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Thanks for watching, and for your thoughtful response! I appreciate you more than you know <3 To respond, I wasn't advocating for this game to be more like persona, in fact on many occasions I praised the differences that this game had that I thought were better. I did however highlight specific factors that I felt Persona did excellently, that in my estimation I felt that Metaphor didn't do as well, and how that was disappointing for me, as this game is undeniably of the same genre, is it not? And this game undeniably released many years *after* Persona? So one would think that the learnings from those games would be implemented in this one. I pointed out where I felt they didn't do that. I think it's pretty reductive of my points to suggest that my issue with the game is solely that it wasn't persona... I don't really understand how you criticize my commentary about the scenes you encounter traveling, and then say that you agree with my points about the dungeons... My main point was that they conceptualized many environments that would be fascinating to explore, so why is it that the dungeons/nearly all the combat areas are boring, repetitive, and not great to look at? I wasn't advocating that the players 'spend time having picnics'. As far as Louis, I'm aligned with your character analysis of the guy. I also think that he's a wonderful character, and as is, he works brilliantly in the story. So I'm okay if they never touch that, and I'm okay with it as is. I just think they missed an opportunity by not having him as a social link. At no point did I advocate that you should become friends with the guy. I was articulating that I personally thought it was a missed opportunity to flesh out his character even more, through a social link. I don't think that's a crazy idea, considering both parties would realistically have their own reasons for communicating within the story (for the protagonist, being able to probe for weaknesses/look for the curse's blueprint/map out the Charadrius more, and for Louis, having a chance to talk with another Elda and gaining knowledge about another candidate who is rising on a mercurial trajectory). As far as romance, that's cool but it's a video game, an RPG specifically. These choices are role playing elements, that increase player immersion. That simple. Just my opinion. And that applies to all RPG's not just persona and metaphor. I respect what they went for and why they did it, but I'd rather the player have agency instead. It's an RPG. As far as the music, I stated in the video that it was subjective. So I won't tell you you're wrong, I respect your opinion for sure. I didn't mention fire emblem engage though, I haven't played that game. I mentioned Fire Emblem Awakening. I also think that Metaphor is better than Persona in a bunch of aspects. I don't see where you get the sentiment that "this not persona so i don't like it" is even remotely close to my stance, or opinion on Metaphor. For example in the character section I literally praised every single character except for one, and said Metaphor handled the initial companions way better than Persona 5 did. But anyways, the idea that Metaphor is better in many aspects than Persona is a big aspect of this video... Because Metaphor *should* be... They've been working on it for 8 years, and they have all of the learnings and feedback from Persona 5 Royal... That's the main reason why a few of the things in Metaphor that I mentioned in this video, I personally find disappointing to varying degrees. Metaphor is a masterpiece, but in my estimation it still has room to grow.

@LordKhuryGaming sorry for the Engage part, thats was my mistake, the music part is super subjective and i can understand that. Louis was built to be mysterious the entire way through and that's what makes him so charming and captivating for the player in the first place, so it's not entirely necessary in anyways for a social link with him. The dungeons and enemies design really shown that this is as big as they can possibly get. Because remember in persona 5 every single enemies is just demons from smt, you just fight persona and thats literally it. They really don't have to design, or remade the enemy that much and it is one of my biggest dissappointment in persona 5 when compared to 2 games before it. Studio Zero is a team that just separate themself from the Persona team to make this game and by no means a large studio, but i can see that they really go out their ways to design all these new enemies and archetypes, so they might running low on budget and time in the late game and have to repeat enemies and dungeons design is quite understandable. So the few fixes about "hey, just making more, its easy", no its really isn't. But even then, when you compare this game's side dungeons to p5's mementos, its still a huge step up for me. The things about branching paths for more replayability is also a good idea, but the games traversal is really tied to the story itself, so they really have to make the game have some kind of multi stories branching paths in order for it to happend. But for the reason i listed before, it is very unlikely. The game's content felt quite rushed at the end so i dont think they should bite more than what they can chew. And remember: making more social links means making more Archetypes as well. I'm not saying that you hate the game because it's not persona, i just think that there's so many of your disappointments that was addressed in this game is just what this game does different from persona, and for me those things are completely fine that they decided to make it that way because it is really not persona, and its should not be. If not they could just name it Persona and called it a day. I think the game could still use some improvements for sure, but you really have to take account for many things to decide „how to improve“. Exactly more so when this is their new IP, not under the name of Persona or SMT and they have to risk a lot to make it, so it's completely understandable that they might not be going all out on this game, especially when not knowing that this game can be successful or not. I think that the improvements by "making more" could be added to their next installment, very likely the sequel to this game but not this game specifically, this game did good for what it was set out to be, which is an introduction to Atlus 3rd Pillar.

