Over the last Inside Xbox it has also carved out its own space Bandai Namco, which he showed to the public for the first time Scarlet nexus. This is an interesting anime-style action RPG made and written by the minds behind the beautiful Tales of Vesperia. A team from which you can expect a product that is certainly of quality, even if at the moment the details released are not very many and the video released, although it already highlights some characteristics of the work, still leaves room for many doubts. So let's analyze what we have seen and discover the potential of this new intellectual property.
Psykers versus Strangers
The plot of the title follows the events of Yuito Sumeragi, a boy enlisted in the so-called Strangers Suppression Force. The latter are mutants who, in the dystopian future in which the work is set, have lost their reason and have the only desire to feed on human brains. The FSE is therefore the only defense force capable of stopping them, and this thanks to special named individuals psykers. The protagonist is obviously one of these, therefore able to use extrasensory powers and thus face the enemy advance.
The narrative incipit for the moment seems in line with many other Japanese productions of the same genre, and everything will obviously be deepened when more information is disseminated. However, the character design and it promise quite well graphic style general, which for certain elements also refers a little to PlatinumGames' Astral Chain. In particular, the enemy design, which from what we have been able to see seem quite inspired from an aesthetic point of view. This applies to both the small ones and those who seem to be the bosses that can be faced in the course of the adventure. It remains to be seen how these will be exploited both in the plot and in the fights, as well as the variety of clashes that the game will be able to offer.
A psychokinetic action
The short sections of gameplay presented in the trailer already give a first idea on the direction taken by the title in terms of combat system. Despite being classified as an action RPG, it seems to be almost an pure action based on the combination of attacks and tactics. In this sense, unfortunately, there is still little information to know what the role play dynamics present in the work will actually be. The most probable hypothesis leads us to think of the presence of a sort of skill tree, or of a wide range of different weapons in the NieR: Automata style. The element of the game certainly, as well as the most intriguing, however, is that concerning the psychokinesis. Thanks to it, the protagonist is able to raise the environmental objects that surround him at a distance and thus hurl them towards the enemies. In the trailer, however, in addition to classic close-range shots, there are also powerful attacks that form a particular bright and purple trail, which could be linked to the ability that allows Yuito to even move his sword from a distance.
All this confirms the great potential by Scarlet Nexus. If Bandai Namco will be able to take advantage of all these options well, it could in fact give life to a truly spectacular combat system, which would allow the player to mix normal sword attacks, and associated combos, with the powers we mentioned earlier, without speaking. of the probable RPG dynamics that for now have not been disseminated. Still in the most complete shadow is also the gameplay outside the clashes itself, or the probable exploratory part. New Himuka, this is the name of the futuristic city in which the events are set, seems to have a really interesting setting and could give surprises in terms of exploration, especially if even in this case the extrasensory abilities of the character will be well exploited. It's easy to imagine the presence of environmental puzzles based on those powers, and we're curious to find out how the development team will manage it all.
Scarlet nexus in short, it represents a work with excellent potential, especially considering the team that is working on it. Leaving aside a plot that is still too sketchy to be able to draw any concrete hypotheses, the combat system appears very interesting and we can't wait to get to know everything about it, as well as the phases outside the battles. Waiting for news from Bandai Namco, we remind you that the title will be available soon on Xbox Series, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC.
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