i think at some point the idea of defying fate was taken to the extreme and it broke the gods. Astrea in particular, if you take the idea of her keeping the balance, the very act of her giving her life to the scale due to her hope in humanity was her true defeat. She lost the capacity of being a judge and that is something that kickstarted the whole fight against the geas father. I love that the author managed to keep focus of who was the true protagonist in this story. The force that moves it all and only reveals her complete influence at the very end. Which is fascinating especially due to the prophetic law of the lord. "should you defy the Lord, you shall be driven to madness" if you take into consideration all the suffering Astrea allowed to happen in all timelines to simply defy fate and her father, is it not true madness disguised as hope for mankind in the first place? Her very capture and torture and all of the fates torn by the A.I. Anubis, all the suffering was it really the choice of a sane god to undergo all that?
53:22 you should know it’s metroidvania I’m kinda disappointed you don’t recognize the reference to a famous classic game that’s inspired by the very game and you mentioned it before.
@@lucyinchat •Play with history •f**k around and find out •turn against fate itself •literally become the new god of fate •rewrite history like a godsdamned psychopath and get a brain
•Shit goes wrong •Time travel to fix it •Other shit goes wrong •Can't just cheat and shove all you problems under the rug •"What if... I time travel even FURTHER back!?" •Everything is fixed •lol
@@LL-cu9gn Same, but thats kinda the intention of the game,i was replaying it and there's specifically a scene where the protag has a Dream/Flashback where Karon says "Lets face it, its obvious that im Anulis, what other explanation there is?" and when the protag wakes up he asks Karon if they are a male pr female bird
at the very beggining, when you mentioned the scales, I thought "oh. That's why it's called AstLibra. Libra being the Scales" at the very end, after all the god damn twists and turns and developments, it finally clicked for me AstLibra. Astraea's Scales.
Well.. it's complicated, Project Astlibra is basically where the Goddess turns a orphaned boy into an instrument of justice aka a human that is strong enough to break them out of something.
It’s so wild that this story can pull off so many infamous things like fake out endings, “it was just a dream” twists, and a golden happy end erasing all the deaths YET it manages to feel earned and not convoluted
I still think that it should have stopped at "You effed up, everyone ded, enjoy being stranded in the future". Yes, that would be a real downer, but the game beats You over the head with the "don't push Your luck" message... Kinda cheap to provide an out after all in the end and go with the tired "If You just try hard enough You can save everyone because You are the hero" direction. It's still one hell of a game, I would have preferred it to be a bit different though.
@Sylvine eh I'm not a fan of depressing endings that exists just for the sake of being depressing. here I see it more as the game going all the way with its shtick and its quirks rather than it being a cop out. Plus if anyone wants a particular ending to be canon to their playthrough they can just stop playing at their prefered ending
@@cosmically4286 It wouldn't be for the sake of being depressing. It would be for the sake of having a strong message about greed. Game gives You so many opportunities to quit while ahead, there's something very powerful about a game warning You about doing something, then letting You do it anyways. See Undertale's Genocide Run. I think the game was at its strongest point when Anulis destroyed the scales. That's when suddenly everything started to matter. No more magical take-backsies. Even up to that point, the entire theme was about compromise. Every change came at a price. It was a very jarring shift in Tone when the game went from "every decision comes with consequences, You can't have everything at once" and "is it morally correct to play God and manipulate time for Your own desires?" to "fuck it, solve everything with the power of optimism, love, and leveling high enough to kill God. And other Gods. And God's God too. Happy ending!". It really stole a lot of the emotional impact. Like in Ori and the Blind Forest - one shouldn't use consequences for emotional impact, then just reverse everything on a whim. It's narrative cheating.
@@Sylvine I probably would realy dislike it if that was the ending. After everything the "life sucks, you mess up" would just feel like a waste. I usually don't like when a story undo every bad thing to just build the perfect end, but we kinda earn it doing it by ourselfs so i think after everything the good ending is really earned. And even the sacrifice thing is not totally lost, since Astea still sacrifice herself for this to be possible. It's not a sacrifice that direct impact in the main character and his friends, but my man deserve a happy ending after basically saving the entire world just to finally be with the childhood love
No it's definitely convoluted lmao, it's basically someone writing the story going and "then this happened, and then his happened" 5 times over for the ending. I wanted to play it but then hearing the ending was a dream I was like this is just silly
Honestly, the dev made one hell of a setting at the end there. An unclaimed world that just got freed from a cthulu. Flat earths touching down each with their own different timelines from fantasy to space colonies, contesting for new lands. Dragons for gods. The other unexplained beings like the pig and bartender, even the sage. We can only hope the dev makes more game continuing this universe.
@@Saint-8 Literally why did you even bother commenting this? There's a whole-ass video of PURE spoilers that you should've been watching. Of COURSE the comments will be discussing the thing the video is talking about
Same here. Haven't played the Phantom Mist DLC yet, but GOD am I hoping that Keizo has more stuff planned for this setting and that we get to see Astlibra's MC and friends again.
@@lolrus5555 Well the second half of phantom mist takes place after the revision ending so yeah there's some pretty cool stuff and it ends hinting at more to come in the future.
A summary: A game about how you can't get everything you want, where you repeatedly pull an icarus getting too close to sun, before getting so close to the sun you shoot the sun in the face, then use the suns power to ret-con all your wrongdoings and force everyone into the good ending.
“Don’t watch the rest if you’re even vaguely interested in this game” Orders received came back after getting to the midpoint of chapter 5 Damn. Just damn.
