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I absolutely loved the demo, but it was the first game where I switched to English where Japanese voice was available. Not because the VA was bad, but because your team members talk to you in combat, and it's pretty hard to concentrate on 2 place, and the English VA is pretty damn decent too :)
but jrpg video games are ment to be played in japanese because its a japanese game. well, everyone plays different so im not gonna say anymore but i will say this... you do you, and i'll do me ^-^ edit: im not trying to start arguements T-T
@@SakuraGundamR34 Yeah, I play all my JRPGs in Japanese as well, but this, no, it was way too inconvenient to do so. Looking at subs to see what your teammates are telling you while also concentrating on battle is just a no-go. The English voice cast is pretty damn decent luckily, so I'm not too bothered by it.
Had the same "problem" in ghost of tsushima. Couldn't play a mission and read the subtitles 🤣 Sekiro works very well in that regard because you don't have much dialog during combat and so on
@@SakuraGundamR34 Nah, I play all of my JRPGs in English because I prefer to understand the games I'm playing. I usually watch anime in Japanese but when it comes to video games, it has to be in English for me, since it's hard to immerse myself in a video game when I have to read the subtitles all the times.
I'd give the game like a 7.5. Beginning was fun and interesting but late game repetitiveness, pacing, and issues took a lot of enjoyment out towards end. P.S. the ending level is total crap. WAY TOO LONG and throws endless areas at you with minimal story to flush out villain, 2 hour level with 3min story. Final boss was good though.
I was initially sold on the game when I saw its debut announcement, but I think you drove it home with it being "zoomed into your own asshole." Now, I have to have it.
Mmmm after finishing your video, sounds like it might be a wait for a bit on the title. Sad. It looked so promising. Maybe with updates and price reductions. Thanks for the video!
It’s actually really good in my opinion it’s a different take on how they present the story. I’m super interested in how they build on the universe of the series. The camera is also a pain occasionally.
Other than the camera the games has me hooked. Only have a few hrs in (still working on tales of arise) but so far I'm definitely curious to see where this all goes.
This is one of those 'love or hate' games. I just watched many reviews were they praised the combat. Judging by the PS5 demo I played, I love the combat.
Just know tha tit takes a while to unlock more attacks/mobility options, most are pretty far in the skill tree and it sucks cause some, like aerial evade or more aerial follow ups would be nice to have early or straight up from the begining
People who are buying based off of Demo. Hold your horses... the combat ability shown in THAT Don't get unlocked 🔓 TiLL the very end ! So, you WiLL running limited combat moves. Also, Demos ALWAYS represent the Best in any GAME. *DON'T DANCE WITH YOUR MONEY 💰 BASED OFF OF A FUN DEMO. ESPECIALLY, WHEN ITS A TOTAL NEW IP*
If anything the anime is an ad for the game as the anime is listed as "Based off the game" With the game being the "Source material". That and in japan the anime is almost always intended to be an ad for the original material.
The slide show thing is just how that type of game is they don't have AAA budgets like what most people are use to and combat can get boring if all you do is the same combo every time you fight. And the final two bosses are so good they make the entire game worth it
Interesting that you say that the characters are one-dimensional. I'm playing Kasane's route rather than Yuito's and all of the characters have been very good so far. I did think that Yuito seemed more basic and generic than Kasane did, which was what prompted me to play her route first, so I think that might be the problem on your end. A lot of Yuito's party ends up having bond episodes with Kasane anyway so I think they'll reveal a lot more character on my second time through just because I already know more interesting facets of their personality through Kasane's episodes. Yuito seems completely like a "generic good guy anime protagonist" so it wouldn't surprise me that much if his interactions with the other characters were also pretty basic. Kasane is much different and her character development, along with the development of her relationships with the other characters, has been a pretty stand out element of the story for me, at least compared to your typical action anime.
Appreciate the coverage, been on the fence on this game, 'll wait for a deep sale or more content. Will you cover tales of arise? Seems like to be similar to this in a way.
This game had touted of 40-50 hours of gameplay....but what you may not know is that its not 40-50 hours for each character. It's split. 20-25 hours with each character with repeated situations. Tales of arise isn't designed like that and if you look at the gameplay, it's more open world than this linear game(scarlet nexus).
@@pixytorres7117 you fail twice. 1. I have played Tales games(TOV is my fav). 2. Open world is defined as two ways. Not having a point a to point b basis.....OR when you are not given time restrictions within an open world layout(world map) allowing you to roam. Don't believe me? Just use google Go ahead and be quiet, won't you? Otherwise you will be wrong again for the third time....which im sure you have the potential.
For the amount of VO of cut scenes, I think the price is well worth it. Story wise, I just finished the yuito side of things, there are some questions still left unanswered but at least not that convoluted in the end. They do still try to explain, some things. But overall I think the anime is the supplement for this. Thinking if I should play the Kasane side of things. Maybe on ex mode. But yes, difficulty wise I feel there's not much a difference from the different settings.
Real late to this, but Kasane side of the story explains the most pretty much and I'd honestly recommend it more than Yuito's story. There seems to be a couple of inconsistencies with the anime (and it's not that good anyway).
Glad it wasnt just me who found the game easy even on hard during the demo playthrough. I was hoping it was just the demo but based on this impression it seems its easy throughout. Rip
@@mystymos3614 from playing the game: The combat can either be bland and boring or in depth and good. Same way astral chains combat is. You learn combos: or you don’t. Astral chain is the most boring thing in existence if you refuse to learn combos and just spam the attack button
@@Raydr62 Yeah, there's just certain gameplay choices that I wish were there, like the heavy button being different attacks with each light string. The heavy attack is pretty much the same and from some reviews, the skill tree consists mostly of passives, not much of weapons to get, and not much customizables for the characters but astral chain was the same so i jest. 30fps on ps4 and that made it less gung-ho "I'm gonna pre-order right now" type, i just wanted a lil more. haven't gotten a good arpg since ghost of tsushima/dmc 5
Your description of the story stuff reminds me of Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris. Dunno if you checked that out, but my god the cutscenes. I swear at one point it was like over an hour of nonstop cutscenes and it was exactly the same, just characters talking on still-art. I had to slog through it for the combat that I actually liked.
@@taylereasdon4765 It's been awhile, but I'm pretty sure I was referring to the length of the cutscenes and amount of them and not the story itself being similar.
@@Schecter31 ahh i see and i wasnt saying you were wrong or anything anyway i just thought the story was more similar to bleach. It sounds like your saying its similar to a sword art online game? I didnt even know there was a game im only familiar with the anime.
@@taylereasdon4765 It's only like an SAO game in terms of having a ridiculous amount of long cutscenes and being anime based, but other than that they're not alike, especially storywise.
I've been playing it on Hard, and many battles are still easy but the boss battles are often really tough, and there are some areas you et access to later on that also have soem challenging battles. I'm level 20+ right now and some of the new areas have some really challenging battles leading up to the boss battle. Story stuff is okay, and it's hard to tell if the story will end up being a let down or if they'll pull it off. Skill tree is good with some interesting choices.
