Is Metaphor: ReFantazio REALLY That Good?!

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Friends, we gather today to discuss the latest work from the creators of Persona. It's an exciting day as this is their first new IP in quite sometime and while it's still early goings, the way they manage to reinvent their turn based and social gameplay while delivering next level storytelling is unmatched. From the beauty of its art down to its harsh themes, Metaphor is a must play JRPG.
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[@MrMattyPlays]

Metaphor: ReFantazio is out NOW! Grab the game: gsght.com/c/f4ev0h & Play the demo: gsght.com/c/3cq0me #ad

[@michahojwa8132]

If you are a mage, you can hit stuff while walking and regenerate mana - so can do any dungeon in single day - changes the game so much.

[@nickchatzipantelis4109]

Mage is easy mode seems like.

[@michahojwa8132]

@@nickchatzipantelis4109 Pretty much. But mage is also weak - you can hit 10 enemies at once but low dmg - you need to be good with dodging - it's easy to get instakilled.

[@Blackinght11]

For gruff fanatasy JRPG fans like me, Atlus making a game set far away from Highschool and in a fantasy setting is a dream come true

[@johnnyflannigan136]

I'm 40.. Don't want to play a game about kids in highschool

[@superstretch215]

Exactly!! I was always put off by the setting of Persona in general. This setting is right up my alley.

[@jameslindsay5889]

​@johnnyflannigan136 I'm 41. Love P4Golden. I don't mind the school setting as long as the games are good.

[@MuhammadAli-xw4yc]

@@johnnyflannigan136 Agreed im 45 and I was tired of japans obsession with high school and their pathetic perversion when it comes to school girls wearing sky high skirts and buying used panties from certain machines in japan on the street, sick of it since 18 years old.

[@morriganrenfield8240]

​@@johnnyflannigan13635, i like them but i also enjoy a shakeup/ variety!

[@catatonic165]

As someone with a major FF VII bias for Rebirth, this is still probably going to be my personal GOTY. Its incredible.

[@blitzball4lyfe823]

I haven’t played it yet but may some time down the road. I don’t have a big backlog of games, but the ones I have are such massive titles that I’ll be going on them for a while 🔥

[@wowfoelifewarcrack3297]

Not being cheap but games a 93 dollor single player game I'll wait for a sale i love an played the demo can't wait for a sale❤

[@JLind854]

I have a feeling Rebirth is still the popular pick for Goty at the game awards, but for me as well Metaphor is so god damn good it’s far and away my personal goty for sure

[@f3argino597]

​@@wowfoelifewarcrack3297 where do you live where it 93 dollars?

[@Nega_Duck]

Thank you for this comment. It resonated with me.will make a purchase now

[@DrierHyperion21]

Metaphor is so damn good. By far the best Atlus game I've ever played. The music is so captivating and fits so well with the story

[@AbsentQuack]

The Virga island theme was such a bop.

[@mofantafa]

Matty is at his best when he’s happy and he’s happy being able to talk positive about games.

[@MrMattyPlays]

Means a lot hearing that. Thank you!

[@michaelspianochannel]

​@@MrMattyPlays Matty's always at his best :)

[@ChrisJohannsen]

It's literally an ad

[@guyinapandasuit2691]

This is the kind of content im here for. I love to see people happy talking about things they love, rather than hating on things they don't like.

[@BooserBoi]

​@@ChrisJohannsen Isn't any review an ad for a game, whether good or bad?

[@jamjam445]

This is one of those rare games that I legit don't want to end.

[@icedcapplord710]

It's really refreshing seeing a JRPG depict racism and class divide in such a brutally honest way. Being othered has always been a sort of hallmark for a lot of JRPG narratives especially with silent protagonists but it felt so particularly real in its attempt to get the player to meditate on how people are treated. Atlus games have always drawn from certain social phenomenons and elements from religion and mythology, but I do love that the real world is depicted as a utopia in the land of the fiction that everyone's striving to get towards, and how your nature as a complete outsider actually reflects in how NPCs talk to you or if they task you with anything you need to do to earn at least a slither of recognition, which only strengthens the whole backdrop of the election and trying to fight for a world where everyone gets their share. It's very different from the usual way Persona handles delinquency or "not being from around here"

[@MuhammadAli-xw4yc]

at least its not woke and pushing LGBTQ agenda down us gamers throats like many western devs are doing.Insominiac,ubisoft etc.

