Some thoughts on 'Metaphor: Refantazio'

By Frog

 

Metaphor: Refantazio is the latest game from the folks who brought us Persona and the Shin Megami Tensei series. I played it on the Playstation 5 and I can say that it is a long game but I did not find myself getting bored or disengaged even after playing over 100 hours of this thing. The story is very fascinating and never dwells too long on a story arc before jumping to something different yet equally interesting. The game plays basically the same as Persona. So if you like those games, you will probably like this too.

The game's story deals with some complex themes that parralels our real world in many ways. Despite this it never feels out of place or not in keeping with the fantasy world the developers have put together and instead it simply puts a mirror up to our real world without being too preachy in doing so.

I liked a lot of the characters which is not something I can say with the Persona series where I find most to be annoying. Also I found several of the characters storylines to be genuinely affecting and suitably emotional. Stand outs for me were Heismay and Briggita.

As mentioned above, the game plays essentially like Persona and doesnt do anything too crazy to reinvent the wheel there. It has some of the same annoying things that are in the Persona games, but there are also some fun new elements as well like being able to attack enemies in the overworld and if they are lower level they instantly die and you avoid the entire turn based battle process and just collect your exp. It makes the grinding process feel like a lot less of a grind and the level progression feels nice.



Overall, I think this is a very enjoyable game that has something to say while still having more to offer beyond just its philopshical musings. The gameplay is fun and you will come to care a lot about the characters. Probably the best Atlus game in years and an intriguing start to what could be an exciting new franchise for them.

I rate Metaphor: Refantazio 3 frogs which is a very good grade on my scale.



Thanks for reading.

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