OUR IMPORTANT MISSION - Metaphor: ReFantazio (Part 1)

[@shinrugal]

You actually skipped the intro movie that sets up the story

[@kurimiaisukurimu]

Idk if you skipped it or watched it before recording, but FYI there's a scene that plays before the title screen that's meant to be watched before you start the story.

[@_Lis25]

Guys you skipped the opening movie to the story. It isn't like in other games, here it's literally a part of the story. Btw I know you don't like to read but I really recommend reading Memorandum. It has so much information about this world.

[@jonathangoodwin5609]

The fact that background music is canon and explained in universe is awesome.

[@4play2004]

As folks pointed out, please watch the intro cutscene that plays before the title screen since it’s sets up the story. Also, most of the voice actors in this game are new, so you barely won’t be able to recognize anyone. The most recognizable might be Strohl, who he also voiced Dion from Final Fantasy 16. Also, check the Memorandum when you can to know more details about the terms, tribes, etc. It will help you with the story along the way.

[@Verm0uth07]

I heard the MC's voice and immediately figured out that it's Caelus from HSR. I would say he's the most recognizable considering how popular that game is.

[@ubermenschen01]

The MC is Caleb Yen (male protag of Honkai Star Rail), the narrator is Greg Chun (Adam from Neir:Automata), Gallica is Alejandra Reynoso (been a VA since 2004 as a child). Hulkenberg's VA (Kristin Atherton) is an actress, and I'm pretty sure they narrate audiobooks. Idk if any of the main character VA's so far are new.

[@Blueeyesthewarrior]

Oh god, I've already found the target of my simping. There's nothing I like more than a silver haired cutie with a chip on his shoulder and a noble heart.

[@seansilence2697]

When I met Strohl I immediately went "why is it always the white haired guys that are hot??"

[@joelsasmad]

49:31 Notice Kilinger here braging about being a war hero who has survived "trenches forged in the blood of my conrades". His entire reputation is built on surviving many battles. Now notice that the moment there was danger he found an excuse to send his men ahead *without thier commander*, keeping himself safe while dooming his men. He then accuses the first person to point out the lack of logic of being a coward to distract from his own cowardice. We can guess how he survived those trenches...

[@friendbreakfast]

"trenches forged in the blood of my comrades" indeed, he was always as far away from the action so only his comrades let out any blood.

[@HollowGolem]

"Because [Mara] is what everyone thinks of." Evan, you're goddamn right. Atlus had a poll to ask which demons that weren't yet Demon Navigators should be added to SMTV Vengeance as new navis, and Mara was in the top 4. He's going to be leading people to loot. I can't wait. 1:03:50 "I'm gonna explore everything." Having already skipped 2 side rooms and a missable item at the top of the stairs. lol never change, Evan

[@PedroHenrique-mk5zi]

1:13:15 Forget about summoning Personas, he becomes one.

[@valhalla3566]

Why is the dialogue in this game so raw?!? 😂 I think I'm gonna enjoy it from this demo alone!

[@PanPanHaylie]

Fun fact: the Human designs got influenced by a renaissance painter, Hieronymous Bosch

[@Theguidance777]

you voicing the characters are so hilarious😂 and awesome too!, i liked it. Subscribed.

[@SCP.343]

25:06 it's been handled differently in different time periods and places but typically the bishops, advisors, and high-ranking nobles get together and try to find the best successor, usually a close blood relative to the last king or the steward. Stewards are like the king's right-hand man/accountant, they handle the minutia of running the kingdom and keep the kingdom running steady while the king is away.

[@thembill8246]

This was one hell of a beefy demo. I put about 8 hours into it before I finally reached the end. It definitely got my attention. I'd also definitely recommend checking out the memorandum. It has all the info that you need as you go to understand what's happening and what the people are and all that sort of stuff

[@joelsasmad]

Time for the adventures of Aigis and Makoto's son!

[@PhantomOfTheNight]

"Don’t expect to be seeing Mara around here" Jack Frost in the trailer at the end of the demo:

[@godzilla4189]

You guys skipped the opening cutscene by the way.

