This guy gave Ghost of Tsushima a 9 and people were saying IGN should fire this guy even tho made valid points about stealth not being functional and facial animations looking off in some places
Mitchell: literally the best reviewer in the entire company. Points out pros and cons, quality of life and explains the combat. The rest of IGN: "This game is an absolute masterpiece and is singlehandedly the greatest game ever made. 7/10"
You can tell the reviewer has an appreciation for the genre of the game and doesn’t sound like he’s being forced to play it like some of the other staff reviews.
This guy was thorough and did well explaining the game mechanics. If they keep these types of reviews up, IGN might just rebuild their reputation. Hopefully they'll no longer be sellouts with terrible non-gamer reviewers.
@@Fabian6980 better than astral chain too by a huge margin. Deeper in every aspect. But for some reason, people have lower expectations for switch games? Cause astral chain was getting 9s and 10s. Or maybe it's just cause it was a platinum game?
All In all it definitely exceeded expectations. It's ambitious but thankfully not too ambitious as it's wise to start a new IP or franchise safely. Really excited to get my hands on this game!
For whoever is interested. Episode 2 of the accompanying anime just released. if you only want the story, that might be an option. The normal seasonal schedule starts next Thursday.
@@binyamindragon5813 The game and the anime is going to be mediocre. You're not missing much playing either. The game is hampered by boring characters and a poor pacing.
this game has far too low fans / players. it needs more respect. a lot of people say it's boring and don't buy it, but it's great a lot of people don't even know about this game, or just don't want to play
Just finished Yuit’s story and playing kasane’s. I fell in love with this game and came to see the review. Was not disappointed although it’s a 9 for me at least. Amazing game deserving of all the success and sequels
Interestingly this is a much more positive review than others I’ve seen on here. Most didn’t care for the story, dialogue, world building, and were iffy on the two separate narratives. Also interestingly IGN has been promoting this game on their site and with videos more than most gaming outlets.
This is not an 8. The worst part of the game is the parts where you're not fighting. It's delivered in the most uninteresting way possible, the characters aren't interesting either and the dialog just goes on and on. The bsttles gets repetitive fast too despite the great combat system. It's more of a 6.
@@Manganization repetitive? Just like fps games, sports games, MMOs, RPGs, mobas, souls like games, etc. In short all games are repetitive. Never use that word as a reason or argument on any games.
Scrolling through game pass, saw this game and scrolled through the screenshots and immediately started to install it. It looks like this game is gonna get me hook line and sinker
So basically it's Mass Effect worldbuilding + Fire Emblem: Three Houses downtime exploration + Devil May Cry/Bayonetta/Final Fantasy combat + Chaos Rings disparate essential story paths + Persona style.... Seems dope :D
Huh? do you think this review was not well rounded enough? Mitchell Saltzman’s coverage of JRPGs, character action, and fighting games is pretty excellent.
Ign never ever fire this guy
They finally found someone who actually plays the game that they are reviewing.
This guy gave Ghost of Tsushima a 9 and people were saying IGN should fire this guy even tho made valid points about stealth not being functional and facial animations looking off in some places
Mitch is the best. He was great in his GameFront days as well.
Hell naw don’t fire this guy!!!!
@Dale Macarena what on earth are you talking about
This is how you review a game. Dont ever fire this man
Yea solely because he agrees with you. Makes sense. Clown.
Adrian
How you gonna call anyone a clown, when you mad at someone for having an opinion? Let me guess, you thought Jump Force was a 10/10? lmfao Goofy
@@AnjewTate saying you dont like him bec he doesnt agree with you makes more sense tbh
Who pissed in Adrians cereal? Lmfao
@@AnjewTate you are exactly right.
Mitchell: literally the best reviewer in the entire company. Points out pros and cons, quality of life and explains the combat.
The rest of IGN: "This game is an absolute masterpiece and is singlehandedly the greatest game ever made. 7/10"
This is actually pretty damn accurate lolz
ROLF
And*
Can't count the number of times their review said a bunch of huge flaws of a game but give it a 9 out of 10 because it was made by a big company.
Don't forget the genius who didn't bother going through all weapon attachments so the game was 7/10.
