Just beat Metaphor earlier tonight. Holy hell, what an experience. I got chills when the Akademia theme kicked in. Made this truly feel like the culmination of the journey.
The final boss being named Destroyer Charadrius, drawing the parallel of the myth that a Goldfinch would catch the disease of anyone it looked at to Louis using the anxieties of the people to fuel his magic and ultimately being consumed by it is just genius.
I do think Louis's similarity with Lucifer is serve as his deconstruction, showing that how much worse his goal of freedom and his "might make right" ideal can bring to the world even if he's a lesser of evil in most SMT games.
That's because they normally try and portray Luci as a "lesser of two evils" at worst, and an unsung antihero at best, while Louis, for all his sympathetic motivations, is an unambiguous villain throughout.
Louis (Cyphre) is basically just Luci, the Masks of Drama open up just like Hari-Hara, this game is essentially a mix of almost everything Atlus has done in the past three and a half decades.
i see it more of a welcome back the genesis from persona 4, the song is just a build-up for a more dramatic version of one of the main leitmotifs to play
And it fits so much better here, since Louis’s dark magic is directly stated to be the exact opposite of Archetypes. Nyx, on the other hand, has basically nothing to do or in relation with the Velvet Room.
I fought him on hard mode without destroying any of the crystals so I wound up having to swap out Strohl and Basilio often just so they could keep up the pace without being debuffed to hell. Both are the damage dealers of all time
"And the award of Game of the Year goes to... METAPHOR REFANTAZIO" (4:58 starts playing on stage) UPDATE: Congratulations to Astrobot for becoming the king. We were close, but it doesn't matter, because the fantasy still goes on.
@@TakeTheWorld21 im not so sure. I think Metaphor, Astro, Rebirth and Shadow of the Erdtree all have equal chance of winning with Balatro and Wukong being true underdogs
(Spoilers) For me, the tone shift with the choir at 2:12 evokes imagery of the people choosing you as their king and channeling their unanimous support for you in prayer during the grandiose climax. The music sounds so beautiful and hopeful despite Louis becoming a monstrous eldritch being that resembles the Satan from the Divine Comedy. Perhaps the music is saying with full confidence that Louis doesn't stand a chance in this final battle, and that Will's vision and ideals now overpower even Louis'. This game is awesome
BEHOLD! I walk a Royal Path! NO HOLDING BACK! FOR ALL THAT WE STRIVE FOR! OOOO, POWER OF KINGS! BEHOLD THIS POWER! O, Souls of Kings, GIVE ME STRENGTH! O Awesome Souls, DO YOUR THING! THAAAAT’S IT! I’ll protect everyone! Using everyone in this fight was a real treat. Thank you, Gallica and Hulkenberg, for saving my run multiple times on the super boss version.
it was so epic feeling to cycle all my party members in this fight, everyone played a part in my fight against him which makes the whole thing pretty satisfying
This song is the culmination. I spent 100 hours with these characters. The final hours of this game had me nonstop sobbing like a fountain. If this doesn't win game of the year it at least cemented itself as the best game this team/Studio 0 ever made and my favorite game of all time. Absolutely gobsmackingly incredible, the story was unbelievable and the gameplay was like art in motion. I might be getting overdramatic here but I don't care. This whole thing was something that only comes around once in a lifetime. Unreal.
@@otakon17 It's their first original title, but second game released, as they made a re-release of Catherine in late 2019 if I remember correctly (Catherine: Full Body).
Glad they went the Persona 3 route with the final boss ost. I loved the climax of the Akedemia the first time I heard it. So hearing this for the first time was a treat.
louis has to be one of the best villains in any atlus game. he was seriously chaos incarnate, the most based SMT antagonist to ever exist, and he's not even in an SMT game.
He was both chaos and control at the same time, at no point in the game Louis feels like he is not in control of the situation, he never screams, he is never suprised, the only time in the entire game where Louis loose his composure is at the very end when he screams at the protag : "why wont you die" , right before getting killed.
He even finds his assassination attempt amusing, because he had all his bases covered. Agree or disagree with him, you've gotta respect such a thorough man.
Louis Guiaburn, Lucifier Morningstar. Both are depicted as blond with horns in SMT, one of Louis's designs has him with 6 wings, just like Lucifer. Noticing the signs early and picking up on some REALLY on the nose writing(you suck junah) you can really see the SMT influence especially with the whole chaos thing. It was SUUUPER fun to notice along the way, and especially to deduce like ages before the final dungeon.
What I love most about it is that the whole thing he was the big bad for is something he didn't even do, but you still clash with him because of how you oppose one another. I was thinking he was gonna either come over to our side or we would have one last battle with him after beating whoever the real bad guy of the plot was, but nope, you two opposed each other from beginning to end and I love how it was handled through every twist and turn the story took.
