I think I have over 20 hours into Scarlet Nexus already. Which for me is outrageously impressive. The game has fun (though I could see it getting better with a few minor tweaks) combat. But the story is what got me in, it just kept getting deeper and crazier as you play on. I am a fan. On top of that, and sort of shocking (sadly) I have also had no bugs at all. Not a single glitch. The game has just worked. It's super sad that this has to be a thing these days, but when dev after dev are delivering broken games at full price over and over again. It is very nice to get one that was actually finished before they made us all pay to be beta testers.
The things im curious most about this game are the story and the combat. How combo heavy is it? Are you still pressing the same button after 20 hours or are there massive shakeups and a feeling like you're always learning something new? And story-wise, you have anything you can compare it too? I would love to dive into a deep and interesting story.
@@snipergod5216 I think he meant turn-based games, like the Trails series or maybe strategy. In those games you can take your time to balance and plan your attacks. If you are used to that, real time game play can be annoying because you have no time to think moves over.
I got this game day 1, and after a bug wouldn't let me continue the story, I thought I had wasted my money, but after restarting the game and getting past the initial issue, I fell in love with this game. The story is excellent, the combat is very satisfying, and it all works really well together.
Every single time gameranx makes a video it gives me the advice I need to buy the game or not. These people definitely deserve more fame since they put so much love and passion into their videos.
I feel the exact same way especially now with most triple A games being quite expensive, especially if you are outside the USA, while delivering a half finished game. Then they put out DLC to milk us out of even more money.
I love this game. I was excited for it but didn’t realize how addicting it really was till I got into the first hour. It’s definitely been one of my favorites this year.
@@boyopochi yea well at the time it was 80 fucking dollars.... expensive as FUCK.... and now it has gone down but its STLL expensive... why would i pay 60 for this button mashy game when i can just buy the entire metal gear franchise for about that much.... resentence was like 2$ a few days ago... and that game is LEGENDARY with ts memes... and phantom pain isnt that expensive ether as its like 5$.... and that game is also stupidly fun and has INSANE story and can be played for hundreds of hours and still be unfinished... why cant more games be like metal gear... cheap, fun, and lasts for hundreds of hours of game time.... metal gear isnt even the only ones... dark souls is also a stupid fun long cheap game... it takes a good hundred hours to beat and then you gotta beat it again just to get the second round of stuff and there s like 7 classes you can play with... thats like 1400 hours of gameplay without even touching pvp... YOU CAN PLAY DARK SOULS FOR YEARS AND STILL NOT BE DONE WITH EVERYTHNG IN IT
@@leoneyamada5408 you’re comparing metal gear & dark souls to a game that is completely different from each other, & you’re capping on the price for the game was 60 @ launch unless you live in a different country. Cope harder, just because you don’t like the game doesn’t mean you have to force others to hate it with you. Stick to what you like. I have over 40 hours on just Yuitos story beat it twice on new game & now gonna start Kasane’s story, theres replay value there, stop whining like a beta.
@@PK7796 bruh isn't manga like a forefathers of anime so technically you can say this is one of the most anime type game? Manga cone first then anime most of the time
@@SoulCaptain2870 Ahhh yesss i see what you mean, its the high pitched chimes and the melody rrally makes it sound like its from sonic. Now search up 'Mayor boss battle music' skip to about 30 seconds in and you can hear the sound the sonic games make when youre about to run out of breath lmao.
This game does such a great job of making you feel overpowered and badass and the story told from both sides is such a cool idea and makes things way more interesting on a second playthrough.
I'm currently doing both stories at the same time, first with the girl, complete a chapter then save and switch to the guy, I find it really cool to playing it that way
I'm on my second playthrough, and I'm loving the game. I strongly recommend for new players to do exploring. Collecting loot can be a big help for getting new weapons, or selling stuff to buy support items like heals and booster items. Also, increase bond levels. It helps a lot, and you also enjoy more of the story
Finished the game 100%. Definitely worth a play if you enjoy the genre. Once you upgrade the skill tree it makes the combat really satisfying and you can make quick work of even the hardest enemies. What he said about the SAS is true, playing around with the character mapping opened the combat up for really unique styles of taking enemies out, like using teleport and hypervelocity to run through a whole wave of enemies like a badass lol.
@@TheeCambion true although p5r does make it more bareable, sure it's still the worst palace in that game but in royal its not too bad to go through although I think we can all agree that's the worst palace
I’m about 2-3 hours into Kasane’s campaign so far, and I’m loving this game! The combat is a lot of fun and I’m enjoying the story. That said, there are a few things that stop it from being a 10/10 so far for me, but it’s a solid game that I’ll definitely continue to enjoy nonetheless!
I’m thinking of getting this game now because it is on sale. Has your opinion changed at all now that you’ve put a lot more time into it? It looks fun I just want to hear some player opinions
@@EvanP58 Old comment but you may never have checked it out. I'm 25-hours in, in Kasanes story and fully intend to complete the game. The gameplay never gets old and while the story is nothing special it's also far from horrible. If you're looking for a game you can easily sink 50+ hours into you can pick this up on sale for $10 nowadays.
@@Goldenkitten1 I actually did play for a little bit, but got distracted by another game and didn’t really keep up with it. I am definitely willing to give it another try though.
I really enjoyed the demo, and was actually mad when it ended. Definitely buying it but maybe later because I have quite a few games in my backlog I have to finish
@@jorgezamora3345 I agree. I fell like this may be the beginning of a fresh start for the gaming community. We transitioned completely to multiplayer battle royale games and left the mind blowing campaigns behind because it took effort to make. But now we have been sent a gift from, well, not god but Bandai-same thing to anybody with a gaming addiction.. Bandai bless the new era, hopefully..
I could tell IMMEDIATELY from the visual style and combat that this was from the same studio that brought us Astral Chain and by the time Jake was finished describing the narrative, it was confirmed in my mind that it was defiantly Astral Chain without the chimeras...and I'm 100% here for it. I just hope that the game has a character creator similar to that of AC because nothing made me smile more in that game than the fact that I was able to create and play as "Black" anime siblings.
Spoilers: it's not the same studio. Platinum games is the name of the studio that made astral chain. This game is made by an internal Bandai Namco team.
@@bruhder5854 Crap! You could have fooled me. They must have either had some of the creators from AC's dev team work on this or they worked in tandem with them because otherwise...it's very nearly a shameless rip off. And be-that-the-case, I'm dumbfounded that Jake didn't mention how similar the two titles are.
@@vitogierut7355 do you know astral chain? If not, both nier and astral chain are by platinum games, theyre a little similar so it wouldnt make sense to count both nier and astral chain. And astral chain is like, way more similar to scarlet nexus, in terms of story, world building, designs, characters and fighting system
Just played the demo on Steam, and it's wicked fun! The exposition and dialogue bits aren't exactly my thing, but they're well paced enough to not feel like a total drag. The combat and graphics are top-notch. Looking forward to buying this and playing through the rest.