I already bought the game before I got to this part in the video :) It seems a little stupid. I didn't even know this creator. But I expected something like Messenger, but you playing all the loops. And what I got was different than expected, but I'm not disappointed. (I only was a little disappointed when it suddenly ended in chapter 7)
@@Kougaon I return after beating everything Thank you for making the first five minutes of the video I will now finish the rest of the video after experiencing a really damn good 2D Action RPG
@@theundeadgamer4714 fucking same I was always one for games that give me the tingle of "i wish I can go back and play this without knowing anything", so I trust da man Kougaon here and boy did it deliver what an amazing game, Astlibra is easily my top 2 of all time
@@theundeadgamer4714 once I saw how interesting the intro was and it was an igavania I stopped watching. Bought it and before I knew it, 100+ hours of my life were lost to revision and cave of the Phantom Mist I shill this game every chance I get
watch there be another super secret ending that we still havent completed where we can save [redacted]. But after saving [redacted] there's going to 5 other endings to do.
astlibra is one of those games that i played that genuinely alterred my brain chemistry. I'm so happy that more people are going to hear about it and see it from this video
Astlibra is one of my favorite games, period. I don't think any game has ever made me feel the way this one did, and I was amazed at how it kept on going and going.
This is the most anime game I've ever seen. Like, legit, this could probably be turned into an anime. I feel there is a parallel timeline where instead of programming, KEIZO got into animation. It feels like a 2010s anime, from it's style, it's writing, and they even have the pervy jokes you'd find in EVERY anime! It even has the issue with mid-late 2010s anime where it goes on forever and ever with more and more plot points and higher and higher stakes when it could have ended many MANY episodes ago! It's insane! I absolutely love this! It feels so nostalgic despite being a modern game. I think I'm gonna buy it, just to own it. Even though I know 90% of the plot from watching your video, I still want to support KEIZO. I hope they make even more games. They have talent, and I hope we can see more of it someday. Hopefully with better graphics because holy shit Astlibra looks like an outdated mobile port and if it weren't for this video I'd probably never even touch this god damn masterpiece. Thanks!
still in the post-script, i was more than willing to say this game overstays it's welcome but it just feels good to play to say it overstays the welcome
@@note5068 He's Kuro and Shuro's teacher. He also communes with the gods and knows about the extent if the Gaes, but knows he is either too old to handle the problem himself or knows it isn't his role. If you play the side game, you understand there are more powers at play.
Mr Kougaon, while watching your video about 2 months ago I decided to heed your warning and decided to play Astlibra myself, I should thank you for providing me with a fantastic game, as well as thank you for making me buy a game that made me feel something in my soul. Regardless of whether or not you end up seeing this message does not matter, for you have my eternal gratitude. Thank you for introducing me to a game that made me cry.
You need 14 "Love" items to complete Anulis' story (get muramasa) not 15, so if you get every single one of them available (3 from the main story, 1 from arena, 10 from your companions) then you won't have to gring/get lucky to get extra at all. Everyone says that you need 15 and it really bothers me for no particular reason. Great video btw
This is one of my favorite games, and I greatly enjoyed the DLC. From the story, gameplay, and even to the (borrowed) music, it was an addictive ride from beginning to end to end to end.
this is the game that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friend. some people, started playing it not knowing what it was! and they'll continue playing it forever just because.
There really is something special about this game, usually when i complete games I just enjoy them and move on,but with this it kept a lasting impression and you genuinely feel the passion of the dev.
I fell so deep into this game. A random steam recommendation out of nowhere cost me 160~ hours of my life and I loved every twist and turn. I've gone on hour long rants to friends to have them try this out- the passion got the point where I was considering just writing it all down and putting it into words- but I feel like you've done that for me here. Amazing game, great review and I can only hope that Keizo's not done. Even if it takes another 15 years, I would love to see the stories of our hero helping the other, no, the complete world.
What an absolutely wild ride of a journey this was - I watched a friend play this on and off, and I was just continuously confused as to what the game was about. You covering this game in depth like this was absolutely marvelous. Both a fantastic retelling of the story, and sharing your passion to it- thank you so much for sharing your talent :)
that whole story was by one person? that - wow i wish i had even a fraction of this dev's power and YOUR power because wow this review was amazing, thank you so much for making it!
Man, everytime I see long kougaon videos I am just so excited and this definitely was ... a game. So many endings. I bet at some point playing by myself I would've been like "Okay, finally we got the final ending"
I understood like 60% of the video ( i get lost when futuristic stuff starts being mentioned). But i loved the video and the game! You constantly thank KEIZO for making this game but I also really want to thank YOU for making this video! The charisma and passion you put into this really shines and I loved the way you always baited us with the " game finally ends here" bit! Amazing video!! Also amazing thumbnail and title!!
I'm genuinely so glad I randomly found your video. I just watched the beginning and decided to play it myself. I never would have thought that the game would hook me that much. The game and story got wild but I genuinely started caring for the characters and became invested in the story. While playing the game I have decided to 100% the game. I'm finished with absolutely everything now in the main game. I can't wait to finish the post-game Thank you very much. Update: I have officially gotten everything in the main game and I mean, all achievements. I'm gonna throw myself into the DLC. This game really became one of my favorites so quickly. I can't remember the last time I was able to lose myself while playing a game
I'm so glad that the algorithm recommended this video to me. I played Astlibra shortly after it came out on Steam because of the rave user reviews, and it's lived rent-free in my head ever since. It's riddled with flaws to be sure, but the ambition and passion of the developer just oozes out of every corner. It's one of my favorite games....well, ever. And I'm so glad that someone has finally made a video on this site to do it justice!
2 hours of listening to someone sperg out about his love of some one man indie game, I listened to every minute of it and never felt so among my people. Astlibra is the GOAT. Absolutely sublime from start to finish.
Played Astlibra like a year go and it's in my top 10 games I ever played. It's one of it's kind and opening is absolutely amazing I loved that it played in every chapter it even was changed slightly after certain point in the game. Thank you very much for the video, more people need to know this masterpiece created with so love for video games.
This game came out of nowhere for me and immediately became one of my favorite games. The art style goes from being a concession to distinct really quickly. It's very nice to just stand around and look at everything. Thanks for making a video about this game, more people need to play it!