@@Mirristal I feel you, but stuff like him going "oh yeah I would have killed everyone on the island for drakodios, good thing I didnt have to do that eh" right to Euphas' face really stuck with me lmao
I really like how this songs is built to reflect the MC journey: starting up strong with an onimous bang ( the murder of the king ).Then it builds up slowly and cheerfully representing the start of the journey, the climax being the theme of Akademia.
@@marceloazcona8032The Royal Thief being able to remove the enemies entire attack bar with one dodge was fucking insane, he carried me through that Elegy of the Soul boss
God 0:00 to 0:15 is an INSANE start to this theme THEN PICKING UP at 2:15 this theme is SO good. Metaphor you where SUCH an experience, absolutely going down as one of my favorite games of all time
I just love all the ways Louis is an allegory to Sephiroth, but actually superior. Like you can clearly see where the team drew some inspiration from, but then went "hold my beer." Even the way the final battle plays out. Love this game so much, it deserved GotY damn it.
Just finished the game. Once the music did the persona thing, I said “oh my god no no it’s doing the persona thing do not make me cry man!” and yet it did. What a game man. Louis for me is in goat territory when it comes to villains/antagonists in games. Made me truly respect him and even agree with him in certain levels. I’m also glad that he never changed throughout the game. No “good job you win” like in some persona final bosses. No regrets from him. He really fought until the end and I felt somewhat bad for him. Stole the show every time he was on screen. I think we get a sequel in a few years. If not I’m more than satisfied.
@@skyFxdI agree but I don't think Will's story is over. Whether it's through DLC or a spinoff sequel like Persona 4 Arena or Persona 5 Strikers, we will see these characters again
The Utopia theme runs throughout, but the change in instrumentation and tempo does make it a lot less noticeable. Meanwhile, when the vocals come online the connection becomes impossible to miss.
I haven’t got to the end yet but if this is the final boss theme HOLY SHIT WHAT ARE THEY COOKING I NEED TO PLAY MORE Update: Finished the game, holy shit what a masterpiece, the graphics and quality of cutscenes, anime and in-game are lacking compared to other atlus games but except for that i have NOTHING bad to say, this is GOTY right here, maybe the best atlus game ever, even if i still consider P3R as my favorite
I was definitely crying when the Academia theme kicked in, this is easily the best Atlus game and one of the all time JRPGs, if it doesn't win GOTY its rigged
Heismay: haha turn go skip Basilio: OH AWSUM SOULS DO YER THING *hits 3.5k damage every turn* Junah: Vidyartha go brrrrr Protagonist: *tossing nickels*
@@kostasspirou1010why because he is benevolent, I personally don't find maruki a great villain, he is just a great character I don't like a villain that is too nice it just doesn't feel right, not only is Louis is so charismatic but he is a villain the entire game, and he is always on our Thorn.
I was very under leveled with no items left, almost no mana on 5 characters and no strategy to speak of. Managed to end him with Basilio spamming symbiosis attacks inflicting weaknesses, Hulkenberg with her royal Archetype tanking for everyone, Heismay cheesing whole turns by just existing and my MC using the few items I had left to support and debuff. Got him in 6/7 turns with the final attack being a regular attack from my MC.
Tried to get the trophy so I didn’t shatter any crystal before this fight, the boss had like eight action points per turn, died like five times even with the storytelling difficulty
Man this game is a true masterpiece in every sense but it won't get the recognition it deserves because the world is mostly Clemar and from the Sanctist Church
@@brianstrom_dot I didn't mean my comment in a negative way lol, I'm not even close to finishing the game. I just made the comparison since this uses Ode To Heroes like BFES uses PFES
"HOW AM I LOSING?? I AM THE RIGHTFUL RULER OF THIS WORLD!!!" "Yeah yeah you Atlus villains all say the same thing... Strohl, Hassou Tobi." "NOOOOOOOOO" *crit hit x8 noises intensifies*
4 horas en primera fase y luego me sale que tiene otra fase y yo sin PM. Fueron otras 2 horas XD Ni idea como lo logre pero lo pase. C obra maestra comprendida e incomprendida
@@charlesdean5750 You mean Charadrius? Well, maybe, but I think not. The old lady, who tells us elda`s history only mentions that Louis was the lone survivor in the incident, but never anything about his family. And Louis himself by the time we actually speak with him is already too insane to tell us anything usefull.
@@Totemikus no, lady Gruidae does talk about Louis and his family, she says they were doctors and their last name was Charadrius. During the final dungeon, in the first boss fight with Louis he's literally called 'Archdemon Louis Charadrius'
THIS IS FIRE HOLY SHITTT do i feel a little spoiled by listening to it? sure. it's probably more's boss theme when he inevitably betrays you (just making a prediction). but still i don't mind listening to this early, it's too good. edit: well my prediction was wrong. you do fight more but he's not really evil. i thought this would be a more boss fight theme because of the akademia leitmotif but i'm still very satisfied with this being the final boss theme.