@@stupid3814 I appreciate your insightful points. I think you did a great job of highlighting the perspective of the studio/the actual people who work on this game. You make very fair points in terms of how difficult some of my asks are, and with highlighting how this game wasn't just about this game, in terms of their planning. It's interesting to think of the risk assessment that goes into making a game that is a new world, and will hopefully spawn sequels. And again, I completely understand the efficacy of Louis as he is currently in the narrative. Just have a personal take there that I think would enhance an already great piece to the story. However I'm having trouble understanding again where you got some sentiments. I don't recall ever implying that their job is easy, or that it's simply a matter of flipping a switch to implement the things I mentioned. That was not my intent at all. I'm simply acknowledging the few things that didn't meet my expectations, and I think I mentioned as well both in the video and this comment section, that I'm aware and hold myself accountable for maybe having unfair expectations due to their previous releases. I've never once said this game wasn't a masterpiece, because it is. But I still feel it's fair to talk about things I felt they could've done better, even if it's 'unrealistic' or a huge ask to implement some of the things I mentioned. Also, I never advocated for more social links, I only advocated for one more. Louis. So that would only be one additional archetype tree, I think it's misrepresentative to suggest I'm out here saying to do a bunch more social links/asking them to design 20 more archetypes lol. Also you mentioned that this game's side dungeons are better than p5 mementos. Okay, but again this is a game that released years afterwards. So I don't think that simply being slightly better than p5 mementos, but still objectively poor, means I can't or shouldn't criticize it imo. And again, I think it's reductive that you're suggesting my disappointments with the game are simply elements that aren't the exact same as persona lol but at this point you're free to your opinion, no worries there 🤝 Bottom line, I feel like for the most part you are highlighting the perspective of the studio and ppl who work on this game, and using that as an argument against the things I speak about in this video. But at what point are we allowed to criticize a game? Like should we never criticize a game because they're difficult to make? And we should just accept it with zero critique every single time because they worked hard on it? Honestly, I think this is just a agree to disagree situation. Because I don't think that way. I think that you can still criticize a game even if it's a masterpiece. I think you can still give feedback and point out things you wish were different, even if it would be difficult from the studios perspective to implement those changes. I respect the blood sweat and tears that go into video games, but I don't think that the colossal efforts to make these pieces of art, automatically makes them free of criticism or feedback ¯\(ツ)/¯

@ i don’t say that you should not criticize the game or anything, i just said that some of your expectations might be too high for them to be able to offer. But i still think many of them are valid, and some of the things i disagree are the things i don’t personally thinks is a bad things thats all. And stating more of their situation is just to answer some of your remark in the video saying that „ heres an easy solution “, but in reality its just not that simple. Of course there are many things people can like or dislike about a game but sometimes the fault is not from the game itself, (like the musics, romances, ect…) those are clearly personal takes, not flaws in term of design. Thats just what im trying to say.

@@LordKhuryGaming and I even think that the ost in this game is not even lacking when compare to any persona games at all

@@DebeshMishra03 thanks so much for sharing your thoughts, glad you agreed with so much of the vid! As far as the Eupha and basilio part, somebody else actually raised that point in the comments here and upon reflection I actually agree with y’all as far as that goes. Junah, Eupha, and Basilio were all handled quite differently (with Eupha probably getting the shortest end of the stick) so I probably shouldn’t have grouped them in the way I did. Completely aligned on the last part of your comment too, even if they don’t remaster this game, it’s such a wonderful world they’ve built and it would be a shame to not revisit it in future games. Apologies for the title of the video, I try my best to generate interest while also remaining faithful to the content of the video. In a sense it is true, deep down I do think there was an impact persona had on my playthrough of metaphor rather than if I had played metaphor with no prior experience. But I completely get your meaning. I’ll try not to toe the line as much in the future. But like how you said “bless the algorithm I came across this video” it’s tough as a small channel starting out. I feel like if I don’t try to package the video with interest-generating titles, then ppl like you who appreciate the content, won’t end up seeing it in your feed. But like I said, I’ll pay more attention to creating titles in the future that’re more in line with the content. I hear you fam

First of all thank you for stopping by, and I'm so glad you enjoyed the vid!! I completely agree on everything you say, and honestly the Heismay&paripus thing was so lowkey in the story it was literally like "wait did bro just say that?" every time he made a comment lol. Just a bit strange, but only because it wasn't explored as deeply as it should've been. I really like your fix for it! The root of the issue is exactly what I spoke about in the vid, as weird as it sounds, this game would've really been helped by a longer runtime. That "lack of chemistry and relationships between the party members" is mainly a thing I believe because unlike P5R for example, this is a fantasy world so they have to dedicate way more time to world building, setting, and exposition, leaving less time to get deeper into expanding the wonderful blueprints that exist for the character relationships. A shame, but very very very easily fixable should they do a remaster of this game sometime down the line. Still a masterpiece though 100%

​@@LordKhuryGamingYeah glad you agree. Also on another note, with no romance routes, do you think it would had been a good idea to explore romance between party members? Persona tried to do that before, but they couldn't commit because they had to leave every girl free for the protagonist. I think it would had been an interesting idea never fully explored in an Atlus game before, tho I don't think anyone in the group has romantic tention lol.

