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I'm seeing lots of comments here that the game should be bought but i honestly disagree, not only does it use denuvo but it has the worst license agreement i have ever seen, not only does it mention you do not own the game but it also says they reserve the right to remove the game at any time! Regardless of how good or bad this game is it should honestly not be monetarily supported.
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HelperTrustedBowie
Do people not read those things anymore? Cause that's not new. Heck, the Kingdom Hearts re released had a license like that. Just about every modern game that shows you the license agreement at the start has that same clause
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Enma
Or buy a copy then use the pirate version or keep it as a backup in case they do remove your game license in the future.
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Jimwo1
the gamers who were supposed to buy this already did so
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Avalon22
You do realize that pirates make up a very small percentage of gamers, right? Atlus/Sega are doing very well regardless of our monetary contribution.
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Trusted▲Dafty▲
It's not the "worst agreement ever" jackass, it's the new laws that just has been passed in some countries around the worlds and in some states in USA.
Games companies now HAVE TO write that 'you do not own the game and they can remove it at any time'. You can go on steam and you will now see more and more game having the same line written on their font page, that steam does not sell you the game but a license to use it and they can revoke it at any time.
Nothing has changed, you could have your game removed before, ever heard of "The Crew" ? That basically one of the example that propelled this into court in the USA (and various country) and made this a new law.

If you don't believe me, or you're too lazy to read my text, here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HiAtYcnDq8&t=34s
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HelperTrustedBowie
You're confusing two things. What you're talking about is indeed a new thing, however what 102 is talking about is not new. Even the Kingdom Hearts re releases had a similar license. Just about every game in the last few years that shows the license at the start has the exact same clause. what you're talking about mainly targets online stores like Steam and Epic
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Trusted▲Dafty▲
The law in question target devs companies too (well, not the dev themselves, but companies like "ubisoft" or "Electronic Arts") , that can also decide to pull out the plug.
For example "The Crew" is now unplayable because Ubisoft turned off all the server for the games, and since it's an online only game, nobody can play it anymore (the legal way).
This law would also apply to those companies that will have to stipulate that they aren't selling you the game per say, but a license to use it as a service and they can "turn off the service" at anytime. And this, wherever those companies have digital store or not.

Obviously, you will see this message on steam, since it's the front store, but that doesn't mean the message come from (and apply to) those companies of the like of EA Ubi Acti etc...

And if you're going to reiterate your last point, well... I suppose those guys just were one step ahead and knew what was coming.
You can think they are douchey, but they just stipulating something that already exist(ed) in other companies as well. They're just clear about it.
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You can make your old save work in the bypass by changing your save file name in AppData\Roaming\Sega\METAPHOR\Steam\[StringOfNumbers] from "save0001.sav" to "save_demo0001.sav"
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Weebhardt Valkyr
I Actually got a job today and this was going to be the first thing i was going to buy, but at least i can headstart a bit.

ty my dudes
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Avalon22
Congratulations!
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Weebhardt Valkyr
thanks man
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Dr. Vani Zirele
Update: It is reported that new "v5 exe" of the bypass can be completed 100% with no softlocks.
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Chronobrrj
Hi! Can you tell me if now the game can run well the Side-Quests without crashing? Thanks.
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Dr. Vani Zirele
I haven't 100% the game myself but I've read from 3 people who have done that on the v5 exe version.
So yes, I believe it is now doable with no issues.
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Chronobrrj
Thanks!
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I want fixed quests
Where I can find ths version and can you tell me if this version have the FXAA update?
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Dr. Vani Zirele
About the FXAA, I'm not 100% sure, but I'm like 80% sure this does not include that update. Since I haven't seen v1.03 released anywhere else yet.

But on the "v5 exe" you can find it uploaded in this page (a little above) named "Crack Fixed v5 (for load save problem)" and although I haven't tested this particular link, I don't see why this wouldn't work.
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Dr. Vani Zirele
Be advised: According to independent Reddit sleuths, the main quest of this version can be played and finished with no issues.

