Melting Over Metaphor: ReFantazio | Spoiler Free Review

[@SuperButterBuns]

Guess who got sick half way into making this video! Enjoy the wife cameo fellas, shes the reason yall getting this on time 😏

[@soap07230]

Dino Nuggies or Chimkem Nuggies? 🔪🗡️

[@abhishek-gz5bg]

Been waiting a long while for this!

[@pkmnman13456]

God save the egg 👏🏾

[@soap07230]

@@pkmnman13456 egg

[@soap07230]

@@pkmnman13456 EGG

[@InsomniacsAnonymous36]

I can hear the big grin on your wife’s face as she reads off your verbal quirks.

[@BorgWolf359]

THIS!

[@johans3164]

She got a wife??? I got no chance :"")

[@KittyKatty999]

If literal butter can get a wife, so can you​@@johans3164

[@Hildragon]

Wait… I’m out of the loop, she got married?

[@ariaofthe6strings230]

She been married for a while guys. Peep her socials lol

[@jjjabbers]

16:44 HELLO???? WHY IS HER VOICE SO BEAUTFIULL??! She came in with FULL confidence and I cannot be more happy! Her voice over Buns' dialogue is also such a funny contrast. I would love to see more videos where you two collab.

[@Freakymonkey78]

Fully agree honestly

[@Drakerai]

Best way I can describe it It's a shen megami tensai game disguised as a persona game with a class change system Oh and it has a retry battle button

[@Santoryu90]

Sold

[@funninoriginal6054]

I'd say Digital Devil Saga rather than main line SMT, honestly. The main gameplay revolves around a set cast of playable characters who have their own innate characteristics, but can be built around using a communal resource outside of money in order for them to fit any role, and if you're smart about team building than you can spent press turns to throw out big team attacks Honestly the only thing missing is a bit of cannibalism and it's good to go.

[@Panthromise]

ehh nah it's pretty much just fantasy persona

[@Gravitysonic0]

@@funninoriginal6054 Cannibal DLC Archetype when Atlus

[@Kingdom850]

@@funninoriginal6054 Oh no, the cannibalism is there too. IYKYK

[@NoOne-gg5mc]

No matter how shit I feel on a Wednesday night, seeing a new ButterBuns video on my feed brightens my day.

[@espelhodasconstelacoes]

God bless ya and Jesus loves ya, friend, I pray much more happiness comes your way :)

[@Nuance88]

Your wife is phenomenal at narration!

[@GunawanGamingGG]

Yea, definitely. Maybe she can do voice-over in future videos more often?

[@Clever_Catchphrase]

I spent all day rewatching your old "for beginners" videos, so to see this in my subscription feed feels like I summoned it myself ._.

[@bbbb-hk1iz]

The human designs were based on the works of a Dutch painter Heironymus Bosch. He was a religious person and drew the fears of devils, sins and hell.

[@fall5923]

so technically they're demons not humans? future smt/persona summons?

[@bbbb-hk1iz]

I was just referring to the design. It doesn’t have anything to do with the demons you summon in smt or persona. In metaphor, fear and anxiety are major themes that gets explored. I think the developers saw a similar message in Bosch’s works.

[@Kingdom850]

@@bbbb-hk1iz The message that humans are the evil of the world is apparent there too. "Sins of man" and all that.

[@StringsNStrands]

Your wife did a fantastic job! We'd love to have her back for another cameo!

[@chaedeart]

Fun fact flying around on your sword like a skateboard is an established trope in Chinese fantasy genres! 10:44

[@rakurai4953]

This game feels like if Persona 5 Royal, SMT5 and Fire Emblem: Three Houses had some unholy love child

[@telerobotic]

Deeply blessed and holy lovechild

[@thembill8246]

There's definitely one other game in there, but I'll refrain mentioning sure to huge spoilers

[@Meretrix2]

And smt digital devil saga being in the mix because of the archetype system 😭😭

[@funninoriginal6054]

​@@thembill8246 let me guess, is it a certain dungeon crawler series Atlus made where farmers and gunners are incredibly busted?

[@StompGojiStomp]

Tokyo mirage session #fe was the unholy love child.

