Spoiler block comment o7 if you continue pass this people will discuss spoilers

@bruteng836

14 күн бұрын

W

@smigleson

12 күн бұрын

i think at some point the idea of defying fate was taken to the extreme and it broke the gods. Astrea in particular, if you take the idea of her keeping the balance, the very act of her giving her life to the scale due to her hope in humanity was her true defeat. She lost the capacity of being a judge and that is something that kickstarted the whole fight against the geas father. I love that the author managed to keep focus of who was the true protagonist in this story. The force that moves it all and only reveals her complete influence at the very end. Which is fascinating especially due to the prophetic law of the lord. "should you defy the Lord, you shall be driven to madness" if you take into consideration all the suffering Astrea allowed to happen in all timelines to simply defy fate and her father, is it not true madness disguised as hope for mankind in the first place? Her very capture and torture and all of the fates torn by the A.I. Anubis, all the suffering was it really the choice of a sane god to undergo all that?

@YDBHpoTheIllegal

12 күн бұрын

Now.... list all music you uses in this video with timestamp(or without)

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

@@YDBHpoTheIllegal you know what I’ll get on this o7

@janfkarel92

11 күн бұрын

53:22 you should know it’s metroidvania I’m kinda disappointed you don’t recognize the reference to a famous classic game that’s inspired by the very game and you mentioned it before.

Fighting 2 giant women while Hatsune Miku blares in the background. This game is fucking wild

"we saved her" Oh then thats a good thing, right? :D *Sees length of video left* _oh._

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

oh indeed :)

"Anulis means black bird" "This is our only friend, a crow named Karon" I wonder if those are related...

@Ghanzza

20 күн бұрын

for me the biggest plot twist ever is that the answer for that is "Pretty much not at all"

@moonlight2870

20 күн бұрын

@@Ghanzza I mean she did create him

@Ghanzza

20 күн бұрын

@@moonlight2870 Yeah but like, the name Anulis and him turning into a black bird isn't related at all

@LL-cu9gn

10 күн бұрын

@@Ghanzza I was so sure Anulis was gonna be the bird this whole time

@Ghanzza

10 күн бұрын

@@LL-cu9gn Same, but thats kinda the intention of the game,i was replaying it and there's specifically a scene where the protag has a Dream/Flashback where Karon says "Lets face it, its obvious that im Anulis, what other explanation there is?" and when the protag wakes up he asks Karon if they are a male pr female bird

I do love when the algorithm throws me at a obscure game that seems fun and have me watch a man descend into insanity

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

This game lives in my head rent free :,)

at the very beggining, when you mentioned the scales, I thought "oh. That's why it's called AstLibra. Libra being the Scales" at the very end, after all the god damn twists and turns and developments, it finally clicked for me AstLibra. Astraea's Scales.

@xXxXxXxAllianaxXxXxX

14 күн бұрын

🤯

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

:0 !

@SirNoobishland

Күн бұрын

Well.. it's complicated, Project Astlibra is basically where the Goddess turns a orphaned boy into an instrument of justice aka a human that is strong enough to break them out of something.

Old Wisdom: “Chase Two Hares receive none” Keizo: “Fuck that noise, with Time Travel, everything is possible”

@kaledferreyra2550

7 күн бұрын

Q

Honestly, the dev made one hell of a setting at the end there. An unclaimed world that just got freed from a cthulu. Flat earths touching down each with their own different timelines from fantasy to space colonies, contesting for new lands. Dragons for gods. The other unexplained beings like the pig and bartender, even the sage. We can only hope the dev makes more game continuing this universe.

@Saint-8

20 күн бұрын

Spoilers!

@acespades2387

16 күн бұрын

@@Saint-8 Literally why did you even bother commenting this? There's a whole-ass video of PURE spoilers that you should've been watching. Of COURSE the comments will be discussing the thing the video is talking about

@TitaRussellTrails

15 күн бұрын

Well the dlc seems to expand upon it

@lolrus5555

15 күн бұрын

Same here. Haven't played the Phantom Mist DLC yet, but GOD am I hoping that Keizo has more stuff planned for this setting and that we get to see Astlibra's MC and friends again.

