Whatever the high quality of Metaphor: ReFantazio, the venture was began as a means for its developer, Studio Zero, to create a 3rd JRPG franchise of its personal, to face alongside Shin Megami Tensei, and Persona – two sequence the studio labored on.
Now that ReFantazio is out and everybody’s had time to play it, find it irresistible and nominate it as their recreation of the yr, it’s clear this primary recreation was successful. Whether or not or not it will get a sequel, nevertheless, is one other story.
On this week’s subject of Japanese journal Famitsu (#1880), there’s an interview with Katsura Hashino, the director of Studio Zero, the makers of Metaphor: ReFantazio. Within the interview, which was leaked by ryokutya2089 (by way of Persona Central), Hashino touched on his views and hopes for future sequel.
The studio director revealed that he would really like the subsequent recreation to have a unique setting, hinting that it may very well be a historic one, equivalent to Japan’s Sengoku interval.
“If I resolve that the very best setting for a future title is the Sengoku interval, it’d flip right into a JRPG with a world just like the Basara sequence (laughs),” mentioned Hashino.
With that in thoughts, nevertheless, a sequel to ReFantazio isn’t truly within the works, and there do not look like any concrete plans to supply one, both. Hashino and workforce would really like Metaphor to turn out to be a sequence, although.
Contemplating Metaphor: ReFantazio is Atlus’ fastest-selling recreation ever – shifting over 1 million copies at launch – there’s a really seemingly likelihood it’s going to get a sequel, even perhaps a number of. It’s additionally value noting that ReFantazio broke massive on PC, one thing Atlus’ Persona sequence hasn’t all the time been good at it.
Compensate for our 5 star Metaphor: ReFantazio assessment to see why everybody has been raving about this one, simply in case you missed all of the frenzy final October. And no, the sport is extra than simply ‘grown-up Persona’.