

This is actually not an RPG at all it's an action RPG please don't get this term used totally different game but it's hands down one of the best action RPGs that has come out in the last 10 years

Are we just going to ignore the Nier in the room