[@therestlessjoker5474]

Props to you and Anya, you two did a fantastic job with the script and vid. Thumbs up for sure.

[@TheOneTrueTB]

My wife described the combat music as, "Sarumon attempts opera" and I honestly cannot get an image of Christopher Lee yelling at orcs out of my head...

[@carlbrown1000]

My local crack dealer, Superbutterbuns, back with my bimonthly dose of visual crack.

[@tigerfalco]

I'm not gonna lie, I was happy seeing another video from you, but I was ecstatic hearing you mention their other titles. Metaphor is so fun, and its like a loveletter to all their games. I know persona is the most popular, but its nice when people know and mention the other games that things came from, like Shin Megami Tensei for instance. Great video! Wish i could play more so i could make anorher video on the game myself but money is tight right now so i appreciate all the spoiler free videos right now.

[@vetreas366]

I think it's pretty hilarious that Atlus managed to make the villain look like 3 separate characters at the same time and every single time someone makes the comparison, you can tell if they're relatively normal (Griffith), too deep in the Atlus sauce (Lucifer) or just boomers (Reinhard von Lohengramm) and I think that is completely an achievement on Atlus's part and not a statement on the enduring status of stereotypes in the media we consume.

[@Edenknight13]

One of the first things that came to my mind was Reinhard when playing the game and glad somebody else also found this similarity :) Although I'm 40 years old, I don't consider myself a boomer yet :D

[@goldencyclone4984]

Slammed through this game in just under a week, 60 hours later and it's my GotY. Atlus has had an incredible year, and this is the crowning jewel. One of the strongest, most consistent casts I've ever seen. Not a single party member or even Follower ever got on my nerves. It was genuinely *hard* choosing which Follower I wanted to spend time with on any given day because I adored their stories so much. And the villains all have their charms. Louis is a wonderful villain. I hate him, but he has this raw charisma and consistency behind his ideals that I can't help but enjoy. Music was top notch. It didn't have the same level of sheer style as P3 and P5, but it has its own identity and bombast behind it that lodges directly in your brain. Combat is great, though it does admittedly start devolving into Rocket Tag. Ambush and win, get ambushed and die. Love the Archetype system, though I do wish there'd been some more elemental options available across the classes. The story and themes are so gooooood. Did not see any of the twists coming, and Atlus handles the heavy and topical themes very respectfully. It's never just "Magical Button to End Racism." It's recognized that there is no easy win button for the deep problems. It takes time and work. And the metatextual narrative is great. All in all, 10/10, Atlus crushed it.

[@featurelength5086]

Holy shit, the holy loaf is back? Well hot cross my heart and hope to bake at 450 degrees for one hour I don't know I'm just feeding the machine

[@TheKageichi]

I was legit wondering why your voice changed near the end. Nice of your wife to help out in the end, great video.

[@Flutterdark_]

A note for the eventual "for beginners" video Wizard has shield blessing, get it asap and use it to get mp. combine with guard lore from knight to not worry about buffs. if the mc is on mage killing stuff in overworld gives mp visiting akademia respawns enemies kill stuff as merchant for money gear matters, even for skills so keep it good. and finally: take a shit every idlyday for bonus luck (no im not joking this is real)

[@joshuasmith6909]

I did not miss the fact that you named him “John ATLUS”

[@SegaRobotnik]

More People should mention that humans in Metaphor are heavily inspired by works of Hieronymus Bosch. One with a heart on their head is a straight up copy of a creature He had in one of his works. Stylized, but still.

[@superpippo93x]

Backwards looking egg man! I knew I recognised him from somewhere! Good eye noticing it! Poor guy, manages to escape hell just to be beat up by an anime boy band U_U

[@Kingdom850]

It's not just that one, I think they all are. Fish with man legs thing and the ear winged thing are from his works as well.

[@meimeihughes]

I can't believe they yassified Igor.

[@JohnnyBurnes]

Metaphor: ReFabtasio; Dancin' All Night.

[@gurentgc3546]

Royal Or Golden That's why I'm not buying it yet. Pretty sure another more complete edition will come out.

