Why Metaphor: ReFantazio is a sudden GOTY front-runner | Friends Per Second #56

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[@gobbledygook5000]

A few days ago I watched a recent video by a KZbinr called Josh Brett. It was about AG1 and other such powders. I think you guys should watch the video and then have a think about whether you want to sponsor or even use this product...

[@fragr33f74]

Dude, that Shawn Layden interview was brilliant. I've always appreciated executives like Layden who dont shy away from talking to you about the business needs, but he also understands the importance of creativity, experimentation, and scoping projects sensibly. I don't think it's a coincidence that when Shawn Layden was chairman at Sony Studios, there were a great slue of games that were produced.

[@abdalla8558]

What period was that?

[@aoBubs]

I believe that would be "slew" :)

[@layset1885]

​@@abdalla8558 ps1 to ps4 era. He sadly retired at the launch of the ps5 and left it to that fucking idiot that did nothing but push live service shit.

[@DoomsdayMayBeOkay]

Such a huge loss for Sony

[@fishsticks6611]

Fun Fact: Metaphor: Refantazio was first announced as Project Refantasy. ReFantazio means refantasy in Esperanto. It is an auxiliary language designed to foster communication between people of different native languages which ties heavily to the game's theme. The OSTs also features Esperanto lyrics.

[@jeji5860]

Did you know they censored Hulkenberg ass cheeks in the retail version

[@mouadelmoujaddidi6580]

Thought Refantazio was Italian

[@FullMetalB]

​@@jeji5860who cares

[@Paraguai123]

​@@jeji5860Literally no one asked and no one cares

[@athas65]

​@mouadelmoujaddidi6580 Esperanto in general takes a lot from Romance languages like Italian and Spanish, so I assume that's why it matches

[@kalebnall3236]

Jake is the one guy buying the shirts at Game Stop.

[@cody3335]

That’s why we love him foo

[@FeiFongWang]

Yeah the real connoisseurs go to Hot Topic

[@KahranRamsus]

Makes sense. It's not like GameStop sells games, they turned into a toy store.

[@mota2028]

They are all tailored for his size too

[@thunderbandit5172]

@kalebnall3236 Lol

[@andrewcoehoorn6505]

I just decided to scroll down on the KZbin comments for the battle theme (I get so much work done when that's on loop) and was reminded that canonically the music plays in the main characters head through the joys of fairy magic. So if you're wondering why he's bouncing in his row, he's not in fact waiting to strike, just jamming out.

[@rabb1tdotcom-ie3vk]

Odd it looks like no one has mentioned yet... to clarify... Path of Exile 2 is NOT coming out next month. It WILL be in paid early access IF you buy a supporter package worth X amount (I'll guess $40, they haven't said) or have paid X amount over the life of Path of Exile 1 (I think it was mentioned somewhere around $150.) Also, it is NOT the entire game. It's like the first 3 of 6 total acts, and only 6 of the 12 planned classes. They expect it will remain in early access for 6 to 12 more months after that. But yeah, it's out in early access, but actual release is still a ways off. At full release it will be free to play.

[@emperman]

Shawn Layden and Shu left the top spot at Sony and we've never felt their absence more than these past few years.

[@KidArkx]

Even as great as shu is, he's made his own share of mistakes too such as failing to own dark souls as an IP.

[@Pizza_force]

Just hearing Jess talk about the group relationships in Metaphor has convinced me to read her full review. I might have to tune out so I can go play the game...

[@HenNgTr]

I got about 98hrs in Persona 5 Royal and got the platinum, I still think that was the best paced 100hr game I've ever played so I'm very excited to get through Metaphor.

[@fseiba6718]

It was 176 hours for me

[@amolbhatia1449]

It was drag. I enjoyed the 50 hours I played of it - fantastic experience but I couldn’t handle the repetitive loop. Pacing and float were its main weaknesses imo.

[@fseiba6718]

@@amolbhatia1449 Interesting take, I have always thought that it is impressive that p5 has a better pacing as a 100 hour game than some 20-30 hour game so your take is a very unique one even among persona game haters cus even the non enjoyers thinks the pacing is good but i have always remind myself that everybody loves the Doom games but i can't take the repetitive gameplay and the problem is with me not with the game. So it is a you problem at the end of the day not a real problem in the game cus if anything the pacing in Megaten games was always a high rated aspect.