However, whether all the side quests are bug-free has not yet been confirmed.
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Halotheflygon
how do i access the DLC chest thats supposed to be in Akademics, if you own the DLC?
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Ape_Master
you cant. dlc isnt working
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DoomDude
damn, rip
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DoomDude
I am wondering this too because I have not seen them yet and I have gotten past the mines already.
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Lmao they added Denuvo to the demo. Too late, but notice how its 400 additional MB? Crazy
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karakr16
too late bro , haha
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HelperTrustedBowie
Yeah I'm not surprised by this. I don't think we're getting more demos from Atlus without Denuvo anymore
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Hoobert
Metaphor refantazio is amazing game
its worth every penny for jrpg fans
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Secretsquirrel777
Haha, you made a profile just to shill for a greedy ass corporation. Nice try, bud.
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Hoobert
greedy ass corporation? xd
no one is forcing you to buy dlc skins
or are you one of those people who are afraid of denuvo when the game works perfectly fine with it?
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Secretsquirrel777
The fact that you're making those kind of comments here proves that you're just a keyboard warrior. How much did they pay you to waste your time coming here to defend their overpriced, underperforming port of a console game?

The simple fact is, even without DLC, they're greedy assholes. $70 for a crappy port, when you can get something like Baldur's Gate with no DLC and no "Royal Golden Ultimax Answer Part three" rerelease for much less money and much more content, playtime, and polish, And most importantly no Denuvo, just shows how shitty Atlus and Sega have gotten.

Oh, and BG3 outsold this game by leaps and bounds, even without denuvo, so any mention that Denuvo does anything is just corporate cocksucking.
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Trashmaster
Would buy almost all of them if sega didn't fucking force denuvo on everything.
One can only wonder what really pushes them to pay for an expensive software addon that can only make their own product worse. Is it hate, spite, or perhaps just plain retardation?
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Ntlea
In general most asian studios are absolutely obsessed with going to war with piracy even when it's been proven over and over again that piracy doesn't damage sells as someone who pirates their game wouldn't have bought it to begin with.
In my case I pirate games because am broke asf, and if I play a game and like it enough am actually gonna buy it.
Not Atlus tho, fuck your denuvo and console exclusivity.
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Lies of V
Confirmation: side quests crash after the demo portion ends. DL and Play the game at your own discretion. Main quest can be completed from start to finish without any issues.
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Dantler
Not true. I've completed sidequests past the demo portion. If it hangs during loading, relaod your savefile, walk backwards out of the current map and try it again.
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vitts
Dont know about ALL side quests, but i just complete two in second town, no crashes.
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Mecoja11
What a shame, i would hate to rush through such a nice game but i dont think there will be a proper crack in next years or even more.
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Campirano27
Okay, I could play for the first 2 hours of the game, and besides the loading saves problem which already has a fix uploaded here, I found no bug nor sustantial issue for now.

Of course, this being an Atlus game I'm barely at the beginning, but just sharing my experience so everyone knows: 2 hours, 0 bugs, 0 crashes, 10/10 game

Edit: The fix works and now I can properly load a saved file, however be aware you must delete your previous saved file if you had one. I strongly recommend applying this fix before you start playing
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Iceman
It's ironic that we got Atlus' latest game before Persona 5 Royal crack.
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roosevelt2362
To fix the error of not being able to load save, you should download fixed file here:
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demifiend
Where should I paste it?

I mean how I get it to work??
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Oh... did you unzip game and play it? if so, where did you click to play it? paste (overwrite) it into the exact file you clicked to play the game @_@
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demifiend
just like any crack file right??
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roosevelt2362
yes, of course bro :D
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Halotheflygon
I did this after i couldnt find my save, and after doing it it completely reset my entire game....is my save just gone now?....
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TrustedHoD
Metaphor: ReFantazio Gameplay 2160p60:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3OeTuq6_-I

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TrustedPlay
I bought this on steam
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karakr16
I bought this in my dream
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ShockMonkey
If you for some reason played before save fix application, you can just rename your old save files to contain "demo" (e.g. save_demo0000) and saves will work again.

"C:\Users\you\AppData\Roaming\SEGA\METAPHOR\Steam"
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DrSex
thx so much bro
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uther
ATLUS' persona and SMT series is one of the few games that actually made me feel guilty pirating the game since they made god tier games since SMT nocturne PS1 era, so i actually bought the game
Not saying y'all HAVE to buy the game, just my personal opinion
They deserve every every bit of penny
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hoehoehoe
same here, i purchased it to make sure more of them is made.
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Secretsquirrel777
I'd be much more inclined to buy them if they didn't use shit practices like Denuvo, the Atlus Tax, and making a "Golden/Royal/Complete" version of the same game a year or two later to double-dip. Sure, they make great games, and I do purchase the ones worth money, but I'm not buying the same game twice, nor am I going to pay for a Denuvo ridden product.
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TrustedBlue Bomber
wow . . .
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TrustedDarksorceress84
how is it ?
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HelperTrustedBowie
Basically, if you like Persona 3, 4 or 5 you'l love this. If you don't like Persona, avoid it
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TrustedDarksorceress84
did you like it ?
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HelperTrustedBowie
Haven't tried it yet but I've seen a youtubber stream it and it's very Persona coded, down to having a very similar social link system called Follower Bonds
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TrustedDarksorceress84
hows mech warrior 5 ?
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HelperTrustedBowie
Wouldn't know, that's not my kind of game
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TrustedBlue Bomber
idk, never tried it yet.
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Ivory
Wait, they actually managed to crack a Denuvo game in less than a month? Color me impressed.
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Dr. Vani Zirele
Yeah, Atlus forgot to put Denuvo on the game's demo they had released earlier, and that led to the bypassing of the actual game's Denuvo DRM.
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Casej2
Found a bit of a workaround for the save problem.

