Scarlet Nexus Review - The Final Verdict
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Scarlet Nexus lives and dies by its combat, which is a good thing, because the combat is great. It's fast, frantic, consistently enjoyable, grows progressively more complex, and feels surprisingly strategic on a very fundamental level. But in most other ways, the game fails to live up to its potential, most notably in how it fails to do justice to a good setting and solid world-building with uninteresting characters, a mindless narrative, and deeply flawed storytelling.
If you're looking for engaging combat, I'll recommend Scarlet Nexus in a heartbeat- but be prepared to be lukewarm on nearly every other aspect of the game.
I like how half the people say the story is good and the other half don’t. There’s no inbetween.
Weebs vs normal people.
@@noblealfred5010 Which one says which tho? Weebs hate it and normal people love it(?)
You like that shit?
@@nelsonw9483 Seems like it. Heard a guy say that it wasn't anime enough for him. (Literally btw)
@@nelsonw9483 lol. I mean weebs suck up anime trope characters whereas normal people are fed up with the cookie cutter.
people that are pissed with him criticizing the game: thats why reviewers just give everything a high score these years and every time someone actually tries to criticize something he gets flamed. hypocrites
I actually came here to find out what's the core of the game and whether to pick it up or not. When it's properly broken down and I know pros & cons, it's a lot easier to decide if I wanna spare time to invest into it. People might be pissed off but I'm sure there're those who appreciate a proper analysis
People who play games as games want a review to review ‘a game’ and not analyse it as a film/book. There is a big difference.
@@amnril why shouldn’t a game be reviewed like a movie? What’s the difference? If the story isn’t interesting to the reviewer, then it just isn’t interesting. What should he have said? Again, that is way reviewers just give everything high scores and don’t try to criticize anything
Ive been playing Scarlett Nexus and am really enjoying it. The story is interesting and love the combat. Fun game
This dude sounds like he wants to get fired for that COVID relief money 😂
Lol it's a Bandai Namco game, get ready for season passes and this game will drop to $20 within the year.
Be on gamepass by Christmas I think.
More like additional content that will be drip fed into the game when I've moved on from it. I felt that with Code Vein, Ace Combat 7 and SoulCalibur VI. And you just know they have that stuff ready for release but won't give it to you until the scheduled release time that is months later.
Nah. This one comes bundled with an anime, releasing next month. Most likely the game is going to get a sequel. As for gamepass, namco already said it won't be a part of it.
This is a new flagship series from the Tales Of creators with an anime adaptation and more production value than their last 6 games combined. I dont think they'll risk killing a potential IP by ripping off the fanbase that is still forming.
This isn’t from the Tales of creators, it’s Bandai publishing it but no, the Namco Tales Studio did not create this game.
Another review said the gameplay is okay and it's the amazing story that hard carries the game and it's worth playing for that alone.
I've been annoyed by a couple reviews just straight up saying "you will not like this part" rather than saying " I found this part to be the weaker aspect". Some of these outlets need better reviews editors.
Holy shit 2 reviews that arent the same? Mad, it's as if reviews are like opinions or something.
You can honestly tell this guy never played many JRPG’s, such a dull review.
😂😂😂😂
Yeah, dude sounds like he can't wait to finish with the script.
Huh, I took this to be an action game from the demo I played.
You are dull
If you’re going to try and act cool,at least try harder
"Characters behaving in ways the make no sense"
Welcome to anime 🤣
Learn English!
@@Loquito45 f-off with that. At least point out the mistakes instead of being a wiseass.
@@ironmaidenmetalgod wouldn’t use the word “wise ass”. It gives to much credit for what otherwise is really just a dumb ass
@@marktsempo3919 Almost English!😅😂🤣
It’s like he’s never seen anime before
I'm so glad reviews are subjective.. I usually always feel the complete opposite of what any given reviewer says about a game.. I'm sure this will be the case with this one.. I loved the demo!
@@alexandergreene461 Honestly, I truly have to disagree it is 'all subjective' anyway. It mostly just isn't subjective at all. If a game doesn't control well, it will be something everyone objectively notices. And in this particular case, the reviewer in this case is just dead wrong. He probably just doesn't like JRPGs a lot and has zero experience with other JRPGs to compare with, because this truly is one of the better JRPGs out there. Literally objective fact. It's also an objective fact combat is actually very decent, if not outright great. It has refreshing new stuff, it uses quicktime events in a way that actually feels good and overall impact of everything is amazing. I never get how people can be completely hyped about something like Metal Gear Solid V (great game by the way, I still occasionally play just to kill some time) or something like Persona 5, but consider deeper combat in a game like Scarlet Nexus suddenly mediocre. Makes no sense to me. And compared to some of the dungeons you will find in lower budget JRPGs, this game has spectacular level design and world building. It rivals that of Final Fantasy, which again isn't hard to see an objective fact. No doubt this reviewer will hate on other upcoming games like Tales of Arise, which has a similar next level vibe to their world building. At least in terms of first impression, the game isn't out yet. Another objective fact is how most people are just terrible reviewers when it comes to the more objective stuff a game does right. These same idiots consider Cyberpunk 2077 a good game, somehow. When actually, it is straight up trash. Not very hard to see the countless of issues with that game. All objective stuff. Whether or not people are able to enjoy playing the game _despite_ all that has nothing to do with subjectiveness either. It's just their tolerance for crap games is (too) high. It means they will always be biased.
