.....no Nico, no. That intro sucks. It's funny, but it sucks. No it's not bad, but all I know is expecting the epic music to be playing this whole time. What's playing that music in the background, the battle theme or other themes randomly on occasion instead of us going into every Atlas made game and no I don't think unicorn is a part of it unless it is then I could just be dumb but still maybe work on it a little bit more to make it by yourself more funny or at least be something that includes the Epic scope of this game artist talk about now back to so many freaking sexy people.
About the dragon. Believe it or not, despite your party members being against facing it, it is actually possible to defeat the dragon and get the treasure.
Highly recommend facing the dragon. You can cheese it pretty easily and the Fire Affinity Weapon is definitely worth it. Unfortunately, once you exit the mines, you can't go back for it and you miss out on the rewards
You MIGHT want to reload and fight the dragon. The reward isn’t NECESSARY, but it does make the next dungeon a lot less resource demanding. Additionally, I’m almost 80 hours in and I’ve never been given the option to go back to that dungeon.
Just as a heads up because the game will do things like this a lot, That bit with the Dragon and the gang advising you on either fighting it or not, 99 percent of the time you'll want to press on with the harder option. The dragon fight, while hard, is 100% doable at this stage of the game, and rewards you pretty handsomely with a treasure that will be an immediate help.
You actually can't save anywhere! The save feature is turned off during dungeons. The game will autosave any time you open a chest or pick up a glowing item, but otherwise you have to head back to a Magla Hollow.
More: Hey uh……. You’ve been standing in that same spot for 3 weeks now and haven’t moved, are you going to do something? Bizzle: ……. More: Are you actually going to do something the Lineage chart and make some Archetypes? Bizzle: …….. More: ……..Well since I got you here how about I share some poetry with you. *Clears throat* The- Bizzle: Oh Nico’s back! *Bizzle disappears* More: ……….No one wants to hear my poetry ;-;
Hopefully I've put enough of a lead up to keep ahead of you. Anyways, here's some general, non-spoiler advise: Go for no-damage victories as much as possible. Don't be afraid to run from fights or abuse the restart battle function, especially if you start at a disadvantage. It's way to easy for a bad start to spiral into a game over. Also, if you discover an elemental weakness/resistance then reset, it will remain in the analysis window. Pay attention to the passives on your Archetypes. If the passive is labeled as a "Hero Passive", then it will only work if that Archetype is on the protagonist. Hero Passives also can't be inherited onto other Archetypes. (EDIT: Glad to see you already caught this one while I'm typing!) It's impossible to "fail" to level up a follower when you hang out with them. If you can spend time with them, they will level up. Every time a character masters an Archetype, they get a permanent stat boost pertaining to that Archetype. Don't forget to change between front & back rows when changing Archetypes. I was swapping Strohl between Warrior & Mage regularly, and I'd always forget to swap him between the rows when I did. Stat buffs/debuffs can be stacked up to three times. Some skills gives multiple stacks at once. If the stat change indicator is blinking, then the buff/debuff will expire next turn. You can get rid of status effects on the field by just running around for a while.
Fun fact: the "humans" you fight in this game are almost all based on the works of famous Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch and a representative of the Early Netherlandish school of art. Bosch lived during the early Renaissance/late Medieval era and his paintings are noted for their surreal imagery and grotesque figures, particularly when he painted hell. This is especially notable because his art predates the surrealist schools by almost five centuries. Much of his art is highly evocative for its sheer nightmare fuel though it is likely some of the more bizarre elements of his art are due to painting literal metaphors that have since been lost to time. In particular, Metaphor ReFantazio likes to take influence from his most famous painting, "The Garden of Earthly Delights". The painting is a Triptychs, a form of painting with three separate panels. The first panel shows the Garden of Eden with Christ representing YHVH as he speaks to Adam and Eve, the second panel shows the results of eating the apple of knowledge: mankind engaged in surreal and debauched acts of hedonism with many strange creatures now populating the earth in a monstrous parody of the Garden of Eden which is the titular Garden of Earthly Delights. The final panel shows the results of this debauchery: Hell as eldritch demons torment sinners who have engaged in lustful and sinful acts. The human you fought at the northern fortress is based on a figure of the bottom right of the central panel: two dancers encased in a fruit-like shell surrounded by vines and smaller fruits while an owl perches atop the shell. In Metaphor, this has been turned into a monstrous fusion with the dances now subsumed into the creature as it's legs while the owl fuses to the fruit-like shell (which is now the creature's chest) and gains a monstrous tongue. It's feet are replaced by blades which turns its dance deadly. The vines and fruit surrounding it are now covered in eyes which it can eat to replenish it's health. As you can see, Metaphor takes the already surreal designs of Bosch and turns them even more monstrous. This is the Homo Gorleo, it's name obvious a reference to hominids and their genus "Homo". As for the lesser human, the Homo Oppo is the human that resembles a cracked eggshell with legs and a bird-like face poking out but has a notable arrow going through it. This is inspired by a figure at the central panel of Bosch's painting of "The Last Judgement" where on the bottom of the central panel is a egg with legs and a face sticking through that is pierced by an arrow. Finally, the Homo Fulquilo is the most obscure one and took me a while to find. It comes from "St. John on Patmos", a single panel painting of Bosch's. The figure is the bird-like creature (supposedly a pigeon) on the bottom right corner. Notably, the Homo Tenta, those anthropomorphic teeth that are the mascots of this game do not appear to based on Bosch's paintings.
