Metaphor: ReFantasio (PS4/PS5, XSX/XSS, PC)

[The Merchant]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843292922818785333

Seems to deserve its own thread, considering it's likely to be a major GotY contender.

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[Tw1ster]

Day one purchase for me. Persona 3-5 are three of my favorite JRPGs of all time.

 

[Seedtype]

Looks amazing, but I'm way too deep into replaying Monster Hunter World right now.

Definitely will be getting it at some point.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Doesn't shock me honestly. Persona games generally review well but a lot of people don't like how some of the story beats are a bit creepy/weird. Teachers creeping on students, heavily implied sexual relations between the protag and his teacher, etc so it feels like those games will always be niche because of it.

After playing this, the thing I took away from it is it's essentially Persona, but with a dark fantasy setting. That's generally going to be an easier sell for a wider audience imo.

Combine that with Atlus's JRPG mechanics and you got the probable game of the year.

 

[Mikeaveli]

Unless Silent Hill 2 or S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 blow me away this will probably be my game of the year.

 

[Jovavic]

Going to wait for the first sale

 

[Blitzkrug]

I played like two hours of the demo and was immediately sucked in.

I usually stay away from anything that could be considered anime/weebish since i never really cared for it outside of the newer Final Fantasy games, but gave this a shot since the worst a demo could cost me is my time. Shit had me interested right away. Interesting political undertones, classic vibe of randos having to slay what is essentially a demigod like figure, deep class/bond system. Instabuy.

Persona didn't click with me because of the weirdness/it being a high school social life sim. This basically takes care of my biggest disconnect.

 

[Mikeaveli]

I played like two hours of the demo and was immediately sucked in.

I usually stay away from anything that could be considered anime/weebish since i never really cared for it outside of the newer Final Fantasy games, but gave this a shot since the worst a demo could cost me is my time. Shit had me interested right away. Interesting political undertones, classic vibe of randos having to slay what is essentially a demigod like figure, deep class/bond system. Instabuy.

Persona didn't click with me because of the weirdness/it being a high school social life sim. This basically takes care of my biggest disconnect.

You might also like the mainline Shin Megami Tensei games, they don't have the life sim stuff and focus more on combat and the creature collecting aspect. SMT V's combat system is way better than Persona 3-5's and I believe Metaphor borrows some aspects from it (Press Turn icons).

 

[Turin]

I started the demo today and yea, they unsurprisingly cooked.