[@WackoWambo]

The dungeons in p5 are horribly paced, and apparently that carries over in refantazio

[@fseiba6718]

@@WackoWambo You clearly didnt play persona 3 then. Persona 5s main dungeons were amazing. The mementos were bad tho conpared to the main dungeon but it is too little of a problem cus the game is utterly amazing. P5 royal with the car thing when you can just hit the enemys and die clearly solved that main problem tho.

[@zztzgza]

I don't know why you guys kept trying not to mention Persona during the Metaphor segment. Atlus's entire marketing for this game was literally,"from the creators of Persona" in bright flashing signs. Even streamers that got sponsored were told to mention Persona

[@blakty2]

It’s the Elden Ring thing again if not mentioning souls. They want to capitalize on their fanbase, but these guys don’t seem to realize this.

[@Farowlol]

@@blakty2 to be fair elden ring outsold the souls franchise to a point in which it no longer needs its original fanbase and seeing as metaphor is outselling persona 5 royal 3:1 the same may be true

[@mew215]

Metaphor is a breath of fresh air for me. I put 75 hours in on hard, and I'm only halfway done, Iol. You will get your money's worth if you try to explore everything the game has to offer. How people are beating this game in less than 100 hours I can't comprehend. There is so much here if you seek it out. Definitely my Game of the year.

[@mace8704]

Nice dude. That’s like 8-9 hrs/day. Proud of you. Capital G gamer

[@PyrusnVentus]

I tried to do everything I could in the game and didn't spend too much time grinding and I beat the game at around 80 hours. The only content I missed was two bonds since I spent like all my time on the airship doing laundry so I didn't have my royal virtues maxed out by the end and I chose to do dungeons over maxing them, but bonds are like 5-10 minutes each and I was missing 3 levels. While the game has a lot to offer I don't know how you've only beaten half the game while I finished.

[@mew215]

@PyrusnVentus playing on hard is a huge factor. Visiting every vendor, reading every lore entry, talking to every npc, buying all weapons from every vendor, mapping out days to make sure I can max out both my virtues and every confidant, grinding archetypes, grinding money, exploring....I can go on and on but you get the picture

[@michaelcerrone1025]

I will definitely play this

[@salagoon]

Tokyo is massive. If you are going anywhere thats not literally next to you you can assume it will take about an hour so with that in mind Chiba is basically still Tokyo. Its the suburbs of Tokyo a ton of people commute from Chiba to Tokyo every day.

[@RicardoAtenas]

Shawn Layden is my most favorite gaming executive and it's always a pleasure hearing him talk about the industry. He has the perfect balance between finance and gaming. He clearly understands how companies work to be profitable, but also loves gaming clearly understands what makes a game fun

[@dtanobo]

​@@heavyartillery-qm5huYou mean when he called out cringey people whining about Ghost of Yotei? And he was in charge when so many of the big titles we know from Sony were greenlit and released.

[@heavyartillery-qm5hu]

@@dtanobo When he said that games can't all be made in the west and japan. That's true, but if you make AAA games about minorities they will fail for obvious reasons

[@bigbox1431]

Make her gay and make her lame.

[@heavyartillery-qm5hu]

@@dtanobo I was talking about 38:15

[@dtanobo]

@@heavyartillery-qm5hu Oh you mean by getting different kinds of people into the industry? Like that's a bad thing lol

[@KaalKurayami]

From the answer the guys gave on games with multiple choices sounds like they haven't fully played BG3. Skillup just mentioned you can be an asshole, but it's more than that. You can literally go down the evil path and kill all the good guys, join the villians, romance the villians, recruite them, join a murder cult and choose to become a tyrant in the end. Completely different from the good path. Even as a Dark urge character you can choose to resist evil and the redemption arc is awesome. I was only disappointed with two things but can't expect Larian studios to do everything. I've played BG3 multiple times and discovered a new quest or something new in each playthrough. Not many games can achieve this.

[@ZeroEscape2074]

I understand Shawn is the former executive, but damn I love how he talks about the industry, yes making money is important, but creativity is also very important

[@Jmerithew87]

People always talk about Phil Spencer being a gamer and all that but it’s always felt super fake to me. Shawn Layden seems way more genuine and actually passionate in my opinion.

