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[adamsapple]

Sega / Atlus have had one hell of a fucking banger year.

 

[Gonzito]

I just bought it for 36 euros on pc, it was too good of a deal to not do it

 

[TropicanaTwista]

I got the demo but haven't played it yet but that looks like it needs to change. Awesome scores and now I'm super intrigued

 

[jm89]

Would a non weeb who doesnt like japanese dating sim games enjoy this?

 

[Pasta la Vista]

All the dog people are like beggars or peasants, I found that pretty funny

 

[Lee49]

Persona 6 is gonna be fucking wild isn't it.

Also rip my social life. The trio of Silent Hill, Sparking Zero and now this...

 

[Danjin44]

Sega / Atlus have had one hell of a fucking banger year.

Yup Atlus has been fantastic this year.

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

Really? I think that is cool as hell

I freaking love that battle music/scene transition BGM.

I’ve got it playing as filler music while I work…it’s fantastic.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Would be very funny in a year with 2 arguably GOAT candidates of their genre like Rebirth and Metaphor if they give the GOTY to a kid game like Astrobot.

Out of all those games, Astrobot does deserve it the most.

All the other games you mentioned here have a lower aggregate score than Astrobot anyway. It's already ranking above all others.

 

[DeaconOfTheDank]

Goddamn, should have know better than to doubt Atlus! Review scores aren't everything, but I was expecting high 80s. I'm pleasantly surprised to see it scoring higher than that.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I REALLY like it.

This year was Atlus for me: Persona 4G, Persona 5 Royal (completed standard version years ago), Persona 3R and SMT5V. After that I didn't know what to play so SH2 was only thing left.

Game is more mature than other games, you control adult people that have adult problems. Fighting system is good, it's similar but has it's own twist to it (sabbath). Party is always the same 4 people so no problem with someone underleveled (but you can change their "personas", even mid fight).

Of course game had less budget than typical Persona game so world is quite simple and graphics are PS3 quality (at least it's 1800p, 60FPS locked on PS5). Music is amazing as always.

Biggest problem are barren axis locations, they are like mementos but not random - bit boring but ok overall.

You can rest at any point basically (returning to hideout) so annoying "days" system from persona is not here. Overall game is like a mix of SMT and Persona, I hope we will get SH3 someday.

Thanks for the reply and glad that you've enjoyed your time with it! I still have my PS5 copy of the game sealed (grabbed it last year during a clearance sale at a local retailer).

Most of what you’ve said sounds good to me, so I might give it a shot next year when I crave more of that Atlus JRPG formula.

 

[Vyse]

I went 90-94 on this one. Hope to nail four game guesses in a row. High hopes my friends!

Boom bitches.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Wow, much higher than I thought it would get but it doesn't matter though, already said the demo had me in love with it despite my criticisms, what a fucking week with this and Silent Hill 2

 

[Fake]

Another GOTY from Japan?

Damn, western can't take a break this year.

 

[Thief1987]

Going by the demo it's fairly overrated. Demo was 7-7.5/10

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Good to see hit.co.uk back. I though they shutdown a while back when their website wasn't available for a while.

They nearly always are the cheapest.

They just gave me my FF Pixel remaster 5 days before launch lol.

Here's hoping they do the same with this. Come on Hit baby sort me out will ya?!

 

[adamsapple]

Out of all those games, Astrobot does deserve it the most.

All the other games you mentioned here have a lower aggregate score than Astrobot anyway. It's already ranking above all others.

Aggregate score doesn't guarantee more award wins though, see Red Dead 2.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Also, not reading any reviews, blackout continues, I want everything to be a surprise

 

[Chuck Berry]

Im going to have to fucking buy this aren I?

FUCK

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Going by the demo it's fairly overrated. Demo was 7-7.5/10

 

[hemo memo]

Would somebody please think of the fans that are worried Metaphor won't sell well because Xbox is heavily promoting it.

 

[diffusionx]

I didn't vote but would have done 85-90. So this is very good.

 

[Lokaum D+]

i m working, but here in Brazil i cant afford full priced games every month ( already bought Astro Bot less then one month ago )

a game here at full price is 30% of the monthly minimum wage and that why i rent 90% of my games.

 

[Little Mac]

Analysis - Review - Metaphor: ReFantazio | Review Thread

No way in hell. Maybe visually it's unappealing and too biege/brown (for me at least), but it's still a decent JRPG at it's core and I'm condfident in Studio Zero's wiriting skills. They'll need to royally (sorry) eff up with the plot or systems to somehow break lower than their traditional...

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"I've played through the demo twice and loved it. I think it will score in the 85-90 range with the dated graphics/performance and time management system holding it back. This is my first foray into Atlus rpgs in decades and I'm surprised with how much fun the combat and leveling/class system is. Great story, great characters, great design, and great music."

I underestimated it. I knew I was going to buy it but I didn't think we'd get something of this calibre so soon after Astro Bot.

