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'Metaphor: ReFantazio' Is a Revolutionary RPG, When It Steps Out of Persona's Shadow

'Metaphor: ReFantazio' is a bold and surprisingly progressive RPG from Atlus that shines in its storytelling and combat, but can't get out of Persona's shadow.

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Metaphor: ReFantazio review

Atlus Persona-lly reimagines its perfect RPG.

PC Gamer

Metaphor ReFantazio review: "An evolution of Atlus' best RPGs"

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Certain gamers won't like one thing, but Metaphor: ReFantazio is absolutely game of the year material

Metaphor: ReFantazio is a brand-new original IP and RPG from the creators of Persona, and it's absolutely one of the best games of the year.

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Persona studio realized it "didn't need to be so strict" about medieval conventions when making its new fantasy JRPG

Metaphor: ReFantazio's world is more in service of its story rather than historical conventions

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Persona director explains why Metaphor: ReFantazio's cast awakens their powers in the most brutal way: "The big theme of this game is anxiety"

The JRPG continues Atlus' trend of brutal battle animations

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Persona's modern high school setting is "sort of limited," but going medieval fantasy with Metaphor: ReFantazio gave the JRPG's devs "a lot of freedom to explore"

Atlus has created "a whole new world" for its upcoming JRPG

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"We had a great discussion with the Xbox team at Square Enix." Xbox leads Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond share pics from their Japanese game dev charm offensive at the Tokyo Game Show

Microsoft's consistency when delivering for Japanese and other Asian gaming markets has been middling at best. However, the firm has maintained a presence at the big Tokyo Game Show for several years now. Is progress finally being made?

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'Metaphor: ReFantazio' Release Time, File Size, and Collector's Edition Info

Metaphor: ReFantazio is the latest massive RPG from the maker of Persona, and you'll lots of time to get through it. Here's exactly when you can start playing.

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Persona studio "working to address" problems plaguing Metaphor: ReFantazio's PC performance in the weeks before launch

The Prologue demo had problems with stuttering and framerate dips

GamesRadar

Metaphor: ReFantazio's demo reveals the most vitally important information: The protagonist's canonical name

If the system setting language options are anything to go by, anyway.

PC Gamer

How to get the most out of the Metaphor: ReFantazio demo and prep your save file before release

Don't rush through this surprisingly long demo—you've got plenty of time to make your opening hours with Metaphor count.

PC Gamer

The best Xbox games to play on your phone

Through the power of the Cloud and Game Pass, there's plenty of great Xbox games with touch controls you just can't miss

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Metaphor: ReFantazio releases a meaty prologue demo that spans the game's 'first 4 dungeons'—plus, your save data will carry over to the full game

24 gigabytes of confidence.

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Atlus' upcoming high-fantasy JRPG epic, Metaphor: ReFantazio, has a playable demo available right now for Xbox and PC

Atlus has recently released a playable demo for the highly anticipated, Metaphor: ReFantazio to the public where players can experience the first few hours and transfer their progress to the full game.

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Metaphor: ReFantazio devs say the JRPG's high-stakes elections are just like driving a race car, which is why they're sponsoring F1's most lovable losers

Yes, they're putting Hulkenberg on Nico Hülkenburg's car

GamesRadar

Rare PS2 Shin Megami Tensei spin-offs that'll normally cost you over $150 could be coming back as the Persona publisher accidentally uploads Steam achievements

Atlus has three unannounced projects set for Tokyo Game Show 2024

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Persona dev says splitting the Atlus team to work on Metaphor: ReFantazio was "for the better" and will help the studio's future JRPGs stay "on the right track"

The future looks bright for Persona 6

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Atlus lead says he'd like to do Persona 1 and 2 remakes, but you're not getting them any time soon

I say just release some light-touch remasters in all their glorious jank.

GamesRadar

Persona 1 and 2 remakes aren't on Atlus' "schedule" right now, but the JRPG series' producer "would like to do it someday"

It would complete the collection of Persona remakes

GamesRadar

Nier creator Yoko Taro says Persona devs' new JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio is "so stylish I almost wet myself," and no, he "didn't get any money" to say that

Those menus really are stunning

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Metaphor: ReFantazio Preview Shows a Unique Blend of Persona, Shin Megami Tensei

A preview for Atlus' Metaphor: ReFantazio showed how it is a beautiful blend of the Persona and Shin Megami Tensei franchsies.

PC Gamer

After 4 hours with Metaphor: ReFantazio, it's the surprising ways it diverges from Persona that I'm most excited about

It may feel familiar to Atlus fans, but the new ideas in Metaphor steal the show.

GamesRadar

Metaphor: ReFantazio is shaping up to be far larger than Persona, and I've already fallen in love with its high fantasy twist on traditional RPGs

Preview | Archetypes are developer Atlus' answer to the genre's usual job systems

TechRadar

Metaphor: ReFantazio preview: an interesting setup but a slow-paced opening act

I went hands-on with the first hour Metaphor: ReFantazio at Gamescom 2024. While the opening of the game isn’t exactly action-packed, it sets up an intriguing mystery.

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