I'm gonna sleep for this one atm as I am still engaged with Dragons dogma dark arisen and i am fckng loving it, 50 hrs feels like just 30 mins of gameplay
"Invisibility powers are cool because the enemies can't see you and you become invisible" - Rurikhan :D But seriously, good review. Going to get this next month I think, still playing through BioMutant.
I really love your reviews Rurikhan. The way you give your thoughts on the features, sound, art style, and more. It really is the whole package. Thanks I will definitely check this out because of how well you give us the gist of the game
I sort of like the insane interactions like you say "Hi..." and the bystander you're addressing just leaps in to "I like Tiger, he is more loyal than Panda but I can not find a poster of Tiger!" and I'm like "...ah, good afternoon?" And I love the insane enemies like a sexy corset with long thighs that turn in to goat legs and pretty blooming flowers for a head... it's as if I must have made my omelette with the wrong kind of mushrooms. Or the right kind.
Fell in love with the combat after playing the demo today, I’m just wondering how different the two stories are actually going to be, because if their both pretty similar that can kill the replay ability of the game.
@@rurikhan Haha, I kid :) Sorry, you are right. I’m glad that I picked up the game. I haven’t finished it yet but I like that you get the chance to know characters a bit better in these bond missions. Really takes the characters to another level beyond just being tools to defeat monsters. They give cool hints towards the story as well. Seems like plenty of recent JRPGs are into this idea too which I really like.
I actually have been pretty excited about this game since I saw a trailer for it a year ago. Hopefully this game will be a hidden gem and we’ll get more anime games like this down the line.
Getting major astral chains vibes from this one from both the visuals and the story. Might pass up on Scarlet Nexus for now tbh as I found Astral Chain wasn't for me.
Yeah same, I played Astral Chain and didn't it, bought it day 1 because I thought it looked fun from watching videos but when I was actually playing it I didn't enjoy it at all. I tried the Scarlet Nexus demo 3 times and I gotta say I enjoyed way more than Astral Chain and I just pre-ordered it today. Try the demo you might enjoy it
I really want to play it. Liked the demo. However, I don't finish my games lately so I'm forcing myself to wait. (Still need to beat Astral Chain for one example, and several more in the same style)
“I don’t think your going to be able to pick a Waifu” *Oh Rurikhan, where’s there’s a will there’s a way* Edit: it’s a fucking joke people calm tf down, sad I gotta make this clear.
My advice is go into this game with an open mind, don't compare it to anything else while playing or youll get frustrated. It's not like code vein, its not like tales, and its not like devil may cry if you try to compare it to their mechanics youll fall into the trap of treating it like one of those games and get frustrated playing it wrong. Play it for what it is.
Got it preordered and excited to get it on Friday. In the meantime though i'm playing Ender Lillies Quietus of the Knight on my Switch (which just released on Tuesday) which is a 2D Souls like game similar to Salt and Sanctuary. Really having fun with it and hoping to get it done before i pick up Scarlet Nexus (should be possible as the devs said the full release would have 8 areas in total, thus 8 area bosses and i beat 5 of them and am already at the 6th). And ya the game's (Ender Lillies) Brutal just like most Souls games the further you get into the game (starts off easy but all enemies get stronger with each Area (main) boss you beat). Visuals remind me of Vanillaware developed games (Odin Sphere, Dragon's Crown, 13 Sentinels, etc) and the music is great (definitely fits the game's atmosphere). The story's mainly told via flashbacks, random notes/item descriptions, and a few cutscenes with dialogue by other characters (the main character, Lily, is a mute MC like Link). As for combat Lily doesn't fight herself but summons Spirits with one of 3 face buttons and you get many spirits in the game (you get 1 default spirit and then all other spirits you get after you beat their boss counterpart. Note each sprit has a number of uses so you need to be careful you're aware of how many uses they have (though the default and some others have infinite uses) and you regain uses either by going to rest points or attacking red flowers (you get heals back this way too though for Heals you need to break white flowers instead of red, resting restores both though)). And ya there's my short Ender Lillies review segment/shilling to try to get more sales for the game since for an Indie dev the open week sales are incredibly important lol. Now going back to Scarlet Nexus definitely going Eng Dub due to the whole characters talking during combat making it too incovenient to read while fighting...for action games if there's a dub i prefer the dub. Turn based i'll go with either or but if an action game has a dub i always pick it... the few i don't go Eng dub are the ones without any eng dubs at all (so Tokyo Xanadu). As for my first run i'll be doing Yuito since between the 2 protags Kasane's story, from the trailers, seem to be more likely to have more lore revelations early on than Yuito's. If there's one thing i'm kinda disappointed with it's the fact you can't play as the other party members in each of the protag's team since some look really fun to play but i can kinda understand it since it seems like combat really focuses on taking advantage of the MCs' Psychokinesis superpower. More likely than not i'll be playing SN all the way up to Tales of Arise's release in Sepetmber since i'll be doing both MC's story back to back for the full experience.
