When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Studio Zero / Atlus) As the curtains open onMetaphor: ReFantazio, one thing is immediately clear: we’re in for something very special. I was given one hour with Atlus' new JRPG at Gamescom 2024, and as a huge fan of the Persona games, perhaps it’s unsurprising that it was my favorite out of all the things I played – but I seriously can’t overstate just how fantastic it is so far. These themes of prejudice and division aren’t exactly subtle, but they form the basis of a wider story. Our protagonist was childhood friends with Euchronia’s prince, who’s been afflicted with a curse that appears to have rendered him permanently unconscious, and the rest of the kingdom believes he’s dead. Before being bedridden, though, he’d shared his grand dream with our protagonist, based on the story of a fantasy world where everyone is born …
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