Mitchell's arms must be sore from carrying IGN so much!
Loving this game. It's been a long time since a game really made me forget about reality and just dive into the narrative.
Arriving now on Game Pass, you guys should be exited for this one.
Not really no never really understood what's so appealing about anime
That is why im here :)
@@LAMB-CHOPPY-CHOPPY ikr
@@LAMB-CHOPPY-CHOPPY that means it just isn’t your thing lol and that’s okay
Thanks dad
You can tell the reviewer has an appreciation for the genre of the game and doesn’t sound like he’s being forced to play it like some of the other staff reviews.
This type of combat is just what we want. Taking us back to those PS2 days!
Exactly.Bored of those same type of Souls inspired combat system.We want beat em up type of games with brainless fun
@@aabirgoswami7310 yakuza series is perfect
@@aryabratsahoo7474 it’s turn based sooooo… no
@@obervationlion only yakuza 7 is turn based
@AstonishingRedd sums up 2021
Scarlet Nexus is great, it's so much fun to play!
Is the combat as fun as ff7?
@@kevintemido My personal opinion. Yes 👍🏼
@@ExpectedEvil cool, I’ll pick it up next week
Platinum are at the top of theyre game when it comes to gameplay design
@@chillhour6155 Been having a blast playing Scarlet Nexus, the combat is so exciting and fun!
The game is a mixture of Persona meets Zone of Enders. Enjoying it so far.
How is it like ZoE?
@@mozEXE the hub design layout and even attack command sequence. Small things in the game, brings back nostalgic moments from old school games.
Love zone of enders wish Kojima made a 3rd one low key
Don't forget DMC as well
Sprinkle a little astral chain
The score is 8
Thank you
The score is meaningless without watching the video
@@df938 your mom
@@Juuggy your mom
@@mercym0b your mom
This game is going to be the definition of a “hidden gem”.
@@countryboyred just scooped it up for $5 at gamestop
Mitchell carrying ign on his back again. LOL
If they animated more cutscenes and added more customization the game would be 10/10
So how much it is now?
@@lazeppelini12360 bucks $
This game has a lot of inspiration in Astral Chain in my opinion.
And that game took a lot of influence from JoJo. So as you can see, everything's a JoJo reference lol
Bandai has been using this art style way before astral chain, so its the opposite.
@@RoastedJustice Nani
It kind of has A more hack and slash gameplay than Astral Chain
@@RoastedJustice a person that never watch JoJo just to write a comment like that haha
This guy was thorough and did well explaining the game mechanics. If they keep these types of reviews up, IGN might just rebuild their reputation. Hopefully they'll no longer be sellouts with terrible non-gamer reviewers.
Got the game today to play some ps5 after ratcher and clank and what a surprise, is very fun to play, colorful and great animation
Target 4k 60fps , no ray tracing but the cel shaded graphics look really cool.
It’s free with game pass.
Team Yuito! His combat is satisfying
Started my playthrough with him, and so far you're speaking nothing but facts
$50 at launch is pretty enticing considering the consensus of reviews.
at what platform is it 50 ? becasue it is $60 on PC
@@ziad9533 same, 60 on Xbox
@@ziad9533 ps5
@@ziad9533 £50 in the uk
@@tofu3193 £40 on Steam in the UK
I’ve always thought this game is the PlayStation/Xbox’s answer to Astral Chain for Nintendo Switch.
That would be Nier
It basically is astral chain.
Except this is better than nier in every way
@@Fabian6980 better than astral chain too by a huge margin. Deeper in every aspect. But for some reason, people have lower expectations for switch games?
Cause astral chain was getting 9s and 10s. Or maybe it's just cause it was a platinum game?
Talking about variety, this game is only 8.7G on my PS5 after day one patch....
Love the game: would love to see something over the top like a collaboration dlc with maybe mob psycho,or saiki K
Yeah no
@@primeramarmot101 Yessir
@Phanthom Knight He named those characters because they have telekinetic and psychological powers like in the game.
Mitchell is IGN's best reviewer.
yea, playin the game right now and all he said is spot on
All In all it definitely exceeded expectations. It's ambitious but thankfully not too ambitious as it's wise to start a new IP or franchise safely. Really excited to get my hands on this game!