Played this game in 2022 as Kasane and decided to finally play through the Yuito campaign. I was genuenly curious if the game was as good as i remember and... this game is a fricking masterpiece. I've never seen a game be so perfect in every regard with only small issues here and there. The combat, plot, characters, setting - hell, the music is awesome too! One of my favourite things about the game is how it subverts expectations: at first it all seems like a bunch of anime cliches strapped together: Child soldiers with superpowers, monsters that look like an unholy amalgamation of random stuff, childhood friend in love with the deadbeat protagonist... But it all works so well that eventually you no longer think of them as cliches. They have this drug that makes soldiers young - seems like just a justification to include teen girls as soldiers, but these drugs become a part of multiple plotlines. Theres this guy that got drafted at early age so he desperately tries to gain muscle to almost no result. another worries that when they stop giving him this drug his brain will deteriorate... They make such things look natural, as if they weren't added for some superficial reason, but are actually a crucial part of this world. The characters are the same: there is a tsundere. Seems like a common character archetype, but as you interact with this character more, you actually learn the reason why they're like this and see them go through an entire arc becoming a more pleasant person. They don't just slap a bunch of archetypes, they take these archetypes as starting points and then deepen them to the point that not only do the characters feel human, you also attach to them. That's actually the main reason why i decided to replay the game in 2024 - i actually missed the characters. They're that good. Speaking of characters, the combat mechanics revolve around them. You have your standart slasher mechanics and telekinesis, which have some awesome combos by themselves, but the actual depth comes from the SAS system. Basically, your team can support youwith their abilities, temporarily giving you teleportation, superspeed or even just damage bonuses. Once you gain the ability to activate four of them at the same time, you can defeat anything and everything in mere seconds assuming you learnt how to use and combine the abilities. These abilities also strengthen as you interact with characters. You can go on "bonding stories" between the chapters. This not only helps you learn about the characters more, but gives you bonuses like the characters making combos together with you, or just enhancing their SAS abilities. This kind of makes sense - of course you can work as a team better if you know each other more And finally the plot: politics, apocalypse, illuminati-esque world conspiracies, drama, trauma, betrayal, friendship... Again, it all sounds cliche, but all of the themes are combined in such a way that you just don't see it as cliche. You've got to play it yourself to understand what im talking about Holy shit, that's an entire essay... Anyway, TL:DR you must play this game. I recommend playing the Kasane campaign first, as it is superior in most ways, and also: play through at least 2/3 of the game before dropping as that's roughly the point when the plot and character development get really good
@@brianthomason5022 if you are searching about something or anything related to the subject you'll get recommendations and adds on that subject. Also if he watches gaming on UA-cam it's very common to get videos about new games.
I'm a long time listener/watcher love your show and you guys have grown and matured in your content creation ! its been great watching you guys get better and better. your attitude and humour come through every video and makes it a joy to watch. I look forward to all your videos now and im never been much of a gaming UA-cam follower. thanks for your content!
I still need to finish that game, i get way too immersed in the sidequest and then i don't feel like playing the story any more, even though the game is so good
Just completed my first play through. I adore this game. I started with Yuito and got a little bored, so I switched to Kasane. Her story is so compelling. The action and combat are thrilling. Sometimes I’m giddy like a kid with the brain crushes. Now I’m so excited to go through Yuito’s story for my second play through knowing how wonderful a character he is.
As someone who picked up the demo as was just hyped up for the next jrpg from bandi, and it blew my mind in how cool/creative the combat is it was probably the split story that hooked me in the demo
@@CLOYO yeah ive started playing it, im only like 2 hours in it as the girl, up to the part where the douchebag glasses-boy is my partner, but i dig it so far, the gameplay actually does remind me a little of Kingdom Hearts and Devil May Cry. I think I got my new game to play on Game Pass
Just dumped 40 hours into the girl's campaign on hard and... dude, the game's so good, combat gets nuttier, and the damn soundtrack is amazing, i did like 4 sidequest only so the game's pretty long, still need to go through the guy's campaign which is quite different, you'll definitely be getting your money's worth so, good stuff.
Hey that sounds really good I'm deciding on getting this game or not so that's a good review I don't usually like having 80 hours of gameplay but if the game's good and the combat's really good and the music is really good it might hold me
Bought Day One and have been having a blast so far. Would definitely recommend Kasane's story first due to it being a bit better at explaining certain things that is kind of just left hanging for ya boi Yuito.
Yeah, this game looks pretty sick. It's kind of weird, although understandable from a story perspective on them removing character creation tools - Code Vein's character creation had to be by far the best I have *ever* seen in a video game. You could change the *eye reflections patterns*, dude!
true but you cant give yourself red skin so it annoyed me. seriously THEY GIVE US DEMON HORNS BUT NO ABILITY TO MAKE DEMON SKIN.... truly this is a sin
Just finished one of the protagonist’s story yesterday and I think it is worth the money and the 40 hours. The combat is the star of this game and is quite intense, especially when you get to use the other protagonist’s platoon along with yours, the SAS mechanic is outstanding. The OST is the cherry on top, it’s so good that I lowered the other sounds just so I can hear it. It also speeds up along with Brain Drive! It’s very comparable to platinum games overall. The environment is mostly indoor. It’s just some road, railroads and more roads, the rest has great scenery though Togetsu for example where I just admired some of the views. Enemy designs are so unique that its sometimes incomprehensible. a lamp with some feet? humanoid house? a carousel with an elephant head? The way they design it is more scarier than what is described. Now for the story, I agree that the common anime tropes kinda ruin it to the point that the characters themselves become uninteresting. but despite all that I still enjoyed the story, it just gets better the more you dig into it. The most hate goes into here and in my opinion its not that bad lol but i guess its also their opinion. This is one of those games that I didn’t skip the end credits on so that I could savor it until the last moment. So yeah this game is definitely a must try. I hope they make a sequel of this game and get some more recognition this year because this game is just hella underrated despite some of it’s flaws.
@@alphozerra3635 it actually took me 50 hours instead of 40, and those hours are just one of the campaigns. So in total the entire game is about 80-100 hours long.
My only gripe is how the cutscenes play out as if it was a comic. I’d expected motion as if it were a show in video game when it gets to the scene when the cadets banter but other than that I’m loving the game. Playing it and seeing where the story goes makes me come back.
You can change clothes and accessories. although i'm not too sure about the clothes since i haven't found any other costumes but the accessories are too many. I didn't bother using them since i like the look of the mc and some accessories(like backpacks) hinder me from seeing MC's weapons. Maybe i'll wear a headgear?
Same here. I'm itching for something new, but I'm hesitant. I started like a dragon, but I prefer action over turn based. A sell would make it a easy decision.
I won't lie, I often go to you guys when I am not sure about a game. You have different options than I do, but you KNOW you do and tell me, and everyone who is watching, the bits and bobs and even a little bit into the story but not enough to spoil the game, just enough to give us good insight on the game in question. I'm happy to keep coming to you guys on games I'm looking forward to, and games I'm not sure of. Keep it up, and I hope you all at Gameranx don't stress out too much with the world being what it is right now.