[@fingermi7571]

It's a video game. It's not the real world. Most of us play games to escape the awful reality we live in. How in God's name is it "refreshing" to have a game remind you of the state of this world?

[@icedcapplord710]

@@fingermi7571 Art can be escapism from the real world and used to answer pressing questions about reality, how we perceive others and what we can be striving to accomplish. It has always been used to talk about pressing subject matter in the context of a heightened, fictional reality with characters that might not even resemble people who look like us. This has always been a thing. It's often the art that detaches itself aesthetically from reality that can have the most to say about themes or messages that can be imparted on the real world. You can enjoy it as escapism, but that doesn't mean art shouldn't have something to say or that we should sanitize the content within art to look away from uncomfortable topics. Artists produce art as their perception of the world first and foremost and you can't argue with that, especially with mediums like film, TV and gaming. This has always been true

[@chaserseven2886]

@@fingermi7571 escapism is for the weak

[@skelton4795]

@@fingermi7571 just because sth is used as an escapism doesnt mean it cant handle difficult themes that are present in the real world. Hell some of my favourite game tackle difficult themes that effected me personally in my life making it hit so much harder and making it more beautiful because i had a personal understanding and connection to it.

[@JustBenUnofficial]

Louis? Nah man, that’s Griffith again

[@James-u1y]

Honestly we need more Griffiths.

[@Commandosoap777]

No he’s inspired more by Reinhard from lotgh(who grifith takes some inspiration from ) like their designs and ideals are the same just louis is a bad guy lol

[@critical_6164]

@@Commandosoap777 i wouldnt say griffith takes "inspiration" from reinhard, he just looks "similar" not "inspired".

[@echos9396]

8:07 I personally think the Persona games are way more mature then people give it credit for just because you play as a teen. Remember Persona 5 is rated M while Metaphor is rated T. There’s way more of a darker tone in persona games then this game.

[@Iluvatar196]

Aye in persona 5 we have corrupt police, corrupt politicans, societal commentary / crtitic, prostitutions, sexual abuse, trauma, mental health

[@echos9396]

@@Iluvatar196 Exactly 💯 ppl think it’s a kids game when it’s way darker then they give it credit for just because you play as a teen kid. 🤣

[@Raytheman581]

@@echos9396 Its not that persona isn't mature, I don't think people are saying that at all. They all deal with deep themes, its just the characters themselves mostly still act like teens because they are, the characters themselves aren't mature and act very anime in certain situations in persona. Also the way persona 5 goes about handling most of those themes are not that good in execution. I still think outside persona 2, p4 still has the best overall story in execution, even if I do love p3 more. P5 honestly has the weakest overall story. Basically persona doesn't really go deep enough, just has surface level problems like most jrpgs do. Also p5 social links for the majority of characters don't hit the feels like this one does.

[@gezblair]

A million sales in a few days! Shows there is public appetite for new IP that takes risks. I know it’s a “Persona-like”, if that’s a thing, but still a big gamble for Atlus. On my first play through of Persona 5. And 70 hours or so later, will be jumping straight into this. 🎉

[@MikeTheD]

Makes you wonder what the next Persona will be like. This is way deeper than Persona and doubt they turn back

[@Mbk10298]

@@MikeTheD I remember reading somewhere that they want Persona 6 to be as big of a leap as Persona 5 was from Persona 4. Very excited to see what they do.

[@kavonstuart9803]

The fact that I can run around with the mage arch type to replenish my MP makes this game easier. I ran out of MP switched to the mage, grinded for a bit and my MP was back full. I didn't even have to take a day's rest to finish the dungeon😂😂😂

[@brettwilliams522]

Standing in front of a spawning crystal as mage. Just out side of range of the crystal itself. Easiest way to regenerate for free, doing the same for merchant and gunner. Literally it’s just free cash,health and mp lol

[@brettwilliams522]

The moment I farmed my first dungeon for repeat kills, never struggled with mag from that point either lol

[@James-u1y]

It gave me a good reason to go on the hardest difficulty and it’s such a fun experience in that way.

[@daemyno]

Also they purposely put a crystal that infinitely spawns low level enemies in "almost" all dungeons to make this easier. This is a huge QoL.