I have a question about the gameplay, I have like old man reflexes and is the game friendly to bad old man reflexes? Cos I'd love to play this game but if it's like code vein or monster hunter world I'd have to give up cos my reflexes are about the same as an 70yr old's trying to game on pc with keyboard and mouse
I'm playing it on hard and it's not overly difficult, so playing on normal or easy should be manageable if you struggle with reflexes, and you can change the difficulty as you play, so you're not locked in.
I played through the demo and it convinced me to buy the game. I just wish the narrative wasn't so cringy (I'm serious, it makes Code Vein look like high art by comparison), and I wish the exploration soundtrack didn't sound like shopping mall music.
I've watched most of the reviews that are up on UA-cam and seems like it'll be between 25-40ish hours. 25 if you play only one of the characters but to get the full story and context you need to do new game + and play the other one which can double the play time
I'm having a blast so far, 10 hours in and damn! its great! All in all the game is great, i just wish the sidequests were better done, the way they are now u can easy miss the enemies need for slaying quests since u have to select the right quest, if u don't have it activated u can just it outright... I do love the SAS system, couse u it makes for fun combinations that u experiment with, like using 2 powers at once to blow enemies at once. And Ruri, u can see the quests on the area map,so when in the city, just check the map and they are marked.(Square symbol) And God Eater 3 and Code Vein felt like they were pretty much abandoned(especially GE3)once they were out of the door with only adding minimal content, wich was a big shame. I did hear that the Director of the game did some of the Tale Of games so that probably explains the great story and better quality overall.
Idk why but I giggle when people who have no idea how to speak Japanese try to convince other non Japanese speakers that they can, in any meaningful way, determine the Japanese voice acting is superior.
It's a matter of sounding pleasant. As a non-native speaker I can tell that English is quite unpleasant language to hear in general. German is even worse. Japanese on the other hand is much nicer to ears.
When they try to make the dialogue sound like something ppl would say we hate it cuz it not authentic but when they do keep the dialogue the same for some reason it sounds cringe.
Are there circular motions in this game ? For example Back and forth + attack, hold back + attack etc ? I feel like the game is lacking in terms of movelist.
The camera looks bad. A bad camera is one of the worst flaws you could have in a game. If the camera is bad it induces headaches in some people. I have a hard time watching certain parts of the footage. The camera here looks like a significant regression from Code Vein.
i dont know if he was trying to say that when the english va is on they dont sound japanese? cause the script is the same english or japanese so it will still make no sense even if you have the japanese va
I paid no attention to this game until the demo dropped. Combat's really fun, but I can tell it's going to be a game where I skip most of the cutscenes. I'll probably get it at some point, just not for $60.
I have been avoiding this game because everything to date looks like a crappy game where you run from one flat arena to the next to fight groups of repetitive enemies. Looking forward to see what you have to say about it. Edit: Pretty much what I thought. Much appreciated, Ruri.
It looks nice and the story seems kinda cool but it's just another hack and slash game, I guess they must be popular because we get so many of them every year but I'm gonna pass on this one.