I started it last night got to level 15 and had to force myself to go to bed. Combat is so fun and flies great. Story is just wow! Only drawback for me is the still frame story telling it kind of takes away from some of the coolness. Felt kind of like they just didn’t want to animate some cool fight scenes.
This game is a mix between Nier Automata, Sword Art Online, .Hack, and Devil May Cry. I am genuinely loving this game and the story is surprisingly very good.
It is incredibly fun to play and quite unique in the battle scenes. Its not just a button mash game but one where you have to use your abilities and also your allies to defeat the enemies otherwise it will take a long time. Also the style is similar to Persona 5 with its flashy animations, especially at 60fsp on the PS5. The only issue is they do a weird still frame speech animation for most cutscenes where its just two characters portraits talking. Still worth the price and im happy Bandai Namco made this game and hope it gets a sequel.
@@Batman65410 There is nothing unique about the gameplay its just another jrpg heck its literally the same art style as God Eater, Code Vein among countless anime Bandai Namco titles considering its the same producer so there is nothing unique about it
I don’t usually play these games but I think I’ll give it a go. I have so much backlog and trying to stay away from bigger open games. To try and finish some smaller games.
@@TheRodlack This. I'm surprised it's able to even run half the third party games it has, that is if you call that actually running. It's such a severely underpowered console and this game is clearly pushing some things I don't think would be possible on the Switch.
@@danbooke2001 its a common misconception that switch is underpowered, its capable of a lot more but because nintendo is big stupid they throttled its full potential to half because I don't fucking know honestly, they never gave a reason
@@SnthwaveSunset it could be thermal limitations.. or simply power requirements for when using handheld/portable mode. Actually..I just googled the switch's specs and figured out why...it's running an ARM processor....the Nvidia Tegra GPU is alright..but nothing like the GPU in consoles or on PC.and the ARM CPU is anaemic.
Omg thank you. Because you are the only game reviewer that I can watch. I couldn’t stand the IGN one. I watched 40 sec before I couldn’t stand it. THEY(others) never say anything important about the game. YOU give us what we want to know guess what?before we buy it. The comparison between you and ign is that you just blow him out of the Water. Thank you dude.
From what I’ve played so far I think I’d give Scarlet Nexus either a 7.5 or 8. It’s definitely a good game with fun combat. I’ve been looking forward to Scarlet Nexus for a while now. I was looking up more Tales games to play and Scarlet popped up, also by Banco, with some of the tales team and the team from Code Vein leading the project. Saw the first gameplay trailer and I was sold. I mean I had already like Code Vein so I was probably gonna get it anyway but that gameplay sealed the deal. As for the style of Scarlet Nexus, I think the developers were calling it “Psi-Punk”, a mix of psychic powers and brain augmentation with a touch of post-post Apocalyptic kinda like Horizon Zero Dawn; where the Apocalypse happened already and we coming into the world years after where they’ve rebuilt society and has been established for a couple hundred years or something like that. From the moment you start the game you can clearly see why they call it. Playing it right now and I’m really enjoying it, granted I’m only a little over 3 hours in. The combat is definitely interesting and kinda reminds me of Nier: Automata slowed down little bit. My only complaint so far is that a lot of the cutscenes that are for exposition are kind of like a slide show. Like, literally like let’s say a character is running to catch up to someone well you see a still frame of them running, and theres voice over and then it’ll switch to another slide. There’s some of them in the video. Unfortunately, lot of the cutscene that I’ve seen so far are like that. Rather than just animating the cutscenes they decided to go this slide show route. It does kinda throws a wrench in the presentation. Which I find odd because it’s the same director for the Tales series and Code Vein, and those games have really good presentation cutscene quality. It’s just a stylistic choice that I wouldn’t have made and wish that they hadn’t made either. That being said it’s not a bad game and the story and setting are genuinely intriguing. Like I can’t find to find out more about the lore of how the powers work and how the hell humanity found themselves in this situation. If you like Code Vein, Tales of Zestiria, Ys, or Nier, I recommend given it a shot.
I've been enjoying the game so far. I like the combat and visual look a lot. Though I'd say that I'm not a fan of how unclear things can be at times with characters. By that I mean people vanish and then you don't know what happened. Then you get a random message from them and you're supposed to just know what happened. But overall as I mentioned I enjoy it, I was expecting another Souls-Like game and I was very happy to find out it wasn't.
About 5 hours in now. No lie, the first 2-3 hours is a bog of exposition and character introductions. Personally, I got a lot of God Eater vibes from this game. The character tropes and mission style felt very familiar in that regard.
@@sonicandroxas Yes actually. In recent days, Biomutant, Necromunda. 😭 Good games, but if I'd watched these videos I'd have know I wouldn't have enjoyed them
While watching this video with audio on mute, the main thing that sticks out to me is how janky looking the characters’ sprinting animation seems to be from my eyes. Not sure how to describe it exactly, but it’s like seeing the characters animation is moving at 1.25 speed, while the distance they cover is still only set at 1.0 speed.
I finished the game today. If it was not for your review mentioning that the exposition slowed down after the first hour then I never would have given the game a real chance. Great review!
Aesthetically the world design is so amazing and well detailed, like Akira & Ghost in The Shell. Pretty much everything I'd want out a syfy anime game, it's just a bummer there's isn't really any exploration or a lot of cut scenes, would have loved to take in more of this world
Preordered. Didn't regret it. Combat is super fun and challenging on hard. Characters are likeable. Story and world building is pretty deep, keeping me hooked so far.
Tried the demo on a whim and decided to buy the game and BOY AM I GLAD I DID! The story has me on the edge of my seat so far and the combat is super fun and flashy!
In my defense, the trailers made the game look kinda ugly and not super interesting and that's a shame, because it's the opposite of both of those things.
I felt that they intentionally played up the stupid anime tropes in the characters in the first couple chapters just so they could subvert it for a bigger surprise factor. This game got me really good with that, and once the tone of the story shifts early on the tropes are basically ditched. But even if it was tropey cringe from power on to credits rolling, the gameplay is so fun that I would still play and enjoy it.
I’m loving this game so far. The combat is really fun and engaging. The story is a typical sci-fi Japanese-anime story, in the sense that it’s bonkers as f*ck… but I love it! Really creative stuff.
@@realmtl6829 I haven’t played either of those games so thankfully it just plays like Scarlet Nexus lol. It did remind me a little bit of Nier Automata.
@@justinpaglia616 That's cool lol. Though if you really like this one I can't recommend Astral Chain enough. I think the main thing that it reminds me of from nier is the super fast running lol
I don't regret playing this game at all . It's such an Amazing game the story has so many twists and turns around Chapter 3 and after that . I'm on Chapter 9 right now
Fun fact: The cutscenes in the game (the 2d like and 3d ones) aren’t actually pre-made because any visual customisation u do on any character will reflect on every cutscene It even affects the character’s silhouette during the loading screen as well!
