It never feels as though the substance has taken a backseat either, as it grows more and more complex as each chapter goes on. No matter how you tackle situations in Scarlet Nexus, it's given an incredible amount of style to feast your eyes over. While the narrative suffers, the combat absolutely shines in one of the most polished and addictive systems in recent years. It takes a fair few hours to understand some of the components in play. It doesn't help that with both campaigns you're thrown into the world with little backstory as to what's happening, acronyms you're unlikely to understand, and a ton of terminology thrown at you. It's beyond infuriating and makes the narrative unnecessarily complex to follow. In fact, the first half of the game could be boiled down to a ten minute sequence if the all the characters involved just sat down and talked to one another. Of course, these stories intertwine, but it feels heavily convoluted and forced.
It's a big ask, considering one playthrough can land you anywhere between 25-35 hours depending on how much you complete, but each offers enough reason to revisit its world if you do become invested. Events that happen in one are explained in the other and vice versa.
Each campaign - especially in the early hours - plays out through a variety of different circumstances.
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You're going to want to play both of these if you want the full picture. Going any further would delve into spoiler territory, but you are able to experience the story via two perspectives - Yuito or Kasane - each who have their own unique abilities and story beats to follow. In the world of Scarlet Nexus, Others are monsters which plague humanity, with the OSF working to defend the public against them. This can range from pyrokinesis to telekinesis, as certain members of the public belong to a company known as the OSF, the Other Suppression Force. It feels as though the story is always trying to fight for your attention and in the process causes a disconnect.Īs a basic outline, Scarlet Nexus is an anime action-RPG set in the near future where humans are gifted with unique powers. There's some enjoyment watching each story beat attempt to upstage the last by further reaching out of the realms of reality, but it's hard to resonate with a plot which constantly throws revelation upon revelation. It's utter nonsense - and not in the good way. It's narrative attempts to run parallel to all of this with the same degree of insanity, but ultimately falls short of its stellar gameplay.Īttempting to explain the plot of Scarlet Nexus would most likely end with you popping some painkillers as your brain helplessly attempts to process it all. How it eases you in and teaches you the mechanics up until this point is a stroke of genius, and is complemented by some truly visceral action. By the end of the game, you're not only directing the experience, but you're also producing it, controlling the lighting, and fulfilling the role of every member of the ballet. With Scarlet Nexus joining Xbox Game Pass (September 30), we're re-publishing this review.Ī few hours into Scarlet Nexus your fingers are dancing around the controller as you're directing the ballet of action on screen.
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