If only they did better with designing better looking faces. They look like generic anime characters. Specially the main hero… and this is coming from someone who has played anime related rpgs like persona/shin Megami tensei series, nier ect. Like don’t get me wrong the monsters looks sick but god the designs for the human characters are cringe
This game makes Outriders seem, Meh. The story of this one SUCKS. There is this ANNOYING obsession with Naomi that will literally MAKE YOU SICK. Fighting enemies is a joke as you CANNOT DODGE ANYTHING. SAVE YOURSELF THE HEADACHE AND SURELY THE MONEY. Wait for this one to (NOT GO ON SELL) BUT TO BE FREE ON THE PS STORE OR XBOX GAME PASS. This game SUCKS!!!!
Perfect dodge with follow up slash or psionic attacks are unlockable skills. Same for double jump, mid-air dodge, and attack after air dodge. I can understand why this game might be a bit too difficult for people who don't like to read. It can be overwhelming at first while at the same not being too overly complicated.
Bruno G, please elaborate on what you mean by: "Snoring bruhhh so sleepy" I am uniformed on such a comment am interested what you are trying to convey. Thank you for your time, Kaijukebox
If only you would cover more normal games. I joined during your Anthem coverage and couldn't care less for cell shaded / amine games. I just end up skipping most of your content unfortunately....
I'm gonna sleep for this one atm as I am still engaged with Dragons dogma dark arisen and i am fckng loving it, 50 hrs feels like just 30 mins of gameplay
A man of culture
I just beat that game lol! I'm probably am going to beat stories 2 next when it releases so I probably will pass on this
Imma play that too. It's been in my backlog for a long time.
Pray for Dragon’s Dogma 2 man please.
The artstyle reminds me of astral chain, which is good. To bad i currently have no time for such a game. Guess this will be a pickup on a steamsale.
You mean Freedom wars
Side quests are marked on the map with a blue diamond. Usually in the starting city map.
I was a little reluctant on getting the game, but the moment I saw you riding that bus, I was sold. That's awesome.
"Invisibility powers are cool because the enemies can't see you and you become invisible" - Rurikhan :D
But seriously, good review. Going to get this next month I think, still playing through BioMutant.
I really love your reviews Rurikhan. The way you give your thoughts on the features, sound, art style, and more. It really is the whole package. Thanks I will definitely check this out because of how well you give us the gist of the game
Just a quick correction, thr visual novel segments are still in engine as they reflect your customization choices
Thanks for the review ruri, this game enter a good discount now, and i was on The fence about buying it, really helped making my decision
"Scarlet Nexus" - the name of the time between now and Monster Hunter Stories 2.
😂😂
I sort of like the insane interactions like you say "Hi..." and the bystander you're addressing just leaps in to "I like Tiger, he is more loyal than Panda but I can not find a poster of Tiger!" and I'm like "...ah, good afternoon?"
And I love the insane enemies like a sexy corset with long thighs that turn in to goat legs and pretty blooming flowers for a head... it's as if I must have made my omelette with the wrong kind of mushrooms. Or the right kind.
I have it preordered for series x. Stoked on it. I liked the demo. Kind of reminds me of devil may cry/Astral chain with code vein/God Eater art style
YES I couldn't put a nail in exactly what it was when I played the demo, but thate an absolutely perfect descriptor
Fell in love with the combat after playing the demo today, I’m just wondering how different the two stories are actually going to be, because if their both pretty similar that can kill the replay ability of the game.
After two reviews I am sold on this. The demo didn't catch me but I'm glad it's marriage between two types of games.
After the demo I could feel how good this game will be.
theres just no time between rise and stories 2 when it releases xD
There's time now until stories 2.
Rurikhan: I’m not sure if I’ve seen one (a game) with strong JRPG visual novel elements to it.
*Fire Emblem Three Houses wants to know your location.*
You missed the DMC / Bayonetta Action Combat part of the context there.