Good song, but.... Spoilers below I love Metaphor for 90% of its run time, but I felt the end fight with Louis, his ultimate motivations and the last few cutscenes, were not done well. My principle problem with the end of the game is that Louis devolves into a stock-standard "I wanna be God / I wanna destroy the world" JRPG megalomaniacal villain, like Kuja from FF9. His stated motivations and his actual plan run completely counter to each other in a way that is infuriatingly obvious. He wants a fair world, in which the Strong prevail by their own strength - but he says to those who follow him that he will be their protector (which is a straight up lie, as he will turn most into humans and let them kill each other - so much for detesting lies). He says that his motivations grew from seeing his village destroyed and that he would do anything to stop that injustice from happening - but why is he moaning about that, as it was just the strong exerting their will over the weak, the EXACT thing he says is fair? His "fair world" is just, "The Rule of the Jungle" and nothing else. Any tactic, any power, any skullduggery, any abuse of power by those who have it over those who don't, is the strong eating the weak - so what is he going on about how the world is cruel and unfair and how the hell would his plan, his world, differ from that in the slightest? It's school-boy philosophising, it's fundamentally stupid, backwards and full of obvious contradictions. You might say that's what the writers intend, but if so, it's still disappointing. He turned out be a nothing villain, with a brain-dead plan and no actual principles. He's not interesting. He's just a well spoken barbarian using pretty words to justify smashing his club against anyone he can. You could make that point against a lot of real world philosophies and governments, true. But they do a better job of disguising it. Louis doesn't. It's painfully obvious to see he's full of crap.
You have to consider his anxiety. All of his established ideals fell apart bc of the prince and his lodestars' actions and the prince's ideals is much more stronger than his, yet Louis deny his ideals. Towards the end, he tried everything just to uphold his ideals, including contradicting it. He became a slave to his anxiety, thus he succumbed to the "Archetype" power and became "Human" with the Royal Scepter, that holds the masses' anxiety. His manner of speech also reflects this, from the beginning to the end. In the end, Louis Charadrius cannot uphold his initial ideals bc he's scared of the prince and his ideals born from fantasy.
He's obviously the real Villain of the game and the blonde haired is actually the good guy and then you fight him and he's actually God or something. Woke garbage game.
@ I had maxed out all of the Royal Archetypes, had done some build crafting, and was level 99 lmao. A Charged up Physical hit from MC or Basilio would do 13k-15k. I also had someone with repel all magic accessory which meant Louis basically never got a turn to hurt us for more than 80 damage. The reason I was level 99 was because I wanted all Archetypes maxed out so I can get the ultimate weapons and be ready for Regicide and the Super Boss.
@@eyoshinthemaximum lmao yeah that checks out, i had all of the royal archetypes but my team was only around levels 78-80, wasn't really using charge on account of only one of my party members doing phys damage, and had no idea that a repel all magic accessory even existed wanton destruction and modified dragon god summon ftw
even the game didnt goty its awesome i know it will not goty because its owned by liberals journalist award maybe they give wukong to save face or astrobot lol this game music is so good for boss fight its feels tense and heroic at the same time
He won you say? Just like Louis "won" in the last act. Who knows if we'll defy fate and get the good ending or if we'll have to steel ourselves in the coming bitter future. Let me just say that the forces of fear don't do so well against those that can dream.
"I SHALL CREATE MY PERFECT WORLD. NOTHING WILL STAND IN MY WAY"
The 99 agility bat:
heismay with the amulet making the enemy basically skip his turn in case he misses the bat once is fucking brutal
@@sligounetx2060 you don't need to waste the accessory slot. His royal archetype gets it as a passive
YOU THINK YOURSELF EQUAL TO A EUGIEF'S ABILITY????
“COME ERE” - One of very few furries that’s actually a good character in any piece of media
_[random ninja hand signs]_
"HES JUST A DOG BOY WITH AN AXE HOW AM I LOSING!"
"BERSERKEEER!"
*voice cracks* "YoU'rE OuTta HeRe!"
OUH AUSUM SOLS DU YER THING
GET RECK'T
STAYIN SANE IN A FOIGHT? NNNOT BLOODEE LIKELEE
GET WRECKED
Louis: "You will be a sacrifice... You will sustain the strong"
The dog that does 11,640 damage per second: "GET WRECKED!"
Literally.
Never suspected them to be THAT Berserk.
Me: "I need to reduce attack but also hurt him"
The oh so ever reliable dog : "IT'S GETTING WINDY"
"Staying sane in a fight? Not BLOODY LIKELY!"
He's literally Guts.
thought you were talking about Koromaru for a minute there cause Basilio is a regular person...
"OH AWSOME SOULS DO YOUR THING"
"You will be a sacrifice... you will sustain the strong"
Royal Slash: 2:16
"LET'S DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!"
@@Cartoonshi Can you say “Play Metaphor or something” in your next video?
More like Masquerade Charge/Hero’s Power/Hero’s Cry/Royal Slash
Just beat Metaphor earlier tonight. Holy hell, what an experience. I got chills when the Akademia theme kicked in. Made this truly feel like the culmination of the journey.