@TitaRussellTrails

15 күн бұрын

@@lolrus5555 Well the second half of phantom mist takes place after the revision ending so yeah there's some pretty cool stuff and it ends hinting at more to come in the future.

watch there be another super secret ending that we still havent completed where we can save [redacted]. But after saving [redacted] there's going to 5 other endings to do.

@MetalMockingjay

16 күн бұрын

Imagine some random innocuous choice in the DLC gives you a special item that you need to get the secret ending.

This is the most anime game I've ever seen. Like, legit, this could probably be turned into an anime. I feel there is a parallel timeline where instead of programming, KEIZO got into animation. It feels like a 2010s anime, from it's style, it's writing, and they even have the pervy jokes you'd find in EVERY anime! It even has the issue with mid-late 2010s anime where it goes on forever and ever with more and more plot points and higher and higher stakes when it could have ended many MANY episodes ago! It's insane! I absolutely love this! It feels so nostalgic despite being a modern game. I think I'm gonna buy it, just to own it. Even though I know 90% of the plot from watching your video, I still want to support KEIZO. I hope they make even more games. They have talent, and I hope we can see more of it someday. Hopefully with better graphics because holy shit Astlibra looks like an outdated mobile port and if it weren't for this video I'd probably never even touch this god damn masterpiece. Thanks!

@lolrus5555

15 күн бұрын

I've said it several times before, and I'll gladly say it again, I would watch/read the HELL out of an Astlibra anime or manga.

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

No problem :D

“Don’t watch the rest if you’re even vaguely interested in this game” Orders received came back after getting to the midpoint of chapter 5 Damn. Just damn.

@Kougaon

3 күн бұрын

Oh man… it gets crazier …

I feel like all the rpgs you talk about keep going several times after they should've ended haha

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

How these long ass games come to find me is a mystery LOL

@drfloorpills

12 күн бұрын

This is by far the longest-ass rpg in terms of surprise story extensions I have ever encountered

This game is just layers upon layer, upon layers. I cannot tell you how many times I felt like someone pulled a rug from under me during this video.

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

And to think, there's a DLC still to do...

The real question is: WHO THE HECK IS THE GREAT SAGE?!

@TheTickyTickyTicky

15 күн бұрын

He is the great sage. Not just a sage. That's why he's so great.

@memeinatorun-official144

15 күн бұрын

@@TheTickyTickyTicky if he’s so great… could he know of the men from the East?

It took me some time to realize new guy's name is nugai

@picahudsoniaunflocked5426

15 күн бұрын

Me too. Then I loved that he's called Nugai but it's pronounced "new guy". KEIZO knew what they were doing.

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

... I hate to admit that it finally just hit me when you pointed this out...

this is the game that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friend. some people, started playing it not knowing what it was! and they'll continue playing it forever just because.

Astlibra is one of my favorite games, period. I don't think any game has ever made me feel the way this one did, and I was amazed at how it kept on going and going.

I fell so deep into this game. A random steam recommendation out of nowhere cost me 160~ hours of my life and I loved every twist and turn. I've gone on hour long rants to friends to have them try this out- the passion got the point where I was considering just writing it all down and putting it into words- but I feel like you've done that for me here. Amazing game, great review and I can only hope that Keizo's not done. Even if it takes another 15 years, I would love to see the stories of our hero helping the other, no, the complete world.

still in the post-script, i was more than willing to say this game overstays it's welcome but it just feels good to play to say it overstays the welcome

It's like they mashed up every Final Fantasy game into one continuous story. Absolutely mind boggling.

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

One man vs the entire Final Fantasy Franchise LOL

42:46 now now, Kure gets YOU the bikini, its just that she did not know it was going to be a bikini, so she ended up having to wear it.

It’s so wild that this story can pull off so many infamous things like fake out endings, “it was just a dream” twists, and a golden happy end erasing all the deaths YET it manages to feel earned and not convoluted

astlibra is one of those games that i played that genuinely alterred my brain chemistry. I'm so happy that more people are going to hear about it and see it from this video

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

I think about this game almost everyday. Truly a life changing game

that whole story was by one person? that - wow i wish i had even a fraction of this dev's power and YOUR power because wow this review was amazing, thank you so much for making it!

