I just beat Scarlet Nexus, and it kinda sucks? I haven’t fully formulated my thoughts on it yet, but it’s probably one of the weirdest action and RPG blends I’ve played.

Like, you get that soulslike thing where enemies can two-shot you if you’re not careful, and you take damage while you’re stunned and lying face down (maybe this one is not a soulslike thing, but it belongs to the same absurd family tree) but you also get a lot of attacks and abilities, which kind of gives combat a somewhat DMC-like feel, which is aided by mechanics like juggling, quick recovery, slammers, air dashing, and mix of ranged and melee abilities.

The story is Kind ass, so the combat is simultaneously its selling point AND its undoing.

The by-the-numbers enemy encounters and levels don’t help, and neither does the length. That fucking final level felt endless, long corridor after corridor stuffed with enemies, then a 4-phase boss fight, then a bunch more corridors reusing environments from previous levels, then a drawn out boss fight that’s probably like 3 long phases sandwiched between a bunch of weird short phases and cutscenes.

Combat has innovative and cool ideas, but the whole package is too messy. I may come back to get the 100% at some point because there’s another character to play with, but I wouldn’t bet on it.