Metaphor ReFantazio After 160 Hours - BEST Atlus RPG of All-Time

[@arnavmekala4578]

In a couple years, Persona 6 will come out and OJ will come out and say that game will be his favorite Atlus game, this company always loves to one up itself!

[@manospherehalloffame1682]

I seriously don't know what P6 can do to top this game

[@arnavmekala4578]

@ I upped atlus tries a persona game with adults. Metaphor shows it can work. Try something other than a school setting

[@zach177]

@@manospherehalloffame1682 it’s definitely possible. Atlus always amazes everyone. If they take what they did right and wrong with Metaphor they can definitely make a way better game with Persona 6.

[@Moon-vb3xt]

I enjoyed playing Metaphor coz it is very similar to Persona and I love modifiable class system in my Jrpgs which is actually bad thing coz it shows how this game is not innovative or original enough to be memorable. People are glazing the game so much disregarding the fact that dungeons have been reused so much with less than 10 variety of non boss monsters! Not to mention the art style is less creative compared to Atlus previous titles with graphics of Ps3 era! I know people like it coz to them its so edgy with its racism theme but tbh the story fell off as another cliche anime story I thought would be deeper compared to its contemporary!

[@din0nid]

Persona no longer has Katsura Hashino working on it so don't get your hopes up

[@Obscuros88]

Crazy bro. 160 hours with a full time job and kids. threading that needle

[@codexpopzx2860]

I thought he was a KZbinr and an editor

[@Janfey]

I could never, i have like 20 hours and i have been playing since launch 😂

[@Kash_Makaveli]

@@Janfey I just made it to the entrance of the final dungeon with 69 hours

[@Vinniem360]

I have a 6 month old and a pretty intense job and only on 25 hours. Had the game for almost over a month. Really want to get myself back on it but just depends on time😂 before hand would’ve finished it in a week or two

[@fightnight14]

Get a PS Portal

[@jamez62982]

I told myself I had to wait for the inevitable Switch 2 version but man, I love this art style so much I pulled the trigger on the Xbox version.

[@angelyuekero]

So glad you enjoyed it. I finished it last week and now is my mission to collect Metaphor related stuff

[@Givejordr]

It's my GOTY. I was so gun-ho about it being FF7R until Metaphor COMPLETELY took over my gaming for like a month.

[@fightnight14]

Unfortunately JRPGs never win GOTY because it's less popular but I hope it wins this time

[@Madeen1982]

Atlus knows how to make RPGs

[@Official_RetroMania]

I played it for over 200 hours finished it twice all achievements on Steam and is easily my GOTY in 2024 but best Atlus RPG? Maybe... Definitely top 3.

[@UltraPvnk]

And what’s ur top 3?

[@Official_RetroMania]

​@@UltraPvnk Hmmm... Persona 3 Reload would probably be place 1 for the other 2 places I don't know... Metaphor would be place 2 or 3 together with Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology.

[@Official_RetroMania]

​@@UltraPvnk Oh yeah there is also SMT IV... Wait... Let me think... Is between SMT 4 and Radiant Historia.

[@lordrikudouzero9119]

Nice I’m interested! Haven’t played any of those👍🏾

[@Imran84_]

I've only 30 hours so far but I'd say it's behind persona 5 and persona 4

[@tazmanceltic]

Heismay is one of the best written characters ive ever seen in a game, 2 minutes into his first conversation i knew he was layered. Truely great

[@SuperChristianMiiworld]

I can’t stress this enough on how much I LOVE Akademia! It’s such a magical piece of music. If you’re a gamer who enjoys music, add this to your playlist, ESPECIALLY your holiday season playlist 😉

[@Xenado22]

Just beat it as well! Absolute Masterpiece!

[@joelman1989]

I love how you actually sound like you enjoy games. So many KZbinrs just complain about everything and I never actually see them enjoying a video game.

[@PamonhasDePiracicaba]

Thanks, OJ. Reviewing games has become somewhat of the industry. Professional reviewers have to rush the first few hours of a game and move on to the next project. I'm more interested in listening to people who dedicated hundreds of hours into the game.