Ah yes, NicoB becoming familiar with this variation of the Press Turn system. Indeed, it applies to all sides of the battlefield. It is a lot of fun once you get the hang of it. But you also have to consider that one mistake can cost you everything.
Me: Ooh, Nico's playing the game! Heh heh heh, I got way ahead this time! I'll **definitely** finish before he catches up! _:end game paralysis demon attacks:_ Me: *"HOW DID HE CATCH UP?!"*
That intro is pretty accurate cause in many ways this game just feels like Atlus tried to combine all their series into one. Persona mechanics, SMT gameplay, Digital Devil Saga stuff, Devil Summoner stuff, Soul Hacker stuff, etc. Last Bible, Strange Journey, etc.
Finally, metaphor is back! Since you already know about mage on MC being important to replenish MP, another important tip is that your damage scales directly with the stat of the weapon you have equipped, so if you have a better weapon on an archetype youre not currently using, its worth considering swapping to that archetype if you need higher damage. So when you see equipment for sale, you need to decide if the damage upgrade is worth spending your money or not. Sometimes a weapons special effect might make it worth using even if its lower power though. Also, you get items that increases archetype exp pretty often, so dont worry too much about when to use them, especially if you really want to unlock an upcoming skill.
Bizzle, after coming back from Akademia: Whoa, we're back. Strohl: What do you mean you're 'back'? You've been with us this whole time. Gallica: Wait, the 'whole time'? How long have wee been 'out'? Grius: A month. Gallica: WHAT?! Grius: Yeah, you two have been standing there in that weird trance the whole time, and we couldn't move without you, so we had to stick around until you came to. Since then, the coronation for the new king has went and gone and the prince is fucking dead. Strohl: Basically, we failed our mission before it even began, and it's ALL YOUR FUCKING FAULT! I hate you and I never want to see you again! Bizzle: NOOOOOOOOOOO! *GAME OVER* Nico: ... Huh, maybe I should have continued this LP sooner.
"I've been waiting for this!" I've really been looking forward to this playthrough to finally start "For Real?!", I've been having a lot of fun playing this game whilst recovering from my recent thyroidectomy. Just thought I might drop a couple of tips from my experience playing the game (on Hard mode for reference) About the Mage's MP regain it's only 1 point for stun/kill, which makes it sound useless. BUT the enemies in this game are typically grouped up which means if you run into a group of say 20 weak enemies, then that's 20 points of MP back for your whole party. This trick is what will help you beat dungeons in a single visit (this really helped me on hard mode as you can very easily bleed through MP trying to get a flawless victory), by backtracking to earlier sections and killing respawned weak enemies to regain MP. You don't really have to worry about this trick making you overpowered as the exp you get from weak enemies is reduced. It's a good idea to put every party member through the Mage Archetype at some point, as you'll want to ensure they can all hit elemental weaknesses, and always take full advantage of the press turn system. For your party line up, it's a good idea to basically put them all permanently at the back row at the start. This helps prevent you getting screwed over by ambush attacks. Buffs and Debuffs also work differently in this game (compared to Persona) as there are actually levels too them. So when you reapply a Buff/Debuff you aren't just extending it but also increasing its effect. I'd recommend getting your Knowledge to Rank 2 when you can, as a feature is locked till you get to that point. You can get it to Rank 2 very quickly, as there's an early quest that helps give a big boost towards it. Hope these little hints help you max out the "Optimal" Royal Virtue!
The sound I made when I got the notification for this video is on level with Takatoshi’s excitement for yakisoba pan. I dropped everything to watch this video and I absolutely love it! 😁 As you can see…I was very excited to see more Re Fantazio!😁 Also I will say thank you so much Nico for these amazing videos! I play them in the background when I’m doing my college schoolwork. It actually makes my schoolwork more enjoyable and gives me the relaxation I rarely have. I also love watching these videos in my spare time. Always puts a smile on my face and makes me happy. I’ve been a fan since 2018ish and all I can say is thank you! ❤️ Sincerely, from an illustration student and her cat, Luna.
The Dragon fight IS actually doable at that point in the game. If I remember correctly it’s easier than the game makes it out to be. It’s optional though and the only treasure you really missed was a weapon that’ll help you through this next section of the game, it’s cool but not toooo busted, so you’ll be good.
That dragon is a one and done type of deal, that is the only chance you have to fight it. The reward is nice and all but not essential so feel free to skip it if you want. Also here is a kitty for you 😺
quick general beginner tips 1. entering akademia respawns enemies, not all but most 2. do not destroy red giant crystals, they spawn enemies. yeah it can be annoying but they are also the best farm spots in the game. 3. regarding archetypes, try whatever, use whatever. since you can swap on command outside of battle you can experiment with ALOT 4. GEAR MATTERS for everything. no really even your skills, even the mage, read off the attack stat of your weapon as a big part of the damage you do
Great to see you playing Metaphor, it's been a lot of fun playing hard mode. The dragon was a fun fight. (enemy ambushes suck though, especialy at earlier stages where i could just hope i don't die)
if you get ambushed and seriously damaged you have two options to cheese a reset (since the actual reset wouldn't get you out of disadvantage). 1. Flee, heal, and attack again to get the advantage state. (This will still require mp consumption to heal back up, but you'll at least have another chance for an unscathed victory) 2. Reset the entire game. The game autosaves every time you pick up an item, so if you recently picked up an item, you can go back a little before you were ambushed with very little backtracking required.
