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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.

Player One

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.

PC Gamer

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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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

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Persona 3 Reload producer dashes any remaining hopes for the return of Portable's female protagonist: 'It is likely never going to happen'

The dream is dead.

PC Gamer

Persona 3 Reload producer apologizes for the third time for excluding Portable's female protagonist, reiterates it's "likely never" happening for the JRPG remake

Sorry, Kotone fans

GamesRadar

Persona 3 Reload Episode Aigis Introduces Metis in New DLC Trailer

Persona 3 Reload developer Atlus just released a new trailer that introduces a new character coming to the game, Metis.

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Atlus' new JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio won't include romance, but its bonding system will "give you a new experience unlike any you have had" in the Persona series

Some Archetypes only unlock via the bond system

GamesRadar

Persona 5: The Phantom X Mobile Spinoff Game is Coming to Consoles

Mobile Persona 5 spinoff game is slated for an international release and will soon be coming to consoles in the near future.

Player One

"When I played Persona 4, that exact feeling came back": Atlus' JRPG served as massive inspiration for one hot new indie farming sim

SunnySide looks to Atlus for romance and vibes

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Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance's chatty demons are an utter delight, and I need Persona 6 to take notes

Opinion | Please, Atlus, we need more interactions like these

GamesRadar

20 Years Later, Atlus' Most Underrated RPG Desperately Needs a Remake

"For gamers who like games such as Final Fantasy, but are tired of the same old hero-saves-the-world plot, SMT: Digital Devil Saga will satiate their hunger for something new.”

Inverse

Trails lead doesn’t see hits like Persona 5 as "rivals," reckons it's "a good thing" that the West is finally "hungry" for more JRPGs

"Rather than a feeling of competitiveness, it's more a feeling of cooperation," Toshihiro Kondo says

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Metaphor: Refantazio and Persona studio isn't a "rival" to other JRPG devs trying to break through: "It's more a feeling of cooperation"

Ys and Trails head Toshihiro Kondo says the more the better

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Metaphor: ReFantazio is one of the few JRPGs I want more than Persona 6, and it might have one of the coolest job systems in years

Hands-on | Shin Megami Tensei and Persona creators take on a JRPG staple with unsurprising style

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Persona and Shin Megami Tensei lead reveals you won't be able to see every dungeon in Metaphor: ReFantazio in just one playthrough as the new JRPG offers "a lot more freedom"

You simply "can't do it all"

Inverse

25 Years Later, Persona's Best Story Is Also Its Most Overlooked

'Persona 2: Innocent Sin' and 'Persona 2: Eternal Punishment' remain the absolute pinnacle of the series' storytelling, and they deserve a second chance to shine.

Windows Central

I've never been interested in Persona, but after playing Metaphor: ReFantazio, I'm actually excited for Atlus' next game

I've never played an Atlus game like Persona or even been interested, but going hands-on with Metaphor: ReFantazio changed my mind a little.

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"It's not like we wanted to distance ourselves from Persona": How Metaphor ReFantazio turned years of work on JRPG icons into what's now my most-wanted game of 2024

Interview | Director Katsura Hashino and character designer Shigenori Soejima, both Persona 5 veterans, dive deep on Metaphor: ReFantazio

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You can't date your friends in the new JRPG from the Persona 5 devs because it isn't a game about flirty teenagers: "It's part of the realism of the setting"

Metaphor: ReFantazio brings a different tone to your party

GamesRadar

Shin Megami Tensei 5’s excellent re-release sells 500,000 copies in 3 days, pushing the Atlus JRPG series closer to its more popular spin-off Persona

Persona 3 Reload sold one million copies in its opening week

GamesRadar

"It's definitely harder than Persona": Shin Megami Tensei lead explains that his new JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio needed more challenge or else "it won't feel right"

Buckle up, gamers

GamesRadar

How did Persona 5, Persona 3, and now Metaphor: ReFantazio achieve some of the best UI in JRPG history? Its veteran Atlus director stresses "unity" and support for dev teams

"We, the entire team, have been really focused on making really good UI since Persona 3"

Windows Central

Just as Xbox finally starts getting support from ATLUS and Square Enix, Capcom turns its back — but why?

During Nintendo Direct, Capcom announced a Marvel Vs. Capcom Collection while Square Enix unveiled Fantasian Neo Dimension and the long-awaited Dragon Quest III remake. While Square Enix's games will be coming to Xbox, Capcom's Marvel Vs. Capcom collection will unfortunately not.

Inverse

'Metaphor: Refantazio' Already Feels Primed to Be Another Cult Classic From The Developer Behind Persona

After going hands-on with 'Metaphor: Refantazio', we're convinced that the developers behind Persona have done it again, with an RPG cult classic in the making.

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