Scarlet Nexus

 Xbox Series X
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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 141 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 106 out of 141
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 141
  3. Negative: 15 out of 141
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  1. LoneWolf912s
    May 19, 2022
    9
    Artísticamente es un juego muy bonito con gráficos estilo anime,
    el combate es muy adictivo, te diviertes mucho haciendo los diferentes combos y haciendo combinaciones con las habilidades de tus compañeros del equipo para hacer mas daño.
    la historia aunque un poco básica y con algunos clichés de los animes y juegos rpg, es bastante buena en mi opinión es un buen juego que merecía un    Artísticamente es un juego muy bonito con gráficos estilo anime,
    el combate es muy adictivo, te diviertes mucho haciendo los diferentes combos y haciendo combinaciones con las habilidades de tus compañeros del equipo para hacer mas daño.
    la historia aunque un poco básica y con algunos clichés de los animes y juegos rpg, es bastante buena
    en mi opinión es un buen juego que merecía un poco mas de valoración en sus ventas    … Expand
  2. IamChris8
    Dec 19, 2021
    8
    So, nach ca. 3 Monaten habe ich endlich die Storyline von Yuito durch. 3/4 des Spiels habe ich doch sehr genossen. Zum Schluss wurde es sehr sehr zäh. Dennoch gebe ich dem Spiel 8/10 Punkten.

    Grafik: 7/10 Gameplay: 9/10 Umfang: 6/10 Chars: 7/10 Story: 7/10 Gamepass: +1, da das Game nach drei Monat nach Release in den GP gekommen ist. Fazit: 8/10 Punkte Wer den Titel noch    So, nach ca. 3 Monaten habe ich endlich die Storyline von Yuito durch. 3/4 des Spiels habe ich doch sehr genossen. Zum Schluss wurde es sehr sehr zäh. Dennoch gebe ich dem Spiel 8/10 Punkten.

    Grafik: 7/10
    Gameplay: 9/10
    Umfang: 6/10
    Chars: 7/10
    Story: 7/10
    Gamepass: +1, da das Game nach drei Monat nach Release in den GP gekommen ist.

    Fazit: 8/10 Punkte

    Wer den Titel noch nicht gezockt hat, den GP besitzt und auf japanische RPGs steht, der sollte Scarlet Nexus unbedingt einmal testen.    … Expand
  3. Rodionglu
    Jan 2, 2022
    10
    The game is pretty good. I enjoy the story and the gameplay. I would recommend this game.
  4. JaimeRojas97
    Jun 20, 2022
    10
    Definitivamente un gran título. Si bien Scarlet Nexus puede llegar a ser muy repetitivo en los combates, la posibilidad de mejorar el set de ataques de tu personaje y su relación (y por consecuencia conexión) con los demás, hace que este juego sea una experiencia muy enriquecedora. ¿El punto más alto? Para mi: La historia, sin lugar a dudas. Es interesante e atrayente. NuestrosDefinitivamente un gran título. Si bien Scarlet Nexus puede llegar a ser muy repetitivo en los combates, la posibilidad de mejorar el set de ataques de tu personaje y su relación (y por consecuencia conexión) con los demás, hace que este juego sea una experiencia muy enriquecedora. ¿El punto más alto? Para mi: La historia, sin lugar a dudas. Es interesante e atrayente. Nuestros acompañantes son entrañables y juegan un rol muy protagonista, por lo que siempre te sentirás acompañado. Insisto, una aventura que debe estar en tu colección.… Expand
  5. PMG-Writer
    Aug 7, 2021
    9
    The story and the combat system are among the highlights in "Scarlet Nexus". The different characters and their dialogues can provide great moments and enchant us with the pretty cutscenes. The combat system is also a joy to play. The combination of weapon attacks and psionic powers is simply cool. The developers give you a lot of options. It's simply fun to attack your opponents with allThe story and the combat system are among the highlights in "Scarlet Nexus". The different characters and their dialogues can provide great moments and enchant us with the pretty cutscenes. The combat system is also a joy to play. The combination of weapon attacks and psionic powers is simply cool. The developers give you a lot of options. It's simply fun to attack your opponents with all kinds of objects. The technology of the title is not completely convincing. You get a pretty game, but the world could simply contain more possibilities and people. If you don't let this deter you, you'll get an interesting game for your console or PC.… Expand
  6. Veiled
    Jul 10, 2021
    10
    One of the best JRPGs (with its dose of Hack and Slash) today, literally mistreated by the press that surely does not understand half of how it is played. Possibly the best game so far this year on any platform.

    It's a 10 dedicated to the incompetent press.
  7. NBMTX
    Aug 29, 2021
    10
    TLDR: It's gameplay is amazing, and so I personally rate it higher than Persona 5, namely because of it's momentum and constant engagement.