I really liked your video, you summarized and narrated Astlibra Revision perfectly. It is truly a masterpiece. I bought it as a bundle with Chained Echoes and it has become my favorite of the latest games, best bundle ever. I never imagined that someone would mention me, a nobody, in their video... it was a nice surprise. Thank you. Liked and subscribed.
You’re definitely not a nobody, our shared love of this game brought us together! Thanks for providing your play-through! I’m glad you were able to enjoy this amazing game as much as me o7
@@Kougaon I love this game, so much so that I started it again on impossible difficulty... I reached the Wind Dragon boss, at the moment I've put it aside to play other new ones (like Eiyuden Chronicle), maybe I'll continue it later. I really appreciate your response, thank you. 😀
Sub'd because you convinced me to play a video game that actually made me pay attention to the story. I've watching this video incrementally with each chapter that I complete. I'm excited to finish this game and this video.
just... DAMN what a banger of a story. almost became sad with the first few "endings" but keizo knows how to create a roller coaster for our emotions too well. thanks for the vid man, definitely earned my sub!
ASTLIBRA Revision + Gaiden are my favourite games of all time! I’m so, SO freaking happy this game is getting more attention because holy crap does it deserve it! Thank you for creating this long but wonderful video recapping the story and expressing why ASTLIBRA is such a special game that JRPG fans need to play! You’ve done the game justice and I’m sure Keizo would approve of this lovingly crafted video.
you convinced me, i will wait until it is for sale and play it, leaving a comment here so maybe the algorithm will recommend this video some other time
Idk if anyone said this before, but the reference at 53:13 you're looking for about the clan fighting dracula is a reference to the Belmont clan in Castlvania, which isnt surprising considering how metroidvania this game is. Awesome video btw
I watched the first few minutes of this video and then immediately grabbed and played it because it seemed like something I would enjoy, but those first few minutes did not prepare me for the absolute rollercoaster of a journey that astlibra is. every time I thought it was ending it just kept going and expanding the story with every twist feeling reasonable and foreshadowed so that after it happened everything surrounding it clicked together in my mind, keizo really did an amazing job
Exact same thing for me lol just a few minutes into this vid and I bought the game and saved this video for after I finished it. Now Im done with both the game and this vid. Kougaon definitely got my sub for Introducing me to this Absolute Masterpiece of a game.
i made it trough the entire video, in one sitting. the only times i paused was when i used the bathroom or did some thinking/dreaming. you said talked too much about this game but i could have watched 2 more hours before i would have run out of mental stamina tbh. thank you for letting me discover this gem.
My guy, thank you for this video. I had never heard about this game before, and your short introduction made me interested enough to try it. I played it, got well over 60 hours on Steam, and can happily say it's one of the best stories I've ever seen in an RPG. Once again, thanks a lot. I'll now watch the full video lmao
Before I watch this video to its entirety, I will say one thing. Thank you for making this video, I started to watch it originally and once the description of the first chapter was over I went to play through all of Astlibra, and god I am glad I did. This game has cemented itself as my favorite game I played this year because of both gameplay and the story. I was thinking to myself by the final chapter, “Once it’s over I can come watch this video!” then the final chapter ended… and then the Postscript began… “So is that why it just doesn’t end?” played though the postscript, probably my favorite part about the game. Finished the postscript on Christmas Eve and it was actively my favorite ending to this great game.
So...at 1:16:44 (the option to accept the altered timeline), I pieced it all together. Will edit if I was wrong. EDIT: I was *mostly* right...chapter 9 and the additional chapters were not what I was expecting though.
Thanks for making this video as I had not heard of this game until seeing this video a little over a week ago. I am now 50+ hours into the game and it is phenomenal.
I swear to god, this was one of the most unforgettable RPG's i've EVER PLAYED. I played this as soon as it came out, and I had the experience of basically going through this whole thing almost COMPLETELY BLIND. I've never, EVER done this for a game, i'm a complete goober who likes looking up optimal guides to help throughout the entire way. I was basically forced to go in 100% blind because of how lowkey this release was. All in all, it took me 75 hours total to beat this beast of a game from beginning to end on hard mode. I still can't get this game out of my head, it basically consumed my life. Games like this are very rare, and while i'll admit, the combat mechanics are definitely not everyones cup of tea, the game as a whole oozes charm and passion. It's one of those games where you look at the history behind the development and see how much effort was put into it, so much so that it feels like a genuine crime to just cast your eyes aside. Please, PLEASE give it a chance!!! it goes on sale often on steam!
This game feels very much like Chrono Trigger to me, I don’t mean because of time travel, but instead because of how much everything interconnects and goes more and more off the rails as you learn more about everything that happens and go for the true ending.
Before the post Script started i thought this is the apex. Never imagined that my attack would go from 900 to over 6000 by the end of it. Absolutley crazy
i got recommended this video when it came out n just now finished watching it while doing laundry and i just have to say it is amazing. i wish i could play the game to truly experience it and love it and its complexity but this video has caused me to have it on my internal wish list.
I am 2 weeks late, but goodness, that is one long fever dream of a plot huh. Its like one of the kind of plots that followed the rule of cool to the max and earn every ludicrous plot twist that actually works to its favour
this is like that JRPG meme of "Chapter 1: Save a Dog, Final Chapter: Kill God" meme on a huge steroid. mad props to KEIZO. might buy this in the future just to support him. on the other topic, good job on the video! I clicked this video shoved by algorithm out of boredom (as I'm currently ill) but man was I satisfied going through all this. your storytelling is awesome. also, as the other comment said: "I do love when the algorithm throws me at a obscure game that seems fun and have me watch a man descend into insanity"
This is one of the best games I've played. Not many games can get time travel this well and have the gameplay and story be such a blast (to me). Loved every moment of it.