[@heavyartillery-qm5hu]

Sadly he thinks that we need more games made about a minority of users. They will all fail.

[@Jmerithew87]

@@heavyartillery-qm5huinclusion isn’t some boogeyman that shouldn’t be present in gaming. When it becomes the main focus and prioritized over other elements like with Dustborn and Concord, or with Dragon Age where it’s starting to break the immersion of a fantasy setting sure, but there’s plenty of good games that have aspects of inclusiveness.

[@fragr33f74]

Phil Spencer is a fraud imo. The sign of a good business exec in the arts is someone who can help cultivate and nurture talent from within. Spencer and his group could not do that at Xbox, and so they decided to spend billions on acquisitions.

[@heavyartillery-qm5hu]

@@Jmerithew87 Making AAA games about a minority of users is dumb tho.

[@Jmerithew87]

Is it? It can tell stories in a different way or introduce settings we’ve never seen before. If done well it can be a breath of fresh air, unfortunately we’ve seen a lot of games recently that have dropped the ball.

[@cellovandervegte8986]

B-b-but my wallet…

[@restlessoblivion]

I'm more like, how TF am I going to find enough time to play all the good games that are out/coming soon?!

[@crisprvideogameofficial]

😂 I just bought Silent Hill 2 and Metaphor Refantazio. My wallet is dead.

[@drgonzo123]

Still playing Silent Hill, which is fucking scary, I don’t care what Ralph says! I downloaded the demo for Metaphor but the rest of the year is stacked and idk if I want to tie myself down with a 100 hour rpg right now. I still haven’t gotten to Baldur’s Gate 3 yet, that’s been sitting in the backlog since release.

[@KidArkx]

The game is saying our real world is a metaphor for fantasy in their world. They are living in a fantasy world to us and we live in a fantasy world to them.

[@Farowlol]

I never made the connection between the ideal future and our world, because there's nothing ideal about our world lol they just have skyscrapers and cars like we do

[@baalernaruto]

The Shawn Layden interview was by far the best interview on the channel. Great questions, no interruptions. Keep on the great work. 👍🏻

[@heavyartillery-qm5hu]

Sadly he thinks that we need more games made about a minority of users. They will all fail.

[@tres4dayz]

Exactly... It's all hot air ​@@heavyartillery-qm5hu

[@Muck-da]

Garrus imma let you finish but Tali is the best Mass Effect romance of ALL time!!!

[@Evrgreens11]

At 1:22:48 when the guy on bottom left says something to the extent of, “well we know ‘racism bad’ but i like the storytelling to be subtle and leaves a lot more unsaid”, you (the viewers) kind of need to just think for yourselves a bit here. Part of why racism (and sexism, ageism, ableism) persists is because we aren’t actually taught why racism is bad but moreso just [told] that it is and punished by parents, teachers, and other small bodies of power when we push these bigoted ideas. The girl on the top right did a good job explaining that this game actually explains how racism is bad because it is upheld by systemic structures that seek to defer blame from bad actors to boogeymen like the minorities. This is a youtube comment section so im not gonna expect much traction here but the bottom left guy is not as smart as he thinks he is. Edit: just called them bottom left and top right cz i dont know their names other than jake

[@SuicidalBabyTTV]

shut up.

[@sillylittlesheepjax6009]

they explain it in forced silly idealistic vision, it is not deep just your modern day shallow anime writing that jrpgs do

[@mwm1145]

I agree with Ralph about Maria’s outfit, on a ps2 the easiest way to show sex appeal would be showing a midriff because of a lack of details possible with a character model. She is much more seductive in the new version.

[@JuliusKingsleyXIII]

The brilliant thing about Mass Effect's Paragon/Renegade system is not just that either are good and make decent sense, but the the progression from one to the other over the course of the series either way also makes total sense if you wanted to play it that way. An idealistic hero who just becomes so done and starts to play by their own rules because they have to in order to save everyone, or a militaristic space racist who slowly warms up to the idea of working with aliens and using diplomacy to achieve results. Love it.

[@friendlyneighborhoodedgelord]

I find it humorous how Ralph wants Metaphor to be more subtle, yet later in the episode he wants Civil War to spell everything out for him.

