So I played METAPHOR: REFANTAZIO early...

[@Roll20Collectables]

Easily most anticipated game! Thanks for the preview.

[@akramtulla28]

I am a huge persona fan I cant believe its the first time I am hearing about this but definitely excited for it

[@albedo7113]

i preordered both this game and sparking zero damit

[@clouds_demise]

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Visions of Mana, Refantazio... We are dining well this year. What a time to be alive :D

[@gnarlyboyjai]

Trails through daybreak was also fire !

[@mdalion]

@@gnarlyboyjai Visions of Mana suuuucked.

[@upon-fe2720]

Yeah as JRPG fans this is a great year

[@heretic0014]

Rebirth is multiverse TRASH.

[@Fat_Thor_1138]

@@heretic0014 Back under the bridge troll

[@saintfayde4438]

"Fire Emblem's latest entry in Three Houses" Yeah, Matty, I pretend that Engage never happened, too

[@MrMattyPlays]

Hahahaha! I was thinking mainline games, but maybe that was an inaccurate description.

[@Matthew-ij3zm]

@@MrMattyPlays Isn't Engage mainline? I always thought it was, although I can see how thinking of it as mainline can be odd.

[@josephgedgaudas2892]

Engage is a mainline game, isn't it?

[@JoshLeitzel]

@@Matthew-ij3zmtechnically I guess, but its more of a anniversary fanservice title rather than a standalone story typical of mainline entries. The story and OG characters were nothing special, but I thought the actual gameplay and visual fidelity was probably the best Intelligent Systems has delivered with the franchise. Makes me excited to see a stand-alone narrative with that level of polish.

[@Matthew-ij3zm]

@@JoshLeitzel yeah, graphics were great generally speaking, I really liked the animation and the style overall, it just wasn't as engaging as 3H and many previous FE games to me.

[@HanaNoMaude]

Easily my most anticipated new game for the rest of the year (followed by new-old Dragon Quest III). The JRPG hype train is never ending, so happy and grateful we’re here!!

[@MidnightBlackandVictoria]

3 for me. This one, DQ3, and the Romance of the three kingdoms 8 remake. (And for those who never played that series, 8 was probably the best esoecially for those who like alot of RPG elements in their 4x games....Think game of thrones on steroids LOL). And yeah, its been a good year for jrpgs and strategy games!

[@Rough_Estimates]

I was hyped for dq3 but they started to make alterations to the art for "modern audiences."

[@MidnightBlackandVictoria]

@@Rough_Estimates Yeah I saw that....Not cool. And very disrespectful to Akira Toriyama.

[@MidnightBlackandVictoria]

@@Rough_Estimates And have you seen what they did to Dragon Age? LOL WTH man? Well, I hope the 10 people who buy that one have fun with it, as I'll be passing on it for sure.

[@Rough_Estimates]

@@MidnightBlackandVictoria I saw! I was hoping to get into that franchise (used copy), but now I won't even bother with that ether. Western developers all being in California negatively affected the industry.

[@garywood97]

Lol no-one even remembers there's been another Fire Emblem game since Three Houses.

[@MegaIata]

A spin off and a main game lol

[@kavonstuart9803]

The main game after three houses wasn't as good, it mostly focused on combat and then forgot about the social element.

[@Owl_Coup_Productions]

Let's just say it wasn't... Engaging

[@megamanx1291]

It was really good animation wise but they really ditched everything else

[@danielharris1825]

I would rather throw myself at a wall repeatedly than play Fe Engage it is potentially the worst game I have ever played

[@gemodemplay415]

Being able to date your teacher was great. Worked as well in the game as in real life.

[@myst0ne]

Sir we need you to come down to the station

[@SolidSnake240]

Is P5 the only game where you can pursue your teacher? Cuz I distinctly remember her turning you down in that game. You don't actually date.

[@InnerRise]

What's the teachers name and asl?

[@darknesswave100]

​@SolidSnake240 she doesn't turn you down per say she just tries to distance herself from you cause of the whole teacher student thing. You can date her

[@istealmemories4091]

@@SolidSnake240she does sorta just to distance herself bc she’s aware the relationship would be weird but then you can date her afterwards further into the social link

[@jqydon]

The art style is really cool

[@ElitePWNSFace]

I am glad this game is coming to PC day and date with consoles like persona 3 remake.