This video got me to play this game (I didn't spoil myself! I waited to get far into this until I finished)...sixty hours later I just finished and WOW...this was one of the best and wildest games I've ever played. Thanks so much for sending it my way, even if only by making this video in general. I'd love a sequel to the game!
Hey wanted to say thanks after 5 minutes you've convinced me to get this game! Sorry I won't be finishing thr video for awhile but Ill leave a like and come back when Im done!
Started watching, bought the game, "liked" this on video when you released it. 3 months later I can actually finish the video. Thanks again for the recommendation. Apologies for what that probably did to your analytics.
Man, thanks for the recommendation, this game is criminally underrated, i just spent 60+ hours beating it and have come back to this vid. It was a wild ride.
Thank you for recommending this game, actually stopping the review and playing it myself was a great decision. Great game, absolutely loved it:^) Hope KEIZO won't give up the dream and continues making games maybe even a continuation for this one.
It took a while to finish watching the video but it was worth it I love watching these videos from you about random games I have never heard of. I can't wait to for the next one you do a great job exploring games.
Thank you so much for making this video. Video got reccomended to me randomly and I watched up until the point you said to stop watching to avoid spoilers at the beginning, and you convinced me to buy the game. Now I'm back 80 hours later, and I am FLOORED. An absolute masterpiece of a game. Thank you for getting me into it.
This was one hell of a fever dream I just listen to wth- Like W H A T This is like the most epic confusing but cool thing I’ve heard of in such a long time omg-
When you told me to close the video and play the game I straight up did that and now im back to finish the video, unironically thank you I genuinely had some of the most fun gaming sessions in my life grinding this game 🙏
This video made me play the game. I sunk 100 hours into it and did everything I could. Glad to have been able to experience the game blind because my god was it a phenomenal experience.
Spoiler block comment o7 if you continue pass this people will discuss spoilers
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i think at some point the idea of defying fate was taken to the extreme and it broke the gods. Astrea in particular, if you take the idea of her keeping the balance, the very act of her giving her life to the scale due to her hope in humanity was her true defeat. She lost the capacity of being a judge and that is something that kickstarted the whole fight against the geas father. I love that the author managed to keep focus of who was the true protagonist in this story. The force that moves it all and only reveals her complete influence at the very end.
Which is fascinating especially due to the prophetic law of the lord. "should you defy the Lord, you shall be driven to madness" if you take into consideration all the suffering Astrea allowed to happen in all timelines to simply defy fate and her father, is it not true madness disguised as hope for mankind in the first place? Her very capture and torture and all of the fates torn by the A.I. Anubis, all the suffering was it really the choice of a sane god to undergo all that?
Now.... list all music you uses in this video with timestamp(or without)
@@WARPCORPoration you know what I’ll get on this o7
53:22 you should know it’s metroidvania I’m kinda disappointed you don’t recognize the reference to a famous classic game that’s inspired by the very game and you mentioned it before.
"we saved her"
Oh then thats a good thing, right? :D
*Sees length of video left*
_oh._
oh indeed :)
and that doesnt happen once, but what, 5 times?
"oh shit"
Old Wisdom: “Chase Two Hares receive none”
Keizo: “Fuck that noise, with Time Travel, everything is possible”
@@lucyinchat
•Play with history
•f**k around and find out
•turn against fate itself
•literally become the new god of fate
•rewrite history like a godsdamned psychopath and get a brain
•Shit goes wrong
•Time travel to fix it
•Other shit goes wrong
•Can't just cheat and shove all you problems under the rug
•"What if... I time travel even FURTHER back!?"
•Everything is fixed
•lol
This game is the literal definition of the 'Level 1: kill some slimes, Level 100: Kill God'
Ending: Play god.
Well here the First god kill starts at around Level 40 and from there on you slowly wipe out the whole Pantheon lol
that's every Asian game ever except Mario
I do love when the algorithm throws me at a obscure game that seems fun and have me watch a man descend into insanity
This game lives in my head rent free :,)
lol, same here!
It's also really good
Easily one of my favorite genres of video
"Anulis means black bird"
"This is our only friend, a crow named Karon"
I wonder if those are related...
for me the biggest plot twist ever is that the answer for that is "Pretty much not at all"
@@Ghanzza I mean she did create him
@@moonlight2870 Yeah but like, the name Anulis and him turning into a black bird isn't related at all
@@Ghanzza I was so sure Anulis was gonna be the bird this whole time
@@LL-cu9gn Same, but thats kinda the intention of the game,i was replaying it and there's specifically a scene where the protag has a Dream/Flashback where Karon says "Lets face it, its obvious that im Anulis, what other explanation there is?" and when the protag wakes up he asks Karon if they are a male pr female bird
at the very beggining, when you mentioned the scales, I thought "oh. That's why it's called AstLibra. Libra being the Scales"
at the very end, after all the god damn twists and turns and developments, it finally clicked for me
AstLibra. Astraea's Scales.
🤯
:0 !
Well.. it's complicated, Project Astlibra is basically where the Goddess turns a orphaned boy into an instrument of justice aka a human that is strong enough to break them out of something.
I thought it meant astrea's liberation..
It’s so wild that this story can pull off so many infamous things like fake out endings, “it was just a dream” twists, and a golden happy end erasing all the deaths YET it manages to feel earned and not convoluted
I still think that it should have stopped at "You effed up, everyone ded, enjoy being stranded in the future". Yes, that would be a real downer, but the game beats You over the head with the "don't push Your luck" message... Kinda cheap to provide an out after all in the end and go with the tired "If You just try hard enough You can save everyone because You are the hero" direction.
It's still one hell of a game, I would have preferred it to be a bit different though.
