The Beginning of an Adventure! | Metaphor: ReFantazio PT 1

[@dungeonmaster16]

“Music is the first magic this world ever knew. Makes the road easier.” Ppl that love making world ideas this is very true.

[@andylin9523]

I love that idea, in a world with literal magic everywhere the subtle lore about music being the very first magic. Something that feels so mundane compared to the feats magic can accomplish yet something we can relate to in real life. We may not have magic in our lives but music lifts moods, manipulates emotion, compels us, doing what could be described as a kind of magic.

[@dungeonmaster16]

@@andylin9523 yep. Even some older media like dark Crystal it’s origins starts off with a song. From the comic origins the crystal traveled through space and when finding a solar system that is ideal it started singing. The voice created the crust around it, breath air, wept tears to form water and grew plants. The song eventually created ahgra who eventually taught the gelflings and they named her mother ahgra.

[@MaisieSqueak]

I love that there's a collection of 10 normally dressed people round the bed (relatively speaking) and then you've got literal Darth f****** Vader with them 😂

[@DameonStarflame]

I love that somebody noted this game getting a T rating despite the violence and stuff means the only reason the other games of Atlus only get an M... because of Mara. Thanks, Mara.

[@Foogi9000]

Mara?

[@DameonStarflame]

@@Foogi9000 If you've never played an Atlus game before, Mara is a demon/persona/other that tends to show up across Atlus games. It's... there's no other way to say this, it's a dick in a chariot. Legit. A big green dick in a chariot. China censors it by giving it a rice farmer's hat.

[@DameonStarflame]

@@Foogi9000 Apparently my last post got censored, I think? Trying again, apologies if this comes through twice. But Mara is a constant between Atlus games and is a giant green piece of male anatomy in a chariot. China censors it by giving it a rice farmer's hat, but that doesn't stop it from being a giant green male genitalia in a chariot. Metaphor seems to be the only game it's not in from Atlus. It may as well be Jack Frost's less SFW cousin in terms of its presence in every Atlus title.

[@Foogi9000]

@@DameonStarflame Ah ok i remember that.

[@thejacksoncorvus]

Rated M for Mara

[@Fredgeorge10]

To be fair Dale is a not-so-common name in Wales, where the mythological concept of the Fae are from too. The fact that it's also an anagram of Elda is just the cherry on top.

[@FalseGryphon]

I wish there was more of this playthrough

[@stalkermike]

That soundtrack hits hard. I like it. I got to get this game now

[@Endirioss]

Please continue this playthrough jesse, I already fell in love with this game!

[@whitehawk3638]

"What is this game gonna be, dude?" *Me making the Jesse thumbnail face alone in my room* A metaphor

[@shiraloli]

With so many shared voice actors between metaphor and ff16 I am feeling right at home❤

[@totengunso4047]

Ah yes The Vision of Escaflowne...I watched it on VHS, back when you only got two episodes per VHS tape.

[@nabby8462]

Thank you for reminding me of Escaflowne. I loved that show!

[@Laterose15]

I was not expecting an Escaflowne call out! I loved that anime!

[@DSTkunn]

Jesse, the Archetypes definitely give guymelef vibes. It's also reminding me a little of white knight chronicles

[@hyacinthwilliams6079]

This game looks amazing, and you are absolutely the person I want to see playing it until I can afford it myself. Thank you

[@rajabuta]

honestly, if you're planning on buying it eventually. I don't recommend watching it first. There are as usual. TWISTS!

[@clarehidalgo]

The only "Louis" I know in SMT games is "Louis Cypher" aka Lucifer, so I'm betting on Lord Louis being Lucifer

[@ToonMasta44]

His design really looks like SMT Lucifer, too, so it's a safe bet lol

[@phillemon7664]

His narrative role is that of Lucifer considering he attempts to do the same thing SMTV Lucifer did which was to kill the ruler of everything and ascend to his throne.

[@UltimusNovus]

I'm at the final stretch of my own first playthrough, playing on hard, and it makes a huge difference. I'm looking forward to seeing you going through the story, Jesse!

[@asakashigure]

Woophoo been waiting for this!

[@Serimewmow]

I LOVE this game so far. I am SO EXCITED TO WATCH YOU PLAY.

[@suicune1324]

The protag and the prince are very pretty. There are gonna be so many fanfics

[@SenpaiSAINTFLEUR]

Thank you for playing this jesse, i wanna pick it up but i wasnt sure, but now im SOLD!!!

[@Omega068]

I'm making myself actually finish P3 Reload before I get this, but very much looking forward to it. I'll enjoy watching your take on the early hours of it.

[@LordVictorHalgaard]

Absolutely love this playthrough - reminds me of the Ni No Kuni playthough I've missed so much!

[@tulip4444]

this game is SOOOOOO good as someone quite far into it! I can’t wait to watch jesse play through it too :^))))

[@eevilauntie]

Based on what I've played through already, I think Jesse is going to love this game. What an absolutely bonkers masterpiece ❤

[@DarksideGmss0513]

Been waiting on this for a while

[@athyscollection]

The soundtrack has some proper bangers in it! Loving this game so far

[@Valdrix]

Yes this game is amazing I hope you love it as much as I do.

[@Grudgewolf]

Would love to see more of this game!

