SCARLET NEXUS -Strangers of History- (Karen's Route)

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SCARLET NEXUS -Stranger of History- or in short name as Karen's Route is a brand-new story mode scenario exclusively featured in SCARLET NEXUS -Red String of Fate- and also a direct-continuation from the main story and Karen's Episode: Unknown History that continuously focus on Karen Travers as a main protagonist of the game and the first time for him as a playable character of this game.

Available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Steam which compiled with SCARLET NEXUS -Red String of Fate- or can be released as a standalone package.

Synopsis
*Caution: It is very recommended for players to view Karen’s Episode: Unknown History in order to experience this game.”

''To save Alice... one last time...''

Karen must pay the ultimate sacrifice in means to erase his existence, his trace, and his history which would means for her sake of happiness.

''Because one man... has gone through of his existence only to suffer...''

However, the unexpected phenomenon came by Kunad Gate and his jump through time has caused an unknown triggered to the red string and entanglement, due to Extinction Belt absorb to the Kunad Gate that brings instability to axis time and caused big distortion that could cause messed up timeline being fall apart to its place.

By that means, releasing the incarnation parallel axis of Karen Travers.

''Karen arrives in the unknown space, time and reality that were led by the red strings. The beyond place between Chronus Terminal and the real world, none of those places really familiar to him.''

But atmosphere is totally different and harsher....

''Releasing one of the parallel axis of Karen Travis, different from what he had did before, a wicked, twisted, obsessive, and madness. That is his forgotten self in unknown time which he had abandoned, causing the real Karen to see a mirror and reminder of his darkness, sinner, and madness that he had caused.''

'“This is the story of the man named Karen Travers, trapped within the darkness of his consequences that unable to escape, and brings torment upon him. No matter what time, what era, and what he exists for, the nightmare shall come to him. The last of his story shall be written.”'

Chapter/Phase

 * Prologue Phase: The Unknown Beginning
 * Phase 1: The Mirror of Mirror
 * Phase 2: Coldest Nightmare
 * Phase 3: Haunted by the Past of Thousand Memories
 * Phase 4: Sinner, Sadness, and Madness.
 * Phase 5: Past... Once Again...
 * Phase 6: Warm Feelings.
 * Phase 7: What for...?
 * Phase 8: The Meaning of Yours.
 * Phase 9: To Settle the Score
 * Phase 10: Beyond of Millennia.
 * Phase 11: The Truth.
 * Phase 12: My Final Wish and History.
 * Epilogue: To You...

Characters

 * Karen Travers
 * The Other Karen
 * Fubuki Springers
 * Alice Ichijou
 * Wakana
 * Yuito Sumeragi
 * Kasane Randall
 * Togetsu Believers
 * Yakumo Sumeragi
 * Recorder of Time
 * More...

Gameplay
The gameplay would be based on improvement from SCARLET NEXUS -Red String of Fate- where you can explore town and dungeon along with fighting against the Others, while using SAS Mode, Brain Drive and Brain Field which has same feature game system from Yuito and Kasane.

The difference lies Karen Travers as his obtain four elements of kinesis and his special ability, Brain Eater. To explain about Karen’s combat system, SAS mode would be replaced it’s feature with 4 Element Kinesis which allows him to control fire, ice, and lightning, while Psychokinesis can be obtained later as the story progresses. Karen will use his bare-handed and martial arts in order to attacking against the enemies and new different combos which are different from Kasane and Yuito, but most major difference is how he didn’t use Psychokinesis until later. Although he would wield a Katana weapon which are same, but also different from one that Yuito uses.

Brain eater is special because it could allow Karen to steal Others and enemy’s ability by hold triangle button which delivering the damages and steal others element abilities which can be used during combat, while also increasing the status and adds status aliment that allows you to perform the combat smoothly. But it can only be lasted in 5 Minutes.

For Brain Drive he uses has slightly same from Yuito and Kasane, while differences is how he triggered the combination power between Extinction Belt and Brain Eater which allows you to attacking the enemies in higher speed and wider than before, while additional new combo attack adds as you enter the Brain Drive, and also absorbing Others rapidly than before, but could only be lasted in 4 minutes. While the finisher wouldn’t be same as how Yuito and Kasane uses when they had Psychokinesis, Karen has a different finisher which is brutal and insane, but later when he obtained Psychokinesis, it still would be totally different as he uses those for brutality against the others.

Karen’s Brain Field would be different as his attack and skills are way faster in his Brain field where he can do more brutal combat against the enemies which their movements being slowed down. That goes same when Karen obtains Psychokinesis where he could finally use that ability that combines with Brutal combat ability.

Implementation of unique side-mission which are very different from Yuito and Kasane, which has set in different timeline, different situation, different objectives, and different told. It has total 25 mission, but mission wider and big. While a new side experience objectives gameplay, known as the String of Memories which are part of Karen's memories that are scattered due to strange effect within Red    Strings that caused him. that also can be obtained as the main story progressed and Bond Memories is a new bond system features which greatly expand new bond interaction between him with Fubuki, Alice, and Luca, also Karen's new side of his character, but it's very quiet different from Yuito and Kasane with Bond Episode, it also allows you to increased Brain Eater level skills and Kinesis Elemental level.

Requirement unlock for Karen's Route Main Story
Player needs to finished the two main story routes, Yuito & Kasane while complete viewing Karen’s Episode: Unknown History in order to unlock a new main story scenario. You can start playing this route by selecting the New Game or EX New Game as you can now choose between Yuito, Kasane, or Karen and choose a difficulty mode that you want to take.

Players are also allowing to transferring their save clear data in order to access a carry over and bonus features which can be use during Karen’s story routes. However, SAS Ability, Bond Episode, Attires and more from the two routes main game would not be included in the STRANGERS of HISTORY.

Trivia

 * The titles of STRANGERS OF HISTORY has a secret connection regarding the origin of Karen Travers.
 * According to the directors, the story of STRANGERS OF HISTORY is separated or standalone, however, it introduced a new lore and connected with the old one.
 * This is a first time for the series to use actual real-time cutscenes, instead doing another Comic Style cutscenes. However, there’s still retain features in some form.
 * This is also a first time for Karen Travers as a Playable Characters exclusively in this story.