[@brettwilliams522]

@@daemyno was that on purpose? It feels like more of an oversight than on purpose. To me it seems the purpose is to punish anyone not keeping up on levels and be a minor inconvenience to anyone else. I feel like farming the crystals was not the purpose cause they don’t respawn and your teammates will wreck them easy if you stand even a step to close with there support attacks

[@AbsentQuack]

I already put 100 hours into this game, its like crack. Honestly one of the best JRPGs I've ever played, and I've played A LOT of JRPGs.

[@RJaime869]

Been waiting for you to make this video!

[@RJaime869]

You said you’re no lifing this game and damn so have I. I haven’t been this irresponsible with my sleep schedule in a long time.

[@CrimsonFIame]

They're going to knock it out of the park with P6 aren't they. Will probably be their best game

[@RichardMiller-q8c]

What i was thinking today when I bought this game. They have to. they are prolly dropping games like this to tide us over the next 6 years it'll be until p6

[@Abobus101]

​@@RichardMiller-q8cYeah right, they've been working on Metaphor for 8 years to "tide you over", to p6. Considering that Persona 6 is being made by new devs, you'll be lucky if it's even close to being as good.

[@baconx6476]

@@RichardMiller-q8c No no, this ain't the side dish lil bro, Metaphor is the main course. This is that steak that Cypher is eating when he turned his back on Morpheus my dude.

[@hammbon3367]

​@RichardMiller-q8c actually a reliable Atlus leaker has tweeted P6 will be revealed at game awards and released in July 2025. So keep an eye out. P6 and Metaphor are different internal studios. (P-studios and Studio Zero)

[@WHIKKEDDDD]

as someone who genuinely doesn’t really play jrpgs (mostly because i’m always busy and can’t commit too much time to one game) i’m absolutely hooked to this one. this is such a blend of past atlus games to make such a fantastical world and story man. the gameplay alone hooked me, but gosh im loving it

[@Liablekarma5]

Metaphor is my personal game of the year. Absolutely love everything about it so far!

[@SfinxVid]

It took me a while to get into it, longer than with Persona 5, but after the first real story dungeon 12 hours in I am hooked. The social aspect is also far more enjoyable as a young adult in a fantasy setting instead of a high school ‘real life’ setting, absolutely love it and the best thing is that I still have some days off so I can spend my days playing it. What a great time!

[@DeLdEl789]

If there’s one thing I love about this game is that each unique activity adds a gameplay benefit instead of, for example, a 2% bonus to armored attacks which usually means nothing. I hope more devs start to take notes of these series and why people like them.

[@grahfkarate1799]

Current Atlus is like 90s square..

[@VAANET]

Yeah literally that. I'm about 40% through and this game gives huge FF vibes

[@aznhomig]

The studios in Asia have been knocking it out of the park lately. FF7 Rebirth, Stellar Blade, Wukong, and now Metaphor. 2024 is the year of the Asian RPG.

[@Jayy997]

Not just RPGs, but games in general. The western AAA market is so incredibly creatively bankrupt and dysfunctional it's embarrassing.

[@Tomiply]

1:47 Makes me glad that I'm not too particular with genres. Sci-fi, fantasy, horror, platformers, cyberpunk, whatever, I'm so into it all. Love so many genres.

[@KingofDMC19]

No Matty, everything is a METAPHOR.

[@grilled-onions11]

Your enthusiasm is contagious and perhaps a contributing factor why you’ve come so far Matty, keep rockin 💪

[@colorless_crown3789]

Metaphor feels like the perfect blend of mainstream shin megami tensei dark stories and persona lighter stories put together.

[@LilWeySoIcy]

As someone who doesn’t really enjoy the combat in atlus games, well, more so persona, I really enjoyed the combat here. It’s faster paced and the real time action before the fights kicks ass too. I hope persona 6 combat plays like this

[@yeetskeet3]

Atlus has been cooking all year bro

[@HanaNoMaude]

Been waiting to hear you get back to this one and talk about it! But like you said you’re still at the tip of the Atlusberg with this one so I would love to see a full circle review/thoughts from you after rolling credits either here or on retro rebound or with Cog in the realm of the dukes. Such a special game and what a year to be a JRPG fan

[@Scarecr0wn]

Yes, yes it is. Atlus just casually showing to Squeenix how is it done.

[@GMaster7]

Been checking my KZbin subs daily waiting for Matty's review. Let's go!!!

