NO ONE Makes Video Games Like Atlus
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Next week, one of my most anticipated games of the year, Metaphor Refantazio will be released. But why am I so excited for it? Well, it's because the developers behind it, Atlus, are one of my favorite studios in gaming. Having made the Shin Megami Tensei and it's spinoff series Persona, they've been constantly making some of the best RPGs out there, with my favorites being Persona 5 and the recent remake in Persona 3 Reload. So, today I'll talk about what makes their games so special, from art to music!
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Music used:
Theme of Love - Final Fantasy IV DS
Whirling in Rags (Day) - Disco Elysium
Life Will Change - Persona 5
Color Your Night - Persona 3 Reload
Living With Determination (Iwatodai Dorm) - Persona 3 Reload
Fierce Battle - Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne
Battle The Adversary - Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance
Tokyo - Shin Megami Tensei IV
It’s Going Down Now - Persona 3 Reload
Battle For Survival - Shin Megami Tensei Digital Devil Saga 2
Handel Messiah - Catherine
Brand New Days - Persona 3 FES
Monado Mandela - Persona 2 Eternal Punishment
Beneath The Mask - Persona 5
My favourite ATLUS game in the art direction department is definitely Digital Devil Saga. The karma temple, sahasraara, the egg facility revisited, the FREAKING SUN. All of it is so beautiful
Atlus really does cook up some of the best RPG games I've ever played...I'd give almost anything to play P4 for the first time again man.
Atlus keeps cooking and get better each time they drop!
ATLUS and Falcom are the true kings of the JRPG industry. I love Final Fantasy, but Falcom and ATLUS have that consistency.
Aw man, I haven't played a Falcom game sadly. Any game you recommend for a beginner?
@@stormtalksgames There's two main series. Trails and Ys. Ys is an action RPG anthology that take place in various points in the protagonist's life.
Trails is the traditional RPG. This series is like a really good novel. It's 13 games, so far, spread across 4 story arcs. Each arc containing a new cast and maybe have characters from previous arcs make appearances except older.
This isn't a great comparison, but imagine if the Persona games were spread across multiple games. Like Persona 3 was 3 games, P4 was 2 games, and P5 was 5 games. And characters from P3 or P4 would show up in P5, but older. And at the end of P5's final game, the cast of P4 would show up in a bigger way.
That's sort of how Trails is. Different casts, but an alive and evolving world that keeps the other casts around when necessary.
The writing and music is also really good. If you ever wished to discover ATLUS again, Falcom is the closest thing you'll get to that.
Oh, one downside though, is that the later the games go on, the more sexualized some of the girl's become. Not revealing outfits, but just really big boobs that sometimes the camera will pan to and it gets a little annoying. Not majorly, but just a little. It makes it harder to convince a girl to get into the series because sometimes the boobs will seem bigger than their waist.
The Sky trilogy has three games.
The next is Zero/Azure.
Then the Cold Steel games have 5(also the most Persona-like), with the final one also being an epilogue to Zero/Azure.
Then the current one is Daybreak, which has 3 games so far.
I would really recommend playing from the beginning with Sky the 1st, but playing the demo of Daybreak wouldn't hurt to get a feel for what the games are like. Although, each setting is different. Daybreak is more of a noir vibe, while Cold Steel is a school vibe, Zero is a police vibe, etc. I'm more so talking about the writing style and what kind of characters you can expect.
One last thing. The English voice acting didn't really get good until Cold Steel III or IV, and they kept changing the voice actors, so if you want consistency across the entire series, you might want to stick to the Japanese cast, which have remained consistent across the entire series, and you can really hear the growth of the characters in their voice.
Falcom is hands down the best jrpg worldbuilder in the business. Square (in the past) excelled at developing character driven stories, but they could never hold a candle to how Falcom crafted the world of Trails for me.
Atlus on the other hand, has such a diverse library of games that its impossible to pin down what their specialty is lol.
@@Tempestchron ATLUS's speciality is their style. No matter which genre or style they tackle, you'll never play a game that feels like an ATLUS game. From Etrian, to Trauma, to Persona, to Megami Tensei, to Catherine, to Metaphor, to Radiant Historia, etc.
The works of Kaneko, Soejima, and Doi are so incredibly unique. No game looks like Nocturne, SMT V, Persona 5, or Metaphor.
Not many studios can sell me on a game from the studio alone, but Atlus and MonolithSoft are probably the exceptions. Both have some of the most impressive libraries I've seen and any game from them is almost guaranteed to be a must-buy for me.
I completely agree about the art direction, you can see it even in their early games. The PS1 openings for P1 & P2 are oozing with atmosphere, it's a very different atmosphere from the modern games but still fantastic nonetheless.
Also, Meguro isn't the only amazing Atlus composer. Ryota Kozuka's work in SMT4 & SMT5 and Hidehito Aoki's work in Majin Tensei & Persona 1 are also incredible. I hope you enjoy SMT5 and the early Personas when you play them
What I love about the Persona series is that each school and city feels different from the last. P3 has an artificial island where the school turns into the main dungeon of the game every night. P4 has a very small town that still feels like home with a very old school building. And P5 has the great streets from Tokyo and school With one of the best pieces of trash villains that you just want to punch in the face and best first dungeon in any RPG. And if the rumors about that art school for P6 are true, then that won't change.