    I was gonna give it a 9/10, because "it's not perfect", but that's ridiculous and basically makes 10 unachievable. If someone's looking at this game/review, then they're probably into JRPGs, and I think this is a top tier JRPG. So 10/10. The    TLDR: It's gameplay is amazing, and so I personally rate it higher than Persona 5, namely because of it's momentum and constant engagement.

    I was gonna give it a 9/10, because "it's not perfect", but that's ridiculous and basically makes 10 unachievable. If someone's looking at this game/review, then they're probably into JRPGs, and I think this is a top tier JRPG. So 10/10.

    The story to this game gets as ridiculous as you expect it to, from something describing itself as "brain punk". You're gonna hear the word "brain" A LOT. It's unapologetic, and all the better for it. The characters are really great, and encompass all the tropes, as per usual, but still seem grounded. They all have their little nuances you get to know, and in the end they're all likable... except Shiden, he didn't get dere enough for my liking.

    All that probably sounds like 7 or 8/10 JRPG material, but the REAL claim to fame here is it's combat. It's super damn fulfilling to master of the course of the game, and I do mean the whole game. Because everything from your basic move set to your available abilities, combos, etc, grow over the course of the game, it stays constantly interesting, and the tend will have you saying "I'm amazing!", and it's great.

    In my TLDR I mention Persona 5 because in P5 I felt pretty over the gameplay and main story by the second Palace. I basically played for like 70-80 more hours after that because I liked the characters, but I eventually had to quit. This game kept me interested the whole way through. I enjoyed the character developments, and the crazy story with all the brains, and that amazing gameplay.

    Weird tangent, but you could tell the devs are incredibly in-tune with the audience/genre, because even the menu/sub-menus are high quality. As in, if you scroll down to a certain bit of data in the enemies sub-tab, it'll stay there. And you'll probably be consulting the beastiary because it gives specific help on the weaknesses of different enemy types.

    So, 10/10. I very strongly hope this game gets the sequel (or at least DLC) it sets up. I think it has a future.

    Oh yeah, AND the game supports Quick Resume on Series X. So even if you wanna say this review should be a 9/10, that still deserves the extra point. 10/10.    … Expand
  8. Kjk2000
    Jul 4, 2021
    9
    One of the best games of 2021 so far .. its been a while since I played a great anime game the compact is so unique , soundtrack, story, characters everything in this game is well done if you are still interested buy the game you won’t regret it. I got the platinum today
  9. Ex1a
    Aug 24, 2021
    8
    Very gorgeous looking and decent game it's a solid JRPG on what ever console you wish to play it. We need more games like this from Bandai.
  10. Kaprawiec
    Mar 24, 2022
    10
    Wow, what a game! Its got story straight from best anime series, great combat and graphics (both remind me of Nier Automata). One of the best games of recent years, sleeper hit of 2021, my personal GOTY along with Returnal, Halo Infinite, Metroid Dread and Outriders.
  11. Xplocion
    Mar 3, 2022
    8
    The good:
    One more Japanese on Xbox. If you think it looks like an anime, it's because a trans-media format was thought of in which the adventures of the video game are complemented by the anime. Two visions of the same story. The music is good but nothing memorable. The design of the enemies is very original and very detailed. The combat is entertaining but once you find the optimal    The good:
    One more Japanese on Xbox. If you think it looks like an anime, it's because a trans-media format was thought of in which the adventures of the video game are complemented by the anime. Two visions of the same story. The music is good but nothing memorable. The design of the enemies is very original and very detailed. The combat is entertaining but once you find the optimal skills and combinations you don't want to experiment and just spam. It has a nifty progression and skill tree (which has no penalty and is all made into marks). The designs of the ruins and the cities are incredible with the amount of detail and things in motion. The game looks absolutely scandalous on Xbox One X, Series S or Series X. It has Backtracking components (items that are too high to take or behind a door that requires a skill or character that you do not have, which forces you to be visiting several times certain places. It's in the Xbox Game Pass.

    The bad:
    If you can't stand the Japanese, the moments of other people's sorrow, the anime and manga clichés that have been repeated thousands of times about chosen boys and girls, you're going to have a very bad time. The first two hours are Presentation after Presentation of characters whose names you later do not remember (until you are assigned to a squad), while you try to string together what he tells you. Kasane's constant face of discomfort, you don't get along with her and she doesn't like her (which is a cliché of anime characters to see how she gradually changes and even smiles, evolves and blah, blah). The design of the enemies can take more than one out of the experience or be unpleasant for them. You can't carry more than 10 healing items, and the most powerful ones can't carry more than three. No (contrary to what was sold and what is seen in the trailers or gameplays) it is not an "Open World", they are areas with corridors and certain large areas, some interconnected, others not. The missions that force you to watch the anime (I don't go through there) are optional and if they were at least on the game page or YouTube I would want to search for them and watch them but it is to go to another anime streaming platform and pay your subscription or go illegal (don't). The music did not stick with me since none of them stand out, they are all too flat. The subject of Backtracking is interesting, but since nobody tells you, not even the game itself, that you can't take it at a moment X, because you're wasting time trying to take it over and over and over again instead of advancing. The game looks between average and bad in Xbox One Fat and One S, in addition the load times and the textures of some areas are replaced by lines of lines and points in what loads the environment, it happens more when trying to pan the camera or there are many elements on the screen

