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[SantaC]

Seems like I cant go wrong with any of them, but what is the best of this list in terms of story and gameplay?

 

[cormack12]

Expedition, both in story and gameplay.

Octopath is good and so is Metaphor, but you settle into the same familiar combat patterns etc. Expedition is a complete package and also has some interesting combat augments and mechanics that keep it more interesting and for longer (imo)

 

[SantaC]

Expedition, both in story and gameplay.

Octopath is good and so is Metaphor, but you settle into the same familiar combat patterns etc. Expedition is a complete package and also has some interesting combat augments and mechanics that keep it more interesting and for longer (imo)

How is Metaphor compared to the Persona games?

 

[nikos]

Voted for Trails even though I only briefly played the demo.

Didn't like Expedition.

Metaphor never ended up hooking me. Kind of want to give it another shot.

Octopath Traveler 0 demo was pretty good but I never ended up buying it.

 

[The Cockatrice]

I'm pretty sure you already know the answer and what most ppl will vote. The other choices are mid.

 

[cormack12]

How is Metaphor compared to the Persona games?

I preferred the Metaphor dungeons, and I preferred the supporting cast. In contrast, I find Persona more young anime - in tone and style just to contextualise it.

Others may feel differently though.

 

[The Cockatrice]

How is Metaphor compared to the Persona games?

Far worse than Persona 5 Royal in everything. If P5R is a 9/10 then Metaphor is a 6 in comparison. Cool UI tho.

 

[Nocty]

Refantazio is my personal favourite from that list... but it's grindy, so be warned about that. I still love it though.

 

[SantaC]

Far worse than Persona 5 Royal in everything. If P5R is a 9/10 then Metaphor is a 6 in comparison. Cool UI tho.

that's strange because I heard it was a very good game with 90+ in metacritic. Doesnt like a 6 to me.

 

[The Cockatrice]

that's strange because I heard it was a very good game with 90+ in metacritic. Doesnt like a 6 to me.

It has a demo. Try it. If you like it, cool, tho I did buy it based on the demo, and the first few hours were really great, but at about half way in it became a generic predictable slog and I just could not relate to its boring political "mature" story. If you value your purchases based off Metacritic, then sure go ahead. Just remember, those are opinions, just like mine. No one can ever truly tell you what you will or wont enjoy.

 

[Bonfires Down]

I played the Metaphor demo and I pretty much didn't like anything about it. But somehow I keep feeling like I want to buy and play it. I think it just has an intriguing world. Yes, to some extent it is somewhat of a generic fantasy world, but there are also some really weird, out there stuff at play.

 

[foamdino]

Trails in the Sky is by far the best game on that list. And it's the on-ramp to the best jrpg series (with the remake sequel coming out this year).

 

[corgiix3]

Everything here is at least a 9/10 except for octopath imo