  1. You go to your save file location.
    "...\AppData\Roaming\SEGA\METAPHOR\Steam"
  2. You make a copy of the file, then start a new game. You skip through all the dialogue and cutscenes until you get to a point where the game lets you access the "Load Game" menu from in game.
  3. You then paste in the copy of your original saves. The game still shows the original new game save information, but the one it loads up is your old save file.
Just make sure you don't accidentally overwrite your old files.
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Qwert123
Hey bro, glad you’ve found a work around! I’ve found the save files but where exactly do I paste them??
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mango float
Paste it back to where you got it from
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DSanta
Thanks this works, but that requires to play for about 20 minutes each time you launch the game until you reach a point to load you current save file, right?
Unskipable logos + epilepsy warning etc + select name + some gameplay and combats until you get the load button.
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TrustedVIPHelperDazed.N.Confused
There is full English support via the English interface, English audio and English subtitles!
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ShockMonkey
All hail Denuvo destroyers! Sadly we didn't get something like this for Persona 3 Reload.
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Iceman
It seems the Denuvo destroyers have a tough experience when it comes to Persona games. 😑
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Parun
I recommend playing them on RyujinX.

Tbh vastly overhyped.
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HelperTrustedBowie
If you want to thank someone, thank ATLUS for not adding Denuvo to the demo. Denuvo wasn't cracked, only bypassed due to an error
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Lies of V
LOL hahahahahahaha. They underestimate the enemies of Denuvo LOL. They thought Demo no need to apply Denuvo. They didn't know or forgot what happened to FFXV that got bypass by using demo.
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jarife
Too bad we won't get core updates any soon with this since updated code of GFD engine will be behind the protection paywall.
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sarah
any way to download crack only ?
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Kuhi
excuse me, i had the same issue and tried downloading the file you said and it is marked as a virus "win32/cloxer" is it dangerous?
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Kuhi
okay i did it and it seems fine but one last question...my old save file cannot be recovered? (first time in comments, sry if im spamming, also, dunno when my message is sent lol)
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Kuhi
Last question...i did it and it seems it worked but my old files cannot be recovered?
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Kuhi
okay, i'll try then, ty!
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Avalon22
LMAO regarding that scene where the fairy casts the spell at the beginning.

Basically, it's breaking the 4th wall and indicating that background music, at least in this universe, was a spell by fairies. xD

I'm probably going to buy this game, but it's running a little wonky on my Shadow PC, so I'll need to wait a bit before the bugs are ironed out.
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nonoyes
xD yeah she says music was one of the first forms of magic, which means the protagonist/party hears the music too and getting inspired by it
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Avalon22
This game is absolutely fantastic so far, and I really love the voice acting.

Definitely worth a try!
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TrustedFirstAid81
Assassin's Creed Mirage entered Steam today.
I wonder, if the trick with the demo's exe would work with the full game, too.
The actual makers of the game deserve the money.
Those fat farts in the upper levels of Ubisoft do not.
I legally purchased all ACs from the first one up to AC Valhalla.

Best is to buy and to also get a backup from here, so that we do own our games in the end.

We deserve it. We buy. We keep.
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NonPoliticallyCorrect
Steam having a disclosure saying you don't own your games is wild. It breaks the argument that downloading is stealing.

I say if purchasing isn't owning, then piracy isn't stealing.
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TrustedFirstAid81
Heard that before and I support this 100 %.
Just look at how GoG is handling things.
It's the only acceptable way.
Games are getting bigger in size and price, but user rights get cut down to a minimum, with some arrogant f*cker at Ubisoft stating "gamers have to get used to not owning games". WTH?? 🖕🖕🖕

I officially declare war against these elitist airheads with burning hatred! 🤬❤️‍🔥
Piracy never felt so right in terms of EA and Ubisoft.
I want to see their walls crumble and get stomped into the ground.