I really enjoyed the combat in this game. I did the campaign on hard right out of the gate because I was hoping for more challenge, though it wasn't too difficult, I feel like that was the right decision. It was always high octane for me, and once I got the ability to use 8 skills, really picked up the pace for me
so this guy is like saying " the story is bad because the story is bad, and not being an general open world game = bad "
@@alexandergreene461 yeah, has he explained how and why it "Doesn't follow a functional plot" ?
You are just trying too hard imagining stuff to make up for his shallow comment.
@@kimsengyap1000 because it would then be spoilers, I have played the game for 8 hours and I'm frustrated by the characters doing 180 just cause, and the protagonist just forgiving them because it's anime. no repercussions, no punishment. it follows anime clichés but this one is a little too much.
@@colonelsanders5507 great, you are always right in this way, where you don't even bother to justify your opinion. I bet you think your/this fellow's comment sounds persuasive right? fUnNy
The voice over guy is lifeless. If you want a comparison, skip to the end where the it switches to the usual pre-recorded clip for the usual like, comment, subscribe outro.
The weebs have you targeted for termination. Settle your affairs.
As a weeb.......this game was fuckin horrible. I mean, it was one of the worst "anime" stories I've ever seen. I played out yuito's campaign, and it was a chore to me.
The tone of this review is pretty conflicting to the score imo. You don't sound super enthusiastic about anything (understandable) but that kinda conflicts with a 7/10 score. It doesn't sound like the story could've been that bad and the level design that archaic if you give it a 7/10 unless the combat is just that good. But I've heard other reviews say the exact opposite and score it similarly.
You just have to minus 5 points from it and imagine it's actually a 1-5 scoring system. These 'reviewers' almost never really rate things lower than a 5, even when they bash them to hell. He's basically saying it's a 2/5 game.
@@Egeslean that does not work like that. You'd have to divide by 2. So this would be 3.5.
@@ironmaidenmetalgod you missed the point of the argument. A 10/10 would still be a perfect score if you subtract 5 i.e. 5/5. The argument is that review scores barely hand out less than a 7. By subtracting 5 (thus eliminating the bias) you're left with a score that better reflects the true score. Thus a 7 equates to a subpar/just below average game. A game that receives a rare 5/10 would mean it's not worth playing if we use the subtract 5 formula.
If not for being a game......the story alone would be around 3 or 4 out of 10. One of the worse "anime" storylines, and the delivery through VN format, was absolutely horrendous. The fun fighting did make it a bit more fun. I won't give it 7/10 tho.....more like 6/10 at most. 5/10 if I'm being very fair.
@@Billus08 Exactly. I couldn't have explained it better myself. (In fact I tried and I just could not find the correct words XD so thank you.)
Dude are you new to anime games or just anime in general?
does it matter where quality is concerned correct me if im wrong i havent watched the vid
@@roshaanreddy8107 I mean yeah when I've seen like 10 other people say the story is good
Sounds like a gaming noob in general
@@RTembers41 any objections from other people?
@@roshaanreddy8107 just saying gamingbolt has gone downhill and this guy seems like a novice at this
Loved the demo can't wait to play the full game tomorrow
Same
How did I miss that there was a demo? Fail lol
@@bradreed4414 🤣🤣 I actually had to search it to fined it when it first came out lol
You dont have money to play
I couldn't finish the video because the narrator is just plain bad. He sounds like he is forced to read the script and didn't feel any emotions in his voice.
Random Gaming Journalist : Linear action games with zero side quests are outdated and horrible
Me : DMC5, GOW, Hellblade etc
I'm sorry you found the story and characters to be so convoluted and uninteresting. I just picked up the game and I'm very much looking forward to playing it. DreamcastGuy gave the game a lot of praise, when he was about 20 hours in. He said if he had to complain about something, it would just be the story and characters being so massive that it was hard to keep up with everything. He praised the lore and the characters.
the characters in this game are soo chliche.
Did he praise the enemy designs ??
I like (sarcastic) how people cant actually sit down and listen to an actually review.