I was debating back and forth, combat looked awesome, setting seemed really interesting, the moment to moment gameplay had me interested but still unsure, then you had to mention a bonding type system. Coming off Persona games and Cold Steel, that sealed it for me, along with all the party member passive buffs and such. Great video, thanks for all the info.
Get this for the combat bro. If your expecting a really unique story and super detailed characters you might be disappointed. But I'm used to most of the anime tropes I'm having a blast playing it so far.
"Half the fun is figuring out how to use your friends to your advantage"
Hey, Jake? You good, man?
I mean, it's not wrong😅
Hey, Jake, your sociopathy is showing
@@Noperare why did you comment twice just asking BTW
@@HajimariKarasu Sometimes UA-cam post it twice. Don´t know why, but thanks for informing.
@@Noperareyour welcome
I think I have over 20 hours into Scarlet Nexus already. Which for me is outrageously impressive. The game has fun (though I could see it getting better with a few minor tweaks) combat. But the story is what got me in, it just kept getting deeper and crazier as you play on. I am a fan.
On top of that, and sort of shocking (sadly) I have also had no bugs at all. Not a single glitch. The game has just worked. It's super sad that this has to be a thing these days, but when dev after dev are delivering broken games at full price over and over again. It is very nice to get one that was actually finished before they made us all pay to be beta testers.
The things im curious most about this game are the story and the combat. How combo heavy is it? Are you still pressing the same button after 20 hours or are there massive shakeups and a feeling like you're always learning something new?
And story-wise, you have anything you can compare it too? I would love to dive into a deep and interesting story.
This man gassing himself up🤣
Cool. I keep telling the kids that there really was a time when games you bought didn’t have bugs and they refuse to believe me.
Best game i had played finished in 122:58:21, if you don't like the combat pls just stay for the story.
Biomunant was like that but had Minor bugs here and there but overall very fun in my opinion
Yeah, it's wierd seeing a "jrpg hidden gem everybody missed at launch" in real time.
I've seen loads of adverts for it. I didn't miss it, I chose not to play it. (I'm not a fan of fast-paced games).
@@DavidCowie2022 so you like more of Souls like games?
@@snipergod5216 I think he meant turn-based games, like the Trails series or maybe strategy. In those games you can take your time to balance and plan your attacks. If you are used to that, real time game play can be annoying because you have no time to think moves over.
Uh, probably a gem, but 100% not a hidden one.
I feel like this game wouldn't get any attention if it didn't have an anime style
I got this game day 1, and after a bug wouldn't let me continue the story, I thought I had wasted my money, but after restarting the game and getting past the initial issue, I fell in love with this game. The story is excellent, the combat is very satisfying, and it all works really well together.
This might be the first time I've actually watched a "Before You Buy" before buying the game hahaha
Same here aha
Same lol
Lol facts I can't decide I want to get it or not
@@rudeboydagenius5955 I'd get it on the ditch
Same 😆
Every single time gameranx makes a video it gives me the advice I need to buy the game or not. These people definitely deserve more fame since they put so much love and passion into their videos.
Yeah way more informative than ign
I feel the exact same way especially now with most triple A games being quite expensive, especially if you are outside the USA, while delivering a half finished game. Then they put out DLC to milk us out of even more money.
6.9 million subscribers. I’d say they’re doing just fine lol.
9 month old account... one comment on the entirety of the channel.. definitely sounds like a superfan to me and not a bot generated comment.
@@Deaf_Sound🤨🤨🤨
First thing when I see the protagonist: No way in hell he can draw the katana on his back.
Then he sheath the katana with telekinesis.
Lol
Its his main ability lol
😲
I love the animation for it. We I was first starting out I would just draw and then resheath the sword just to watch the animations.
"Telekenisis" I think you mean... "phykokenisis"... or...
[SPOLIER WARNING]
Gravikenisis.
I love this game. I was excited for it but didn’t realize how addicting it really was till I got into the first hour. It’s definitely been one of my favorites this year.
is it worth spending $80 on it tho?
@@leoneyamada5408 ..where tf u get that price from-
@@leoneyamada5408 the price is around 50 to 60 dollars
@@boyopochi yea well at the time it was 80 fucking dollars.... expensive as FUCK.... and now it has gone down but its STLL expensive... why would i pay 60 for this button mashy game when i can just buy the entire metal gear franchise for about that much.... resentence was like 2$ a few days ago... and that game is LEGENDARY with ts memes... and phantom pain isnt that expensive ether as its like 5$.... and that game is also stupidly fun and has INSANE story and can be played for hundreds of hours and still be unfinished... why cant more games be like metal gear... cheap, fun, and lasts for hundreds of hours of game time.... metal gear isnt even the only ones... dark souls is also a stupid fun long cheap game... it takes a good hundred hours to beat and then you gotta beat it again just to get the second round of stuff and there s like 7 classes you can play with... thats like 1400 hours of gameplay without even touching pvp... YOU CAN PLAY DARK SOULS FOR YEARS AND STILL NOT BE DONE WITH EVERYTHNG IN IT
@@leoneyamada5408 you’re comparing metal gear & dark souls to a game that is completely different from each other, & you’re capping on the price for the game was 60 @ launch unless you live in a different country. Cope harder, just because you don’t like the game doesn’t mean you have to force others to hate it with you. Stick to what you like. I have over 40 hours on just Yuitos story beat it twice on new game & now gonna start Kasane’s story, theres replay value there, stop whining like a beta.
I wasn’t even gonna give this game a try until I watched this, thanks gameranx!
Go play the demo
i wouldnt dump a full 60 into it tbh.
@@patricknorris9334 I understand that, I felt the same about outriders. If it was maybe 20 bucks I'll play it
I feel like eventually it’ll go on gamepass so I’ll play it then. Maybe since I barely got time to play lol
I'm 15 hours in, Def recommend!
In other words, this is the most anime JRPG that ever anime JRPG.
Ever heard of Persona?
@@PK7796 scarlet nexus feel a lot more like a anime game because of manga type cutscenes and story tbh
@@humangaming2024 i agree but that makes scarlet nexus the most manga JRPG ever not the most anime JRPG
@@PK7796 bruh isn't manga like a forefathers of anime so technically you can say this is one of the most anime type game?
Manga cone first then anime most of the time
@@humangaming2024 its not the same bro, manga is a cartoon drawing in a comic book style, where anime is animated cartoon, simple right
The soundtrack for this game is amazing
Got HUGE sonic vibes from one of the songs, and persona vibes on another. Absolutely insane!
It even has an seasonal anime running
Right now at 2nd episode
@@SoulCaptain2870 Was that sonic song the first boss by any chance? Cos if so i know exactly what you mean!
@@NoInputOfficial search “fated bustles”, that song gave me an immediate sonic vibe as soon as that beat dropped.
@@SoulCaptain2870 Ahhh yesss i see what you mean, its the high pitched chimes and the melody rrally makes it sound like its from sonic. Now search up 'Mayor boss battle music' skip to about 30 seconds in and you can hear the sound the sonic games make when youre about to run out of breath lmao.