[@thedude7250]

I only play the good route in games cause the evil route endings dont usually feel satisfying to me

[@zztzgza]

Never played an SMT game then lol

[@thedude7250]

@@zztzgza nope, does it handle it well?

[@NotGeno]

​@@thedude7250well there's usually order and Chaos routes, both of which have positives and negatives. There is also the Neutral route, which is usually the "good" ending

[@xander9460]

Me here being like. Nah man. It's BG3. BG3 is going to be GOTY. "Realizes that was all last year" WHERE... THE FUCK.... IS ALL THE TIME GOING!!! Oh yeah, it went into BG3 =D

[@phillemon7664]

Metaphor is Japanese BG3 so that winning would be excellent

[@XGiveMeLibertyX]

Black Myth Wukong is the GOTY

[@gregperianayagam4522]

I only started enjoying the themes when your party memebers start reading the protagonists fantasy book. I assumed they would just say how good this utopia would be, but no, they push back a bit and go into a little detail on how this utopia may not work, like how you can't completely get rid of differences. They do wish to strive for this utopic ideals but from a realistic angle.

[@honestket]

How are people so surprised that a new atlus game is a goty contender?

[@RayzaNC]

It aint winning and i don't recall any other of their games winning before?

[@wardy4903]

Because no atlus game ever wins that title. They are super niche and metaphor didn't change that.

[@kheops101]

Finally some video footage! I understand this is primarily a podcast but the fact you never really show b-roll videos respective to the games talked about, really make the format less attractive (personal take of course).

[@JamFlexx]

100% agree the b-roll was nice but won't be expecting it too often

[@Welcome_The_Revolution]

Absolutely love the show, great bantz, interesting interviews, makes me laugh every time and it’s just a great thing to look forward to every couple of weeks. 😊

[@Jayy997]

Jess's review for Metaphor Refantazio was spot on but also incredibly well written.

[@KingSulley]

I loved hearing from Shawn, you can tell he really understands and enjoys being in the industry. I have to say though, for as much as you're calling it a chat, you're really just interviewing him Ralph. There are a few times during your chat that you can tell that he's looking for a back & forth, but you hit him with the "yeah, right- " and move onto another pre-written question. Not saying I hate the format, maybe you were sleepy or something, but this chat would have been better as it's own video on a second channel, because it feels so separate from the Podcast in tone and vibes.

[@Alex99876]

I totally feel that way about every interview on the podcast. It doesn’t “read” like a podcast guest appearance, it “reads” like the raw audio transcript of a print media interview. Which to me sounds far too clunky.

[@ianvaillancourt271]

Full agree, but there was definitely some time constraints in place that probably incentivized that fast pace.

[@MilkPudding]

Metaphor answers many major problems in the game industry now, including how to do diversity right.

[@XGiveMeLibertyX]

Black Myth Wukong showed how to do diversity properly

[@docicusalignjon]

Man I can listen to Shawn Layden talk for hours, the man is on point with EVERYTHING. He is sorely needed back at Sony.

[@heavyartillery-qm5hu]

Sadly he thinks that we need more games made about a minority of users. They will all fail.

[@ArtVandelay592]

@@heavyartillery-qm5huGo outside and touch grass.

[@GreatestFling]

The fact that they didn't even mention Wukong on that GOTY conversations is wild

[@Caspeaon]

Short answer: its made by atlus and atlus doesnt know how to make bad games.

[@kyrias9391]

I mean the name Metaphor: ReFantazio makes perfect sense at the start if you just read the dialog and watch the setting down to the enemy design xD

[@WonOneWun]

Yeah these guy's don't seem too intelligent bahahahaha. Skillups ok can't stand the rest of em. Top right guest girl was cool and not dumb.

[@michaelp.3485]

Black Myth: Wukong deserves GOTY more than Erdtree does and I will die on that hill.

[@julianpischler9378]

Here for my ‘Metaphor: Refantazio - After You Buy’

[@sabihrashid252]

Happy Hannukkah from Baby Yoda has to be a shirt.

[@JoeWedgwood-ik9zo]

Merchant archetype for the win 👍🏻

[@jubjub388]

Astrobot is GOTY for me, followed by Wukong. The only big game left this year is Veilguard, which I don't think will be like old Bioware games. But lets see.