    Lo Meh!:
    “The blink blink” effect of the items on the map makes you aware of them and ends the feeling of exploring the areas. I hate those games in which it's endless Presentation of characters that come and tell you their life and you don't even care and then the girl's face (Kasane) doesn't hide her disgust that she has for the world (it's a cheap cliché of encourage them, I know and I assume it but I expected a personality not a girl twisting her mouth and annoying all the time) but after a while you don't remember any name or what they do or what they tell you and you end up giving her nicknames until you you can use them. The meme of crossing the streets is very funny and even educational. No, I'm not going to hire Crunchy Roll to watch the episodes that don't interest me in the least, and even less with Kasane's wooden face...    … Expand
  12. Brie_lars0n
    Jul 3, 2021
    10
    maravilloso un gran videojuego en todos los apartados tecnicos y de historia muy recomendado.
  13. Bruninho1997
    Feb 24, 2022
    8
    Muito bom!
    Ótima jogabilidade, um excelente enredo e muito divertido!
    Apesar de algumas conversas e sidequests serem EXTREMAMENTE tediosas e bobinhas, e de que os mapas são completamente lineares, o jogo brilha muito no resto, e vale muito a pena conhecer esse ótimo título.
  14. Angeloa09
    Nov 2, 2021
    10
    Best game ive played this year. It’s been ages since a game capture me to the point I’m here making a review
  15. Binyabik
    Jun 26, 2021
    9
    Absolutely stunning JRPG! The combat is lots of fun and feels great. Attacks pack a satisfying punch and combos flow great. Graphics are crisp and runs perfect on my Series X.

    The voice acting is perfect and you can pick jp. voices as well.

    Highly recommended. Feels like a mix of Astral Chain, Bayonetta and DMC.

    No story spoilers but enjoyed it a lot.
  16. Thathuman
    Jun 28, 2021
    10
    It's the funniest game I've played this year right now. It's fast pace with a dope story. I also like anime like games so this was a win, win for someone like me.
  17. LancerPelican
    Jul 8, 2021
    9
    Gameplay is amazing but it gets even better as you unlock more and more skills as you play the game. Your squad’s abilities are the biggest strength in the gameplay and as you increase your bonds with them (that’s right there’s a bond system in this game!) you’ll unlock even stronger abilities. Story is definitely the surprising factor as it not only boasts great characters but a veryGameplay is amazing but it gets even better as you unlock more and more skills as you play the game. Your squad’s abilities are the biggest strength in the gameplay and as you increase your bonds with them (that’s right there’s a bond system in this game!) you’ll unlock even stronger abilities. Story is definitely the surprising factor as it not only boasts great characters but a very interesting plot. It’s much better than what we were told! Artstyle, graphics and environments are all stellar and I truly believe this is one of the best games to release this year. Bandai really delivered with this game and I hope we see more of this franchise… Expand
  18. CaptainA7ProSX
    Jun 26, 2021
    8
    This is a great and unique anime like game with over the top action, compelling story and fun mechanics that will keep you coming back for more. Highly recommended this!
  19. Hermannemesis
    Jun 26, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me encanto el juego es buenísimo, las dinámicas son buenas llevo 5 horas jugadas pero ya me está encantando me tiene enganchado totalmente… Expand
  20. DaBigBoss
    Jun 29, 2021
    10
    Un videojuego bonito de ver con un divertido sistema de combate y una buena historia, un shounen heho videojuego, recomendadisimo.
  21. ZYMROD
    Jan 4, 2023
    8
    Es un juego de acción con mecánicas bastante interesantes y con estética anime que cuenta con una historia decente que se va desinflando con cliches típicos del anime, que a veces dan cringe pero al tener mecánicas solidas se compensa bastante esos momentos incomodos del "poder de la amistad" y melodramas de origen no tan tragicos.

    LO BUENO - Mecánicas combates. - El sistema de    Es un juego de acción con mecánicas bastante interesantes y con estética anime que cuenta con una historia decente que se va desinflando con cliches típicos del anime, que a veces dan cringe pero al tener mecánicas solidas se compensa bastante esos momentos incomodos del "poder de la amistad" y melodramas de origen no tan tragicos.

