Scarlet Nexus Review (Xbox Series S)

by Jim Smale · Published June 28, 2021 · Updated December 10, 2021

For our Scarlet Nexus Review, we go Into the far distant future, a psionic hormone was discovered in the human brain, granting people extra-sensory powers and changing the world as we knew it. As humanity entered this new era, deranged mutants known as Others began to descend from the sky with a hunger for human brains. Highly resistant to conventional attack methods, extreme measures needed to be taken to battle the overwhelming threat and preserve humanity.

Scarlet Nexus Review Pros:

Decent Anime-style graphics.
16.8GB download size.
1000 Gamerscore.
Japanese or English voice. (can be changed whenever)
Three difficulties – Easy, normal, and hard.
Invert axis and sensitivity sliders.
Can rebind controls.
Lock-on – on/off.
Two characters – choose who’s personal story to play. Kasane Randall or Yuito Sumeragi.
Beautiful Anime films like cutscenes.
Opening aptitude (training) test to learn combat.
Combos are important in Scarlet Nexus.
Can skip or fast forward cutscenes.
Action RPG gameplay.
Open hub world where you can find items, save and interact with people.
Perfect dodge grants temporary invulnerability.
Brain map – earn BP from leveling up and spend them here to unlock/improve abilities and stats.
Shos to buy and sell items and equipment.
Fast travel is possible to any discovered locations from the map.
SAS is an ability whereby you can use your allies’ powers for a short time and they all wildly change how you fight. You can do things like go invisible, duplicate yourself, do electric damage and so much more.
You have telekinesis powers and can pick up and throw items quickly but you can find and use special items to throw that trigger a QTE and do major damage.
Areas are big enough that you can explore.
Character bonds – speak with the other members of your party and give gifts to increase a bond that makes SAS connections stronger.
Hideout – you go here between story missions and can talk, shop, save and do other activities before setting off again.
As you give gifts to your party members, they get put on display in your hideout.
Brain messages – basically text messages, here you will continue or forge new relationships and friendships, you can trigger bond episodes.
Brain map increases as you play.
Your attacks are all based on telekinesis so you will be grabbing items, vehicles, trains, etc, and throwing them at enemies.
Special object attacks will show on the LT button icon.
Status effects play a big part like you can get enemies wet so electricity attacks do more damage or put oil on them so fire is more potent.
You can ride vehicles and run over enemies for a short time before throwing the vehicle away.
Brain field – build the bar and unleash this to go into a new brain field whereby you can do stronger attacks, do all psychokinesis attacks without restrictions.
Brain crush – not only is it the coolest looking animation in the whole game, but it also allows one-shot kills and guarantees an item to drop. You trigger Brain crush by depleting the enemies’ crush gauge under their health bar.
Weak points show and do major damage.
Satisfying damage number pop-ups.
Can revive teammates.
The shop will get new wares as you progress.
Customize your character with a lot of cosmetic items from the shop.

Scarlet Nexus Review Cons:

Menus look washed out.
A lot of menus to navigate.
Slow starter.
Item management is a lot of menu mashing.
A lot to take in.
Managing the main and super missions is painful mostly due to the bad map marking they do and don’t do.
Combat does take some time.
You have a lot of mechanics to keep track of.
Early on especially, the game is very stop-start with a lot of cutscenes in between short combat scenarios.