[@lordrikudouzero9119]

Same!

[@AliAiham]

Agreed

[@allhandsonsteamdeck1440]

I've never played an atlus game but this has to be game of the year and these guys know how to make an epic rpg

[@Kite562reviews]

I love how all the archtypes are so customizable as you get further through the game. Another enjoyable point are the characters you bond with outside of the main party. I really like how this game is a perfect blend of all the great traits of persona and SMT while bringing something new at the same time.

[@Kimorifan95]

The persona team is truly goated. Reminds me of From Software, they have literally never missed.

[@Genethagenius]

I’m still playing right now & loving it! And enjoying that it gave me a challenge right from the start!

[@Seiborg88]

I just picked it up. Love it so far

[@samanthacoffey6063]

Easily my GOTY. The twist and turns in this story were crazy. I loved it! I love p5r but I was burnt out on it and had to push to make it to the end but this game I haven’t gotten tired of it at all.

[@chuckd.68]

First Metaphor review I’ve watched, only channel I can trust 100% to not contain spoilers. Great job!

[@Fxbox920]

Eupha with trickster became a mainstay in my party once i got her

[@JoJo-hz9ym]

To be honest, it is not as good as I expected, but still an 89/100 for me.

[@joshakins4923]

I'm so hoping they turn this into a series with sequels

[@TheEcoolarg]

I really wish FIre Emblem implements the exp candie of when a promoted unit hits level 20 it gives you a candy level, it would be kinda like a more unbalance version of bonus EXP but could work in games like 3 houses where losing a character is an awful setback, would keep it organic and ensure people prioritze their choices

[@Outsider0_0]

This game is the definition of peak.

[@ultramariox74]

I couldn’t get all the friendship on time. Damn you Atlus!

[@karlborne24]

Been playing games since 1990. This is the 3rd best game I've played to date.

[@jimlahey9122]

Atlus is just goated at this genre nobody can deny this

[@SaiyaTwins]

Fantastic review i can feel the passion through your voice

[@ryanmainetti]

This is the same level of love for persona 3,4,5 and shin Megami Tensei 3,4,5 and Digital devel Saga 1,2. I have played those multiple times in my life.

[@Huddy40]

One of the best games I've ever played. It really should sweep at the goty awards but mostly likely won't.

[@sweettooth7625]

I just finished the game at around 70 hours. For me it started to get stale towards the end. But I really loved my time with it. Amazing game overall.

[@All_Hail_Mighty_Cobra]

Top 5 in no order.. Shining Force, Dark Souls 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Valkyria Chronicles 4, and Knights of the Old Republic. Haven't played a ton of Atlus RPGs, but Persona 5 is my favorite out of what I played. Very excited to get Metaphor. Buying it soon for sure. That and Unicorn Overlord.

[@MewCocoa]

It’s incredible I beat a while ago it was amazing!

[@zach177]

It’s a masterpiece game no doubt but best Atlus RPG ever? Maybe wait a few months and calm down from being super hyped at the moment. It’s definitely a 10/10 game but I don’t know about best ever

[@phillemon7664]

Yeah it’s definitely hard to say but as for best ATLUS RPG it’s only competition on the modern stage is SMTV:Vengeance and Persona 5 Royal which are both top tier RPG’s for me

[@zachary9385]

Besides metaphor, ive played p4 golden and p5 and id definitely say metaphor is much better than both of those games. What other atlus games would you rank above metaphor?

[@jrodm]

160 hours, WHOA!

[@mew215]

Please vote for Metaphor for the Game Awards

[@k.o.gthekingofgames913]

I really hope it wins game of the year because it deserves it

[@MrMelindru]

It took my 137 hours to finsih the game. It's finally over,! Really enjoyed the game a lot, best Atlus game so far, better than the persona one's.

[@liberatedspirit3554]

Agreed. Persona is good but after persona 3 the story and gameplay structure didn't have enough variety for me This game does a great job of taking the foundations of Atlus games that are good and making a game that isn't merely a copy and paste with alternative additions to story and chatacters

[@Ruukasu97]

how did you take 160h? i did everything and im at 80

[@painuchiha2694]

Incredible game! Looking forward to the switch 2 version

[@angeldillemuthactor]

I do really enjoy the game. My first with calendar system. My only gripe is it sometimes falls into a pattern of 3-4 hours of just talking and story to then doing 2 -3 dungeons for 4 hours. Lol its not very balanced. I know you can tackle things differently but doesnt make sense to go to a dungeon then back to town and waste days.