[@georgeashley6643]

Definitely my GotY so far, I have yet to play Metaphor though. FFVII:Rebirth is also a contender but I forgot about it because it was so early in the year

[@ScottyDo3sntKnow]

Would love for you guys to do a “special” and just answer a load of the questions you get as I love hearing your interesting takes on some of the weird and wonderful questions everyone poses lol

[@crissepiroth]

I love Metaphor man ❤️ I'm curious how much I'll spend with it. Persona 5 is my most played game on ps4 close to 200 hours so let's see, I'm really taking my time with it . Jeez I love these games, I'm also knee deep in P3Reload and it gives me such a sense of FLOW, such a comfort game with the music and connecting with different characters😍 A joy to play these 🔥

[@DrogenShomuro]

I think I agree that many JRPG themes seem not-very-subtle for anyone over the age of 25. I remember thinking FF7s ecological themes were brilliant as a kid, but now they seem a tad heavy-handed to me. I don't think this is a bad thing though. Younger adults are exactly the demographic that would benefit from an interesting way to explore themes like this.

[@BoknoyBuhisan]

man i wish shawn is still at playstation.

[@RebatoGaming]

I strongly disagree with Ralph's take on "Civil War". The film is a commentary on the nature of dangerous professions.These professions can be noble, but they can also be thrilling. It can be easy to lose sight of the danger in your excitement. It's also easy to lose sight of your goals in the excitement - did they really anticipate insightful commentary from the president? The setting is just a backdrop, it doesn't matter what nation the film took place in. Maybe it was the fault of the marketing that everyone anticipated commentary about American specifically.

[@jeremylamb12]

I almost get violently offended when someone even insinuates that Astrobot isn't the GOTY. But i get it, lol.

[@hav0cfanat1c]

Lucy saying she still listens to Slipknot - Vol.3 the Subliminal Versus was the highlight of todays show for me! I LOVE that album and I listen to music the same way. Finding new stuff here and there is fun, but I am a creature of habit and I like my old jams. Shoutout to my Metalcore favorite, 'The Fall of Ideals' from All That Remains. 🤘

[@Avesevenfold]

Ralph convinced me to get metaphor and I'm very glad

[@amo903]

Was not expecting an alex baldino roast session😂😂

[@Old_Gil_Gunderson]

1:00:04 damn Ralph that was Kojima calling!

[@intothevoid2046]

Shouldn't be a game of the year be a game that reaches more than a certain audience while being of high quality at the same time, instead of a niche product, however well it is done?

[@makasete30]

Game of the year is usually a game which has almost universal praise and above 90 on metacritic. And then, a few reviewers vote. Whether people believe it should be something else, doesn’t negate the reality of how the best game is picked. Metaphor is not normally a game I would like. Neither was BG3 last year- but they both deserved their high praise.

[@Mohgenstein]

JRPGs are not niche products. Balatro is a niche product.

[@MSigs]

This reminded me how much I loved and miss Shawn.

[@Clems1]

Bg3 should be goty for an unprecedented second year in a row

[@DanteMasaru]

”The main purpose is not to steal market share...” something tells me that's not the answer that was expected, especially considering how that narrative was (and still is to some extent) aggressively spewed.

[@zerochill4326]

Metaphor is such a gorgeous game to look at and especially listen to. Shout out to that particular section that straight away reminded me of Gears of War.

[@danieljohn9257]

Bloober Team’s new game looks really impressive and very interesting! Looking forward to learning more! 🤙🏼

[@Mrweedro]

The fact that Lucy has most likely sat thru a king Yosef set is my new favorite thing lol

[@scizor285]

Came for the metaphor conversation. Stayed for the Grogu rant.

[@MRBarton369]

I enjoy replaying as different versions of the story. This war of mine to some degree, DA inquisition, and Mass Effect. I like the journeys like Renegade Shepard like what Ralph mentioned.

[@kuma8093]

The description killed me lmao. Skill up skimming them nugs.

[@MegaRamster]

I do like that final statement from Shawn, uplifting.

[@Stoned_apeTheory22]

Cant wait for next week when Jake wears the Manscaped Tshirt

[@slicer777thorn3]

Ralph: James Version of Silent Hill is not real. The real Silent Hill is a Town with NO fog. Its a different reality. James having skills while fighting his demons, makes sense.