The delay for this series has given me enough time to finish the game so I can watch nico play with no worries. A fun little fact about the action combat is that there's actually a "perfect dodge" system in this game. It's not flashy or super noticeable so most people will probably do it without realizing it but if you dodge at the last second of an enemy attack (the white flash) your allies, without fail, will punish the enemy and beat on them. This is useful for some later archetype passives but usually isn't worth going out of your way to do (it will probably just happen) but it is a neat little thing they added
Very much looking forward to your LP of Metaphor! It's certainly worthy of being nominated for GOTY in my opinion. Now for a few things I wanna say: • Regarding Seeker's hero passive ability it simply means that in overworld combat your allies will attack more often, so it's not just you beating up enemies on the field. • Speaking of overworld combat, enemies- typically higher level than you I believe- will have some sort of armor appear when you attack, though it's not forever thankfully. You wanna try to hit them from behind when possible. (When you're a much higher level, though, there's no armor & they just die) • Main story dungeons are similar to palaces in Persona 5 in that once completed you CANNOT return to them. Make sure to do everything you can in the main dungeon. That said it's a good thing you picked up that Gold Beetle in the last episode because that was missable! • If you beat an enemy their analysis details will fill up with their resistances, weaknesses, and so on. (Use L2 during Squad battle) Enjoy the game, and good luck!
I am SO happy that got comment of the day. Three weeks I’ve been chortling over it. I’m in the endgame myself now and this game will probably be my GOTY, so getting COTD felt pretty good.
I was so happy to see this in my notifications! After part 1 I ended up trying the demo and falling in love with this game, you are in for a great time
A trick I found was to have the entire party in the back row at the start of combat no matter what. The reason for this is the fact that if I got ambushed and even one person was in the front row they'd usually get destroyed no matter what I did. Keeping your physical attackers I'm the back row might seem counter intuitive but since u have to reach their turn before they can attack you can just move them up and do you're attack. It's a truck that's saved me a lot of deaths especially early.
A few "advance" tip on stuff you have learnt 1. The enemies natural spawn rate is very slow if you want to recover mp using the mage's skill. But the whole dungeon (with a few exceptions enemies) will be reset if you enter the akademia via the entrance of the dungeon of the magla hallow 2. While the tutorial did say physical debuffs stays after battle, what it didn't say is that it will cure over time, it's just very slow. So if you want to save some money/items, you could just run around any safe space for a while and any poison/burn/ etc etc will eventually heal 3. Bosses that have those "warnings" as part of their attacks will almost always one shot you, so make sure you either learn how to evade it like what you did or at the very least guard, cause they can party wipe you in an instant if you aren't careful
Absolutely devastated that the “now back to” doesn’t include Etrian Odyssey in some form. It’s surprisingly overlooked despite arguably being Atlus’ third biggest series; it had 8 main games and 2 Mystery Dungeon spinoffs released from 2007 to 2019, served as the basis for Persona Q and Q2, and received HD remasters of its first 3 games in 2023. Being a celebration of Atlus as a whole, Metaphor includes some pretty notable references to EO, which often go over the heads of people unfamiliar with the series.
That dragon was a great surprise in the demo! Was a very close fight on hard without grinding and a few attempts to learn it. This game was designed so well in so many aspects; excited to see what you think of it!
The human boss designs being references to Hieronymous Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights is such a fun, creative touch! I highly suggest you check the original triptych out, it's a classic for a reason!
Grius: Ah the hushed honeybee, the finest establishments in the side area, no doubt you both with be looking mighty fine soon enough. - one intense dance session and makeover session later- Stolas: not…a…word. Meanwhile Bizzle is in the background now with blond hair: don’t know why but I wanna blast some tunes and shoot bullets from my hands.
so awesome to see you play this game, just finished the game a week ago super fun and some real great twists with a good story I hope you enjoy. one quick tip: don't worry about using an archetype after you got it to max rank (which is 20 for all archetypes) because after you max it out every time you get 1000 exp for a maxed archetype you get hero something (i don't remember what it's called) which it is an item that gives an 1000 archetype exp to anyone you use it on so don't worry about wasting exp.
One thing I don't think the game ever mentions, is that there are ranks to stat increases and decreases. So you can increase an allies attack/defense/hit rate 3 times I think. The same can be done to enemies to decrease theire stats by 3 ranks. There are also later skills that increase and decrease by 3 ranks in one move.
So glad to see this series finally being played fully! Bit of advice if you indulge me. One: Don't worry about grinding, Leveling up even in the lowest difficulty is not made easy. Second: Fatten up your wallet any way you can everything is STUPID expect so if you want good gear outside of dungeons do what you can to maxs your gains. Third: Pay attention to any info on monsters you get it will make all the difference in the Dungeon, Trust me they do not pull their punches. Finally: Switch Archetypes regularly if you want to know how to best play each role AND so that when you use them their not as weak. Anyway Nico I can promise you, This game will be amazing for you and everyone else playing, Trust me this might be a game that if they did release a Remasterd version you'd buy straight away, Just for the enjoyment of playing it all over again, Well that and the hope of them adding Romance to the game.
I finished the game and holy shit.. First.. the first time ever I have finished game before my fav TH-camr nicob Second..you will not be disappointed. This is my goty for sure
The limited MP thing is primarily reserved for Persona. It is a factor in this game, but it's not something that's common to most ATLUS games, mostly due to the lack of time constraints. Mainline SMT, for instance, doesn't generally have MP problems, at least in the more recent games like SMT V. SMT V doesn't really have a ton of traditional dungeons, it's mostly just overworld, and you can fully heal your party for cheap at any save point, which are decently common and you can teleport to them from wherever.
