SCARLET NEXUS -Red String of Fate-

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SCARLET NEXUS -Red String of Fate- or alternatively named for Japanese version titled as SCARLET NEXUS -Unmei no Akai Ito- is an enhanced rerelease of SCARLET NEXUS which considered as definitive and superior version to the original. It is also consisting with expansion story mode exclusive feature titled SCARLET NEXUS -Karen's Route: -The End of Karen Travers-

It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Steam, it is also available as a Paid DLC Update for those who already own the original SCARLET NEXUS, especially can be upgrade for PlayStation 4 as well, however, Karen's route expansion story mode can be paid separately which considered as standalone feature.

System

 * Higher quality textures, lighting, volumetric fogs and background details with dynamic 4K Resolution support. For PlayStation 5, a new option adds with two different display modes: "Graphic Mode" (prioritize image quality and 4K Resolution) and "Performance Mode" (prioritize 60 frames-per-second displays).
 * The game takes advantage for next-gen consoles system capabilities to minimize loading times.
 * Rerelease version allows for English lip sync to go with the English voice acting, same goes for allowing Japanese lip sync to go with Japanese voice acting. While the English Subtitle with Japanese Voice Language will be using translation subtitle dialogue text cutscenes, instead localization subtitle dialogue text cutscenes.
 * However, for English subtitle with English Voice Language still be using localization subtitle dialogue text cutscenes.

