Seriously guys... there's a reason the reviews for this game are off the chain right now. Check out the game: gsght.com/c/703ucl Check out the demo: gsght.com/c/7awh8x
Played the demo for this and couldnt wait to crack in to the full game when it dropped at 9pm here on the west coast last night. Stayed up playing it until I coudn't keep my eyes open any longer. I was halfway through Visions of Mana before this and it looks like I'll have to put my playthrough on hold. I can not stop playing this amazing game
Hahahaha i thought EXACTLY in the same thing, but mostly Minato and Souji (manga names) venturing together >D Glad i'm not the only one. Btw, Gallica is a cute companion for the protag
I was gonna bring this up. Good to see someone else already did. Not that its a bad mechanic....I think its very good. It was also done in uh... Trails from Zero. But yeah its not a new mechanic as far as it was explained.
The devs did a lot of research into Tolkien and other classic fantasy stories. They wanted to know and understand the authorial intent behind the classics but that ultimately they decided to abandon it for something more original and unique to them. I think they did however bring in aspects from the stuff they researched like Tolkien work and how music shaped Middle Earth.
@@ayuvir oh! I heard of it, great idea - bad execution. No cultural ties in the language basically killed it. I mean, it's still around if you want to use it but it's synthetic, so nobody is really a "native". But cool that SEGA, for once, decided to use something besides Tokyo and Japanese.
I doubt it. The track list that comes with the official OST included in the collector's edition credits Keisuke Honryo, chief priest of the Buddhist Myojoji temple as the main vocalist for the chanting tracks. The game uses Esperanto script though.
I just won this game in a giveaway after two people failed to redeem. I wasn't even thinking about entering because I've never won anything. I can't believe it. It's fate telling me to play the game lol!
That’s awesome, congrats! I’ve only won one thing like that before - a VHS of The Lion King when I was around 10. Ended up being my favorite movie as a kid
There's obviously massively more context that will be told in the game. But with the demo, you are already told that Louis is the most famous general in the Kingdom and most competent guy, and also the most popular amongst the people. So he basically pulled a Julius Caesar.
I picked up the game earlier today, but just to say that for me too yours is one of the opinions I really value as a lot of my taste in games is the same. Together with Yahtzee, Tim Rogers, Jacob Geller, and Jimquisition.
@@JHarlow329 Dude same. Just forked over about $200 for this game, the SH2 remake and Astro Bot. I don't know why I do this to myself. All three games are worth every penny though. Especially SH2 as I never played the original on PSX back in the day. I could only afford RE2 way back in those days as a teenager with no real source of income. By the time I could afford it I opted for Parasite Eve and RE3 instead. There were so many amazing games for the original PlayStation
I know nothing about this game but the story archetype reminds me of Fate stay night and Im into that! Thanks max, going to buy this with my next pay check!
Hey man, you said no spoilers but you went into a lot of detail of the first part of the game's story. I'm sure you could have said light spoilers, or just spoken about the game's story as how good it seems to be without revealing all the details.
The thing that bothered me was him showing one of the party characters because I wanted them to be a surprise, but that's one less surprise that I didn't actually expect to have as a party member.
the influence from Bruegel and Bosch realy gives it that ephemeral "Berserk" feel and realy gives it a unique aesthetics that brings the world to life like none other
With the worst antialiasing in just as many years. Seriously, I think the game will drop in price before somebody hacks the thing to provide AA that at least meets a 5+ year old standard.
As a fan of original P3 who played the game on day 1, P3R was a disappointing and disrespectful remake. I skipped that shit, but it's clear Atlus doesn't care about alienating their old audience in pursuit of this new audience. I know some old fans still enjoy the remake, so don't even try that Motte and Bailey.
@@tobinalmackx8626 that's a great question, especially given they "skipped that shit". So how would they know? I'm guessing they have fallen in with the "Oh my god! Pronouns!!!" crowd. So now they can't enjoy video games anymore. They just cry about them.
The idea behind the game reminds me of ‘Collateral’ but Max is piloting a giant Evangelion not a taxi. You know, act like what you want to become what you need to be.
We bought the game the same night the demo came out, haha. Metaphor is really something special. It's kinda like if Persona wasn't stuck within the limitations of "Persona" at all, which is absolutely fucking wonderful.