Nico Now: Nah, Cloud's too messed up to be a husbando, he's more like a little brother I want to protect. *Rewind* Nico when he sees Cloud in KH1: *Fanboy squeal* Oh my God, it's me bae! My husbando!
One thing that I should remind is that like Persona 5, the groups of people going (chatter, mumble) are interactable and you can listen in on them, not just the people with the (…) cloud over them. Some give a lot of set dressing and details you could listen to!
Perfect timing! I’m just about to face what I’m assuming is the final boss (who knows though, Persona has taught me to assume otherwise), so now I can watch Nico with no regrets!
You don't actually need to use Status Heal Items outside of battle... just run around for a bit and it will eventually heal by itself. 55:20 You can 100% fight that Dragon... it's not a hard fight but super worth it... also you can't go back to fight the Dragon... the mine collapsed.
status boosting moves can be applied 3 times, just thought someone should let you know, it's not like persona where it's one and done and all you need to do is re-apply it every few turns
Hope you enjoy your time with Metaphor Nico, I am going through the endgame (I think anyway) currently myself and it's been great. ... well, when the game isn't destroying me, because I'm playing on Hard.
So you might have noticed this but most of the enemy/boss designs are ripped from a very famous work of Boch's, The Kingdom of Earthly Delights. It is a work painted on three huge slabs of wood depicting heaven, earth and hell, the weird fucked up tree you saw as the first major boss is one of the figures in the middle panel.
Hey man. If you've got a save file pre dragon, I wholeheartedly recommend getting some MP with Mage, and trying to fight it. You get a very nice reward from it's treasure pile.
Hehe I saw you play the first bits of this game. Downloaded it 2 weeks ago and just finished yesterday 😂 I'm still watching tho cause I love your content 🤣
Not sure if anyone else has this headcanon but whenever I hear the battle theme, I can't unimagine DIO (JP Voice) from Jojo going ham on the lyrics for that song!
The fact that you began the second episode on the exact same day I finished the game is pretty funny Edit: so what I mean by this is I kind of feel like is a requirement or something
damn it nico, now i'll have to use my limited free time to not get spoiled cause i just have to watch your videos..... time to get gaming...... right after i go to work, have fun :3
While waiting for part 2 I beat the game finished black myth wukong got Z rank is sparking zero graduated high school and college got married had kids and now waiting on grandkids….. point is I’ve been waiting for this
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We are so back.
Kept us waiting for this one
.....no Nico, no. That intro sucks. It's funny, but it sucks. No it's not bad, but all I know is expecting the epic music to be playing this whole time. What's playing that music in the background, the battle theme or other themes randomly on occasion instead of us going into every Atlas made game and no I don't think unicorn is a part of it unless it is then I could just be dumb but still maybe work on it a little bit more to make it by yourself more funny or at least be something that includes the Epic scope of this game artist talk about now back to so many freaking sexy people.
IVE KEEP WAITING THANK GOD PART 2 IS HERE NOW 😂😂😂😂
Nico, I really do recommend you play Hard mode, I think it'd be more fun for you :) and you did P3R on Merciless, after all
We are so back so excited although I think nearing the end we are in for a treat.
"Cloud's too messed up."
I mean... so is Dimitri and that didn't stop you.
About the dragon. Believe it or not, despite your party members being against facing it, it is actually possible to defeat the dragon and get the treasure.
What are the rewards?
@@ianjordan8964Mainly a powerful weapon for the Warrior archetype tree you can purify at the church to make even stronger. Great for the early game.
@@ianjordan8964 A Fire-Affinity Great Sword. Having MP-Free Fire damage makes the early game a cake walk.
yeah he just needs to be smarter about his mp usage and pretty much stay on mage
Highly recommend facing the dragon. You can cheese it pretty easily and the Fire Affinity Weapon is definitely worth it. Unfortunately, once you exit the mines, you can't go back for it and you miss out on the rewards
You MIGHT want to reload and fight the dragon. The reward isn’t NECESSARY, but it does make the next dungeon a lot less resource demanding. Additionally, I’m almost 80 hours in and I’ve never been given the option to go back to that dungeon.
Fun fact: All humans are inspired by Bosch paintings. The garden of earthly desires painting in particular.
Every character has a unique line of dialogue for every archetype they learn.
My inner Akihiko intensifies,
"I've been waiting for this."
Just as a heads up because the game will do things like this a lot, That bit with the Dragon and the gang advising you on either fighting it or not, 99 percent of the time you'll want to press on with the harder option. The dragon fight, while hard, is 100% doable at this stage of the game, and rewards you pretty handsomely with a treasure that will be an immediate help.
You actually can't save anywhere! The save feature is turned off during dungeons. The game will autosave any time you open a chest or pick up a glowing item, but otherwise you have to head back to a Magla Hollow.
More: Hey uh……. You’ve been standing in that same spot for 3 weeks now and haven’t moved, are you going to do something?
Bizzle: …….
More: Are you actually going to do something the Lineage chart and make some Archetypes?
Bizzle: ……..
More: ……..Well since I got you here how about I share some poetry with you. *Clears throat* The-
Bizzle: Oh Nico’s back!
*Bizzle disappears*
More: ……….No one wants to hear my poetry ;-;
Nico starting this once Yaluza 5 ended: "YOU'LL NEVER SEE IT COMING!!"