This is the best lucifer atlus has ever done and its not even an smt game
The final boss being named Destroyer Charadrius, drawing the parallel of the myth that a Goldfinch would catch the disease of anyone it looked at to Louis using the anxieties of the people to fuel his magic and ultimately being consumed by it is just genius.
I do think Louis's similarity with Lucifer is serve as his deconstruction, showing that how much worse his goal of freedom and his "might make right" ideal can bring to the world even if he's a lesser of evil in most SMT games.
The design aesthetically is even a 1:1 of that boss fight, wings and all! And Louis looking more noble and white has to be a nod to Helel!
His Human form is specifically that of Dante's Lucifer as well.
That's because they normally try and portray Luci as a "lesser of two evils" at worst, and an unsung antihero at best, while Louis, for all his sympathetic motivations, is an unambiguous villain throughout.
>Leitmotif of your safe room in the final boss ost
Welcome back, Battle Hymn of the Soul from Persona 3.
Louis (Cyphre) is basically just Luci, the Masks of Drama open up just like Hari-Hara, this game is essentially a mix of almost everything Atlus has done in the past three and a half decades.
That was a powerful leitmotif.
(SPOILERS) Feels like the heroes of old and good old dad himself was watching us fight and cheering us on when that part comes in
i see it more of a welcome back the genesis from persona 4, the song is just a build-up for a more dramatic version of one of the main leitmotifs to play
And it fits so much better here, since Louis’s dark magic is directly stated to be the exact opposite of Archetypes. Nyx, on the other hand, has basically nothing to do or in relation with the Velvet Room.
This is the place we all learned how broken basilio really is.
Seriously. Charge + War Cry + Inherited Frenzy?? Holy shit
@ yeah. Tho I just spammed wanton destruction for the weakness
My Basilio was making it rain with Gold Rush
King of destruction = Basilio
I fought him on hard mode without destroying any of the crystals so I wound up having to swap out Strohl and Basilio often just so they could keep up the pace without being debuffed to hell.
Both are the damage dealers of all time
My god... What a journey this game has been.
This truly was a strange journey
@@fen6300*start crying *
@@matticus9832 hottest take of all time
@@matticus9832ima be honest this game blows p5r out of the water for me. Closest thing to it is p3.
@@matticus9832Maybe Im just too much of a fantasy nerd but this game was like crack to me, literally almost perfect
“What are you?! Some kind of metaphor!?” I cried, truly game of the year.
Will then proceed to metaphor all over Louis
@@blushingralseiuwu2222 knowing you, youd try to heal him or something
"No...I am John ReFantazio"
Peak fiction
"And the award of Game of the Year goes to... METAPHOR REFANTAZIO"
(4:58 starts playing on stage)
UPDATE: Congratulations to Astrobot for becoming the king.
We were close, but it doesn't matter, because the fantasy still goes on.
Metaphor winning GOTY it's my fantasy
God I'm wondering which song will they use for the medley
@@masgaz9748most likely warriors in valor but I hope it's this song
At the very least, Metaphor has a better chance at winning than Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
@@TakeTheWorld21 im not so sure. I think Metaphor, Astro, Rebirth and Shadow of the Erdtree all have equal chance of winning with Balatro and Wukong being true underdogs
OOOO POWER OF KINGS🗣️🔥🗣️👑
OH AWSOME SOULS DO YOUR THING 🗣🔥🗣👑
OOOO POWER OF HEROS
Can’t spell basilio without GOAT 🗣️🗣️🗣️
@@Itsunobabyyou really can... well whatever, he's the GOAT!
DEVIL SUMMONER!
The Akademia leitmotif hitting with the timpani made me tear up hard 🥺😭
Fr bro what a fucking game!!! I thought wukong coudnt be beat but this... story telling spectacular
(Spoilers)
For me, the tone shift with the choir at 2:12 evokes imagery of the people choosing you as their king and channeling their unanimous support for you in prayer during the grandiose climax. The music sounds so beautiful and hopeful despite Louis becoming a monstrous eldritch being that resembles the Satan from the Divine Comedy.
Perhaps the music is saying with full confidence that Louis doesn't stand a chance in this final battle, and that Will's vision and ideals now overpower even Louis'.
This game is awesome
Considering your rank is 1 if you check it in the final area, you're 100% right
@@chrislee5268omg I never checked while I was there! That rules
Hold up his writing is fire
BEHOLD! I walk a Royal Path!
NO HOLDING BACK!
FOR ALL THAT WE STRIVE FOR!
OOOO, POWER OF KINGS!
BEHOLD THIS POWER!
O, Souls of Kings, GIVE ME STRENGTH!
O Awesome Souls, DO YOUR THING!
THAAAAT’S IT! I’ll protect everyone!
Using everyone in this fight was a real treat. Thank you, Gallica and Hulkenberg, for saving my run multiple times on the super boss version.
it was so epic feeling to cycle all my party members in this fight, everyone played a part in my fight against him which makes the whole thing pretty satisfying
The true GOTY.
