Atlus’ new role-playing game, Metaphor: ReFantazio, strikes an impressive balance for a project of its ambition: It’s both squarely aimed at longtime fans of the Persona and Shin Megami Tensei series, ...

Have you ever seen ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’ by Renaissance painter Hieronymus Bosch? It’s a messed up little curio of a piece, painted across three panels and representing the breadth of ...

Eduardo Ariedo is a video game journalist known among friends for leading Bohemians, an Irish football club, to a Champions League title in Football Manager—just mention the game, and his eyes light ...

Of all the big games coming this fall, Metaphor: ReFantazio is the most fascinating. The project is the next RPG from Atlus Studio Zero, the developers behind the Persona and Shin Megami Tensei ...

Eduardo Ariedo is a video game journalist known among friends for leading Bohemians, an Irish football club, to a Champions League title in Football Manager—just mention the game, and his eyes light ...

Shoji Meguro talks about what went into Metaphor’s soundtrack and how he found that chanting monk. Shoji Meguro talks about what went into Metaphor’s soundtrack and how he found that chanting monk. is ...

Eight years ago, Japanese director Katsura Hashino announced that he was forming a new team within Atlus after more than a decade spent working on the Persona series (and Catherine), saying he wanted ...

Though Metaphor: ReFantazio is the former Persona team's first foray into high fantasy, it might also be the most grounded and deeply human game they've ever created. By weaving magical elements with ...

Metaphor: ReFantazio is a triumphant evolution of Atlus' best, and offers a gripping new story supplemented by a loveable cast, dungeons begging to be explored, and a gorgeous art direction that makes ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. The upcoming Atlus title is easily the game--and election--I am most ...

Metaphor: ReFantazi-go to the polls. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Well, well, hasn't Metaphor: ReFantazio done well for itself ...

Something I've really enjoyed over the last decade of PC gaming has been the shift in genres like JRPGs, going from console homebodies to multiplatform behemoths and even, in some cases, finding an ...