Enter Metaphor: ReFantazio, a new IP being developed by a new branch of Atlus, Studio Zero.
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There are no humans in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
This will then grant them different abilities and moves they can use with their companions called Synergy abilities.
According to Hashino, dungeons will play a major role in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
But don’t expect to see all of them in one playthrough.
“Imagine if you go on vacation,” Hashino explained.
“You go to a city and you have 10 places listed on your travel log.
Some of these might take two days to enjoy, whereas others might take half a day.
Some might require a guide or more preparations, others might be a bit more safe.
But you’re free to’t do it all.
In this way, there’s a lot more freedom.”
The tentacled-being was a challenge, as many of Atlus' bosses are.
Hashino then told me this choice was actually quite integral to the game.
In short, Metaphor: ReFantazio’s art and character design are stunning.
In many of those, a single color comes part and parcel with its key theme.
“The Persona series has those kinds of colors that are defined.
But this is a new game, it’s not Persona,” art director Shigenori Soejima said.
We didn’t want to use the same fantasy color palette everybody uses now.
We want it to have its own sense of identity–that was kind of our goal here."
Another interesting component is how the game uses texture.
Most noticeably, a sort of misty film grain can be seen in many scenes.
Naturally, I did, and naturally, it wasn’t boring at all.
“Fear is something that was really helpful for humans.
When you left your territory, something could kill you and you’d be in danger, right?
But not so much in the modern age.
We don’t really need that kind of fear.
We don’t have the threat of being eaten by something.
In the past, we were afraid of physical things.
Now, in the modern world, we have more fear about how to face our emotions.”
I hope playing this game will then inspire them to change their own lives," Hashino added.
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