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

It's nothing haha honestly Keizo is goated for making a whole game himself!

@MarukaiX

Күн бұрын

​@@Kougaonit is! You did an amazing job covering over the game, it was clear and easy to understand

This is one of my favorite games, and I greatly enjoyed the DLC. From the story, gameplay, and even to the (borrowed) music, it was an addictive ride from beginning to end to end to end.

What an absolutely wild ride of a journey this was - I watched a friend play this on and off, and I was just continuously confused as to what the game was about. You covering this game in depth like this was absolutely marvelous. Both a fantastic retelling of the story, and sharing your passion to it- thank you so much for sharing your talent :)

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

Aww thank you!

Me 2 minutes into the video: I'm in 33 game hours late: Thank you

@Kougaon

3 күн бұрын

o7 I hope you loved it

LETS GO KOU!!!👏 2 hours of content about a game I've never heard about. I love learning about new games like this. Thanks for the food! 💯

@davidalvarez5659

21 күн бұрын

Stop watching and go play because MY GOD it's one of the most crazy and fun experiences I've had in my gaming life.

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT SKYE!!!

I am 2 weeks late, but goodness, that is one long fever dream of a plot huh. Its like one of the kind of plots that followed the rule of cool to the max and earn every ludicrous plot twist that actually works to its favour

Man, everytime I see long kougaon videos I am just so excited and this definitely was ... a game. So many endings. I bet at some point playing by myself I would've been like "Okay, finally we got the final ending"

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

I apparently love to torture myself with these never ending games :,)

I have the urge to play this game solely for Nagumo, he seems so goofy despite his mid-life crisis look.

This video made me play the game. I sunk 100 hours into it and did everything I could. Glad to have been able to experience the game blind because my god was it a phenomenal experience.

gosh this was a ride. thank you so much for covering this masterpiece houley

Not gonna lie. One of the best review/explanation videos I have seen in a long time. My subscription was not wasted.

kougaon is the savior of my youtube feed IT'S PEAK

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

Thank you for the support Terra ;w;

This game rules so much. Worth every penny and super excited to watch this video.

DAMN!!! didnt expect myself to get immersed by the story just from watching this video, +1 subs

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

I appreciate you enjoying the video!

Amzing vid! I loved the music playing throughout the video as well so I can proudly say that the sound track will be added to my favorites!

Please do a summary of the dlc when you do complete it as well, this video was great for me and I'd love for you to do more of this.

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

I'll think on it. Leaning towards yes tho!

It took a while to finish watching the video but it was worth it I love watching these videos from you about random games I have never heard of. I can't wait to for the next one you do a great job exploring games.

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

Thank you Roysan! I hope to keep making great videos for you to enjoy!

Thanks for putting so much effort into this video! What a roller coaster ride

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching !

I really liked your video, you summarized and narrated Astlibra Revision perfectly. It is truly a masterpiece. I bought it as a bundle with Chained Echoes and it has become my favorite of the latest games, best bundle ever. I never imagined that someone would mention me, a nobody, in their video... it was a nice surprise. Thank you. Liked and subscribed.

@Kougaon

21 күн бұрын

You’re definitely not a nobody, our shared love of this game brought us together! Thanks for providing your play-through! I’m glad you were able to enjoy this amazing game as much as me o7

@Gatsu8601

20 күн бұрын

@@Kougaon I love this game, so much so that I started it again on impossible difficulty... I reached the Wind Dragon boss, at the moment I've put it aside to play other new ones (like Eiyuden Chronicle), maybe I'll continue it later. I really appreciate your response, thank you. 😀

I love Astlibra so much, thank you for making this video

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

No problem :D I'm glad you loved the game as well

Glad someone covered this video. This game had one of the best RPG stories I've played because of the insane twists and time travel shenanigans.

YT algorythm is weird Me and my brother really love this game. Thanks for reminding me of this beautiful masterpiece. Volouptious Story!

AHHH I LOVE IT❤ THANK YOU EVEN THOUGH IJIST FOUND YOUR CHANNEL TODAY I LUV U

holy fucking shit, this is super epic story. i don't think i've seen a story this epic in other game or story.... thank you for sharing the story of this game.