 

[brenobnfm]

i m working, but here in Brazil i cant afford full priced games every month

a game here at full price is 30% of the monthly minimum wage and that why i rent 90% of my games.

Make an Amazon card and pay in 15x installments

 

[Hrk69]

I went 90-94 on this one. Hope to nail four game guesses in a row. High hopes my friends!

Boom bitches.

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww you need a pat on the back for guessing something?

 

[Lokaum D+]

Make an Amazon card and pay in 15x installments

i just got out credit card debit, not gonna go in again for a game XD

I know a guy that do account rentals and ill probably grab this game from him, usually goes for 50/75% off the full priced game.

 

[Croga]

Finished the demo on both the Steam Deck and the PS5, unsure of which version to buy...

Steam Deck performance has improved with recent patches, PS5 version was always stable enough. Decisions decisions!

I could always play the PS5 version via Chiaki4deck as well, can't decide haha.

Either way, this will be my GOTY for sure whatever system I end playing it on.

 

[Astray]

Great to see Atlus firing on all cylinders like this.

Sega is probably the best-run Japanese company at the moment.

 

[rkofan87]

i will watch the 100% lets play by nico b the time shit can f right off

 

[hemo memo]

Sega / Atlus have had one hell of a fucking banger year.

You should never doubt a turn-based JRPG from Atlus.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

This game has its own velvet room too but with an androgynous bondage dude wearing a beret. They basically lifted everything from Persona but made it ugly. This team is so creatively bankrupt.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Final thought: I knew both this and SH2 would shake up my GOTY list once again, might have a revised top 5 incoming

 

[ChoosableOne]

Story-wise, this is the most interesting Atlus RPG to date imho. But having played Persona 3, 4, a bit of 5, and SMT 5 before, and getting bored around 40 hours into each, I tried the demo and currently don't plan to play this game. Spending so many hours in repetitive turn based combat wears me out. Since all Atlus games are played similarly, I think I've grown tired of this formula. I wish this had been the first Atlus RPG I played; I'm sure I would have felt differently then.

 

[Danjin44]

i m working, but here in Brazil i cant afford full priced games every month ( already bought Astro Bot less then one month ago )

a game here at full price is 30% of the monthly minimum wage and that why i rent 90% of my games.

I’m mostly joking around, in Canada games aren’t cheap either, heck even price of simple food grocery gone stupid high.

 

[adamsapple]

Sega is on fuckin fire today, between this and the Alien Isolation sequel announcement.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Impressive scores. Did not expect that. I expected high 80s, but beyond 90+ is impressive.

 

[Muddy]

Aggregate score doesn't guarantee more award wins though, see Red Dead 2.

Hence why he used the word deserve.

Astro Bot is the most deserving.

Whether it gets GOTY is another matter.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

This game has its own velvet room too but with an androgynous bondage dude wearing a beret. They basically lifted everything from Persona but made it ugly. This team is so creatively bankrupt.

Team creates their own distinct style of JRPG with various concepts across multiple games.

Same original team adapt and refresh their own ideas into a new IP that has recieved high critical acclaim right off the bat.

That's not what creative bankuptcy is at all. Quite the opposite.

 

[balls of snow]

Hoping for a ps5 pro patch next month. No reason this cant go full fat 4k 60 or even higher on the pro.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Metaphor > Persona

 

[Danjin44]

Team creates their own distinct style of JRPG with various concepts across multiple games.

Same original team adapt and refresh their own ideas into a new IP that has recieved high critical acclaim right off the bat.

That's not what creative bankuptcy is at all. Quite the opposite.

His gonna shit on every new Atlus comes out, he did same with SMTV.

 

[Flabagast]

what do the reviews say about the story ?

 

[nial]

Despite my concerns of it looking like a Vita game in 4K, with worse art direction than the initial concepts (Project Re Fantasy) initially had, it's probably a very good game, even if I don't really trust the hype (gamers and journos alike) over most of Atlus' games myself.

Would be very funny in a year with 2 arguably GOAT candidates of their genre like Rebirth and Metaphor if they give the GOTY to a kid game like Astrobot.

You literally can say the same for Astro Bot.

 

[SF Kosmo]

Definitely looks like they delivered on the follow through. Better reviews than P5 god damn. In a slow holiday season like this I can see it doing very well.

 

[iorek21]

Yep, GOTY 2024 alright.

Reviews way better than I expected.

 

[nial]

I'll probably give it a chance given it's Studio Zero's first new game and a new IP for Atlus which I support.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Demo maxed out at nearly 20 Concords and is currently sitting at just over 5 Concords. Not bad!

 

[Orbital2060]

Sega / Atlus have had one hell of a fucking banger year.

+ Yakuza Gaiden last November. So technically within a year since then. Plus Pirate Yakuza coming in Feb 2025.

 

[adamsapple]

GET THAT BREAD, ATLUS!