You topia, me topia, we all topia! Use code AETHER20 at checkout for 20% off your first year of Pika! Discussed: The Metaphor: ReFantazio demo, the future of Persona, Slay the Princess, Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club, what makes a game, Silent Hill 2 might be good?!?!---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 7 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto---Timecodes: (00:00) - Intro (00:29) - Metaphor: ReFantazio | ITA Mornings (24:44) - SPOILERS for the Metaphor demo (47:11) - What does this mean for Persona? | Metaphor: ReFantazio (56:46) - Spooky szn 2024 has begun (59:47) - Slay the Princess | What if Princess Peach was effed up???? (01:06:56) - Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club | Shortky szn (01:27:52) - On the (spooky) horizon (01:31:17) - Wrapping up ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:Zachary DIanfaceMcGeeMatt HClayton MChris Yw0nderbradShawn LCody RZach RFederico VLogan HAlan RSlinkmattjanzz DeaconGrokCorey ZDirectional JoySusan HOlivia KDan SIsaac SWill CJim WEvan BDavid Hmin2Aaron GVErik MBrady HJoshua JTony LDanny KSeth MAdam BJustin KAndy HDemoParker EMaxwell LSpiritofthunderJason WJason TCorey TMinnow Eats WhaleCaleb WfingerbellyJesse WMike TCodesWesleyErik BmebezacSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseAndrewJustin MPeterStellar.BeesBrendan KScott RwreckxNoah OMichael GArcturusChris RhepaheCory FChase ALoveDiesNick QWes KChris MRBMichaela WAdam FScott HAlexander SPTherese KjgprintersJessica BMurrayDavid PJason KBede RKamrin HKyle SPhilip  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★