[@mr.a8036]

More inclusive (and well written) this game then dragon age purple.

[@derekosgood3230]

155 hours baby. Great game!

[@superkingdynamic1863]

I am gonna be honest here. It’s a great game, but I just don’t vibe with it along with some others I have seen. The gameplay, the setting, and vibes are just not my style. No hate here, but I am kinda tired of people comparing it to Persona and acting like it is superior when they are fairly different.

[@Monolithsoftninja]

I'm waiting for the royal version

[@phillemon7664]

Don’t think there will be one for this game. Besides Mage Academy not having anything I don’t think they can add too much

[@ZephyrK.]

What would an enhanced version even bring to the table, we even got to see what happens to the party post final boss. A Sequel with a new cast and setting is what Studio Zero should prioritise

[@arthorias06]

​@@ZephyrK. And technically we only know about one island in a world (UK?) Metaphor 2 can be easily done within another region (although we need to explore some other core problem than racism, imo) Also Catherina can become a reacquiring character, cause now she travels beyond Island! And she also mentioned that the world outside is completely different

[@crunchyblend8809]

Metaphor was good but not as good as I thought it would be based off the demo. Story was mid but it did get good near the end. Dungeons were okay. Game was still fun.

[@lazydgsf7429]

STALKER 2 stopped my Metaphor run in its tracks. I’ll have to start over next year. Bold claim. Persons 3 FES and SMT Vengeance are mine. I really like what I got to before STALKER dropped.

[@ActNasty5]

Stalker runs like dogshit bro i finally tried it and im definitely waiting a while before picking it back up

[@ojisankusai]

I'm playing through all the GOTY contenders, and just finished Metaphor seeing as how it's the most recent release. It's very good, but I definitely wouldn't call it the best game release of the year. It has some major weaknesses that can't be ignored: outside of Dragon's Temple and maybe Mt. Vulkano, the dungeon design is seriously lacking in practically every regard, the game also feels crunched and rushed in the late-mid game, and the difficulty is wildly out of whack with a few boss battles being insane and pretty much every other battle being forgettable after the early game and a breeze in the late game. I do have to say that this is the first Atlus game I've actually finished, as I never got through the last month in both P4 and P5. The QoL improvements drastically eased my conscience with regard to the Calendar system and gave a lot more flexibility and speed to what you need to accomplish. The music is good, but with only a couple of memorable tracks FFVII Rebirth crushes it in this category without question. In total, the game feels very much like a streamlined Persona or simplified SMT. It basically smooths those game series over with the QoL improvements, but doesn't quite hit as many highs as, say, P5 or even P4. Rebirth is my GOTY at this point; Chadley is really the only serious detriment to that game, and everything both it and Metaphor do similarly Rebirth winds up being more polished at at the end of the day.

[@Oomy75]

Shame about the bad shimmering & aliasing on consoles, such a easy fix for atlas to implement like they did on pc but just can't be bothered

[@Erikthedood]

That’s for the eventual re-release or remaster like they did for persona 5

[@BenRiley83]

I’m in love with this game so far!

[@diallrexono]

I just finished it yesterday, I really enjoy it but in my eyes is P5R still my favourite Atlus game 🐈‍⬛

[@nocookienolife]

Love the game but for my tastes this year some I preferred SMT V Vengeance (after having bounced off the original after 50h) and Persona 3 Reload. I wish Atlus had gone even further away from Persona than it did. I find that Atlus is missing a Catherine type of game, full of fresh ideas. Can’t complain much though. It’s an amazing game.