If you really loved the combat and skill system specifically then I think you’d like Trails of Daybreak’s system, it has combo skills as well as a Materia-esque skill system, it also lets you action rpg the low level enemies with the optional to go turn-based whenever you need more time for strategy. The games are lauded for their world-building and have a lot to say about politics and war.
People talk about Metaphor's combat system and how innovative it is. I who played Trails through Daybreak before and saw the exact same system, but no one talked about it.
Played and finished the first trails in the sky and skipped and finished cold steel 1-3 while researching all about what happened in between. I dropped it at cs 4 to pick it up again if I give it a few years. I feel like the series overall is just not for everyone because I really hated the orbment system power scaling and felt unsatisfied in combat even though I am doing as much as I can in a blind playthrough.
After watching your video and seeing Yoko Taro gave it some praise and I went into it thinking the story is going to be somewhat decent. Having played mid-way into the game I can say that I felt absolutely nothing for its story, characters or world. The plot & subplot pacing moves so fast that it breaks my immersion on it being believable. Not to mention that its content is nothing that I haven't encounter in other pieces of fiction which I could forgive if it wasn't delivered so poorly. I bought this game thinking it would engage me with its writing because your channel mainly covers games that have interesting stories, lore or philosophy but overall I came out of it extremely disappointed that I had wasted my time and money.
I tried Metaphor on a whim after seeing one review of it and OMG HOOKED! I farmed the cathedral and the krieg castle spots and got so filthy rich and powerful I steam rolled all the way to getting Junah. This game is unbelievable! Please go get this game, I listen to music as I work out
If you know Kuro no Kiseki Max, I believe that what inspired Metaphor for the mix combat system, though in this game the function of that feature is to skip the low level enemies in Kuro no Kiseki it's somewhat integral to the combat itself :)
i believe the hype around this game. i know it will deservedly sell well so Atlus wont mind if i wait for a discount. they made too many “golden/royal” games for me to feel good about buying so much
While i can't blame you for that but Atlus apparently decided to do DLC instead of extended versions. For P3 Reload they released the answer as DLC instead of a royal/golden version.
The killing of low level enemies through action combat while having turn based for strong enemies comes from Trails of Daybreak by Nihon Falcon. Atlus just borought that engenius idea.
for the grinding of low level mobs, Trails from zero was doing the same thing and probably other games before. Passed a level, you could just wipe the ennemies to get sepith without having to enter turn based combat.
this video legit doesn't feel like an ad. it is exactly what i expect of a video from you. the only thing i have to say is, i know you know this, but it isn't the first game to add a "overlevel combat" as i call it, but it is probably tho first AAA, so the excitement is valid and i really like that feature too. i just want another video going more in depth, cuz those are the videos i love the most from you, but as an ad, you probably couldn't get in depth and that's ok. i respect you and your work. keep going
y'know what's depressing? the fact that the average guy nowadays would opt for Louis' ideals without question. I watched Asmongold's first couple hours with the game, which started with him saying "Louis is a dick" then ending - after hearing the NPCs talk about him - with "Maybe he's not so bad" all while he and his chat are mockingly screeching "DEI LOL" or "GAYGE LMAO" at every tiny reference to being more tolerant; literally one of the royal traits meant to be encouraged by the game. our society is so fucking cooked if this is how boys are interpreting media now. when I was their age I was playing Xenogears and questioning everything. why the fuck am I the "back in my day" old man now when I'm taking in media in the same way as I did then? these kinds of people can't possibly be "the average" now, right? where did we fail as adults?
I didn't care much for the demo, especially how you couldn't initially pick your allies' actions in battle, though the story set-up was intriguing. With this being said, I'll probably wait until I catch it on sale to pick this game up, because if the battle system gets better, I think I would enjoy the full game.
First and only video about this game that really sold me. I'm just cautious about the 170+ hours to finish it, since I have little time to play during the week.
This is my first JRPG (because of this video). 20hr in. And I love it so much! Also finding it super frustrating and challenging, even playing on Normal.