[@Official_RetroMania]

Just finished the demo 2 days ago and it was amazing! Can't wait for the full release! ❤

[@Gestrid]

FYI, if you want to know more about the history of the world, kingdom, races (including the "inferior" races and why they're "inferior"), individual people (such as Gallica, your fairy companion), items (such as igniters or the Royal Scepter), or what certain terms mean, the game has a Memorandum in the pause menu, aka a glossary. Edit: Also, you'll know there's a new Memorandum entry because the game shows a small notice on the left side of the screen above the minimap that says "New Memorandum". It popped up maybe 3-4 times this episode. Edit 2: This game does seem to go by the logic that the MC isn't a complete idiot and more-or-less knows about the world he lives in. He's a victim of prejudice and racism, after all. So the Memorandum will be useful for stuff that you the player don't know about but that the MC does. For example: What's an Igniter? What's the United Kingdom of Euchronia? Who was the king? What is an Elda? Or a Paripus? What's Sanctism?

[@stebanpereira9140]

1:25:17 An early game capable figure that could easily turn into a mentor? I'd be more surprised if he lives

[@hannanirina1529]

A fantasy themed RPG , by Atlus , coming fresh off P3R ? I'm intrigued , but also a perpetually broke student. I'll live vicariously , once again.

[@Flaremon]

"Screech your heart's voice, and let all around hear." That I think will fit this game.

[@jamespearce1420]

8:11 Oh my god, WE HAVE A PROTAGONIST WHO SPEAKS FULL SENTENCES! Oh, I’m ALLLL in.

[@verols335]

I know it is late but easy difficulty ruins some story bits imo cuz flights are over too fast, it was like that in p3 episode aigis when the boss died before cycling through persona and here too, Galica didn't have a chance to act, pls consider switching to normal cuz im sure there will be other stuff like that

[@turtlechilligaming]

I've been watching your Persona 3 Reload while working and I really enjoy you two! Keep up the great gaming! ^^

[@Gestrid]

This game is the brainchild of the director of Persona 3, 4, and 5, aka Katsura Hashino. After finishing Persona 5, he created his own studio inside Atlus called Studio Zero. (Just to clarify, Persona 5 _Royal_ was directed by someone else, not Hashino, as he'd already started working on what would become Metaphor.) This is the first game that this new studio has created.

[@SamTheMarioMan]

I've never heard of this game, but it's Atlus, and that red-headed girl looks like a mix between Chidori, Mitsuru, and an elf, so you've caught my interest!

[@LunaSquirtle]

This game is giving me some xenoblade vibes and its not just the influx of british voice actors which makes me wonder if evan and ali would like xenoblade

[@ShinyMew888]

"Who the fuck is that voice??" Evan, as always, just like me frfr lmao

[@joelsasmad]

56:59 This is almost definitely a magical post-apocalypse. Explains the book too.

[@johnnorris5675]

Wow, thought it would have been when the full game came out. I suppose the demo does carry over progress though.

[@HollowGolem]

Exactly, they can probably do 3-4 episodes here, and the game itself comes out in about 10 days, so they can do something short in the meantime while the game finishes percolating.

[@Gestrid]

@@HollowGolem Honestly, they could easily get maybe eight episodes or more. That's about how long it took me. And I've heard of some people taking longer than that.

[@LegoCrusher2000]

You guys skipped the opening movie it gives more information

[@marymurphy1429]

3:11 not only is he a scheming man, but he is a scheming man who has the same voice as Date from aitsf. Super trustworthy 😂 Unrelated but my phone tried to autocorrect aitsf to autism so that's fun

[@Rognik]

It took me way too long to figure out "aitsf" was short for AI: the Somnium Files. I'd just call it Somnium for short.

[@qyaruddick]

So, right from the start we get SEES members again 😊 The MC resembles Makoto Yuki, Gallica looks like Yukari, Hulkenberg with that red hair is definitely Mitsuru, and Strohl? Yup. Akihiko my man.

[@Gestrid]

Keep in mind they don't know red-haired girl yet.