Based on the review, the combat is great but everything else is lacking in quality.
Saying "you dont understand the genre" or "10/10 cuz the combat is so good" does no justice for the review of the game as a whole. Clearly, their expectations are so low and so limited that a game clearly presenting flaws is perceoved as perfect or near perfect.
If every game is good because of one or two aspects, then there are no good games.
Why does the reviewer sound like he's out of breath?
This game looks really freaking cool, and the combat sounds extremely fun and engaging, but the outdated almost punishing linearity of the level design is such a turnoff. I don't need fully open world design, and games like Final Fantasy XV, Greedfall, or God of War hit a good middle ground between fully open world and fully linear worlds, so we all know it can be done perfectly well. They're linear but there's still exploration to be had, to scratch that innately human exploratory "curiosity itch."
I don't know how honest this game is about its linearity either. What I mean by honest or dishonest linearity is this... Final Fantasy 7 Remake felt very *dishonest* in its linearity at times because of how it was so _very_ linear, and then at the same time the devs would continually tease us by throwing in all these little spots that were literally designed to look like explorable paths, but when you approach them you find out there's an invisible wall, or some tiny bits of debris on the ground magically preventing you from proceeding. There's a sense of being "teased" or lied to about the map that makes this kind of deceptive or "dishonest" linearity even more disappointing than a game like Persona 5 where you have literal streets or hallways and the linearity is just a fact of life.
already preordered and play it tommorow
Same. Already got it preinstalled
This is a deep deep sale for me
Locked and loaded here too! Can’t wait for 10pm!!
Target has it on sale on PS5 for $50, i just preordered today and ready to play a fun game!
Got it today. Already playing :)
They really got us fighting a Flower Bouquet?
LMFAO. You fkn serious?
Thats my thoughts exactly, what the f is up with these enimies, its like an antique store and flower shop came to life 😆 🤣 😂
this game deserves more, it's better than a lot of the crap you praise in this channel
I think the story is good but it's ideal to obviously play both protagonists. I enjoyed the story, and for me, if I can remember the characters well and like them, I tend to see that as a win for characters in my book. And you'll have to like the characters because you'll be seeing and talking to them a LOT. So characters make or break a story even if the story is good. Heck, you get a lot of back story from them too if you do their bond episodes. I do admit though that world building did take a back seat some, but it's still cool though. You get enough of what you need to understand your objective in the story.
1:05 to 1:15. About half of the games I've recently played. Still going to pick it up tomorrow and will surely, hopefully enjoy it. Just hope I can wrap up Ys IX tonight.
Though I can't help but wish more games did a little more to live up to their potential. In terms of combat, I also wish more games took a quicker, action packed approach to combat. One review I just read said it was a bit boring and they expected DMC-like combat. Even if not DMC for Nexus something more like Ys which is an Action RPG and faster paced combat with tons of skills would likely be nice. But I'll find out tomorrow just how well or mediocre Scarlet Nexus is.
side note: Jedi Fallen Order was one I recently I played that seemed to fall a bit short; imo. It was your stale, typical, snails pace combat; imo. Personally that game, for me, would've benefited greatly from a more action oriented combat system where you truly feel like a badass Jedi. Perhaps since Cal has been in hiding and not a Jedi Master will mean that if there a sequel they will attempt a more action oriented combat system; along with some form of fast travel. The level design, the tombs, everything about Jedi Order was really fun except for combat and frustrating due to lack of any fast travel on each planet....
I so want this game because it looks tons of fun
@Kasane Randall ooh awesome
@Kasane Randall i just pre dowlnloaded is it really good because people just talk to talk
Probably one of the better Bandai games out there honestly
It’s on sale right now at the PS Store!
Normally I’m not a fan of linear games, I prefer open world. But this game is an exception, combat is satisfying and overall very fun.
Some reviewers say the soundtrack is good and others also say it is meh...
You mention the negative aspect of just going through hallways and not being open enough. I actually enjoy games that do that. Some games I wanna explore some, I just wanna go from point A to B and enjoy the combat and story
I'm generally annoyed by a lot of reviews these days, and particularly some I've seen of this game. I have no horse in the race, I don't know much about this game. But all these reviewers know these are their own opinions, as all reviews are people's opinion. But this and some others have been very declamatory about how others will feel about the game. They don't say things like, "I found the story lacking", they say "this was a poor story" and " be prepared to not like anything other than the combat". Some reviewers didn't like my favorite game of all time, and some reviewers also praised the story in this very game. To say "be prepared to not like it" is ridiculous. Telling people how they are going to feel about an aspect isn't helpful and it's a poor way to present an opinion.
They always do this to “ anime” games or JRPG, it’s absolutely bizarre and annoying.
