Such a good recap for Sylphiemk nation ❤ very interested in your gaming commentary but I’m really fascinated by your Spotify wrapped conspiracy, when the truth comes out and you’re vindicated I’ll say you predicted this! IIRC you mentioned Queencard at least 2-3 times in videos so I’m not shocked by their appearance on your wrapped, but also happy to know Twice is there. Your STRATEGY hope your winter break is nice and relaxing! Hm and the videos I enjoyed most this year… they all ate so idk I can’t choose, but the FEH hot men one was really up my alley 😭 also that random stream you did of that retail game, that was insanely entertaining because of your real experience bleeding through Oh and Sylphiecast episodes were good too, very relaxing to put those on and kiki about this and that

I love all your videos honestly, but I especially loved the Kellam and Sumia videos. You always have such interesting interpretations of characters even the minor ones, and I love how you explore both the visual design and writing behind characters. I hope you do similar stuff in the future! 💗

hi

I really do agree with your feelings on some of these first party Nintendo games, and I'm glad someone is saying it. I feel like most folks give Nintendo the pass because their games are still polished for the most part, but a polished turd is still a turd lol.... I love Nintendo, but games like Princess Peach Showtime concern me a bit because it's more about presentation than gameplay. I understand it's a kids' game, but kids deserve good games with actual gameplay, not pretty games with zero gameplay, plus it's got major performance issues! also Spotify Wrapped used AI this year for everything, that's why it sucked lol

You know, one thing I like about how you form your critiques, is that they never feel offensive, backhanded, or harsh. Like I’m a HUGE Final Fantasy fan, and I feel the way you describe your issues with 16 or Rebirth for example are fairly and kindly explained. Some people can be so harsh with their opinions that it almost feels hyperbolic and I’m just like…whoa. I played 13 games this year :o 1. FF7 Remake 2. FE Awakening 3. Yakuza 0 4. FF7 5. FF7 Rebirth 6. Street Fighter 6 7. Great Ace Attorney Chronicles 8. FE Engage 9. Unicorn Overlord 10. Mario Party Jamboree 11. Sonic X Shadow Generations 12. Ace Attorney Investigations Collection 13. Tales of Arise DLC Rebirth is definitely my favorite out of everything. I put 340 hours into it, and I LOOOOOOOOVE it. I have some qualms with it, but I love what they’re doing with the Remake trilogy’s storyline and Cloud and Aerith are two of my favorite FF characters. Plus, the combat was so good. Also, Cait Sith is so fucking cute 😭. I could go on about it forever lol. The theme song that Aerith sings was my #1 song on my Apple Music Replay for 2024 lol. I’d rank Ace Attorney Investigations 2nd and Unicorn Overlord 3rd! Regarding your questions at the end, tbh, I’m here for anything you do. Your vids/streams are all awesome! 🤗 Have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year.

I’d love a playlist episode. I don’t know if it’d do numbers, but I love listening to music I haven’t heard before. Anyways, Jesus was from the West Bank; if you celebrate Christmas pray for peace from the river to the sea y’all bye!

Tbh it’s a bit crazy how youtube showed me your channel because like almost all of our interests align. Im so happy that you post videos but at the same time (like final fantasy rebirth) the more time we’re apart the more I like the videos…. but i think anything you put out is a banger and I would never say no to more content🫡

I'm not a fan of the Oz related content (not my taste), I just enjoy listening to you talk. Also have no idea what most modern lexicon means so I appreciate you explaining that.

I wish I could download your explainer of the holding space into all the locals minds

my KZbin recommended held space for this video and that's so powerful ❤

Green goes well with pink 😌

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wait you ate at the end with the singing okay!!!! The vibrato was nice! Wicked was the first movie I’ve seen in theaters in like 5 years ☠️, and boy was it worth it. You’re right, Ariana’s facial expressions were on point. I love during No One Mourns The Wicked when the munchkins start singing and Glinda was like “?”. I haven’t been able to put the soundtrack down. I’ve listened to Defying Gravity and What Is This Feeling? sooooo many times lol. Super excited for Part 2. Hope your finals went well!