This game does such a great job of making you feel overpowered and badass and the story told from both sides is such a cool idea and makes things way more interesting on a second playthrough.
The double protagonist idea is just like Tales of Xilia and it's a game mechanic that I love.
I'm currently doing both stories at the same time, first with the girl, complete a chapter then save and switch to the guy, I find it really cool to playing it that way
No more Jack? Sticking with Jake, classic, I like it!
Damn I wanted the Jack Baldino from the future
@@kamxladi 1month to be exact
@@BeretBay yea I was bout to type that but I just left it be
I noticed that last time too 🤣 he’s a fraud! Who is Jack?! Chaos?!
yeh, it's just Jeiku Barudino now.
Me watching the gameplay… “is this a Japanese
Jedi???”
This game reminds me of astral chain…like the same aesthetic
Fucking loved that game
That game on switch got me through deployment
I have been playing it for a few hours and it has an Astral Chain, Code Vein vibe with hints of Persona. I am really liking it so far.
Same. I dig it
I'm pretty sure this is made by the same development team as Astral & Bayonetta
I'm on my second playthrough, and I'm loving the game. I strongly recommend for new players to do exploring. Collecting loot can be a big help for getting new weapons, or selling stuff to buy support items like heals and booster items. Also, increase bond levels. It helps a lot, and you also enjoy more of the story
Picking this up tomorrow, thanks for the advice!
I want to get it, I know it's a long game so is the story good or not worth it
@@The_zickron I got it on sale, didn't finish it, got boring for me
When you get into the subway section in the game. Thats when the story starts to kick into gear. It gets wild after that.
Mmmmm
Finished the game 100%. Definitely worth a play if you enjoy the genre. Once you upgrade the skill tree it makes the combat really satisfying and you can make quick work of even the hardest enemies. What he said about the SAS is true, playing around with the character mapping opened the combat up for really unique styles of taking enemies out, like using teleport and hypervelocity to run through a whole wave of enemies like a badass lol.
“It gets better after the first hour.” Don’t worry. I’ve played P5. I have to tell people “It gets better after the first 5 or so hours.”
More like gets better after the first 50😵💫
@@Voldemortbro no, just the first 5
Okumura's palace is god awful. Morgana turning on the phantom thieves is some laughably bad writing.
@@TheeCambion true although p5r does make it more bareable, sure it's still the worst palace in that game but in royal its not too bad to go through although I think we can all agree that's the worst palace
Game was tedious after 70 hours. Great after 5.
I’m about 2-3 hours into Kasane’s campaign so far, and I’m loving this game! The combat is a lot of fun and I’m enjoying the story. That said, there are a few things that stop it from being a 10/10 so far for me, but it’s a solid game that I’ll definitely continue to enjoy nonetheless!
I’m thinking of getting this game now because it is on sale. Has your opinion changed at all now that you’ve put a lot more time into it? It looks fun I just want to hear some player opinions
@@EvanP58 Old comment but you may never have checked it out. I'm 25-hours in, in Kasanes story and fully intend to complete the game. The gameplay never gets old and while the story is nothing special it's also far from horrible. If you're looking for a game you can easily sink 50+ hours into you can pick this up on sale for $10 nowadays.
@@Goldenkitten1 I actually did play for a little bit, but got distracted by another game and didn’t really keep up with it. I am definitely willing to give it another try though.
@@EvanP58may I ask what game overshadowed this game
The haptic feedback while throwing things is amazing!
Exactly. PS5 buy easily for me!
It’s such a game changer and makes everything so much better.
Probably the first third party game that really used the feedback and adaptive triggers to their full potential.
@@soliquidsnake3990 the vibrations huh? What exactly…is it making better? Doing something sus with the controller mate?
@@Tw0Dots I don’t even wanna know where you pulled THAT one from.
I really enjoyed the demo, and was actually mad when it ended. Definitely buying it but maybe later because I have quite a few games in my backlog I have to finish
THIS !!
i feel like our gaming drought is about to end
@@jorgezamora3345 Most definitely
Only reason I didn’t buy at launch was bc I kinda didn’t want to pay £50.
Eventually convinced myself to, don’t regret
@@jorgezamora3345 I agree. I fell like this may be the beginning of a fresh start for the gaming community. We transitioned completely to multiplayer battle royale games and left the mind blowing campaigns behind because it took effort to make. But now we have been sent a gift from, well, not god but Bandai-same thing to anybody with a gaming addiction..
Bandai bless the new era, hopefully..
i looked this video up, it wasn't up so I hoped off of UA-cam only to find out that it's now uploaded lol
It literally just uploaded
Same
Playing in 2022 ❤️
Same here. I’m on chapter 4 of the game.
I must admit, it looks astonishing with an amazing soundtrack.
@@RandoLePerson Once I got further into it, I must admit it lost some of its appeal exactly because of the repetition. Still, wasn't a bad game tbh.
I could tell IMMEDIATELY from the visual style and combat that this was from the same studio that brought us Astral Chain and by the time Jake was finished describing the narrative, it was confirmed in my mind that it was defiantly Astral Chain without the chimeras...and I'm 100% here for it. I just hope that the game has a character creator similar to that of AC because nothing made me smile more in that game than the fact that I was able to create and play as "Black" anime siblings.
Spoilers: it's not the same studio. Platinum games is the name of the studio that made astral chain. This game is made by an internal Bandai Namco team.
@@bruhder5854 Crap! You could have fooled me. They must have either had some of the creators from AC's dev team work on this or they worked in tandem with them because otherwise...it's very nearly a shameless rip off. And be-that-the-case, I'm dumbfounded that Jake didn't mention how similar the two titles are.
@@bruhder5854 Are these the same guys that did Code Vein?
As always I've bought the game before queueing this vid up.
Same lol
Same
How could you
Same Every time I buy before I watch i dont like the game
Hahahah, same lol
When Astral Chain, Code Vein, Persona, My Hero Academia and Devil May Cry get a child
You forgot control…
I just call it Weeb Nexus.
You forgot nier
@@vitogierut7355 do you know astral chain? If not, both nier and astral chain are by platinum games, theyre a little similar so it wouldnt make sense to count both nier and astral chain. And astral chain is like, way more similar to scarlet nexus, in terms of story, world building, designs, characters and fighting system
@@twiphe4375 When I was on the first neighborhood I thought I was on Astral Chain's Central City.
I'm actually kind of interested in this animu game.
I'd like to know too
more like waifu game xD
animu moment
Ayayaya
Tale of arise also from bandinamco is gonna relese soon.
Just played the demo on Steam, and it's wicked fun! The exposition and dialogue bits aren't exactly my thing, but they're well paced enough to not feel like a total drag. The combat and graphics are top-notch. Looking forward to buying this and playing through the rest.
👍🏼
This game looks great. I am excited to play it and get into the story!
Played this game in 2022 as Kasane and decided to finally play through the Yuito campaign. I was genuenly curious if the game was as good as i remember and... this game is a fricking masterpiece. I've never seen a game be so perfect in every regard with only small issues here and there. The combat, plot, characters, setting - hell, the music is awesome too!