@ yeah personally I like at least having the choice of romance in my RPG’s, it’s just another way for me as a player to feel more immersed/feel like I am playing through my own unique personal journey… So a way that works imo, is when games set it up so that if the player doesn’t romance someone, then they can end up with somebody else on the team who it makes sense for them to be with. So you as a player still have first choice so to speak, but organically other ppl can still find other ppl. A great example that comes to mind, is in Mass Effect 3 (light spoilers follow) if you don’t romance Tali, you can end up finding her and Garrus getting together.

@@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective this could 100% just be me not being smart enough, but I’m struggling to find what your critique is of this video based off this comment? I don’t see any specific callouts of things I spoke about in this video, simply that I was long winded (fair opinion that I can take into consideration) and that I didn’t address a few things that you personally had wanted addressed in this video? If you could clarify/explain your meaning a bit more, I’d love to understand so I can at least respond/take it for data so I can improve.

@@LordKhuryGaming Bless you dude, what I'm saying is rather than take the time to make a well constructed critique of Metaphors own strength's and faults you are undermining all of them by trying to pin the blame on a game it is completely disconnected from. The fact you are using Royal a game that neither Hashino, nor Studio Zero's development team worked on highlights pretty damn clearly. This game was structured this way because Hashino wanted to create a game about social disparity and escapism. By the mans own words.... "I want something - even if it’s not complete, even if it’s really rough, even if it’s something really unfinished - to give me a glimpse of the humanity behind it." This is Hashino's game design philosophy and that's every bit as true for P5 as it was for P4, P3, Catherine and Metaphor and if you don't like that ethos I'd say it's probably safer to acknowledge that his games aren't your cup of tea and Royal in particular wasn't then maybe it's not the series for you.

@ So firstly no worries if you don’t read all this. But we’re pretty far apart so I thought I’d try to explain my side. I think there’s a disconnect here. I hate to ask, because I assumed you had before to be commenting in that way, but did you watch the entire video? Because I love this game and all of the games Atlus has made, and I don’t understand how you could have a takeaway that these games ‘aren’t for me’. I mean if you watched the video start to finish, I feel like you should be able to glean how much thought and love went into this game from my end. I also don’t understand how you got the take that I am ‘pinning blame’ on anything. In the most basic sense the premise of the comparison in this video is analyzing how my own personal prior experience with Persona 5 Royal impacted my own personal perception&experience playing through Metaphor. I also don’t see where you got that I am saying anything negative about the structure of the game itself… This video is basically a celebration of how good these two games are while also making minor critiques combined with fun ideas to address said critiques. I say each part of the game is holistically great, and then critique the few things I personally think could be improved. At no point do I lambast the structure/format of these games. At no point do I lambast the game design philosophy of these games. Tbh, it feels like you think Metaphor and all of their games are perfect (can’t get much closer to perfection, they are wonderful games) and you’re taking my few critiques on this game personally. I think we fundamentally disagree and won’t find common ground, if you’re under the impression that these games can’t be criticized in any capacity… Outside of your comment on MP recovery, which ironically I completely disagree with. I think the game gives you enough tools to mitigate against this, between skills that use HP, and MP recovery skills, and attack items, I think you have enough to effectively manage MP and get through dungeons cleanly. And even if you don’t, like I mentioned in the video I had 5-7 extra days at the end of my playthrough, so I reckon even if you take 2 days in a few of the dungeons, you’d still be fine. Just takes a little extra consideration. I think I gave feedback in a clear and fair way in this video, while also taking personal accountability for why I may feel the way I do, and I think other comments reflect that that’s the case as well. I respect and cherish these games, which we actually share in common, so i don’t appreciate being told these games aren’t for me 😂💀 Imo, elitist gatekeeping ain’t cool in any scenario, even if I hated these games, I don’t think it’s the right message to say “these aren’t for you” I think the better route would be to help someone understand the other perspective, and if they still don’t like the game after that, then just go on with your day. Idk I just feel the realm of video game opinion should be more collaborative and respectful than telling ppl they shouldn’t play games, even if they come to the table and say they hated a game you loved (which couldn’t be further from the case here…) Anybody is welcome to disagree with me, I welcome that and my conversations with other ppl reflect that that is the case. But I feel like you misconstrued my points and then spoke down to me by suggesting because of my differing opinions (which were misrepresented by you), that these games weren’t for me :/ All love and respect from my end though, and at the very least I genuinely appreciate you sharing your thoughts!