[@bobbyjr.9559]

Bro, I tried playing this game an its definitely not the best atlus jrpg of all time. Stop the cap brutha 😂 love your vides man but I think you're over hyping this lol

[@rokmare]

As a long time player of Atlus games I’m hesitant of buying this knowing there might be a better version down the road like Smt v and Vengeance, Persona 5 and Royal, Strange journey and redux you get the idea 😂

[@u-1372]

just finished it, like 1 hr ago and I already miss it (I love バジリオ the most!!) I hope metaphor wins GOTY

[@Normal-Person]

Definitely my GOTY. Love everything about it.

[@-TheP-]

The demo left me very skeptical. Ok, I will wait for the "Royal" version on Switch 2 ;)

[@Memo-yh4nc]

Atlus confirmed that they’re not gonna do any rereleases any more in the future.

[@Mdoherty1687]

This game is exactly what I wished FF16 was. More ppl deserve to play this game.

[@tylermatthews5440]

Alot of Atlus games look so damn good but I can never seem to like them once I play them. Its a me problem I know.

[@poloDhTip]

just ordered it on black friday sales; but please don't ask atlus to do golden royal editions, i want to buy their games only once, it's not a good direction to give the industry

[@emmanuelle7662]

I read they said there wont be anymore rereleases, just DLCs

[@mushra77]

Persona 3 join the chat

[@jesseross639]

You say no dating or school crap??? I’m in.

[@Tylerfoster9595]

LFG!!!

[@pokemonemilja]

Shin Megami Tensie 2 on SNES 😊🎉

[@Sur_GalaChad2189]

I liked metaphore but I didn't love it. There is still too much tell and not show that Atlus games are known for too much happens off screen and there is way to much dialog that gets so repetitive and not voiced I ended up skipping a lot of dialog at the end because it was just word vomit. It was good but not great

[@Greatsharkbite]

Fantastic game, i prefer royal tho.

[@TheVideoGamHer]

Let's gggooooooo! Metaphor Refantazio is not just game of the year, it's game of the generation.

[@Ish0893]

Only negative were the visuals in dungeons wasn't that great. Compared to P5 the Metaphor dungeons were ight

[@PyoWhitewolf]

great review!!

[@MrJohnson81211]

Wow I thought heismay was one of the worst characters. Really thought Eupha was the best bar none.

[@GoldChocobo77]

You're spoiling bro

[@arthorias06]

Okay dude, Eupha is best girl but still ain't no way you disrespecting my boy Heismay like that???

[@forumz3588]

130 hours for completion. Metaphor is a solid 8/10, isnt as good as P5R in my opinion.

[@pyro5159]

Best Atlus rpg of all time? Really bro it may be good but best?

[@bmoney4143]

It's definitely up there though

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Let's gooo! Nice review.

[@nicholasvaccaro4826]

160 hours well guess I can never play it would take me 2 years

[@phillemon7664]

It benefits from stretched out playthroughs anyways

[@nicholasvaccaro4826]

@ I’m thinking of getting a handheld so I can play it casually while doing something else

[@GoldChocobo77]

He did 2 playthroughs I think. Im 65h in and looks like I have 20h left top.

[@Memo-yh4nc]

I just finished it and my in game time was 87 hours. My actual time was 101 hours.

[@arthorias06]

160 is definitely too much, I finished the game in like 110 with every side quest and almost every side boss done (there is one dragon in a book I didn't know about)

[@KingKarimYT]

Still prefer Persona 3 but this game is really good.

[@JosueCorella]

I'm buying the game 100%

[@Aureo-nt1gy]

Meh. I’ll wait for the complete version like atlas does with its games or a dlc. If that doesn’t happen I’ll just get it on discount. I definitely feel fomo but gotta respect my wallet more.

[@manospherehalloffame1682]

My Game of the year! And better than Persona 5... The only elements of P5 that are better than MRF, is the music and cast of characters...in my opinion... But in all other areas, MRF is best.

[@marcusclark1339]

its not

[@dontbethemajority8783]

For someone to put 160 hours in a game that came out a little over a month ago to dog on someone else for their Platinums. 😂

[@AnthonySmith-bj9mo]

hi OJ

[@marlong1325]

After finishing this on PS5,I wasn’t impressed with the graphics(looks like a launch PS3 game,many of its textures are hard to look at and distracting),stylish menus,gameplay was pretty unique with the two combat styles,a nice battle system,music is pretty good with some hit and misses,character designs are basic,story is definitely weird but interesting,its a good RPG,but not my game of the year! My rating:7.5/10

[@ajiwjaiwjaiwaji]

this is the year of atlus

[@abc4781]

Goty!