@@SAKURA-gt8ns reviewers are constantly saying "a review is our opinion" when people don't like it. And that's true. But then they don't frame the review as opinions and instead say "this is bad, you won't like it". It's no wonder so many people don't know what the actual point of reviews is.
Yeah it's really annoying
@@TheArchitect097 Then don't watch a review? Reviews are generally targeted at the general gaming population, not people who are weebs or especially into JRPG's as they will already get the game. They're catering to those who aren't used to this stuff or new. Of course alot of this is their opinion but it's also objective. There are different criteria's things fill to be a good story. Animes like AoT are recognised to have good stories because they filled those criterias
@@PuReMannY1 you completely missed the point of everything I've said, and also completely miss the point of a review, and have no idea what you're talking about. I already said I don't care about the game either way, I may get it, I never even said anything about my opinion on anime. My problem is not that someone had a certain opinion, I just think they framed those opinions as a fact that will be true for everyone, which is clearly not true. And a review is OBVIOUSLY entirely an opinion, as you can tell, one person can give something a 10/10 and another can give it a 2/10. One can love the story, others can hate it, which is the case I'm talking about here with this very review. To think there's an "objectively good story that meets some criteria" is foolish nonsense. You think there's a checklist reviewers go by? A negative review can be helpful, if the content explained sounds like something you'd enjoy that the reviewer didn't, as was the case with my favorite game. As for your example of attack on Titan that apparently meets this mysterious criteria to be objectively good, I guarantee there are plenty of people that don't like it.
I followed the story of Scarlet Nexus better than I followed this review.
Would you recommend this or tales of arise ?
Tales of arise is more open world.
For anyone who asks this in the Future. Tales of Arise is way better.
Just downloaded this from game pass. Going to start it after work tonight! Looks like a Platinum character action game with an anime aesthetic and I am there for it!
Its cool how there are People that say the story is good and others that think it sucks im buying anyway
Sounds like if you're a fan of anime and action games then you'll love the absolute hell out of Scarlet Nexus because it is Action Anime! Love it!
Can’t wait for the mail to deliver
UPS vs FedEx Unleashed 2088 is around the corner. Anyone preorder?
The art style reminds me a lot of Astral Chain on Switch. That's a good thing but I hope this game is more enjoyable.
It reminds me of Code Vein and God Eater.
It's better than astral chain that's just my opinion the combat is great although I am not that far into the game I am loving what I am getting now
@@rickyblommaert1379 just started the game as well. Totally agree with you.
Enjoyed myself with the steam sale and the season pass. Had a hoot with Gemma fisting female limbed void monsters. Story was odd but enjoyable. Karen is a punk. Bond scenes were adorable in that it's cheesy generic anime. But I am a simple man.
This game isn’t that good imo. Idk why everyone is freaking out about it. It honestly feels like a PSP game ported over to console.
I can't wait to play Scarlet Nexus tonight
I got it on digital and I got the deluxe edition
If you don't like anime please step away from the anime scene
Brainpunk? What a way to cheapen a sub-genre. They really missed opportunity to call it "Neuralpunk" imo.
Also "Anime: The Videogame"
Neuralpunk sounds so much better, honestly.
To b fair “brain punk” might be a translation
@@anthonytitone then the translator failed.
japan
Neural would require Japanese people to google translate the word.
4min in, i thought review was almost over. This reviewer makes 4mins seem like 11. Jeeeesus
How many times do you actually have to say Scarlet Nexus in a review for Scarlet Nexus?! I think we know what the game is called!
So hyped for this game! Already downloaded it🥰
If you are reviewing this thinking weather to buy the game or not buy it I assure its a fun game and u won't regret buying it coz you're not a critic
I tried the demo, it looked alright. Can see it's the same team who made Code Vein. It's nice Bandai Namco is trying some new stuff but, personally, I'd like their take on something like YS. I'm looking forward to Tales of Arise!
This demo felt like i had a couple of similarities to Ys here and there imo. Especially the fact they did the R1 + X/Circle/Triangle/Square abilty thing. Would be nice to see a full blown Ys clone from them tho.
And yeah I kinda feel the same way about the game. The demo was ok, but nothing mind blowing. Very on the fence about the game personally.
i mean, insteaf of ys clones you vould play Ys 9
@@gleipnirrr yeah I plan on it, but more the merrier. Hadn't noticed if it was similar to YS tbh, I thought combat was fine, maybe I'm thinking aesthetics/ story
the summary is spot on, feel great in combat and luke warm about everything else... such a shame 😞... but SN2 could be something epic, needs to be open world 😁
It's actually all wrong. The game as a whole is amazing.
