Sadly, I just wound up with a stronger appreciation for Persona 5 Royal as opposed to being drawn towards Scarlet Nexus. Aesthetically, Scarlet Nexus taps into a lot of what I loved about Royal with its flashy, comic-like animations and character portraits (though there’s nothing like Persona 5 Royal’s jazz music).They’re both quite dialogue-heavy, too, and the narrative is partially why I wanted to like Scarlet Nexus so much. Related: Scarlet Nexus Does Squadmate Powers Rightīut other than the combat, the game reminded me a lot of Persona 5 Royal. The combination of those mechanics with the ability to use powers while you’re fighting-such as psychokinesis-elevated Scarlet Nexus above my other experiences with typical action games. That’s really saying something for me, considering I’m not usually a fan of this type of combat. The combat was its strongest point I did enjoy trying to nail perfect dodges and stack up combos to deal more damage. I must’ve played it for at least ten hours before deciding I just couldn’t get into it. Recently, I tried my best to give Scarlet Nexus a shot.

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