Metaphor: ReFantazio

So this is my next game! Been playing for a few days. Currently running at max settings at 2160p>100 (usually solid 144). So far it’s good fun, many mechanics are very similar to Persona 5. The one thing that had to grow on me is that it has a completely different vibe than Persona 5…that I kind of miss. Don’t get me wrong it’s really good, just know it’s a very different vibe. My only complaints so far is that they insist on using traditional anime video clips for some of the cut scenes that not only look more shit than gameplay, they’re low res and pixelated. They already have an anime aesthetic in the actual gameplay, why bother with the video clips? The video clips just look like ass and break immersion. They already have a bunch of in engine cut scenes, why not just do them all that way? It takes less work to do them in engine as well. The environments already exist and the textures/shaders only need to be applied once. Whereas with the hand drawn anime bullshit, every frame has to be drawn manually. Several times the animation hours are required, even at the bullshit framerate that is anime. Make a game or make an anime, piss off with this combo shit.
Still good fun though, will post more later!