I feel like all these anime video game adaptation developers have low video game budgets for the most part (that's why most anime games are just copy n paste fighting games). So w that being said I believe the budget situation was no different here, but instead of using that budget for a cheesy fighting game, they made this a semi open world game and poured most of the budget into the combat leaving much to be desired in other departments such as side quests or stereotypical 1D characters
Well, with the way the game ends, I strongly doubt a sequel will happen. Especially since this game kinda flew under the radar. Heck I never even knew the game existed until I randomly ran into it a few months after release. It looked cool so I bought it for PS5 and I wasn't disappointed. So my guess is a lot of those disappointed might've overhyped themselves cuz I was merely just interested from what I saw and I loved it.
Why does it need to be open world? What's wrong with linear?
@@ronnieradon Yeah, not every game needs to be open world so I agree. I think it would hurt the game more if it were open world.
This seems to be the only negative review I've seen
7/10 is pretty neutral imo
Yeah I agree, I'm glad there is someone who isnt a sheep and giving an actual review.
just in the first 10 seconds I'm already playing spot the obvious protagonists
Lol, need a Drill Sergeant that tells them to put their helmet on like everyone else and that they aren't special
I liked the look of this game until I saw the use of a slideshow instead of cutscenes in places. I don't like it.
u have plenty of cutscenes in game though at some parts its a slide show.
It’s not all “slide show” there are plenty of cutscenes
It's not all sideshow and sideshow cutscenes are not the worst thing to ever exist
Update: So I gave it a go on gamepass, the slideshow cutscenes did get on my nerves, which there were alot of. Jumping and moving felt stilted, but I found it particularly irritating that your character can use psychokenisis but can't cross a road between combat encounters without having to go over a bridge. All that power but the road defeats you. I uninstalled and put on Nier Automata instead. Now that is a great game.
This is such a complete and utter BS review though. It never under-delivers and the whole world building is extremely impressive and honestly quite unheard of in traditional jrpgs. Story telling rough and uneven? Hell no. One of the big selling points is the story and the whole setting. Animes usually don't care about plotholes and actually, this is a very decently put together story. It's actually a very good game storywise. And when was the last time a Metal Gear Solid story 'made any real sense'? You're being deliberately ignorant on how anime / jrpg style games handle stories, let alone how Japanese games in general are. Combat is actually pretty refreshing, even when a bit heavy on the quicktime events, but combined with context based combat is really a very strong point of this game. It feels very empowering. People are wrong calling this mediocre.
Everyone has an opinion, small brain.
Dude I bet you that hideo was high af while making mgs compared to this game's director making this while sober
To give the game a 7 after all it's shortcomings, not sure that fits
That said, I thank you for the review; I think I'm going to return my copy since I bought it on an impulse
Anyone notice how this review is ripped from easy allies reviews. You can easily tell which review was done properly. Common gamer bolt fix up
the starting hour was so good, but the clunky combat... damn, I can take a bad story, even bad noise waifu characters, but the combat... enemies poise trough some heavy attack, "perfect dodge" is useless, character wont turn during a combo (this is a nier automata like game, not MH)
how can game designer actually do weird combat with such good references on hack'n slach gameplay?
"my combat has depth" uhummmmmmmmm....... into the clucky abyss tho
Is it worth getting this game purely for the combat? Seems fun.
Totally but the story is also pretty good
should've called the new genre a "mindpunk" instead of brainpunk.
I think I'll stick to Code Vein. This game seems like a one-off to me. At least I know that Code Vein may get a sequel due to its large success.
i don't know about that sadly i think code vein is one and done.
Wasn't really into Code Vein
That's a good joke bro this game is way better than code vein I honestly started playing it and said this is what code vein should have been
@@deemedlight3647 not really they are two very different types of games.
@@jkarma3356 That is true
I have the money to drop on it and besides the demo was pretty good, I can see how the combat gets more technical as you go on, just like code vein and I loved that game as well
And the combat in this game is also way more fluid than in code vein
You could have just edited your comment rather than replying to yourself. Anyways, I definitely agree with what you just said. I played the God Eater series and Code Vein; and I loved their gameplay. So yeah, I am definitely going to buy Scarlet Nexus since I see a lot of improvement in terms of gameplay when compared to their (the game developers) previous entries. And I must say, that I think I am already a fan of their work.
@@gevin9821 you could've just commented twice instead of editing one comment
@@ineedscissors6176 LoL ;oD Ok. Noted.
Couldn’t even finish the video, dude just sounds so unenthusiastic and disinterested
Play on hard after you get the hang of it.
It's too easy on normal mode once you unlock more of your brain map.