Did you ever play through the game?? What did you think of it?
hold up...two campaigns? when we were promised 3 completely different stories from cyberpunk?? LETS GOOO
Lol
The looks of this game brings me back to the Phantasy Star Online days on Gamecube
After playing Kingdom
Hearts and Senran I'm willing to try out different type of games.
The animation in this game is superb. Don’t look obviously motion capture or robot like most of anime games.
So far it's a 9 for me
yes AGREE 😘❤️
It’s pretty fun ngl
This game reminds me of Astral Chain
Yea same. Astral chain and code vein
Which is great
My first reaction was literally "this is Astral Chain"
It's better than astral chain for me
The cyberpunk game we never knew we needed
Enjoyed the demo, really interesting combat system
@Nook Small Yes, on Xbox Store in the demo section or PlayStation Store
@Nook Small FYI: The male and female characters have different levels in the demo.
It’s free now on game pass.
the one thing this has better than astral chain is that it seems like the main characters you play as actually speak.
Mitchell Saltzman nails it again! Refreshing to see a gamer reviewing a game with positivity. Keep it up!
For whoever is interested.
Episode 2 of the accompanying anime just released.
if you only want the story, that might be an option.
The normal seasonal schedule starts next Thursday.
Just feels like the anime is going to be worse in some way compared to the actual game.
@@binyamindragon5813 we might as well give it a chance if bandai thinks the game has potential for an anime
@@binyamindragon5813 The game and the anime is going to be mediocre. You're not missing much playing either. The game is hampered by boring characters and a poor pacing.
@@Manganization Well the reviews have not been "mediocre".
@@Kazzy234 Yeah which is what I'm thinking
Can't wait to play and enjoy this story an combat
this game has far too low fans / players. it needs more respect. a lot of people say it's boring and don't buy it, but it's great
a lot of people don't even know about this game, or just don't want to play
Just finished Yuit’s story and playing kasane’s. I fell in love with this game and came to see the review. Was not disappointed although it’s a 9 for me at least. Amazing game deserving of all the success and sequels
Interestingly this is a much more positive review than others I’ve seen on here. Most didn’t care for the story, dialogue, world building, and were iffy on the two separate narratives. Also interestingly IGN has been promoting this game on their site and with videos more than most gaming outlets.
Have you checked out gameranxs before you buy on this game??
Great review Mitch. IGN, give this dude all the JRPGs to review. Please. He gets it.
Looks cool, maybe buy it later. I’m more looking forward to tales of arise. This game I’ll wait for a sale or Black Friday
Agreed
Anyone else here after seeing it hit game pass
IGN review score: Great 8
Great review, honest without sounding biased or favorable. The game looks great.
This game gets a 10/10 for me.
Also the music is one of the best out there
This game really makes you *feel* as if the nexus is scarlet
😐
What is the background music from this vid???
Mitch the man with the SPOT ON review! We all need more from you :)
loaded this up on Xbox Game Pass. Excited AF.
The last mission is really SWEATY af
It’s nice to see they don’t have them big over sized weapons.
*cough* Nier
Mitch is a 11/10 journalist in my eyes
It’s currently on sale at the PS Store right now!
This is the best review IGN had in a long time🤦♂️
Code Vein had a general score of a 7. I thought it was an 8. If this is an 8, I will probably think it's a 9 lol.
Agree
This is not an 8. The worst part of the game is the parts where you're not fighting. It's delivered in the most uninteresting way possible, the characters aren't interesting either and the dialog just goes on and on. The bsttles gets repetitive fast too despite the great combat system. It's more of a 6.
@@Manganization repetitive? Just like fps games, sports games, MMOs, RPGs, mobas, souls like games, etc. In short all games are repetitive. Never use that word as a reason or argument on any games.
@@nakhart Um not even close, a lot of games make an effort to keep things fresh, this logic does a massive disservice to those games.
@@MultiDannyboy1995 COD games and Sport games are the only repetitive games on the market.
Gives me astral chain vibes which isnt bad at all
Does it play more tightly than the demo? It really turned me off how much delay there was
Scrolling through game pass, saw this game and scrolled through the screenshots and immediately started to install it. It looks like this game is gonna get me hook line and sinker
Did it?
This game is so much fun I'm loving it. Never liked code vein because of that dark souls gameplay
Dark souls??? 😂 Code Vein was not that.
@@hal3745 code vein was anime dark souls have you ever played it lol
@@hal3745 uh yeah it was.
@@Tempest10588 I’ve played and beat it. Dark souls was difficult, Code Vein was a breeze 😂 agree to disagree.
Dark souls combat is leagues about code vein code vein is a clunky mess like a cookie cutter dark souls
Scarlet Nexus Video Game: 8/10
Scarlet Nexus Anime: 2/10
" When the Video Game is much better than the Anime "
Mitch doesn't do bad reviews.
It's 0.99 cents at game stop!😮
That's you make a Review ! The Ending was so perfect for this ViDEO
Looking forward to this one even more now!
Gamepass brought me here…
Ur mom bought me here
This game been on my radar for awhile. Just got my series x and I'm going to put it through it's paces with this game.
My game of the year 2021!
(Song at the end of the review)
Dream in Drive by The Oral Cigarettes
IGN keep this man safe
So basically it's Mass Effect worldbuilding + Fire Emblem: Three Houses downtime exploration + Devil May Cry/Bayonetta/Final Fantasy combat + Chaos Rings disparate essential story paths + Persona style.... Seems dope :D
Out on game pass today. If anyone wants to play it.
Looks like every other generic Japanese hack and slash
@@sean7332 okay
@@sean7332 genericness of the gameplay doesnt matter if it means high graphic gameplay
Game: 8.5/10
This reviewer: 10/10
Does this game “come” with any JOI missions?
yes, all over your face.
It’s very fun. I’m loving it so far
Just tried the demo and man is it me or Yuito story is better? The charaters the mc himself is way more interesting than kasane route
Did you say that the story is 20 hours because I’m 60 hours in and not done
But why is the game only 16gb when the recommended size is 50gb?
Day one patch
jesus ign send this guy a decent mic to record his reviews
Maybe you need decent speakers
I’m Enjoying it So Far Loving The Story and Combat
Bandai? Absolutely adding this one to the collection. Sold!
Any notable voice actors on the English and Japanese casts?
Already preorder, coming in tomorrow for my ps5. Gona be great right after ninja gaiden trilogy.
So is it 20hrs in total or each campaign is 20hrs?
20hrs each
He said a combined 40. So two 20.
each campaign is 20H
And that's probably not including any side quests
Yeah the story it's pretty long. Most of each campaigns are different which is neato
Very nice. Will throw it on my black friday pickup list. Since this game will be $20 for sure during the holidays.
Who else is here because of Gamepass? 💪🏼🙋🏼♂️
Ur mom
What is the genre of this game ? And what other games are like these ?
Action rpg like astral chain and nier automata
Astral Chain
Really reminds me of Astral Chain. Might check it out.
No Loot? How can you open it up with diablo and mentioning (arpg's)
Been enjoying Mitchell reviews ever since the Ninja Gaiden Black playthrough series on IGN
Only things he didn't mention was how DOPE the music is and that there is an anime adaptation as well.
Why is this not on the Switch?? With the success of Astral Chain, I'm sure the market is big enough for this too.
So it's basically kind of like Star Ocean?
Little bit Gravity Rush graphic style.
I've been waiting for this video!
Just wait for someone other than ign, gamespot etc to review this cause then you’ll find out what it is really like
The demo was really fun to play... I'll buy it when it goes on sale
Everyone has been giving this game 7 or 8
Huh? do you think this review was not well rounded enough? Mitchell Saltzman’s coverage of JRPGs, character action, and fighting games is pretty excellent.
Game really feels like a 7 at best.
@@DroneCorpse aww thanks for that
The game is really cool so far but personally I'm not the biggest fan of the cut scenes...
1:42 - 1:56 holy pop in, Batman.
Seriously, look off into the distance in these city environments.
The pop in is ridiculous.
I’ll buy it if it gets co-op.
Devil May Cry: Animated Edition!
How is this on mouse and keyboard?