Few things I noticed since I started with Kasane Probably about I'd say half way through and a bit after that (when you're bond level is 4+) the game became too easy. Not too sure how Yuito worked but WIth Kasane you can build her in a way where you can crush enemies easy and basically always have your powers up. Especially towards the end where you can always invis, slow time, clones with one team then invincibility and fire for the other... Story wise it's kinda just okay... typical anime I suppose but they went way too far with the twists for the sake of twists. Places you explore are lackluster, glorified corridors... NPCs that add nothing. I dunno pretty let down by the game myself. I suppose it's a nice casual hack and slash. With only one boss that was noticeably harder if you didn't know he had a blind spot on his side on Kasane's run.
Thanks for the review. The story seems interesting, but if it is presented like a slideshow for the most part then eh...can't say I'm excited about that. I love story, but how it's executed matters to me and if the majority of the game is going to be story that's presented in this manner then I think I'm gonna wait for a sale.
@@viisovari4544 At least Gravity Rush 2 depicted the scenes in a comic book style and had multiple panels. Scarlet Nexus on the other hand appears to use the scene merely as a backdrop with characters talking at the forefront, making it feel static.
Once again, thanks for giving an honest review Fex. Was thinking of buying/sinking some time in this one after another channel/comments seemed to give it nothing but praise but now realizing the downside maybe too much for me. Repetitive and no real lvl up/skill tree type stuff is just a big no for me. 👍🏼
I really don’t love how they skimped on the cutscenes. I would have loved fully animated cutscenes and it seems bizarre that a game from a major publisher couldn’t fund a fully animated story.
@@jmadd1234567890 it’s a $60 game made and funded by a big publisher. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect the cutscenes to be animated. Looking forward to the anime though.
I guess they don't want it blow it with a lot of money. This is a brand new IP and they want to play it safe. It makes sense they would put more money into their longer running franchises.
It's also common in their games to do this. It's why game rarely release broken coming from them. Their budget is properly allocated. I do think you're being a bit entitled. A extremely well developed game with no bugs, deep progression systems and an actual anime being developed along side it. Your complaint is still images? It's done like that purposefully. There is no manga to the game. The game functions as a manga. You're proof that people can never be satisfied
@@jmadd1234567890 hey I think the gameplay is great. But a huge portion of this game (about half of reviews are to be believed) is cutscenes. And those are shot in still images. For the same price I can get other JRPGS with fully realized in game or animated cutscenes. Look I know it’s a nitpick, but in my opinion it cheapens the entire presentation and I find it odd that we are seeing that kind of budget cut from a big publisher like this. So you can call me entitled and defend this all you want. All I’m saying is in my opinion the game would have been better with fully realized story cutscenes; especially in a title that has invested so much in its story. Also I’m commenting on a review for a game and you’re criticizing me for being critical? It’s a review. If this isn’t the appropriate place where is?
"The game is very easy, even on hard"...damn. That was like, my biggest concern since I'd seen a review saying normal was a complete cakewalk. Whats the point of a sick combat system if the enemies are pushovers? Supposedly theres no new difficulty or scaling for NG+ so it'll just be even easier. I also sort of suspected the RPG elements were pretty light and it's a bummer to see they are.
@The Truth I'm playin it on hard, it's pretty easy if you play safe. The only real threat is not realizing you are tanking a bunch of projectiles from offscreen that don't stagger you.
@@kejimaeda Um...on the highest difficulty? Yes, they are quite hard. Among the hardest AAA games out there even and I'm someone that seeks out hard games. I'm A bit over 3/4ths of the way through scarlet nexus on hard and yeah, it IS too easy and the ways they added difficulty mostly just punish you for playing aggressive. This game also isn't like DMC or bayo. Very few combos, no dodge canceling, and enemies will pelt you with projectiles from offscreen if you attempt to do long cool combos without a power that disables taking damage up.
@@kejimaeda Lol, you really need to play the hardest difficulty in those games before making an assumption like that. DMC3 was such a chore to finish on DMD.
Thanks for the info. I'm not in a hurry to play this so I'll wait for a sale Sucks that they animated Code Vein but decided to visual novel this. It probably would've helped with the pacing if it was short animated cutscenes in-between the fighting segments.
The reason why I can't do the sword art games is for all the long anime dialogue but the game play looks cool. What a shame that scarlet nexus appears to be similar in that regard
Best part of the game for me by far I'm in the beginning of phase 5, haven't needed to grind once for materials or levels... I'm also playing on hard and it can be difficult at times, some bosses killed me a couple of times
This is how it felt for me playing as the male protagonist on the demo. Actually died a couple times because some of the enemies are damage sponges and hit like a freight train. No issue playing the female protagonist though.
@@MasterNochi playing as the guy, there were those big ass cow looking enemies that required the armor to be broken. That's what got me. Maybe I just didn't figure put the right strat to fight them 🤷
@@Hodori-036 definitely the case, I’ve never died once through multiple playthroughs, the trick is to use the stone statues or larger objects that use the left trigger on them, it’ll generally break their shield really fast. Their earthquake attack requires the SAS stone ability or to jump over it. Offensively outside of the left trigger attacks, use as much psychokinesis infused with pyrokinesis as possible.
@@yunfi.630 yeah I'll have to be on the lookout next time. Those little sneaky cloaked bastards don't help either. Still looking forward to this one either way. So many releases lately have been just outright bad . . . Looking at you Outriders and D&D: Dark Alliance!
Definitely disagree with your takes on the characters and the feel of how it's more of an advertisement for the anime than its own game and story. The game has a lot more gameplay than you gave it credit for and a lot more depth than you seemed to realize. I'd say definitely finish the game to get the full picture
Thank you for the review, i'll just wait for heavy discount to buy this game, doesn't look worth the initial price. I really hate the visual novel style, it's kinda lazy move to cut some development or production cost.
You talked me out of it really quickly. Scarce but good gameplay with a subpar storytelling ability that takes up most of your time has always been an instant write off for me. If you're gonna make a predominantly story driven game, put some effort into that aspect too.
Wait, he said there are no sidequests, but I've seen the trophy list and doing a set number of them will give you an achievement. The devs have also mentioned that a single playthrough will take about 25 hours if you do everything (including things like sidequests), so I'm wondering if this reviewer just...skipped over them?
@@vaunfraser3586 I think he played it, he just tried rushing through it in order to get a review out. He even admits he wasn't done playing the game of the time of doing the review and further admits he hasn't played more than 15-20 hours. Given his remark about how each playthrough is 50/50 in terms of story differences based on who you pick again leads me to believe he was trying to speed through this game (this would only give him about 10 hours for each playthrough, which sounds like a speed run to me if each playthrough is supposed to be around 25-30 hours according to other reviewers and the devs for each character). This would explain why he thinks sidequests don't exist and why he sounds frustrated that the cutscenes equal out the gameplay. Rushing through a game can seriously hinder how someone views a game.
