Boiling Noble Blood - Metaphor: ReFantazio - 2

[@JohneAwesome]

I've rewatched the cutscene in this LIKE 30 times

[@MinatotheGreenLantern]

Lmao

[@anthonythomas305]

Wow

[@Cloakarius]

Same

[@ghostdragonmob]

can you ease the music down a bit?

[@mrfox5117]

🧐

[@Le_Confuzzlement]

Gallica is like the polar opposite of morgana. He wants us to go to bed asap, while she wants us to stay up and help her read

[@MinatotheGreenLantern]

And she isn’t annoying, finally Atlus has created a mascot that isn’t irritating!

[@Le_Confuzzlement]

@@MinatotheGreenLantern yes 🥳 we love to see it

[@Handlelesswithme]

@@MinatotheGreenLanternAigis wasn’t irritating 😢

[@MinatotheGreenLantern]

@@Handlelesswithme Tbh I forgot Aigis was a mascot

[@king81992]

​@@MinatotheGreenLanternDoes Koromaru count as a mascot? If so he wasn't annoying.

[@NickolasWallace]

Strohl is already my favorite character in the game. I love how he is the idealized version if the noble hero. And his interactions with the main characters are very good too

[@ruler898]

His voice actor is really good, and the noblisse oblige attitude is cool

[@brendansage6876]

18:55 "In the distance, the party hears the faint sound of a voice saying 'Looking cool, Joker!'"

[@gravityhero2227]

Strohl's speech gave me chills.

[@jawz9455]

43:27 He is literally yelling his heart out.

[@MinatotheGreenLantern]

Literally!

[@thehevandragon]

Ngl it felt a bit over the top lol, the crowd didn’t help.

[@rosietales]

@@thehevandragon It is meant to be over the top. You're yelling your determination to the world through the anxiety you're struck with.

[@chidaluokoro9104]

@@thehevandragon that's the point

[@CarbonSplash]

I think Strohl wins best awakening in any Atlus series.

[@LazerAzxl]

2 EPS ONE DAY? JOHNE?? IS THIS A NEW RECORD

[@JohneAwesome]

anything for the fans

[@MinatotheGreenLantern]

Bro was really excited to play this game 😂

[@DarksideGmss0513]

And he just shattered that record he released a third episode

[@LazerAzxl]

@@DarksideGmss0513 We truly are living in a Johne Golden Age.

[@magicalcapi9148]

Oprah meme: "YOU GET AN EPISODE! YOU GET AN EPISODE!"

[@bittersweetpepper2482]

The story is quite fast, no long introduction, straight to the point. Metaphor ReFantazio looks incredible too! Gives a kind of painted style and the characters are really entertaining (cool accent :3)

[@Fiona-wd5sx]

15:55 that shot is genuinely a work of art. insane shot composition.

[@NoOne-xp1xv]

40:31 Johne almost slips and says what all of us Atlus veterans are thinking in regards to Louis 😅

[@michaeltsang1748]

I really liked Klinger's delivery on, That might have been the name. It shows how little he cares, but to deliver it in a non-chalant tone is amuses me, as a form of dark humor.

[@Arcticanine]

Appreciate the introductory monologue, it fits really well considering that Metaphor is definitely more of a Political Drama than anything that Atlus has made till this date. I've seen more and more animes adopt that Narration concept as well, Realist Hero being one of my personal favorites of them all. That aside, seems like Atlus kept the male party member being with us since before our awakening and then simultaneously awakening a while later trope going. Its tradition at this point lol. Really love the fact that the visuals insinuate that Strohl is speaking on behalf of his people who suffered the same sense of horror and betrayal that he did. I can't explain how much I love the fact that they scream into their hearts shaped like a microphone to call upon their power. Its so damn perfect. I'm hoping that these awakening cutscenes are for every party member but that's just a wish and its probably not the case. Seeing what happened with Grius, that's probably how they'll manage side party members.

[@BEETSSOLO]

My man, thanks for the S tier entertainment.

[@AliRoRo_]

HELL YEAH!! That last episode had me hooked already, I'm so interested to see where this goes next

[@felixtran6601]

We are blessed with the double upload!

[@Madeen1982]

I really appreciate how they didn't give Gallica the annoying, high-pitched voice faeries usually have in media.

[@Finfran]

Ok, I'm convinced. Gonna go play this game on regicide. Thanks Johne. I have a feeling I'm going to be, as they say, bedazzled.

