It depends on the game for me. But I’ve found myself switching to easy mode more recently for games I just want to experience as experiences. I did this with Silent Hill 2 Remake and it made it so much better. I disliked the combat enough in the game and the enemies felt repetitive and spongy. So I switched and it allowed me to be fully pulled into the game’s atmosphere without the annoyance of distracting gameplay I didn’t like. However I love hard challenges that feel right. But some games I want just a story and enjoyment.

I'm glad they're both 2 months apart because i definitely want to take my time with both. 10 years later, I didn't think I'd play an updated Freedom Wars, can't wait

Honestly... I dont like the new graphics a ton. I miss the first few game's art

Hm... It is so weird/funny to me that despite how much you seem to have enjoyed Metaphor, the footage for Rasleriana feels infinitely more interesting.

I Can Easily Say That The Second Blue Reflection Game Has more Freedom With World Exploration But I Think the First Game has a Better OST But The Story Characters Are Equal to Each Other

I LOVE Erik. and I am left handed too, so there we go!

Congrats on beating Metaphor! I managed to beat it right at the beginning of the month. I think I'm going to try to get the platinum trophy some other time. I'm only missing a couple of trophies. I also started and beat Ys X Nordics. I loved it and can't wait to see what's next for Adol. Thanks to some flights and layovers, I could play a lot of Mario & Luigi Brothership. As for December, I started playing both Fantasian and Black Myth Wukong. I think I'll only be able to finish Wukong by the end of the year tho. I'll try my best to make some progress in both of them

BOTH SOPHIE games are ALOT better than ALL of the other atelier games because the combat and alchemy gameplay has the MOST PERFECT BALANCE. Also the story and characters are GREAT, there's not a SINGLE character that I don't like which is the opposite for lydie and sue because sue is a fucking SPOILED HATEFUL BRAT (ESPECIALLY towards lucia) and lydie ALSO has moments where she is abusive

I always play on Normal, just seems like it's the usual intended experience by the developers

A remaster of IMOQ would be amazing. I have no idea why they aren't doing it.

I would say this series of games sucks compared to the other dot hack games because the combat is so short and limited on this where is on the other one there were enemies everywhere and it presented more of a challenge

I didn’t really play much RPG’s throughout November. Since BF sales happened, I bought a decent amount of physical games on my switch. Was able to get physical copies of both Persona 5 royale & P5 Tactica, Tales of symphonia remaster, Metroid dread, Luigi’s mansion 3, prince of Persia the lost crown, Bayonetta 3, Bayonetta: Origins, TLOZ:ToTK.

I think that atelier are better suited to non gatcha models... Open world as well....... I do like turnbase games but... I've enjoyed this series open world.... More

MEtaphor is my personal GOTY and the newest addition to my all time favorite games

November i beat Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure which were amazing and i can finally play Trails of Cold Steel after getting a Vita copy back in 2015 when i didnt know about the rabbit hole the Trails series translation was in. But im burnt out after starting Trails in the Sky in July and beating 4 more titles after it. Playing Ys X and Silent Hill 2 for December and i might start Cold Steel by then. I should wrap the year up with 50 games beaten. It was nice to see some games pop up on your monthly play videos that i added to my list.

I beat Trails of Cold Steel I and II throughout November for the first time. Hoping to habe CSIII and IV as well as Reverie and Daybreak beaten by February for Daybreak II

My Nov : DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake

Good job on finishing Metaphor! It was such a good game, but very long as well. I haven't looked much into Resleriana because I try to avoid gacha games, but I saw a trailer for what appears to be a console Resleriana game. I hope we get more info on that one soon. In November I finished Metaphor and started Chained Echoes. Chained Echoes took some time getting used to after the masterpiece that was Metaphor, but I grew to like it very much. I finished CE in early december and started Trails from Zero. 1,5 years after finishing Sky 3rd I'm finally back in the Trails universe. The shit that was foreshadowed to hit the fan hasn't hit yet though. So far I've just been resolving local disputes and not much has happened yet in the grand scheme of things. I also started Tokyo Xanadu Ex+, but I'm not really feeling it at the moment. Around Christmas and New Year I'm going to take a break from Trails for a bit, because I'll be visiting my parents and it's a bit harder to play games with intricate stories there, so I'm planning to play Spider Man Miles Morales and Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart then.

My November started with finishing Metaphor. Then moved on to Ys Nordics and also talked my best friend into starting Metaphor as well. December I finished Ys Nordics and thanks to @davidvinc and his coverage of Romancing Saga 2 I've started playing and really enjoying it. Hope your December game time is an enjoyable one.

In november Along with continuing triangle strategy i also played some infinity nikki and i gotta say , while i'm not a fan of its gacha mechanics it has a sort of blue reflection charm to it that keeps me coming back. As for december i plan to just focus on my backlog and finish games like Ace attorney investigations 2 and ys 7. nice video as always tara and happy holidays to you and your family!☺

Congrats on finishing Metaphor! It's a huge game, so, it's understandable that it took most of your time, and I'm sure you had a great time ❤ Your final stretch of the year to get through the backlog is going great ❤ I hope you can enjoy the holidays, both with games and with IRL stuff ❤

Hoping to get to Star Ocean The Second Story R and finally Trails to Azure myself as well after Black Myth Wukong Happy to hear you're able to get the games you wanted to get to done/able to play as well Tara! As always, amazing work 😃

Pretty simple month for me, Ys X, LiS Double Exposure and Mario and Luigi Brothership. December plans are probably backlog? im almost ready to clock out game wise for the year so we'll see

I'm probably halfway into Fantasian now, and it's a lot better than I was expecting. Really cool premise right at the very start, but then it sort of seems like an average jrpg for several hours. Once those reveals start happening, and more mechanics continually keep getting added, it's shocked me to the point to say it's highly recommended.