@@willowingwhispers2612 oh yea I didn't mean that he didn't play the game I just meant the side quest. I get what your saying, rushing a game to put out a review can lead to negative thoughts as you might not fully enjoy everything it has to offer. But that comment about no sidequest is misleading and could make or break the game for someone
@@willowingwhispers2612 I didn't speed run anything. Each story from what I understand is about 25 hours long. 13 or so of that is semi-animated cutscenes. This is the whole reason I couldn't finish in time. I watched ALL of them. It's far more likely other reviewers skipped them in order to finish. I have seen zero side quests in that time, though there are companion episodes that are just more cutscenes. I don't know if these count as "quests", or not, because you don't actually do anything but watch dialogue... Edit: I did finally find quests, they appear near the end of the game. They just take you through areas you've already been through several times unfortunately...
Game is getting mostly 8/10s which is really solid, Could be better but it def isn't bad at least, Full buy? Depends on your preferences of games i think.
That thing you say about the dialogue and that you fight for 15 mins than listen to cutscenes for 20 is exactly why I got my money refunded when I bought this game on Steam. I wanna play a videogame when I buy a videogame, not watch an anime or listen to a story.... I do not understand why Persona 5 seems so popular either, that game seems to be 70% dialogues and walking around and 30% actual gameplay and fighting as I have noticed from skipping over walkthrough videos here on youtube.
Watch out everyone. The base game will be good but those DLC's.... oh how they massacred my boy Code Vein. Bandai Namco better not pull a Bandai Scamco.
thanks for the information, yeah i feared that actual gameplay bits might not take portion of your playtime but i guess my fear was on the spot still i think if story is good prob worth grabbing on sale, seems like it should be fun and mindless hack n slash action game for 20-30 hours
thanks for this, haven't been able to make my mind up due to Bandai kinda hiding the gameplay away from us...i was hoping for Code Vein 2 and i think that'll be the next big game from them. I think this is probably some side project to make some dollar...along with the anime...they made quite a bit of cash from Code Vein so maybe they're just trying to double-down this year and next??!? Either way...this is for a sale...thanks again!
The majority of people are saying this is a good game with very few mixed reviews. This game is definitely a 8/10 if we are to gather all scores. I will play this game day 1 for sure.
Caught this on a B1G1 sale at the GameStop I work in. Got Tales of Arise for the price tag, so this was really a freebie for me. Even for $20, I still would have paid for this. Combat isn't all that compelling once you get the basics down, but the characters are enjoyable enough to get my attention. Overall, give it a try on both protagonists if you enjoy the demo.
Having tons of fun with it and it will definitely be a great game to invest time in until Tales of Arise arrives. Don't think it should be labeled a “wait for sale game“
the demo really didn't do it for me. it just felt odd. the funny thing is if it showed the story better it could have sold me but it was all meh on the demo.
@@Sairento-kun yup same but im kinda confused because like 2 weeks ago when the game wasn’t out literally anywhere there were already reviews on ps store and it got bumped down to 4 stars but its now 4.5
@@Sairento-kun Ight im back after playing the game through to phase 3 on standby and I absolutely loved every bit … the combat and the story starts to kick off about phase 2 and a bit in and also the brain map has 57 whole skills so a reason to keep playing and as well as brain field ability is intriguing so ima have to say a 9.5 or a 10 really good game so far in 2021
Side quests appear near the end of the game, which is why I didn't know about them. They are really mundane though, and take you through the same areas you've already been through.
What do you mean near the end of the game? I just started the game yesterday and i am only in Phase 2 and already finished one quest and picked up another. The whole point is you can mislead people with what you said. You legit said there are no side quests and that it's just cutscenes and then fighting and cutscenes and then fighting which is actually wrong. If you didn't mean it like that, well, that's on you man. You're giving a review, can't be making inaccurate statements. This almost stopped me from wanting to buy the game but i looked into it some more and watched more videos and then bought the game. I'm glad I did because I'm having a blast and what you said wasn't really true.
The gameplay is fast, and intense, and very very fluid. You use the abilities of your teammates against enemies, dodging attacks and attacking in furious combos. You get longer combos and more abilities as the game goes on. The enemies are somewhat uninteresting by the end of the game, mostly because you fight the same ones over and over, but early on it's fantastic.
@@Fextralife I appreciate the reply, but this didn't answer my question. Is there a normal and heavy attack? Is there an active parry? What are the properties of the defensive mechanics, i.e. dodge/parry. And so on. Some players might only be interested in hearing how a reviewer *felt* about something, but others might be interested in the specifics and watching these videos to get information, not just unsubstantiated opinions.
@@k.constantine Hey I can answer a few questions based on demo. The basic combat (I.e w/o psychic stuff) can be described as a more casual nier automata. Most of the basics are there, although the dodge in this game is more of a step-dodge. Idk if it’s the s but I had trouble dodging ‘into’ attacks for the perfect dodge. Light attack 4+ combo and a heavy attack, both characters have unique attack properties. Heavy attack is usually used after a string of attacks and can be used in the air or for a ground strike. There are perfect dodges, but from what I’ve played in the demo it’s much less forgiving than nier or bayonetta, however a party members SAS mechanic makes perfect doges/counters more easier to achieve. Air dodges, 2+ SAS (using other characters abilities), tech recovery after being attacked and a few more things are from the brain map. There are also extended combos implemented with attack->physic-attack-psychic etc from the brain tree. Certain party members can ‘parry’ or take damage for you but it’s random; there are also assist attacks which appear with a button prompt and usually stagger enemies. I believe the frequency or added effects increase with your bond with the character, but besides that I’m not sure what prompts them. The combat doesn’t seem extremely deep or even complex but it is highly serviceable. There’s a few no hit runs on CZcams already.
The Most Honest review +_+ I ALSO felt the SAME... this is ANiME or rather advertisment for the upcoming ANiME. 😶 The streets at the start looks dull grey mess... not impressive. Half the area is locked 🔒 You can't walk 2cm road without hitting a red boundary. 😒 I was expecting something LiKE NIER atleast with combat. Nexus has a delayed dodge mechanics... making it worthless. I rather jump out than dodge. Man Nier Automata was a beast when it came to cool dodges and deep philosophical plots. Not to forget the soul tearing tracks. I don't understand why THEY never make anything worthy LiKE it ever Again ???
I really loved the demo, but it sounds like I wont be getting the same experience in the full release. I wonder if the story ends up being worth it towards the end of the game?
People who are buying based off of Demo. Hold your horses... the combat ability shown in THAT Don't get unlocked 🔓 TiLL the very end ! So, you WiLL running limited combat moves. Also, Demos ALWAYS represent the Best in any GAME. *DON'T DANCE WITH YOUR MONEY 💰 BASED OFF OF A FUN DEMO. ESPECIALLY, WHEN ITS A TOTAL NEW IP*
Demo is not the best of a game. You definitely could not say that with the World Ends With You or Dragon Quest XI or Trials of Mana or Disgaea demos. All of those demos provide a lot, but leave you without satisfaction and you only just get into the feel of things when it halts. And you are also painfully aware of what you are not able to use.
