You can play the J-RPG Scarlett Nexus for free on steam this weekend:

Scarlett Nexus

Choose between Yuito and Kasane, elite psionics each armed with a talent in psychokinesis and their own reason to fight. Complete both of their stories to unlock all the mysteries of a Brain Punk future caught between technology and psychic abilities.

Captain Krowe Gaming has reviewed the action RPG Scarlet Nexus:

Scarlet Nexus Full Game Review!

A new story demo is available for Scarlet Nexus:

Accessing ... Story Demo

New "Story Demo" available now!
A new demo version "Story Demo" has been released, allowing players to experience the introductory section of the critically-acclaimed story from the point of view of the dual protagonists, Yuito Sumeragi and Kasane Randall.

Players can play through to Phase 2 of the story from the full game. Save data from the "Story Demo" can then be carried across to the full retail version, allowing you to pick up where you left off and also unlock special bonus content as well.

Some elements in "Story Demo" are restricted, and differ slightly from the full retail version. Additionally, since the bonus content is the same as content unlcoked from carrying save data from "Demo Edition", players who have already acquired this content will not be eligible to acquire it for a second time.

*For the Steam® version, the "Demo Edition" and the "Story Demo" are available as a single download. Either can be selected at startup, and both are available to be played.
*The items obtainable as bonus content can also be obtained in the full retail version by making your way through the story.

The free-to-play "Story Demo" is highly recommended for anyone who has yet to give "SCARLET NEXUS" a try!

Thanks Redglyph!

The DLC Brain Eater Pack for Scarlet Nexus has been released:

The SCARLET NEXUS Brain Eater Pack DLC contains a new episode which explores an unseen side of Karen Travers, 2 different costume sets for all characters, new Vision Simulator missions, as well as other new challenges and rewards!

*The Season Pass and Ultimate Edition which includes the base game, digital contents, and season pass, are also available for purchase separately.

Bandai Namco Entertainment released the first DLC for Scarlet Nexus.

New Paid DLC Pack 1 Deployed!

DLC Pack "Bond Enhancement Pack 1" and the Season Pass are available for purchase now.

In this new DLC pack, 10 new bond episodes are included. All the new episodes depict even bonds between multiple allies. Discover their new sides and even deepened bonds with them. To access the new bond episodes after seeing the original ones, surprise them with the new added presents! Giving them what they love and talking to them afterwards will trigger the new bond episodes.
*The item descriptions of the new Bond Episodes-related presents will indicate which characters' bond episodes they will unlock.

Gift new presents to liven up your hideout, enhance bonds and get stuff from your allies as well!

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The new costume set, “Fairy Tale Attire” and weapon set is also unlocked. Created by character designer and illustrator Yusuke Kozaki, the costumes' designs are based on the motif of different fairy tale themes. [...]

Destructoid reports that the demo for Scarlet Nexus is now available on PC.

Scarlet Nexus went live for PC and consoles back in June. Before then, a demo was launched, but just for console platforms. Today, Bandai Namco confirmed the demo is now available on PC as well.

The publisher didn’t specify a reason for the delay of the PC demo, which is now live on Steam. There’s also a new DLC Pack on the way as well, which unlocks a new EX level bond extension, opening up new SAS powers and bond episodes, as well as additional costumes and weapons.

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Some accolades for the action RPG Scarlet Nexus:

 Scarlet Nexus - Accolades Trailer

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The Gaming Shelf has reviewed the action RPG Scalet Nexus:

Slick, Stylish, Fun - Scarlet Nexus Review

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Bandai Namco's latest action RPG, Scarlet Nexus, is finally here and...it's so fun! In my review I tell you why this slick and stylish JRPG is well worth your time and money AND might even be one of the best new franchises of the generation!

Gamefreaks365 checked out the action RPG Scarlet Nexus:

Scarlet Nexus Review

Scarlet Nexus is an excellent new IP that lays a strong foundation for future entries, while self-containing its well-developed narrative.

I really appreciate some of the new IP Bandai Namco has put out in recent years. Code Vein, Captain Tsubasa, and even Little Nightmares have all been relatively new ideas. Now that Scarlet Nexus has been released – a game I’ve been looking forward to since it was announced – I can officially add it to the list of unique releases from Bandai Namco.

A lot of it falls in line with the publisher’s other offerings. It’s an anime title with a lot of the typical anime tropes, but a strong narrative with an excellent supporting cast bolsters it throughout.
A dual-sided story

Scarlet Nexus is through and through an action RPG. Players take control of either a young man named Yuito or a young woman named Kasane. What makes Scarlet Nexus really unique is that it’s ultimately two games in one. Each character has their own stories that converge at various points during the narrative. I’m only about halfway through Kasane’s story, but I’ve finished Yuito’s. Both protagonists have full story arcs too, with each one lasting about 20-30 hours with all of the cutscenes and story beats, depending on how much time you sink into the side quests.

