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Metaphor: ReFantazio review roundup: 'a fresh take on high fantasy'


Developer Atlus has produced another must-play JRPG that Persona fans will love

I found the whole experience transcendent and was impressed by how it felt both novel yet familiar – elevated and modern, yet so reminiscent to the fantasy RPGs I sunk countless hours into on my little grey PlayStation.” In pursuing a new property, complete with a fantasy setting, Atlus has allowed its creativity to blossom, resulting in a brilliantly rich experience – both in terms of narrative and audiovisual design. “While Metaphor takes obvious gameplay and structural cues from the developer's previous projects, it combines and refines those elements to make an epic, kingdom-hopping adventure that feels unique and deeply fulfilling.”

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