The story line sucks. Tales of Arise seems even worse with even more story line I wish I could just skip most of it and just kill shit! Practice the attacks and have fun. I sure wish demo's were more available on the Sony Playstation store, so I'd actually know what I am getting in to. Sony spends way too much time on puzzle based gameplay especially on most adventure games. I just just want to have fun, not spend half my time in commentary and story lines and dumb ass puzzles! I could have have saved a couple hundred if I knew what I was getting myself into, when i started.
wow this guy is seriously complaining about they're being too much talking and cutscenes this is a Japanese role playing game that's the main focus the combat is usually a secondary concern
Late comment, but I really appreciate the well thought out points. The pitfalls of cutscenes, and repetitiveness make it so I can skip the games with no worries. Thanks for saving me money!
so was watching easy allies review before. both of you seem to like it but it is interesting that you have different opinions :D. easy allies said that the game is somewhat challenging but the music is so just ok. you guys say the game is easy but music is good :D.
Okay, the 10-30 min cutscenes are only in the first hour of the game. Sure there may be some cutscenes here and there that are longer but it's cutscene are not MGSVTPP (Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain) level. And plus most of the dialogue is optional, if you don't want to watch a cutscene just skip through it.
Starts complaining about the cut scene, but doesn’t see the skip button on the screen. You can skip cut scenes to not interrupt your game flow. It skips literally instantaneously to the battle.
Devs from Tales developed it, but also from God eater, Code Vein and other big games so I guess its a combination from different ideas and something new. It wasn't supposed to just be a tales copy
The anime they release is so boring. Characters dont move during fight scene. The only movements i see is from background. Their anime is very stiff in terms of animation. Its better if they only released a comics instead of that poorly executed animation.
More rpg elements would have been better character creation and actually choices in dialogues.But i rather watch a movie rather than play a game with xxxx cutscenes and not engaging gameplay
I have a channel if you even want to call it that. 1 video lol. I think I touched on how anime game level design is lazy, boring and stagnant in most cases. This is just a pattern in Eastern games that I've noticed. Which turns me off from most anime looking games. Because if they are not a anime fighter, or a gacha game. Its a rare anime action game with flat environments, floaty models, etc. Im not saying western games don't game their issues. These are just some of the plagues that are iconic to me in eastern games, specifically of the anime like games.
Looks like I’ll wait till it’s $29.99, unfortunately by the time it becomes cheap a better game will come out that will shadow this title and then forgotten.
Or if you hate that the gameplay is only 20-25 hours for each character....and the 2nd playthrough is a lot of repeated scenarios. Story has big plot holes. If you wanna drop 60 bucks on on a linear game like this instead of waiting till its heavily discounted, that's on you. I would rather wait till.... YS 9, skyward sword re-release, tales of arise,etc
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This game needs a dmc bloody palace
I absolutely loved the demo, but it was the first game where I switched to English where Japanese voice was available. Not because the VA was bad, but because your team members talk to you in combat, and it's pretty hard to concentrate on 2 place, and the English VA is pretty damn decent too :)
It is hard to keep track of the subtitles when shit hits the fan.
but jrpg video games are ment to be played in japanese because its a japanese game. well, everyone plays different so im not gonna say anymore but i will say this... you do you, and i'll do me ^-^
edit: im not trying to start arguements T-T
@@SakuraGundamR34 Yeah, I play all my JRPGs in Japanese as well, but this, no, it was way too inconvenient to do so. Looking at subs to see what your teammates are telling you while also concentrating on battle is just a no-go. The English voice cast is pretty damn decent luckily, so I'm not too bothered by it.
Had the same "problem" in ghost of tsushima.
Couldn't play a mission and read the subtitles 🤣
Sekiro works very well in that regard because you don't have much dialog during combat and so on
@@SakuraGundamR34 Nah, I play all of my JRPGs in English because I prefer to understand the games I'm playing. I usually watch anime in Japanese but when it comes to video games, it has to be in English for me, since it's hard to immerse myself in a video game when I have to read the subtitles all the times.
this sounds like an honest review
He’s always honest!
I'd give the game like a 7.5. Beginning was fun and interesting but late game repetitiveness, pacing, and issues took a lot of enjoyment out towards end.
P.S. the ending level is total crap. WAY TOO LONG and throws endless areas at you with minimal story to flush out villain, 2 hour level with 3min story. Final boss was good though.
I was initially sold on the game when I saw its debut announcement, but I think you drove it home with it being "zoomed into your own asshole." Now, I have to have it.
Mmmm after finishing your video, sounds like it might be a wait for a bit on the title. Sad. It looked so promising. Maybe with updates and price reductions.
Thanks for the video!
sounds like we got a Gynecologist in the making 😂
@@squintygreeneyes 😝
It’s actually really good in my opinion it’s a different take on how they present the story. I’m super interested in how they build on the universe of the series. The camera is also a pain occasionally.
They need to think out plot lines more if they involve more time travel because there are giant plot holes and paradoxes with main story.
Other than the camera the games has me hooked. Only have a few hrs in (still working on tales of arise) but so far I'm definitely curious to see where this all goes.
@@RenegadeVash not really.
This is one of those 'love or hate' games. I just watched many reviews were they praised the combat. Judging by the PS5 demo I played, I love the combat.
@Amelia Thats honestly better than a "love or hate" anime lol
Just know tha tit takes a while to unlock more attacks/mobility options, most are pretty far in the skill tree and it sucks cause some, like aerial evade or more aerial follow ups would be nice to have early or straight up from the begining
People who are buying based off of Demo. Hold your horses... the combat ability shown in THAT Don't get unlocked 🔓 TiLL the very end ! So, you WiLL running limited combat moves. Also, Demos ALWAYS represent the Best in any GAME.
*DON'T DANCE WITH YOUR MONEY 💰 BASED OFF OF A FUN DEMO. ESPECIALLY, WHEN ITS A TOTAL NEW IP*
@@killakame-3434 fact
@@ningen112 Yeah I thought the exact same thing.
If anything the anime is an ad for the game as the anime is listed as "Based off the game" With the game being the "Source material". That and in japan the anime is almost always intended to be an ad for the original material.
The slide show thing is just how that type of game is they don't have AAA budgets like what most people are use to and combat can get boring if all you do is the same combo every time you fight. And the final two bosses are so good they make the entire game worth it
I actually do like a lot of story or cutscenes. I don’t mind them. Helps too that the combat is so amazing
Interesting that you say that the characters are one-dimensional. I'm playing Kasane's route rather than Yuito's and all of the characters have been very good so far. I did think that Yuito seemed more basic and generic than Kasane did, which was what prompted me to play her route first, so I think that might be the problem on your end. A lot of Yuito's party ends up having bond episodes with Kasane anyway so I think they'll reveal a lot more character on my second time through just because I already know more interesting facets of their personality through Kasane's episodes. Yuito seems completely like a "generic good guy anime protagonist" so it wouldn't surprise me that much if his interactions with the other characters were also pretty basic. Kasane is much different and her character development, along with the development of her relationships with the other characters, has been a pretty stand out element of the story for me, at least compared to your typical action anime.