Atlus is not a developer, they are a publisher, P Studio, Team Maniax,Vanillaware and Zero Studio are their first party developers, what you should of said was, "Zero Studio is now one of your favorite developers" considering this is their first game, yes there are a few guys who worked at P Studio who now work at Zero Studio but for the most part this is a brand new developer, most of the original P Studio members still work at P Studio
The updated way of fighting mobs you defeated before makes me think of how the dimengeon system in Fantasian was such a breath of fresh air which had you collecting the mobs and being able to initiate one big battle where your team is stronger. Definitely should play when Neo Dimension comes out Max :D
I really recommend you to try out SMT: Strange Journey. That game has music where a male choir and wind Instruments belt out heroic and epic tunes when you as an american traverse through schwartzwelt. The characters and their motives are interesting, the maps are fantastic, and the gameplay can be brutal at times. I would recommend playing the original version over redux since the art style is darker and the character design are based on Kaneko’s art.
Thanks for the indepth look and showcasing of the game. As a long time atlus fan, this setting and story does not grip me at all and this video while very well made has comforted me in this decision. That being said I wish those who are attracted to it to enjoy their time.
I am really happy this game gets more attention by yt creators like you. I played the demo then pre-ordered it bc i realized that this game is special and might be Atlus greatest achievment to date.
apparently they didnt forget about persona 1-2, they took the "persona leveling system" straight out of those two games. If you guys didn't know, the player and the persona in the two games are split distinctively. The player levels up for stat points and hp/mp, while the persona levels up individually for new skills.
I was about to start this day 1, but trails through daybreak hooked me hella hard. Wonder which is gonna come out on top 🤔 regardless, AMAZING year for us RPG lovers 🔥🔥🔥
If this game was fairly priced at 59 dollars it probably would have been a day one purchase. 70 dollars is too much imo. BG3 and Black Myth Wukong were both priced at 59. No reason why games should be any higher
The game is very interesting, and yes, can't wait to see what atlus created this time. Also I'm curious about the figure similar to the Vitruvian man and other symbols I already recognized but I'm not sure how they will play out on the story of the game.
I've played the demo when it came out. And I instantly kept mentioning it on a few of your videos. I was really hoping you'd check it out. I hope we will be getting more content for it from you. I feel like you could probably cover a lot from this game.
2:07 Eucronia? Like, Ukraine? 2:19 that's literally a JoJo plot. Holly's stand manifested as a debilitating affliction of thorns. 2:55 it's hilarious how these traitorous characters in medieval anime/manga/inspired by both stories always look like this sleazy sort of uncle with strangely curly hair. DOTA Dragon's Blood has a guy like that. 4:02 the king has a posthumous stand ability. 9:40 I'm glad you'll make at least one other video on this game because I really enjoyed this one. I love Atlus, but SMT and Persona have such deep threads into all that's good and meaningful, it's overwhelming. This game is a perfect opportunity to just enjoy Atlus separate from their long and great modern history which mirrors that of Japan.
Dude, there's no need to create a conspiracy. I played FF7 Rebirth but just didn't feel like doing a video on it because this channel doesn't cover all games. It's my personal channel where I cover what I want, when I want... and I just didn't feel like covering it. With that said, if FF7 Rebirth were to win a bunch of game of the year awards, I wouldn't complain. It is a technical masterpiece. I just personally prefer Metaphor.
I’ve never been able to get into Persona and when I had time to I felt left behind. Now? I can enjoy something from the jump and one can hope it’ll live on the way Persona has with a loving fan and sequels that build upon its most charming aspects. Thank you for this review, I’ll be purchasing because of it.
yeah but you still gotta engage in a whole turn based sequence before pressing the right trigger to end it. takes a bit too long but it’s still useful.
It's basically the fantasy version of Persona, with Elves, Horn People, Dog People, Bat People, Steampunk technology in a medieval setting and some people dressing like it's the 1960s.
So this is SMT6/P6, with a little bit of final fantasy mixed in. Gameplay is peak, characters lacks some essence, music is really nice but it’s not personal level, art is breathtaking.
The fight system for weaker enemies is amazing. I stopped so many JRPGs because of boring and repetitive encounters I couldn't avoid or skip and they always took precious game time where nothing new happens... just repetition. I stopped playing Octopath Traveler because of this. Combat was became mundane, trivial and boring. The whole turn based tactical system emerging on the screen, the epic battle music, and flashy animations for weak-ass enemies you need no tactic whatsoever for and just mash the same attack pattern and hope to be done with within the shortest time possible. This is a much need innovation and Metaphor will probably one of the rare instances I enjoy JRPGs.
Yeah sure bud, judged a game worth 80~100 hrs based on 5 minutes of prologue. You are a very intelligent man, you! Must be an outstanding human being! I'm a fan.
