A fantasy Persona game – that’s the back of a napkin pitch for Metaphor: ReFantazio, the upcoming Atlus RPG that blends the key mechanics from the Persona games with a novel fantasy setting. But Metaphor marries this with an expanded scope, situating its lengthy story campaign within a semi-open world game structure. That could spell trouble for Atlus, who haven’t necessarily been known for technical prowess over recent years – and it’s fair to say that for all of the brilliance in the game design, Metaphor: ReFantazio has some profound technical issues at odds with the relative modesty of the visuals.
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