Metaphor: ReFantazio - Battle Theme

[@shivanalexander2832]

Pre-Order: Collectors Edition metaphor.atlus.com/index.html?lang=en#buy Collector's Edition Includes: Physical Base Game Steelbook Soundtrack Artbook Homo Tenta Metallic Pins Sticker Sheet Kingdom of Euchronia Cloth Map Costume & Battle BGM Set DLC Voucher Shujin Academy School Uniform (7), Battle BGM & Battle Jingle Set Yasogami High School Uniform, Battle BGM & Battle Jingle Set Gekkoukan High School Uniform, Battle BGM & Battle Jingle Set Seven Sisters High School Uniform, Battle BGM & Battle Jingle Set St. Hermelin High School Uniform, Battle BGM & Battle Jingle Set Jouin High School Uniform, Battle BGM & Battle Jingle Set Samurai Garb, Battle BGM & Battle Jingle Set Etrian Odyssey Series Classes Costume & Battle BGM Set Atlus 35th Anniversary Digital History Book + Soundtrack Pre-order Bonus Vouchers Archetype EXP Chest Set 10x Hero's Incenses (Increases Archetype Experiences by 100) 5x Hero's Fruits (Increases Archetype Experiences by 500) Adventurer's Journey Pack 30,000 Reeve (In-game currency) 5x Expensive Medicines (Restores 200 HP to one ally) 5x Revival Medicines (Revives an ally) 3x Magical Breads (Gradually recover MP while in dungeon) 2x Stale Blackbreads (Deals heavy Almighty damage to one enemy)

[@garynguyen4253]

DO we know when retailers will have it up for preorder in the us?

[@phillemon7664]

@@garynguyen4253now, just pre-ordered my collector’s edition yesterday

[@corruptedteka]

@@garynguyen4253 Right now, technically. The edition with the cloth map in it is the US-specific collectors edition. If you check the link in the comment, that's what you'll find. The japanese/asian-specific anniversary edition is also up for preorders rn on Play-Asia, apparently. That one has slightly different stuff in it. Nothing for the EU yet.

[@jaywinn2161]

It’s available at GameStop currently for preorder now

[@gravhur1651]

All in scalper's hands...

[@AkameshS]

Cant wait to hear the orchestra version at the game awards

[@zai205]

same

[@Iamgindo]

Hoping they also hire the original priest voicing this to present on the TGA awards

[@xxprouaexx]

i bet that flute guy will handle the mission for this music 🤣

[@johnnychopsocky]

Between this, the Astro Bot theme, and the Balatro theme, I'm super stoked for that orchestral montage

[@emileb-m1315]

Balatro sweeps you very much ❤

[@koelee]

The best part is that thanks to Gallica's magic, rapping monk canonically plays in the protagonist's head during every battle.

[@jacobsiron6929]

That's one of my favorite rationalizations for a game mechanic ever, you don't hear much anything before that and after it's just "Hey Gallica you should start a music career you're cooking here"

[@mysterwobble]

Lotus’s grandfather cooking with this one🔥 🔥 🗣️ 🔥 ‼️

[@seraphinw1]

Ye Olde Lotus Mead

[@yeetskeet3]

😂

[@makotonarukami7468]

😂

[@gary.420]

Lotus Juice? more like Lotus Dust

[@tpayer033]

Lotus Elixir

[@gemodemplay415]

Mad buddhist rapping like it is the end of the world

[@ROBDEWAND]

that might be just the case, alot of the smt games had end of the world scenario's after all.

[@cursedcat9557]

​@@ROBDEWAND JRPG moment

[@icetweiz]

Reminds me of Jago's theme from Killer Instinct

[@raffyluvmiharu]

this comment age nicely

[@thatlazywarlock3246]

In this world, one is either a "Namo A Mi Tuo Fo Ye" or a *whatever the heck the opera singer is rappin' here*

[@wave81210]

Fun fact: one of promotional videos from Atlus Shoji Meguro said that he want the vocal part to sound like a buddhist chanting. So this is what you guys hearing right now 😊

[@alpha_c.]

did you know that dds invented buddhism

[@klaus.sfc01official30]

It's a melodic reversal of the strange journey battle theme kinda lol.

[@tyrell9232]

It's Esperanto

[@christhethinker6791]

@@tyrell9232 Based pfp

[@tbnwontpop8857]

​@@tyrell9232 Being rapped by a monk

[@GodotRouge]

My headcanon is that that monk doing rap wasn't planned, he just walked in the studio, did his thing, no one dared to stop him, and they kept it for the release. And it's fire

[@yoshistar8889]

Shoji Meguro try and not make a banger challenge (impossible)

[@mammothplant]

Mementos theme 1: *challenge accepted*

[@kakizakichannel]

He made it seem easy with this song, genuinely the worst in a Megaten game

[@baraness24]

​@kakizakichannel This game isn't part of Megaten, and also, you're wrong lmfao.