Side note: I think there is a good chance that those rumors are true because several leakers have said the same leak including Midori
My personal favorite from Megami Tensei games has to be the demons. I just find it so cool to witness mythological, religious, folklore, urban legends, and historical figures that aren’t often talked about, and as well recognizable demons (like Odin and Jack Frost). Just seeing em here (either be demonic spirits, godly figures, and even Mothman),and getting them to join as allies, all to tell a story, is just fantastic. I am just looking forward for whatever game they have to offer in the future because this is an aspect that I like about the game.
Agreed 100%. Persona 3 is my favorite game of all time (now Reload) and P5 is still in the top 10. I’ve never came across another company who can write characters that make me feel like I have an actual connection to them and feel bad for them when hearing their struggles. Genuinely excited for Metaphor, could be one of my favorite games ever
Nice video! Catherine was my first Atlus game and I've been a huge fan ever since. I think you did a great job of summing up what makes their games so special: god-tier music, peerless style, and themes that draw you in and make you think. If the demo is anything to go by, Metaphor is going to be another absolute banger. I can't wait to get my hands on it!
Catherine is so, so good! And same, can't wait for Metaphor!
Don't forget. Atlus, stuck with turn based combat even when the entire game industry said it was lazy and boring. Even Square didn't do that.
let's hecking go. I really vibe with your vibes and analysis. Thank you for making a channel like this that isn't focused on mechanics and numbers and damage and dps and instead focuses on the art, spirit and message of the game. Peace and love
SMT 5 has the best turn based combat I've ever played as well
100TH VIDEO LETSGOOO! I think Metaphor will be a huge contender for GOTY. Will it beat Wukong? Idk. Maybe it'll be a Elden Ring v Ragnarok type race again. Otherwise also I haven't palyed any of Atlus' game yet bro, but i'll probably play one oson, but each game is such a huge commitment. I got a PS VITA recently with persona 4 Golden and I might start with that. Great vid once again!
Personally, I don't see Wukong being the big favorite for GOTY. Also, have fun playing P4 Golden! It's a blast!
The aesthetic of Shin Megami Tensei 3 is so unique, not many games give off a similar vibe
If there are more indie games that pay homage to PS2 era visuals, i would like them to look like this
Definitely wanna give a shout-out to Etrian Odyssey as well.
First Atlus series I ever got into (was too poor to afford consoles, so I just had gameboys and DS'), and Untold: The Millennium Girl just had so much charm with its party members, especially Raquna and Fredrica.
Thanks to it and Fafnir Knight, and then III: The Drowned City, I figured I'd try PQ and that helped get me into Persona, and eventually Catherine, Megaten, Devil Survivor, and Soul Hackers.
Really looking forward to Metaphor ❤
Crazy how I stumbled on this Vide after finishing the Metaphor Refantazio demo and before I even watch the Video, Yes. Atlus is Peak JRPG
Catherine was a game that I felt had no reason being as good as it was for a narrative puzzle game. I got it day one and couldn't put it down till I finished it
I love you. I love ATLUS. I love everything that they put out. I don't regret selling my soul to them one bit haha. Great video!
Personally I'm a big fan of Falcom jrpg their music and gameplay are amazing if you ever tried them
For me Atlus and Square Enix ( recently ), since I played P5 vanilla I became almost addicted to anything they release from Persona, SMT, DDS, Devil survivor, even Souls Hackers…. For me they never miss
In the other hand Square is becoming my second fav Jrpg developer not for FF, its for their others more niche IPs like SaGa, Mana, Tactics ogre/Triangle strategy and Star Ocean those are IMO much better than any FF.
😂 FF is very incosistent in writing and their combat mechanic. It just become games wearing FF skin at certain point
Great video, Atlus really is the goat studio for jrps 🔥
Thank you! One of the best devs out there!
After finally beating Nocturne (Normal, I just cant do it on hard mode....yet) I can say...yes.
ATLUS has 100% replaced the Titant Square Enix as the "king of jrpg" no that title goes for Atlus
Have played most of their SMT series which includes persona and other series like devil summoner and the likes I still have more games to play.
ATLUS publishes them....
So yes the games they publish are GREAT
Great games all around!
@@stormtalksgames Indeed
With Square Enix the only ones who dont disappoint
@@Catterham_realeh...square enix's disappointed us very often, though they still make good games occasionally.
true that my king!
No once makes games more expensive as well.... ok, maybe outside of bandai.... but seriously persona 3 reload's complete package being 100€+, past games like persona 3, 4 and 5 that got a new version down the road, making it so that if you wanted to experience the new version you had to buy the game AGAIN.
Hopefully metaphor is a one and done thing and if they want to make a "enhanced version" they just offer a dlc option, it won't be the best, since metaphor is already going to be 70€ and a dlc would at the very least be 25€, with an almost guarantee chance of making the actual story content of the dlc tied to a season pass just to boost the price to 35€..... God I really hate their marketing decision.... and the only reason they can get away with it is because of how good their games are, I want to wait 1/2 years to be sure an enhanced edition doesn't release for metaphor, but god damn the game looks too good to pass up that I need to take the chance atlus will make a consumer friendly decision for once (I know I'm wrong, but the game just looks too interesting with the archetype system especially)
you're damn right
Move over Square, you've just lost your title of best RPG.
Idk they just lost even though they publish rpg like candies. SE doomed most of its own games they released because lack of its advertisement
Go play Xenoblade
whenever you get to smtv vengeance, it will blow your mind! enjoy!