@@rurikhan Haha, I kid :) Sorry, you are right. I’m glad that I picked up the game. I haven’t finished it yet but I like that you get the chance to know characters a bit better in these bond missions. Really takes the characters to another level beyond just being tools to defeat monsters. They give cool hints towards the story as well.
Seems like plenty of recent JRPGs are into this idea too which I really like.
I actually have been pretty excited about this game since I saw a trailer for it a year ago. Hopefully this game will be a hidden gem and we’ll get more anime games like this down the line.
Getting major astral chains vibes from this one from both the visuals and the story. Might pass up on Scarlet Nexus for now tbh as I found Astral Chain wasn't for me.
Yeah same, I played Astral Chain and didn't it, bought it day 1 because I thought it looked fun from watching videos but when I was actually playing it I didn't enjoy it at all. I tried the Scarlet Nexus demo 3 times and I gotta say I enjoyed way more than Astral Chain and I just pre-ordered it today. Try the demo you might enjoy it
I really want to play it. Liked the demo. However, I don't finish my games lately so I'm forcing myself to wait. (Still need to beat Astral Chain for one example, and several more in the same style)
Although this game isn’t for me it’s really good you try a wide range of games and give a decent honest report on what you play 👍
“I don’t think your going to be able to pick a Waifu”
*Oh Rurikhan, where’s there’s a will there’s a way*
Edit: it’s a fucking joke people calm tf down, sad I gotta make this clear.
😖 you sound like a perv
and you sound like a prude
My advice is go into this game with an open mind, don't compare it to anything else while playing or youll get frustrated. It's not like code vein, its not like tales, and its not like devil may cry if you try to compare it to their mechanics youll fall into the trap of treating it like one of those games and get frustrated playing it wrong. Play it for what it is.
Code vein has a ton of weapon impact?
Got it preordered and excited to get it on Friday. In the meantime though i'm playing Ender Lillies Quietus of the Knight on my Switch (which just released on Tuesday) which is a 2D Souls like game similar to Salt and Sanctuary. Really having fun with it and hoping to get it done before i pick up Scarlet Nexus (should be possible as the devs said the full release would have 8 areas in total, thus 8 area bosses and i beat 5 of them and am already at the 6th).
And ya the game's (Ender Lillies) Brutal just like most Souls games the further you get into the game (starts off easy but all enemies get stronger with each Area (main) boss you beat). Visuals remind me of Vanillaware developed games (Odin Sphere, Dragon's Crown, 13 Sentinels, etc) and the music is great (definitely fits the game's atmosphere). The story's mainly told via flashbacks, random notes/item descriptions, and a few cutscenes with dialogue by other characters (the main character, Lily, is a mute MC like Link). As for combat Lily doesn't fight herself but summons Spirits with one of 3 face buttons and you get many spirits in the game (you get 1 default spirit and then all other spirits you get after you beat their boss counterpart. Note each sprit has a number of uses so you need to be careful you're aware of how many uses they have (though the default and some others have infinite uses) and you regain uses either by going to rest points or attacking red flowers (you get heals back this way too though for Heals you need to break white flowers instead of red, resting restores both though)). And ya there's my short Ender Lillies review segment/shilling to try to get more sales for the game since for an Indie dev the open week sales are incredibly important lol.
Now going back to Scarlet Nexus definitely going Eng Dub due to the whole characters talking during combat making it too incovenient to read while fighting...for action games if there's a dub i prefer the dub. Turn based i'll go with either or but if an action game has a dub i always pick it... the few i don't go Eng dub are the ones without any eng dubs at all (so Tokyo Xanadu). As for my first run i'll be doing Yuito since between the 2 protags Kasane's story, from the trailers, seem to be more likely to have more lore revelations early on than Yuito's. If there's one thing i'm kinda disappointed with it's the fact you can't play as the other party members in each of the protag's team since some look really fun to play but i can kinda understand it since it seems like combat really focuses on taking advantage of the MCs' Psychokinesis superpower. More likely than not i'll be playing SN all the way up to Tales of Arise's release in Sepetmber since i'll be doing both MC's story back to back for the full experience.