[@jowamowa]

@@baraness24 Because it doesn't have megaten in the name doesn't mean it's not megaten, specially when the combat is smtv, social links from persona, and is made by a megaten dev team, also persona doesn't have smt in the name anymore either

[@thumpthumptv1651]

@@jowamowa You know damn well Persona being a Megaten spinoff hasn't changed. This isn't a spinoff, is it inspired by those? Sure, a lot of SMTV's team did work on it.

[@Aberrant17]

Everyone gangsta 'til the Buddhist monk starts rappin' his mantras.

[@invisivel46]

The bit after the chanting reminds me of Fire Emblem

[@colossalweeb]

Shoji meguro fr must have listened to the three houses ost and went "man that brass section kinda goes off, I'll take that"

[@Phyllion-]

@@colossalweeb tbf, he already had done that kind of OST long before Three Houses with Strange Journey on the DS

[@dopeydandoodle]

I hear just a tiny startup for The Edge of Dawn, three houses damages man

[@ezralaguna]

Totally

[@leandrogonzalez3552]

Sounds a lot like Apex of the World

[@orthopoxy]

plankton going fukin hard on that mic

[@MIGU3L2K]

I’ve been trying to figure out what the vocals sound like…it’s def fucking Plankton 🤣 Sounds like Squidward sometimes here and there

[@jumpman_jb]

I thought it was just me who could tell that was him, Thank you! 😂

[@charlesshaw2464]

LOL

[@rouge939]

I can’t unhear it

[@GrahamScanlonDrums]

DBZA Cell rapping in tongues

[@dekucake]

Top ten rappers Jack o' Lantern was too afraid to roast

[@Tvdvidro]

Underrated comment

[@renren47618]

WE'RE BECOMING THE KING WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@WaddleDee45]

Hold on a second. *Pulls off mask* It was you all along, The Fear of God!

[@Ikarusu]

>pulls off mask Oh no you didn't..

[@MetalGamely]

Hold on a second. *Pulls off mask* I'll reveal your true form!

[@renren47618]

​@@MetalGamely📯📯You try to run me through Hold on, think again Don't you know what you're starting?

[@ateliertohka7327]

And I would've gotten away with it, too, if not for you meddling kids.

[@KittyKatty999]

I LOVE that song! No wonder this one sounds so good!

[@theguudknight]

Why does the chanting sound a bit like rapping LMAO Lotus Juice from another world

[@docwulff907]

Lotus Juice multiclassed into monk

[@Starnana]

Isekai Lotus Juice

[@snowymech]

I cant unhear it now. Thanks

[@sovietroll7880]

Thats literally Lotus Juice, he just became a monk and Shoji meguro has no choice but to accept him as one

[@theguudknight]

Hahahaa thank you for the creative replies guys!!

[@cosmomage2166]

The singer's spittin!

[@elielalves3357]

🤣

[@TruePeaceSeeker]

Singer be like: HAHEIZBEHONNAYAKSNSMAODNKLA 🗣🗣🗣

[@alamtya9410]

ARCHETYPE!!! HENSHIN!

[@Anarkyfloyd]

Mutatsu spitting FIRE

[@victorscjholwa3386]

Aramai Serj Tankian kinda fire tbh.

[@Raidou800]

For some reason I love the chanting part as if vocal is fantasy rapping

[@Renatoooooo1000]

Lyrics: Amouhare hayuimera haru handi mera ymera tera yzure huii so ymaze hera geura turis Myeurara ayotendu yeonamae yauzuzue Kyerukae Yazumbae Jagokanze HYA MYA! Kekozee terekee merehatzuhay Jorytai Kyzyrah neatea revoterey Keverey hiderez hay key hiderere Tecesco parakyrah LARAKURYRAH! Myrry Takarraku! Sooh Merraku! Syryma Mytorykou! SENYMAKU!!! Syy Bynyha! Syy Rynaku! Movoryy Aryvydii! BEREMOOTEESAH! Amouhare hayuimera haru handi mera ymera tera yzure huii so ymaze hera geura turis Myeurara ayotendu yeonamae yauzuzue Kyerukae Yazumbae Jagokanze HYA MYA! Kekozee terekee merehatzuhay Jorytai Kyzyrah neatea revoterey Keverey hiderez hay key hiderere Tecesco parakyrah LARAKURYRAH!