I found the combat in Scarlet Nexus to be not very enjoyable, and an even lower quality than combat in the game Control, which was a AA title quality at best. It doesn’t even come close to the quality of combat in Guardians of the Galaxy or Dishonored 2
If you really like this type of game then do yourself a favor and get Tales of Arise instead
Couldn't agree More!
I tried liking this but even the combat was somewhat lacking though I believe the far away camera adds to this and Control's combat was more to my liking than even this, though I had more issue with Control itself than even Scarlet Nexus
@@CZcamsCensors If you like this type of a game Tales of Arise is far superior in almost every way, I personally prefer a more realistic looking characters like in Jedi Fallen Order or The Witcher, but that’s just personal preference, although I really did enjoy Gaurdians of the Galaxy
I'm gonna sum up exactly how this review went in a nutshell aside from him only hitting well on the combat so that part was good info.....
"It's not muh gritty and emotional western RPGs like Witcher and the Arkham series or even overused dull FPS games where ah can shoot people. It's not even muh favorite gorey Japanese games like Demon/Dark Souls and BlOoDbOuRnE! It's too 'an-ah-may' and CaRtOoNy fer me!"
That about sums this "review" up. I laugh every time most western reviewer review Japanese anime games in this tone (or even when they're in a good mood) because I already know how it'll go. They need to be "DaRk, gRiTtY aNd EmOtIoNaL wItH aN iMpAcTfUl StOrY" to win them over.
Forgot to add, some of the things you said were right...just some. The game doesn't look like it adds up to the hype the developers were making it out to be so I completely understand mixed opinions and standings from anyone. I may or may not get this, but the combat sells me on it sort of. However, when I come to look at or watch a review, I come to look at or watch a review. Not what the reviewer mostly thinks of it with little actual review points thrown in. "AnImE tRoPeS". How many times have I heard that line in an anime game review before from western reviewers who are ready to pick on the "cartoony" anime game? When you play an anime game expect the tropes obviously. When I play a psychological horror game I immediately come in expecting that, not pointing out the obvious to an audience already expecting the same.
It's almost like the world at large is tired of anime tropes because they're repetitive and dull, if games like Persona can do more with their characters while still using the anime art style I think other games and god forbid their WRITERS can push an envelope once in their lives.
But there's a lot more to this review than you're letting on, complaints with the dull and unimportant side quests as well as beautiful but otherwise repetitive hallway dungeons, but sure, focus on the "mUh AnImE TrOpEs"
@@LeoBlood10 "It's almost like the world at large is tired of anime tropes because they're repetitive and dull." Oh please, spare me!
Don't get me started on the typical and overused storylines of western games that feature post apocalyptic crap and having some emotional journey inside of some individual's head. So much of that boring stuff is getting old save for only a few good ones which is my opinion to make that clear. Am I making this up? Do you love playing the same repetitive and outdated point your gun at an enemy and press the shoot button from a first person perspective? Do you love using a constant dodge and roll stamina system where you look and wait too many times for an enemy opening for an attack? Who knows, it's all an opinion based on the players taste and Persona 5 and the Dark Souls games are incredibly popular titles.
I guess you forgot that this is in the end still an anime game. Almost all of them will have the usual tropes. Persona 5 is no different, I don't care how well done or bad it's story was. Best advice, just don't play them if you're gonna come in not expecting the usual anime shenaningans. Sorry that the reviewer didn't see any emotionally gripping bits in this game and didn't have tearjerker or gritty moments you would see in for example the first The Last of Us game. When a reviewer starts talking about jrpgs, they need to give out the review instead of trying to speak for everyone through their opinions on the game. They're there to give the info to the audience, not tell them 80% of what they think about it unless they carefully mix it in without going too far and this isn't the only channel that does this. He hit the combat well I'll admit, but the whole review sounded like he wasn't interested in this at all. Read some of the other comments here and you'll see what I mean.
To add, I'm not saying people should go out and play Asian games only or play western games only. Everyone plays whatever the heck they want. This long comment of mine was mainly hitting on some of the more western reviewers like Gaming Bolt looking at a jrpg title like this and only giving their thoughts on it instead of just reviewing it like a critic should WHILE adding a few of their personal thoughts on it which is completely fine. They cater to the aforementioned games I hit on earlier with actual reviews and will bodyslam games like this with mostly opinions.
I think I have a solution to the story dilemma. It's good if you like generic shonen anime. You have powers, characters with unique traits, some plot twists and a very vague surface level mystery making it what feels like one of the best adaptations of a full damn anime as a game. Every beat of it feels like an anime, with filler episodes, that sometimes do character development, weird romance hints here and there, and some over the top scenario. The one thing missing is the characters telling the power combos they use outloud as you charge them up. It's bad if you look at it from a perspective of a cohesive crafter plotline, stuff happens seemingly out of nowhere with the only hints to it being the very specific pause in dialogue where one character goes "hmm.. " with a closeup on them for just a second, essentially telling you they will be part of the plot twist/intrigue. It's fairly obvious from the beginning who is likely to die and who is not as they all have unique powers among them, powers which are quite important in multiple bossfights. I am about 40% through the storyand have 100% certainty who might be in danger of dying of being decommissioned.