@@BoldfacedTony I felt a video like this, it would be obvious that there would be spoilers in it? I can definitely add to the description of the video if that isn’t clear though.

@@CodedGames 100% agree here. Or at least lock that ability later in the game, like maybe you get it permanently after you clear the royal palace dungeon. I think the root of this issue is that Metaphor almost seems to go out of its way to remove or lessen RPG elements / things that can make your path through the game less complete or different. You can feel this based off of how many extra days are left at the end of the game with an optimal playthrough (it’s like 5-7 days or so) and also on negligible things, like the fact you can’t romance anyone. It feels like Atlus wanted this game to be as linear as possible, in spite of the fact it’s an RPG. There’s a lot more illusion of choice & consequence in Metaphor, than there is in Persona 5 Royal.

@@CodedGames Thanks so much for watching, and stopping by to comment <3. Happy to hear of somebody else who felt the same way! I like how you phrased it, ‘can’t escape the feeling’. Because of course we want to just enjoy the game fully and completely! It’s not like we seek out issues with the game or try to just nitpick yk, so I hope it doesn’t come across that way when I critique a great game. I feel like this feeling of ‘man I wish they did ___’ is partly a feeling we wouldn’t be getting, if we didn’t play as many games as we have (making an assumption based off your channel that you too have played a metric ton of em lol). But nonetheless I feel like it’s fair to acknowledge and point out missed opportunities such as these. Fully expect a ‘Royal’ version of this game where they address a lot of this stuff, and if they don’t do it I genuinely feel like it’d be a missed opportunity :/

@@LordKhuryGaming It's worth noting, Atlus has explicitly stated on several occasions that SMTV: Vengeance was the last time they're going to do a re-release. Now, DLC isn't out of the picture, but a re-release doesn't feel like it's in the cards.

@@KashKey- Hmm I don't know if I'd entirely trust them. That sounds like something just to avoid people from not getting the game in favor of waiting for a rerelease. I'm sure it's at least like 5 years away but why wouldn't Atlus sell their game twice? It's been working well for them so far haha

@@KashKey- I recall hearing about this, but I'm willfully choosing to hope that they decide to do it anyways lol or they switch up cuz somebody in charge wants the money grab (because let's face it, it's a great way for Atlus to make $). Never say never 🤞🏿

Appreciate you more than you know. Thank you, glad you enjoyed!