[@critical_6164]

@@gurentgc3546 they wont drop a re-release, atlus already said this when the answer dlc to P3R was announced, so dont worry.

[@hundvd_7]

​@@gurentgc3546They said multiple times that they won't do it this time

[@MasterOfBaiter]

What I love about the book is that when you introduce it to people the way they react makes sense based on their background. The members from better off background and "higher" races tend to be more positive about it, at most wondering if it's achievable. While those from more precarios background critic it. Like some characters literally critic the notion of "equality" along the lines of equal rules just let the strong crush the weak which is a critic of modern society. While the game is overall very obvious with its themes there are still a couple more subtle things that those who know how can spot. The games blind optimism towards what sounded basically like liberal democracy kind of annoyed me at the start but the more I progress the better it gets.

[@izzy1356]

Between that and the other candidates with their goals for attaining kinghood, Metaphor does a *really* good job of showcasing how blind optimism and hope by themselves can't just magically fix things or make the world hunky-dory. You can have a goal in mind, but without empathy, forethought, and seeking (heh) understanding of others from different walks of life, you're only going to push narrow ideals that help a minority at the expense of the majority. Shoot the whole "my friends are my power" JRPG thing actually hits hard in Metaphor's case *because* of each party members' experiences due to their tribes, and the trust they have in sharing it with the Protagonist (and vice versa).

[@Triforce_of_Doom]

@@izzy1356 hell the whole "you need both ideals & the drive to get them done" bit is also really shown as we learn just what the late king was like because yeah, the late king really would think a magical election with barely explained rules would somehow fix problems.

[@Maioly]

So, fun fact Metaphor takes a few cues from two big 80s mecha anime Aura Battler Dumbine and Heavy Metal L-Gaim. First and foremost being Galica, who is a triple reference to Pixie and the two red headed green wearing companion fairies of those two games (and said fairies are mentioned to outright be inspirations for Pixie in SMT too) There are also several spoiler elements linking both, in particular Heavy Metal L-Gaim (and its double spoilers, for both the anime and this game).

[@jamesdecannon7509]

10:15 USING THE QUEEN OF MELROSE AUDIO??? Buns is a woman of culture and we stan

[@MAO7891]

Thanks Anya for helping with the narration! You did a great job! Hope you feel better soon, Buns!

[@ChrisWood]

Buns, this is a bright dot of light in an otherwise bleak, dark sky. Thanks for everything you do.

[@zoghbi7517]

omg i feel like i got a super duper combo ! not only a new buns video but an eggs special cameo ! loved the video, thankful atlus/sega sponsored one of my favorite creators and i cant wait for metaphor for beginners !

[@calvinmatthews1527]

Once again, ButterBuns shows why she's one of the ultimate Atlus stands! In all seriousness, these devs prove why they deserve all the praise they've been getting over the last 10 years or so.

[@VulpineDemon]

You know a game will be good when the devs are like "Here's a demo. Progress carries over." Meanwhile other big games are like "No demo. Pre-order now! Day one DLC! We didn't give out review codes to anyone we don't personally trust!"

[@karlklein2263]

The buns have arrived just when we needed them most. Playing this atm and LOVING IT

[@fraserking4747]

Another video this year? We are spoiled!

[@ronjosh1518]

I’m so happy Atlus took heavy inspiration to hieronymus bosch’s paintings for the designs of the humans.

[@NovaOscura]

This video is wonderful for several reasons - thanks for the food as always, Buns. 10/10 - but I think my favourite little detail was realising you actually named the protag 'John ATLUS'. So much of my humour is your fault, cause that one thing nearly killed me.

[@SuperSaiyanTrans]

That was so amazing, awesome and so cute. The review makes me want this game more. Plus the cameo of your wife towards the end was so sweet and cute. Keep up the amazing work Buns and great Buns wife.