@Sylvine eh I'm not a fan of depressing endings that exists just for the sake of being depressing. here I see it more as the game going all the way with its shtick and its quirks rather than it being a cop out. Plus if anyone wants a particular ending to be canon to their playthrough they can just stop playing at their prefered ending
@@cosmically4286 It wouldn't be for the sake of being depressing. It would be for the sake of having a strong message about greed. Game gives You so many opportunities to quit while ahead, there's something very powerful about a game warning You about doing something, then letting You do it anyways. See Undertale's Genocide Run.
I think the game was at its strongest point when Anulis destroyed the scales. That's when suddenly everything started to matter. No more magical take-backsies. Even up to that point, the entire theme was about compromise. Every change came at a price. It was a very jarring shift in Tone when the game went from "every decision comes with consequences, You can't have everything at once" and "is it morally correct to play God and manipulate time for Your own desires?" to "fuck it, solve everything with the power of optimism, love, and leveling high enough to kill God. And other Gods. And God's God too. Happy ending!".
It really stole a lot of the emotional impact. Like in Ori and the Blind Forest - one shouldn't use consequences for emotional impact, then just reverse everything on a whim. It's narrative cheating.
@@Sylvine I probably would realy dislike it if that was the ending. After everything the "life sucks, you mess up" would just feel like a waste. I usually don't like when a story undo every bad thing to just build the perfect end, but we kinda earn it doing it by ourselfs so i think after everything the good ending is really earned. And even the sacrifice thing is not totally lost, since Astea still sacrifice herself for this to be possible. It's not a sacrifice that direct impact in the main character and his friends, but my man deserve a happy ending after basically saving the entire world just to finally be with the childhood love
No it's definitely convoluted lmao, it's basically someone writing the story going and "then this happened, and then his happened" 5 times over for the ending.
I wanted to play it but then hearing the ending was a dream I was like this is just silly
It took me some time to realize new guy's name is nugai
Me too. Then I loved that he's called Nugai but it's pronounced "new guy". KEIZO knew what they were doing.
... I hate to admit that it finally just hit me when you pointed this out...
It hit me during the lord's farewell.
Honestly, the dev made one hell of a setting at the end there. An unclaimed world that just got freed from a cthulu. Flat earths touching down each with their own different timelines from fantasy to space colonies, contesting for new lands. Dragons for gods. The other unexplained beings like the pig and bartender, even the sage. We can only hope the dev makes more game continuing this universe.
Spoilers!
@@Saint-8 Literally why did you even bother commenting this? There's a whole-ass video of PURE spoilers that you should've been watching. Of COURSE the comments will be discussing the thing the video is talking about
Well the dlc seems to expand upon it
Same here. Haven't played the Phantom Mist DLC yet, but GOD am I hoping that Keizo has more stuff planned for this setting and that we get to see Astlibra's MC and friends again.
@@lolrus5555 Well the second half of phantom mist takes place after the revision ending so yeah there's some pretty cool stuff and it ends hinting at more to come in the future.
A summary:
A game about how you can't get everything you want, where you repeatedly pull an icarus getting too close to sun, before getting so close to the sun you shoot the sun in the face, then use the suns power to ret-con all your wrongdoings and force everyone into the good ending.
Your blood and tears - that's your coin. And This Guy Gonna spend them until Everyone gets their happy ending or Die trying... He is "HIM"
I didn't think you could shoot the sun. Would have save Daedalus a lot of angst.
I feel like all the rpgs you talk about keep going several times after they should've ended haha
How these long ass games come to find me is a mystery LOL
This is by far the longest-ass rpg in terms of surprise story extensions I have ever encountered
“Don’t watch the rest if you’re even vaguely interested in this game”
Orders received came back after getting to the midpoint of chapter 5
Damn.
Just damn.
Oh man… it gets crazier …
I already bought the game before I got to this part in the video :)
It seems a little stupid. I didn't even know this creator.
But I expected something like Messenger, but you playing all the loops. And what I got was different than expected, but I'm not disappointed.
(I only was a little disappointed when it suddenly ended in chapter 7)
@@Kougaon I return after beating everything
Thank you for making the first five minutes of the video I will now finish the rest of the video after experiencing a really damn good 2D Action RPG
@@theundeadgamer4714 fucking same
I was always one for games that give me the tingle of "i wish I can go back and play this without knowing anything", so I trust da man Kougaon here
and boy did it deliver what an amazing game, Astlibra is easily my top 2 of all time
@@theundeadgamer4714
once I saw how interesting the intro was and it was an igavania
I stopped watching.
Bought it and before I knew it, 100+ hours of my life were lost to revision and cave of the Phantom Mist
I shill this game every chance I get
watch there be another super secret ending that we still havent completed where we can save [redacted]. But after saving [redacted] there's going to 5 other endings to do.
Imagine some random innocuous choice in the DLC gives you a special item that you need to get the secret ending.
@@MetalMockingjaynow now fallout 3, get back in your little cage...
Current ending is happy so, I hope not. T_T
@@Jawsomest I hope no more new endings
This game is just layers upon layer, upon layers. I cannot tell you how many times I felt like someone pulled a rug from under me during this video.
And to think, there's a DLC still to do...
42:46 now now, Kure gets YOU the bikini, its just that she did not know it was going to be a bikini, so she ended up having to wear it.
oh no, you gave artist ideas..
astlibra is one of those games that i played that genuinely alterred my brain chemistry. I'm so happy that more people are going to hear about it and see it from this video
I think about this game almost everyday. Truly a life changing game
Astlibra is one of my favorite games, period. I don't think any game has ever made me feel the way this one did, and I was amazed at how it kept on going and going.
This is the most anime game I've ever seen. Like, legit, this could probably be turned into an anime. I feel there is a parallel timeline where instead of programming, KEIZO got into animation. It feels like a 2010s anime, from it's style, it's writing, and they even have the pervy jokes you'd find in EVERY anime! It even has the issue with mid-late 2010s anime where it goes on forever and ever with more and more plot points and higher and higher stakes when it could have ended many MANY episodes ago! It's insane! I absolutely love this! It feels so nostalgic despite being a modern game. I think I'm gonna buy it, just to own it. Even though I know 90% of the plot from watching your video, I still want to support KEIZO. I hope they make even more games. They have talent, and I hope we can see more of it someday. Hopefully with better graphics because holy shit Astlibra looks like an outdated mobile port and if it weren't for this video I'd probably never even touch this god damn masterpiece. Thanks!
