It's been over a year since we first saw Scarlet Nexus get its official unveiling at an Inside Xbox event in 2020, but now, it's finally available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S - complete with Smart Delivery.
The anime RPG has you taking control of one of two characters, each with their own separate campaign. You'll battle through exhilarating combat, complete with stunning anime visuals. It's not all explosive set pieces, as you'll also spend some downtime in the hub world, meet up with your companions, and form special bonds between your party.
Featuring a dual story, begin your adventure with either Yuito Sumeragi, an energetic recruit from a prestigious political family or Kasane Randall, the mysterious scout whose power and skill has gained great notoriety among the OSF. As their different experiences interweave with each other, it is only then that you will reveal the full story and unlock all the mysteries of a Brain Punk future caught between technology and psychic abilities in SCARLET NEXUS.
Reviews for the game have been fairly positive, with many critics praising its combat in particular. The narrative seems to be a bit hit-and-miss, and depends on your love for the anime genre. But if you're looking for something fast-paced, over-the-top, and just a little bit different, Scarlet Nexus could be a great way to spend the weekend.
Will you be picking up Scarlet Nexus this weekend? Let us know in the comments below.
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I played it yesterday for four hours. The soundtrack is amazing. I really like the cel shading. The game so far has run flawlessly. Combat takes getting used to but it's a good blend of action and strategy switching between SAS attacks. Feels like a mix between Astral Chains with the linear world and combat and some xenoblade with team bonding storylines. The lore is interesting and makes me want to check out the anime when it premiers.
Seems to be a solid 8/10 game, but the typical case of too many games and not enough free time, so this will have to be a pass for now at least!
Started it last night. I’m really surprised at the environments and the monster designs. Everything is themed really well, and looks good. I really do think this is one of Bandai Namco’s most polished game.
On my way home from work now to go play it. I can’t wait, I really dug the demo.
Still waiting for my ps4 copy to come 😔 but from what I've seen and read it sounds like it's a solid game, probably the highest scoring anime game they have produced. Get a nice two months free of funimation with the game aswell
@UltimateOtaku91 You don't have a PS5? 😒
English HoloLive game Streams-
https://youtu.be/OZP4N0edOu0
https://youtu.be/aBMlZz-udo8
There is also a contest to win a Jacket from the game. I can only access the link for US resident, so I don’t know what EU is doing.
@gingataisen the only ps5 games I buy are it's exclusives I want due to having a digital only version, I'm not wasting £70 on digital games I might end up not liking.
As soon as stock becomes steady I will trade it in for the disk version, same with the series S il trade it in for the X.
Bless you, @mousieone! 💚
@gingataisen you’re welcome. The newsletter with the information came out day of so I didn’t want anyone to miss it.
@UltimateOtaku91 Will you be able to upgrade to the PS5 version for free?
@gingataisen yes but you still need the ps4 disk to unlock the ps5 version every time you want to play it
@UltimateOtaku91 that sounds normal. The only annoying issue is the save transfer but thats only once. There are some extra steps for you specifically because you aren’t fully off PS4 but also on PS5. That’s only like day. A better question would be once this NVMe drives come in if you’ll be able to swap between the two systems so the game transfer will go faster. Let’s hope?
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