[@AwsmNix]

Atlus was like… we need superbutterbuns vids on metaphor or it won’t be an official Atlus pillar so we must use our resources to serve the people what they need

[@darrancoyle8394]

Welcome back, buns. Sorry you've been under the weather lately. Happy Halloween.🎃

[@Havenosoul]

It’s is absolutely adorable to listen to her talk like you, love this video to pieces

[@ariaofthe6strings230]

Bro. Lemme tell yall. I haven’t really liked playing Jrpgs for YEARS. The last one I actually enjoyed was BEFORE persona 5. And I love P5, I would just rather watch it than play it. But seriously I am currently playing the demo and it’s genuinely everything I have wanted for a jrpg FOR AGES. I’ve CRAVED a game that’s absolutely STUFFED with deliberate art style and direction. And yes I’m gonna do the bit, this entire game from the character interactions, the enemies, the boss designs, the “super powers” are all a MAJOR metaphor to the idea of personal development and self reflection. It’s all about self perception and ideals, which is something that is at the core for every single human being. We can tend to be more monstrous than we realize, and I LOVE that Humans are the real monsters in this world. Because we are. We are the REAL monsters. I love the fact that there’s a system in place to let you quickly defeat weaker enemies instead of always going into turn based fighting. It speeds the game up. God I’m someone who DOESNT like JRPGs anymore. But let me be the one to tell you: PLAY. METAPHOR!!! This is a FUCKING VIDEO GAME. A REAL VIDEO GAME! And so far I have loved every moment of it. Even the cliches lol and as a reminder, I’m still on the demo! I’m waiting for payday so I can buy the whole thing!

[@Courtney-Jai]

When you watch a review for a game you've already bought , know you're going to love but yet to start 100+ journey.

[@jhonathanparra3493]

The Butter Buns is back and better than before with a side of some good ol' hard boiled egg 🙌🙌🙌 (Hope you're feel better Buns, and Thanks Anya for lending your voice 💓)

[@ShadeofIce]

Fun fact, the Humans were designed by Hieronymus Bosch, a dutch painter who passed on august 9th, 1516. So ya know, very old designs. You can also see them in the Beserk manga based on the same art work.

[@TheSkelzore]

This game does the topic of racism and politics very well. It isn't preaching even though it literally is preaching. I don't really know how it strikes that sweet spot, but it does.

[@corrackisdead]

Heismay is a chad and I love him so much

[@elvishladdy3404]

This game is absolutely on my radar now. Great video Buns! Also that was so nice of your wife to do extra voiceover to take the edge off you. And can I just say, she sounds like a fully professional speaker across the board with how she read your words off the page. Much love

[@iusesoapp]

THANK GOD THIS EXISTS... I had high hopes for Dragon Age and they just got obliterated via reviews and horrible dialogue cut scenes. JRPGs for the win once again!

[@Ixbran]

I love how his game is "save the cursed sleeping Prince." Not a princess, a prince. I love this spin on the trope. It's not a boy saving a princess, or the cliché flip of the original cliché of a girl saving a prince. Is a boy saving a prince, who are childhood friends, could possibly be more?

[@zeronikku3549]

Oh, you have no idea 😂.

[@TNT-Thin]

He's as pretty as a princess. Double win.

[@andersonrayregalia8378]

Fujoshis are so cringe, theyre friends and im actually about to spoil the game if you guys keep it up 💀

[@cocochops6492]

@@andersonrayregalia8378 relax bro its just a metaphor

[@emiliaz4685]

@@andersonrayregalia8378this mf subscribed to ray William Johnson Lmao this mf annoying as hell I know it

[@Kornkid933]

I’ve been dying waiting on this and her for beginners. Take your time buns, get better soon. And put those out when you feel better, so I can watch them repeatedly at work to try and imagine playing it 😭😭❤️

[@lancerguy3667]

I was shocked by how merciful the time limit was. As long as you make sure you’re always doing something productive, you’ll likely be fine. I maxed all stats and bonds with more than 2 weeks to spare.

[@livviegoat]

it wasn't merciful enough for me sadly. It took me a long time to find my footing and the first dungeon took me nearly all 10 days to complete and that crippled me for the entire rest of the game. Even with finishing the ensuing dungeons in one day.

[@lancerguy3667]

@@livviegoat I can feel your pain. I also wasted multiple days on the first dungeon, thanks to me not yet realizing that the mage’s passive skill basically gives you infinite MP as long as you’re patient.