@@ColeWendlerC17 Dude, thank you so much!!! Seriously, I can’t express how much it means to me that you’ve found your way here, as I pour a lot into making these videos, and I do it for others who are just as passionate about games. So happy the algorithm lead you here lol. Zero need to apologize for the paragraphs, I will always make time for ppl who engage with my content, even if they disagree with my takes! I’ll number my responses based off your corresponding numbers. 1)Tbh, I’m right there with you. I personally don’t actually mind sitting back and absorbing story for lengths at a time. I think what I tried to articulate was that in this particular game, maybe they could’ve achieved a more gradual flow of information/lore being conveyed, so that they could have more character/personality/camaraderie moments for the characters. As far as the royal scepter/Yaldabaoth comp that ppl are making, I think that it’s lazy to be honest. You can glance at the two games and easily point out similarities, but as far as a deeper analysis, I think the themes/stories/messages of the two games are very different. 2)Honestly, I can see what you’re saying here, and I think your argument for no Louis confidant is strong. I think where I come from, is that from a role playing perspective this game would’ve benefited from having it. Maybe I should’ve mentioned it in the video, but for example how Akechi’s final persona evolution in Royal to Hereward, can only be unlocked if you choose the right answers in his Confidant and in the scenes with Maruki. Or how you wouldn’t unlock the third semester if you didn’t rank Kasumi and Maruki’s confidant. I quite like these role playing elements, because for me at least it builds a sense of personal involvement in the narrative. I feel like I earned it more when I unlock that persona for akechi, or if I take down Maruki. So it’s mainly from this perspective I feel Louis could’ve benefitted from a confidante, I think the Louis Eldan reveal would’ve hit more if it was actually hard to achieve/locked behind player choices. And I think the story could’ve benefited from more one on one time between Louis and the Prince, because they’re basically the only two main characters in the game who are Eldan. All that said, I do think your argument is strong and you articulated extremely well what makes Louis so likable/charismatic - he deplores lying and dishonesty and is so clear and upfront about everything. We’re definitely aligned on the fact that as is, he’s a wonderful character and he does work extremely well as is, in the narrative. 3)Honestly, you make a great point about Junah. I guess in my mind I affiliated her so much with the latter acts of the game that I kind of mentally grouped her with Basilio and Eupha. But you’re definitely right that she didn’t get the Haru treatment, and aligns way closer with Makoto in terms of the narrative and time spent on the stage so to speak. I think in terms of your disagreement on Basilio, I think that you are correct. They did make an effort to give you time to build affinity towards the Magnus Brothers, in spite of how little time you play with Basilio as a member of your party. I think something I struggle with with this game, is that I feel like I should be more satisfied than I am with the way they handled a lot of things, but I just wasn’t. In other words my bar might be unfairly high. And I think that’s less about the game, and more about me and my personal expectations. I’ve played a lot of video games, and I feel like I’m at the point where I can struggle to not kind of hone in on minor flaws/points of improvement, especially for a game such as this that is a spiritual successor to a slew of masterpieces from Atlus. It feels like their minor issues of the past shouldn’t continue to show up (imo). Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely loved the experience and am grateful for Metaphor ReFantazio. But I can’t ignore that I felt different to when I finished Persona 5 Royal, and kind of identifying all of these minor reasons for why. It makes me wonder if the release dates of the two games were swapped, would I be making basically the same video? Saying that Haru suffered from the “Basilio problem”? So it’s tough it’s like I agree with you in that they did a great job with Basilio considering narratively how late he had to officially join (maybe saying the Haru treatment was slightly hyperbolic, I agree they did do better with him than Haru) but I do wish that they handled things in the way I mentioned in the video instead :/ 4)Not much to add here that wasn’t in the video, agree to disagree my friend :) 5)Yeah this point comes down to how you feel about the calendar system I reckon. Metaphor definitely had way less stress, like I mentioned I had everything done and maxed with like 5-6 days to spare. But I think I personally lean towards liking the management/stress of potentially not getting everything done, idk it feels like a game within a game to me, and imo enhances replayability (like having all your stats maxed in new game plus and being able to get everything done in your second playthrough) I can see both sides tbh. As someone who always plays games blind with no guides, it was nice in metaphor feeling in control of completing everything without needing a guide for like the most efficient use of time or whatever. + Yeah Catherina as a party member could make things tight in the narrative, but I suppose I would only prefer this if they were to add the two dungeons I mentioned. Then there would be room in the narrative I reckon. But I don’t actually feel very strongly on this one, I’m okay with her just being a follower as well tbh, party member would be dope though, would be nice to not have to wait all the way until Heismay to be running with a squad of 4. 6)Completely agree on this one. Love how things actually were difficult late game. 7)Completely agree! Mad I forgot to include that now lol, that reprise was EPIC! 8)That’s fascinating, and would make sense. It was definitely confounding to see the amount of voiced lines. Thanks again dude for watching, and stopping by for a chat! Definitely more content to come and always down to chat down here in the comments <3

@@LordKhuryGaming I can absolutely see your side on all of these arguments, you articulated your argument very well! Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts my man, I’m so glad I found your channel! Can’t wait for more in the future!

I read the smallest bit of this to avoid spoilers and YALDABAOTH??? Idc which game he's in between this and P5, I've just been learning a ton about Gnosticism and Yaldabaoth is such an interesting concept. I know my brother said he's one of the personas, I might've seen him in P1 but I'm not far enough in P5.

@@concerninghobbits5536 my friend thank you for stopping by, but please leave for your own sake lol! This is not a spoiler free environment, in fact it's the opposite 😂 definitely would love to hear your opinion after you finish up these games though, if you can remember to come back here afterwards <3

@@LordKhuryGaming yup! I clicked mostly to see the vibe of the video and it seems like I'll enjoy it, for now I was looking at your other vids though, gonna check out the female protagonist and the two top five ones for sure, probably the Baldurs Gate one too. As cursed as UA-cam and it's algorithm is I've been finding a lot of really good content by new/small channels so they're not an entirely lost cause

@@DKarkarov bro feel free to type a short story, I would love to hear what you feel exonerates More! I know the narrative tries to convey that he is your ally that you can trust (especially with his affiliation with the Seeker archetype). But you can’t be betrayed/surprised by somebody that you don’t trust, it needs to be someone you trust! I think he’s the best candidate for major hidden twists that involve story. Like I said, would love to hear your thoughts if you have time, but if not no worries whatsoever and thanks so much for watching and stopping by in the comments 💯

Everybody knows it's not out yet.. I even say so in the first 15 seconds of the video.. It's called a prediction.. A game theory..? I'm going to assume the best of you and assume your comment had no ill intent and that you're genuinely confused, but if you haven't heard of this type of content some people (myself included) enjoy analyzing narratives to glean what meanings the writers are trying to convey. The Wire is a great example of a narrative where the writers incorporate a ton of layers and symbolism for the viewer to analyze, which in turn increases the enjoyment of the piece of media, and adds more depth and meaning to the characters actions.

