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It might look like a Tales game, but it's so much more
Right out of the gate, Scarlet Nexus shows off its gimmick. You can play as one of two characters, viewing the same storyline from different perspectives. Both share the same formidable telekinetic superpower, spicing up what appears to be typical blade-swinging combat. While cool, it initially seems like these are the game’s only tricks, and that you’ll deal little more over the course of 50 hours. But Scarlet Nexus ramps up fast. I just can’t say for sure if it maintains the speed.
This post originally ran on June 23, 2021. We’re republishing it today for the game’s release.
Scarlet Nexus, initially unveiled at an Xbox event last year, comes out this Friday for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. At the time, Kotaku’s Ethan Gach described it as an “anime-as-hell” action-RPG. Now that I’ve spent a dozen hours or so with the full game, yes, I can confirm, Scarlet Nexus is indeed exactly that. (Fun fact: The venerable animation studio Sunrise is producing a Scarlet Nexus anime. That’s out later this month.) To whit, the game even boasts that requisite Bandai Namco JRPG Anime Intro:
At first blush, Scarlet Nexus might even seem like any Tales game—artistically, thematically, musically—except with an emphasis on action. Fans of Bandai Namco’s long-running series will instantly note too that Scarlet Nexus can definitively be categorized as science fiction, a stark contrast to the typically fantasy-inspired Tales games. The setting allows it to be nightmarishly weird.
Source: Kotaku