[@ArloKnox]

I named my protagonist Hieronymus since the humans are based off Hieronymus Bosch's work. It fits in really well in the text with all the other proper nouns in the game.

[@DarksideGmss0513]

Canonically the protagonist is named Will

[@ArloKnox]

@@DarksideGmss0513 Yeah, I saw that. It just didn't feel right. Like Dale. 😉

[@byrondejong9872]

I named him Protag-kun. Just enough space :)

[@clarehidalgo]

@@ArloKnox The canon name is a pun, Will like the name and will like will power

[@DameonStarflame]

@@DarksideGmss0513 Apparently there are a few Canon names based on language. And every single one of them lines up with some form of ruler. Will is William the Conqueror and is the Japanese and English "Canon" name. French is Eric, German is Wilheim, Portuguese is Pedro, and Russian is Alexander (or the Russian equivalent).

[@krazyhorse448]

fun stuff, hope to see more cheers

[@seanfarley9235]

metaphor is a metaphor for how society has degraded to popularity contests and winning such by merit and skill is often a road of turmoil and effort.

[@umphreak9999]

Jesse, my guy, my dude....please reorder your playlist, starts on episode 3

[@ToonMasta44]

I think Jesse picked almost all the same responses to things as I did in my game, aside from the answer to the recruitment questionnaire

[@blackandwhiteful]

15:30 not the bore worms!🪱

[@Krendar]

Alas poor Dale, we hardly knew ye

[@timslack7568]

I like the part where you get to play the game for 5 seconds. I used to love games like this but now as Ive gotten older I appreciate long games that I can drop hundreds of hours into but only if those hundreds of hours was actually playing the game rather than 5 seconds followed by 30 minutes of cutscenes and dialogs

[@DarkestInstinct]

I need to see more! More! More! MORE! lol

[@ruick78]

Now truest question will jessy do full lp

[@PG13eduard]

I would like to know as well, before i start to watch

[@Sntra101]

Best game of all time

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

Let me adventure begin

[@TomasCyr]

And a Velvet room!

[@Lady-Bug3]

Hey Jessie! Can't watch until after I finish my playthrough, but I will be back! Also please play persona 3 reloaded as well

[@Flutterdark_]

how many games do you know where the background music HAS A CANON REASON TO EXIST

[@kurtfarrar9598]

Dang, I really wanted Jesse to name the protag "Dale", hahaha.

[@Isnogood12]

Heavens to Murgatroyd!

[@Sikonful]

are we only getting like a few Parts? or the whole game?

[@TomasCyr]

How do you know it's an Atlus game? Mascot companion telling you what to do, and finding the hero within with Persona

[@glenndiddy]

Wait does the choice of what you're good at determine your main stat? I chose I'm strong and my strength is 30 while the rest is like 10 still

[@OsnosisBones]

Yes, your choice during the recruitment interview decides where your stats are most focused when starting.

[@ryanm.907]

Yes. You get 5 extra points in the stat that you select

[@WD_Gaster66]

​@@ryanm.907 Don't think that's true. Whatever you choose takes 2 points from the opposite stat and gives them to the one you chose. Luck takes 1 from every stat and gives you +4 too luck

[@ryanm.907]

@WD_Gaster66 it may depend on what difficulty you play on but in normal it appeared to have given me 5 str when I made my selectio. With no deductions.

[@WD_Gaster66]

@@ryanm.907 Doesn't seem to be the case. If you see at 1:02:02, with Jessie's first level up, the Stats are 6(+1 from the level up), 5, 7, 3, 5. So he got his +2 to Endurance and -2 to Agility, and he's playing on Normal

[@sinswhisper9588]

the protagonist is actually Angemon??

[@kurojima]

Gameplay is typical Atlus Stuff, Interface is gorgeous as always, Story seems very interesting so far, really want to see more! But the Combat Theme with the guy almost rapping gibberish latin/esperanto stuff amuses me to no end! :D

[@frustratedsquirrel]

I get that the game is trying to explain that fantasy can be an effective means of stimulate people to entertain idealistic or alternative ideas and strive for a better future in real life, but someone needs to introduce More to works of fiction that depict a shittier world for the fun of it, lol. That kind of fiction is valid too and absolutely shouldn't be given the power to change da world. "Ahh yes, o troubled traveler, thou hast awokened to the power of peak escapist schlock."

[@chezwald3908]

This is basically a Persona game right?

[@deanospimoniful]

This game is great for people who like to cook. Enjoy unraveling the mysteries.

[@rajabuta]

are you implying that you are NOT dopey?

[@tzarnirankar2330]

I wonder if this game called "metaphor" is a metaphor for something O.O

[@omnighast2054]

Jesse your beard is getting grey T_T I'm 34 and have been watching since i was 21-22

[@FightingFoodonsFan]

So the player character looks like Marth of the Fire Emblem series, but is a commoner in modern-ish times (with fantasy elements here and there), and has a fairy like Link does (...and many SMT protags too). Interesting

[@Dracobyte]

This game is a Metaphor for social problems.

[@laharlkent]

Missed the chance to call him Joker.

[@dragonet111]

Tbh for those videos go Storyteller difficulty or easy nobody want to see 10min boss fights in between story parts

[@zombie0ate0my0brains]

Where is Skyrim?