Seriously guys... there's a reason the reviews for this game are off the chain right now.
Check out the game: gsght.com/c/703ucl
Check out the demo: gsght.com/c/7awh8x
Congratulations on the promotion man! This game looks sick, seriously.
Played the demo for this and couldnt wait to crack in to the full game when it dropped at 9pm here on the west coast last night. Stayed up playing it until I coudn't keep my eyes open any longer. I was halfway through Visions of Mana before this and it looks like I'll have to put my playthrough on hold. I can not stop playing this amazing game
@@maxderrat well I want to believe you if this video isn't sponsored by said game....
P3 protagonist goes on an adventure with P4 protagonist and Mitsuru Kirijo in order to defeat Griffith.
I love this comment so much.
@@maxderrat
Take Dwayne Johnsons rap from faceoff (the song) and insert it into the Battle Theme for Metaphor. It'll blow your mind. Lol
Correction, Makoto and Aigis's love child😅
Hahahaha i thought EXACTLY in the same thing, but mostly Minato and Souji (manga names) venturing together >D
Glad i'm not the only one. Btw, Gallica is a cute companion for the protag
Exactly!!
Not having to fight low-level enemies happened in Earthbound. Too bad most JRPGs ignored that awesome system.
Most RPG games will give you a spell or skill that do full enemy clears.
But i have been loving the route of skipping the battle interface although.
Yeah auto battles with low level enemies it's maybe not so common but it totally was in the games before
I was gonna bring this up. Good to see someone else already did. Not that its a bad mechanic....I think its very good. It was also done in uh... Trails from Zero.
But yeah its not a new mechanic as far as it was explained.
Xenoblade Chronicles X has it as well. I’m your Skell you can run over small enemy wildlife and soldiers who aren’t battle worthy for your mecha lol!
That was the first thing I thought of when the video mentioned not fighting weak enemies.
The game immediately stole my heart with the scene where gallica introduces music as the first type of magic...a lot of love went into this game 😊.
I love how meta that was. The music is in our head. 😂
Even the menu design and the menu music goes so hard
The devs did a lot of research into Tolkien and other classic fantasy stories. They wanted to know and understand the authorial intent behind the classics but that ultimately they decided to abandon it for something more original and unique to them. I think they did however bring in aspects from the stuff they researched like Tolkien work and how music shaped Middle Earth.
Exactly same thoughts. I was like wow! This is just so beautiful. Such a simple idea you’d think but so wonderful
Apparently, the chanting is in Esperanto. A language made in the 1800s as an "universal language". It's the most widespread made up language.
@@ayuvir oh! I heard of it, great idea - bad execution. No cultural ties in the language basically killed it. I mean, it's still around if you want to use it but it's synthetic, so nobody is really a "native". But cool that SEGA, for once, decided to use something besides Tokyo and Japanese.
I doubt it. The track list that comes with the official OST included in the collector's edition credits Keisuke Honryo, chief priest of the Buddhist Myojoji temple as the main vocalist for the chanting tracks. The game uses Esperanto script though.
@@ExitusGSZ It's an original language using Esperanto as a base, performed in the style of Buddhist chants. ruclips.net/video/o4pUrgJSon0/видео.html
I have been seem comments like this but I thought it was trolling or fan fic.
All languages are made up 🤓🤓🤓
Ps seriously though, they are.
I just won this game in a giveaway after two people failed to redeem. I wasn't even thinking about entering because I've never won anything. I can't believe it. It's fate telling me to play the game lol!
That’s awesome, congrats! I’ve only won one thing like that before - a VHS of The Lion King when I was around 10. Ended up being my favorite movie as a kid
Congrats man ! That's awesome .
"The King is dead.
Let's trust this man asking to be the new king at the funeral!" 🙌
(I'm sure the full game's context is better...I hope.)
To be fair if this happened in real life that’s probably what would happen.
There's obviously massively more context that will be told in the game.
But with the demo, you are already told that Louis is the most famous general in the Kingdom and most competent guy, and also the most popular amongst the people. So he basically pulled a Julius Caesar.
Yeah most people know he did it and just don't care lol
The median voter be like "okay sure sounds good to me. who is the king again???"
Even though this is a sponsored video I bought this game instantly the second you gave it your blessing.
Thank you for trusting me.