I think it’s really cool that if the main character dies it doesn’t mean game over cause you don’t see that often in games
Hopefully I've put enough of a lead up to keep ahead of you. Anyways, here's some general, non-spoiler advise:
Go for no-damage victories as much as possible. Don't be afraid to run from fights or abuse the restart battle function, especially if you start at a disadvantage. It's way to easy for a bad start to spiral into a game over. Also, if you discover an elemental weakness/resistance then reset, it will remain in the analysis window.
Pay attention to the passives on your Archetypes. If the passive is labeled as a "Hero Passive", then it will only work if that Archetype is on the protagonist. Hero Passives also can't be inherited onto other Archetypes. (EDIT: Glad to see you already caught this one while I'm typing!)
It's impossible to "fail" to level up a follower when you hang out with them. If you can spend time with them, they will level up.
Every time a character masters an Archetype, they get a permanent stat boost pertaining to that Archetype.
Don't forget to change between front & back rows when changing Archetypes. I was swapping Strohl between Warrior & Mage regularly, and I'd always forget to swap him between the rows when I did.
Stat buffs/debuffs can be stacked up to three times. Some skills gives multiple stacks at once. If the stat change indicator is blinking, then the buff/debuff will expire next turn.
You can get rid of status effects on the field by just running around for a while.
We’re so back! Time to continue the adventures of Aigis’ son, Elf Mitsuru, and Goat Yu Narukami!
Not to mention Fairy Yukari.
And half Morgana for Gallica
Elf Mitsuru reminds me of Kagari Shiina from Steins;Gate 0 based on her hair color
Narukami was already the GOAT
Fun fact: the "humans" you fight in this game are almost all based on the works of famous Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch and a representative of the Early Netherlandish school of art. Bosch lived during the early Renaissance/late Medieval era and his paintings are noted for their surreal imagery and grotesque figures, particularly when he painted hell. This is especially notable because his art predates the surrealist schools by almost five centuries. Much of his art is highly evocative for its sheer nightmare fuel though it is likely some of the more bizarre elements of his art are due to painting literal metaphors that have since been lost to time. In particular, Metaphor ReFantazio likes to take influence from his most famous painting, "The Garden of Earthly Delights". The painting is a Triptychs, a form of painting with three separate panels. The first panel shows the Garden of Eden with Christ representing YHVH as he speaks to Adam and Eve, the second panel shows the results of eating the apple of knowledge: mankind engaged in surreal and debauched acts of hedonism with many strange creatures now populating the earth in a monstrous parody of the Garden of Eden which is the titular Garden of Earthly Delights. The final panel shows the results of this debauchery: Hell as eldritch demons torment sinners who have engaged in lustful and sinful acts.
The human you fought at the northern fortress is based on a figure of the bottom right of the central panel: two dancers encased in a fruit-like shell surrounded by vines and smaller fruits while an owl perches atop the shell. In Metaphor, this has been turned into a monstrous fusion with the dances now subsumed into the creature as it's legs while the owl fuses to the fruit-like shell (which is now the creature's chest) and gains a monstrous tongue. It's feet are replaced by blades which turns its dance deadly. The vines and fruit surrounding it are now covered in eyes which it can eat to replenish it's health. As you can see, Metaphor takes the already surreal designs of Bosch and turns them even more monstrous. This is the Homo Gorleo, it's name obvious a reference to hominids and their genus "Homo". As for the lesser human, the Homo Oppo is the human that resembles a cracked eggshell with legs and a bird-like face poking out but has a notable arrow going through it. This is inspired by a figure at the central panel of Bosch's painting of "The Last Judgement" where on the bottom of the central panel is a egg with legs and a face sticking through that is pierced by an arrow. Finally, the Homo Fulquilo is the most obscure one and took me a while to find. It comes from "St. John on Patmos", a single panel painting of Bosch's. The figure is the bird-like creature (supposedly a pigeon) on the bottom right corner. Notably, the Homo Tenta, those anthropomorphic teeth that are the mascots of this game do not appear to based on Bosch's paintings.
Ah yes, NicoB becoming familiar with this variation of the Press Turn system. Indeed, it applies to all sides of the battlefield. It is a lot of fun once you get the hang of it. But you also have to consider that one mistake can cost you everything.
Me: Ooh, Nico's playing the game! Heh heh heh, I got way ahead this time! I'll **definitely** finish before he catches up!
_:end game paralysis demon attacks:_
Me: *"HOW DID HE CATCH UP?!"*
That intro is pretty accurate cause in many ways this game just feels like Atlus tried to combine all their series into one. Persona mechanics, SMT gameplay, Digital Devil Saga stuff, Devil Summoner stuff, Soul Hacker stuff, etc. Last Bible, Strange Journey, etc.
Finally, metaphor is back!
Since you already know about mage on MC being important to replenish MP, another important tip is that your damage scales directly with the stat of the weapon you have equipped, so if you have a better weapon on an archetype youre not currently using, its worth considering swapping to that archetype if you need higher damage. So when you see equipment for sale, you need to decide if the damage upgrade is worth spending your money or not. Sometimes a weapons special effect might make it worth using even if its lower power though. Also, you get items that increases archetype exp pretty often, so dont worry too much about when to use them, especially if you really want to unlock an upcoming skill.
Bizzle, after coming back from Akademia: Whoa, we're back.
Strohl: What do you mean you're 'back'? You've been with us this whole time.