[@keybladeciel3716]

Somebody give this man a medal for writing down the lyrics in Esperanto.

[@XelnasTV]

okay now someone translate this to english from esperanto.

[@風上-l8y]

WTF ：）

[@Trickyman477]

​@@keybladeciel3716 pretty sure that not Esperanto😂, but it does sounds like it😅

[@keybladeciel3716]

Meguro himself confirmed that it _is_ Esperanto, which fits the notion of the United Kingdom of Euchronia.

[@hikaru2355]

WE WILL WIN THE GOTY WITH THIS ONE 🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@marlow21]

Flute guy please go ham on this OST during the GOTY Orchestra.

[@reiyun]

When you expect the Lotus Juice rapping but get flashbanged with Fear of God instead. This game is gonna be a banger for sure

[@XelnasTV]

the developer did say he asked shoji NOT to use the pop adjacent sounds he is currently known for using, so we going back to SJ/smt3 sounds baybee

[@moister3727]

Strange Journey vibes, it sounds a bit less intense though. Nicee theme overall.

[@potatistatis6709]

Sounds like Fire Emblem x Strange Journey

[@ltb1345]

@@potatistatis6709 Exactly what I was thinking.

[@Charle_Z]

This is the FE x SMT we should’ve gotten

[@makotonarukami7468]

​@@Charle_ZWii U exclusive alternate world.

[@Omnibus4Everyone]

For sure, yeah

[@antiv4l3nt]

So basically less dreadful but more epicness theme of Strange Journey huh Shoji keeps on delivering 🙏🙏🙏

[@jorntumrongwit9056]

Strange Journey but you're no longer stuck in a dungeon is how I'd describe the ost lul

[@antiv4l3nt]

@@jorntumrongwit9056 Strange Journey but you're not stuck with Eridanus bullshit 🤣🤣🤣

[@unknownuser494]

​@@antiv4l3nt hey, Eridanus is still better than grus.

[@ZephyrK_]

Welcome back, Fodlan Winds.

[@Rogério_Martins]

I would love to see this live. Imagine this in a big theater capable of having multiple giant displays showing the more epic moments of the game as the chorus sings and then pulls back once more when the male singer returns for a more tense segment of the show.

[@UrSoulsBelong2No1]

Dammmmnnnnyuuum, this goes H A R D asf, LOVE the chanting in the background

[@elielalves3357]

Damn i remember strange journey with this ost, this is a bangerrr

[@WWE2KUNIVERSEELITE]

bopping time starts 0:20

[@DmarcusBaus]

WE SAVING THE PRINCE WITH THIS ONE!!! 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Polengue]

Time marches on and the age of a new GOTY draws nearer...

[@masgaz9748]

This is literally Strange Journey's Fear of God but much more hopeful and uplifting

[@tbnwontpop8857]

How do they top P5's Lyn vocals? By getting a literal monk to do the next game's lol.

[@Miunim]

I love how we joked that they would do this for P6 and it still somehow happened 😭

[@sLasHeRxXx07]

From Yumi Kawamura to Shihoko Hirata to Lyn Inaizumi to..... some Monk. 😂

[@Voradorek84]

​@@sLasHeRxXx07that's not just some Monk tho^^ he's a head of myoyojin temple^^

[@jonatassantos2799]

thats the most strange and fucked up battle theme i ever heard I love it

[@puppymaroon964]

If this is the Battle Theme, imagine what the final boss theme would sound like.

[@CrowXTowa]

Kino incoming. Hopefully they can nail it, would love to see other successful Atlus IPs other than Megaten.

[@Lophii28]

i agree walter

[@yiphiphourei]

hoy

[@corruptedteka]

Kino for real !!! I'm so so so excited for it, I have a feeling this game is going to change my life. It's got themes that are WAY too relevant to my life and personal hardships, and the aesthetic is literally peak. It's not even close to being released and it's already touching my soul. Speaks volumes.

[@PenguinsAreColdish]

catherine best atlus game

[@keeysOST]

This game's going to pop off. You can't put the persona team on a new IP and fail.

[@jojojoestar3340]

One of the most original and epic soundtrack ive ever heard

[@haixaldonix4945]

Mad buddhist rapping is something I never knew I needed until now I got it

[@tachikoma81]

Look for headless monk, black myth wukong

[@dominykaszakrys3373]

the flute guy in the orchestra will get a stroke from this...

[@lucylu3342]

**Get's into a battle with a half dead rat that has 2 hp and 1 strength** **The battle music:**

[@tbnwontpop8857]

I believe this game won't have that because it has an Earthbound/Kiseki mechanic where weak enemies die to normal sword swings on the field, which is really nice QoL to have.