Appreciate the coverage, been on the fence on this game, 'll wait for a deep sale or more content.
Will you cover tales of arise? Seems like to be similar to this in a way.
This game had touted of 40-50 hours of gameplay....but what you may not know is that its not 40-50 hours for each character. It's split.
20-25 hours with each character with repeated situations.
Tales of arise isn't designed like that and if you look at the gameplay, it's more open world than this linear game(scarlet nexus).
@@coreymartin6486 tales is never open world. It’s going to be decently linear as well
@@Raydr62 There are aspects that are open world, although a lot of it is linear
@@coreymartin6486 You have never played any Tales games
@@pixytorres7117 you fail twice. 1. I have played Tales games(TOV is my fav).
2. Open world is defined as two ways. Not having a point a to point b basis.....OR when you are not given time restrictions within an open world layout(world map) allowing you to roam.
Don't believe me? Just use google
Go ahead and be quiet, won't you? Otherwise you will be wrong again for the third time....which im sure you have the potential.
For the amount of VO of cut scenes, I think the price is well worth it. Story wise, I just finished the yuito side of things, there are some questions still left unanswered but at least not that convoluted in the end. They do still try to explain, some things. But overall I think the anime is the supplement for this. Thinking if I should play the Kasane side of things. Maybe on ex mode. But yes, difficulty wise I feel there's not much a difference from the different settings.
Real late to this, but Kasane side of the story explains the most pretty much and I'd honestly recommend it more than Yuito's story. There seems to be a couple of inconsistencies with the anime (and it's not that good anyway).
Definitely a "wait for sale" game. Going to play it regardless
I disagree....it's a good game in my opinion
Yeah, it’ll be an even longer wait once I clear my backlog, so 2025 is when I’ll probably touch this 😂
I bought this game for $10 on PC and I can't complain
Glad it wasnt just me who found the game easy even on hard during the demo playthrough. I was hoping it was just the demo but based on this impression it seems its easy throughout. Rip
I was hoping for more live animation cutscenes than mostly Manga themed ones
The game doesn't have the budget to do that
@@flashingflamingo4536 You mean Bandai Namco is tht stingy
Major Astral Chain vibes from this game, and I enjoyed that game majorly. Can't wait to pick this one up!
See, I was hoping this game would have depth to the combat like astral but i guess not
Very inspired by Astral Chain.
@@somedude1324 yeah but based off a couple of these reviews, combat is pretty abysmal
@@mystymos3614 from playing the game: The combat can either be bland and boring or in depth and good.
Same way astral chains combat is.
You learn combos: or you don’t.
Astral chain is the most boring thing in existence if you refuse to learn combos and just spam the attack button
@@Raydr62 Yeah, there's just certain gameplay choices that I wish were there, like the heavy button being different attacks with each light string. The heavy attack is pretty much the same and from some reviews, the skill tree consists mostly of passives, not much of weapons to get, and not much customizables for the characters but astral chain was the same so i jest. 30fps on ps4 and that made it less gung-ho "I'm gonna pre-order right now" type, i just wanted a lil more. haven't gotten a good arpg since ghost of tsushima/dmc 5
Your description of the story stuff reminds me of Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris. Dunno if you checked that out, but my god the cutscenes. I swear at one point it was like over an hour of nonstop cutscenes and it was exactly the same, just characters talking on still-art. I had to slog through it for the combat that I actually liked.
It honestly reminds me more of bleach youre basically a soul reaper in this game.
@@taylereasdon4765 It's been awhile, but I'm pretty sure I was referring to the length of the cutscenes and amount of them and not the story itself being similar.
@@Schecter31 ahh i see and i wasnt saying you were wrong or anything anyway i just thought the story was more similar to bleach. It sounds like your saying its similar to a sword art online game? I didnt even know there was a game im only familiar with the anime.
@@taylereasdon4765 It's only like an SAO game in terms of having a ridiculous amount of long cutscenes and being anime based, but other than that they're not alike, especially storywise.
Thanks I really appreciate the honesty..gonna hold off. Great review.
I've been playing it on Hard, and many battles are still easy but the boss battles are often really tough, and there are some areas you et access to later on that also have soem challenging battles. I'm level 20+ right now and some of the new areas have some really challenging battles leading up to the boss battle. Story stuff is okay, and it's hard to tell if the story will end up being a let down or if they'll pull it off. Skill tree is good with some interesting choices.
how was it?
Few things I noticed since I started with Kasane
Probably about I'd say half way through and a bit after that (when you're bond level is 4+) the game became too easy. Not too sure how Yuito worked but WIth Kasane you can build her in a way where you can crush enemies easy and basically always have your powers up. Especially towards the end where you can always invis, slow time, clones with one team then invincibility and fire for the other...
Story wise it's kinda just okay... typical anime I suppose but they went way too far with the twists for the sake of twists. Places you explore are lackluster, glorified corridors... NPCs that add nothing. I dunno pretty let down by the game myself. I suppose it's a nice casual hack and slash. With only one boss that was noticeably harder if you didn't know he had a blind spot on his side on Kasane's run.
3:04 combat crocs
Dude loved this honest ass review! Thank you
Thanks for the review. The story seems interesting, but if it is presented like a slideshow for the most part then eh...can't say I'm excited about that. I love story, but how it's executed matters to me and if the majority of the game is going to be story that's presented in this manner then I think I'm gonna wait for a sale.
It’s a slide show like Gravity Rush 2
@@viisovari4544 At least Gravity Rush 2 depicted the scenes in a comic book style and had multiple panels. Scarlet Nexus on the other hand appears to use the scene merely as a backdrop with characters talking at the forefront, making it feel static.
Theres an anime of this
Once again, thanks for giving an honest review Fex. Was thinking of buying/sinking some time in this one after another channel/comments seemed to give it nothing but praise but now realizing the downside maybe too much for me.
Repetitive and no real lvl up/skill tree type stuff is just a big no for me. 👍🏼
I probably going to get this game anyway because looks pretty cool and I can only tell I love the game or not if I gave it a shot
I really don’t love how they skimped on the cutscenes. I would have loved fully animated cutscenes and it seems bizarre that a game from a major publisher couldn’t fund a fully animated story.
They made an actual anime for this game if thats what you need. Animation is really expensive
@@jmadd1234567890 it’s a $60 game made and funded by a big publisher. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect the cutscenes to be animated.
Looking forward to the anime though.
I guess they don't want it blow it with a lot of money. This is a brand new IP and they want to play it safe. It makes sense they would put more money into their longer running franchises.
It's also common in their games to do this. It's why game rarely release broken coming from them. Their budget is properly allocated. I do think you're being a bit entitled. A extremely well developed game with no bugs, deep progression systems and an actual anime being developed along side it. Your complaint is still images? It's done like that purposefully. There is no manga to the game. The game functions as a manga. You're proof that people can never be satisfied
@@jmadd1234567890 hey I think the gameplay is great. But a huge portion of this game (about half of reviews are to be believed) is cutscenes. And those are shot in still images. For the same price I can get other JRPGS with fully realized in game or animated cutscenes.