[@Zoombeanie132]

This has the potential to be a classic imo, probably gonna be the best jrpg of the year

[@fseiba6718]

Or game of the year as a whole

[@morgana818]

​@fseiba6718 the only issue I see is that Turn Based Games in todays era never win goty lol

[@fseiba6718]

@@morgana818 Jrpgs in generall.

[@davidtoowavy1648]

BG3 🤔​@@morgana818

[@callmen4]

​@@morgana818 Makes me glad BG3 did so well considering it was turn based

[@dimitrijekulak3347]

11:24 You don't need to imagine that hard. Persona 1 and 2 exist, lol

[@abdieljove2011]

Do they exist though? Sure doesn’t seem like it these days.

[@DicepairGames]

Yeah, I was like, "But that already happened?" XD.

[@baleeghishtiaq6444]

Exactly what I was gonna say

[@blkmattymatt]

Persona 1 and 2 need more love lol eternal punishment was my favorite

[@AzNFoLk]

After playing the demo, I went from an interested buyer to an overhyped fangirl.

[@AzNFoLk]

And my lady is gonna hate both this game and me for a lil while 😅

[@fantasyfinal89]

me too

[@Shojek]

9:35 the frontline backline was something they had in Persona 1 and 2, glad to see it back

[@Boxymoney]

Im glad you cover my favorite 2 game series Persona and fallout . Keep up the good work

[@Mako2401]

This game seems really, really good.

[@skarpantre]

I just love how the protag and the first few main characters look like Makoto, Yu Narukami and Mitsuru cosplaying fantasy characters :D I'm so hooked by how the travelling would work, like days off in Persona games, gives me serious Frieren vibes with the journey/travelling and spending quality filler time with the team

[@ewok0075]

Tbh the main protagonist looks like Makoto and Aigis had a child.

[@skarpantre]

@@ewok0075 Yeah totally xD

[@TheDoctorZeus]

Had no idea this game existed and just added it to my wishlist from your preview. Thanks Matty!

[@CarbyGuuGuu]

Xbox’s crappy marketing is holding the game back from reaching a broader audience. They want to pretend it’s not going to be on PS5 and Steam, even though it will.

[@MinatotheGreenLantern]

@@CarbyGuuGuuFr

[@James-u1y]

@@CarbyGuuGuuI’m not sure about that, I was getting way too many ads for this game about a month ago, it seems that the marketing is really inconsistent. Kind of like they spent a ton of money for ads earlier in the year and have nothing left. Marketing in gaming has been weird this year, even Sony seems to choose like a specific month for ads then we hear nothing, Ubisoft does way more ads after their games release from my experience on KZbin.

[@alanramirogarcia2886]

​@@CarbyGuuGuuCalm down little fanboy. 😅

[@demifolk8940]

@@alanramirogarcia2886bruh hes right, the marketing has been terrible. idc about console wars, they just haven’t been marketing the game well. it also doesn’t help that atlus games have been primarily playstation focused for its entire 20+ year lifespan of games. thats where ALL OF THE PLAYERS are

[@Sairento-kun]

Metaphor will be a great game (because I trust Atlus) before Expedition 33 release. It will be probably contender for 2024 GOTY for me 🔥

[@jelitejbzzz]

Both games gonna be fire

[@Sairento-kun]

@@jelitejbzzz I believe so, turned based players are eating well

[@jelitejbzzz]

@@Sairento-kun yea man I'm hyped gonna buy it at launch just to support metaphor. I probably won't get to sit down and play it till around Christmas though cause of work and other games 😂😂

[@shadyhavok1]

@@Sairento-kun i can't fucking wait for expedition 33.

[@valerd7062]

What? If we can't date our arms teacher, we riot! 😂

[@DarylB1]

No romance in this game haha

[@JayZ-eu5lk]

Booo, this might be a deal breaker for me since their no romance

[@DanielJ-00]

As a huge Persona fan myself too, all I need to hear is Matty say it’s good and I’m sold lmao. Definitely a day one regardless of reviews for me.

[@MrBergste]

I actually watched another video from someone who previewed this game and they stated that once you out-level an enemy enough you won't enter turn-based combat and will simply eliminate them on the spot.

[@DigitalTiger74]

The art direction for this game is very refreshing and interesting.