@@maxderrat you haven't let me down so far! Keep up the amazing work
I picked up the game earlier today, but just to say that for me too yours is one of the opinions I really value as a lot of my taste in games is the same. Together with Yahtzee, Tim Rogers, Jacob Geller, and Jimquisition.
i will at least try the demo because i trust him long time viewer here
I bought the game without needing any encouragement.
I'm a medieval fantasy fan (Berserk, Final Fantasy, NieR, etc) and this totally appeals.
So this is what happened to the protagonist of persona 3 he got sent to another world
He is being isekaied
This quick dealing with enemies below your level is not as common as it existed before. Earthbound is te oldest game I know of that did it.
And recently, P5.
@@brentwalker5726 I mean it did, but it was kinda awkward IMO. This system is better
Between this and SH2 Remake, it's been a tough week for my wallet but damn these games are worth it
@@JHarlow329 Dude same. Just forked over about $200 for this game, the SH2 remake and Astro Bot. I don't know why I do this to myself. All three games are worth every penny though. Especially SH2 as I never played the original on PSX back in the day. I could only afford RE2 way back in those days as a teenager with no real source of income. By the time I could afford it I opted for Parasite Eve and RE3 instead. There were so many amazing games for the original PlayStation
I went with this and sparking zero😅
Astro bot, silent hill 2 and sparking zero. Will probably pick this one up next week
I thought Shadow Hearts got a remake, and I got excited for a bit 🥲
@@komi8628 I fear us SH fans will continue suffering in silence...
I know nothing about this game but the story archetype reminds me of Fate stay night and Im into that! Thanks max, going to buy this with my next pay check!
LOVE this game and have only played it for about 10 hours. Soooo happy with it
There's a warning that you don't own the game. Take that as a cautionary tale when it comes to sponsors.
Hey man, you said no spoilers but you went into a lot of detail of the first part of the game's story. I'm sure you could have said light spoilers, or just spoken about the game's story as how good it seems to be without revealing all the details.
That’s what I told this guy too but he didn’t think so. It’s not hard to go into the basic premise of the plot but then he keeps going on.
dude comes off as a prick
This all happens in the first five minutes of the game. It’s not a spoiler.
The thing that bothered me was him showing one of the party characters because I wanted them to be a surprise, but that's one less surprise that I didn't actually expect to have as a party member.
the influence from Bruegel and Bosch realy gives it that ephemeral "Berserk" feel and realy gives it a unique aesthetics that brings the world to life like none other
With the worst antialiasing in just as many years. Seriously, I think the game will drop in price before somebody hacks the thing to provide AA that at least meets a 5+ year old standard.
Atlas is on a hot streak in 2024 first Persona 3 reload, now Metaphor
As a fan of original P3 who played the game on day 1, P3R was a disappointing and disrespectful remake. I skipped that shit, but it's clear Atlus doesn't care about alienating their old audience in pursuit of this new audience. I know some old fans still enjoy the remake, so don't even try that Motte and Bailey.
Well still miss the female
@@DosonTheGreat How was it disappointing and disrespectful?
@@tobinalmackx8626 that's a great question, especially given they "skipped that shit". So how would they know? I'm guessing they have fallen in with the "Oh my god! Pronouns!!!" crowd. So now they can't enjoy video games anymore. They just cry about them.
Don’t forget unicorn overlord and SMTV vengeance as well
It’s nice to have a bolognaise for once in a sea of vegan burgers. You get these once in a while like ‘Nier’ and etc.
Informative as always.
Max, if you're doing an ACTUAL promo, like hands up official stamp on the thing, I'm queueing up to buy and I'm 1:02 in to the video.
It's Atlus, I would wait. They will release another version.
Like if you want to _ReFantazio_ your _Metaphor_ 😏
The idea behind the game reminds me of ‘Collateral’ but Max is piloting a giant Evangelion not a taxi. You know, act like what you want to become what you need to be.
We bought the game the same night the demo came out, haha. Metaphor is really something special. It's kinda like if Persona wasn't stuck within the limitations of "Persona" at all, which is absolutely fucking wonderful.
Finally ost that i'll be singing for years to come(im a vocal singer(u know like on stage like that) and a professional neighbor)
The Bibical Reference in this game are through the roofs
If you really loved the combat and skill system specifically then I think you’d like Trails of Daybreak’s system, it has combo skills as well as a Materia-esque skill system, it also lets you action rpg the low level enemies with the optional to go turn-based whenever you need more time for strategy. The games are lauded for their world-building and have a lot to say about politics and war.