Look I know it’s a nitpick, but in my opinion it cheapens the entire presentation and I find it odd that we are seeing that kind of budget cut from a big publisher like this.
So you can call me entitled and defend this all you want. All I’m saying is in my opinion the game would have been better with fully realized story cutscenes; especially in a title that has invested so much in its story.
Also I’m commenting on a review for a game and you’re criticizing me for being critical? It’s a review. If this isn’t the appropriate place where is?
"The game is very easy, even on hard"...damn. That was like, my biggest concern since I'd seen a review saying normal was a complete cakewalk. Whats the point of a sick combat system if the enemies are pushovers? Supposedly theres no new difficulty or scaling for NG+ so it'll just be even easier.
I also sort of suspected the RPG elements were pretty light and it's a bummer to see they are.
@The Truth nah this game easy af. the real extreme difficulty boss is the fkin camera, specially when playing yuito. bamco fked up hard
@The Truth I'm playin it on hard, it's pretty easy if you play safe. The only real threat is not realizing you are tanking a bunch of projectiles from offscreen that don't stagger you.
Like DMC/Bayonetta style games have ever been hard in the first place.
@@kejimaeda Um...on the highest difficulty? Yes, they are quite hard. Among the hardest AAA games out there even and I'm someone that seeks out hard games.
I'm A bit over 3/4ths of the way through scarlet nexus on hard and yeah, it IS too easy and the ways they added difficulty mostly just punish you for playing aggressive.
This game also isn't like DMC or bayo. Very few combos, no dodge canceling, and enemies will pelt you with projectiles from offscreen if you attempt to do long cool combos without a power that disables taking damage up.
@@kejimaeda Lol, you really need to play the hardest difficulty in those games before making an assumption like that. DMC3 was such a chore to finish on DMD.
I'll wait for a sale too, I still have a large backlog so no rush. Great review though. Very valid points I would never think about mentioning
Thanks for the info. I'm not in a hurry to play this so I'll wait for a sale
Sucks that they animated Code Vein but decided to visual novel this. It probably would've helped with the pacing if it was short animated cutscenes in-between the fighting segments.
The reason why I can't do the sword art games is for all the long anime dialogue but the game play looks cool. What a shame that scarlet nexus appears to be similar in that regard
Best part of the game for me by far
I'm in the beginning of phase 5, haven't needed to grind once for materials or levels... I'm also playing on hard and it can be difficult at times, some bosses killed me a couple of times
Review was straight to the point covered everything I needed to know, thanks!
6 minutes in and the way your describing the game reminds me of my experience with code vein
nvm you also feel that way
The enemies look like massive damage sponges
This is how it felt for me playing as the male protagonist on the demo. Actually died a couple times because some of the enemies are damage sponges and hit like a freight train. No issue playing the female protagonist though.
@@Hodori-036 how did you even manage to die...
@@MasterNochi playing as the guy, there were those big ass cow looking enemies that required the armor to be broken. That's what got me. Maybe I just didn't figure put the right strat to fight them 🤷
@@Hodori-036 definitely the case, I’ve never died once through multiple playthroughs, the trick is to use the stone statues or larger objects that use the left trigger on them, it’ll generally break their shield really fast. Their earthquake attack requires the SAS stone ability or to jump over it. Offensively outside of the left trigger attacks, use as much psychokinesis infused with pyrokinesis as possible.
@@yunfi.630 yeah I'll have to be on the lookout next time. Those little sneaky cloaked bastards don't help either. Still looking forward to this one either way. So many releases lately have been just outright bad . . . Looking at you Outriders and D&D: Dark Alliance!
I came here from the live stream.
Great overview, thanks.
Dang, the slideshow cutscenes are a huge bummer. I think I'll just wait for the anime and buy the game once it goes on sale.
Even if they animated them it'll be just characters talking and doing nothing
Definitely disagree with your takes on the characters and the feel of how it's more of an advertisement for the anime than its own game and story. The game has a lot more gameplay than you gave it credit for and a lot more depth than you seemed to realize. I'd say definitely finish the game to get the full picture
I just want a second Code Vein game, what a masterpiece of a game
@Drifting Leaf i actually liked it, you can just skip it if you want.
@@jkarma3356 yuh
Thanks. Almost bought it, but for the final verdict I came here and after listening to your points I've opted the fuck out. Saved me good money.
I really enjoy the game. Better than nier and code vein in my opinion
Thank you for the review, i'll just wait for heavy discount to buy this game, doesn't look worth the initial price. I really hate the visual novel style, it's kinda lazy move to cut some development or production cost.
Just like the walking simulator sections of code vein where the statues tell u the story
@@goodluck4037 Yeah pretty much the same
Gotta prop them considering code vein was released on 2018?
That's a pretty short development cycle & decent production quality to
You talked me out of it really quickly. Scarce but good gameplay with a subpar storytelling ability that takes up most of your time has always been an instant write off for me. If you're gonna make a predominantly story driven game, put some effort into that aspect too.
Okay
Wait, he said there are no sidequests, but I've seen the trophy list and doing a set number of them will give you an achievement. The devs have also mentioned that a single playthrough will take about 25 hours if you do everything (including things like sidequests), so I'm wondering if this reviewer just...skipped over them?
I don't think he even played any because I watched reviews where people also talked about playing side quest even if they were simple
@@vaunfraser3586 I think he played it, he just tried rushing through it in order to get a review out. He even admits he wasn't done playing the game of the time of doing the review and further admits he hasn't played more than 15-20 hours. Given his remark about how each playthrough is 50/50 in terms of story differences based on who you pick again leads me to believe he was trying to speed through this game (this would only give him about 10 hours for each playthrough, which sounds like a speed run to me if each playthrough is supposed to be around 25-30 hours according to other reviewers and the devs for each character). This would explain why he thinks sidequests don't exist and why he sounds frustrated that the cutscenes equal out the gameplay.
Rushing through a game can seriously hinder how someone views a game.
@@willowingwhispers2612 oh yea I didn't mean that he didn't play the game I just meant the side quest. I get what your saying, rushing a game to put out a review can lead to negative thoughts as you might not fully enjoy everything it has to offer. But that comment about no sidequest is misleading and could make or break the game for someone
@@willowingwhispers2612 I didn't speed run anything. Each story from what I understand is about 25 hours long. 13 or so of that is semi-animated cutscenes. This is the whole reason I couldn't finish in time. I watched ALL of them. It's far more likely other reviewers skipped them in order to finish. I have seen zero side quests in that time, though there are companion episodes that are just more cutscenes. I don't know if these count as "quests", or not, because you don't actually do anything but watch dialogue...
Edit: I did finally find quests, they appear near the end of the game. They just take you through areas you've already been through several times unfortunately...