@@LordKhuryGaming a game theory 🤡

@@kobashi1365 hope you have a great day champ and that life gets better <3 truly

no one force you to see this vid.

adds a lot of replayability to a combat system that already always felt fresh

bar for bar, probably the best video game series of all time in terms of quality+quantity

@@JeremyAndersonBoise appreciate that, you and me both 🤣❤️

@@JeremyAndersonBoise I definitely felt kind of on the fence during my playthrough but by the end, I basically felt the way I do in this video. So if you’re not done with your playthrough yet give it time, you may completely fall in love with it! Most people do :)

@@StarmanNWC appreciate the advice, honestly considering a playthrough down the line due to how many ppl commented their views on this video. Really cool to see and have me plenty to consider. Thanks for stopping by!

@@rosetiler very well said!

@@FlyinJMan imo, fair complaints 💯

I'm a well rounded gamer! 😂

That warzone gameplay could constitute as actual bullying for those poor randoms 🤣

Thanks for watching, appreciate you more than you know! That’s actually wild how close our lists are 🤝 great minds think alike. MH World I feel like perfected the Monster Hunter formula tbh, I just couldn’t get over the nostalgia of my first Monster Hunter I felt like I had to put it 😂 but dude I’m SO EXCITED for Monster Hunter Wilds. Also massive respect to Two Thrones 💯

@@LordKhuryGaming I probably would put these games in my personal top 5 too, the thing is, there are like a couple dozen games that are top 5 material for me, it's hard for me to make such list.

@@radicalcentrist4990 Yeah there's about 5 other games that I really considered having in the 4-5 slots... Maybe I'll make another video similar to this one just to shout them out!

That's a fair opinion! She definitely isn't for everyone, just like how in real life everybody isn't for everybody 💯 Haru is dope I'm ngl, the only thing holding her back is how late she joins the Phantom Thieves. If she had more interactions earlier in the game, then I think her character would be appreciated more 🤔 just sucks how much less time you get with her compared to everyone else.

@@LordKhuryGaming That is so true

Ahh, a fellow person of culture. Appreciate you my g! Plenty more content in the pipeline 💯

Imma sit out on that one g 😂

100%. One of the perspectives I've learned from these comments that I hadn't thought of, is how the dice roll system in this game is realistic in terms of how things go in real life, and that ppl rlly enjoy the suspense it offers. Can respect that for sure 💯

A big reason why I wanted to make this video. She always ranks high in character polls for Personal 5, but I feel like ppl don’t really understand why, or they just think “well she’s hot ig so makes sense.” Or they just choose to hate on her since she’s so widely liked 💀 Way deeper than that, it’s the writing of the character 💯 they cooked fo sho

@@KhaoRose I say this with the utmost respect but: did you watch the video?

@@LordKhuryGaming yes

@@KhaoRose first of all; thanks for watching I appreciate it 🤝 but if you did then you should know the video has nothing to do with skill. The entire point of the video, was that I (personally) don’t like the amount of scenarios dictated by rng/luck. I prefer it when games are actually more about *skill issues* 💀 That said I respect what BG3 is and don’t think they should change anything; they did a great job bringing DnD to life, and I enjoyed the game, I just didn’t rlly fall in love with it the way the majority of ppl did

