Metaphor: ReFantazio sold way better on PC than its developers expected, again proving gamers on the platform have a growing appetite for the subgenre and for Japanese games as a whole. In an ...

Metaphor: ReFantazio won't have any romance options whatsoever, in a stark contrast to past Persona games. Yesterday, Atlus ...

Metaphor: ReFantazio had to dial back an early battle system inspired by a notoriously brutal 2003 JRPG, because 20 years later, players found it "irrational" and "just not fun" ...

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