Metaphor ReFantazio Is SO MUCH MORE Than Just A Persona Spinoff

Metaphor ReFantazio is Atlus' next big JRPG, and while it has many similarities with the Persona series, there are also a lot of differences between the two. Metaphor is every bit as stylish and grand as its Persona siblings, but here we dive deep into the many aspects that help distinguish Metaphor ReFantazio from its super popular Persona relatives. Make no mistake, we're all looking forward to Persona 6, but DO NOT overlook the upcoming Metaphor ReFantazio, as it is shaping up to be an incredible JRPG in its own right, even though it doesn't carry with it the Persona name.
Be sure to stay tuned to the channel for more updates on both Metaphor and the Persona series and I thank you all for your continued support.
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Metaphor ReFantazio Giveaway Link
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Sources
GameSpot's article on Metaphor during Summer Game Fest:
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IGN's article on Metaphor during Summer Game Fest:
www.ign.com/articles/metaphor...
Music
More Coffee - Ealot
Lalula - Lucas Pittman
Totem Waves - Giants' Nest
It's Time - Ealot
Unfinished Stories - Ealot

[@funmylife9248]

What are you looking forward to most in Metaphor?

[@FagatronUchiha]

I hope persona 6 takes place in college, and i will die on that hill

[@jzblue345]

How about no more school setting I am sick of the school setting.

[@niclasneziru1854]

The lack of romance is an instant W, SMT has no romance bullshit and they're some of the best JRPGs out there If you really cannot appreciate or enjoy a game because you cannot romance its characters you need serious help tbh

[@funmylife9248]

💯

[@Lonewulf321]

I think the romance thing is overblown, I don’t think most people really care. Plus the romance element is the more understated thing in Persona games. I only affects like 4 scenes at most lol. Dont get trigger by a vocal minority

[@corruptedteka]

@@Lonewulf321 You'd be surprised, the "vocal minority" includes most of reddit. Some really idiotic comments I've seen make me wish I didn't touch that place.

[@corruptedteka]

Major agree ! Those people can still have their headcanons, but I'm just really happy to not have any of that in here.

[@Lonewulf321]

@@corruptedteka in the grand scheme of the fandom, people on a Reddit sub are a small drop in the bucket of the entire fandom.

[@fortello7219]

I'm dramatically more interested in playing this than persona 6. I love a good fantasy setting

[@funmylife9248]

Really looking forward to this game as well

[@KuraiShinn]

Honestly it kinda reminded me of Digital devil saga with the archetype system

[@funmylife9248]

Definitely the most similar thing to it!

[@mkloven101]

The dungeon system if interesting, gives you a reason to do ng+

[@funmylife9248]

Yeah, I'm interested in seeing how many dungeons would be left over during a standard playthrough.

[@michaelschneider1365]

@@funmylife9248I bet a lot and probably future dlc. This looks so strange and interesting. I never played persona.

[@derekosgood3230]

I just bought SMT vengeance. I want Persona 6, and I'm super excited for Metaphor Refantazio. It looks dope!

[@funmylife9248]

Nice to hear you're trying out SMT Vengeance! Looking forward to Metaphor as well. It should be a great game to hold us over till Persona 6

[@fsu7482]

Just play p5 and 4 cause everything before them are hard af. Good games just hard

[@strahnbrad3979]

@@fsu7482 right, because it's much more fun playing games with a difficulty that cater to snowflakes and with no dark themes whatsoever

[@fsu7482]

Ps2 games are tedious af at times let's be real here. Damn near need a diary to keep up with nocturne and I looovveee 4. Just 5 is easily the best start for those who never played. If you do emulate 4 play as gunner it's so much damn fun

[@GaiaPape]

Looks boring and a huge slog to playthrough

[@alvarocostaalves]

This title is criminal

[@2amichaelj]

I'm still on the PS4 but this is the only game I'm willing to buy a PS5 for. Not a fan of what Atlus has done with DLC or re releases but I'll be damned if they don't make some killer rpgs.

[@Zuickathedestroyer7770]

UI is amazing, story is interesting and as a huge fan of Persona I will pick this up as I wait for P6!

[@funmylife9248]

That's what I like to hear!

[@doragon_central]

These people changing a their minds because the lack of romance are weird asf

[@mikethepokemaster2012]

Not really people can have reasons to play and not play a game. Romance, gameplay or story are not it/aren't in the game. Like I like FE14 but I will not play it again because the maps are shit.

[@24hr-Gaming]

I think it's fine. The point of a new IP is to try out new ideas. If the focus on the game is kingdom building, there hasn't been a game with that focus in a long time, so I'm looking forward to it. I'm looking forward to the class system since there hasn't been a skill tree since Digital Devil Saga. I'm a little mixed on the calendar coming back, but I'm willing to see how it plays out.

[@funmylife9248]

Couldn't agree more. I'm liking that they are trying many new things with this game and I hope it sticks the landing.