[@theadmiral4157]

Welp, can't blame Atlus. The SEES is the most real group of friends they made and has the best storyline

[@MrNightkun]

Has anyone else noticed all of the party members you get feel very persona 3. Makoto is Will. Yukari is Gallica. Aki, Mitsuru, Koromaru.

[@ev_evan6870]

19:05 Ali, your gay is showing again... /s

[@theadmiral4157]

So the game is focusing on the MC and the prince's promise to make an equal world. This sounds like its gonna be a great game tbh

[@JJ_R]

Looking forward to the adventures of the child of Makoto & Aigis! …I don’t know where this takes place.

[@marymurphy1429]

I think it's called the United Kingdom of Euchronia, but honestly I think *insert thing here* is welcome in a fantasy would probably sound better but you do you. Anyway hope that helps

[@joelsasmad]

​@@marymurphy1429Honestly, considering the opening...

[@jakeguillero9804]

Oh, I didn't know that playing the game in easy mode would actually remove some scenes.

[@demetriom9078]

49:40 "Is that you, John Wayne. Is this me?"

[@ShadowoftheMask]

aww man, I can't really watch this if I want to play this myself x'D

[@theadmiral4157]

I actually think this game is inspired by persona, especially persona 3 The hair of the MC and the color looks like that with Makoto. His pixie sidekick also has similar looks with yukari. Then there's the red-haired elf that reminds me of Mitsuru. It's hard to not compare the characters here to p3 characters when they have some similarities with them

[@archer6979]

My favotite part of the persona games is when it forces evan to get up and literally type a character name in

[@dylanswift479]

I hope this demo is good, cause I like how this game looks

[@_Lis25]

It is. Free Demo is better than some of the games that release nowadays.

[@itsforceboy_]

“i’m running out of MP” meanwhile MP is over half full still 😆

[@oldaricacc]

I’ve been anticipating this game but it’ll be a while before I actually play it 😢 I’ll be back though

[@massiveproduction100]

The little pixie her voice sounds like futaba's from persona 5

[@michaeltsang1748]

Oh boy. You guys are in for a treat.

[@Gestrid]

By the way, you actually ended up skipping a couple phases of the boss fight since you had it set to Easy. Seems this game doesn't damage-gate like Persona 3 did. You missed a couple cool things, unfortunately, but I won't spoil what. You might see it for yourself in later fights.

[@SaltyMcGee06]

Oh hey! Another one i've never heard of! Should be fun...

[@hectorandrade8729]

I mean the game didn't even release yet, but it's made by the same people that made persona

[@yate0128]

You guys are the 1st I'm seeing anything of this game with 😁

[@crazypigvids1557]

Oh poor u 😢

[@troisligneBDM]

57:15 " Directed by Robert B Weide"

[@AlexT7916]

As many sais already, you actually skipped the opening cutscene, where we see the king's death at the hands of Louis and the higher ups finding the dead king and discussing what's gonna happen now that they don't have the anti war deterrent of the King's magic, plus we alsos learn that the prince also died reccently

[@Amadaues]

The memorandum is a decent glossary we info on the terms of the ingame lore, updated as you go along, as for remembering the different race's you can open the memorandom most of the like checking up what each of the race's are.

[@jamestatsumi7095]

I posted a comment on the reveal trailer that MC looked like the son of Aigis and Door-kun, too.

[@justinherrera8340]

Wow, playing the demo! Lego!

[@moondoggie9715]

You two are fun haha. Gonna sub and like

[@fell5514]

Also maps have always been extremely expensive. They only became cheap, accurate, and easy to distribute in the 20th century.

[@krastyantheparamount]

im so excited to see this playthrough! i hope it doesn't end up like the last time you guys played a non persona atlus game...

[@MordredMorghul]

If the stat system is anything like SMT (I think it will be, as persona did not have you allocate stats at all), you will want to pump either strength or magic and ignore everything else. Other stats will level up naturally, and you will hit like a truck in your respective damage type(s). Also Endurance does not affect HP, it is damage taken. Not worth investment unless you plan to main a tank archetype.

[@Avendesoraleaf]

Music is dope

[@rpgrage7711]

Oh demo ok i was about to say WAIT ITS NOT OUT HUH lol im so excited for this game

[@Gestrid]

It's a _very_ chunky demo, and the save data carries over to the full game.