[@Daniele-PierreDuLac]

1:06 giving a review ten hours into an rpg like this could go either way tbh. I like and trust and respect you Matty so it’s not really a big deal however this is kinda in sketchy territory tbh. Leaning more towards advert than review.

[@hamza7518]

Kinda agree. I need to see his review after completing the game.

[@Ghostballz420_69]

​@@hamza7518The first 10 hours are the worst part so

[@jaroslavmihok740]

i always heard about Persona games, problem is it is in highschool and i personally am not fan of this setting so their new fantasy IP is exactly what i needed ... 40 + hours in game and i love it

[@zandoe]

GAME OF THE DECADE

[@RazmaX]

I didn't realize till I started playing this, how sick I was of the high school scene. Its refreshing to have a time limit but not have to take a test on history or some other subject. This alone is worth the price of admission.

[@gabiruuuuuuuuu]

After I saw a 95 on metacritic I opened up a huge smile and said “Matty is going to lose his shit”

[@a-t-lheatsquad5029]

Falcons and Fantazio fan?! I have found my people. Subscribed🤝

[@Munchkkinz]

BRING BACK DEMOS!! i normally wouldnt have tried this bc ive never played a jrpg but im really enjoying this demo atm

[@kiranis2174]

At the moment of the demonstration of strengths (in Brilehaven), I was able to hear my heartbeat (probably anyone would have heard it if they were in the room at that moment)

[@tehbeernerd]

I’m just here trying to parse through Marty’s baffling combination of sports fandoms. The NY Mets, Atlanta Falcons, and Edmonton Oilers?!

[@OilersHD97]

Pretty sure he's a Rangers fan

[@thefrothingotter8772]

It doesnt look like something I would really play, but some aspects of the game do seem pretty cool and a really creative. Its nice to see a variety of different games out there. Also glad to see Matty in a good mood :)

[@deadpoolcorps2]

You can try the demo

[@RichardMiller-q8c]

Try a jrpg if you haven't

[@hazwan3582]

THE GAME IS A PEAK CINEMA! THE GREATEST JRPG OF ALL TIME THIS YEAR! not gonna lie the game totally blew me away. It was amazing experience. The art style is so unique and attractive. The music is a beautifuly BANGER *chefs kiss. The gameplay and combat is so addictive and engaging. even though there's no romance system but still the whole story and the characters keep pulling you in so many memorable moments. The game is a MASTERPIECE and totally deserve Game of The Year! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@ToastySofa]

I finally see what the Persona folks have been talking about. A high school is never going to be an interesting RPG setting for me, so I hope Atlus goes for another new IP again in the future (even though sadly they need to make P6 after this)

[@dereka5017]

This game came out of nowhere. I remember seeing a trailer for it in passing over the summer and thinking "oh, that looks interesting". Then the next I heard of it is because the demo came out and I saw a YT video where the guy mentioned it. On a whim I downloaded the demo, and now I'm completely hooked on the game. 25 hours in so far.

[@shaze2226]

Thanks, Matty. It's such a good sign when a game really impresses you. Purchasing now!

[@neku2741]

Atlus shows that they are jrpg goat.

[@baconx6476]

10 hours is like still in tutorial territory, it will take around almost double that until the world actually opens up. This game is massive... and amazing.

[@tazmanceltic]

This game is really frickn special, knew you'd love this one Matty

[@peterjohnston775]

Cannot stop playing. 70+ hours so far. Still hooked on this gaming crack.

[@VioletElite4]

I love it! I got it on Playstation and really loving the characters, story, and world! No spoilers but I'm diving back into the next dungeon tonight!

[@RobertoM2011]

Gonna get it on sale. Interested but replaying RPG's atm that I didn't appreciate before ( FFXV, FF9 ). All of this must be done before Monster Hunter releases it feels like that game is the apocalypse like with World all over again.

[@captainp367]

I been playing non stop for 4 days now gonna do a ng+ run right after finishing tomorrow Edit - A tip for you guys, If you got the archetypal ring have it equipped on the main character. That ring boosts the exp earned from the turn based combat only not over world I think. I'm already almost done fully leveling all the royal archetypes.

[@CCKaraoke]

I'm frustrated that the localization appears to strip away a lot of the nuance in places, but I'm still excited to play it. Maybe I'll wait for a fan mod that restores the intention of the script.