People talk about Metaphor's combat system and how innovative it is.
I who played Trails through Daybreak before and saw the exact same system, but no one talked about it.
Cuz nobody care about a game need 1/2 year localization after original release
daybreak isnt press turn clown
Played and finished the first trails in the sky and skipped and finished cold steel 1-3 while researching all about what happened in between. I dropped it at cs 4 to pick it up again if I give it a few years. I feel like the series overall is just not for everyone because I really hated the orbment system power scaling and felt unsatisfied in combat even though I am doing as much as I can in a blind playthrough.
Every time Atlus releases a new game, I just get even more hyped for Persona 6
They should have called the demo ‘MetAphor Re FanDEMO’.
A deep dive into the psychology and ideals in the game from you would be awesome
Being able to skip long battles against low level enemies should be a new standard for rpgs 😮
Returned the second I couldn't get it to display correctly on my pc.
After watching your video and seeing Yoko Taro gave it some praise and I went into it thinking the story is going to be somewhat decent. Having played mid-way into the game I can say that I felt absolutely nothing for its story, characters or world. The plot & subplot pacing moves so fast that it breaks my immersion on it being believable. Not to mention that its content is nothing that I haven't encounter in other pieces of fiction which I could forgive if it wasn't delivered so poorly.
I bought this game thinking it would engage me with its writing because your channel mainly covers games that have interesting stories, lore or philosophy but overall I came out of it extremely disappointed that I had wasted my time and money.
I tried Metaphor on a whim after seeing one review of it and OMG HOOKED! I farmed the cathedral and the krieg castle spots and got so filthy rich and powerful I steam rolled all the way to getting Junah. This game is unbelievable! Please go get this game, I listen to music as I work out
whoa... so like... humans are the real monsters... wow.... that hits deep...
If you know Kuro no Kiseki Max, I believe that what inspired Metaphor for the mix combat system, though in this game the function of that feature is to skip the low level enemies in Kuro no Kiseki it's somewhat integral to the combat itself :)
i believe the hype around this game. i know it will deservedly sell well so Atlus wont mind if i wait for a discount. they made too many “golden/royal” games for me to feel good about buying so much
Cdkeys has the discount your looking for dude lol I paid 40 for this game and I already know that it was worth every single penny
While i can't blame you for that but Atlus apparently decided to do DLC instead of extended versions. For P3 Reload they released the answer as DLC instead of a royal/golden version.
This. I'll wait for the definitive edition.
So you’d Wait a couple years instead?
@@cotacachi12 I've waited 26 years for my favorite series to conclude. What are 1 or 2 years in comparison?
Thank you for the video
The killing of low level enemies through action combat while having turn based for strong enemies comes from Trails of Daybreak by Nihon Falcon.
Atlus just borought that engenius idea.
that was definitely griffith assassinating that king. my brain didn't even try to differentiate it
Thank you Max for bringing this to my attention. I’m gonna play the demo this weekend.
Becoming an upcoming fantasy mayor never felt so epic
The depth of this game is outstanding! Cant wait for lore videos 😉
for the grinding of low level mobs, Trails from zero was doing the same thing and probably other games before. Passed a level, you could just wipe the ennemies to get sepith without having to enter turn based combat.
The confirmation of length.. maybe I won't wait until the sale! Man what a kickass game - and I have only done the demo
this video legit doesn't feel like an ad. it is exactly what i expect of a video from you.
the only thing i have to say is, i know you know this, but it isn't the first game to add a "overlevel combat" as i call it, but it is probably tho first AAA, so the excitement is valid and i really like that feature too.
i just want another video going more in depth, cuz those are the videos i love the most from you, but as an ad, you probably couldn't get in depth and that's ok.
i respect you and your work. keep going
This is why Elizabeth is having a hard time finding Makoto, he is having an adventure in another world e
y'know what's depressing? the fact that the average guy nowadays would opt for Louis' ideals without question. I watched Asmongold's first couple hours with the game, which started with him saying "Louis is a dick" then ending - after hearing the NPCs talk about him - with "Maybe he's not so bad" all while he and his chat are mockingly screeching "DEI LOL" or "GAYGE LMAO" at every tiny reference to being more tolerant; literally one of the royal traits meant to be encouraged by the game.
our society is so fucking cooked if this is how boys are interpreting media now. when I was their age I was playing Xenogears and questioning everything. why the fuck am I the "back in my day" old man now when I'm taking in media in the same way as I did then? these kinds of people can't possibly be "the average" now, right? where did we fail as adults?