One very important aspect to add is that the dialogue actually feels natural. You have some pieces here and there of very clear cut stereotypes, like the shy girl fumbling her words constantly, the tsundere being an ass, or the edgy hater hating in a not so edgy way, but the rest of the cast including the main characters actually have decent dialogue and more importantly normal responses, basically calling out bs and making fun of it. It feels self aware enough to mock it, while not being truly character breaking. I sat in shock as one of the characters asked if the main character "likes plants too". Phrased in that way. Not "oh do you enjoy gardening? / Have you considered taking care of plants yourself? / If you are curious about gardening I'd be happy to help".
In short, one of the best anime adaptations, including the clever use of visual novel elements in line with manga, gameplay bloody rocks 90% of the time, especially with fun added comments during combat that shake things up and bring a feeling of "you actually have teammates". Plots weird and feels like there could be more done with the concept, but I guess they wanted to keep it far away from an Akame Ga Kill style anime (which I personally think would have been much more impactful). The few deaths that happen feel emotional enough although the pacing of the events is quite off especially when you do your first playthrough.
I'm a simple man:
I see the typical CZcams bs reminder (with overly loud soundeffects), I dislike and close the video.
What are you talking about? The combat is worse than any JRPG I've ever played. Even the SAO games outshine it. I'm not even through the tutorial and I'm returning it to Gamestop. I can't hit enemies with my sword for shit, I lock on to an enemy and end up turned around and just missing enemies completely. I could adapt to that but every time I swing my sword the framerate drops which complete counteracts the entire concept they were going for with the game and I just could not deal with it, it drove me insane. I also learned that there isn't any love interests and this game has the absolute perfect set up for it, that's really disappointing. Every movie you watch has a love interest but it's for some reason a taboo in video games. It doesn't have to be a dating sim, Tales of Arise did it perfectly showing it works. They got married in the end and I enjoyed watching their relationship develop even if there were a few cringe moments. It doesn't really look like any of the characters develop relationships with each other. I don't understand why everyone was telling me to get this game. There is absolutely nothing in this game that stands out. It looks like they went all out on the combat system hoping that would carry the game alone, but they didn't ask the questions of "Is this too much? Will our game even work properly if we go this far?"
Excellent review. I was playing this game on game pass and Oh My God this game is one of the most boring RPGs I've ever played. Combat and history became unbearable like I didn't want to play it anymore. Everything he mentions in the review is true except for the combat that bored me as well. It's sad because I heard good things about this game but damn it's so dreadful to play.
I think that just means it's not for you. Art and gameplay is subjective and you just didn't like that which is fine. I for one thought this is the best combat I played since Ratchet and Clank. Heck of a fun time. I just wish the normal enemies were more interesting to allow for the combat to really flourish in its potential. But in the end, they were gonna die anyway so I didn't' pay much mind.
Honestly I wish we got Code Vein 2 instead...
Pft not me we have enough dark souls type game
Code Vein was mediocre, at least this game combat looks good
Enough with the souls like games so tired and bored of that genre
@@obervationlion naw.
or an anime series.
As a loooong-time gamer, I am happy to see a new IP come out among the endless reboots, sequels, and live-service lootbox bait. Just finished Yuito's story yesterday. The first 2-3 hours is an absolute slog to get through but the payoff is worth it. The combat is solid and gets more fun as you unlock abilities. No bugs or crashes and I kept coming back to see where the story was going to go. I feel the weakest part is the characters. Their personalities are so bland I probably won't remember any of their names three months from now.
i might the only person on earth who actually likes linear level design. Hallways and Arenas interspersed with save points? I love it. I'm so tired of wandering around open maps and doing fetch quests.
Sure it’s got tropes, but I really enjoyed this game. Tsigumi, Hanabi, Kogoro, Yuito and Kasani are my favorite characters.
I think it definitely deserves more than a 7, would give it a 8-9. Its a solid game to spend time in until Tales of Arise arrives.
Are there any super bosses or post game content? What are the difficulties?
If You Don’t Have An Anime Type Mind Frame, Then You Want Understand The Story Anyway. Neither Will You Be Drawn Into The Weirdness Of The Game🤙🏾. This Game Is For Anime Fans, That Get These Types Of Games🤪
Wish they made a more interesting main character for these anime game, he looks like the generic anime harem protagonist. Give me someone cool like Guts or Jotaro.
or someone goofy looking like Saitama
@@BrokenNoah I mean but Saitama does it really well
@@ryancadek yeah, still goofy looking though
@@BrokenNoah true, luckily it makes the show funnier since it's just supposed to be comedic
This is why I'm planning on picking Kasane, as the MC. Her design is sooooooo much better than the male MC.
