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Metaphor: ReFantazio's protagonist looks ahead, appearing surprised.

New JRPG giant Metaphor: ReFantazio beats all Persona games to become Atlus' fastest-selling title and biggest Steam launch

By Catherine Lewis published

News It's a fantastic start for Atlus' new fantasy JRPG

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Catherina from Metaphor: ReFantazio

Metaphor: ReFantazio combines real-time and turn-based battles because its director wanted to integrate "the idea of manga and movie-style combat"

By Jordan Gerblick published

News "That balance of the tempo of fast and slow is something that we brushed up in terms of the combat system in our previous games"

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How long is Metaphor: ReFantazio?

How long is Metaphor: ReFantazio?

By Catherine Lewis last updated

Guide The time to beat Metaphor: ReFantazio is about 80-90 hours for an average first playthrough

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Metaphor: ReFantazio

Metaphor: ReFantazio - Everything you need to know about the new JRPG

By Hirun Cryer last updated

The new medieval fantasy Metaphor: ReFantazio is finally here!

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Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance Demi-Fiend portrait

Hungry for Metaphor: ReFantazio, I spent 97 minutes fighting a single godforsaken boss that the JRPG's director made 21 years ago

By Austin Wood published

Features Now Playing | This is a cry for help

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Yakuza 3

RGG boss says he wanted to make a Yakuza game called Like a Dragon: Tuna where Kiryu is a fisherman, and now I'm genuinely bummed "it never came to fruition"

By Jordan Gerblick published

news Give me Like a Dragon: Tuna or give me death

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Strohl, Protagonist and Hulkenberg from Metaphor: ReFantazio

How Metaphor: ReFantazio both is and isn't a Persona game

By James Daly published

Opinion Opinion | Atlus' new RPG sets itself apart from previous titles

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Metaphor: ReFantazio screenshot showing an anime-style young blond man with light blue eyes, a window's light glowing behind him

Metaphor: ReFantazio borrows Persona's iconic calendar system, but devs say players don't need to "worry about missing out on activities due to time constraints"

By Anna Koselke published

News The team "didn't want players to feel limited by time"

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Metaphor: ReFantazio's protagonist smiles at his fairy companion, Gallica in an anime-style cutscene.

For fantasy JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio, Persona director gave himself a crash course featuring classics like The Lord of the Rings, but "if we tried to copy that it would just be a copy"

By Jordan Gerblick published

News Director Katsura Hashino wasn't as familiar making fantasy worlds, so he studied the best

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The main menu design seen in Metaphor: ReFantazio.

Persona director and JRPG veteran says the amazing menus in Metaphor: ReFantazio were "really annoying" to make, just as Persona 5's were "impossible to read at first"

By Dustin Bailey published

News Never underestimate the power of a good menu

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