Set the sails! 🏴‍☠️
Ready the cannons! 🏴‍☠️
The enemy is in sight! 🏴‍☠️

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Steam-adds-licensing-disclaimer-GOG-hits-back-with-perfectly-sarcastic-response.900401.0.html

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HelperTrustedBowie
I don't think that's ever worked with Ubisoft games. Mainly cause they barely release demos anymore
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TrustedFirstAid81
Maybe it'll see the "play for free this weekend"- treatment on Steam and someone can tinker with the .exe to make a jailbreak/crack happen.

Or the game sees a GoG release.
That would be the best option.
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rpgcollectors
please update full game to 1.09 thanks
patch note:
https://atlus.com/metaphor-refantazio-patch-notes-1-09/
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Amadeus99
anyone here who knows how to fix black screen animation? the game runs but when its video animation, the screen turns black and only subbed texts appears, please help me. thanks in advance :)
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Misakyz
I started playing this game during the demo on steam.
I reached now the end of demo and wanted to play the full version.
I installed the crack, but after loading the game and ending the current day, it blocks me from continuing the game and just shows me a trailer.
What am I doing wrong?
Are we unable to continue using the save files from the demo?
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starlitnight
I'm not too knowledgeable on how Denuvo affects save files, but they recently added Denuvo to the demo, so that might be the reason you can't use the save file from the demo. Try starting a new game and seeing if it still triggers the trailer.
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Misakyz
Didin't know the demo had denuvo now :(
Thanks. I will try to install the full game first then, instead of only downloading the crack.
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Izune
Is this the full game? Or is just the demo? I don't undertand.😂
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roosevelt2362
Full game, bro :D. Just remember to download crack fix after completely downloading the game
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Footkie
None of these links gave me a fix, infact they just installed about 15 random spam programs that I had to quickly get rid of. Any chance that will be fixed?
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DrunkMunky
cant open game, blackscreen for 1 sec then auto esit
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ats5356
If you have MSI Afterburner and RivaTuner Statistics Server running, try closing them and launching the game. I found it worked fine.
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VIPTrustedHelperCraxton
update your C++ redist, net framework,
GPU, and CPU chipset drivers. dont forget
to add exclusions for the download location
and where you install this game at so virus software
doesnt interfere.
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UserNotFould
My game don't save. if a close the game and back i don't have a save do load
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Xenon1337
did you apply the Bypass Fixed for save and load ?
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Chronobrrj
I heard this is a great game and could be one of the candidates for GOTY.. then, I gotta try this. :)
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sense-san
I heard that its got questionable story threads so I recommend to keep your expectations low just incase.
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HelperTrustedBowie
Questionable how exactly?
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sense-san
Just terrible writing in general. I heard from another who played it that it features a character who was portrayed as a person who wanted to have a child but it turns out that she is secretly feeding everybody else's children to some monster baby and when you kill it, the game frames it that youre supposed to sympathize with her forgetting the fact that she killed everybody else's children for her selfishness.

It hopefully doesn't reach the point its comparable to the Crossbell Arc of the Trails series because I always heard somekind of criticism on the story of that game.
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HelperTrustedBowie
Oh, wow, yeah, that does sound like terrible writing
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Phaveros
it dares to talk about politics therefore its woke garbage
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HelperTrustedBowie
That's idiotic. Just because the game touches on the subject of politics and racism it doesn't make it bad or garbage. How it handles those subjects matters
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Phaveros
the one image i have seen is characters talking about how diverse the main city is and as we know diversity = woke = bad. Its moronic I agree
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HelperTrustedBowie
You know what's really moronic? To proclaim a game to be "woke" over a one off line that mentions diversity. It's like people are scared of the word itself.
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Jukain
Hello can i ask for how large is the actual size of the game, the system requirement on steam said its 93GB while in here's only seems to be around 48GB, i think my laptop can run this but if the storage ended up on the steam side then yeah i ca't play it. i don't have enough storage
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kjr
is it working fine? playable until the end?
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Iceman
As far as I know, no issues for now. But it's better to wait the actual crack since the bypassed version won't probably get future updates. Sad.
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Parun
Actual crack wouldn't get updates either until Denuvo is removed. Each update would need to be cracked from scratch essentially, no scene group wastes time on that.
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roricongod
Any way to download DLCs only?
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srtya
i dont get with this part
this release is not a proper crack, but it is playable. This mainly uses exe file of Demo version to be able to bypass Denuvo.
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Gheimer
Torrent page doesn't work, can you fix it?
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roosevelt2362
fixed, thanks for reported, bro
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Prima
Thank you
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Frag
Just be aware that due to game being really hekin big nobody finished it completely and there is risk to be stuck at certain point of the game.
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HelperTrustedBowie
Apparently there are soft locks in place that don't let you progress past the first boss. I heard that there's a V2 crack that removes that but I dunno how legitimate that is
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Frag
That has been solved yesterday. The patched exe solved the map softlock issue and game seems to be fully playable - further testing is required as to whether the game can actually be completed.
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Nev33
do i have to download the demo version aswell?
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Leley2314
so, i don't know if it's just me or not, but when i extract the file, winrar and 7zip detected the base.cpk is corrupted, at the time i think that there's something wrong while i downloading, so i retry to download the file with another link, and still got the same result, and i download the torrent version and also still got the same result, is there anyway to fix this?
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Alfred88
...so how much of my SSD do the Japanese expect to gorge themselves on this time...
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XRRoy
ATLUS game getting cracked?