This song is the culmination. I spent 100 hours with these characters. The final hours of this game had me nonstop sobbing like a fountain. If this doesn't win game of the year it at least cemented itself as the best game this team/Studio 0 ever made and my favorite game of all time. Absolutely gobsmackingly incredible, the story was unbelievable and the gameplay was like art in motion. I might be getting overdramatic here but I don't care. This whole thing was something that only comes around once in a lifetime. Unreal.
You wrote what I’ve been wanting to say perfectly, I completely agree.
This game deserves recognition at the game awards... imo this is the best game Hashino has ever made
I mean, technically it's the FIRST game Studio 0 made...
@@otakon17for sure but you know what i mean 😁😂
@@otakon17 It's their first original title, but second game released, as they made a re-release of Catherine in late 2019 if I remember correctly (Catherine: Full Body).
Who would win?
Literally the Devil himself with his full power.
or
One Old Bat boi.
NICE DODGE HEISMAY
Hippity hoppity your turns are now my property
And his dog friend
Oh Power of Kings!!
Glad they went the Persona 3 route with the final boss ost. I loved the climax of the Akedemia the first time I heard it. So hearing this for the first time was a treat.
The writer of metaphor is the same writer of persona 3
@@john_7000 Shoji Meguro is the composer for the vast majority of ATLUS’s mainline IP
louis has to be one of the best villains in any atlus game. he was seriously chaos incarnate, the most based SMT antagonist to ever exist, and he's not even in an SMT game.
He was both chaos and control at the same time, at no point in the game Louis feels like he is not in control of the situation, he never screams, he is never suprised, the only time in the entire game where Louis loose his composure is at the very end when he screams at the protag : "why wont you die" , right before getting killed.
He even finds his assassination attempt amusing, because he had all his bases covered. Agree or disagree with him, you've gotta respect such a thorough man.
Louis Guiaburn, Lucifier Morningstar. Both are depicted as blond with horns in SMT, one of Louis's designs has him with 6 wings, just like Lucifer. Noticing the signs early and picking up on some REALLY on the nose writing(you suck junah) you can really see the SMT influence especially with the whole chaos thing. It was SUUUPER fun to notice along the way, and especially to deduce like ages before the final dungeon.
Can't wait for him to be redeemed in the rerelease
@@fresh9530Now that I think about it, one of his designs really resemble the SMT design of Helel
Top 1 Atlus villain, no contest.
I'm so happy we have someone that from the VERY FIRST CUTSCENE goes "yeah I'm gonna be the big bad".
What I love most about it is that the whole thing he was the big bad for is something he didn't even do, but you still clash with him because of how you oppose one another. I was thinking he was gonna either come over to our side or we would have one last battle with him after beating whoever the real bad guy of the plot was, but nope, you two opposed each other from beginning to end and I love how it was handled through every twist and turn the story took.
He should’ve done a few more fucked up things throughout the story. But overall, well done
@@Mirristal I feel you, but stuff like him going "oh yeah I would have killed everyone on the island for drakodios, good thing I didnt have to do that eh" right to Euphas' face really stuck with me lmao
FANTASY WILL FOREVER LIVES ON !！👑
I really like how this songs is built to reflect the MC journey:
starting up strong with an onimous bang ( the murder of the king ).Then it builds up slowly and cheerfully representing the start of the journey, the climax being the theme of Akademia.
That moment when you think you’re winning, and he uses Soul Cry.
classic metaphor boss fight
Classic SMT moment
Most fucked up phase 2 I've seen in a while lmao
Laughs in a quick eugif with Noble Thief Soul and 99 Agi.
@@marceloazcona8032The Royal Thief being able to remove the enemies entire attack bar with one dodge was fucking insane, he carried me through that Elegy of the Soul boss
Outstanding game! 10/10! Getting the platinum trophy was so satisfying 😁
God 0:00 to 0:15 is an INSANE start to this theme THEN PICKING UP at 2:15 this theme is SO good. Metaphor you where SUCH an experience, absolutely going down as one of my favorite games of all time
GOD I LOVE FINAL BOSS THEMES WITH LE MOTIFS
Louis: "I have the power of the royal sceptre, you can't deteat me"
The dog with an axe: Hold my beer
"Don' be scared"
Ah yes, the theme of spamming Wanton Destruction.
Basilio my GOAT
@@kartikayysola Bas is the true King of Destruction
That was royal sword for me
I just love all the ways Louis is an allegory to Sephiroth, but actually superior. Like you can clearly see where the team drew some inspiration from, but then went "hold my beer."
Even the way the final battle plays out. Love this game so much, it deserved GotY damn it.
i mean he's literally lucifer from shin megami tensei
I got MAJOR GOOSEBUMPS when 2:15 hit ingame. It was perfect.
The chorus always starts during Louis' turn on mine for some reason
Just finished the game.
