Metaphor: ReFantazio is "Solidarity, the Game" // First ~20 hours Impression 🌟

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  @LadyVirgilia · 1 year ago (edited) · pinned

  Check out the full game here! <a href="https://gsght.com/c/30o2o2">https://gsght.com/c/30o2o2</a><br>Play the demo here: <a href="https://gsght.com/c/zebo3b">https://gsght.com/c/zebo3b</a><br><br>Took a while for this to go live, but thanks for waiting &amp; watching! I love, love, LOVE THIS GAME. I&apos;m not joking, it&apos;s already on par with Persona 3 for me rn, but it may just end up overtaking it... even with the nostalgia glasses!! Metaphor&apos;s entire premise just touches on every philosophical concept that&apos;s ever resonated with me :,) <br><br><b>*POTENTIALLY SPOILERS (very general speculation/commentary on how the fantasy--IRL theme will end up playing out):*</b> <br>I&apos;m only ~30 hours in (just finished Martira), my biggest speculation/theory for the fantasy Metaphor--IRL utopia thematic is ultimately: &quot;don&apos;t allow perfection to become the enemy of the good.&quot; In other words (in regards to Metaphor), no world is completely perfect, even if it might look that way from the outside... but still, don&apos;t become disillusioned by this unattainable &quot;utopian ideal.&quot; Continue to support and help each other, continue to take inspiration from these &quot;fantastical&quot; world, and continue to strive for a better future.<br><br>Also is it just me, but does United Kingdom of Euchronia remind anyone else of Muse&apos;s United States of Eurasia track...? :_ladyvSophiYAY:

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  @sixft_under · 1 year ago

  I like the completely new fantasy races. Even though it&apos;s mostly spins on stuff we&apos;ve seen/human with &quot;insert here&quot; feature. Like you can see the Rouissante and think, &quot;oh, so elves right?&quot; But they share literally no traits with traditional elves besides the long ears. I can&apos;t rely on what I know of the usual fantasy races here so it&apos;s fun to learn about them

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  @Official_RetroMania · 1 year ago

  I am almost done with Metaphor and is AMAZING and definitely not Persona. It does share some similarities go figure but is definitely is own thing and a refreshing new IP by Atlus and their new sub studio, Studio Zero. I hope to see more bangers like Metaphor from this new team in the future, they definitely got the gist what makes a good JRPG and created something truly special.

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  @lilithh2708 · 1 year ago

  I&apos;ve only played the demo thus far, but the thing that hit me first was that it asked for your name. Not a name for the protag, which does come later, but the player&apos;s name. Then it incorporated it into the game. I am really excited to see how that plays out. How it will work into the theme of fantasy interacting and changing the real world. This is always been a favorite concept of mine because you just can&apos;t build a better world if you can&apos;t imagine it first.

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  @timjfads · 1 year ago

  I struggled with the game because I was playing it as a fantasy Persona game. When I started treating n playing it as it&apos;s own thing, Metaphor, I was able to lock in a lot more

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  @Hurricayne92 · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6RHavLRVp8&amp;t=805">13:25</a> I think Atlus/Studio Zero went even further with the idea of relying on others with the removal of the mechanic of when the protag dies you lose.

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  @jasonblundelldobebussing · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6RHavLRVp8&amp;t=1">0:01</a> I WAS NOT READY FOR THAT lady virgilia screamer 😭

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  @mathewhosier9739 · 1 year ago

  The demons in SMT and personas in Persona felt more like how Pokémon are to the Pokémon series like a monster tamer, where the archetypes in Metaphor Refantasio feel more like jobs or classes

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  @thatgamingauthor · 1 year ago

  I haven&apos;t been able to get the game quite yet for financial reasons, but its themes of anxiety, solidarity, and the union of people in general are all something that really resonate with me! Stepping out of my comfort zone to actively try making friends again is something I&apos;ve been trying a little more, and I have no doubt this game will be even further inspiration to keep trying. I&apos;m so glad to hear you&apos;re enjoying the game so much! I really liked what I played of the demo.

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  @BigKlingy · 1 year ago

  My favourite thing about Metaphor so far... well, it&apos;s a LOT. The gameplay&apos;s great, the thematic take on &quot;fantasy&quot; and fiction, the art style. But if I had to narrow it down... I was really worried this game would feel &quot;ashamed to be a medieval fantasy&quot; and lean into brutal deconstruction of the genre, like a lot of works in the post Game of Thrones era seemed to do (even though, as I know you&apos;re an actual an ASOISAF fan, the actual Game of Thrones isn&apos;t like that). Playing it, the game is very much NOT. It doesn&apos;t shy away from making its world dark and politically-tense, but I feel a clear love for classic fantasy tropes here that I wasn&apos;t expecting. The whole experience oozes RESPECT for the classics while doing something new, and I&apos;m really looking forward to where that goes. <br><br>The thing about introducing modern-ish fashion to the medieval character designs was also done in Fire Emblem Engage, though it wasn&apos;t received nearly as well. Even though its designers said in interviews they wanted to restrict the clothing to materials that would actually exist in Engage&apos;s world, which they deserve more credit for imo. (The characters only wear the modern-inspired casual outfits out-of-battle, too) <br> <br>Re: Grius, while it kinda sucks that our one older party member gets... you know, I think the rest of the party at least skews towards their 20&apos;s, so you still get that dynamic of a teenage protag with a party much older than then, which is refreshingly new for Atlus. (It also explains the lack of romance) <br> <br>lol I said &quot;get it?&quot; mentally and then you did. <br> <br>&quot;I have things I can learn from others stories, but I have things I can TEACH to others too&quot;. That&apos;s a great way to look at these mechanics! The more I think about it, the more Metaphor feels like it&apos;s going to some of the most... &quot;resonant&quot; themes to be in a game, if that makes sense? <br> <br>As always, really like your personal stories in these videos.

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  @abrahamambriz892 · 1 year ago

  I always wanted to know if it was THAT good, you answered my question, thx. :D

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  @36inc · 1 year ago

  So far im enjoying metaphor alot the characters are so good the monsters so well designed. I like the fact that the main character doesnt just get free autowins and the eenmies will initiate fights by being more clever than a shadow chasing you for a mere advantage/disvantage. Makes ya pay attention even when crawling around. This game is tough but fair and approachable. though i think a quest was broken cause i got one that the enemies for dont respawn

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