AM I DREAMING??
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VIPTrustedHelperCraxton
NO
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tyorard
i download it and didnt get the dlc help?
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roosevelt2362
it fixed save and DLCs bro
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NailMW
Hiiii where do i put the new file ?
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roosevelt2362
where your game's folder? just paste to there
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NailMW
ALLL good TYY
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aisack
I have a PS5 controller and the game does not detect me to use it and I already confirmed with another game and my PC does detect the controller Does anyone know what I can do to be able to play it with the PS5 controller? if I need to replace or add any files
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MFQ
I'm not sure because it works with my Xbox controller. Maybe you could try emulate it with an input mapper(e.g dualsense)
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Artorias_-
download DS4Windows to make it work properly, the game on pc just works with xbox controllers i think
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MFQ
I downloaded the V5 Crack Fix but, I still have the Load Save problem. I deleted my old save file and relaunched but, it still hasn't fixed anything. Can I get some help here?
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kovefa
no it's just in a different folder open here and transfer in 76561199790077203

%USERPROFILE%/AppData/Roaming/SEGA/METAPHOR/
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MFQ
"%USERPROFILE%/AppData/Roaming/SEGA/METAPHOR/" is the same directory I'm used to, i transferred my save data, "save0000.sav" to the folder: "76561199790077203" from "76561199769227501" but it just doesn't work. Uploaded Image
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EliteTime228
change the name on the save file into this (save_demo####.sav). It helped with mine
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if this helps
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MFQ
Thanks, showing the directory really helped because then I figured out that my save file didnt have a pcconfig.dat file, and it also had system_demo.sav not system.sav. For anyone having similar issues, I recovered my original save file and then transferred the relevant files into the new save file. I also renamed my save file to system_demo0001.sav.
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glad to help
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kaltus
I guess you can try reinstalling the game, but this time make sure your computer is in Airplane Mode and your Antivirus is turned all the way off. Oh, and don't forget to add exceptions to the folder where the .exe is stored. I had the same issue as you before. Turns out my Antivirus program was sneakily deleting any file created by the modified .exe file because it thought it was a malicious program propagating.

Did all what I said earlier, and everything ran hunky dory. I'm in the water capital now, 20 hours in. No problems at all.
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MFQ
I just did all of that but unfortunately, it didn't work... I'm now in a situation where I have no clue as to what I could actually do to fix this. Question: could you send a picture of the directory of your save file, for comparison?
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iTayInTot
you have to rename your save file to save_demo000x.sav
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cito
sad i bought the game because i thought it will never be cracked just like persona series but im thankful that anyone of you can enjoy this wonderful game! i recommend it 100% aweomse game! atleast i paid only 55% because key site pre-order
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srtya
in game dlc wont work
we only got 4 item outside the game (2 book and 2 music)
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roosevelt2362
Download this, bro. It fix for DLCs too:
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srtya
oh i see
thanks

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Cool, it work, thankyou
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Poten
How can i see the achievements i got and also the dlc if i got it, and if not, how do it get it
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Poten
i got the dlc just play through the story and they will give it to you, as for the achievements i still dont know where to find it
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jokwidododd
why cant we get romancing saga 2? but we can get this? i just wonder how they bypass the demo
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Misakyz
The main game is protected by denuvo.
The demo doesn't have denuvo but is basically the full game with something making the game stop working after a certain checkpoint.
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Secretsquirrel777
At least Squeenix eventually removes Denuvo from it's titles. Atlus almost never does.
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Thanh Luan
Crack fix V5 delete my old save
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kovefa
no it's just in a different folder open here and transfer in 76561199790077203