First time playing this as its now on PS+ Extra sub service. And it’s decent. Music is fantastic, combat isn’t boring, performance is great(on PS5).
A video on any endgame content would be great!
Game is getting mostly 8/10s which is really solid, Could be better but it def isn't bad at least, Full buy? Depends on your preferences of games i think.
General consensus is if you have a fairly big backlog of games already, wait for a sale. Otherwise, go for it.
got a Like for the zoomed in camera angle comment. 10/10
That thing you say about the dialogue and that you fight for 15 mins than listen to cutscenes for 20 is exactly why I got my money refunded when I bought this game on Steam. I wanna play a videogame when I buy a videogame, not watch an anime or listen to a story.... I do not understand why Persona 5 seems so popular either, that game seems to be 70% dialogues and walking around and 30% actual gameplay and fighting as I have noticed from skipping over walkthrough videos here on youtube.
Watch out everyone. The base game will be good but those DLC's.... oh how they massacred my boy Code Vein. Bandai Namco better not pull a Bandai Scamco.
Great review, wish you finished the game first though so i could know if there was any endgame. But thanks for helping me make a decision
Think that's a pass from me, at least for now. Looks like a good one to grab on sale down the road, though.
It’s on sale now for 35.99 on PlayStation my guy
You should still give it a try
thanks for the information, yeah i feared that actual gameplay bits might not take portion of your playtime but i guess my fear was on the spot
still i think if story is good prob worth grabbing on sale, seems like it should be fun and mindless hack n slash action game for 20-30 hours
Free demo? Hell yes.
Loved the game, will you buy it now?
Hell yes!
Wish more games did that, I would have passed right over this gem.
Sigh im so tired of pre ordering games that turn out to be terrible. this is the last time I preorder. is it me or do all new games blow lately?
just you
Not just you, allot of games nowadays get hyped up, then have a disappointing release. Cyberpunk 2077 is a REALLY good example of this.
ngl saying that this game is made just for the anime is a bit troll
Honest review but as a guy who’s favorite games are Yakuza titles I’m used to the 20-30 min cutscenes
Sounds like a pretty good 30 to 40 dollar game I'll wait for the sale.
I 100% agree with you
Good luck waiting just don't get fatally shot out there so u can live to play it ..
@@wasupman777 it's not that big of a deal I can wait, i got plenty of other games to play in the meantime, but I get your joke.
Currently on sale
@@jesosos5914 I know, will be picking it up today.
1:39 for instance yuito's VA is also the one who voiced yuji itadori from jujutsu kaisen
Pannacotta Fugo from JoJo part 5
Lol I think you’re the first person to mention the music. The game’s music really is good!
thanks for this, haven't been able to make my mind up due to Bandai kinda hiding the gameplay away from us...i was hoping for Code Vein 2 and i think that'll be the next big game from them. I think this is probably some side project to make some dollar...along with the anime...they made quite a bit of cash from Code Vein so maybe they're just trying to double-down this year and next??!? Either way...this is for a sale...thanks again!
The majority of people are saying this is a good game with very few mixed reviews. This game is definitely a 8/10 if we are to gather all scores. I will play this game day 1 for sure.
Caught this on a B1G1 sale at the GameStop I work in. Got Tales of Arise for the price tag, so this was really a freebie for me. Even for $20, I still would have paid for this. Combat isn't all that compelling once you get the basics down, but the characters are enjoyable enough to get my attention. Overall, give it a try on both protagonists if you enjoy the demo.
After finishing yuito main story in 25 hours, I feel like this is the best $59 that I spent in 2021
Especially the final two bosses
Having tons of fun with it and it will definitely be a great game to invest time in until Tales of Arise arrives. Don't think it should be labeled a “wait for sale game“
That's what I'll be doing!
after playing the demo worst thing was the movement
The only thing I hated in the demo was I couldn't dodge cancel like you would normally see in these type of games
@@bobtista88 you can jump cancel tho
@@Raydr62 I guess but it ain't the same.
the demo really didn't do it for me. it just felt odd. the funny thing is if it showed the story better it could have sold me but it was all meh on the demo.
Hm ive checked other reviews and they say it’s about 80-90 on the scale so im sticking with those reviews
@@Sairento-kun yeah and he hasn’t done found about the side missions yet
@@Sairento-kun But one thing im confused is that I thought the story was pretty interesting
@@Sairento-kun yup same but im kinda confused because like 2 weeks ago when the game wasn’t out literally anywhere there were already reviews on ps store and it got bumped down to 4 stars but its now 4.5
@@Sairento-kun yup anyway nice talking with ya , hope we both enjoy the game
@@Sairento-kun Ight im back after playing the game through to phase 3 on standby and I absolutely loved every bit
… the combat and the story starts to kick off about phase 2 and a bit in and also the brain map has 57 whole skills so a reason to keep playing and as well as brain field ability is intriguing so ima have to say a 9.5 or a 10 really good game so far in 2021
I don't get it? Did you actually play the game? There ARE sidequests.
Side quests appear near the end of the game, which is why I didn't know about them. They are really mundane though, and take you through the same areas you've already been through.
What do you mean near the end of the game? I just started the game yesterday and i am only in Phase 2 and already finished one quest and picked up another. The whole point is you can mislead people with what you said. You legit said there are no side quests and that it's just cutscenes and then fighting and cutscenes and then fighting which is actually wrong. If you didn't mean it like that, well, that's on you man. You're giving a review, can't be making inaccurate statements. This almost stopped me from wanting to buy the game but i looked into it some more and watched more videos and then bought the game. I'm glad I did because I'm having a blast and what you said wasn't really true.
I came here to learn how it plays, but nothing was said about the combat except "it's okay." Please explain mechanics in more detail in the future...
The gameplay is fast, and intense, and very very fluid. You use the abilities of your teammates against enemies, dodging attacks and attacking in furious combos. You get longer combos and more abilities as the game goes on. The enemies are somewhat uninteresting by the end of the game, mostly because you fight the same ones over and over, but early on it's fantastic.
@@Fextralife I appreciate the reply, but this didn't answer my question.
Is there a normal and heavy attack? Is there an active parry? What are the properties of the defensive mechanics, i.e. dodge/parry. And so on.
Some players might only be interested in hearing how a reviewer *felt* about something, but others might be interested in the specifics and watching these videos to get information, not just unsubstantiated opinions.
@@k.constantine Hey I can answer a few questions based on demo. The basic combat (I.e w/o psychic stuff) can be described as a more casual nier automata. Most of the basics are there, although the dodge in this game is more of a step-dodge. Idk if it’s the s but I had trouble dodging ‘into’ attacks for the perfect dodge. Light attack 4+ combo and a heavy attack, both characters have unique attack properties. Heavy attack is usually used after a string of attacks and can be used in the air or for a ground strike. There are perfect dodges, but from what I’ve played in the demo it’s much less forgiving than nier or bayonetta, however a party members SAS mechanic makes perfect doges/counters more easier to achieve. Air dodges, 2+ SAS (using other characters abilities), tech recovery after being attacked and a few more things are from the brain map. There are also extended combos implemented with attack->physic-attack-psychic etc from the brain tree.