[@EclipseHighroller]

I love how some of the archetypes are literally references to persona and shin megami tensei Spoilers: Soul Hacker, Devil summoner, Persona Master

[@meaghanweir7954]

I played the demo and I really want it for the Xbox!! It’s so good. Very persona vibey. Maybe better. So glad to see you doing the video for this game Mother Buns!

[@Isharne]

Looks like the Playstation wish list is getting another entry. You two sold me on this, splendid video as always!😄 Great finish by Egg!

[@beastlykyo]

Made my day seeing your video played this game when it came out and was thinking of ya when I played it, especially the slap of music. Glad you had time to make this video, take care of yourself, keep doing you, and thanks for making people smile, take care!

[@kingsleycy3450]

Get well soon, Buns. It's not the same when your video isn't voiced by the jrpg gremlin herself

[@MicahW444]

I love the character designs for Junah and Loveless. It really makes me dream of a persona game set in a 60/70s era with vibrant hippy aesthetic and a soundtrack inspired by Jimi Hendrix, Cream etc

[@Darkeus1]

Yeah because it already is a bit of American 60's with the themes of the game.

[@Simul.]

Camping road trip mechanics? So its Final Fantasy XV + Persona? Okay yeah I'm sold.

[@XDarkEcho]

I will say, looking at the character models really give me Fire Emblem: Three Houses vibes, which isn't a bad thing mind you. I think it's a good idea to have low quality models, in order to have a lot more running in the background, and an easier optimization process too. This is definitely a game JRPG fans need to pick up!

[@anthonyschlott916]

I had the same impression and I loved FE:TH! Been almost obsessed over this game even now I'm at the end.

[@gamingsworth4182]

Dang, you've talked me into pausing the video and bought the game at 8:10. Now discovering via comments I get a wife cameo, awseome! Watching whole thing while game downloads, then starting it up!

[@mattpreece6106]

Thank you Mrs ButterBuns for helping get this video out on time ^^

[@furyrageguy5728]

I swear the most shocking thing in this game was the protagonist actually speaking!

[@OshaDek]

2 Videos on all the games I've loved this year from ButtersBuns is truly peak

[@Evanz111]

3:05 - I paused this video and scanned the right side of my room to work out wtf made that noise! Why would you do that to me? ;_;

[@robertsilvermyst7325]

Just for the interesting fun of it, since the protag's default name is Will, the name I gave myself at the beginning was Shakespeare.

[@BlackCawthorne]

Fun fact! Most of the human designs in the game are heavily inspired by (if not directly copied from) the works of Hieronymus Bosch, a dutch painter from the late 1400's.

[@TamdinSol]

"John Atlus" - Nice one. Missed a bit the insert of that one painting by Hieronymous Bosch, that features like three of the enemies one can find in the game as well. Never expected that painter to be featured in a game, so seeing those enemies being a nearly 1:1 extract, was a really nice surprise. (Well, for me, at least.)

[@prickly10000]

Super Butter Boooty is back!? Well bun my biscuit!

[@s-wo8781]

Its cool to see that you gave Hulkenberg the Brawler too. Right now my party is Protagonist with almost every archetype with Magic Seeker, Wizard, and Commander being his strongest jobs. Strohl - Swordmaster, Cleric, Faker Hulkenberg - Magic Knight, Pugilist, Mage Heismay- Assasin, Sniper, Faker Streya - Masked Dancer, Faker, Mage, Healer

[@86fifty]

Yooo, I didn't know all that about it being LITERALLY A METAPHOR, that's really cool actually... I'm getting reminded of Ni No Kuni 2, honestly, with the overarching plot of "become king of the whole world by going to a bunch of different biomes and fighting monsters to make the locals love you." That game has a place close to my heart, with all its fantasy-races and biomes and world building, despite its somewhat shallow G-rated ending. Maybe I have to play THIS game for ideas on how to write a fix-it au for NNK2 :3 PS - Hi Eggs! Congrats on your big debut! :D

[@Triforce_of_Doom]

I still love going from starting the game & immediately going "oh it's the who's who of ATLUS mechanics" to hitting a very specific story point & going "OH IT'S THE WHO'S WHO OF ATLUS MECHANICS". If you know, you know.