This was one hell of a fever dream I just listen to wth- Like W H A T This is like the most epic confusing but cool thing I’ve heard of in such a long time omg-

a game about getting real strong, and then getting real stronger

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

Then getting even more stronger

You'll never know how long i was holding for my dear life to not break down into tears

you convinced me, i will wait until it is for sale and play it, leaving a comment here so maybe the algorithm will recommend this video some other time

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

Hope we see each other again one day :D

WOW it just... kept going. This is the peak JRPG writing that I love.

I watch half of the videos but I’ll come back when I play and finish the game

Definitely buying this game now. Thanks a lot man.

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

Thank you for supporting KEIZO!

The fact that this video was released on my birthday...What a blessing!

@picahudsoniaunflocked5426

15 күн бұрын

Make a wish!

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

Happy late birthday!

@souju7317

12 күн бұрын

@@Kougaon Thank you!

i watched it all and the video wasnt long enough. lol i love long form videos. I plan on buying this game once i get money and playing it plus dlc, on my switch. thank you for the video! I understood the story perfectly! ;) i also subcribed and liked the video. excellent work especially in explaining the games story.

Great video Kou! This is peak gaming! Also at 44:20 what happens is: "Then you held that guy's face between your breasts, slapping his face on both sides, saying, 'Wobble wobble!' and finally, you took of your pants and started to do the bridge"

@ariannadravis3934

15 күн бұрын

Annnnd this is why im not intrested in picking up this game lmao. Sorry, that shit is insanely expierence-shattering; i'd rather her act like a person then a "demure but secretly pervy when drunk" anime waifu. Ontop of all the booby bosses, it just dehumanizes characters and makes me not take this games plot seriously. Describing characters as "with strangely large chests" is just..ugh.

@admiralpepper6933

14 күн бұрын

​What's the girl above me waffling about 🙄

@ariannadravis3934

14 күн бұрын

@@admiralpepper6933 Your mum clearly

@admiralpepper6933

14 күн бұрын

@@ariannadravis3934 🤔

@aidensnyder2420

14 күн бұрын

@@ariannadravis3934same, just… makes me uncomfortable.

ASTLIBRA content? You have now earned a sub, congrats

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

A fellow Astlibra enjoyer glad to have met you

You're a great storyteller. Obscure titles are where you shine : )

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

I think I'm not that great but I do appreciate your comment haha!

WE ARE SO BACK

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

WE ARE

thank goodness for your intro and explanation of mechanics, THAT is wehat makes me decide to play the game. great, now i gotta go actualyl play it

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

I hope you have a great time with the game then!

Played this game last year and it's absolutely peak

This was worth staying up until 5AM watching

great game, looking forward to finishing this video :) hopefully a thought is given to the interesting DLC? I'll just have to watch and find out lol

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

If this video reaches 500k I'll do a video on the DLC LOL

Hot damn that was a rollercoaster ride

BEYOND AMAZING

this video felt but short and long, in a verh enjoyable way. this game had so much passion and ambition and it all paid off by the end, i was invested througghout the entire video and felt super empty and sad that such an amazing world setting with amazing characters had to reach it's end - im definitely really tempted to buy this game myself :D

i got 3 mins into the video and ill wait until ive eventually(in 10 years) finish the game to watch the rest

This reminds me of the funny RPG maker game with the funny fairy tale women and Alice

MIND BLOWN

This game feels very much like Chrono Trigger to me, I don’t mean because of time travel, but instead because of how much everything interconnects and goes more and more off the rails as you learn more about everything that happens and go for the true ending.

My god I never heard of this game but this was an absolute trip! It’s amazing what people can do when they have a dream inside of their heart, I’ve never seen a game this complex yet linear, a plot that is thick and intriguing yet full of simplicity, I’m definitely going to try it myself, just to also honor the programmer wish, thank you so much for this video ♥️

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

I'm glad to hear! Thank you for all your kind words!

OH GOD ASTLIBRA. I heard about this years ago. It really doesn't end, and the OG has some crazy cool art.

BEYOND MIND BLOWN

What a journey indeed.