[@AB54099]

These guys have the power of a WWE superstar's mic game

[@SleepingLion72]

You know what? This is okay! I get to indulge in more Metaphor ReFantazio videos in one day because the game is awesome!

[@MadHatter-jm3cu]

Oh wow. That was the coolest intro I've ever watched you do. Truly amazing my man.

[@keithkrimsonmew5672]

you know what, i cant help but think the people cheering are the deceased from his village being proud of him. I would be to if i knew my young lord be spitting bars like that.

[@shimakorosu]

I thought the same thing

[@adilahiri1747]

more's character (as i'm sure everyone knows by now) is based on thomas more, the writer of utopia - a political satire from the 16th century. it's absolutely insane to me how political ideas that form the bedrock of a socialist polity were propounded by a guy a whole 350 years before marx wrote capital. love the research that went into this game and i'm so so excited for the rest of your journey playing it

[@sara_zid]

Waiting for episode 3 2 hours from now 😂

[@JohneAwesome]

would you actually want that or?

[@Jellyfisk12]

@@JohneAwesomeYES

[@Arcticanine]

Effing hell he actually did it...

[@joshuapierre2095]

Your friendly reminder to leave a comment to help the algorithm

[@Arcticanine]

Indeed

[@CGrascal]

"Welcome to the Velvet..." Wait. Wrong game.

[@MonkStarling]

Damn Johne that was one helluva summary for last episode!

[@IglooAzalea]

Episode 2 already?? Oh we're feasting today

[@DarksideGmss0513]

How about a third episode?

[@ryanmainetti]

Im ready for more

[@JohneAwesome]

im on it boss o7

[@colt1903]

"Leaders abandon their people, and the innocent die by their scorn. If that's the real world... THEN IT CAN DIE ALONGSIDE YOU!" Such a great line.❤

[@danielpratt3794]

THEY SPEAK WITH THEIR HEART!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT AND I LOVE STROHL

[@captaindanger13]

I’ve only known this dude (Strohl) for an hour but he’s already my favorite character. Who wouldda thought the guy with the best kung fu tea flavor is also the best character in the game?

[@ronanhartman8942]

Lovbe I am getting so much coverage of this!! They really pulled out all the stops. Can't wait to catch up to the episoids you have put out!

[@CrazyxEnigma]

Agree on the trash fights being a waste of time, it's a problem across just about all RPGs and can really pad the game out which a lot of these titles that are 60-100hrs+ don't need in the slightest. I'd been so used to it so just viewed it as a genre convention and to be expected but after playing BG3 where the encounters are all pretty much handcrafted instead of getting into random encounters/ trash mob fights was such a breath of fresh air. What Metaphor does here is greatly appreciated and the ending encounters in one hit feeds into the power fantasy.

[@worldeater21]

Commenting for the algo, and gallica is becoming my fav “guide/mascot” character from Atlus so far

[@AngryAnimeFan2]

Clearly been excited to show this, given we got an episode new so quickly. Keep up the stamina and the awesome

[@polyman6859]

Them lore videos better BANG

[@Taylor-qf8px]

Damn, this game is beautiful and is dripping with style. Can't expect anything less from Atlus. Loving your commentary and voice work for the characters too. 😊

[@csgamer89]

Okay holy hell that was epic! Strohl's speech gave me chills, and I love it! Let's go baby, show them what a true noble is like, Strohl!

[@Survivor-ur5fx]

He met Igor of that universe

[@zacharymorgan8695]

44:12 Johne be careful what you say in this frame

[@jawz9455]

Is Grius supposed to be Odin from Norse mythology?

[@anthonythomas305]

Man, you were in a rush huh lad?!

[@christopherarenas1115]

2 episodes in 1 day let's go!!

[@mojangmonkey3330]

Love your content bro keep being you.

[@tobiasdoesthings9546]

Johne is the GOAT!

[@Eddoou]

Thank you for the food

[@king81992]

Louis reminds me of Griffith from Berserk, minus the sacrificing an entire nation and other atrocities. More's Academia= Metaphor's Velvet Room? Metaphor goes hard with these Awakenings.

[@BTENuclear]

Let’s go part two hopefully another 2 videos tomorrow 🎉🎉🎉 keep it up you rock

[@PleasantSkulman]

We getting 2 a day for the whole playthrough or just to start? Wouldn't complain either way.