%USERPROFILE%/AppData/Roaming/SEGA/METAPHOR/
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NovusSoul
Anyone had an issue with the hair color for some characters?
Like Maria, Catherina and Zorba being black instead of the respective colors. Not gamebreaking but sometimes weird/annoying, I just wanted to know if is a common issue.
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jazjaz36
Do you have the link for the DLC only?
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Strict666
I had some issues logging in so if this becomes a double post then I'm sorry. But I got the game yesterday from the torrent site and I played for 8+ hours, then today when I came back to continue I can only click new game, I know for a fact that I had 5 saves with 1 hour between them so I would have thought one of them would have worked. Anyone know anything about a save-file issue with the game?
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akki
have the same problem, save file doesn't work

i found the save file folder, and save file data not lost
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VIPTrustedHelperCraxton
the red flavored text may help you... this could
be patched out, but i cant be sure in all honesty.

also see the update "Bypass Fixed (for load save problem)"
links, that may help you too.
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Strict666
Not gonna lie, didn't see that link. But the exe file is the same size as mine so I'd assume it's the same, will try it though =)
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VIPTrustedHelperCraxton
the size of it means nothing when coding
changes. since the same lines of code
could be used, just different characters.
either way, its there for that reason lol.
worth a shot in any case, until this gets
patched out. (unless it doesnt, so long as this
is offline) and nobody updates breaking it.
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Strict666
Yeah unfortunately it didn't work, not sure where the savefiles are either cause I can't see them in the game folder (just making sure they didn't get lost cause of a crash or something like that)
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VIPTrustedHelperCraxton
whats the name of the crack folder on this?
(rune, cpy, i_kNOw, etc?)
depending on that info is where the save
data would be. but google says the save data
would be %appdata%\SEGA\METAPHOR
i gotta ask, if you are using controlled folder
access, if your antivirus software is on
without excluding this game etc
then its quite possible thats an issue in itself.

(if controlled folder access is on, the game
probably didn save at all)
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Strict666
Well there is no crack folder in this game, I assume since it's not actually cracked, as in they used the demos exe-file.

Nope, don't have the folder option on since so many games save to documents and such folders.

Didn't exclude this game from antivirus, never had an issue with that before with all my games, never even heard of that being a thing, is that an actual issue in some games?
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VIPTrustedHelperCraxton
antivirus software interferes with hacked/cracked/
tampered with coding on games. so yes, thats an
issue on all pirated games for the most part.

paid games is a different matter tho.
either way, demo or not, there is still
some coding in this that isnt original
and it will indeed have a bypass of some
sort. so antivirus software my have something
to do with it.
(7 years here/pirating games i never
let my AV software run on the disk
im downloading pirated games to)
but, i only get from IGG unless they
dont have it. then ill turn to an alternate
source thats trusted.

btw since this game is not showing
the save data in the proper folder,
it will have a steam emu ini file
or something of the sort
somewhere, check it. open in
word/note editor. and see where it
says its saving too. it may say
"0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8:" and each number
will have an answer for where its
folder location for save data is.
(itll tell you inside the ini file)
that should be where your save
stuff is. may need prior version
to get your old save, and then the
new version to add those saves to it.
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darkwizard94
There's no costume even though it said included all DLCs :((((
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Ape_Master
yeah non of the in game dlc are working. nothing you can do about it.
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backupuser111
i able to get dlc working with dlc patcher and dlc unlocker, check on cs rin page 8
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soulz95
Do you mind giving the password for the patcher and unlocker? Uploaded Image
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Poten
where can i find this bro, i see other dlc unlocker but not the same description as this
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backupuser111
try to look at the top of the website
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soulz95
Holy fcking sht how I did not realize that... Thanks man
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impactzeros
I think i will pass. Just waiting Inazuma Victory Road and Decapolice. those 2 for certain will fk everyhing.
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Xenon1337
i've played this cracked version for like 20h now. i really like it so im thinking of buying it. but it does feel bad paying 70 bucks for the a basic ATLUS formula game; where neither the characters nor the story is very original or deep. im just a sucker for JRPGs.
what are you guys' thoughts?
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Secretsquirrel777
I'd say take the middle road, buy it AFTER they remove Denuvo and actually put $70 worth of effort into the PC port.. By then, the Royal Golden Ultimax edition will be out anyway, and you can buy that instead and not have to double-dip (if they have smartened up any and release it without denuvo, but I doubt it).