[@wolfranger5526]

I literally just finished the demo and pre ordered the game lol. Excited to see what you guys think.

[@jakk2631]

I really hope i a can get this game someday

[@kamakaarchangel9301]

I already played this and wow, cant wait for you guys to play Persona 6, I mean Metaphor

[@RedOnYouTube]

The fantasy persona demo /j

[@ToABrighterFuture]

Gallica kinda sounds like Cassandra Lee Morris, if I had to hazard a guess.

[@Volvagia1927]

Alejandra Reynoso. As far as I can tell, most of the cast is either entirely new to this or on the up and coming side. The exception is More, played by Greg Chun. I suspect he's the end boss.

[@godzilla4189]

1:13:25 "ESCAFLOWNE!"

[@yohohocow1291]

5:00 Hi chidori. And makoto and agis fusion

[@Rognik]

I know about as much as you guys about this game, but based on other games, I'm guessing this is a future Earth where magic destroyed the world and you'll have to destroy god by the end.

[@omegaxtrigun]

Maybe but I doubt it. One of the main concepts of the game is that it’s a fantasy world where our irl world is their fantasy.

[@Rognik]

@@omegaxtrigun All that means is it's far enough into the future that our world has been forgotten and humans mutated into the various races. No guarantees I'm right, but it's similar to other SMT plots.

[@fell5514]

Extremely funny that your reaction to learning that you will face racial discrimination is "Let's do whiteface and hope no one notices."

[@shawnrasson5005]

I played it in hard mode on my first playthrough it's more challenging

[@Amadaues]

Personally from playing the "demo" i found that the game comes of as a mix between persona and the tales of .. franches

[@renanchoutock4886]

And need to read the Memorandum have lore the world

[@sonnyy4303]

you skipped the intro!!! it's important for the story!

[@Amadaues]

oh they skipped the story intro lmao

[@benpowell7373]

Why did you choose easy

[@fiehumbug]

I failed a couple times in the start when she said follow the cliff on the right, that's like one of the worst things to do! There isn't even an opening there. Why Gallica, why?

[@renanchoutock4886]

Please watch the intro

[@christophercollier5737]

LESSSGOOOO

[@RaifSeverence]

Its Lew-ee in JPN Its Lew-ees i. ENG

[@threerings13]

Not gonna watch you guys play yet, I'm currently waiting for my demo to DL...all 50gb of it.

[@Avendesoraleaf]

Atlus appreciation comment

[@date5960]

Why they chose to play the game in easy mode? Normal is already easy enough. Hard is super fun tho (if you not overgrind)

[@fell5514]

Your playlist order is all fucked up lol.

[@MordredMorghul]

A bad design choice, putting a key intro scene with the logo splash screens that literally every gamer is mashing to skip. Should have put that cutscene after actually starting the game.

[@Gestrid]

I actually attempted to mash, and it wouldn't skip. Not the main two logos, anyway. With the other logos, it still showed the full animations for them, but they faded away more quickly. Same for the warnings, IIRC. Language selection also showed up before the cutscene played. But I will say, since Atlus is well-known for its anime intros, I can see them not expecting people to skip them at least the first time.

[@MordredMorghul]

@@Gestrid Atlus is well known for cool but skippable music video things. They've never had something actually important before the start screen before.

[@Gestrid]

@@MordredMorghul My point is that 99% of Atlus fans tend not to skip the intro, at least not when they first boot up the game.

[@omegaxtrigun]

Ah yes the devs well known for their story heavy games is definitely the kind of game that “literally every gamer is mashing to skip”. /s

[@MordredMorghul]

@@omegaxtrigun See, this is the exact thing people aren't getting. The cutscene comes BEFORE that game starts. Of course people are not mashing to skip during the game. That is the whole point of my criticism. Maybe up that reading comprehension skill bud.

[@Errand_chip]

Trails through daybreak is much better metaphor is off brand persona

[@omegaxtrigun]

I mean it’s partly like Persona obviously but that’s not really a bad thing lol.