Average JRPG enjoyer
Asmongold's twitch chat are some of the most terminally ill people you can find online.
I didn't care much for the demo, especially how you couldn't initially pick your allies' actions in battle, though the story set-up was intriguing. With this being said, I'll probably wait until I catch it on sale to pick this game up, because if the battle system gets better, I think I would enjoy the full game.
Started playing the demo and am really liking the writing and English voice acting.
Are we gonna get a “the philosophical GENIUS of Metaphor” video?
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First and only video about this game that really sold me. I'm just cautious about the 170+ hours to finish it, since I have little time to play during the week.
Based on your presentation and the great reviews I’m seeing, I can’t wait to play this one. Thank you, Max.
This is my first JRPG (because of this video). 20hr in. And I love it so much! Also finding it super frustrating and challenging, even playing on Normal.
Atlus is not a developer, they are a publisher, P Studio, Team Maniax,Vanillaware and Zero Studio are their first party developers, what you should of said was, "Zero Studio is now one of your favorite developers" considering this is their first game, yes there are a few guys who worked at P Studio who now work at Zero Studio but for the most part this is a brand new developer, most of the original P Studio members still work at P Studio
The updated way of fighting mobs you defeated before makes me think of how the dimengeon system in Fantasian was such a breath of fresh air which had you collecting the mobs and being able to initiate one big battle where your team is stronger. Definitely should play when Neo Dimension comes out Max :D
I really recommend you to try out SMT: Strange Journey. That game has music where a male choir and wind Instruments belt out heroic and epic tunes when you as an american traverse through schwartzwelt. The characters and their motives are interesting, the maps are fantastic, and the gameplay can be brutal at times. I would recommend playing the original version over redux since the art style is darker and the character design are based on Kaneko’s art.
I'm waiting till they actually release the final version of the game.
Oh, I see... this is more of a commercial, not a review. Respect for the acknowledgement.
After playing a little bit of octopath traveler 2 this is such a breath of fresh air. Those nonstop random encounters really started to get annoying
Thanks for the indepth look and showcasing of the game. As a long time atlus fan, this setting and story does not grip me at all and this video while very well made has comforted me in this decision. That being said I wish those who are attracted to it to enjoy their time.
I don’t think I’ve played a JRPG since Dark Cloud 2 on PS2. I’m absolutely loving this game.
The Archetype system reminds me of the Unknown Armies TTRPG. The playable characters are basically the Avatar class in most systemic ways.
I am really happy this game gets more attention by yt creators like you. I played the demo then pre-ordered it bc i realized that this game is special and might be Atlus greatest achievment to date.
50 hours in. One of the greatest rpg stories ive ever played.
apparently they didnt forget about persona 1-2, they took the "persona leveling system" straight out of those two games. If you guys didn't know, the player and the persona in the two games are split distinctively. The player levels up for stat points and hp/mp, while the persona levels up individually for new skills.
Yeah! SMT6 came early this time.
If anything i feel this is more Persona than SMT.
Im so glad they finnaly made some new enemy designs instead of reusing SMT's.
@@LegendConsole If anything, it feels more like Devil Summoner and Digital Devil Saga than Persona
@@stalkelerThe game mechanics are very Persona 345.
all of you dont seem to know that this game was made from the same devs as persnoa.
@@xxJing the battle system is waaaay more reminiscent of SMT
I love this game and i love the focus on Fantasy.
I haven't been this excited for a game in YEARS. Absolutely love metaphor, I'm hoping to see more psychoanalysis videos soon :)
I was about to start this day 1, but trails through daybreak hooked me hella hard. Wonder which is gonna come out on top 🤔 regardless, AMAZING year for us RPG lovers 🔥🔥🔥
4:48 wait these giant snakes have chin ballsacks? Never change, atlus. Never change 😅
I'll be looking forward to playing this after I finish the Silent Hill 2 remake
If this game was fairly priced at 59 dollars it probably would have been a day one purchase. 70 dollars is too much imo. BG3 and Black Myth Wukong were both priced at 59. No reason why games should be any higher
All atlus games are expensive... Even on sale....