I've said it several times before, and I'll gladly say it again, I would watch/read the HELL out of an Astlibra anime or manga.
No problem :D
Wait a minute, if KEIZO wanted to he could make the aftermath a manga
"""Modern""" game, it feels like 2010s because the game was in development for 15 whole years lmao
literallyyyyyyyy I would eat an Astlibra anime UP ong
The bakers daughter can fight off demons because she's well bread.
@@TheGrinningViking you win LOL
@@TheGrinningViking She can certainly 'rise' to the challenge.
she's muffin to mess with.
This comment is actually so stupid man I loaf you
one person.
superb storytelling.
well-crafted gameplay.
80+ hours of new content.
hatsune miku.
@@tkgaming2385
our boy suffers so much
Wait 80 hours? Im at 60 and it feels like it reallly ends soon
It's like they mashed up every Final Fantasy game into one continuous story. Absolutely mind boggling.
One man vs the entire Final Fantasy Franchise LOL
The man literally went "there aren't enough old-school PS1/2 side-scroller JRPGs anymore, guess I'll make my own".
still in the post-script, i was more than willing to say this game overstays it's welcome but it just feels good to play to say it overstays the welcome
It overstays its welcome purposely to show you you want it to
When the post Script started i thought there is maybe a extra hour...well that was 20 hours ago
Who tf is the Great Sage?
bro casually has connection and knowledge to nearly everyone and everything
@@note5068
He's Kuro and Shuro's teacher.
He also communes with the gods and knows about the extent if the Gaes, but knows he is either too old to handle the problem himself or knows it isn't his role.
If you play the side game, you understand there are more powers at play.
Miitopia
Mr Kougaon, while watching your video about 2 months ago I decided to heed your warning and decided to play Astlibra myself, I should thank you for providing me with a fantastic game, as well as thank you for making me buy a game that made me feel something in my soul. Regardless of whether or not you end up seeing this message does not matter, for you have my eternal gratitude. Thank you for introducing me to a game that made me cry.
You need 14 "Love" items to complete Anulis' story (get muramasa) not 15, so if you get every single one of them available (3 from the main story, 1 from arena, 10 from your companions) then you won't have to gring/get lucky to get extra at all. Everyone says that you need 15 and it really bothers me for no particular reason.
Great video btw
This is one of my favorite games, and I greatly enjoyed the DLC. From the story, gameplay, and even to the (borrowed) music, it was an addictive ride from beginning to end to end to end.
this is the game that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friend.
some people, started playing it not knowing what it was!
and they'll continue playing it forever just because.
Lambchop
There really is something special about this game, usually when i complete games I just enjoy them and move on,but with this it kept a lasting impression and you genuinely feel the passion of the dev.
I fell so deep into this game. A random steam recommendation out of nowhere cost me 160~ hours of my life and I loved every twist and turn. I've gone on hour long rants to friends to have them try this out- the passion got the point where I was considering just writing it all down and putting it into words- but I feel like you've done that for me here. Amazing game, great review and I can only hope that Keizo's not done. Even if it takes another 15 years, I would love to see the stories of our hero helping the other, no, the complete world.
What an absolutely wild ride of a journey this was - I watched a friend play this on and off, and I was just continuously confused as to what the game was about. You covering this game in depth like this was absolutely marvelous. Both a fantastic retelling of the story, and sharing your passion to it- thank you so much for sharing your talent :)
Aww thank you!
The real question is: WHO THE HECK IS THE GREAT SAGE?!
He is the great sage. Not just a sage. That's why he's so great.
@@TheTickyTickyTicky if he’s so great… could he know of the men from the East?
@@memeinatorun-official144hes so wise in ways of science!
Its Gandalf for sure
that whole story was by one person? that - wow
i wish i had even a fraction of this dev's power
and YOUR power because wow this review was amazing, thank you so much for making it!
It's nothing haha honestly Keizo is goated for making a whole game himself!
@@Kougaonit is! You did an amazing job covering over the game, it was clear and easy to understand
Please do a summary of the dlc when you do complete it as well, this video was great for me and I'd love for you to do more of this.
I'll think on it. Leaning towards yes tho!
i never thought a game would keep me playing up to 5 am at my current age.
Man, everytime I see long kougaon videos I am just so excited and this definitely was ... a game. So many endings. I bet at some point playing by myself I would've been like "Okay, finally we got the final ending"
I apparently love to torture myself with these never ending games :,)
Me 2 minutes into the video: I'm in
33 game hours late: Thank you
o7 I hope you loved it
I understood like 60% of the video ( i get lost when futuristic stuff starts being mentioned). But i loved the video and the game! You constantly thank KEIZO for making this game but I also really want to thank YOU for making this video! The charisma and passion you put into this really shines and I loved the way you always baited us with the " game finally ends here" bit! Amazing video!! Also amazing thumbnail and title!!
LETS GO KOU!!!👏
2 hours of content about a game I've never heard about. I love learning about new games like this.
Thanks for the food! 💯
Stop watching and go play because MY GOD it's one of the most crazy and fun experiences I've had in my gaming life.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT SKYE!!!
I have the urge to play this game solely for Nagumo, he seems so goofy despite his mid-life crisis look.
I'm genuinely so glad I randomly found your video. I just watched the beginning and decided to play it myself. I never would have thought that the game would hook me that much.
The game and story got wild but I genuinely started caring for the characters and became invested in the story.
While playing the game I have decided to 100% the game. I'm finished with absolutely everything now in the main game.