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Conclusion

Scarlet Nexus is another great new IP from Bandai Namco. As much as I love all of their anime-based titles, I would love to see even more of these new experiences, as the developers in their umbrella really seem to excel at them. We’re just a few months away from Tales of Arise, so I’ll be spending some more time with Yuito and Kasane in the meantime.

Score: 4.5/5

Screenrant reviewed the action RPG Scarlet Nexus:

Scarlet Nexus Review: A Superpowered Action RPG

Scarlet Nexus is an action RPG about a group of psychics battling extradimensional enemies, in a title with a bland story, but great action.

Scarlet Nexus is an action RPG developed and published by Bandai Namco. What Scarlet Nexus lacks in character development and story, it more than makes up for with its excellent combat system, which has some of the best representations of superpowers in modern gaming.

The futuristic world of Scarlet Nexus is home to an unnatural phenomenon called the Extinction Belt, which spits horrific monsters into the world. These monsters are called the Others, and they mindlessly kill all humans they encounter. The only thing protecting mankind from this enemy is the Other Suppression Force (OSF), which is made up of soldiers with psychic powers. The player starts the story by picking one of two new OSF cadets, Yuito Sumeragi or Kasane Randall. They soon become embroiled in a battle to determine the future of humanity, as the sinister origin of the Others is slowly uncovered.

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Scarlet Nexus feels like an anime adaptation, but instead of adapting a specific series, it's taking a hodgepodge of tropes and putting them in a blender. The story is almost an afterthought to its thrilling action, which never gets dull. The best superhero games are the ones that actually make the player feel like they are playing as a character from a comic book, and Scarlet Nexus manages to pull this off with style, making it an excellent choice for fans of over-the-top action or anime-style storytelling.

Score: 4/5

The Action RPG Scarlet Nexus has been released:

SCARLET NEXUS - Launch Trailer

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Unleash the Power of the Mind. 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.
Featuring a dual story, begin your adventure with either Yuito Sumeragi, an energetic recruit from a prestigious political family or Kasane Randall, the mysterious scout whose power and skill has gained great notoriety among the OSF.
As their different experiences interweave with each other, it is only then that you will reveal the full story and unlock all the mysteries of a Brain Punk future caught between technology and psychic abilities in SCARLET NEXUS.

COG has reviewed the upcoming action RPG Scarlet Nexus:

Scarlet Nexus Review

You've heard of steampunk. And cyberpunk. Thanks to Bandai Namco’s Scarlet Nexus, we can add "brain punk" to our lexicon of punk-associated terms. Set in a future in which augmented reality is everywhere, and telepathy is a common way to communicate, Scarlet Nexus leans hard into both its brain punk aesthetic and all the potential power and pitfalls of weaponizing the mind.
Depending on which character you select, the action RPG Scarlet Nexus follows the story of either Yuito Sumeragi or Kasane Randall as they train and fight for the Other Suppression Force (OSF), a special paramilitary outfit that uses the various mental abilities of its recruits to fight the Others. Monsters that appear from a low-atmosphere phenomenon called the Extinction Belt, the Others are terrorizing New Himuka, and members of the OSF use both standard weapons and mental abilities like pyrokinesis to battle them.

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Scarlet Nexus marries varied and unique action RPG combat to two extended campaigns featuring engaging protagonists and a cast of memorable supporting players. Using its brain punk conceit to power a range of extended combat techniques, Scarlet Nexus is at its best in the thick of the fight, when the player can mix and match melee weapons, telekinetic beatdowns, and whatever talents the team on hand has to share. Unfortunately, there’s some repetition in both the enemies and the combat arenas, and the pacing stutters here and there when it pauses for the story a little too long. On the whole, though, Scarlet Nexus' refreshing action, story, and trippy brain punk visual style are the game’s superpowers that make it worth playing.

The Good

• Excellent action combat
• Interesting protagonists and story
• Unique setting
• Weird enemies

The Bad

• Repetitive combat arenas
• Pacing can drag
• Static dialogue screens
• Music is generic and forgettable

Score: 84/100

Fextralife checked out the demo of the J-RPG Scarlet Nexus:

Scarlet Nexus Gameplay Demo Review: I Can’t Wait For More! Hands-On JRPG Genshin-Style

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The Action RPG Scarlet Nexus will be released on June 25:

SCARLET NEXUS – Kasane Trailer

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DSOGaming reports on a video for Scarlet Nexus that shows the opening animation.

In SCARLET NEXUS, players 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. Players will also explore the futuristic city of New Himuka and uncover the mysteries of a Brain Punk future caught between technology and psychic abilities in SCARLET NEXUS.

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Bandai Namco Entertainment has announced their new action RPG Scarlet Nexus:

SCARLET NEXUS

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.

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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 Himuka and uncover the mysteries of a Brain Punk future caught between technology and psychic abilities in SCARLET NEXUS.

DSOGaming reports that Bandai Namco has announced a new action RPG called SCARLET NEXUS.

In SCARLET NEXUS, players 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. Players will explore the futuristic city of New Himuka and uncover the mysteries of a Brain Punk future caught between technology and psychic abilities in SCARLET NEXUS.

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