![]() You can also set their AI behavior to focus on strategies, like targeting the same enemy as you or evading them altogether.Īs you deepen the bond level between you and your teammates, you’ll also unlock cool new mechanics, such as a chance of a party member blocking a single attack for you, or summoning them for a follow-up attack of your own. ![]() Thankfully, they do heal you when you’re low on health, and they sometimes revive you if you fall. While I wouldn’t call the teammates useless, I did notice a handful of times when they were just standing around doing nothing while I was busy hacking away at enemies. Scarlet Nexus does suffer from a bit of Kingdom Hearts syndrome, where it’ll be the protagonist dishing out the vast majority of the damage compared to their allies. Image: Bandai Namco Studios/Bandai Namco Entertainment Initially, you can only borrow one SAS power at a time, but eventually you’ll unlock the ability to activate multiple at once. Since Yuito is mainly going to be up close and personal, he can borrow Gemma’s sclerokinesis to nullify all damage and knockback, allowing him to dish out as much destruction as he can without being interrupted. Of course, you can also teleport away from the enemy and fight from a distance using Yuito’s psychokinesis power. Yuito specializes in close-quarters combat with a sword, so borrowing Luka’s teleportation ability lets him quickly close the gap between him and an enemy. You can utilize a mechanic called the Struggle Arms System to borrow your team member’s powers so as to enhance your own combat prowess. Not only are the different character personalities balanced well between Yuito’s and Kasane’s respective parties, but the gameplay does a great job of having each member complement the protagonists’ respective fighting styles. Image: Bandai Namco Studios/Bandai Namco Entertainment via Polygon The Frazer twins don’t have any direct impact on the gameplay, as they just sit in the background and provide helpful tips during battle, but I would have loved to learn more about them. But the strength of these scenes makes it more disappointing that Wataru Frazer and Haruka Frazer, the groups’ twin navigators, don’t get their own bonding events, despite being major characters in the main cast. These interactions provide a happier contrast to Scarlet Nexus’ darker moments. Then there’s Yuito, the typical kind-hearted anime hero who’s always down to help and also can’t tell when a girl has a crush on him. Her no-nonsense attitude also allows her to shut down the playboy-like advances of Kagero with snide remarks. For example, during some of these episodes, Kasane’s straightforward personality clashes with the more prideful demeanor of her teammate Shiden, causing him to interpret Kasane’s rational advice as personal insults. The bonding episodes are entertaining, too. The dual-protagonist structure allows both characters to shine, with each path of the game also balancing out the development of a dozen other characters, half of whom join Yuito, while the others join Kasane. If you want curated lists of our favorite media, check out What to Play and What to Watch. When we award the Polygon Recommends badge, it’s because we believe the recipient is uniquely thought-provoking, entertaining, inventive, or fun - and worth fitting into your schedule. Polygon Recommends is our way of endorsing our favorite games, movies, TV shows, comics, tabletop books, and entertainment experiences. You get to learn more about each of your party members’ backstories and personalities by conversing with them at the Hideout during the intermissions between the game’s chapters. Bonding events popularized by series like Persona are present in Scarlet Nexus. It’s worth doing the plot takes some wild turns.Įach protagonist also has a set crew that follows them throughout their adventure, and they’re all a fun bunch. There are certain revelations and substantial lore dumps that only Yuito’s or Kasane’s crew experiences, so it’s necessary to play through both paths in order to fully grasp the entire context of the game’s story. ![]() By contrast, the narrative beats of each protagonist’s respective route in Scarlet Nexus are varied enough to be notable for the majority of the game. Other Japanese RPGs have featured concurrent plot lines before, such as Tales of Xillia, but in that game, there weren’t enough differences between the protagonists’ paths to warrant such a mechanic. You have the choice between two protagonists, Yuito Sumeragi and Kasane Randall, each of whom has their own perspective on the game’s plot. Scarlet Nexus’ spine-chilling monsters feed on human brains
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