One of my favourite things about the game is how it subverts expectations: at first it all seems like a bunch of anime cliches strapped together: Child soldiers with superpowers, monsters that look like an unholy amalgamation of random stuff, childhood friend in love with the deadbeat protagonist... But it all works so well that eventually you no longer think of them as cliches. They have this drug that makes soldiers young - seems like just a justification to include teen girls as soldiers, but these drugs become a part of multiple plotlines. Theres this guy that got drafted at early age so he desperately tries to gain muscle to almost no result. another worries that when they stop giving him this drug his brain will deteriorate... They make such things look natural, as if they weren't added for some superficial reason, but are actually a crucial part of this world. The characters are the same: there is a tsundere. Seems like a common character archetype, but as you interact with this character more, you actually learn the reason why they're like this and see them go through an entire arc becoming a more pleasant person. They don't just slap a bunch of archetypes, they take these archetypes as starting points and then deepen them to the point that not only do the characters feel human, you also attach to them. That's actually the main reason why i decided to replay the game in 2024 - i actually missed the characters. They're that good.
Speaking of characters, the combat mechanics revolve around them. You have your standart slasher mechanics and telekinesis, which have some awesome combos by themselves, but the actual depth comes from the SAS system. Basically, your team can support youwith their abilities, temporarily giving you teleportation, superspeed or even just damage bonuses. Once you gain the ability to activate four of them at the same time, you can defeat anything and everything in mere seconds assuming you learnt how to use and combine the abilities. These abilities also strengthen as you interact with characters. You can go on "bonding stories" between the chapters. This not only helps you learn about the characters more, but gives you bonuses like the characters making combos together with you, or just enhancing their SAS abilities. This kind of makes sense - of course you can work as a team better if you know each other more
And finally the plot: politics, apocalypse, illuminati-esque world conspiracies, drama, trauma, betrayal, friendship... Again, it all sounds cliche, but all of the themes are combined in such a way that you just don't see it as cliche. You've got to play it yourself to understand what im talking about
Holy shit, that's an entire essay... Anyway, TL:DR you must play this game. I recommend playing the Kasane campaign first, as it is superior in most ways, and also: play through at least 2/3 of the game before dropping as that's roughly the point when the plot and character development get really good
I was thinking about this game for a second until I saw this on my recommended screen lol.
Y'all are being influenced subconsciously by AI
@@brianthomason5022 aren't we all?
So you stopped thinking about it when you saw the recommendation?
@@brianthomason5022 if you are searching about something or anything related to the subject you'll get recommendations and adds on that subject. Also if he watches gaming on UA-cam it's very common to get videos about new games.
@@brianthomason5022 my point is that it isn't literally reading your mind like some people think.
I'm a long time listener/watcher love your show and you guys have grown and matured in your content creation ! its been great watching you guys get better and better. your attitude and humour come through every video and makes it a joy to watch. I look forward to all your videos now and im never been much of a gaming UA-cam follower. thanks for your content!
I get real Astral Chain vibes and that's good because I love that game.
Same here. Wishing it would get a Switch release at some point.
Astral chain was so badass. Awesome story and ideas
Yeah man! I legit just finished up Astral Chain when I heard about this game. It ain't a sequel but I'll take it!
I thought this as soon as I viewed this vid. I've replayed AC millions of times and this game definitely catches my eye lol.
I still need to finish that game, i get way too immersed in the sidequest and then i don't feel like playing the story any more, even though the game is so good
Just completed my first play through. I adore this game. I started with Yuito and got a little bored, so I switched to Kasane.
Her story is so compelling. The action and combat are thrilling. Sometimes I’m giddy like a kid with the brain crushes.
Now I’m so excited to go through Yuito’s story for my second play through knowing how wonderful a character he is.
As someone who picked up the demo as was just hyped up for the next jrpg from bandi, and it blew my mind in how cool/creative the combat is it was probably the split story that hooked me in the demo
For those how don’t really know how to describe the genre of this game.
Brain-punk.
Is it more like Code Vein or Kingdom Hearts?
@@billblaski9523 Neither, it's more like Devil May Cry
@@thealarm7057 ah ok
@@billblaski9523 it's a fast Code Vein, more like God Eater
@@CLOYO yeah ive started playing it, im only like 2 hours in it as the girl, up to the part where the douchebag glasses-boy is my partner, but i dig it so far, the gameplay actually does remind me a little of Kingdom Hearts and Devil May Cry. I think I got my new game to play on Game Pass
Finished it already, I totally recommend it the gameplay story and soundtrack are amazing,waiting for the sequel :D
Just dumped 40 hours into the girl's campaign on hard and... dude, the game's so good, combat gets nuttier, and the damn soundtrack is amazing, i did like 4 sidequest only so the game's pretty long, still need to go through the guy's campaign which is quite different, you'll definitely be getting your money's worth so, good stuff.
game's looking like it had a 100 hour campaign, pretty rare for games nowadays. I would give it a try if i could pick it up someday.
Hey that sounds really good I'm deciding on getting this game or not so that's a good review I don't usually like having 80 hours of gameplay but if the game's good and the combat's really good and the music is really good it might hold me
I've had this game pre-ordered for 4 months and I've been enjoying it
Watching a bunch of before you buys and reviews before I actually buy games is a good habit I'm slowly picking up. Thanks for these videos man.
Glad you like them!
Bought Day One and have been having a blast so far. Would definitely recommend Kasane's story first due to it being a bit better at explaining certain things that is kind of just left hanging for ya boi Yuito.
2:12 the DMC + Platinum explanation is literally what I've been telling my friends who ask about the game
For anyone wondering about pc controls, Its very intuitive and feels very smooth.
I think this game is going to be the first JRPG game that I will ever play.
This comment just makes me more happy.
@@glenrodrigues3693 Have fun!
Yeah, this game looks pretty sick. It's kind of weird, although understandable from a story perspective on them removing character creation tools - Code Vein's character creation had to be by far the best I have *ever* seen in a video game. You could change the *eye reflections patterns*, dude!
true but you cant give yourself red skin so it annoyed me. seriously THEY GIVE US DEMON HORNS BUT NO ABILITY TO MAKE DEMON SKIN.... truly this is a sin
So far i've been having a blast with the game,the first true boss definitely teaches u to dodge but overall i'be been havving a great time with it.
Just finished one of the protagonist’s story yesterday and I think it is worth the money and the 40 hours.
The combat is the star of this game and is quite intense, especially when you get to use the other protagonist’s platoon along with yours, the SAS mechanic is outstanding. The OST is the cherry on top, it’s so good that I lowered the other sounds just so I can hear it. It also speeds up along with Brain Drive!
It’s very comparable to platinum games overall.
The environment is mostly indoor. It’s just some road, railroads and more roads, the rest has great scenery though Togetsu for example where I just admired some of the views.
Enemy designs are so unique that its sometimes incomprehensible. a lamp with some feet? humanoid house? a carousel with an elephant head? The way they design it is more scarier than what is described.