As an anime fan of 6 years, these male MCs all look the same to me now and it's ridiculous how most anime creators don't even bother changing up their character design. They always have long-black hair and their designs are always bland af. Whereas, the female MCs usually have the best, somewhat-unique, looking design.
It's a pretty fun fucking game. It kind of feels like Persona and God Eater had a baby.
More like nier automata and code vein as one to me
The enimies say that a flower shop and an antique store had babies lol 😆
Mindless fun here I come ! 👍🏾
Hmm easy allies says very differently in more positive and criticism than this..
I was interested in Code Vein because it looked like God Eater 3 but I don’t like the new focus on Souls elements in action games. Man God Eater 3 is so good. It’s better than Monster Hunter Rise and Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate. I haven’t played Monster Hunter World so I don’t have an opinion on that. God Eater 4 needs to happen. After seeing Scarlet Nexus, It looks to me like another God Eater like Action game with fluid combat. Is the combat good like God Eater 3!?!??
Predownloaded already on the pc since it reminded me of astral chain
Excellent review mate, say it how it is.
The combat in this game was definitely the best thing about this as well as the soundtrack. This style of fighting melee mixed with telekinesis was super cool. The two biggest problems I had with it was the story got boring at super points and the INSANE amount of cutscenes. There’s so many cutscenes and the ending sequence of the game drags out for hours and hours. It does this yet somehow I feel like I finished the game really quickly. The story is definitely the weakest aspect of the game. If the combat wasn’t as cool as it is i likely would have dropped it.
Seems like a great even tho not super perfect start for a new IP. Can’t wait to play tomorrow
I love anime and JRPGs, but man, do I not like this game. I don't like the story and I hate the combat. The story they're telling aggravates me due to how they're telling it; sudden plot twists with little to no build up and character decisions that make no sense. The characters don't move away from their tropes and fail to have any proper depth to them, therefore failing to be interesting. The character tropes I would've been fine with if they're just in a story that I don't really have to take seriously, but the world and narrative requires that I do, and it just hurts the experience for me.
The constant interruptions of the flow I have during combat irks me so much. Every hit gives you a noticeable millisecond delay in order to have the player feel the weight of the hit, but it halts my button inputs. Psychokinesis has a 1 to 6 second delay depending on the object you're moving and when a fight is frantic, that delay can screw one over. Enemy telegraphy also sucks and if you want to pull off a perfect dodge, pray to God and hope to high heaven it works. All of my perfect dodges have been accidents, never intentional, and because of the randomness of it, I've given up on perfect dodges and just relied on the sidesteps that also interrupt the flow of combat with a noticeable millisecond delay. Scrolling through my item shortcuts even started to annoy me.
I'm really sad that I can't enjoy this game. It has all the basics that I want from an anime game. An extensive story, action combat, tons of characters, an interesting world, stunning environments... and I can't enjoy any of them.
Is this an open world game ? Like what actually is it ? Rather than focus on all the cool talking points you think people want to hear but literally no one does.
Clearly another IGN reviewer wander off, got lost and posted their review here.
Like an hour in and this is the worst story I've ever encountered. So so so corny.
Can you turn off the characters poppin up on the screen whenever you use their power it’s annoying
Played it for like 1 hour. Game is not for be. It’s super boring. Story is cringe. There’s way better games out there
Wait...Why didn't they show this at Namco Bandai E3? Or Digimon Survive?
They didn't show this because it was only a few weeks from release, there were like 50 trailers and a demo out at the time as well
I would give it a try but single player games aren’t for me.
Seriously spoilers!
Why would you do that??
I played through both campaigns there is no plot holes ,if you didn't play one compagn they still explain it later through the story .
Such a good review talking about all the strengths and weaknesses.
How long is that story tho I need to know dem hrs of gameplay 🥸
17 hours on hard mode. I skipped most of the dialogue and just read the details.
I was legitimately interested in this game until I really began looking at the enemy design. I'm just not a fan of fighting bouquets in heels. That's some Q-Force shit. 😂 I just can't take the enemy designs seriously.
Lmaooo Fr they did everything right until they wanted to be too different from enemy design
Same here. But I'm still going to buy Scarlet Nexus because of its combat though.
I’m playing it rn and it’s fun asl
First thing I said to myself, forget the whole others bs story, a flower shop and antique store came to life and formed new life forms is what my eyes said to my brain 🤣