Once the music did the persona thing, I said “oh my god no no it’s doing the persona thing do not make me cry man!” and yet it did.
What a game man. Louis for me is in goat territory when it comes to villains/antagonists in games. Made me truly respect him and even agree with him in certain levels. I’m also glad that he never changed throughout the game. No “good job you win” like in some persona final bosses. No regrets from him. He really fought until the end and I felt somewhat bad for him. Stole the show every time he was on screen.
I think we get a sequel in a few years. If not I’m more than satisfied.
I think Metaphor 2 will be an independent game, with different story and characters
@@skyFxdand it should be, as hard as it sounds to just let go of the cast we already familiar with.
@@skyFxdyess and we probably get a spin off sequel for the game considering the ending hinting of that.
@@skyFxdI agree but I don't think Will's story is over. Whether it's through DLC or a spinoff sequel like Persona 4 Arena or Persona 5 Strikers, we will see these characters again
@JoelGarcia-lu3tw i hope so, i want to see these characters again!
Just listened to this for about half an hour while fighting him at full power.
It's one of my favorite OSTs after beating the game.
It doesn't hitt the same without Louis grunting 8 times in a row
Doesn't hit the same without a "GET WRECKED" from Basilio hitting another 20K Frenzy
Hassou Tobi moment
Kid named Mirror of Assiah/Atziluth:
SHATTER
@@omicronalpha8827they nerfed my boy
nearly started bawling when the Akademia melody came in. Especially cause I was mid Royal Sword lmfao. Masterpiece of a game
Strange Journey levels are off the charts!!
Yo i thought so too! The intro sounds so much like ST!
This soundtrack truly was a Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Strange Journey but with less pessimism
Really does remind you of Mem Aleph’s Theme
Oh good, it wasn't just me. Certainly does add triumph to the song, doesn't it?
Playing this final boss with headphones in at max volume just felt so good. Atlus cooked as usual. When the ode to heroes theme came in, i shed a tear
When I thought I've beaten the final boss in hard mode with little hp and item left
Then we entered the 2nd phase with this theme 💀
I wanted to cry, when I saw Charadrius 2nd Phase.
I beat Louis at his peak on Hard difficulty.
Didn't regret my choice. It really puts your Press Turn strategy to the test.
Just make heismay dodge innit. Not too difficult
People be talking about that 1 leitmotif, but the Akademeia theme starts at 0:15
The one everyone talks about leaves more of an impact. That's probably why.
The Utopia theme runs throughout, but the change in instrumentation and tempo does make it a lot less noticeable. Meanwhile, when the vocals come online the connection becomes impossible to miss.
Technically starts a 0:00 but it's very subtle
I defy anyone to not get at least a little emotional when the leitmotif kicks in
I haven’t got to the end yet but if this is the final boss theme HOLY SHIT WHAT ARE THEY COOKING I NEED TO PLAY MORE
Update: Finished the game, holy shit what a masterpiece, the graphics and quality of cutscenes, anime and in-game are lacking compared to other atlus games but except for that i have NOTHING bad to say, this is GOTY right here, maybe the best atlus game ever, even if i still consider P3R as my favorite
I can hear the Akademia leitmotif. Very interesting
This is the final boss theme by the way.
I've actually timed it to the point where i beat this boss at the leitmotif. Truly epic!
I was definitely crying when the Academia theme kicked in, this is easily the best Atlus game and one of the all time JRPGs, if it doesn't win GOTY its rigged
i also got emotional when the Academia theme kicked in, this ost is a masterpiece
Yesss it a masterpiece, this game is gonna be my favorite game for a while now, idc about goty, this is my game of the generation
You know that FF7:Rebirth will win the rpg of the year category.
@@vladik87 We all know that FF7 Rebirth don't deserve that award...
@ yup. To be fair, it’s a very good game (with open world bloat). I think Metaphor or Yakuza 8 should win.
I finished the game yesterday, what a journey
Was it strange?
@lowhp_comic it truly was a strange journey
I think it's my favorite song, the setting where this plays is perfect.
Heismay and Basilio carried my ass here ngl
Heismay: haha turn go skip
Basilio: OH AWSUM SOULS DO YER THING *hits 3.5k damage every turn*
Junah: Vidyartha go brrrrr
Protagonist: *tossing nickels*
"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man?"
That's the fucking Akademia leitmotif holy shit what???
“A world…born of fantasy…? It must…not…be…”
Peerless Stonecleaver Gaming
"This may be your only chance to kill me. Haha..."
Luis is fucking insane with his amount of chill
Of all people/characters that people describe as "having aura" he is one of the true few
@@phillemon7664 He really is Him
*SACRIFICE YOURSELF TO THE NEW AGE*
Louis has honestly surpassed both Adachi and Maruki as Atlus’s best villain
easily
I still like maruki more but louis is definitely up there
I’d still say Maruki is top but Louis is a close 2nd with Adachi behind him
@@kostasspirou1010why because he is benevolent, I personally don't find maruki a great villain, he is just a great character I don't like a villain that is too nice it just doesn't feel right, not only is Louis is so charismatic but he is a villain the entire game, and he is always on our Thorn.