[@laikalappie]

Really great questions for Shawn Layden, do wish Ralph would've asked more about Girls Make Games and what else Shawn was working on, got the impression that's what he really wanted to talk about!

[@pallenda]

Satisfactory is GOTY.

[@jeffdecaro3164]

Silksong is my game of the year 😢😂

[@marwynthemasterful6369]

It’s a thin year. My guesses for GotY noms are Zelda: Your Zelda now, Silent Hill 2 Remake, Metaphor Refantazio, FF7 Rebirth, and Astrobot. Zelda, a remake, and a remake-ish don’t deserve to win the award. So it’s basically just Astrobot vs Metaphor.

[@77rockcity]

...Helldivers 2, Elden Ring DLC, Wukong, Space Marine 2. Definitely thin though.

[@marwynthemasterful6369]

@@77rockcityElden Ring might win best continued service or some shit for DLC (it was great) but can’t get a GotY nom for it. Helldivers 2 doesn’t deserve it. I forgot about Space Marine, haven’t played it. I think Dogma 2, Stellar Blade, and Rise of the Ronin won’t have much backing behind them as far as GotY. Journalists won’t nom Wu Kong

[@wardy4903]

Atlus makes the same anime disguised as a game every other year and it never wins because their games are extremely niche. Wu kong isn't winning it and still has a better chance being a super popular action adventure game.

[@novurdim]

It's funny how now not the story part but everything else in Ralph's review is actually controversial lol

[@Ejohns1004]

The thing about this Silent Hill 2 remake that I don't think that I really like is that, like Ralph says the combat is not right for this game. The entire crux of what Silent Hill is is that it's the protagonist's nightmare, a protagonist completely out of their depth. Silent Hill is a place where the monsters living inside the head of the protagonist (that they try to hide) manifest in the real world to destroy them. A combat model that turns James into an action hero is completely antithetical to at least what I see Silent Hill as.

[@DontGiveUp_Skeleton]

Wu Kong and Stellar Blade were massive attention grabbers this year. I don't know why they wouldn't be GotY contenders.

[@Mohgenstein]

Getting attention means absolutely nothing if the game doesn’t have the critical reception to back it up. Besides, half of games nowadays get attention.

[@DontGiveUp_Skeleton]

@@Mohgenstein Regardless of whether or not they got a strong critical reception (they did), getting attention is absolutely enough to put them into consideration. There would be no award show if we just looked at critical numbers and compared them. It would be the top reviewed every year.

[@Mohgenstein]

@@DontGiveUp_Skeleton They got 81% aggregate scores… that’s not strong, that’s solid. Astro Bot, Rebirth, Metaphor all trail them by ten points. Not to mention the 10+ games in high 80s range like Silent Hill 2, Infinite Wealth, Dogma 2, Prince of Persia. GOTY always sways towards the best rated games of their respective year, never to games that have solid scores hovering in low 80s. Baldurs Gate: 95% Elden Ring: 95%, It Takes Two: 88%, Last of Us 2: 93%, Sekiro: 90%. In fact the lowest rated goty ever is Dragon Age Inquisition with a 88% critic score.

[@DontGiveUp_Skeleton]

@@Mohgenstein Just give it to astro bot then if aggregate scores are what's important. I wholeheartedly disagree. You can find past winners have been underdogs, nominees have had all degree's of critical reception. Why disregard some games at all? Especially when they're big battle tested sellers.

[@gioduran2016]

Not Jake wanting baby yoda to die😂😂

[@dingus2k]

metaphor is the first atlus game that’s finally really hooked me. the archetype system is a blast and i love this steam punk world

[@Sntra101]

Best game of all time

[@RC93725]

“What if the world is better??” 😂😂😂 ralph is hilarious

[@GokuBlackZamasu_]

I love this game the protagonist is one my favourites

[@WookieWarriorz]

All your critiques of the original silent hill 2 is why i love it, why its spooky why it's weird and strange and uncomfortable. The silent hill 2 remake is great but its just a resident evil esque 3rd person game now. Its not silent hill, i dont want detailed faces and crazy lighting im sorry its just not better for what silent hill 2 is. Btw i didnt play silent hill 2 until i was like 25.