@@ciuffoarancione8929 iv noticed
Wow, I'm so intrigued!
The game is very interesting, and yes, can't wait to see what atlus created this time. Also I'm curious about the figure similar to the Vitruvian man and other symbols I already recognized but I'm not sure how they will play out on the story of the game.
I've played the demo when it came out. And I instantly kept mentioning it on a few of your videos. I was really hoping you'd check it out. I hope we will be getting more content for it from you. I feel like you could probably cover a lot from this game.
2:07 Eucronia? Like, Ukraine?
2:19 that's literally a JoJo plot. Holly's stand manifested as a debilitating affliction of thorns.
2:55 it's hilarious how these traitorous characters in medieval anime/manga/inspired by both stories always look like this sleazy sort of uncle with strangely curly hair. DOTA Dragon's Blood has a guy like that.
4:02 the king has a posthumous stand ability.
9:40 I'm glad you'll make at least one other video on this game because I really enjoyed this one. I love Atlus, but SMT and Persona have such deep threads into all that's good and meaningful, it's overwhelming. This game is a perfect opportunity to just enjoy Atlus separate from their long and great modern history which mirrors that of Japan.
legally distinct Griffith
I'm still playing through Trails maybe in 8 years I'll get to this
I’m noticing a lot of the great review scores for Metaphor are by reviewers who didn’t bother doing a Rebirth review lol. GOTY fraud alert
Dude, there's no need to create a conspiracy. I played FF7 Rebirth but just didn't feel like doing a video on it because this channel doesn't cover all games. It's my personal channel where I cover what I want, when I want... and I just didn't feel like covering it. With that said, if FF7 Rebirth were to win a bunch of game of the year awards, I wouldn't complain. It is a technical masterpiece. I just personally prefer Metaphor.
Rebirth is garbage
I’ve never been able to get into Persona and when I had time to I felt left behind. Now? I can enjoy something from the jump and one can hope it’ll live on the way Persona has with a loving fan and sequels that build upon its most charming aspects. Thank you for this review, I’ll be purchasing because of it.
I love the references to Thomas Moore and Utopia
The quick underlevel enemies battle is also in lad infinite weatlth
yeah but you still gotta engage in a whole turn based sequence before pressing the right trigger to end it. takes a bit too long but it’s still useful.
its in trials through daybreak
kakarot did the "skipping lower level battles" before metaphor. though I don't know if it was the first
I'll wait 4 years till the royal version go on 50% sale and play it.
GAME OF THE YEAR
It's basically the fantasy version of Persona, with Elves, Horn People, Dog People, Bat People, Steampunk technology in a medieval setting and some people dressing like it's the 1960s.
dude...the first 2 mins was ONLY spoilers lol
This game is incredible. Might be Game of the Year
So this is SMT6/P6, with a little bit of final fantasy mixed in. Gameplay is peak, characters lacks some essence, music is really nice but it’s not personal level, art is breathtaking.
The fight system for weaker enemies is amazing. I stopped so many JRPGs because of boring and repetitive encounters I couldn't avoid or skip and they always took precious game time where nothing new happens... just repetition. I stopped playing Octopath Traveler because of this. Combat was became mundane, trivial and boring. The whole turn based tactical system emerging on the screen, the epic battle music, and flashy animations for weak-ass enemies you need no tactic whatsoever for and just mash the same attack pattern and hope to be done with within the shortest time possible.
This is a much need innovation and Metaphor will probably one of the rare instances I enjoy JRPGs.
Game is really good. Should keep us busy for a while until persona 6
This iss my UNDERRATED game for the year. Loved it
Smt 5 Vengeance is the best rpg i have played in years. Metaphor Refantazio is ok. Ill wait for the definitive edition in a couple years.
Good to know its good. Not giving em a broken dime till it has denuvo tho.
not even once.
I played it for 5 minutes and then deleted it. It was so boring and the graphics are straight out of 1990.
But muh weeb game
Yeah sure bud, judged a game worth 80~100 hrs based on 5 minutes of prologue.
You are a very intelligent man, you! Must be an outstanding human being! I'm a fan.
100$ there will be a “reloaded,FES,Golden,Royal” version
Metaphor: Overleveled? No more battles required!
Mother 2: You're welcome.
looking forward to the vids on this game, hope you make them longer than 12-18min tho