It feels extremely tacked on at the last minute to gatekeep power-ups and filler dialogue. Most of the time, these bond episodes are about having a friendly chat over a drink with multiple different characters… Who just tried to kill you and continue trying to do so between each bond episode. These small character bonding stories evolve throughout the story, increasing skills with certain characters Due to major plot points, they make no sense whatsoever. Not to mention the ‘bond episodes’ with other characters. The first 10 seconds of Kasane’s opening story cutscene delivers more of an impact than the first half of Yuito’s story. ![]() The journey to get there feels too long to be worth it. While the story does pick up in the latter half of both sides, delivering a satisfying enough conclusion. This excuse for poor pacing is used by basically every supporting character, which really impedes any narrative progression in the story. ![]() This is much more apparent in Yuito’s story, but it is seen in both stories quite a bit. To prolong the story as much as it does, the writers make strong use of the ‘I know what’s going on and I am telling you that, yet I am not going to tell you what’s going on just because you don’t need to know or now is not the time… Even though there is every reason to tell you what’s going on’ trope. Both stories, which take about 25-40 hours to complete combined, could have been told comfortably in a quarter of that time. Both stories are ruined by the constant blindfolding of the plot. Neither Yuito’s nor Kasane’s story is particularly engrossing, but the latter is arguably better. A black hole – end of the world-looking thing appears and half a game later, one of the characters mentions it saying “with everything going on, I forgot about that” yeah I forgot about it too, even though nothing else is going on. A great example of this is in the early hours of the game. Scarlet Nexus is mired with tropes and for the sake of extending the story, flat out refuses to give you any information of what the hell is going on in the world of Scarlet Nexus at any given time. This is rather accurate to the story as a whole. Scarlet Nexus opens pretty weakly, you could not count the amount of ‘anime game story tropes’ in the first 10 minutes, even if you had 6 hands worth of fingers to count on. Scarlet Nexus has two playable protagonists with separate stories, mid-range psychic knife fighter Kasane (Left) and close-combat psychic sword user Yuito (Right). Every time you think you are about to learn something interesting, the plot cuts it off with little or no reason given to the player. This falls flat in its delivery, simply because it barely ever tells the player anything significant for the majority of the story. Each power is distinct and their users invoke them by having the ‘sci-fi internet’ plugged directly into their brain.Ĭertainly, the story tries to convey political messages about the danger of constant surveillance by the state. Members of The OSF are all able to use supernatural powers, to search and destroy evil brain-eating monsters called ‘Others’ that plague the world of Scarlet Nexus. ![]() You play as either Kasane or Yuito, a rookie member of the OSF (Others Suppression Force), an elite psychic military force. ![]() The story of Scarlet Nexus on its surface seems original and interesting. Alongside its absolutely blindingly stunning and flashy combat, Scarlet Nexus‘ story is difficult to get through. Unfortunately, as with most things, the game is not perfect. I get that feeling every time I teleport around the stage, slashing a knock-off version of a Silent Hill monster with blindingly fast sword attacks, swallowing it in a vortex of flames and finishing it off by telekinetically throwing a bulldozer at it It certainly isn’t healthy, but god damn it feels so good. As you consume it, your pupils widen and your palms sweat as your heart-rate skyrockets. Yet, Scarlet Nexus, is better described as a turbo mega ultra heart-clogging additive-filled burger. They are by no means a feast, but they keep you warm and fill your belly satisfyingly enough. Scarlet Nexus Is a Deluge of Mind Crushing Blood Pumping Anime Actionīandai Namco Studios anime ARPG’s in the last 5 years have been equatable to a hearty soup in the middle of a cold winter.
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