I don't treat maruki as a villain tbh, he doesn't earn that, he is just a great character and that's it.
And soundtrack of the year goes to......
Fighting this mf without destroying the crystals be like
💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
oh so that what happens when you dont destroy the crystals, i have a save before entering the final dungeon, might give it a try again later
@@skullyozeez6781 you get an achievement for winning the fight that way too.
Why ts is fighting him like this required for the platinum trophy?
😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
SMT V Ishtar ptsd
@@TakeTheWorld21WAIT IT IS???? BRO NO FUCKING WAY
I was very under leveled with no items left, almost no mana on 5 characters and no strategy to speak of.
Managed to end him with Basilio spamming symbiosis attacks inflicting weaknesses, Hulkenberg with her royal Archetype tanking for everyone, Heismay cheesing whole turns by just existing and my MC using the few items I had left to support and debuff.
Got him in 6/7 turns with the final attack being a regular attack from my MC.
Metaphor Refantazio fans facing their greatest enemies, Simile Postrealigaru fans
Took me way too long to catch on to the Post-real-garu joke
Akademia motiff hit the right spot on this one
I just platniumed this game… I already miss it. But I’ve done everything
Tried to get the trophy so I didn’t shatter any crystal before this fight, the boss had like eight action points per turn, died like five times even with the storytelling difficulty
In the true spirit of a hero.
Man this game is a true masterpiece in every sense but it won't get the recognition it deserves because the world is mostly Clemar and from the Sanctist Church
"A world... born of fantasy...? IT MUST NOT BE!"
2:15 always gets me bro
Louis: I will not let your fantasy become a reality
Basilio: Vidyartha + Charge + Wanton Destruction
It's so operatic, I love it.
Ya know, i couldnt really appreciate this music until now cause... Soul Cry lmao
@2:16 straight fire!
This is like being in the presence of an hostile divine being
I mean…
@@shadown4574 No, he's not a god.
Yeah he is not a god, Louis becomes a human. There is no fighting god in this game, it just Louis then he transform into a human. @@shadown4574
@@Kingdom850Just a man who wanted to play God in the end.
@@carp1436 correct!
SACRIFICE YOURSELF... TO THE NEW AGE
This music is so beautiful. It makes me cry..
Damn. I'm beating the sht out of this boss but my hairs stood up like like shts about to go down! And it did!
PEAK
when basilio's turn: "alright"
when basilio's ready to attack: *"ALRIGHT"*
Reminds me if Vehement Rage from Strange Journey, in a good way.
Same composer
Why does this sounds like it will play at the coronation of the new king???
Because it kinda is.
It might as well be
It's the metaphorical *cough* crowning of the MC as he's finally earned the people's faith.
Gotta listen to this again after 2 shot the boss, great journey btw
So... This is the equivalent to Battle for Everyone's Souls?
So disapointing ...
@@brianstrom_dot I didn't mean my comment in a negative way lol, I'm not even close to finishing the game. I just made the comparison since this uses Ode To Heroes like BFES uses PFES
Ye, plays for final battle
The akademeia theme playing here holds more weight than in p3 imo
@@di-gun5791 Atlus fans try not to get defensive when Persona is mentioned challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)
"HOW AM I LOSING?? I AM THE RIGHTFUL RULER OF THIS WORLD!!!"
"Yeah yeah you Atlus villains all say the same thing... Strohl, Hassou Tobi."
"NOOOOOOOOO"
*crit hit x8 noises intensifies*
This game ended too soon man. I could of easily spent another 100 hours😢.
4 horas en primera fase y luego me sale que tiene otra fase y yo sin PM. Fueron otras 2 horas XD
Ni idea como lo logre pero lo pase. C obra maestra comprendida e incomprendida
Louis was adopted by Guiabern's family. So, what's his original name, you ask? Think we all knew from the start that 'twas Louis Cyphre
Sorry for this... But isnt his name Charybdis, the ship named after his late family that died in the **************?
@@charlesdean5750 You mean Charadrius? Well, maybe, but I think not. The old lady, who tells us elda`s history only mentions that Louis was the lone survivor in the incident, but never anything about his family. And Louis himself by the time we actually speak with him is already too insane to tell us anything usefull.
@@Totemikus no, lady Gruidae does talk about Louis and his family, she says they were doctors and their last name was Charadrius. During the final dungeon, in the first boss fight with Louis he's literally called 'Archdemon Louis Charadrius'
@@andreeamoldovan6614 Also the doctor part is important because his human transformation spell is a healing spell
It's Charadrius, which is also the name of that bird from SMTIVA
More Hype?