@@LordKhuryGaming Alright, let me give you my 2 cents. Some act 2 Spoilers below. The skill check in bg3 isn't how hard you can bonk someone over the head in one turn or outsmart them etc.. Of course it's a big part of it but the main skill check begins in the character creation screen, especially if your main issue is rng. It makes sense for a strength based barbarian to not hit charisma checks, same way it would make sense for a charisma built bard not to hit strength checks. It's part of the reason you are given three other companions - to cover your weak sides. There are items, clothing, potions as well as certain quests and dialogues that lead to you being able to boost those said stats which minimises the rng immensely. Friends, guidance and many other spells are your best friends for the harder checks. (Karmic dice in settings is to be noted however it applies to npc dice checks also.) A well built rogue, by the end of act 1, will be able to open every single door and chest without any help from your team. A party face with high charisma stats will be able to talk their way out of a situation almost 100% of the time. There are exceptions of course where the game purposefully sets the dc checks high because it's meant to be a luck thing. For example convincing Yurgir to kill himself and his crew in act 2 during the shar trials. It's a pretty big boss fight that you'd be just skipping if the dc check wasn't insane. Convincing Shadowheart to spare Nightsong and abandon Shar seems to be a high check also because Shard makes the correct choice left to her own devices. There's a pretty high, I believe wisdom/intelligence, check going into act 3 to not become a half illithid. If you simply don't use the worms/illithid powers up until that point the ball is in your court and you can just say no without having to roll. I guess my point is that the very high dc checks are there for story purposes and everything else can be easily passed with the points I made above. Save scumming is not the sin that people make it out to be, you simply miss out on finding out some neat things about the characters and which actions actually have consequences. Most people who are loud about this game online are dnd fans who will be replaying it more than once so not save scumming is more so just gathering information for the next playthrough. If a casual gamer wants to force their one playthrough to go how they want it to go then I see no problem with that at all as I'm sure most people don't either. I already wrote a novel so let me keep the character part of this short. I myself only fell in love with three out of the available ten companions. You only truly get to know them if you romance them in my opinion so again, the game wants to be replayed many times. The characters yap a lot if you take the time to interact with them after every relevant interaction. A new companion joined? Speak to all of them. Entered a new area? Speak to all of them. Met an important seeming npc? Speak to all of them. You get the point. Long resting, or even partial resting, often to trigger relevant cut scenes is also important. I missed a lot in my first playthrough because I didn't rest until I absolutely had to. Can't think of another reason you may not have meshed with any of them otherwise as the game seems to cater for everyone.

@@KhaoRose “MINIMIZES rng” “ALMOST 100% of the time” You acknowledge the root of my argument within your own comment. My personal issue is that you always *can* roll a number that will fail you the check, even if you’re an expert in that arena. There’s no amount of words that will change that fact. I’ve gamed my whole life, extensively in the RPG genre. I know the interaction loop with companions (always check in after events) and after seeing all of the content that took place with the first few long rests, I long rested often even when I didn’t have to, just to see if anything new would happen… there’s no ‘skill issue’ with how I played the game, that made me not fall in love with the things that I mentioned in this video… I just… didn’t ¯\(ツ)/¯ which is okay, I respect and love it for the majority that did, and can recognize the high quality in the game design and character writing.

@@BumpkinsSupremacy Atlus definitely does an amazing job with writing their stories, and sometimes that can get lost in translation because surface level the story is so flashy & cool, that ppl can just take it at face value 💯

@@darkdragonmedeus705 I agree on the customization point, I’m a sucker for self inserting in video games, and love trying to design myself. Love your point on the parallels between shadowheart and Lae’zel, their dynamic is very interesting and their clashes do distract from the fact that their circumstances are so similar. I think on your Astarion point, people enjoy seeing the goodness in characters who have done wrong, and recognize his victimhood. That plus the phenomenal voice acting, it makes sense why he’s a hit with ppl. Though I’m closer to your camp, I don’t dislike the guy but I’m not his biggest fan by any means 😕 I’ve played a ton of fire emblem games, and your point about the number of enemies in engagements is really interesting. I never thought about that missed opportunity to really scale things up in some moments and have really expansive battles. I got really lucky in terms of bugs in this game during my playthrough, but there’s nothing more frustrating than a bug or glitch causing you to lose progress. I did get fatigued by the end of my playthrough, and I think a big reason why are your points about the Acts in this game. I think your comment highlights the importance of the fact that we can articulate how amazing a game is, but still highlight opportunities for improvement 💯

And that's okay! I'm glad you were able to enjoy the video even though you disagreed so strongly! Completely respect your opinion 🤝 thanks for stopping by

@@koster1275 “one bad thing in an ocean of greatness” is the PERFECT way to describe my feelings about this game. I also do agree with that point that ppl have brought up, that if you think about it the dice roll system offers more realism than classic video game experiences. Appreciate your grace on the save scumming lmaoo and thanks about my dog, she’ll be in all of my videos that’s my ride or die 💯

@@koster1275 “damn what’s Halsin doing rn” lmfaooo no player has ever thought those words

@@KamiAnimeS1 I might take a look 👀 everyone sharing their opinions and personal experiences on this video has me reconsidering things! Thanks for stopping by 🤝

@@adamnorlen8532 that’s actually super intriguing. Thanks for the tip. If I ever play again, it’s very likely I play this way, and maybe do the highest difficulty to balance things out in terms of challenge

@@CTO-f2k I plan on looking into this if I ever do play again! Thanks 🤝

@@Unworshipediety thanks so much for stopping by and sharing your experience. I’m so glad a game that was tailor made for you dropped, so many games in this genre these days are Souls-like, so I’d imagine that could be frustrating if you don’t love that genre a lot. Completely empathize with you about how ridiculous it can be at times to get essential items in those games they be tripping with the game design sometimes 😂 I know a lot of ppl literally wouldn’t be able to find some of the hidden stuff without online guides, which in itself might mean that things are slightly overturned in terms of non linearity. I loved your point about the characters in this story, even Wyll who you could argue is the most stereotypical one, has a nice little twist to his ‘trope’. Thanks again for stopping by and sharing your thoughts!