Now for the story, I agree that the common anime tropes kinda ruin it to the point that the characters themselves become uninteresting. but despite all that I still enjoyed the story, it just gets better the more you dig into it. The most hate goes into here and in my opinion its not that bad lol but i guess its also their opinion. This is one of those games that I didn’t skip the end credits on so that I could savor it until the last moment.
So yeah this game is definitely a must try. I hope they make a sequel of this game and get some more recognition this year because this game is just hella underrated despite some of it’s flaws.
40h ? omg this game is huge
how long is each characters campaign? 20 hours each?
@@alphozerra3635 it actually took me 50 hours instead of 40, and those hours are just one of the campaigns. So in total the entire game is about 80-100 hours long.
This game didn’t grab my attention at first but this gameplay really looks like a lot of fun! Thanks for reviewing this one!! :)
It’s slot of fun
It looks pretty boring though
@@Redxyellow1 I thought the same, but I’m really enjoying
My only gripe is how the cutscenes play out as if it was a comic. I’d expected motion as if it were a show in video game when it gets to the scene when the cadets banter but other than that I’m loving the game. Playing it and seeing where the story goes makes me come back.
Scarlet Nexus is really good and I'm playing right now I'm on Phase 2
im on phase 3!
Sameeee!!
I’m barley opening the game 😅
@@supersaiyanbro well to be fair I bought the digital version and it released at 11 p.m. last night I've been playing it for a couple of hours now
already phase 5
Is there any character customisation options? I really loved the character customisation in code vein
You can change clothes and accessories. although i'm not too sure about the clothes since i haven't found any other costumes but the accessories are too many. I didn't bother using them since i like the look of the mc and some accessories(like backpacks) hinder me from seeing MC's weapons. Maybe i'll wear a headgear?
You can change their clothes but buying clothes takes away from funds for upgrades.
@@dapperfan44 this. They're effin expensive. 3000 a piece
@@newbie6377 exactly.
I was hype since the first reveal but I’ll wait for it to be on sale like code vein for $20
This sounds better than code vein
Same here. I'm itching for something new, but I'm hesitant. I started like a dragon, but I prefer action over turn based. A sell would make it a easy decision.
@@terrelldowns6432 same I’m really disappointed with the direction they are deciding to take yakuza
@@ActNasty5 it doesn't just sound better then code vein, its better in every way imo
@@ActNasty5 not really.
I won't lie, I often go to you guys when I am not sure about a game. You have different options than I do, but you KNOW you do and tell me, and everyone who is watching, the bits and bobs and even a little bit into the story but not enough to spoil the game, just enough to give us good insight on the game in question. I'm happy to keep coming to you guys on games I'm looking forward to, and games I'm not sure of.
Keep it up, and I hope you all at Gameranx don't stress out too much with the world being what it is right now.
The combat looks interesting
It's fun so far. Better than nier in my opinion
Yer muther looks interesting
Try out the demo.The combat is so good .
A slightly less refined Control, but with a sword. It is very fucking fun haha im bout 5-6 hours in and loving it
@@devinvez3869 Never haha
I started it last night got to level 15 and had to force myself to go to bed. Combat is so fun and flies great. Story is just wow! Only drawback for me is the still frame story telling it kind of takes away from some of the coolness. Felt kind of like they just didn’t want to animate some cool fight scenes.
This game is a mix between Nier Automata, Sword Art Online, .Hack, and Devil May Cry. I am genuinely loving this game and the story is surprisingly very good.
you goddamn right 😮
It is incredibly fun to play and quite unique in the battle scenes.
Its not just a button mash game but one where you have to use your abilities and also your allies to defeat the enemies otherwise it will take a long time.
Also the style is similar to Persona 5 with its flashy animations, especially at 60fsp on the PS5.
The only issue is they do a weird still frame speech animation for most cutscenes where its just two characters portraits talking.
Still worth the price and im happy Bandai Namco made this game and hope it gets a sequel.
This is a beautiful game with a unique gameplay.
this game looks horrid, with cookie-cutter gameplay.
@@captinnapkin0211 I disagree with your opinion
@@captinnapkin0211 yup I disagree also
i disagree as well
@@Batman65410 There is nothing unique about the gameplay its just another jrpg heck its literally the same art style as God Eater, Code Vein among countless anime Bandai Namco titles considering its the same producer so there is nothing unique about it
Watching this as it's been announced for ps plus extra Feb 2023
Love this game. Definitely worth it
Price?
@@tyson9414 usa: $60
japan yen¥ 6,646,.20
@@tyson9414 AUD $100 for delux.
The mini QTEs keep the fight interesting while also being smooth and not annoying
Yes. This is it. It hasn't been the same since DMC5. High expectations for this one.
I don’t usually play these games but I think I’ll give it a go. I have so much backlog and trying to stay away from bigger open games. To try and finish some smaller games.
“This game is for all the major platforms.”
* Cries in Switch
Ehh it’s probably better that way. Look on the bright side: switch is getting a lot of good EXCLUSIVE games this year.
Well, Switch is just a complementary portable console.
@@TheRodlack This. I'm surprised it's able to even run half the third party games it has, that is if you call that actually running. It's such a severely underpowered console and this game is clearly pushing some things I don't think would be possible on the Switch.
@@danbooke2001 its a common misconception that switch is underpowered, its capable of a lot more but because nintendo is big stupid they throttled its full potential to half because I don't fucking know honestly, they never gave a reason
@@SnthwaveSunset it could be thermal limitations.. or simply power requirements for when using handheld/portable mode.
Actually..I just googled the switch's specs and figured out why...it's running an ARM processor....the Nvidia Tegra GPU is alright..but nothing like the GPU in consoles or on PC.and the ARM CPU is anaemic.
Omg thank you. Because you are the only game reviewer that I can watch. I couldn’t stand the IGN one. I watched 40 sec before I couldn’t stand it. THEY(others) never say anything important about the game. YOU give us what we want to know guess what?before we buy it. The comparison between you and ign is that you just blow him out of the Water. Thank you dude.
From what I’ve played so far I think I’d give Scarlet Nexus either a 7.5 or 8. It’s definitely a good game with fun combat.
I’ve been looking forward to Scarlet Nexus for a while now. I was looking up more Tales games to play and Scarlet popped up, also by Banco, with some of the tales team and the team from Code Vein leading the project. Saw the first gameplay trailer and I was sold. I mean I had already like Code Vein so I was probably gonna get it anyway but that gameplay sealed the deal. As for the style of Scarlet Nexus, I think the developers were calling it “Psi-Punk”, a mix of psychic powers and brain augmentation with a touch of post-post Apocalyptic kinda like Horizon Zero Dawn; where the Apocalypse happened already and we coming into the world years after where they’ve rebuilt society and has been established for a couple hundred years or something like that.
From the moment you start the game you can clearly see why they call it. Playing it right now and I’m really enjoying it, granted I’m only a little over 3 hours in. The combat is definitely interesting and kinda reminds me of Nier: Automata slowed down little bit. My only complaint so far is that a lot of the cutscenes that are for exposition are kind of like a slide show.