THIS IS FIRE HOLY SHITTT
do i feel a little spoiled by listening to it? sure. it's probably more's boss theme when he inevitably betrays you (just making a prediction). but still i don't mind listening to this early, it's too good.
edit: well my prediction was wrong. you do fight more but he's not really evil. i thought this would be a more boss fight theme because of the akademia leitmotif but i'm still very satisfied with this being the final boss theme.
This really gives you a feeling of becoming a king after you overcome all the difficulties
ah yes, the theme of Basilio Lupus Magnus.
...kinda weird that they played it for the final boss though
Is this a leaked song?!
Maybe
it absolutely is. its a banger tho.
Good song, but....
Spoilers below
I love Metaphor for 90% of its run time, but I felt the end fight with Louis, his ultimate motivations and the last few cutscenes, were not done well. My principle problem with the end of the game is that Louis devolves into a stock-standard "I wanna be God / I wanna destroy the world" JRPG megalomaniacal villain, like Kuja from FF9. His stated motivations and his actual plan run completely counter to each other in a way that is infuriatingly obvious. He wants a fair world, in which the Strong prevail by their own strength - but he says to those who follow him that he will be their protector (which is a straight up lie, as he will turn most into humans and let them kill each other - so much for detesting lies). He says that his motivations grew from seeing his village destroyed and that he would do anything to stop that injustice from happening - but why is he moaning about that, as it was just the strong exerting their will over the weak, the EXACT thing he says is fair? His "fair world" is just, "The Rule of the Jungle" and nothing else. Any tactic, any power, any skullduggery, any abuse of power by those who have it over those who don't, is the strong eating the weak - so what is he going on about how the world is cruel and unfair and how the hell would his plan, his world, differ from that in the slightest? It's school-boy philosophising, it's fundamentally stupid, backwards and full of obvious contradictions.
You might say that's what the writers intend, but if so, it's still disappointing. He turned out be a nothing villain, with a brain-dead plan and no actual principles. He's not interesting. He's just a well spoken barbarian using pretty words to justify smashing his club against anyone he can. You could make that point against a lot of real world philosophies and governments, true. But they do a better job of disguising it. Louis doesn't. It's painfully obvious to see he's full of crap.
You have to consider his anxiety. All of his established ideals fell apart bc of the prince and his lodestars' actions and the prince's ideals is much more stronger than his, yet Louis deny his ideals. Towards the end, he tried everything just to uphold his ideals, including contradicting it. He became a slave to his anxiety, thus he succumbed to the "Archetype" power and became "Human" with the Royal Scepter, that holds the masses' anxiety. His manner of speech also reflects this, from the beginning to the end. In the end, Louis Charadrius cannot uphold his initial ideals bc he's scared of the prince and his ideals born from fantasy.
akademeia???? well ig from the trailer it's kind of forshadowing more is not all good... theres a reason he was imprisoned
He's obviously the real Villain of the game and the blonde haired is actually the good guy and then you fight him and he's actually God or something. Woke garbage game.
@@Dahpie "woke garbage game" joke of a bait try harder next time.
@@Dahpiehuh? Where is the woke thing here?
The seiyuu is takehito koyasu if you know what I mean
@@alexsaratoga1 Forced diversity. It's a metaphor for letting immigrants ravage your first world country.
2:16
MA- wait wrong game
I beat him in like 4 turns on Hard, I wonder how I’ll fair with him at full power on Regicide…
damn how, i was playing on normal and i was highkey struggling against him😭🙏🏽
@ I had maxed out all of the Royal Archetypes, had done some build crafting, and was level 99 lmao. A Charged up Physical hit from MC or Basilio would do 13k-15k. I also had someone with repel all magic accessory which meant Louis basically never got a turn to hurt us for more than 80 damage.
The reason I was level 99 was because I wanted all Archetypes maxed out so I can get the ultimate weapons and be ready for Regicide and the Super Boss.
@@eyoshinthemaximum lmao yeah that checks out, i had all of the royal archetypes but my team was only around levels 78-80, wasn't really using charge on account of only one of my party members doing phys damage, and had no idea that a repel all magic accessory even existed
wanton destruction and modified dragon god summon ftw
even the game didnt goty its awesome
i know it will not goty because its owned by liberals journalist award maybe they give wukong to save face or astrobot lol
this game music is so good for boss fight its feels tense and heroic at the same time
ur comment is kinda ironic cuz anti-woke/anti-liberal players loved wukong, and metaphor is considered woke/liberal by many
I am pro Louis!
Hahaha... you want everyone to die... hahaha
@@phillemon7664 It's called being chaospilled
who else is here after trump just won in the US.....
I beat this game election night. Lol
@@luigi7781lmao same bro, fucking goated
He won you say? Just like Louis "won" in the last act. Who knows if we'll defy fate and get the good ending or if we'll have to steel ourselves in the coming bitter future. Let me just say that the forces of fear don't do so well against those that can dream.
@phillemon7664 you been watching too much anime
Anything can happen yes, but this is good for humanity trump winning
Best Helel ever created!