I can't wait to finish the post-game
Thank you very much.
Update: I have officially gotten everything in the main game and I mean, all achievements. I'm gonna throw myself into the DLC.
This game really became one of my favorites so quickly. I can't remember the last time I was able to lose myself while playing a game
I'm so glad that the algorithm recommended this video to me. I played Astlibra shortly after it came out on Steam because of the rave user reviews, and it's lived rent-free in my head ever since. It's riddled with flaws to be sure, but the ambition and passion of the developer just oozes out of every corner. It's one of my favorite games....well, ever. And I'm so glad that someone has finally made a video on this site to do it justice!
2 hours of listening to someone sperg out about his love of some one man indie game, I listened to every minute of it and never felt so among my people. Astlibra is the GOAT. Absolutely sublime from start to finish.
Played Astlibra like a year go and it's in my top 10 games I ever played. It's one of it's kind and opening is absolutely amazing I loved that it played in every chapter it even was changed slightly after certain point in the game.
Thank you very much for the video, more people need to know this masterpiece created with so love for video games.
This game came out of nowhere for me and immediately became one of my favorite games. The art style goes from being a concession to distinct really quickly. It's very nice to just stand around and look at everything. Thanks for making a video about this game, more people need to play it!
Not gonna lie. One of the best review/explanation videos I have seen in a long time.
My subscription was not wasted.
I love Astlibra so much, thank you for making this video
No problem :D I'm glad you loved the game as well
I really liked your video, you summarized and narrated Astlibra Revision perfectly. It is truly a masterpiece. I bought it as a bundle with Chained Echoes and it has become my favorite of the latest games, best bundle ever.
I never imagined that someone would mention me, a nobody, in their video... it was a nice surprise. Thank you.
Liked and subscribed.
You’re definitely not a nobody, our shared love of this game brought us together! Thanks for providing your play-through! I’m glad you were able to enjoy this amazing game as much as me o7
@@Kougaon I love this game, so much so that I started it again on impossible difficulty... I reached the Wind Dragon boss, at the moment I've put it aside to play other new ones (like Eiyuden Chronicle), maybe I'll continue it later. I really appreciate your response, thank you. 😀
Sub'd because you convinced me to play a video game that actually made me pay attention to the story.
I've watching this video incrementally with each chapter that I complete.
I'm excited to finish this game and this video.
DAMN!!! didnt expect myself to get immersed by the story just from watching this video, +1 subs
I appreciate you enjoying the video!
This game rules so much. Worth every penny and super excited to watch this video.
kougaon is the savior of my youtube feed IT'S PEAK
Thank you for the support Terra ;w;
just... DAMN
what a banger of a story. almost became sad with the first few "endings" but keizo knows how to create a roller coaster for our emotions too well. thanks for the vid man, definitely earned my sub!
Thanks for putting so much effort into this video! What a roller coaster ride
Thanks for watching !
ASTLIBRA Revision + Gaiden are my favourite games of all time! I’m so, SO freaking happy this game is getting more attention because holy crap does it deserve it! Thank you for creating this long but wonderful video recapping the story and expressing why ASTLIBRA is such a special game that JRPG fans need to play! You’ve done the game justice and I’m sure Keizo would approve of this lovingly crafted video.
you convinced me, i will wait until it is for sale and play it, leaving a comment here so maybe the algorithm will recommend this video some other time
Hope we see each other again one day :D
Idk if anyone said this before, but the reference at 53:13 you're looking for about the clan fighting dracula is a reference to the Belmont clan in Castlvania, which isnt surprising considering how metroidvania this game is. Awesome video btw
I can't believe that Castlevania reference just went over his head.
I watched the first few minutes of this video and then immediately grabbed and played it because it seemed like something I would enjoy, but those first few minutes did not prepare me for the absolute rollercoaster of a journey that astlibra is. every time I thought it was ending it just kept going and expanding the story with every twist feeling reasonable and foreshadowed so that after it happened everything surrounding it clicked together in my mind, keizo really did an amazing job
I'm glad you took the leap and played it! It truly is a one of a kind game
Exact same thing for me lol just a few minutes into this vid and I bought the game and saved this video for after I finished it. Now Im done with both the game and this vid. Kougaon definitely got my sub for Introducing me to this Absolute Masterpiece of a game.
i made it trough the entire video, in one sitting. the only times i paused was when i used the bathroom or did some thinking/dreaming. you said talked too much about this game but i could have watched 2 more hours before i would have run out of mental stamina tbh. thank you for letting me discover this gem.
My guy, thank you for this video. I had never heard about this game before, and your short introduction made me interested enough to try it. I played it, got well over 60 hours on Steam, and can happily say it's one of the best stories I've ever seen in an RPG. Once again, thanks a lot. I'll now watch the full video lmao
Before I watch this video to its entirety, I will say one thing. Thank you for making this video, I started to watch it originally and once the description of the first chapter was over I went to play through all of Astlibra, and god I am glad I did. This game has cemented itself as my favorite game I played this year because of both gameplay and the story. I was thinking to myself by the final chapter, “Once it’s over I can come watch this video!” then the final chapter ended… and then the Postscript began… “So is that why it just doesn’t end?” played though the postscript, probably my favorite part about the game. Finished the postscript on Christmas Eve and it was actively my favorite ending to this great game.
So...at 1:16:44 (the option to accept the altered timeline), I pieced it all together. Will edit if I was wrong.
EDIT: I was *mostly* right...chapter 9 and the additional chapters were not what I was expecting though.
dropped the video after 26:11 and played the game after
now I came back to finish the video, thank you for introducing this game to us man
gosh this was a ride. thank you so much for covering this masterpiece houley
Thanks for making this video as I had not heard of this game until seeing this video a little over a week ago. I am now 50+ hours into the game and it is phenomenal.
Amzing vid! I loved the music playing throughout the video as well so I can proudly say that the sound track will be added to my favorites!