[@SuperCrazf]

Im glad we are getting more Buns videos. The world is healing. It would be nice if we got a For beginners video but one step at a time

[@JABartist]

It was adorable to hear someone else do the “yall” and “tootles” great work!

[@TheTrueThomayo]

Im glad you guys mentioned the narration ive been loving it since the demo. Give a valkyria chronicles sort of feel.

[@lilyand]

Your wife's VO sounds super professional I am genuinely impressed!

[@Goofster2006]

This is the first video of yours I’ve seen since the ffxv video and I’m actually so happy I found your channel again

[@Flutterdark_]

i literally played nothing but this for 2 weeks. as in when i started any freetime i had that wasnt used for groceries and other adult stuff i was playing metaphor. 2 weeks later and roughly 90 hours of playtime, i did some ng+ prep, i beat it and man oh man it is a good ride. atlus took all their best SYSTEMS across persona and smt and put them in a game that with its world and story is not bound by other franchise restrictions and can be its own thing. which i feel atlus really needed and it shows. this game is just top quality top to bottom.

[@Ryne91]

Been looking forward to this, despite already having 159 hours in the game (plus 60 in the demo) and the platinum trophy. Great video and hope you're feeling better

[@connorbryan8189]

I loved how most of the humans were from The Garden of Earthly Delights. A famous painting serving as the design language for them was *chef’s kiss.* loved all 60hrs of the first run

[@callmeravenlee1972]

The transition to wife is really really cute lol

[@zander7x7]

This game looks alright, but I REALLY got excited when you mentioned "sword surfing". Yes PLEASE.

[@ShockedHearts]

dude your wife is so good at narration I thought she was a perfect narrator bot for a second until I heard her laugh a little.

[@cubone44]

Been blessed with a Buns, Burback, & NakeyJackey video all within the last 3 days. Life is good

[@cbear3476]

I didn't even think about this. I should have because you love Atlus but getting this game and your video on top of it is the icing on the cake ❤❤❤❤

[@mateogajardo2196]

I kinda love how Atlus itself is giving us more Buns for the sake of it

[@areoants9453]

so glad Bun was officially sponsored by her wife to play Atlus’s newest game

[@tamzidmushtaque5656]

I would like to thank Atlus & Sega for funding butterbuns content

[@mariobarbara2893]

The charli xcx reference KILLED ME, i love this channel

[@brandoncain]

3:15 Acktually, Buns, his name is "Will Protagonist" in the American version. I personally like his Russian name better, because he shares it with a beeg gobbie robot: Alexander.

[@Cicirifu]

Holy hell its been years since you've popped in my feed.

[@b.h.4249]

A new video, we are blessed! And now I unfortunately have to pause it and play/finish Metaphor first before coming back, this is a game I wanna experience as blind as possible. X) Have some food for the algorithm!

[@Eldoktordoomz]

The algorithm kept this from me for 4 days?! Heresy. The wifey killed it; loved hearing Buns’ “voice” still stay consistent even when she took V.O. duty.

[@thebraveguy9808]

Saw the video at first and didn't care too much, then saw the channel, and nearly had a heart attack. THERE'S A NEW BUNS VIDEO? I MUST WATCH IT.

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

This game was what I had been hoping for a long time. I feel like I haven't been so invested in a video game universe since Fire Emblem Three Houses.

[@Thatonedude917]

I'm glad people like it, even if I don't

[@vegassims7]

This game is SO much better than Dragon Age Veilguard. Glad I learned about it.

[@melloanaligia]

My only fear is that Atlus will definitely launch an enriched version and I'll feel frustrated if I buy this one right now 😭

[@Darkeus1]

I feel you but that is always the risk with a good Altus game. 😂

[@VilasNil]

19:10 From the bottom of my heart, fuck the protopet posessed by an american doll. That's the stuff nightmares are made of

[@btbesquire5]

Anya, wonderfully, taking over for Tyler, is so great.

[@Fireheartl]

Looking forward to trying this game. And your wife has AWESOME narrator voice! Would love to see you two work on more videos together!