[@lucylu3342]

@@tbnwontpop8857 Oh crap you're right, I forgot about that mechanic lol

[@Averi0]

@@tbnwontpop8857 More of a Kiseki thing, since the field is actually action combat. Very barebones here, but still!

[@SentientPotatoXIII]

​@@Averi0 kind of expected considering Altus games are mainly turn-based. I still think it's pretty unique

[@Waka259]

Dude is straight up spitting fire

[@asheski]

can't wait for them to play this one in the game awards orchestra because this will be a game of the year nominee

[@TheCaliMack]

WE GONNA BE READING MANGA WITH THIS ONE

[@harmonycstalker]

Doing this right now with manhwa lmao

[@TheCaliMack]

Please tell me my SMT4 lovers be around 😅 Manga played a surprisingly key role for the game, and I can see it being implemented here too.

[@KittyKatty999]

​@@TheCaliMackAh, the Prequel Manga for Flynn and Walter. I tried looking into it, but the info I got was super limited. And I don't feel like actually reading the mangas XD

[@makokitsune6487]

Shoji Meguro mad buddhist chanting sound like rapping XD

[@TakoBoi123]

WE ARE UNITING THE PEOPLE WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥 🗣️🗣️🗣️ ‼️‼️‼️

[@maquinlol9673]

Lotus Juice's Ancestors cooked so much with this one! Since atlus deleted the og upload i'll post it here again.

[@tbnwontpop8857]

There's no way this is the regular theme lol, but it is. Imagine what the boss music will be like jeez

[@TheAxeLordOfFire]

…dude, have you even *heard* Shoji Meguro’s *normal* battle theme for Strange Journey? He IS that good, so don’t rule this out.

[@tbnwontpop8857]

@@TheAxeLordOfFire Oh I am well aware, I've finished that game's neutral route. I can still be in disbelief every time.

[@steven310250]

Smt 3 Nocturne would like a word with you.

[@yasahana4447]

​@TheAxeLord47911 the problem that game had was the normal battle theme was so much more intense than the boss theme

[@KatelynTea]

Its the ambush theme actually, which given ambushes are pretty easy to get you'll be hearing it a lot

[@labranehit7687]

I love the gothic vibes of that song. The almost religious chanting that sounds more like a preach, just epic!

[@Lophii28]

love it, the chanting adds so much to it for me

[@razzgrizz3]

shoji meguro is a treasure

[@EvilMagnitude]

Meguro is an absolute god tier game composer man, one of the best in the biz

[@zugiii1086]

I thought this would be the main theme, but it being the battle theme is even better!

[@landur64099]

I fell in love with the singing part as soon as I heard it... I believe that listening to this music during battle will definitely urge you to finish the battle quickly.

[@reijhinru1474]

0:43 this part kicks so hard!

[@bfearofthedarkc]

That is easily the most annoying part of this earache. I checked it out because I never played it but loved Persona. I can see quality hit the floor, this is fucking terrible.

[@MIGU3L2K]

Thanks for the upload, MegamiButtCheeks

[@mariogarciaurena1104]

Love at first listen - amazing how he always delivers

[@ricardoorozco9757]

Wooow Shoji Meguro one of the 6 másters of game music composition , supreme 👌 original , and épic

[@matiasrock100]

Peak Lotus Juice

[@terry5183]

It's been a while since I was this excited for a new release. Please do not disappoint.

[@avangiongr]

RPG of the year for sure

[@Hegotflow99]

It makes me laugh because dude is killing it with a huge fan fare afterwards it’s completely amazing

[@Daichi777]

This is like Heaven

[@Granster10]

Leaving this for when Metaphor definitely wins game of the year

[@DanielMartinez-uo2vo]

Even in bed while trying to sleep i always remember the buddhist rap along with this song. Damn you Atlus!!

[@VesterNCrowley]

Shoji Meguro out here resurrecting lotus juice’s ancestor for this theme

[@Shifty1897]

Sigh... **Sets aside $70 for October**

[@mantraki]

70 dollars!!!!!!, nah im sailing or waiting if it goes in discount

[@xXkcidd91Xx]

inb4 super secret expansion dlc day 1 pass championship edition collectors edition

[@ssplif5415]

@@mantrakior u can get ah job

[@Rina000t]

For me....I save that 70 dollar for the complete version with all the dlc like what atlus always do with their persona and smt game recently

[@herojdb-8583]

​@@mantrakiIt's a new release why so suprised

[@luigirb4022]

Looks like Strange Journey is back on the menu, boys!