Gallica: Wait, the 'whole time'? How long have wee been 'out'?
Grius: A month.
Gallica: WHAT?!
Grius: Yeah, you two have been standing there in that weird trance the whole time, and we couldn't move without you, so we had to stick around until you came to. Since then, the coronation for the new king has went and gone and the prince is fucking dead.
Strohl: Basically, we failed our mission before it even began, and it's ALL YOUR FUCKING FAULT! I hate you and I never want to see you again!
Bizzle: NOOOOOOOOOOO!
*GAME OVER*
Nico: ... Huh, maybe I should have continued this LP sooner.
aww Nico didnt fight the dragon it actually doable and gives dank treasure.
Yea shame he didnt reload and at least attempt it, but not that big a deal at the end of the day
if he wants to reload its really up to him on how the playthrough goes.
Words cannot express how excited I’ve been for this
Metaphor: Ahh!!! After 50,000 years!!! I’m free!!! It time to steal the spotlight!!!
May take some time but I do recommend going back and giving the dragon a chance, the reward is worth it.
MOREMMMOOORRREEEE!? Great Game so far.
Perfect timing! I just finished the game myself last night! So looking forward to this.
I’ll say it again: The archetypes are not Persona references, they’re Digital Devil Saga references.
37:35 "Eurg, bad chipotle!"
Bizzle really is his father's son, isn't he? XD
3:20 It's more on Captain Klinger abandoned Strohl's village to be destroyed by a Human
"I've been waiting for this!"
I've really been looking forward to this playthrough to finally start "For Real?!", I've been having a lot of fun playing this game whilst recovering from my recent thyroidectomy. Just thought I might drop a couple of tips from my experience playing the game (on Hard mode for reference)
About the Mage's MP regain it's only 1 point for stun/kill, which makes it sound useless. BUT the enemies in this game are typically grouped up which means if you run into a group of say 20 weak enemies, then that's 20 points of MP back for your whole party. This trick is what will help you beat dungeons in a single visit (this really helped me on hard mode as you can very easily bleed through MP trying to get a flawless victory), by backtracking to earlier sections and killing respawned weak enemies to regain MP. You don't really have to worry about this trick making you overpowered as the exp you get from weak enemies is reduced.
It's a good idea to put every party member through the Mage Archetype at some point, as you'll want to ensure they can all hit elemental weaknesses, and always take full advantage of the press turn system.
For your party line up, it's a good idea to basically put them all permanently at the back row at the start. This helps prevent you getting screwed over by ambush attacks.
Buffs and Debuffs also work differently in this game (compared to Persona) as there are actually levels too them. So when you reapply a Buff/Debuff you aren't just extending it but also increasing its effect.
I'd recommend getting your Knowledge to Rank 2 when you can, as a feature is locked till you get to that point. You can get it to Rank 2 very quickly, as there's an early quest that helps give a big boost towards it.
Hope these little hints help you max out the "Optimal" Royal Virtue!
Been playing Metaphor and the game is absolute peak.
The sound I made when I got the notification for this video is on level with Takatoshi’s excitement for yakisoba pan.
I dropped everything to watch this video and I absolutely love it! 😁 As you can see…I was very excited to see more Re Fantazio!😁
Also I will say thank you so much Nico for these amazing videos! I play them in the background when I’m doing my college schoolwork. It actually makes my schoolwork more enjoyable and gives me the relaxation I rarely have. I also love watching these videos in my spare time. Always puts a smile on my face and makes me happy. I’ve been a fan since 2018ish and all I can say is thank you! ❤️ Sincerely, from an illustration student and her cat, Luna.
Over 120 hours into the game and almost finished, this game is freaking excellent
The Dragon fight IS actually doable at that point in the game. If I remember correctly it’s easier than the game makes it out to be. It’s optional though and the only treasure you really missed was a weapon that’ll help you through this next section of the game, it’s cool but not toooo busted, so you’ll be good.
That dragon is a one and done type of deal, that is the only chance you have to fight it. The reward is nice and all but not essential so feel free to skip it if you want. Also here is a kitty for you 😺
FINALLY MORE METAPHOR
I know right
Eh, it wasn't that long.
quick general beginner tips
1. entering akademia respawns enemies, not all but most
2. do not destroy red giant crystals, they spawn enemies. yeah it can be annoying but they are also the best farm spots in the game.
3. regarding archetypes, try whatever, use whatever. since you can swap on command outside of battle you can experiment with ALOT
4. GEAR MATTERS for everything. no really even your skills, even the mage, read off the attack stat of your weapon as a big part of the damage you do
Great to see you playing Metaphor, it's been a lot of fun playing hard mode. The dragon was a fun fight. (enemy ambushes suck though, especialy at earlier stages where i could just hope i don't die)
if you get ambushed and seriously damaged you have two options to cheese a reset (since the actual reset wouldn't get you out of disadvantage).
1. Flee, heal, and attack again to get the advantage state. (This will still require mp consumption to heal back up, but you'll at least have another chance for an unscathed victory)
2. Reset the entire game. The game autosaves every time you pick up an item, so if you recently picked up an item, you can go back a little before you were ambushed with very little backtracking required.
The delay for this series has given me enough time to finish the game so I can watch nico play with no worries.