Did anybody ask for a ludicrously long review of a completely different game that is not in any way related to the subject of this video??
I have a question about the gameplay, I have like old man reflexes and is the game friendly to bad old man reflexes? Cos I'd love to play this game but if it's like code vein or monster hunter world I'd have to give up cos my reflexes are about the same as an 70yr old's trying to game on pc with keyboard and mouse
It's horrible, the dodging and lock on system is very clunky. Just try the demo. The visuals are so nice though
I'm playing it on hard and it's not overly difficult, so playing on normal or easy should be manageable if you struggle with reflexes, and you can change the difficulty as you play, so you're not locked in.
can't quite remember, but psychokinesis attacks have no s, right?
Nop, but if you combo them your character dodges backwards so you can avoid attacks that way.
Correct. There are also s on your dodge either. You only get s after perfect dodges
Great review. Thank you
I had no idea this game was a thing. I'll check it out.
Can someone explain to me how people who can't speak or understand Japanese say that the Japenese dub is better?
I played through the demo and it convinced me to buy the game. I just wish the narrative wasn't so cringy (I'm serious, it makes Code Vein look like high art by comparison), and I wish the exploration soundtrack didn't sound like shopping mall music.
I'm waiting to see how long it takes to beat from that site that list games length.
I've watched most of the reviews that are up on UA-cam and seems like it'll be between 25-40ish hours. 25 if you play only one of the characters but to get the full story and context you need to do new game + and play the other one which can double the play time
I'm having a blast so far, 10 hours in and damn! its great!
All in all the game is great, i just wish the sidequests were better done, the way they are now u can easy miss the enemies need for slaying quests since u have to select the right quest, if u don't have it activated u can just it outright...
I do love the SAS system, couse u it makes for fun combinations that u experiment with, like using 2 powers at once to blow enemies at once.
And Ruri, u can see the quests on the area map,so when in the city, just check the map and they are marked.(Square symbol)
And God Eater 3 and Code Vein felt like they were pretty much abandoned(especially GE3)once they were out of the door with only adding minimal content, wich was a big shame.
I did hear that the Director of the game did some of the Tale Of games so that probably explains the great story and better quality overall.
Red Anime Ninja Jedi's make the brain feel good
Idk why but I giggle when people who have no idea how to speak Japanese try to convince other non Japanese speakers that they can, in any meaningful way, determine the Japanese voice acting is superior.
"I think I'm turning Japanese" The Vapors
That's why I hardly take people who say things like "Japanese dub is almost always excellent even though I don't understand the language" seriously.
It's a matter of sounding pleasant. As a non-native speaker I can tell that English is quite unpleasant language to hear in general. German is even worse. Japanese on the other hand is much nicer to ears.
Take any anime and watch it dubbed and subbed and you will understand why is it that way
@@laughingman9574 yeah, one I understand, the other I don't ...this is true for 99% of English speaking anime fans so neither do they.
this astral chains sequel seems nice
When they try to make the dialogue sound like something ppl would say we hate it cuz it not authentic but when they do keep the dialogue the same for some reason it sounds cringe.
Are there circular motions in this game ? For example Back and forth + attack, hold back + attack etc ? I feel like the game is lacking in terms of movelist.
No.
This game is awesome I hope the a part2 to this game
Oohhh mannnn i dont have time for this now, since rise / gu / stories 2 but it looks so awesome
Never heard of this game before this video but I am intrigued. Probably wait a bit to see if it goes on sale or they announce a switch version though.
The camera looks bad. A bad camera is one of the worst flaws you could have in a game. If the camera is bad it induces headaches in some people. I have a hard time watching certain parts of the footage. The camera here looks like a significant regression from Code Vein.
i dont know if he was trying to say that when the english va is on they dont sound japanese? cause the script is the same english or japanese so it will still make no sense even if you have the japanese va
Looks dope but I think I'll wait till I can get my mitts on a PS5 or series x to jump in.
Sorry but the manga style story telling never fail to make me fall asleep.