@@LordKhuryGaming Yeah fell ya, I'm two ways on Wyll. For once, I really liked that he was just black without all the fanfair, he wasn't *urban* or the _cool guy,_ he was just a well off young buck who ran into some trouble. His plot wasn't even world-ending or overly complicated like some other player characters. I could kind of relate to him more as a black guy because of his very low-stakes, but very personally emotional _family_ angle. I kind of thought it was a little suss that he was enslaved to a white chick. 🤣🤣 I was kind of let down that he and Mizora couldn't be explored more, I thought their relationship was extremely odd and I as a player really wanted to go a more corruptive route with him. But anyways...

@@Unworshipediety feel you, always dope to get that black representation in video games that doesn't go out of it's way to slap you in the face. It's a powerful thing. Agreed on the Mizora bit, feels like they could've put a little more depth into her story with Wyll and her presence in the game/your camp. I went out of my way to not assign a race to her in my head lmaoo that's when things get sus bro 💯

I have played mass effect! I talk about it in this video here actually, my top 5 favorite games ever: ua-cam.com/video/hwa0JfjnjrE/v-deo.htmlsi=UTF4goytW56qncw2 I loved the characters in Mass Effect, specifically Mass Effect 2. I think it’s so interesting with video games though because sometimes I wonder if I would feel the same had I played it for the first time today? Because when I first played I was basically a kid/borderline young teen. So a completely different person. So I don’t know if I’m biased in that sense, but I definitely feel like mass effect did a phenomenal job of making their crew *feel* like a crew, big part of that being how much they’d interact with each other. Also thanks SO MUCH, I’m glad you loved the video :) plenty more to come! Your support means more than you know, especially since I’m just starting out ❤

@@mrsaintscream that’s a great idea! I’ll add it to my list for sure, plenty more videos are on the way. Thanks SO MUCH for stopping by and watching ❤️

@@LordKhuryGaming thank you too ! I'll keep an eye on the channel then ^^

Wow. That’s a great point I hadn’t thought of during my playthrough. I think my perspective is just so strongly *gamer* as opposed to a DnD vet. I can see from a lot of comments that imagination is meant to play a stronger role in this game than other video games, and I think that probably goes without saying for ppl from a DnD background 💯

For a game like Mass Effect I think the interactions come off as more genuine because everyone has a _role_ to play. It's not like you could suddenly give Wrex the abilities of Samara! lol, but yeah, Those games were pretty awesome from what I recall.

A really great point I agree with, other people have raised similar sentiments about the opportunity for the cast to interact with each other more in this game, especially at camp

See I completely understand your perspective and respect and love that for you. I'm not advocating that they change the game, I think they did amazing to bring DnD so faithfully to a video game setting, and I'm grateful BG3 got the accolades it did because it was such a unique gaming experience. I just personally, didn't get as much enjoyment out of it 😕 That Gale twist was actually pretty wild though lmaooo he a menace for all that 💀

@@LordKhuryGaming I didn't realize how much i type, my bad for having you read all of that haha. Just kinda wanted to explain from the other side how the rng/dice rolling does a lot for the game. It's for sure a preference things! Like i said, no idea if there might be a mod that overhauls the system so people who don't care for RNG could at least enjoy the story because the story's really great. Also yea he was 💀then he tries to romance you like chief i don't anyone's beating a goddess lmfao

@@HobbolinGobbolin 😂😂🤣 never thought of it that way, it’s like the most dialed up version possible of that meme “the person your partner tells you not to worry about” 💀 Also no worries about length, you can literally type a novel on my video and I’ll always read it and get back to you. Big reason why I’m starting, I want to create conversation and be able to talk video games with other people <3

it's so exhausting.

Definitely one of those games where you just gotta take a leap of faith. I can see how it looks unique from the outside looking in and you can doubt that it's for you, but at the end of the day it's a game I think most people would enjoy if they gave it an honest shot

Still can't believe those are legitimately Piccolo's lines in the show 💀

The game is a masterpiece. I think when it comes to playing this game, the floor is enjoying it and only really needing one playthrough, but the ceiling is absolutely loving it and being able to play through it *countless* times and still experience new stuff each playthrough. So I'd still recommend it if you haven't played it yet. I feel unlucky that I'm one of the ones who's basically at the floor, but it is what it is 🤷🏿‍♂️

See I completely agree with you, and it's validating to hear you say that, even though you play DnD a lot yourself 💯