Like, literally like let’s say a character is running to catch up to someone well you see a still frame of them running, and theres voice over and then it’ll switch to another slide. There’s some of them in the video. Unfortunately, lot of the cutscene that I’ve seen so far are like that. Rather than just animating the cutscenes they decided to go this slide show route. It does kinda throws a wrench in the presentation. Which I find odd because it’s the same director for the Tales series and Code Vein, and those games have really good presentation cutscene quality. It’s just a stylistic choice that I wouldn’t have made and wish that they hadn’t made either.
That being said it’s not a bad game and the story and setting are genuinely intriguing. Like I can’t find to find out more about the lore of how the powers work and how the hell humanity found themselves in this situation. If you like Code Vein, Tales of Zestiria, Ys, or Nier, I recommend given it a shot.
3:44 did you say.....there's CHAOS??!
I've been enjoying the game so far. I like the combat and visual look a lot. Though I'd say that I'm not a fan of how unclear things can be at times with characters. By that I mean people vanish and then you don't know what happened. Then you get a random message from them and you're supposed to just know what happened. But overall as I mentioned I enjoy it, I was expecting another Souls-Like game and I was very happy to find out it wasn't.
The view of the city at 7:40 is gorgeous I could just stand their forever and just look around!🤩
Finally I see a 2021 game with NO microtransactions! Thank you Bandai!
Funny thing is that this game is more cyberpunk than cyberpunk, 2077 has just a nostalgic new-retrowave mood.
About 5 hours in now. No lie, the first 2-3 hours is a bog of exposition and character introductions. Personally, I got a lot of God Eater vibes from this game. The character tropes and mission style felt very familiar in that regard.
Now it’s a great time to buy Scarlet Nexus. The game is 60% off on PlayStation Store if you have PS4 or PS5. The game looks great!
Just noticed it's on game pass on xbox
I just got it for PS5 I love it
@@charizardoreo just started it on xbox series x
@@segads nice enjoy it. Dont sell the data it will be useful later for getting a better weapon or gifts
I feel like I only ever watch before you buy videos to justify games after I've bought them.
Have you ever encountered a game you regretted? What was it
@@sonicandroxas Yes actually. In recent days, Biomutant, Necromunda. 😭 Good games, but if I'd watched these videos I'd have know I wouldn't have enjoyed them
While watching this video with audio on mute, the main thing that sticks out to me is how janky looking the characters’ sprinting animation seems to be from my eyes.
Not sure how to describe it exactly, but it’s like seeing the characters animation is moving at 1.25 speed, while the distance they cover is still only set at 1.0 speed.
Glad to have a great action game with an interesting story.
"and a dash of Psi-Ops or Second Sight" - alright, I'm sold.
I wish they made another .Hack that looked like this game and took a lot of elements from this 😭
hopefully .Hack makes a return someday
i just wish they make another .hack dude😩
I finished the game today. If it was not for your review mentioning that the exposition slowed down after the first hour then I never would have given the game a real chance. Great review!
Aesthetically the world design is so amazing and well detailed, like Akira & Ghost in The Shell. Pretty much everything I'd want out a syfy anime game, it's just a bummer there's isn't really any exploration or a lot of cut scenes, would have loved to take in more of this world
i really hope this game has a sequel. They can iron out the flaws and make a truly amazing ip.
Preordered. Didn't regret it. Combat is super fun and challenging on hard. Characters are likeable. Story and world building is pretty deep, keeping me hooked so far.
Tried the demo on a whim and decided to buy the game and BOY AM I GLAD I DID! The story has me on the edge of my seat so far and the combat is super fun and flashy!
In my defense, the trailers made the game look kinda ugly and not super interesting and that's a shame, because it's the opposite of both of those things.
I feel like everything from 4:00 to 4:40 he’s just describing every good old day final fantasy game ever
This is the style of game I wanted for my hero and demon slayer...might need to pick this one up
I felt that they intentionally played up the stupid anime tropes in the characters in the first couple chapters just so they could subvert it for a bigger surprise factor. This game got me really good with that, and once the tone of the story shifts early on the tropes are basically ditched. But even if it was tropey cringe from power on to credits rolling, the gameplay is so fun that I would still play and enjoy it.
I really love this kind of games! Went into it yesterday and I have a really good feeling about this one! Reminds me a bit of Nier: Automata...
7:27 The soundtrack from Ghost in the Shell popped into my mind
I’m loving this game so far. The combat is really fun and engaging. The story is a typical sci-fi Japanese-anime story, in the sense that it’s bonkers as f*ck… but I love it! Really creative stuff.
It has a lot of good idea's behind it. I'm just sad some people are disappointed because it plays more like Astral Chain than Code Vein.
@@realmtl6829 I haven’t played either of those games so thankfully it just plays like Scarlet Nexus lol. It did remind me a little bit of Nier Automata.
@@justinpaglia616 That's cool lol. Though if you really like this one I can't recommend Astral Chain enough. I think the main thing that it reminds me of from nier is the super fast running lol
I don't regret playing this game at all . It's such an Amazing game the story has so many twists and turns around Chapter 3 and after that . I'm on Chapter 9 right now
Your video help me make my decision. Just bought it for 19$
Is it good?
@@s.shlagen9773 I think it is. If you don’t mind JRPG’s and hack & Slash.
These before you buy episodes determine if I'll get the game or not and they really help me a lot
Im so glad this was just added to GP 😃
Yep. Just downloaded it last night.
You sold me at Devil May Cry and Platinum Games (Nier Automata comes to mind first). I'm downloading it.
The world design looks similar to freedom wars
Oh jeez I completely forgot about Freedom Wars but now that you bring it up yeah, it totally does. Loved Freedom Wars and I love what I'm seeing here.
Ah man I forgot all about that game.
We need a console sequel!
@@JacaboBlanco Hell yeah we do!
Great game! I wish there were more Freedom Wars!
also god eater
Fun fact: The cutscenes in the game (the 2d like and 3d ones) aren’t actually pre-made because any visual customisation u do on any character will reflect on every cutscene
It even affects the character’s silhouette during the loading screen as well!
How much customization is available?
@@untaterbang outfit & 3 accessory slots :p
Thank goodness I'm watching this after I had preordered the deluxe edition and already have 7 hours in it. Phew, what a close one.
Another important aspect for me is that the story isn't predictable as it often is in JRPGs.
I was debating back and forth, combat looked awesome, setting seemed really interesting, the moment to moment gameplay had me interested but still unsure, then you had to mention a bonding type system. Coming off Persona games and Cold Steel, that sealed it for me, along with all the party member passive buffs and such. Great video, thanks for all the info.
Get this for the combat bro. If your expecting a really unique story and super detailed characters you might be disappointed. But I'm used to most of the anime tropes I'm having a blast playing it so far.
for anyone watching this video and viewing the recent comments. this game is available online free for PlayStation plus subscribers