A fun little fact about the action combat is that there's actually a "perfect dodge" system in this game. It's not flashy or super noticeable so most people will probably do it without realizing it but if you dodge at the last second of an enemy attack (the white flash) your allies, without fail, will punish the enemy and beat on them. This is useful for some later archetype passives but usually isn't worth going out of your way to do (it will probably just happen) but it is a neat little thing they added
Very much looking forward to your LP of Metaphor! It's certainly worthy of being nominated for GOTY in my opinion.
Now for a few things I wanna say:
• Regarding Seeker's hero passive ability it simply means that in overworld combat your allies will attack more often, so it's not just you beating up enemies on the field.
• Speaking of overworld combat, enemies- typically higher level than you I believe- will have some sort of armor appear when you attack, though it's not forever thankfully. You wanna try to hit them from behind when possible. (When you're a much higher level, though, there's no armor & they just die)
• Main story dungeons are similar to palaces in Persona 5 in that once completed you CANNOT return to them. Make sure to do everything you can in the main dungeon. That said it's a good thing you picked up that Gold Beetle in the last episode because that was missable!
• If you beat an enemy their analysis details will fill up with their resistances, weaknesses, and so on. (Use L2 during Squad battle)
Enjoy the game, and good luck!
Finally it returns very excited plus how the atlus uses the p5 boss sound start for peril battle plus the marks on the body giving demifiend vibes 😁🖤
I am SO happy that got comment of the day. Three weeks I’ve been chortling over it. I’m in the endgame myself now and this game will probably be my GOTY, so getting COTD felt pretty good.
I was so happy to see this in my notifications! After part 1 I ended up trying the demo and falling in love with this game, you are in for a great time
A trick I found was to have the entire party in the back row at the start of combat no matter what. The reason for this is the fact that if I got ambushed and even one person was in the front row they'd usually get destroyed no matter what I did. Keeping your physical attackers I'm the back row might seem counter intuitive but since u have to reach their turn before they can attack you can just move them up and do you're attack. It's a truck that's saved me a lot of deaths especially early.
When I played this game I’ve been pronouncing “Grand Trad” as “Grand Triad” and now I can’t stop
A few "advance" tip on stuff you have learnt
1. The enemies natural spawn rate is very slow if you want to recover mp using the mage's skill. But the whole dungeon (with a few exceptions enemies) will be reset if you enter the akademia via the entrance of the dungeon of the magla hallow
2. While the tutorial did say physical debuffs stays after battle, what it didn't say is that it will cure over time, it's just very slow. So if you want to save some money/items, you could just run around any safe space for a while and any poison/burn/ etc etc will eventually heal
3. Bosses that have those "warnings" as part of their attacks will almost always one shot you, so make sure you either learn how to evade it like what you did or at the very least guard, cause they can party wipe you in an instant if you aren't careful
Absolutely devastated that the “now back to” doesn’t include Etrian Odyssey in some form. It’s surprisingly overlooked despite arguably being Atlus’ third biggest series; it had 8 main games and 2 Mystery Dungeon spinoffs released from 2007 to 2019, served as the basis for Persona Q and Q2, and received HD remasters of its first 3 games in 2023. Being a celebration of Atlus as a whole, Metaphor includes some pretty notable references to EO, which often go over the heads of people unfamiliar with the series.
Honestly im glad that you waited. cause now i dont need to temp unsub to avoid spoilers
"Cloud's just too fucked up, man"
So is Dimitri! Dimitri is just as fucked up as Cloud lmao.
That dragon was a great surprise in the demo! Was a very close fight on hard without grinding and a few attempts to learn it. This game was designed so well in so many aspects; excited to see what you think of it!
The human boss designs being references to Hieronymous Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights is such a fun, creative touch! I highly suggest you check the original triptych out, it's a classic for a reason!
Grius: Ah the hushed honeybee, the finest establishments in the side area, no doubt you both with be looking mighty fine soon enough.
- one intense dance session and makeover session later-
Stolas: not…a…word.
Meanwhile Bizzle is in the background now with blond hair: don’t know why but I wanna blast some tunes and shoot bullets from my hands.
23:21 I like to think when your Persona 3, 4, and 5 protagonists have teleported to the velvet room without anyone knowing
You can stack buffs and debuffs up to three times but so can the enemy. Adding another stack also resets the overall turn counter back to three.
It’s only the second episode, and already, Nico’s Bullshit Powers manage to- *REDACTED DUE TO SPOLERS, PLEASE PAY NO MIND*
You should definitely fight the dragon. That's what the ice items are for.
so awesome to see you play this game, just finished the game a week ago super fun and some real great twists with a good story I hope you enjoy.
one quick tip: don't worry about using an archetype after you got it to max rank (which is 20 for all archetypes) because after you max it out every time you get 1000 exp for a maxed archetype you get hero something (i don't remember what it's called) which it is an item that gives an 1000 archetype exp to anyone you use it on so don't worry about wasting exp.
Also Nico you can fight the dragon. If you have the right set up and buy certain items from the peddler
Yes, this game's system is EXACTLY like SMT's. So yes, the null/reflect/absorb thing is in SMT as well.
I thought that dragon HAS to be like a late game lvl 70 optional boss or something, turns out I can't even go back to mines once I've left
Finally Shinada's side story from that one episode of Yakuza 5 continues!
I just gotta say, after finishing it, I think this is my favorite Atlus game.
One thing I don't think the game ever mentions, is that there are ranks to stat increases and decreases. So you can increase an allies attack/defense/hit rate 3 times I think. The same can be done to enemies to decrease theire stats by 3 ranks. There are also later skills that increase and decrease by 3 ranks in one move.
