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Atlus makes games like Persona 3 by "serving players deadly poison wrapped in a sweet coating"

"If they like it, they like it, if they don’t, they don’t"

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Top 5 Best Single-Player Games of 2024

Here are five of the best single-player games released in 2024 that you should try out right now.

Player One

Unicorn Overlord is my GOTY, so I had to talk to its director about how the devs ran out of money, what makes strategy RPGs fun, and hopes for DLC or a PC port

Interview | How Unicorn Overlord survived and thrived "far out of the mainstream"

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"Persona is a story about growing up": Atlus lead reveals why the JRPG series always centers around a young male protagonist, but doesn't rule out adults or women in the future

Will there ever be an older or female protagonist?

GamesRadar

From Dragon Age: The Veilguard to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, here's the best RPGs of 2024

Year in Review | The new golden age has some royal welcomes and returns – here’s the must-play RPGs of the year

GamesRadar

Persona 3 Reload opened my eyes to JRPGs in 2024 and now I consider myself a reformed hater

Year In Review | My Xbox account year-in-review revealed a sobering truth, and I'm finally embracing it

GamesRadar

Japanese RPGs are thriving this decade, so why isn't Final Fantasy?

Dragon Quest, Trails, Like a Dragon and Persona have all flourished thanks to their consistency—and knowing exactly what their players want.

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Former Atlus artist raises a glass to Metaphor: ReFantazio character designer and their mastery of 'sex appeal' that transcends stereotypes

"When I saw Soejima’s character designs, it was the first time I found male characters sexy."

PC Gamer

'Metaphor: ReFantazio' Boss Guide: How To Beat the Goborn King

This boss guide for Metaphor: ReFantazio helps players learn how to spawn and defeat the Goborn King in The New King of the Imps bounty.

Player One

After dominating The Game Awards in 2023, Baldur's Gate 3 is in the running for even more gold in 2024

Astro Bot and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth lead The Game Awards 2024 nominations, but Larian's magnum opus is still in the fight.

PC Gamer

Before Persona veterans decided Metaphor: ReFantazio had to be a fantasy JRPG, they had "talks about making a science-fiction universe"

We could've had Metaphor: ReSci-Fitazio

GamesRadar

If there's one thing I implore you to do in Metaphor: ReFantazio, it's to play the game in English

A game I already liked became one I loved thanks to its English cast.

PC Gamer

Metaphor: ReFantazio's success is further proof that politics are good in videogames, actually—no matter what reactionaries tell you

Metaphor: ReFantazi-go to the polls.

PC Gamer

I'd love more Metaphor: ReFantazio, but I hope Atlus leaves its outdated re-release trend in the past

Opinion | Persona 5 Royal was fantastic, but we don't need Metaphor: Re-ReFantazio

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Metaphor ReFantazio's Count Louis finally gives Atlus a Sephiroth-level villain

Opinion | Part Griffith, part Sephiroth, all man – Louis is a constant intimidating presence you must chase throughout Metaphor ReFantazio

GamesRadar

10 games like Dragon Age to get swept up in when you're ready to leave Thedas

These 10 games like Dragon Age are here for you - whether you're holding out on Dragon Age The Veilguard, or you're looking for similar adventures

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I've not stopped thinking about Metaphor: ReFantazio's perfect ending since I rolled credits, and I'm not sure I ever will

Opinion | Metaphor: ReFantazio's ending makes the JRPG's story truly phenomenal

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One of Metaphor: ReFantazio's hardest optional bosses has a glaring weakness – itself

This is a great way to cheese one of the hardest late-game side quest fights

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JRPG fans are eating good - as if Metaphor: ReFantazio wasn't enough, another Persona 5 spin-off seems to be getting a Steam release soon

A mysterious playtest has emerged

PC Gamer

Metaphor: ReFantazio director Katsura Hashino is already working on a new game

Atlus' Studio Zero knows no rest.

GamesRadar

Undefeated JPRG grifter Yoko Taro congratulates Metaphor: ReFantazio developer, immediately asks fans to buy Nier Automata too

Yoko Taro has been very forthright in suggesting Metaphor fans' next game

GamesRadar

In a post-Baldur's Gate 3 world, was Metaphor: ReFantazio right to ditch romance?

Opinion | The GamesRadar+ team discuss how romance is only one way to build a strong relationship with your party members in an RPG

Player One

'Metaphor: ReFantazio' Has 'Very Positive' Reviews on Steam, 4.7 Stars on Google

Find out what gamers have to say on Steam and Google Reviews about Metaphor: ReFantazio, which was released on October 11, 2024.

GamesRadar

Just one week after Metaphor: ReFantazio's release, Persona director Katsura Hashino says he's already cooking up his next JRPG

It's not Persona 6, though

Tom’s Guide

After Metaphor: ReFantazio, I'm not sure I can go back to Persona

Metaphor: ReFantazio features so many quality-of-life improvements that make it a must-play Atlus RPG.

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