I swear to god, this was one of the most unforgettable RPG's i've EVER PLAYED. I played this as soon as it came out, and I had the experience of basically going through this whole thing almost COMPLETELY BLIND. I've never, EVER done this for a game, i'm a complete goober who likes looking up optimal guides to help throughout the entire way. I was basically forced to go in 100% blind because of how lowkey this release was.
All in all, it took me 75 hours total to beat this beast of a game from beginning to end on hard mode. I still can't get this game out of my head, it basically consumed my life. Games like this are very rare, and while i'll admit, the combat mechanics are definitely not everyones cup of tea, the game as a whole oozes charm and passion. It's one of those games where you look at the history behind the development and see how much effort was put into it, so much so that it feels like a genuine crime to just cast your eyes aside.
Please, PLEASE give it a chance!!! it goes on sale often on steam!
This game feels very much like Chrono Trigger to me, I don’t mean because of time travel, but instead because of how much everything interconnects and goes more and more off the rails as you learn more about everything that happens and go for the true ending.
Glad someone covered this video. This game had one of the best RPG stories I've played because of the insane twists and time travel shenanigans.
a game about getting real strong, and then getting real stronger
Then getting even more stronger
Before the post Script started i thought this is the apex. Never imagined that my attack would go from 900 to over 6000 by the end of it. Absolutley crazy
Watched this vid a month ago and got hooked and played the game... Thank you!
So coming back to this video after beating the game, and I have to say thank you for introducing me to this gem.
I LOVE this game so much, so glad to see somebody finally do a giant video essay on it! I'm tuckin' in.
i got recommended this video when it came out n just now finished watching it while doing laundry and i just have to say it is amazing. i wish i could play the game to truly experience it and love it and its complexity but this video has caused me to have it on my internal wish list.
I am 2 weeks late, but goodness, that is one long fever dream of a plot huh. Its like one of the kind of plots that followed the rule of cool to the max and earn every ludicrous plot twist that actually works to its favour
this is like that JRPG meme of "Chapter 1: Save a Dog, Final Chapter: Kill God" meme on a huge steroid. mad props to KEIZO. might buy this in the future just to support him.
on the other topic, good job on the video! I clicked this video shoved by algorithm out of boredom (as I'm currently ill) but man was I satisfied going through all this. your storytelling is awesome.
also, as the other comment said: "I do love when the algorithm throws me at a obscure game that seems fun and have me watch a man descend into insanity"
This is one of the best games I've played. Not many games can get time travel this well and have the gameplay and story be such a blast (to me). Loved every moment of it.
This video got me to play this game (I didn't spoil myself! I waited to get far into this until I finished)...sixty hours later I just finished and WOW...this was one of the best and wildest games I've ever played. Thanks so much for sending it my way, even if only by making this video in general. I'd love a sequel to the game!
60 hours means you hadn't done new game plus- Which has an entirely different story than your initial playthrough (Seriously).
Hey wanted to say thanks after 5 minutes you've convinced me to get this game! Sorry I won't be finishing thr video for awhile but Ill leave a like and come back when Im done!
Started watching, bought the game, "liked" this on video when you released it. 3 months later I can actually finish the video. Thanks again for the recommendation. Apologies for what that probably did to your analytics.
I don’t like these type of games but man it was a Joy watching the whole thing! Loved it! Please make a videos of the DLC! PLEASE!!!!
1:16:20
This man listed Shiro and Sheero separately on our list of lost friends but didn’t even list kuro feels bad
Man, thanks for the recommendation, this game is criminally underrated, i just spent 60+ hours beating it and have come back to this vid. It was a wild ride.
God, I love when youtubers start Instantly with no bs and unnecessary intro. Earned a sub from me.
ABSOLUTE CINEMA OF A GAME. love finding videos like this
Thank you for recommending this game, actually stopping the review and playing it myself was a great decision. Great game, absolutely loved it:^) Hope KEIZO won't give up the dream and continues making games maybe even a continuation for this one.
10:40 You don’t understand just how hard I whipped my head toward the screen the moment I heard “Miku” 😭
oo ee oo
It took a while to finish watching the video but it was worth it I love watching these videos from you about random games I have never heard of. I can't wait to for the next one you do a great job exploring games.
Thank you Roysan! I hope to keep making great videos for you to enjoy!
wow there was a lot in this game i liked your video and will be picking this game up at a later date
Thank you so much for making this video. Video got reccomended to me randomly and I watched up until the point you said to stop watching to avoid spoilers at the beginning, and you convinced me to buy the game. Now I'm back 80 hours later, and I am FLOORED. An absolute masterpiece of a game. Thank you for getting me into it.
This was one hell of a fever dream I just listen to wth-
Like W H A T
This is like the most epic confusing but cool thing I’ve heard of in such a long time omg-
When you told me to close the video and play the game I straight up did that and now im back to finish the video, unironically thank you I genuinely had some of the most fun gaming sessions in my life grinding this game 🙏
We need a “this is the end” count
1:37:15 - Whats hit me the most. When you go to the "End of time", you see the SAME messages as when you did the first time.
You're a great storyteller.
Obscure titles are where you shine : )
I think I'm not that great but I do appreciate your comment haha!
Goddam bro this feels like a 17 hour movie.
Thanks for recommending me this video TH-cam and this man will have a like and subscribe.
Wow, this game is so amazing, I can't believe how many twists and turns this story had and wait, why does the video still have thirty minutes left?
This video made me buy this game and play it! Thanks for the suggestion
Played the game through to the True Ending. Had a absolute blast. Thank you for the recommendation this is definitely a top 5 for RPG Indie games
@@RallForeman glad to hear! Thanks for giving the game a chance !
This video made me play the game. I sunk 100 hours into it and did everything I could. Glad to have been able to experience the game blind because my god was it a phenomenal experience.