And now you go to Akademia even in your dreams... The Yume cycle continues.
Penguins: Alright time to play Metaphor Nico. Are you ready!
Nico: Wait hold on I got finish Yakuza 5
So glad to see this series finally being played fully!
Bit of advice if you indulge me.
One: Don't worry about grinding, Leveling up even in the lowest difficulty is not made easy.
Second: Fatten up your wallet any way you can everything is STUPID expect so if you want good gear outside of dungeons do what you can to maxs your gains.
Third: Pay attention to any info on monsters you get it will make all the difference in the Dungeon, Trust me they do not pull their punches.
Finally: Switch Archetypes regularly if you want to know how to best play each role AND so that when you use them their not as weak.
Anyway Nico I can promise you, This game will be amazing for you and everyone else playing, Trust me this might be a game that if they did release a Remasterd version you'd buy straight away, Just for the enjoyment of playing it all over again, Well that and the hope of them adding Romance to the game.
hell yeah! Very excited to see all the reactions to things
I finished the game and holy shit..
First.. the first time ever I have finished game before my fav TH-camr nicob
Second..you will not be disappointed. This is my goty for sure
The limited MP thing is primarily reserved for Persona. It is a factor in this game, but it's not something that's common to most ATLUS games, mostly due to the lack of time constraints. Mainline SMT, for instance, doesn't generally have MP problems, at least in the more recent games like SMT V. SMT V doesn't really have a ton of traditional dungeons, it's mostly just overworld, and you can fully heal your party for cheap at any save point, which are decently common and you can teleport to them from wherever.
Nico Now: Nah, Cloud's too messed up to be a husbando, he's more like a little brother I want to protect.
*Rewind*
Nico when he sees Cloud in KH1: *Fanboy squeal* Oh my God, it's me bae! My husbando!
One thing that I should remind is that like Persona 5, the groups of people going (chatter, mumble) are interactable and you can listen in on them, not just the people with the (…) cloud over them. Some give a lot of set dressing and details you could listen to!
Perfect timing! I’m just about to face what I’m assuming is the final boss (who knows though, Persona has taught me to assume otherwise), so now I can watch Nico with no regrets!
You don't actually need to use Status Heal Items outside of battle... just run around for a bit and it will eventually heal by itself.
55:20 You can 100% fight that Dragon... it's not a hard fight but super worth it... also you can't go back to fight the Dragon... the mine collapsed.
status boosting moves can be applied 3 times, just thought someone should let you know, it's not like persona where it's one and done and all you need to do is re-apply it every few turns
I actually never heard anything or followed anything about rekukcassio. Really hoping it's as good as everyone says.
Hope you enjoy your time with Metaphor Nico, I am going through the endgame (I think anyway) currently myself and it's been great. ... well, when the game isn't destroying me, because I'm playing on Hard.
believe it or not guys, we’re not yet even halfway through the demo content
So you might have noticed this but most of the enemy/boss designs are ripped from a very famous work of Boch's, The Kingdom of Earthly Delights. It is a work painted on three huge slabs of wood depicting heaven, earth and hell, the weird fucked up tree you saw as the first major boss is one of the figures in the middle panel.
Damn it, now I have to stay ahead of you on 2 games. Oh well, sleep is for the weak.
Hey man. If you've got a save file pre dragon, I wholeheartedly recommend getting some MP with Mage, and trying to fight it. You get a very nice reward from it's treasure pile.
Hehe I saw you play the first bits of this game. Downloaded it 2 weeks ago and just finished yesterday 😂 I'm still watching tho cause I love your content 🤣
Ooooh! I finally played a game before Nico ❤ you'll prolly catch up to me tho.
How fitting, that we continue this game about deciding the future of a nation on this particular day.
And now back to shin megami hacker persona overlord full body hd remaster featuring dante from the devil may cry series & Knuckles
Once again, the Paripus are NOT cat people. They are DOG people. You have a dog, sir! Get it right!
Lowkey was expexting nico to be level 99 already lol
Not sure if anyone else has this headcanon but whenever I hear the battle theme, I can't unimagine DIO (JP Voice) from Jojo going ham on the lyrics for that song!
I’ve been waiting for your play through 🎉
Cat bond best bond
to bad you need to give him scratches each time youre at the archetype place
The fact that you began the second episode on the exact same day I finished the game is pretty funny
Edit: so what I mean by this is I kind of feel like is a requirement or something
damn it nico, now i'll have to use my limited free time to not get spoiled cause i just have to watch your videos..... time to get gaming...... right after i go to work, have fun :3
Yes, it is possible to beat the dragon, even on hard
Both CrystAAHHL and JohneAwesome beat the dragon, it is possible
Anyway. LETS FUUCCKKKING GGGGOOOOOO?!
YAAAYY ITS HEREEEE
METAPHOR UPLOAD LETSGOO
And we're back to... *Ehem*
Shin Megami (Tensei Soul) Hacker Persona (Unicorn) Overlord (Catherine) Fullbody (Nocturne) HD Remaster...
13 Sentinels Aegis Rim Odin Sphere Trauma Center Etrian Odyssey Strange Journey Devil Summoner Devil Survivor Digital Devil Saga
Damn it, now I gotta pry myself away from Vampire Survivors: Ode To Castlevania and play this game to stay ahead of the LP!
While waiting for part 2 I beat the game finished black myth wukong got Z rank is sparking zero graduated high school and college got married had kids and now waiting on grandkids….. point is I’ve been waiting for this