Features

 * SCARLET NEXUS -Red String of Fate- includes all downloadable season pass content, including Bond Enhancement Pack 1 & 2, all DLC attire set, DLC Mission, and all gameplay updates from it's season pass DLC, along with the 3rd DLC of SCARLET NEXUS, Brain Eater Pack also included.
 * "Over 32 additional soundtrack music" exclusively for SCARLET NEXUS -Red String of Fate- which had new different elements from the original version of SCARLET NEXUS.
 * "Ultimate" Difficulty added, which unlike Very Hard Mode, these brand-new modes requires hardest challenges and it's difficulty in order to progresses the game, including a very difficult bosses that could put two playable characters to test. Even with the highest level they've had reached, this difficulty didn't saw level equality and it is considered as the hardest challenge for players to experience.
 * You need to beat Kasane and Yuito main story routes in order to unlock "Ultimate" difficulty modes and you need to restart the playthrough with EX New Game in order to choose this difficulty. Plus, you can't select difficulty mode on the settings once you choose this difficulty.
 * "Increased Level Cap to 120" which allows Yuito, Kasane and his party to increased their level of power, strength, defense, agility and luck in order to continue progressing their level development as the gameplay progress in each of certain story or mission to take.
 * "Upgrade Weapons" are now added to the game, allowing Yuito, Kasane and other party members upgrading their weapons. You need a certain materials to find in various areas in order to perform upgrade weapon, which allows to increased power and attack status. While it features a new bonuses abilities available as you progressing your upgrade weapon.
 * "New Attire Set" added, featuring never-seen before attire designed by artist and it's very different from Season Pass DLC attire which has two pack of attire costume set exclusive for Yuito, Kasane and other party members.
 * "Brand New Plug-In Status" allows a new set of plug-in status to go even higher from Mk. VII-X which includes status buff plug-in type like Forcefield, Health Boost, and Power Enhance which grands a continuously increased Yuito, Kasane and other party members status.
 * "Brand-New Type of Plug-In" which has a different abilities and various effect that would be useful during a combat or even increased wide range of Psychokinesis, and even increased time duration of SAS, Increased EXP gained double time, and much more that would be use for combat.
 * "Redesigned Brain Map" which reorganized the abilities type group which usually had ability for Enhance, Support, Brain Drive, and Brain Field. Since the Brain Map design has been reorganized with separating SAS Abilities from support with it's own SAS Brain Map ability, including a brand-new SAS ability which are exclusively for SAS Overdrive.
 * SAS Ability also received a brand-new abilities which has an unique support and connecting combo attack with your party members, while also exploring a new combination elements which can be used as a experiment during a combat that allows you to earn a new SAS moveset ability.
 * "New Brain Map ability" featuring a new moveset attacking skills and heavy attack, along with support, brain drive and brain field will also received a new different kind unique ability through Brain Map. While a new ability which involving Psychokinesis ability which adds a new range, brain crush, and much more in order allow to expand it's ability which exclusively for Yuito and Kasane.
 * "EX SAS Ability 3" is now featured, which unlocked a brand-new abilities by continuously connecting the skill combo with your SAS party members, and this new ability are much unique than previous EX SAS Ability.
 * "SAS Overdrive" is a new SAS combat ability which considered a highest peak level of SAS ability, but very rarest to among other OSF to use, can also be considered as a "New discovery", featuring SAS owned by two fallen OSF, Nagi Karman and Naomi Randall. Each of two SAS overdrive ability will be own by each two playable characters which SAS Nagi for Yuito and SAS Naomi for Kasane.
 * It can be used by fully charging SAS overdrive gauge, allows you to fully activate it's power, by pressing R1 and L1 for PlayStation 5 or RB and LB for Xbox Series X.
 * Although you can still using other party members SAS in order to combined it's ability against the enemy and even bosses.
 * Each of two SAS Overdrive has a completely different abilities that can be used during a combat mode, Nagi's SAS can be used for strongest element attack, and Naomi's SAS can be used for smarter tactical advance against the enemies. There are description regarding about two SAS Overdrive, such as:
 * SAS Overdrive “Aerokinesis”  is Nagi’s psionic ability and exclusive SAS Overdrive for Yuito which allows him to attacking the enemies with the power wind, same how it used from Hanabi and Shiden, however, Nagi’s SAS is considered a most powerful SAS ability which has new shortcut control abilities, surprise attack and new dynamic attack skills that can be used. It can also be combined with any other party members SAS, but most notable that combined with Hanabi’s Pyrokinesis or Shiden’s Eleckinesis can create an unique combination elements.
 * SAS Overdrive “Precognition”  is Naomi’s psionic ability, considered as smartest tactical to use, and it’s exclusive SAS Overdrive for Kasane. It allows her to predict or see enemies next move before they could actually make it, which is better use for tactic against the enemies, while also includes perfect dodge and counterattack skills which work against them, combined with SAS Party members. It’s a perfect use for players who wants to dodge before the enemies attack.
 * These SAS ability can be improved by applying SAS Brain Map ability in order to improved and strengthened uses of SAS Overdrive ability.
 * There will be new scenes where Yuito and Kasane received SAS Overdrive ability which are meant to keep honoring those who had left them and using them which no means to steal, but shows how much they're still remember them and connected to each other even after Nagi and Naomi's death, which are used in order to help them during a battle.
 * "New Presents" which has brand-new types of gift exclusively for each party members and two playable characters. There's a lot new unique presents which has new side charms and personality, also interest for party members. It also given a chance to increased Bond Episode.
 * "Additional Mission" which are completely new from it's base game and even the Season Pass DLC. It has a brand-new objectives, new direction and new unique situation which brings a new challenge for Kasane and Yuito had to face, including a new strongest enemies appear as also part of objective to the mission. It also includes a new side story as the mission progresses, while it only exclusively for several mission.
 * The Future of Recording which is a strongest new mission level, featuring Future version of Yuito from Kasane Route which now become a secret and most powerful superboss which are completely different from Karen boss fight (Shadow of Recording version) and Future Yuito's AI fighting skills are completely different and strongest than before, which believed that he using his true power of his Psychokinesis/Gravikinesis.
 * Although his name will be shown as The Future of Recording.
 * It is recommended for Yuito and Kasane to reached a level 80 in order to challenge against the future Yuito.
 * Some new story cutscenes added to the mission, as Kasane did recognize the man who was name Yuito from 50 years in the future, but the truth, it is just a recording came from remnants broken of Entanglement that Kasana and Yuito trying to fix in Chronos Terminal.
 * For those who able defeat these super bosses allows you to obtained brand new Yuito's attire which titled "Ronin Samurai" which that design is based from bad future self of Yuito outfit.
 * The Unknown Recording which is a strongest new secret mission which featuring certain character from sequel title which are far strongest than Karen and Future Yuito, his skills are completely different from any other bosses. While his boss name will be titled as ???? and it recommended for Yuito and Kasane to reached a level 99 in order to challenge against the super secret bosses.
 * There are several requirements in need in order to unlocked this mission which is probably never was an easy, and most notable that you need to beat Yuito, Kasane, and Karen's Route along with all episodes, all bonds, and every features that needs to be completed.
 * Brand-new optional elements for Photo Modes which adds a new effects, brightness, contrast, stickers, and much more settings that can created a beautiful, cute and also charming photo shots during a gameplay.
 * New Mini-Games added exclusively for SCARLET NEXUS -Red String of Fate-.