Don't support anti-consumer practices; There are plenty of devs that release great games without the greedy anti-consumer practices that deserve your money far more, especially in the indie scene.
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VIPTrustedHelperCraxton
CP2077, The Witcher 3, (bethesda games before
starfield) have all sold 10's of millions of copies.
so, i agree!
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Smegma Male
I'd say wait like 1-2 years for the definitive version. Atlus's Business Model kinda shite
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Mustang
We all know the "ReFantazio - ReBorn" will be released in a year or so, expansion sold at full price (classic Atlus). It's pointless to play this game right now, but I do think Atlus deserves the money because they are by far the best at what they do (Enix and Ninhon Falcom are the only ones who get close), best jrpg devs in the market, best monster collector system, etc.. they are the eastern Larian, but sadly, unlike Larian, they are EXTREMELY greedy. I will buy the expansion for 60 bucks in the near future, if I was you, save your money now and buy the complete game later, the PC community needs to show support, so Atlus will still look at us with favorable eyes (and playing with mods is always a treat)
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Ape_Master
atlus said they want to get away from enhanced versions which is why p3 remake isnt getting one. i wouldnt be surprised if they didnt rerelease metaphore because unlike SMT V this game really doesnt need a better version. SMT V though really needed one lol
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Secretsquirrel777
...Except P3 remake is an enhanced version of a remake itself. And they'll be releasing a DLC for it with "The Answer" Content for probably $40 or more, so it's not much different than an "enhanced version".

FYI, Persona 3 was released way back in the PS2 days, then had an enhanced version for PS2 a year or two later with "the Answer" added on, then a demake to PSP with lots of cut content but a FeMC option, now the remastered version for current gen systems.

So no, they haven't moved away from that model at all.
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Otaku_g
Hello guys, I want to ask you, after I installed the game, When I click on the game exe The game does not work and the following error message appears:
a problem is causing the program to malfunction
Add there is a file dll Its size is more than 80 GB. Should I unzip it or what? Please someone explain to me
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roosevelt2362
Download -> extract (with winrar or 7z) -> play then (open folder after extracted, double click on exe file to play) :D
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Otaku_g
Thank you very much I will try
I have a question, does the game work on windows 7 It's just a question (I have Windows 10) I'm asking because most of the games requires Windows 10 and above, but it's interesting that some of them work on Windows 7 without problems, so does this apply to this game as well?
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oh, i don't know either, because i don't have win7 to test. i can only test it on win10 and win11. hope someone here with win7 can give you an answer
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Otaku_g
Thank you, the game works smoothly (I have an additional computer that has Windows 7. I will try the game on it and see if it will work. It will benefit other players)
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oga tatsumi
guys , im sorry , im stupide , i dont even know what the first step is , can someone pls explain what to do , i would be so gratefull
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Download -> extract (with winrar or 7z) -> play then (open folder after extracted, double click on exe file to play) :D
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oga tatsumi
THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your respond but i dont understant everyone are talking about the demo ... and there msg that say this not a proper crack ... do i have to download the demo ?
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Elec
Is this actually the full game or not? Because of that message "this release is not a proper crack, but it is playable. This mainly uses exe file of Demo version to be able to bypass Denuvo."
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Ape_Master
its the full game. it just uses a bypass insteaed of a crack to make it playable so there can be issue. im 20 hours in and well past the demo portion and everything works so far expect for the dlc
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Elec
i see! Do the side quests work too? I thought i read somewhere that they dont work
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Ape_Master
so far all of them worked for me. im in the third major city and didnt have any issues besides one side quest not having its questmarker to turn it in but i could still talk to the npc. there might be quests that cant be completed later on but at least so far there wasnt any issue
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Ren_XV
My game crash everytime when i try entering the tomb for Alonzo side quest at Martira. I'm pretty sure already applied the bypass and start a new game. Anyone experience the same thing?
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Ape_Master
worked for me so its not a bug everyone has. finished the game to 100% and not a single crash and all the side content worked
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Mecoja11
Good to hear that, im at battle with Zorba and was worried.
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Aceofgods
There WAS an issue with quests (side and main) when you first get the Runner and open the map to travel. This was fixed before it reached IGG by patching the .exe file.

