One of this autumn’s most compelling upcoming games is Metaphor: ReFantazio. Created by Studio Zero, one of Persona 5, Shin Megami Tensei, and Catherine studio Atlus’s internal divisions, Metaphor looks to be an aesthetically vibrant and narratively original take on the kind of RPG game design featured in the Persona series. Audiences on Steam seem to agree that it’s worth getting excited about. Though Metaphor isn’t out for a couple more weeks, the game’s demo has already found a massive audience, rocketing up the platform’s charts in the few days the playable sample has been available.

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New Metaphor Refantazio demo lets you start the 100-hour JRPG early
NieR creator says Persona dev’s RPG is “truly next gen”
Six great PC games we played at Gamescom 2024

One of this autumn’s most compelling upcoming games is Metaphor: ReFantazio. Created by Studio Zero, one of Persona 5, Shin Megami Tensei, and Catherine studio Atlus’s internal divisions, Metaphor looks to be an aesthetically vibrant and narratively original take on the kind of RPG game design featured in the Persona series. Audiences on Steam seem to agree that it’s worth getting excited about. Though Metaphor isn’t out for a couple more weeks, the game’s demo has already found a massive audience, rocketing up the platform’s charts in the few days the playable sample has been available.

Read the rest of the story…

RELATED LINKS:
New Metaphor Refantazio demo lets you start the 100-hour JRPG early
NieR creator says Persona dev’s RPG is “truly next gen”
Six great PC games we played at Gamescom 2024