[@darthvallez]

My ears perking up when I heard Lucy say she was a Slipknot fan. 🤘

[@brachialplexus100]

Gotta say, Jess review was spectacular. Not because she gave it a 10 as I also happen to like the game but because it was so personal, deep and meticulous. My new favourite reviewer, gotta say.

[@hybridjones8546]

I need another Wolverine and Blade crossover now

[@abadi173]

Chiba is a part of greater Tokyo area, so technicality it is in Tokyo.

[@milramas]

"I hope baby yoda gets killed" hell yeah incredibly based

[@adamtapparo2168]

I’m sorry, Tali will always be my one and only. Garrus is such a bro and I love him, but Tali is everything

[@oasisbeyond]

Bad name, but will be worth gold years later.

[@soshady9572]

I couldn't make it past 20 minutes with the game. To each their own.

[@makasete30]

It’s quickly becoming one of my all time favorites- to each their own, Indeed. I would say that there will always be a minority who don’t like a great game. I’ve seen comments that didn’t appreciate every highly rated game. It’s sucks, but happens to all of us.

[@soshady9572]

@@makasete30 , indeed. It's also always the majority of gamers that aren't into a game. Popular or not. No game appeals to more than half of the gaming audience. Enjoy your playthrough.

[@wardy4903]

Over the years every genre has evolved their gamplay/combat mechanics but the "4 dudes in a row standing static while the player navigates menu's" genre hasn't made many real improvements in decades. Youre still just 4 dudes standing a row and player who is mostly clicking the "attack" button to progress. It still hasn't addressed the issue of low threat enemy battles wasting your time. There's a reason why the classic turn based jrpg style has fallen and become niche when it used to be top 3 back in the SNES/ps1 days.

[@AleksandrStrizhevskiy]

Perfect time to release this. In cleaning my house.

[@frosty9442]

I have heard so much about Substance.

[@Driftwood-ML]

I kind of disagree with the idea that Metaphor: ReFantasio is overly blunt with it's racism message. I don't know if any AAA game can really depict what it's like to be a minority in a highly racist society since that wouldn't be...you know...a fun experience people would want to play. And this is still true with MRF since the main character still has all the normal advantages of being a video game protagonist. I think a lot of the story and atmospheric beats are there to counteract this. Also...I feel it's a little overly simplifying to say this it has a "racism is bad" message. The kinds of societies with this kind of race/class stratification still exists in the world and was kind of omnipresent almost everywhere else only a few generations ago. If it was obviously bad and everyone knew it, why does it still persist?

[@MickSaladin]

the og sh2 line reads have a very uncanny david lynch twin peaks like delivery that adds to the creepiness for people i think you are either into that brand of weird and off beat acting or you arent really

[@galacticmaui2]

😅 Playing Metaphor has made me realize this is not my style of game…like a really want to like it but 15 hours in and I’m so bored. Guess I’m too much of a lizard brain to appreciate. Been liking Astro Bot and Sparking Zero a lot though.

[@wardy4903]

Turn based Jrpgs haven't found a way to make it feel like you aren't just navigating a menu for combat yet. Sometimes they get tactical with positioning which is better but the ones where people just stand in a line and take turns waiting for the player to select a menu item feel outdated and slow.

[@riksweeney]

Tokyo Gaming Show being nowhere near Tokyo reminds me of half the England airports being named "London (something)" despite being nowhere near said city.

[@themightyant.]

100%. They do this with airports a lot. London Luton, London Southend etc. it’s false advertising.

[@Tortuosit]

With the attention span of a housefly I'd be willing to play it.

[@tybaltbaptiste8899]

his shirt is called heather gray

[@juanvsreviews]

Dude is 20-30 hours in and is saying side content doesn’t exhaust you. Wait until you’re 80-90 hours in and then tell us that. I’m 12 hours in and it’s pretty good so far. Not blown away yet in any way but it is a top game. My problem with Atlus games is that the main quest is usually over 70-80 hours long. Rebirth’s main story is about 40 which is tighter and you absolutely don’t have to do the side quests.

[@joellutz4235]

Can we just all do this meeting every weekend? ❤️

[@FlipFlab]

I agree with Ralph, is that lint?! Lmao

[@Berry_Best]

Why do i hear reviewers say its too long and others say its too short lol. I feel like that doesnt usually happen

[@mariodrv]

SELACO is my game of the year.