[@Apophis124]

The music to fight against gods

[@shapesofme4413]

Can't wait to play this masterpiece

[@SonKosen]

The moment I heard this I already knew the game was gonna be fire

[@stevenbconrad]

Seriously life affirming shit. Gotta stick around if another banger like this may be around the corner. Absolutely amazing

[@ronik809]

giving me that SMT strange journey vibe and im digging it

[@wesleypereira4121]

absolutely masterpiece right here it is impossible to not be an atlus fanboy nowadays

[@keeysOST]

Goddamn this is why Shoji Meguro is my favorite composer of all time. Man puts out bangers constantly.

[@MrBased-ip3jn]

WE SMOKING TOP SHELF ZAZA WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥

[@maccamachine]

I’m so ready for this game it looks amazing already

[@flubberdubbert]

Game of the year

[@skyFxd]

this being the normal battle theme is insane❤❤

[@Skips531]

If this is the normal battle music, can’t wait for the epic boss battle track

[@mailmanmcbruh]

Thank you MegamiButtcheeks very cool 👍

[@MorikaWeb]

I don’t even know what the guy is saying but the energy is so intense I preordered the game.

[@tfc1193]

Battle themes have officially peaked

[@CrimsonFIame]

After watching that trailer it made me think if anyone could make an actual good Attack on Titan game it's Atlus. The artstyle in this game reminded me of it. There's even a wall around the city

[@moomer2675]

Atlus artstyle and Platinum Games gameplay and you get a perfect AOT type game.

[@williamjacobik7966]

Just wait until this guy finds out there’s walls around most older cities

[@TitusKingdom]

I love atlus and AOT so that would be an amazing combination!

[@BerserkKnight]

​@@williamjacobik7966 Calm down prick. It does give that vibe

[@BerserkKnight]

​@@williamjacobik7966Calm down it's not that serious. Besides it does have that vibe

[@sonictelephone1526]

I was on the fence about getting this game. I think this battle theme has just sold me. It's incredible 😮

[@turtleduck5118]

BANGER

[@GameshinbunTV]

I think we have best jrpg of the year and best soundtrack at the game awards

[@rikkasummer2784]

another music cd with a game to look up to, sigh october feels a long way to go...for now

[@yu6btemz]

imagine it's Lotus Juice writing the lyrics 💀

[@OkaRin1]

It's like Uematsu's battle themes from FF8-9 in verses + singer's tone like in the last boss Lost Odyssey's theme (Howl of the Departed) but have more "monk-like" chanting style + Soken's-like choir in chorus.

[@justyouraveragecountrybump5558]

I want lyrics so I can spit this shit during class

[@corruptedteka]

Same, I really hope they end up giving us some of the lyrics. Especially if they're all in Esperanto ! I wanna know what it all means...

[@makotonarukami7468]

Joe Rogan and his friend Duncun can sing this.

[@BaldurOverlord]

When the monk has bard as a subclass

[@SakiShizuma-jg9wn]

I mean this in the most positive way possible but it sounds like Perfect Cell took up Buddhism.

[@JamesTheTurnbull]

We going back to Strange Journey vibes, boys!

[@sluex]

Crazy dave been real quiet since this dropped...

[@GameshinbunTV]

Game ost can't be that good The ost:

[@corruptedteka]

Something I find really interesting about this is that the chorus in this is mixed way differently than the snippets we've heard in trailers and in the soundtrack samples on the website. At 0:43 the choir's range is way broader ( or at least we can hear more of it ) and it's mixed louder and clearer in general, whereas before the voices were softer, almost blending into the background. Similarly, the horns that come in at 0:56 to play along to the same melody as the choir's, were way less audible before, they're sharper now. I'm no musician, though. I can't really tell if this is a case of final vs prototype version ( and which is which ), or if they are two distinct versions that will play in different battles, or if this version is cut before it loops and the trailer track is just a later part in it. No clue ! Still thought it was interesting. Personally I like being able to make out the lyrics more clearly and just how sharp every sound is here, but also being able to get lost in the fullness and softness of the sample version ( and having to intently listen for the choir ) was a really cool experience !

[@theoneupwarrior94]

Metaphoring on The Re:Fantazio got me speakin Esperanto

[@origirindra1590]

BIG strange journey vibes

[@tutuzaum6191]

absolute cinema

[@pandamonium9255]

That chanting part just… maaaaannnnn….. We have persona and NOW Metaphor!!! YEEEESSS!!! Anime game fans rejoice!!!

[@RegentalPack]

Fire Emblem vibes are up on this one