    LO BUENO
    - Mecánicas combates.
    - El sistema de relaciones personajes.
    - Customización de habilidades que realmente tienen peso en el gameplay.
    - La opción de tener 2 historia paralelas con diversas ramificaciones, pero se agradece el detalle que alarga el juego y la trama.
    - El anime aporta a la trama y sus easter eggs dan recompensas en el juego base.
    - La tienda del juego que no se basa solo en vender y comprar, sino que se pueden crear items y trajes.
    - La transición de cinemáticas tipo manga y anime.
    - Escenarios y ambientes inmersivos.
    - La música es bastante buena.
    - El estilo artístico de los enemigos.
    - El momento de transición tras cada episodio ,la sala segura, que permite profundizar relaciones y ver diversos easter eggs.

    LO MALO
    - Episodio Karen DLC que solo son un montón de cinemáticas que aportan a la trama pero hubiera sido interesante jugar con el personaje.
    - Cliches típicos del anime.
    - Las dos ciudades principales están desaprovechadas y vacías.
    - El sistema de submisiones esta desaprovechada y no aportan nada al juego.
    - La trama parte bastante bien, pero a mitad del camino se siente apresurada e incongruente con algunas decisiones del final.    … Expand
  22. notifycritic
    Jun 22, 2023
    9
    Maravilha de jogo, joguei quando estava no gamepass
  23. TalionSwift
    Jun 28, 2021
    10
    This game is great! The story is great (Played the male character). The combat is really neat i binged like 6hrs in one sitting. Defiantly going through again with the Female character
  24. Aokana
    Aug 3, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Normally I'd probably put this at a 8 but considering its on Gamepass and its one of the few games on game pass I've actually enjoyed I've bumped it to 10.

    Story - 8/10 - I played the "Kasane" side and overall it was solid. Grinding out relationship levels was kinda dumb and it really did seem forced how everyone's still Kasane's Friend even after she tries to kill Yuito. Theirs way too much instant forgiveness in the game. However the game despite involving time travel does not end up with the "Perfect Ending" where everyone is saved in some miraculous ending event. So it get's points for that and overall the story does work all the major kinks out and is enjoyable IF you can follow along and piece everything together. I think the Yuito side from what I've heard is a bit less put together.

    I'd normally say 6-7 but I give I'm bumping it to an 8 because even though their a pain if you grind out all the affection or "Bond" episodes for all the npc members they all do end up more less fleshed out characters which makes them feel more unique than other NPC characters in similar games I've played.

    Graphics - 8/10 - Characters look AMAZING, Animations are fluid and overall the only real issue I take is some of the background textures are bleh and overall the level designs get a bit repetitive.

    Soundtrack - 10/10... The soundtrack of this game is incredible, Theirs plenty of tracks I listen to while at my desk at work.

    Voice/Sound - 7/10 - Most of the time the game is solid and the voices are ok, but sometimes characters like Shiden just... get unbearable at times. Theirs also just something satisfying about the shatter noise they use for "Brain Crush".

    Combat - 7 - Combat is engaging enough, and theirs plenty of options plus theirs a enough of a variety of enemies that each require you to use specific bias powers to overcome that it stops it from being 1 trick wonders for most of the game however I did it start to get repetitive and by the time I got into the later stages and had most of the skills unlocked it was Duplication + Electric or Fire + Hypervelocity 90% of the time.

    I also think I was lucky to have chosen the Kasane Side because the powers she gets from her teammates bias just seem better than Yuito's. From what I've seen of Yuito's gameplay it just seems like between his need for closer range vs Kasane combined with the way the powers work on his team seems to lead to a clumsier more interrupted and frustrating combat. Even in the late stages when you get access to everyone I found I was only using Yuito's party skills when i HAD to outside of Hanabi's fire because she's just a better character than Shiden and her activation lines aren't near as Cringy.    … Expand

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Vgames
    Dec 27, 2021
    85
    Scarlet Nexus is an amazing Japanese action RPG game, at the start it could give a feeling of an average anime game, but the amazing designs, blend of action and RPG, interesting story are a great blend to one of 2021 games you don't want to miss.
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  2. Gamers' Temple
    Jul 19, 2021
    76
    While I did have some fun with Scarlet Nexus, I am left with the feeling that it could have been more. If there was more life to the city, and any life at all to the frequently drab mission locations, all of the traversal in the game would have felt a lot less like traversal and the world would have felt more immersive and fleshed-out. The combat has its unique aspects, but there is a repetition to it that is exposed by the volume of battles that you will fight against the same enemy types. While it is a plus that the game essentially gives you two campaigns, you may find yourself having had enough after making it through one.
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  3. SomosXbox
    Jul 8, 2021
    88
    Scarlet Nexus is arguably one of Bandai Namco's best games. Its deep combat system and a plot that makes you want to know more at every turn make the game a highly recommended product for fans of the ARPG genre.
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