Has Nier kind of exploration with FFV11 remake kind of action.
It's a lot less intuitive than FF7R's combat, imo. But that could just be my tastes.
It's a lot less intuitive than FF7R's combat, imo. But that could just be my tastes.
The moveset and the camera looks so janky. Movements are way too quick and not very natural
7:28 It's great that I studied Japanese, so it's not a downside for me
4:43 Sound is definitely not good in that scene. The character voices are way to dominant.
I paid no attention to this game until the demo dropped. Combat's really fun, but I can tell it's going to be a game where I skip most of the cutscenes.
I'll probably get it at some point, just not for $60.
I have been avoiding this game because everything to date looks like a crappy game where you run from one flat arena to the next to fight groups of repetitive enemies.
Looking forward to see what you have to say about it.
Edit: Pretty much what I thought. Much appreciated, Ruri.
Its astral chain without the cool mechs, still looks fun
Playing atm on ps5. It's great!
How does it play with dualsense?
@@Insidious30 plays great. You feel the feedback whenever you use telekinesis
Weird flex
you actually unlock laser swords in the game. So yes, anime Jedi indeed.
there seems to be an anime for this as well
I play both characters it was fun
Looks good
okay. I don't like the demo. I don't like the art style and level design. but I will buy it for story.
Id play it but i dont own the mysterious ps5
It'll be on PS4 and Xbox One. There is a demo now
also on pc
@@kaijukebox good to know
It looks nice and the story seems kinda cool but it's just another hack and slash game, I guess they must be popular because we get so many of them every year but I'm gonna pass on this one.
Guess it's time to commit mass Othercideeeee heheheh.... I hope atleast someone in here has also played that game, it's pretty good!
It's very disappointing how there is no character creator. That's what made Code Vein so amazing.
The game has more talking than it does gameplay, I’ll continue to sleep
If only they did better with designing better looking faces. They look like generic anime characters. Specially the main hero… and this is coming from someone who has played anime related rpgs like persona/shin Megami tensei series, nier ect.
Like don’t get me wrong the monsters looks sick but god the designs for the human characters are cringe
They don't give synomatics throughout the entire game because bandai is fucking cheap.
Another anime mold style base game. Pass.
Looks too easy.
It's not.
Looks pretty mediocre 🤷
This game makes Outriders seem, Meh. The story of this one SUCKS. There is this ANNOYING obsession with Naomi that will literally MAKE YOU SICK. Fighting enemies is a joke as you CANNOT DODGE ANYTHING.
SAVE YOURSELF THE HEADACHE AND SURELY THE MONEY. Wait for this one to (NOT GO ON SELL) BUT TO BE FREE ON THE PS STORE OR XBOX GAME PASS. This game SUCKS!!!!
Yes you can dodge everything and it is satisfying as hell to do so
@@laughingman9574 yup
Except for how everything you just said is literally wrong.
@@Jimmymatthewb yup
Perfect dodge with follow up slash or psionic attacks are unlockable skills. Same for double jump, mid-air dodge, and attack after air dodge.
I can understand why this game might be a bit too difficult for people who don't like to read. It can be overwhelming at first while at the same not being too overly complicated.
Snoring bruhhh so sleepy
Bruno G, please elaborate on what you mean by:
"Snoring bruhhh so sleepy"
I am uniformed on such a comment am interested what you are trying to convey.
Thank you for your time,
Kaijukebox
@@kaijukebox please dont feed the trolls
@@kevo300 I was trying to troll the trolls, but you are right.
Zzzzzzz
goodnight 👴
If only you would cover more normal games. I joined during your Anthem coverage and couldn't care less for cell shaded / amine games. I just end up skipping most of your content unfortunately....
Your lose, kid
@@SeanHiruki Kid..... lol
@@justevil100 Dont forget to drink your milk before going to sleep kiddo.
@@sakuragi1062 corny. Yall insulted him because he gave his opinion and it goes against yours. He didn't say anything rude. Why attack?
@@SeanHiruki loss* kid.
A waifu needs her beauty sleep though.