[@Givejordr]

I'm almost 50 hours deep into this game, and it's SO MUCH FUN. And yeah, it's a very dark game with hard-hitting themes while not being preachy. Plus, I enjoy the gameplay so much. I tried playing Persona 5 multiple times, but it was so complex, I stopped playing due to overthinking the whole game and persona combinations. I got very far in SMT5 but then ended up overthinking the fusions again once I got into the level 60s. Though, I do have over 100 hours on [base] SMT5 but haven't finished it yet. But yeah, once you get the mechanics down here, everything feels so good no matter what you do.

[@TakaChan569]

Anyone who think Persona doesn't do mature themes is crazy to me, hell just the first big chap of P5 hit hard.

[@alexrababah9500]

I am so grateful this came out just before Veilguard, so I can spend two hundred hours on it, before Halloween.

[@guyinapandasuit2691]

So in other words, This is an instant classic. The passion you have describing it is proof. I'm so excited to play. I have heard nothing but stellar reviews of this game.

[@FalloutTributeMusic]

I had the honour to check this game a few hours at my friends home. I am convinced!

[@TalentedTacoTrex]

I wonder what the end game difficulty is going to look like. Persona 5 was the first JRPG I ever beat and I found the final couple hours of the game really challenging for me.

[@Christian-ip3vz]

Short answer: Yes Long answer: Hell Yeah

[@conora.1192]

Truthfully this game has blown me away. The gameplay, the OST, and the story elements. The themes of class divide and racism are portrayed wonderfully. And I'm not even halfway through the game yet. I'm beyond stoked to see the future of this game. Definitely a fantastic new series from Atlus

[@kohiek]

I feel the same way about everything in this game. Atlus is one of the few companies that wants their menus and ui to be a work of art on it's own.

[@MyLivingLegacy]

Glad you're really enjoying it so far, altho it was kinda a given haha I wish I had time for it right now, but have just other games I was gonna play prior first. Curiously, left the same feedback on the Alien isolation video on Retro channel I think, would have liked to see you play a bit more and time spent on the game first before a video just for the sake of a video. This game is 60-100hrs, spending 10 seems a little small considering the demo gave us 6-8 depending on what you did, so you really haven't experiences that much more than everyone else yet. No hate, glad to see some thoughts! I know how utterly busy October in general is for you specifically game release wise, but would have loved to see some more mid game thoughts on further archetypes, dungeons, other main cast members obtained, where the story is going etc Will you do a final review or follow up video wise or just chat about it on defining duke etc? Thanks Matty!

[@the_iron_rook9291]

I've never played Persona. I downloaded the demo for this one based on your raving. Bought the full game after about 2 hours of playing the demo.

[@brianwallace731]

Metaphor is truly something special, Atlus has become KING of turn based. Menu’s so sleek, music is absolute perfection, Visuals are gorgeous! Top tier in every way! 10/10 masterpiece. GOTY

[@DDTJOESTAR]

I’ve been selling many people on just making it thru 30 minutes. “Once you make it an hr in you’re already hooked in”

[@MikeTheD]

It’s SO good. Because I already had the expectations of the Persona loop, which was already good, each new wrinkle I think wow this is crazy. I’m stoked about the story, stoked about the new gameplay, stoked about the character builds, etc etc the list is pretty long. It’s so awesome when you get hooked bigtime and know you got such a huge game ahead.

[@tmac4prez1]

Atlus just crushes everything they do. It really is great to see a team at the top of their craft, seemingly sacrificing nothing to execute their vision. This is what game development should be, and I don't mean this exact type of game, but this level of polish and care.

[@nnnneeeeuuuu]

Atlas UI just shows us how western entertainment is missing out by not jumping into crazy art direction

[@sakuragi1062]

Atlus UI only works with that specific art style most western rpg’s tend to have a much grounded UI even some Japanese rpg doesn’t have the same style as Atlus UI design.Only Atlus making an effort to design their UI that looks like very stylish

[@Wernershnitzl]

After hearing this, I hope you do a further review once you get in--I just finished the second dungeon myself and that one was a struggle on its own.

[@DjediVibrations]

My Game of the Century

[@DjediVibrations]

A one world tribe like More writes about is all I dream of

[@ChannelOfPayne]

Loving the Falcons Shirt Matty! Dirty Birds!

[@killcaz]

Matty fan from Atlanta. Awesome falcons shirt!