[@yaboy1414]

Sheeesh

[@klussas]

Totally agree, Atlus at its best

[@stevewallace1387]

I agree this is definitely the best atlus game too date it's my second choice for GOTY my first is FF REBIRTH

[@cbh4god76]

1st??? 😮

[@illuminatusdeus3051]

I thought it was quite bad. Very messy, and probably lacked some sort of coherence. Didn't understand how the main character took the prince's form. Then the humans aspect was a bit too much, and then the back story for Louis came too late, turns out he wants to adopt monster evolution... then the kings memory helping you out. The game started very poorly with no backstories at all. Mid game was ok, majority of the locations were never explored. They didn't even do a dungeon for magical academy, which I felt was integral to the plot. I felt the game was rushed and they ensured it was as long as persona 5. I felt metaphor was a poor game, having beat it, I didn't like it. Even the cast of the characters... I never felt any attachment to them. The only segment I liked was the monster baby and evil mom segment... but even that, you never really know how and why humans turn nasty... It had a lousy story, good structure, short gameplay loop and forgettable characters. I maxxed out all relationships and defeated the dragons. My view is this was a poor release. They ought to have meshed the story a bit more and needed more dungeons.

[@phillemon7664]

How the main character took the prince’s form was that the prince was using a real life technique called “Bi-location” where you can be in two places at once. In order to use “Bi-location” you need to first understand how to exist outside of the body. Desperation can force one outside of the awareness of the body and thus the prince’s desires for a fantastical better world fueled his desires to partake in this forging of a new world. When Bi-Locating it is normal to not remember intellectually that you are who you are and thus you will find yourself creating a new body and adopting a temporary identity that fits the current task at hand. I recommend researching the many saints who achieved Bi-Location in our own history, Buddha did so as well and would use different patterns on his feet to showcase the quirks of such an act. Jesus Christ within the Bible used Bi-Location to address his disciples after going into hiding after his “resurrection”. Krishna allegedly Bi-Located over hundreds of thousands of times to spend time with each of his wife’s who each had particular taste in men and so he adjusted each and every Bi-Location avatar for each and every one of them, at the end of every night Krishna would have each Bi-Location fuse back into them as if they had become one person. Don’t assume just because you don’t understand a concept you can just call it bad. It’s very much a normal thing and surprisingly common even in our own world. Nothing messy about this game from my playing, I was able to follow along quite simply.

[@phillemon7664]

Also “you never really know how or why humans turn nasty” did you pay attention to the story they explain it pretty plainly. The anxiety of their own agency as the sole agents of change in their world turned them into monsters as they spent more time arguing over what was right and wrong as opposed to just working with their anxiety and banding together. They literally explain this in the Elden Sanctum

[@illuminatusdeus3051]

@@phillemon7664 Yeah, apparently 'modern' humans doing something, I think there is a dungeon in the dragon tower that suggests this, along with the wall murals etc. I still think the link is very very poor. In fact, what the heck is that supposed to mean? Humans did an experiment, unleashed magic given the particles that keep flying about etc. Whatever they did, the story stank the whole thing up. Didn't like it one bit.

[@illuminatusdeus3051]

@@phillemon7664 Again... whatever it may be, I feel that the protagonist turning 'human' after enough stimulation by Louis's staff.. and then being a manifestation of the prince himself... was a bit too completing the loop moment for me. I couldn't appreciate this 'plot twist'.

[@arthorias06]

​@@phillemon7664yuh, that's crazy, bro probably skipped through cause it was literally explained in the main story

[@cavummusictheory]

persona 2 better

[@a_Luminary]

Obviously

[@arthorias06]

Maybe, we need some kind of remake to judge Cause even if story is better ain't no way it holds up with modern JRPGs in other aspects

[@themangomanjuice]

Great video from you as always OJ🫶🏿!