[@JohneAwesome]

nah just to catch up to demo people a bit

[@magicalcapi9148]

As much SMT, Personas are nice, it's so refreshing a total new IP! Glad they did it

[@Handlelesswithme]

Still think they borrowed a little too much from Persona, especially the archetype thing

[@MinatotheGreenLantern]

@@Handlelesswithme The Archetypes don’t play similar to Persona in anyway lol, Persona is more so like Pokémon-esque while Archetypes are more like Job/Class Systems from other JRPGs

[@Handlelesswithme]

@@MinatotheGreenLantern but do they really have to call it archetypes Literally had to use that word.

[@MinatotheGreenLantern]

@@Handlelesswithme I mean, what else would they call em, demons? (Joking)

[@Handlelesswithme]

@@MinatotheGreenLantern idk something unrelated to Carl Jung Call it Pikachu at this point

[@professorpantherhardraad3921]

This is just Fantasy Digital Devil Saga, I’m looking forward to playing this.

[@lostorigin1836]

Gotta comment in every episode.

[@cmszd_]

imo the archetype awakenings feel a bit too similar to the p5 persona awakenings. not saying thats necessarily a bad thing or good thing. i know many people see it as a good thing because they like more persona, but if i'm gonna be honest, i dont mean to sound like, "edgy", i guess? but i wish the tone of the story was a bit darker and grittier. either way, an atlus fantasy game is something i'm gonna be unconditionally excited about

[@Handlelesswithme]

I think you were spot on I feel like the archetype thing especially is too similar to Persona’s Carl Jung format -hence why I think this game is just persona 3 Isekai’d And a fantasy world is that setting that benefits a lot more from edginess. -Granted the story does have some plot points like an army of recruits that was sent to basically die etc -but it is pretty hard to maintain that with its anime hijinx art style and writing

[@rosietales]

I'm actually curious, in what way do you think the story could get darker and grittier? Because FFXVI tried to do that until midway through the game and it fell off a bit.

[@cmszd_]

@@rosietales spoilers for episode 4 of the series. and madoka magica episode 3 if you care about that. i guess its more along the lines of i wanted to see more main character death? i get that we're only like 2 hours into the game 💀, so obviously nothing that big would happen. but like for example in episode 1, i wish somebody actually like died to the human. like yeah, the entire fortress besides will, strohl, and grius dies, but we didnt actually know any of them. for me, because nobody i knew died, despite the incredible design of the human, the human didnt feel that dangerous. i feel like i would've registered the human as a way bigger threat if it just came outta nowhere and killed someone i grew attached to. i also get that when the human attacked, we only knew gallica and strohl so to kill someone off that early would feel cheap. still, for something like madoka magica, that show managed to kill off a main character within the first hour of runtime and make it feel impactful. when mami dies, there are only really 4 main characters, yet it still doesnt feel cheap or anything. i feel like metaphor refantazio could've done something similar to that, granted, comparing an anime to a game is different cause the game has to spend quite a bit of time introducing the character to the mechanics of the game, but i think it couuld've totally been doable. tldr: wanted more main character deaths (like grius in episode 4) the human would've felt a lot more dangerous had someone we knew actually died to it could've done something like madoka magica and killed a core character early on into the story.

[@cmszd_]

holy yapfest 💀

[@worldeater21]

I heard the story gets darker later on, so we’ll see

[@cherie..cherry]

i saw the thumbnail and thought it was Yu for a moment 😭😅

[@Handlelesswithme]

Me?

[@alialluaibi3008]

50:31 Can't wait to see that 53:23 Well that was fast !

[@jmtheelitefan9616]

Ngl, Louis reminds me of a certain mercenary leader who led a band of hawks...hmmm.

[@Handlelesswithme]

I’d hide the only girl real fast

[@jmtheelitefan9616]

@@Handlelesswithme *Behelit theme intensifies*

[@MinatotheGreenLantern]

@@Handlelesswithme LMAO

[@natoriousthehopeful2786]

Dang Johne, I haven't even finished episode 1 yet😂

[@eLite-Tiss91]

We had John make a 2 parter fast than gta 6

[@SnowWizard174]

Johne, you already uploaded, please rest!

[@KevinOsuide-qw5hu]

the similarities to persona are amazing, and i'm only 15 minutes in so far

[@shubhpatel619]

Hell double upload!!