Certain party members can ‘parry’ or take damage for you but it’s random; there are also assist attacks which appear with a button prompt and usually stagger enemies. I believe the frequency or added effects increase with your bond with the character, but besides that I’m not sure what prompts them. The combat doesn’t seem extremely deep or even complex but it is highly serviceable. There’s a few no hit runs on CZcams already.
@@Tailsfan803 Wonderful. Thank you so much, this is very helpful when deciding whether or not I should keep an eye on this game!
I got the game and think I'll like it. But how's it a jrpg with no customization and no difficulty? That makes me sad 😥
Very good game with good combat and sound track. Also good story.
How about the joke of a picture slide cutscenes n the repetitif levels n playthrough , give me a break this game is dogshit
The Most Honest review +_+
I ALSO felt the SAME... this is ANiME or rather advertisment for the upcoming ANiME. 😶 The streets at the start looks dull grey mess... not impressive. Half the area is locked 🔒 You can't walk 2cm road without hitting a red boundary. 😒
I was expecting something LiKE NIER atleast with combat. Nexus has a delayed dodge mechanics... making it worthless. I rather jump out than dodge.
Man Nier Automata was a beast when it came to cool dodges and deep philosophical plots. Not to forget the soul tearing tracks.
I don't understand why THEY never make anything worthy LiKE it ever Again ???
I really loved the demo, but it sounds like I wont be getting the same experience in the full release.
I wonder if the story ends up being worth it towards the end of the game?
Play for yourself don't go off someone else's opinion.
@@412JFury shut up.
@@Qballiz2kool no u
Ill get it when its on sale! Thanks for the review
Bummer, I was hyped for it in 2020, then it never went on sale, and I kinda forgot about it until it went on sale now.
People who are buying based off of Demo. Hold your horses... the combat ability shown in THAT Don't get unlocked 🔓 TiLL the very end ! So, you WiLL running limited combat moves. Also, Demos ALWAYS represent the Best in any GAME.
*DON'T DANCE WITH YOUR MONEY 💰 BASED OFF OF A FUN DEMO. ESPECIALLY, WHEN ITS A TOTAL NEW IP*
Demo is not the best of a game. You definitely could not say that with the World Ends With You or Dragon Quest XI or Trials of Mana or Disgaea demos. All of those demos provide a lot, but leave you without satisfaction and you only just get into the feel of things when it halts. And you are also painfully aware of what you are not able to use.
Hold on... a cutscene is 20 minutes!?? I hope you're exaggerating because that's the length of one anime episode.
The story line sucks. Tales of Arise seems even worse with even more story line I wish I could just skip most of it and just kill shit! Practice the attacks and have fun. I sure wish demo's were more available on the Sony Playstation store, so I'd actually know what I am getting in to. Sony spends way too much time on puzzle based gameplay especially on most adventure games. I just just want to have fun, not spend half my time in commentary and story lines and dumb ass puzzles! I could have have saved a couple hundred if I knew what I was getting myself into, when i started.
It looks so pretty 🥺
wow this guy is seriously complaining about they're being too much talking and cutscenes this is a Japanese role playing game that's the main focus the combat is usually a secondary concern
Late comment, but I really appreciate the well thought out points. The pitfalls of cutscenes, and repetitiveness make it so I can skip the games with no worries. Thanks for saving me money!
so was watching easy allies review before. both of you seem to like it but it is interesting that you have different opinions :D. easy allies said that the game is somewhat challenging but the music is so just ok. you guys say the game is easy but music is good :D.
Game looks exactly what I wanted. I'm looking forward to it.
Me too
Okay, the 10-30 min cutscenes are only in the first hour of the game. Sure there may be some cutscenes here and there that are longer but it's cutscene are not MGSVTPP (Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain) level. And plus most of the dialogue is optional, if you don't want to watch a cutscene just skip through it.
Damn I was really looking forward to this one. 😕 Appreciate the review though!
Gamestop had Scarlet Nexus for .99 cents. Figured for that price why not.
Sounds like I'll just stick to another replay of Astral Chain.
Or I guess alternatively, wait a couple months for Tales of Arise to come out and scratch the anime itch
@@solarflare8476 cant wait for that game. Love the tales games. Well most of them lol.
Starts complaining about the cut scene, but doesn’t see the skip button on the screen. You can skip cut scenes to not interrupt your game flow. It skips literally instantaneously to the battle.
it is reminiscent of a tales of game, but without the depth in the character department
Devs from Tales developed it, but also from God eater, Code Vein and other big games so I guess its a combination from different ideas and something new. It wasn't supposed to just be a tales copy
The anime they release is so boring. Characters dont move during fight scene. The only movements i see is from background. Their anime is very stiff in terms of animation. Its better if they only released a comics instead of that poorly executed animation.
More rpg elements would have been better character creation and actually choices in dialogues.But i rather watch a movie rather than play a game with xxxx cutscenes and not engaging gameplay
The fact that you said there are no side quests tells me you just went thro the game and didn't even take your time with it
I found them immediately after this review. They are not present until about 20 hours into the game, and they are not particularly interesting.
@@Fextralife you literally get the first quest around 2 or so hours into the game but yes i agree they are uninteresting
@@youneschekkai376 I got my first side quest 20 hours in...
I’m really liking this game. Been playing all week
Combat is worth it, everyone should play this game either watching or skipping cut scenes. I got it for 40dlls and I think is worth that much.
I have a channel if you even want to call it that. 1 video lol. I think I touched on how anime game level design is lazy, boring and stagnant in most cases. This is just a pattern in Eastern games that I've noticed. Which turns me off from most anime looking games. Because if they are not a anime fighter, or a gacha game. Its a rare anime action game with flat environments, floaty models, etc.
Im not saying western games don't game their issues. These are just some of the plagues that are iconic to me in eastern games, specifically of the anime like games.
Thx Cass. I'll wait. 🙏
Looks like I’ll wait till it’s $29.99, unfortunately by the time it becomes cheap a better game will come out that will shadow this title and then forgotten.
I disagree with almost everything said lol
This game is a must buy for me lol. If you aren’t into anime, the style or combat then you aren’t gonna like the game.
Or if you hate that the gameplay is only 20-25 hours for each character....and the 2nd playthrough is a lot of repeated scenarios. Story has big plot holes.
If you wanna drop 60 bucks on on a linear game like this instead of waiting till its heavily discounted, that's on you.
I would rather wait till.... YS 9, skyward sword re-release, tales of arise,etc
Is it more like DMC or the Tales series?
Just buy any Yakuza, Nier, or even any Souls series if you want to taste excellent JRPGs
@@coreymartin6486 lmao SS...you must be joking
@@MatPost Yakuza 7 is perhaps the best jrpg I played in a long long LONG time that wasn't named Dragonquest 11.
Some ppl complain about camera. But i finished god of war. I don't believe there's exist a game that has worse camera than gow