AFAIK that patched .exe is included in the IGG version. Just a guess though; not downloading it a second time to test :p
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Lecaton
This is an interesting game whose main feature is turn-based combat, but it also integrates real-time action.
Gameplay --> https://youtu.be/aQkUtaPdWvM
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rukassu
This is a Riku's ver exe?
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I want fixed quests
Okay okay guys, we already understand that they fixed the saves, but what about the side quests?
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wes_0110
Everytime i try to open the game it would close instantly. I managed to get it to work by blocking its access to internet through settings. However, when i close the game and try to open it. it will not work again. Does anyone else have the same issues?
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Rienfleche
delete pcconfig.dat at save game file in appfolder, next open don't set vsync ON
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ats5356
I have the same problem. Can someone tell me how to solve it?
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wes_0110
i found an odd solution that has fixed it for me. In addition to the internet inbound restriction on the application. When click the exe and loading into the game. Clicking the windows key which forces you to your desktop and then wait for a few seconds for the game to load and then click back into the game. The game now no longer crashes on me. Not sure why this works, it may be something wrong with the full screen mode.
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roosevelt2362
try installing the latest drivers for windows, as well as VGA, may also need to install C++ Redistributable.
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wes_0110
i have done all that and it still crashes at start up. Until i redo the blocking processes again.
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NovusSoul
Make sure you don't have open something like MSI afterburner or at least rivatuner has detection none on the process for Metaphor. Reshade also tends to do the same and closing the game after opening.
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ats5356
I turned off MSI afterburner and rivatuner and it started up stably. Thank you.
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CHopper
every time i save game, then exit.
my save data always loss...

should i turn off my antivirus?
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Download here, bro:
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Ino
Thanks! Update 1.3 is out now, adding "Anti-aliasing feature implemented. Anti-aliasing can be adjusted in SETTINGS > Graphic Settings". I think the game needs it too much, will you release the update? Regards
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Xenon1337
not for quite some time i think. we only got the crack because the demo had the whole game in it and no denuvo was implemented (they addad it since).
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Ino
Ahhh thank you
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wakutto
hi guys thanx for the bypass but is there any other way to download the save fix file? windows defender wont let me download it
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roosevelt2362
turn off AV temporarily or exclude that file bro
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wakutto
thanx sorry for the spam like messages.... and thanx again bro.
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wakutto
hi thanks for the propper bypass just a quick question my windows defender marks the bypass fix for load save problems as a virus is there any workaround or another link to download it?
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roosevelt2362
The method used to crack/bypass games is similar to the method used to code m-a-l-w-a-r-e! Anti-virus programs will detect the crack/bybass as a virus and delete it, even though it isn’t! :)
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Lkx
I used the save fix and it works, want to ask where is the save location of save fixed game, I want to move my save file from Appdata so I dont need to play it over again
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dspoe
can't use reshade for anti aliasing with this, any fix?
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Trusted▲Dafty▲
No lock is uncrackable hehe. Nice job guys, nice job.
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Geldor
Not cracked, but bypassed.
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Trusted▲Dafty▲
No gate is unpassable hehe. Nice job guys, nice job.
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Mecoja11
Femboy protagonist, Jojo influence
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HelperTrustedBowie
Jojo influence? Nah nah, SMT influence. This is Atlus we're talking about after all
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Cracker90
Jojo was influenced by shin megami tensei
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srtya
i just need wait for proper flt crack
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HelperTrustedBowie
FLT is not going not crack this, this is Denuvo protected. If you want to wait, you're going to be waiting a very long time.
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GF_tusmi
So I need to have a demo on Steam to play?
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Parun
No, DL the files, Extract, DL the Bypass Fix, extract. Start the game
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simiwiz
after everything is extract there isn't even an exe to run. i have a massive 80GB base.cpk file and a few folders for the soundtrack and art book...
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Parun
Should look like this:
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I bet your antivirus killed the exe.
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Gogeta
helllo i cant load my data why?
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Quyn
Correct me if I wrong: download this then paste overwrite the DEMO version in steamapps. again overwrite bypass fix.
This works but how do I enable DLC costume. I went to More's room but there's no golden box to get DLC items.
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thomalo
how to download multiple files at once? jdownloader2 is not working.. pls help
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Parun
I just do it manually by opening each link. Takes about a minute.
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roosevelt2362
So let try another bypass, bro:
https://pixeldrain.com/u/2cXdKCsg

(PS: let me know if it's working for you or not)
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Anteiku
It worked, thank you so much for the help! :D
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roosevelt2362
thanks for checked too
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HelperTrustedBowie
Denuvo wasn't cracked, it was bypassed using the demo's .exe
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Iceman
Does it mean this is full or just a demo version?
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Parun
Full version. The demo already had everything included.
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Parun
Not going to happen. Denuvo barely gets cracked and why would the groups waste time when it is working as is? No prestige in it.
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comment13
okay.. got to free some space first then..
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HelperTrustedBowie
Exact same devs as Persona 3,4 and 5
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HelperTrustedBowie
They didn't. They used the Demo's .exe which isn't denuvo protected and somehow made it work for the full game. It's not perfect but it works for now
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