I started watching this video I think a week ago, I paused the video right after I started, I decided to buy the game and play. I finished the postscript today and I don't regret anything, it's simply one of the most sensational and engaging games I've played in recent times. Now I'm going to keep watching the video =)

imma play it i'll be back

vampire hunters? who fought dracula with whips and sacred relics? I know this one! it's very clearly Metroid

This was one of the best games I played in years. It was a very good story and experience.

Please make more rpg game breakdowns

The story is a really good spin on the "defy fate" trope. I was following the story to the happy end; and than you have to correct the timeline...But the last chapters threw me for a loop, very fun. Reminds me of a game I played lately, Crystar. There you also looking for someone and you fight your way through "bad ending" after "bad ending" to finally get her back, to leave her behind for your friends to kill god ( of Purgatory ).

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

Oh I need to look into Crystar then!

I don't know if I'll ever have the time to play this game, but I think I'm going to buy it anyway. This game was fkn incredible.

I finished this video 30min ago, and I'm still not convinced its over.

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

Me when I finished the game twice haha

Played through the game + DLC earlier this year and to say that the story is bonkers is a vast understatement

@HyruleWanderer

15 күн бұрын

At some point my brain just turned off while i kept playing. Felt like drugs.

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

That's the best way to describe it, it's like drugs LOL

peak game peak ost peak story and PEAK!!! review 🌹♥

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT!! Thanks for checking it out when I recommended it to you!

Hoooo man, I don't even know where to begin with Astlibra, how much it utterly resonated with me, how I just adored every minute I played of every aspect of it, to how it felt like I found and played through it at a very pleasant/convenient time in my life, to the fact that this game evoked the primal feeling of 'please, PLEASE keep this story going! I love this world and cast of characters too much to see it end' that I've only felt in games/bits of media that truly struck a chord with me, and was pleasantly surprised when, like this vid's title says, despite reaching several points in the story that honestly could've felt like proper stopping points, _the story just continues on and continues to develop at full steam ahead._ As someone that STILL wanted more of the world and cast even when I got to the true ending, I made sure to savor every extra bit of story content I got to experience. Of note, I love how the game starts out with a simplistic, episodic structure to it's chapters that feels like a good indicator of it's origins as a Japanese freeware browser title before it's plot gradually begins to evolve into a delightful beast to unravel that circles back on itself. IDK if it was intentional, it really helped hammer home the vibe of starting from humble beginnings to becoming the world's greatest hero. After beating the game, I made a point to download Magicus to show my support to Keizo and I sincerely hope that we get to see more of this amazing world he crafted in the future. Hell, part of me really can't help but hope that Astlibra could get a manga or even anime adaptation that keeps it's vibe/sense of humor intact, cuz I would watch the hell out of it. (Really also gotta sit down and play through the Phantom Mist DLC. Heard that there's hints of what Keizo has planned in the future in it.) But yeah, also, just wanted to show my gratitude to you for taking the time to make a lengthy-ass video essay for this amazing game that deserves way more love and attention.

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching! I heard of Magicus and will def have to check that one out!

oh damn, I remember seeing this game a couple years back and I totally forgot about it

Good video just finished it instead of doing an assignment. I don’t regret it

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

As long as you're satisfied haha

This game is an absolute masterpiece, I could write for hours about how amazing this game is and it still wouldn't be enough to do it justice, so I'll just leave it at that.

Finished the game completely on steam. Definitely one of the best game I played.

Damn I really gotta check this game out

Damn, the storytelling is gobsmacking

I've done 100% this game and the DLC, it was amazing that I keep looking for the same type of game for awhile

God im tearing up and i havent even played the game

This game is hands down one of the absolute best RPGs i have ever had the pleasure of playing.

I love me some obscure rpgmaker games (even if they aren’t rpgmaker, but have the same pixel aesthetics), I never have enough of them

AMAZING

Thank you for taking us on such an adventure Kou!! You can really tell that this is such a passion project for you and I hope this video and the game get more visibility!!

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

Thank you Zehrine! I hope so! So many new comments of people wanting to play the game now!

12:08 I’ve heard several good things about this game, but this video has inspired me to actually check it out. I’ll be sure to come back to this video when I’ve finished it.

@Kougaon

12 күн бұрын

See you when you've finished it hopefully!

After all this, and then I realized... *HE HAS NOT COVERED THE DLC*