[@rabbyd542]

It's by and far the best Atlus style RPG I played. The only other game like this that really gripped me into it was Strange Journey.

[@mohrasher]

SEGA is the publisher they seem to be doing really well since the Dreamcast

[@HEROGETSU-ALT]

Def a must buy for me

[@kristopherelyea7831]

It’s all your fault that I’m obsessed with these games now! Glad you are taking your time with it tho!

[@Oz07]

Been waiting for our boy to cook this one 🔥

[@michaelhowell2809]

I really thought yoko taro was on board with this game. The songs with female vocals and the humans remind me of shades in nier I love it

[@theholyvessel5736]

There is a healing spell called DEI that’s all I need to know about this game to be fair.

[@DevDinish]

I love this game ! Its been such a good enthralling story.

[@nicholasnajibi3082]

The Dragon Ball numbers, triple what this did in one day

[@supermariowz]

It’s literally the child of SGT and Persona and I love it!

[@brandonthomas7698]

you mean SMT?

[@supermariowz]

@@brandonthomas7698 yes lol, typo

[@Tsotmiam]

I have never been able to get into the Persona games. I tried 2 3 4 and 5 and I think it has to be the high school setting that turns me off because I am in love with Metaphor ReFantazio. Metaphor has me losing track of time for the first time in almost a decade.(Fallout 4) The finished the Demo and ordered immediately after it was over. I launched the game after dinner thinking I'd play a couple hours before bed, I blinked and it was 4:50 A.M. Nothing has captured my attention like this game has and if this game finishes well it will have easily replaced Space Marine II for my game of the year.

[@Tiasung]

A game like this is really what we needed. 💯

[@WackoWambo]

i love how you finally are covering a good rpg instead of western dev slop

[@sweettooth7625]

I never tried a persona game and I took a chance with this one. I didn’t think it would click but boy was I wrong. This game is so good. My only thing is I don’t really dig the time management thing but it’s no deal breaker.

[@sombrerosamurai]

Yes, especially the great translations. Glad they didn't use those boring Google translate ones I've seen goin around. Phenomenal game.

[@GuidoDePalma]

I watched a streamer play it and it really made me want to play it

[@expattrading]

Well, we have a new GOTY for my list 1.) Metaphor Re-Fantazio 2.) Wukong 3.) FFVII Rebirth 4.) Helldivers 2 5.) Astrobot.

[@captainRogue41]

1. Metaphor: ReFantazio 2. Stalker 2 3. Persona 3 Reload

[@GoodvibesXD]

Astro Bot is number 1 that game is perfect

[@captainRogue41]

@@GoodvibesXD Perfect copy Nintendo games.

[@expattrading]

@@captainRogue41 what game is it copying exactly?

[@toomastom3827]

​@@captainRogue41Stalker 2 isn't even out 🥴😴

[@burnmybread4985]

Atlus could probably not sponsor these videos and still have matty talk about it. Lol

[@chadwolf3840]

Writing and story are s-tier. If Emil had half a brain he’d be able to notice the difference between this and his game.

[@swaggersonchannel7255]

I can’t wait until mines come in! It was this video that I bought it

[@sterlingkart9562]

Louis looking like Griffith

[@theredviking29]

This video ALMOST had me pull the trigger. But $93 canadian before taxes for the base version hurts. Even though I know I will get a ton of game time put of it

[@chiefhuey2212]

The demo gives you so much can't wait to buy it

[@domymbd]

It's my game of the year! (Infinite Wealth being close second)

[@beastlybeast2716]

The answer is yes. It’s that good. Now I just need to find the time to actually PLAY IT

[@calvinmatthews1527]

As someone who's favorite genre is science-fantasy, they really knocked this one out the park several times. Atlus pours their souls into everything they make and does it pay off! A lot of Japanese developers could learn from them but they're always too afraid to spend money.

[@2265Hello]

Honestly with alot of jrpgs and atlus games included the difficulty falls apart and it becomes easier. While im approaching the mid gane difficulty is consistent but technically a bit easier with the tools i have been offered. I also feel like i have a reason to use consumables now too.

[@Kalas82]

nah, it is better they have not quite nailed how overworld combat/stunning and turn based combat are handeled, also they need to work on some other edges but as a whole package: 10/10

[@oliorogue]

The game keeps getting better too.

[@TheDanimal91]

I'm not a jrpg fan but I'm loving this game!