[@YouTubeCensors]

Ok I seen enough into the video and finally confirmed Atlus didn't cheap out and made Random NPCs with FACES! No more Persona Creepyness

[@humanityrestored6204]

i’m so relieved to see this video and your positive thoughts. I randomly saw this game pop on on my recommended for me on amazon, and because i saw atlus i pre ordered the day one edition to add to my collection of atlus steel books. I had no prior context to what this game would even be like lmao

[@DeadUponAll]

After Star Wars Outlaws pissing off Matty, he needed this. Or he played Outlaws after playing this game, hopefully that wasn’t the case

[@natchu96]

The way front/backline works seems like it was drawn out of Etrian Odyssey, which is also an ATLUS series. Nothing significant but I'm happy they're throwing bits of their less popular stuff in the pot as well.

[@DicepairGames]

That's how it worked in Final Fantasy VII as far as I remember. Lost Odyssey had this as well, but the back line's protection was weakened if the front line took damage. Wish they'd remake (not reimagine) Lost Odyssey 😥.

[@smeepUCA]

This game is so much different than the original teaser art work

[@BARALover96]

Well yeah wasn’t that like a really really long time ago

[@sorv5790]

Thank you! I took my vacation week this Fall for it, haha. Very excited. It's a fine time to be a JRPG fan.

[@Alita_Angel_321]

I bought this game on the Xbox. I really enjoyed it. It changed my life. I’ve cried on multiple occasions. The story is very captivating.

[@AVClarke]

Honestly, I wish the modern Final Fantasy games combat were more like this.

[@Nolifeterran]

Square doesn't care about the fans. They want in on the action game crowd. Final fantasy as we knew it is dead and gone.

[@robardian3697]

​@@Nolifeterranthat's why they've been making games like Octopath Traveler and Bravely Default.

[@Nolifeterran]

@robardian3697 either of those final fantasy?

[@Slater2113]

@@Nolifeterranin the ways that matter, yes

[@Nolifeterran]

@@Slater2113 that's my point

[@fedoragent0077]

The most recent Fire Emblem game was Engage, but I'm not surprised you forgot. It seems like everyone did.

[@bennyalves550]

Thanks for covering this! Absolutely ATLUS fanboy here. This one is 2024's sleeper hit, October can't come soon enough 😊

[@ShinobiSyns]

Damn three houses catching strays like that, how dare you.

[@Kinslayu]

This is going to be a huge game this year

[@maevtr3922]

This is my game of the year before i've even played it.

[@justinpenrod88]

My GOTY. Metaphor Refantazio has been GOATed🤘🏻

[@kodokushi4701]

Great video, Matty! So stoked to play this.

[@abysspresence6820]

Look at this photograph!

[@James-u1y]

I can tell Matty is excited about this game, haha.

[@James-gj8rn]

Even Matty got a preview?! YES! LET'S GO!!

[@Synchro789]

lol backhanded compliment. The guys an underground titan in gaming. He interviewed Todd Howard dude 🤣

[@BARALover96]

11:46 so persona 1 and 2 Edit: which are elements I do want persona to bring back along with the arcana affinity system but ofcourse more modernized version of those systems. Mixing it with how modern persona works.

[@Sh4dowStar]

8:45 :So playing this demo, when it comes to the gameplay, it actually doesn't force you to turn battles into turn based combat. When you see an enemy go into a stun state, you can actually dodge and it avoids the entire turn based combat completely! It was something that helped me because i needed MP regen and for Mage, you get MP regen for every enemy you stun in the overworld!

[@Synchro789]

I still haven’t made the dive into any persona or SMT games, but I enjoy watching Matty discuss them, for when I eventually one day jump in.

[@darknesswave100]

Just be prepared cause saying the games are long is an understatement. In persona 5 royal alone I have over 250 hours lol

[@shutup1037]

About 100 hours to finish. Take your time to dive into it or not

[@jaytoochill_]

Jump in soon or I’ll hunt you down

[@ogun6464]

My biggest worry is getting it this fall vs waiting a few years for the 'complete' version

[@kennethyoung7457]

Honestly wouldn't worry about complete version years later unless you like the original. I was glad I played the original persona 5 as Royal changed a lot of stuff I loved about the original like the resource management aspect is heavily downgraded, the game was easier and they changed Takemi voice actor. Overall I think experiencing the original version of the game is almost always great experience and that the enhanced versions are not just total upgrades but they tweak a lot of things to where it can actually be good experiencing both versions.

