Remember Scarlet Nexus, the action RPG co-developed between Bandai Namco Studios and Tose, which was a welcome RPG to play natively on the newest generation of gaming consoles? Development continues on the game since its June 2021 release, with the developers today bringing a free update – Version 1.07 – to all versions of the game from today.
This update has two main features. The first is the introduction of a new ‘Very Hard’ difficulty setting, offering new challenges for those who may have continually grinded the game for more than six months now. In this mode, damage taken from enemies is twice as much as the Normal difficulty and damage dealt is x0.6. New challenges and new rewards await the players, as well as a new gift for their team.
Furthermore, a Photo Mode is being introduced, which they claim “will guarantee a captivating experience and let fans share their own vision of the Brain Punk world of SCARLET NEXUS”.
In addition to the update, Bandai Namco Entertainment also released the third and final DLC of Scarlet Nexus’ season pass, titled ‘The Brain Eater Pack’. This adds a new story chapter titled Episode Karen: Unknown History. Taking place in 1996 in the SCARLET NEXUS’ world, players can witness the lost history of Karen Travers through four cutscene episodes unlocked by overcoming challenges. Among these challenges, the player will have to face a new enemy in the Vision Simulator introduced last update. It is advised to finish both campaigns before taking on this DLC, as the episodes contain spoilers, revealing the true motive of the main antagonist of the game.
In addition, players will be able to access two newly designed costume sets: the Guardian Attire Set based on Karen’s outfit by concept artist Tamami Ishikawa and Heir Attire Set by Masakazu Yamashiro, designer of the monsters roaming New Himuka. Also incorporated in the third DLC, is a new plugin “Status Aliment Resister” directly unlockable from the shop.
Scarlet Nexus is now available to purchase on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox X|S and Windows PC gaming platforms. You can check out my original review of the game HERE.
