Scarlet Nexus Director & Producer Talk in-Depth About Story, Inspiration, Gameplay, & More

Bandai Namco Entertainment provided more information on the upcoming action JRPG Scarlet Nexus during the latest episode of its BNEFunLive broadcast.

We hear from producer Keita Iizuka and director Kenji Anabuki as they discuss the game in-depth also showing quite a bit of footage.

The discussion includes gameplay, the story and its characters, what inspired the game’s setting and its design, and much more.

You can watch it below.

If you’re unfamiliar with the game, here’s how Bandai Namco describes Scarlet Nexus.

“In the far distant future, a psionic hormone has been discovered in the human brain, granting people extra-sensory powers and changing the world as we know it.

As humanity enters this new era, deranged mutants known as Others begin to descend from the sky with a hunger for human brains. Impervious to conventional weapons, those with acute extra-sensory abilities, known as psychics, are our only chance to fight the onslaught from above and preserve humanity.

Since that fateful day psychics have been scouted for their talents and recruited to the Other Suppression Force, humanity’s last line of defense.

Players will dive into a complex story of bonds, courage and heroism crafted by the minds behind the iconic TALES OF game, TALES OF VESPERIA. Using psycho-kinetic powers, the world becomes an important ally. Lift, break, and hurl pieces of the environment to build attack combos and lay waste to enemies.”

If you’d like to see more of  Scarlet Nexus, you can check out the original trailer, a gallery of screenshots, and another gameplay showcase presented by director Kenji Anabuki and producer Keita Iizuka, and more screenshots.

Scarlet Nexus is coming for PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam.