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This week on Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee reviews Scarlet Nexus.

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I relish a chance to go into a game knowing nothing about it. It’s like how I prefer to be paddled by someone wearing a mask so we don’t have to make awkward conversation about it later while waiting for the bus. I didn’t know anything about Scarlet Nexus but the title, which told me jack shit, although it does sound like a bad erotic fiction author’s euphemism for lady bits. “Her scarlet nexus quivered in anticipation as he unveiled his magenta ambassador.” There was also the one image on the Steam page which seemed to depict some Jawas from Star Wars with orange tubes coming off them like they’d rigged up a Lucozade delivery system. Which was intriguing enough, so I immediately started it up in preparation for something wholesome and sports drink related, only for everyone to pull their hoods down and go “Psych! It’s an anime game!” D’oh, you got me again, anime. “We sure did, fuckface! Now choose your protagonist. Do you want to be tedious generic anime schoolgirl who thinks the best way to convey seriousness of character is to have the emotional range of a bathroom sink or tedious generic anime schoolboy who remains inexplicably oblivious to every female character in the game openly vying to knob him?”

About the author

Yahtzee Croshaw
Yahtzee is the Escapist’s longest standing talent, having been writing and producing its award winning flagship series, Zero Punctuation, since 2007. Before that he had a smattering of writing credits on various sites and print magazines, and has almost two decades of experience in game journalism as well as a lifelong interest in video games as an artistic medium, especially narrative-focused. He also has a foot in solo game development - he was a big figure in the indie adventure game scene in the early 2000s - and writes novels. He has six novels published at time of writing with a seventh on the way, all in the genres of comedic sci-fi and urban fantasy. He was born in the UK, emigrated to Australia in 2003, and emigrated again to California in 2016, where he lives with his wife and daughters. His hobbies include walking the dog and emigrating to places.
Yahtzee Croshaw
Yahtzee is the Escapist’s longest standing talent, having been writing and producing its award winning flagship series, Zero Punctuation, since 2007. Before that he had a smattering of writing credits on various sites and print magazines, and has almost two decades of experience in game journalism as well as a lifelong interest in video games as an artistic medium, especially narrative-focused. He also has a foot in solo game development - he was a big figure in the indie adventure game scene in the early 2000s - and writes novels. He has six novels published at time of writing with a seventh on the way, all in the genres of comedic sci-fi and urban fantasy. He was born in the UK, emigrated to Australia in 2003, and emigrated again to California in 2016, where he lives with his wife and daughters. His hobbies include walking the dog and emigrating to places.

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