[@Zarmac821]

Awesome video! It was also so cool seeing being able to recognize Daniel Alba from GVG in your footage of the venue, another gaming channel i love!

[@noobjnh]

SO PUMPED FOR THIS GAME. Thanks for covering this one!!

[@hefty8876]

I’m in love with the art style in this game. I just PRAY it has a solid HDR implementation.

[@mercurymachines4311]

It's been such an amazing year for JRPG's already and METAPHOR looks incredible.

[@isaiahdavis5758]

Been looking forward to this game since it was first announced! Glad to know you enjoyed your time with it.

[@JMrealgamer]

It wasn’t shown off enough by XB. Sony ain’t showing it off either because I think XB has a lock on it. It’ll be on the Switch 2 later. Ive already preordered it for PS. I love RPG’s so I must get it.

[@emperman]

As someone who never baught into the well established and believed propaganda that insists on immersiveness of a silent protagonist, I'm so happy our MC is voiced in this game.

[@marcusclark1339]

its a give and take with silent vs speaking MC it isn't inherently good

[@darknesswave100]

I for one dispise the silent protagonist shtick cause they feel so bland and boring. Like the one in 3 houses. It's just so creepy that he/she never actually speaks except for when you fight

[@cutespooky]

I'm so happy the people who got to preview the game are saying it's good 🥰 I can't wait for October!

[@spzero9535]

Gotta give props to Atlus for knowing their fan base. The whole high school setting doesn't really relate to us older fucks 😂. They are kinda doing what I wish SquareEnix would have done with Final Fantasy.

[@itsdeonlol]

Looks AMAZING Matty!!!

[@dizzyscorpio1]

I am sooo happy to hear that ATLUS is not abandoning its turn based combat..I have been excited and yet worried for this one that they would leave it behind. Thanks to your review I am definitely on board with picking this up on release date!!!!

[@aerordoido]

15:22 "...I know that some people get put off by persona... that you can date your teacher." Me automatically: "BUT THAT´S THE BEST PART!"

[@ironskater273]

No way Matty got to play one of my most anticipated atlus games!! Goated reviewed man

[@kylechaos6124]

Taking back Sunday played a sweet show there.

[@whrussy]

So excited for this. This could be my GOTY

[@ASBCommunication]

The Persona dev team can take my money for this game!

[@abyss1138]

As a graphic designer, I want to play this game just for the menus 😂

[@Tommy-bd2wq]

Persona in a fantasy setting? Im so hyped!!!

[@colinanthony2011]

I’m so hyped for this. Even just seeing new art and character designs from Shigenori Soejima makes me happy, let alone the game being directed by the Persona director Hashino. Can’t wait.

[@YaneS-]

Atlus games are some of the only I play where I'll put the controiller down and watch the cutscene every. single. time. Looking forward to this game man, can't wait to play!

[@darknesswave100]

The fact that there's a way to make all party members viable via the archetype system is really good. As much as I love the persona game in general it's always frustrating that certain party members are better than others in certain dungeons. Like for instance in persona 5 Haru is damn near useless in her own specific palace since she's way weaker in general and by that point in the game you have what you need as Joker so she becomes irrelevant in her intro

[@Pyovali]

This year has been great for Shin Megami Tensei fans. First we got Persona 3 Reload, then we got SMTV Vengeance, next month we're getting Persona 3 dlc and in november we are getting this game.

[@xxsay_bye_byexx1824]

Isn't it coming out in october?

[@FSVR54]

Not all SMT fans are Persona fans.

[@landod5445]

@@FSVR54we know. They bring it up every chance they get

[@darknesswave100]

​@@xxsay_bye_byexx1824yeah October 11th so I don't know where they got November from

[@Retr0-Cynik]

As much as I wanna play it, I might just wait for the Golden Royal edition.

[@kyledouglascox]

This has been on my Day 1 list since i saw the trailer. Atlus just doesn't miss, and I'll be paying full price for this one...however ill be upset when the "Metaphor: ReRefanstasio Platinum Edition" releases in a year 😅

[@ShelRaiser]

I will definitely be picking this up but not until the complete edition comes out.