[@mwapemusonda205]

Why are people so focused on romance

[@niclasneziru1854]

Because they do not experience videogames as a genuine art form but rather as a replacement for their own real life experiences, they want to recreate in videogames that which they cannot live in the real world, instead of appreciating th game for what it will become, they're complaining because they won't be able to psychologically project as with Persona, they use games exclusively as a way to vent their own personal failings and it's extremely petty

[@Lonewulf321]

I think it’s most because it’s been present in the other games. It’s a mechanic that people like. That’s all. It’s not all that deep

[@Lonewulf321]

@@niclasneziru1854your comment is more petty and obnoxious than what you’re describing

[@niclasneziru1854]

@@Lonewulf321 why? by simply saying the truth? losing interest in a game or gaining a negative perception from it just because it lacks dating mechanics is not a normal reaction, it's not a universal QOL mechanic that we can all agree on, it's a mechanic that caters to a very specific group of people and getting so pressed over its absence does genuinely indicate underlying personal issues

[@Lonewulf321]

@@niclasneziru1854 the very fact that you’re getting pressed over a minority of people getting pressed is obnoxious lol. You’re doing the most over now reason, making a mountain out of a molehill lol. It’s really not that serious. Saying people have “serious personal issues” because they don’t want to play a game is weird

[@dalaw9660]

With all this freedom in game, I hope it has multiple endings to it. With how you can’t finish all the places in one play through, it makes me wonder how important they will be to the story.

[@angelbryan26]

Kind of disappointed that you won't be able to do all dungeons in one playthrough, but still looking forward to it.

[@Lonewulf321]

It may not be that big of a deal, we’ll have to wait wait and see

[@osc-oldschoolclips5204]

What ?!

[@TevyaSmolka]

I am very excited for this game

[@funmylife9248]

Same! Can't wait

[@TevyaSmolka]

@@funmylife9248 indeed

[@darkfaires15]

same!

[@Yumt.92]

It saddens me that there is no romance but it won't affect my enjoyment of this game (too much) when it is released.

[@AdApT3Rx]

Great video no romance might be a w for the game

[@2265Hello]

I just wish it came with a physical version for ps4

[@LottoLogista]

The lack of romance is not a deal breaker, at all. Atlus needed to switch things up.

[@date5960]

SMT + Persona + Final Fantasy + Majora's Mask = Metaphor Refantazio

[@GaiaPape]

@@date5960 I'm sorry how is this like final fantasy or Majora's mask? That's just cope not even in the same category

[@date5960]

@@GaiaPape you've never played 5, 12 or 16? And the Majora's mask is just me joking about the fact that Metaphor has a goddamn moon with an angry face in the sky. Take it easy, champ.

[@fenniken5381]

I know another game with time so limited you can't do everything, a strategy rpg for 3ds, stella glow, and it compensates by giving triple the time in new game+, while do want to know what carries over in metaphor cause most atlas games have that these days, I hope there is a way to see more on repeat playthroughs, like a ng+ exclusive key item that speeds up the base so you don't spend as much time traveling?

[@VenlyssPnorr]

That extra time in NG+ sounds like a really good idea. Would like to see Atlus use something like that.

[@funmylife9248]

Never heard of the game but that sounds fascinating. I'm thinking the developers of Metaphor wanted to give players additional incentives to play through the game again by offering dungeons and locations that one cannot simply do all of them across one playthrough.

[@fahadmutairi8704]

I wish final fantasy returns to it's root and be like this game also metaphor looks sooo SICK MAN ☺

[@funmylife9248]

Right???

[@kenshin391]

I'm not a Persona fan at all because pf the whole school thing, but I will be picking up Metaphor because it has a more darker tone. I just wish Atlas would stop being lazy and making all their JRPG'S a copy of Persona and actually make something brand new with NEW!..mechanic. 👀

[@lewis9s]

I think not having romance is actually kind of refreshing considering I always just end up choosing to romance because it allows me to see more cutscenes rather than because I genuinely want to.

[@magdafredka3766]

pio mio make video about persona

[@fsu7482]

Just hopefully they stop making us answer questions in the middle of the story that both answer with yes I'm so tired of that shit then I have to hit auto while I listen to 2 hours of dialog after completing a dungeon

[@Xenosaga]

YESS NO ROMANCE LFG

[@commandoxbox3604]

Romance really makes 0 sense here, not only plot wise but game design wise. You would have to have every female character (or at least most) be written in a way so that she is romantically vialbe for the plot, leaving out more intresting character development

[@funmylife9248]

Exactly this. Because we can expect romancing in Persona 6, my hope is that these confidants/social links have SOME sort of acknowledgment in the story. I feel like all these social links in Persona are so isolated in some ways

[@pipzgutz]

Ah yes, Persona's edgy younger brother.

[@_masfueg0_]

Huge W no romance. I'm trying to save the world not hook up with my friends.

[@mkloven101]

No romance 😭😭😭😭

[@ok-kd4ed]

thank god there’s no romance, my most disliked feature in persona

[@ibt2811]

Anyone who’s actually salty about not being able to date teenagers in the game should probably be investigated

[@FagatronUchiha]

Literally, the reason why I want persona six to take place in college

[@rotonek2887]

maybe you are the one who should be investigated lol. Imagine correlate video game preference to something as serious as irl things, its often just a projection from guys like you

[@purevampiretsukune]

Lack of romance has me less interested