Story Scenario

 * SCARLET NEXUS -Red String of Fate- adds brand-new main story cutscenes which was never seen before in main story of the original SCARLET NEXUS, while it also adds the story elements from SCARLET NEXUS Anime adaptation for the most of it in a different form. New story elements available for Yuito and Kasane main story routes, such as:
 * General [Coming Soon]
 * Yuito's Main Story Routes [Coming Soon]
 * Kasane's Main Story Routes [Coming Soon]
 * SCARLET NEXUS -Karen's Route: The End of Karen Travers- expansion story mode are added, and you can start EX New Game Mode in order to access this story, but it's very recommended for players to view Karen's Episode: Unknown History in order to understand this story.
 * Special Expansion Episode: Wild Invitation in Tropical Island is a brand-new expansion story featuring in a post-game storyline which took place 3 months following the epilogue. Yuito, Kasane and their friends will encounter an hardest challenges yet in the Tropical Island in Okinawa which is the place where OSF discover a new species of Others which known as "Mutate Abnormal Other or short as MA Other" which are stronger, faster and smarter for them to defeat. But Yuito will face the hardest challenge yet, with how he could handle his Psychokinesis power that begin to decreasing.

Event

 * "New Bond Episode for Wataru (For Yuito) & Haruka (For Kasane)" exclusively featured in SCARLET NEXUS -Red String of Fate- featuring twin siblings of Tactical Support, Wataru Frazer and Haruka Frazer. They had their own deep character story to told in a different way, different personality, and has their own interest and situation that deeply connect to it's characters development, while their backstory of their characters would be told as the Bond Episode story continue to progresses.
 * Two bond episodes can be accessed for each two playable characters, which Wataru's Bond Episode for Yuito and Haruka's Bond Episode for Kasane it can be progresses as players reached standby Phase in Hideout. Increasing their bond allows you to improved the tactical supports and adds a new ability for exploration and combat in certain areas, while also improved SAS and SAS Overdrive capabilities into a whole new level in wider-long range.
 * EX BOND Episode 3 will featured Wataru and Haruka on their new ex bond and interacting with party members.
 * Bond Enhancement/EX Bond 3 which is the final EX Bond between two protagonist and all party members in SCARLET NEXUS. Player will not just explores all-new different kind bonds events, but also challenging with a never-seen before unique Bond Mission and story that allows to strengthened bonds and obtain a new EX SAS abilities to help players during a combat.
 * The third EX Bond contains 8 new EX Bond event for Yuito and 8 new EX Bond event for Kasane, exploring a new different kind set of bond story between party members altogether and explore deeper interaction along with new Bond Mission as the event story continuing progresses,
 * While 1 new EX Bond featuring all two sides of party members together with unique Bond Mission which are bigger than an ordinary Bond Mission focused on a new Major Others that became a new species which has never seen before from their previous experience. Yuito & Kasane combined their strength with their friends that attached to their bonds to work together against them for the last mission together.
 * In which it total to be 17 EX Bond event between characters.
 * There will be special gues characters who will enter their Bond event which are not related to the party members.
 * Recollection of Old Memories - Players can explores the old memories of Yuito, Kasane and other party members from their past, there's new story that didn't explored surround them and new moments that brings new depth and layer to their characters as they continue to explore their past through recollection of memories.
 * You can access it by continuously doing Bond Episode and giving a present to Yuito or Kasane or other Party members which allows you to access their past memories. Each of their past memories can be set in a different settings as how it told about their past and in different situation which continuously told as the story continue progresses. For Example is where it explain how Yuito became childhood friend with Hanabi or what was Kyoka look like in the past. Their past will had 4-5 episodes.
 * Special features that players can also unlocked Yuito past with Nagi and Kasane past with Naomi, exploring deep of their new side of relationship that never even explored in Anime or even in the main story of the game, makes new layer of their characters and new backstories about them which can be view as it continuously progressed, although there's 1 or 2 playable mission for this recollection episode. Yuito's Past with Nagi and Kasane's Past with Naomi will featured 6 Episodes that allows you to learn new SAS Overdrive ability.

SCARLET NEXUS -Karen's Route: The End of Karen Travers- (Expansion Story Mode)
See article, SCARLET NEXUS -Karen's Route: The End of Karen Travers-

DLC Edition Variations
SCARLET NEXUS -Red String of Fate- will retail for $60.99 on PlayStation 4 & Steam, and $70,99 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series, while in addition for existing owner of SCARLET NEXUS can upgrade to the SCARLET NEXUS -Red String of Fate- as follows:


 * The upgrade from the PS4 version of the base game to the PS4 version of SCARLET NEXUS -Red String of Fate- costs $14.99.
 * The upgrade from the PS4 version of the base game to the PS5 version of SCARLET NEXUS -Red String of Fate- costs $24.99.
 * The upgrade from the PS4 version of the SCARLET NEXUS -Red String of Fate- to the PS5 version of SCARLET NEXUS -Red String of Fate- costs an additional $8.99.

Trivia

 * The title of SCARLET NEXUS -Red String of Fate- is basically based upon foundation main focus to the main story of SCARLET NEXUS regarding about Red String, Fate is basically how many times you went to the past repeatedly, the fate cannot be change.