I hadn't seen Goblin Slayer, and so I'm going to sleep on that for now. Didn't have as much time in November for gaming. I did get a lot done on Beyond GalaxyLand, a quaint/cool turn-based RPG. I'll have it finished in December (I'm in the last leg - doing the last side quests). I might jump into 8-Bit Adventures 2 afterward. There's a couple of other games in my JRPG backlog/wine-cellar to try out that won't take me too long. Gosh, I do want to play Metaphor at some point... but alas, infinite time and all that. I want to try Fantasian and WitchSpring R which both came out recently, but would be pretty big commitments.

I am sorry I love goblin slayer but did you notice how the main person the vampire girl is named vampire bride or blood something? There is also a guy named squire they just did not name anyone what is up with that ?

I finished Metaphor (planning to go after the secret boss but I need a break) and I have been playing Ys 10 Nordics. My most wanted game coming up is Fairy Tail 2. This is mostly because I consider the Anime one of the best and my favorite. So, even if isn't the best I will play it because of that.

November was spent playing my personal goty Ys X and started Grandia 2 after finishing it. I also similarly managed to get the recipe I needed without the dungeon I was stuck on in Chapter 12 of Resna but shortly after hit another wall in Chapter 13. Hoping to finish Grandia and maybe one more off my backlog before the end of the year as early 2025 is loaded with new releases I’m looking forward to.

I realized seeing this notification I completely missed the October video xD But my November was mostly dominated by one of my favorite games that I finally finished: Okami! I ended up putting almost 80 hours into it and got pretty close to getting 100% (a few challenge battles have been filed under "Yeeaahhh, I'll do that later" LOL) but it was still a joy from start to finish, and I can't believe the sequel was announced last night to top it all off! I also put a fair bit of time here and there into the Ys X demo, which was surprisingly long, and also really enjoyable. I also dipped my toes into Parasite Eve for the first time and it made an amazing first impression, especially the combat and music. And I finished off the month starting Okami's DS spin-off, Okami Den, which has been fun so far, though much smaller in scale and more puzzle-focused than the original game. For December, I'd like to hopefully finish Okami Den and work on a few more almost-finished games as we go into the new year

I will be switching between red dead 2 and metaphor. Trying to get some backlog stuff done.

I just started playing atelier resleriana for the first time and it's surprisingly a lot of Fun Also Great Video JRPG👍

I finished FF7 remake. I liked it. I look forward to eventually playing Rebirth. Now I’m going old school and playing Chrono Trigger for the first time. I’m enjoying it so far.

Ty

I finally finished the first game And The Ending Broke My heart🥹🤧 i Am really Curious To See If The Second Game story is as emotional as the first one❤

Would like to see Agumon in the next Super Smash Bros. in the future (another Bandai Namco rep, also Digimon first started as virtual pets similar to Tamagotchi).

Game was going perfect for me but the third act felt rushed as fuck, also the plot twists were a lil underwhelming for me

I'm not a fan of the random quest system they should of just brought over the bulletin quest system from ryza 2 I got burnt out so im taking a break and playing sophie instead

Worthabuy call it a children game. What nonsense from a game reviewer. This game has good visuals, UI, game mechanics and story. Worth getting and recommended.

Great Video JRPG❤👍 Ps did you know that atelier escha & logy anime & Ryza Manga Exist Cool Right

Gallicia is the best mascot we have had in a while! She is adorable, sassy, and useful so much more than mona... And so much more likable than teddy....❤

I just started it yesterday, high hopes!

Happy thanksgiving Tara and well done with this review. i said this before but metaphor is my personal GOTY and i will remember it for a while myself. i do prefer the more relaxed style of persona , and i did have a few nitpicky problems with the game such as the mp management , but overall this was an incredible game. i cant wait for persona 6 and whatever else this team does next!

Nice review! Thanks for your time

How do u feel about reloads va's? I couldn't take to them, other than Metis

Just beat the game two days ago, good story

The overall game is fantastic! the only thing that i disliked is the NG+ because of it's disappointing features.

I'm glad after 8 years from its original teaser it's finally out and came out as well as it is. The game is more or less a hodgepodge of all of atlus'es best works as a positive and a negative

I have been greatly enjoying this game at least for the first 95%. Unfortunately, there are a series of bosses at the end of the game that are just ridiculously difficult. This is worse given how easy the first 95% is. What is the point of a boss that spams an attack that does 9,999 damage to your entire party 20 times in a row? Who came up with this garbage. Really spoils the game. Of course I switched to Storyteller for this and just had to see the game over screen many many times before it let me finish the battle. I would have said GOTY before this but now its just bin chicken fodder.

It was already on sale so picked up a physical cope for almost half price. However I found SMT V Vengence for just 20 bucks and started with that because it was smaller and could fit without uninstalling games on the PS5.

Imagine a world where the plot of Metaphor took place in the modern setting of Persona 5. Now imagine the antagonist is P5's Masayoshi Shido and everyone decided to vote for him. And just like that, you've got real world USA.