We're talking about Metaphor: ReFantazio on this month's Currently Playing with guest Shy Fox of the Fix Your Heart or Die Podcast. Fox has been exploring connections between the work of David Lynch and other media for the last few months on his podcast and while Metaphor doesn't really fit that mold, we're happy to chat about it here. Daniel is completely unfamiliar with the Persona/SMT format of this game so we get into the details of how these games work for complete newbies and discover that perhaps Metaphor: ReFantazio is a great place to start if you've always been curious but daunted by the Atlus formula. Later the pair discuss their thoughts on Transistor and Fox challenges Daniel to play Sword of Vermilion on the Sega Genesis.
0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Shy Fox!
0:09:40 - What Are You Playing? - Metaphor: ReFantazio
0:42:38 - Backlog Recap - Transistor
0:48:23 - Backlog Challenge - Sword of Vermilion
0:52:02 - Wrap Up/Plugs
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