The Latest Breaking News from Atlus

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.

Tom’s Guide · Oct 20, 2024

Metaphor: ReFantazio breathes new life into Atlus’ tried and true RPG formula — and it's the perfect post-Persona 5 evolution

Atlus took a lot of risks veering off the beaten path with Metaphor: ReFantazio but its bold, fantasy-inspired experiment has managed to pay off.

Tom’s Guide · Oct 19, 2024

Metaphor: ReFantazio's director does the smart thing, avoids reading comments as much as possible: 'Constantly looking at reactions isn’t good for your mental health'

Everything in moderation.

PC Gamer · Oct 18, 2024

Metaphor: ReFantazio review: truly a turn-based RPG for the ages

With Metaphor: ReFantazio, Atlus builds on its challenging turn-based combat formula amidst the backdrop of a politically-charged fantasy world, and it rules.

TechRadar · Oct 15, 2024

Metaphor: ReFantazio lets you snag thousands in fantasy dosh pretty early on, all you have to do is smack some dogs and worms around with an abacus

Makin' that Merchant moolah.

PC Gamer · Oct 14, 2024

Metaphor: ReFantazio's turn-based combat excels, but its brief action-based fights are what's made me fall in love with the JRPG grind all over again

I forgot how fun it was to kick back and wail on weaklings in the same dungeon for hours on end.

PC Gamer · Oct 14, 2024

Director of stylish JRPGs Metaphor: ReFantazio and Persona 5 isn't excited by "highly polished games that look like they were designed by a bunch of people in a CEO boardroom"

Atlus' Katsura Hashino clearly values originality and creativity

GamesRadar · Oct 14, 2024

Metaphor: ReFantazio's director looked to classic fantasy like Lord of the Rings before deciding doing that 'would lack that originality that defines us'

Atlus decided to "abandon" its fantasy research during development.

PC Gamer · Oct 14, 2024

Games that 'look like they were designed by a bunch of people in a CEO boardroom' aren't exciting or interesting to Metaphor: ReFantazio's director

Katsura Hashino wants a game "to give me a glimpse of the humanity behind it".

PC Gamer · Oct 14, 2024

Metaphor: ReFantazio is yet another 80+ hour JRPG from Atlus, but its director says the studio "didn't want to bore our players by keeping it the same the entire time"

The game is admittedly "pretty voluminous"

GamesRadar · Oct 14, 2024