WHAT FIIIIIINAL? theres no final

can i hold ur finger

I hope the finals went well! This vid has it all… the Matt Bernstein shoutout yessss, I loved that vid and was so gagged when he said “Glinda is Megyn Kelly” 😭 I didn’t know anything about Wicked so I truly was shocked! But it adds up… Also that belt was good idk… the range! And the RANGE of that cackle you let out there, that was the hardest you’ve laughed on camera methinks

I felt you throughout this. Totally agree. Good talk.

loved the defying gravity run at the end ❤️

Good luck with the finals!!

good luck on your finals!!!

this video is reminiscent of your fire emblem outfit review vids, you just sound like an expert in these topics and i really enjoyed watching!

holding SPACE for this video 💚🩷

I played Metaphor and had never played Persona! My expectations were quite different I imagine, I wasn’t familiar with any of the common things Atlus tends to do. Where I talk about the game with my friends and they compare it to other Atlus properties, it was all fresher for me...beyond the common fantasy story structures, JRPG stuff etc. and anime stuff I’m familiar with, of course. In many ways, I was surprised at how bold they went narratively at times, and disappointed in other parts of the narrative. There were definitely times where I thought the game would disappoint me and it didn’t, but the opposite is true too. All the things I hear about how it improved upon the Persona formula honestly makes me want to play Persona less. I like it when a narrative has bold things to say, even if I felt it floundered at times - there’s a few lines in the ending sequence that made me sigh... but I do appreciate how, ultimately, hopeful it was. Combat was a blast. Time management reminded me of some visual novels I’ve played so it went pretty well. I grinded to max out all the characters, I didn’t really want the game to end I suppose! For those reading who haven’t played, stop reading now if you don’t want more detailed spoilers. It definitely felt like it needed more time and that doesn’t surprise me because I know it was in development hell for a bit. It felt like a few things were left out for at least a sequel, especially with the ending bit. I looked into it a bit more regarding Louis and I don’t think we’ve actually seen the last of him, honestly, since there was a point where it was planned he would be...playable? Maybe it was scrapped or saved for an extra special edition, but y’know...his face was still on the candidate rock... I was honestly expecting to see him in the Grand Cathedral at the very end, where the protag talks to him while he’s still bedridden from his injuries or something. Yeah, the ending ultimately felt very rushed. I found a bit of the worldbuilding lacking or rather, rushed - several pages about very specific things and then scraps for other aspects of the world? Suspension of disbelief and all that, but it felt very inconsistently weighted. Again, that makes sense. It needed more time. And I really wish I could have seen MORE special locations in the world! The wonder that the sketch locations had... Ultimately, I’m a fan of fantasy, and I like it when something is a bit more meta with it, and I appreciate how it /mostly/ doesn’t use its discrimination as a set dressing. The whole Heismay thing felt so strange, in the face of this especially. But this is how I know it was a good game! I have SO much to say about it! I’m glad I took the chance, played the demo, and I was lucky enough that I got gifted it when it was on sale. I’d play another Metaphor if I got the chance.

The removed her cunt factor 😡

Some things are just not gonna be good as a movie

You’re really good at explaining stories! I didn’t play Metaphor and tbh I’m not really into Atlus games, but it was nice to hear you talk about this game since I saw it was nominated for some stuff at the Game Awards.

I will forever mourn m!Dimileth not being real. They're real in my heart at least. good vid

My dislike for Leonie started with her lost item dialogue wheres shes like "People should take better care of their things >:(" and i took it personally cuz i have ADHD and lose my things all the time. Then the Jeralt obsession solidified it LMAO

This might just be me but i feel like game storys nowadays focus on themes rather then the story dont get me wrong i love metaphor personally its my goty with a 8.5 and while i like the story it definitely feels like to me it was more of a set up for a sequel or expansion especially since atlus has said metaphor isnt a one and done deal. The themes for this game was great from having racism be this veil to hide the reason why racism is a thing its because how us of a society treat our anxieties and how because of fears and anxieties can lead to devastating consequences if we let it control us and while towards the end of the game the writers apparently think most of us dont have reading comprehension above a middle school level because they mention metaphor and anxiety like 20 times in the final conversation with louis which i dont blame because a lot of atlus fans definitely fall in the low reading comprehension group. It definitely feels likes they took all 3 concepts from p3-5 and encompasses all of it in a pretty bow with people afraid of death and its consequences, not being able to face yourself in a world that has wronged you and finally hiding behind a mask or something else to keep yourself going in an unjust world. This definitely isnt the end of metaphor, perhaps wills journery (which i hope not) but the series will go on and judging by that end we could probably look forward to visiting other countries who probably use different magic or are more knowledgeable and are adept at using "our" technology maybe even other tribes since its stated that Euchronia itself is composed of 8 tribes not the world.