[@Peavey311]

Excellent preview that only helped reaffirm my going all in on this. Definitely my most anticipated game of the year and this is a year where we got FFVII:Rebirth in it!!

[@mosesdouglas4325]

❤ the content brother. Glad to see this covered!

[@mateusz3720]

Man, i would buy it at day one, but Altus will probably release Metaphor with all dlc in next year and pretend that it is new game.

[@Amaneas]

Looks great, thank you for the in depth look

[@fantasyfinal89]

Oh i am happy to hear this. I wasn't too sold on the graphics of this game when its revealed.

[@spooner7637]

One of my most hyped games yet most unknown. Just hope it feels different from persona but man I’m hyped

[@magusi9029]

The travel and chat system is something I wish Starfield did. Especially if travel between planets was a thing. Add in some anomalies and other radiant interruptions (emergency broadcast, pirates, etc) plus social and crafting time would have served that gaming experience Starfield lacked. So props Atlas.

[@sketchpixels6255]

2:30 so im multitasking and listen to this video and first thing i see when i look over is Strohl on the ground and I say out loud: "HOLY SHIT HE'S DEAD!"

[@galacticmaui2]

Between this, Astro Bot and Sparking Zero this fall is peak.

[@nicekix3038]

Facts

[@jaytoochill_]

Personally I gotta add Sonic X Shadow to that

[@FelixS.]

Sparking Zero is horsedung.

[@galacticmaui2]

@@FelixS. you are horsedung

[@KlukePhoenix]

Whats funny is a game called blue dragon had some mechanics that are now becoming a thing in other turn based games

[@Baybates]

I am still playing the demo right now, but I really love it. Gonna wait until I get some birthday money to get it.

[@dondaileyii]

This was the first video KZbin had lined up that wasn’t from one of the gaming “news” outlets. I loved seeing the set up they had and the concept art on the walls looked great. I ordered the special edition, I haven’t pre ordered a game since…guess. The game that killed preorders imo. They packed that special edition with tons of JRPG fan bait. A cloth map! lol sounds so silly, but I can’t wait to have the game and the SE goods.

[@uranichawk]

One of the other games I'm excited for this year

[@zackp1717]

I feel like the blue haired protag is a fire emblem nod

[@galenjordan9351]

Silent Hill 2 and Metaphor ReFantazio in the same month? Hell yeah

[@lukeluke333lukeluke]

Awesome! Really excited for this game. I rarely pre-order games these days but decided to for this game. Looks great from everything I've seen.

[@TsunaTakahiro]

Great video. This game definitely has the best menus I've seen. Also very disappointed no fan service, but still excited for the game

[@Outsider0_0]

ALL THE HYPE!!! 🤌🤌🔥🔥

[@powderedtoastman2204]

I knew about this, not really on my radar, but now I'll look into it more, hopefully find something new to play

[@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu]

I'm incredibly hyped for this. I have this pegged for my goty. Or at least the only thing that has a shot at beating ff7 rebirth

[@Duckman8213]

Front line and back line positions used to be in final fantasy during the turn based era before FF10.

[@whiskydoctor7477]

Only try the demo and my answer is FCK YESSSSSS!!!

[@Some__Guy]

So one thing that either seems unclear or that I am just completely misunderstanding, is: When you upgrade the Archetypes to unlock more spells and stuff, do you have to do it for every individual person, or is that once you upgrade one, that upgrade will be in effect for anyone who uses that archetype in the future?

[@jordankelly4684]

my next 3 months are going to be Refantazio, Romancing Saga 2, DQ3 remake. I'm so happy I could cry

[@tanukijohnson6850]

Persona 3 reload and shin megami v vengeance have been some of the best games I’ve played this year, can’t wait for something completely new with this game

[@connorcplus]

Game looks so good! Can't wait!

[@14_IQ.points]

The hype is real.

[@ShadowLibrarian]

This is the game I've been waiting for this year.

[@diegoplanes7183]

From the demo, to me, it totally worth it. It looks insane .

[@AightThoPapi]

Love ur vids Matty, so glad metaphor gave you a good showing. Def gonna pre order. P.S. Have u checked out Mirthwood? They have a demo out right now and comes out Sept 11. Would love to see a review on that

[@ScottCastle]

Game looks fantastic

[@baddragonite]

Looks better than I expected to be honest, looks great