Scarlet Nexus
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Scarlet Nexus

Bandai Namco Studios, Tose

2021•RPG•PEGI 16•About 34 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasymonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalunsavourylightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, polished RPG, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score

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About This Game

In a far distant future, a psionic hormone was discovered in the human brain, granting people extra-sensory powers and changing the world as we know it. Just as humanity was entering this new era, deranged mutants known as Others began to descend from the sky with a thirst for human brains. Highly resistant to conventional attack methods, extreme measures needed to be taken to battle the overwhelming threat and preserve humanity. Those with acute extra-sensory abilities, known as psionics, were our chance to fight the onslaught from above. To this day, psionics have been scouted for their talents and recruited to the Other Suppression Force (OSF), humanity’s last line of defense. Take on the role of Yuito Sumeragi, a new recruit to the OSF aiming to become an elite psionic like the one who saved him as a child. Armed with a talent in psycho-kinesis, explore the futuristic city of New...

Summary: IGDB

Story

In a near-future world where a substance found in the human brain grants people extrasensory powers, society depends on the Other Suppression Force to defend the city of New Himuka. Their enemy is the Others: grotesque, mindless mutants that descend from an orbiting Extinction Belt to devour human brains. The story unfolds through two new OSF recruits, Yuito Sumeragi and Kasane Randall, each wielding powerful psychokinesis and offering their own perspective on events. As they battle the Others alongside a squad of gifted comrades, the pair are drawn into the dark secrets behind the invaders...

Screenshots

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Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSocial commentary

Details

Developers
Bandai Namco Studios, Tose
Publisher
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Released
24 June 2021
Platforms
Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Time to beat
25h rushed, 34h normally, 52h complete
Age rating
PEGI 16
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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