It's true. With the hype, it will get that to cook.that intro was building something

What I thought about Heismey and his prejudice against the Magnus brothers, is that they had a great opportunity to explore this a litte further, and that was at the pointless jail scene at the island. What if Heismay, Del and Bas get to escape, and now they have to work together in order to rescue the gang, so we have a chance for Heismay to develop his issues and form a faint mutual respect. Later on, Heismay can help Basilio go through his grief after directly losing Fidelio, and finally solidifing their bond, so by the end that awkward interaction has an actual meaning. I think exploring the hypocrisy of Heismay and making him fight his views that took form after living in a segregated and unforgiving world is fantastic, and is a shame that they didn't do anything with it. Great video for sure, loved your narration.

Halfway through the game (I put around 200 hours in with a new game + playthrough) I started rushing through dialogue. I'm really glad I watched this because now I know what the game is about. Awwsome video.

love this game, .....yes amazing visuals and storytelling/ really fun combat. ......however... uninspired generic dungeons and wonky overworld combat when not in turn based mode. This fact should keep it from getting game of the year, to be honest compared to its competition...it doesn't deserve it. Im sorry, im not trying to hate cause i do love this game but the 3d graphics and dungeon crawling, is something i just want to get past and go back to looking at the pretty 2d art and leave the dungeons ASAP . i don't enjoy my time in the dungeons and they could have been more artistic. im gonna say it...even elden ring dungeons look aesthetically better even if they are pretty generic too. i shouldn't want to leave the dungeon as soon as possible i should enjoy the levels. other than that everything else is beautiful, the character interactions and story and battle n shit.

The fact that I got every single joke, from skinny to Rachel Berry to Aespa ... guess I just have to subscribe now <3

New to this channel, but loved this video! I finished the game a few days ago and was desperate to find a deep dive discussion/ video essay about it so this was really perfect timing. I had never played a persona or JRPG before, but I absolute devoured Metaphor. Sat in a puddle of my own tears by the end. And any of the flaws like the lack of dungeon and enemy variety just didn’t matter to me because I was so incredibly invested in this story and these characters. More so, I don’t think I’ve ever had a piece of media reach out to me in this way. The themes of fantasy inspiring a better reality and an unabashed optimism for tomorrow really moved me. With the scary state of our world at the moment, this game was the warm hug I was looking for. I really do hope Altus invests in a persona 5 royal type directors cut edition, because I’d love to experience this again as a more complete and polished experience.

"She also invites us to gag city" This review is so silly and I love it

It's great to see you again! One thing with the themes being more mature likely comes from the age--Persona characters are always children and have a very adolescent viewpoint on worldly issues, it's a different power fantasy that focuses on flashy self improvement. Even GOT couldn't be GOT anymore, including the books, I'd love to see the completion of a series with that kind of tightly woven cast and lore though. Ah well. Love the outfit transition. Rhinoplasties and brow lifts, all of them. Oh imagine if they would have gone to the real world and it would have been like a KH2 set up, where you live through a day there. But that would be really similar to the P5 Royal extended ending so maybe they didn't want to repeat that "isn't this parallel world so much better?" set up. This seems like a game I might watch a long play of, it seems compelling and I love the character designs.

i’m not gonna lie i was stuck on homo girl for a while. giggling throughout the video i confess

very nice video. i love this channel. keep it up and never underestimate a singer

Gonna listen to this at work. Here's some engagement!

homo girl 😭 love her

Flawless writing and hair 😚👌🏻

Omg your back! Loved the video!😊

did noooot want to play this game, but I love that you played it before me. Like it looks nice and seems interesting but i don’t have time for it rn. Loooooved the video length, im obsessed with long videos. and once again for hopefully the last time so glad you’re back!

wow what spectacular timing, just saw the game of the year 2024 list and had no idea about this game, so happy to hear your thoughts on it. This video convinced me to get a rhinoplasty, thank you! Also, I think i'll be fun to hear your general thoughts on kpop. I could've sworn there was a kpop focused video you did, maybe you just mentioned TWICE or something lol

something something. comment. engagement. something.... nice haircut.

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