[@phikirigiri]

Double upload woohoo!

[@TBANinjaAbe]

the power of Refantazio i mean archetypes

[@XYZKURIBOHBLE]

Yoooooooooo episode 2 on the same day

[@lamiatabassum634]

The best thing so far is that you can pet the Cat!!!!!!!

[@ZangetsuWinter77]

Damn that was a fast upload Johne ANYWAYS you enjoying metaphor so far?

[@DaitylSword]

There are skills that use HP but most skills from what I’ve seen use MP

[@ruler898]

Strol's VA really killed the role

[@noir4180]

It's high fantasy persona, we even have a velvet room and Igor

[@deyon100]

Trails through daybreak has the same battle system. Have you played the Legend of Heroes series, John?

[@bwipmwqp]

Stohls awakening is my favorite.

[@BelbozUnderhill]

About Louis, Grius said: “He’s mastered the blade, magic… and he’s clearly intelligent”. Basically, he’s level 199. Drat!

[@Handlelesswithme]

Hmm Casual

[@noddaduck2605]

Aren’t some of the igniters on the user’s chest, sort of over the bit where everyone rips their heart out on awakening?

[@mastercnn1222]

Strohl is so cool

[@ono_o_o]

21:25 so you've got more to say about more

[@mattmetawolf8634]

3:28 I got a theory about that but I’m not ready to reveal it just yet but I know there’s a higher reason for why he did this

[@kingjgamer5977]

Why am I reminded of Bye Bye Earth?

[@alijabbar5794]

51:16 OH GOD PLEASE NO !

[@A2Munsters]

It runs okay on my deck but idk why it's kinda still choppy on PC. Anyhooo~Metaphor is on FIRRE!!!!

[@muazadam983]

Who would have thought the key to a good game would be to combine Shin Megami Tensei with Nino Kuni

[@SilentVinyl]

Wait, More's voice actor is the same as Lowain's from Granblue fantasy?

[@HeavyMetalBeliever]

So, Louis Guiabern is Lucifer? Obviously, it's a heavy spoiler but it certainly looks that way. More is basically Igor. Right?

[@imhue4588]

I miss shouting, Persona!

[@Ueslx.600]

Hi

[@mattmetawolf8634]

2:53 let me get this straight you want this man this old man to kill this dude who looks like Lucifer from the The Shinigami Games yeah I seriously doubt he’s going to kill that dude he has a real Griffith look about him like I just don’t see how he solos and see how he claps see now if Luis with some big nose old halfway balding slicked back hair old man who’s quite feeble I would be saying yeah I totally believe the old man has this but just looking at this guy bro looks like he’s the storm that is approaching he’s got that main villain energy!

[@mattmetawolf8634]

13:43 King Minos reference!???

[@the_onlyvictor9830]

1:03:15 Like looking in a mirror 😂

[@AliHassan-eh8je]

why the monsters called humans

[@oli2540]

Igor looks a bit different.

[@arabbitwhocanuseinternet9657]

A persona game that let u become the persona wow😅

[@vietnguyen2293]

God damn, Gallica be yapping. I guess Atlus loves their gimmick characters like Aigis, Teddy, and Morgana

[@mattmetawolf8634]

8:04 could’ve been worse could’ve had a brush with a Russian or a Canadian or Frenchman

[@Semaze]

Is that goth Igor?

[@mattmetawolf8634]

4:51 exactly why are these higher-ups sending this old ass man to go deal with final villain material bro is well-versed in magic he’s an excellent swordsman and strategist he gets all the bitches, Brose political career it’s through the roof and you’re sending in big boss from the original metal gear solid games to go deal with literally Satan

[@PointlessRantz]

Why is everyone in this game so hot!?

[@marmalademan4117]

What

[@mob5990]

Mm nlmmmml BB 20:05 😢 20:05

[@magicalcapi9148]

I feel they didn't cook enough Leon set up. Human defeats soldiers. Main party defeats human. Then soldiers have a chance against the main party...? That, and Klinger mentioning something from 7 years ago... it's so unnatural. Not awful, but mann... Could've been much better

[@Al-cm8ny]

You dont need to put your face and commentary in the cutscenes let us enjoy it, you can speak afterwards thats what u used to do

[@thehevandragon]

Let the boy live his dream, he’s waited 8 years for it.