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'Metaphor: ReFantazio’s' Composer Reveals How the Game’s Iconic Battle Theme Came to Be

In an exclusive interview, Metaphor: ReFantazio composer, Shoji Meguro, breaks down the fantasy game's epic soundtrack, including the iconic battle theme.

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Metaphor: ReFantazio's superbosses weren't intentionally easier than Persona or Shin Megami Tensei's, but the JRPG's lead says new classes made them feel that way

You can thank/blame the game's new classes

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 passes Metaphor: ReFantazio's 85,000 player Steam peak - it's now in the same league as its heavyweight JRPG inspirations

The new turn-based homage pulled in more than 87,000 Steam players at the same time

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Metaphor: ReFantazio did surprisingly well on PC, says director, and that the number of desktop-based JRPG enjoyers is on the rise: 'The trend is evident'

Katsura Hashino was impressed with Metaphor's PC sales.

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Here are the best deals you can pick up in Fanatical's ongoing Level Up sale

There's no level cap on bargains. I don't actually know what that means.

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Metaphor: ReFantazio smashed Atlus' expectations on PC - another reminder that PC gamers really want more JRPGs and Japanese games

Hot off Monster Hunter Wilds and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's massive releases on the platform

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We asked Metaphor: ReFantazio's lead UI designer about RPGs that inspire him, and he name dropped a surprise PS2 sleeper hit from 25 years ago

Koji Ise was inspired by a lesser known game that also has incredibly papery menus

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Metaphor: ReFantazio tried to make you love turn-based combat again, but it almost broke the game during development

Hack, slash.

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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"

Some people online called Atlus's battle planners "sadists or the devil himself"

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Metaphor: ReFantazio wanted to fix the JRPG grinding problem, but Atlus went too far at one point and accidentally broke the whole combat system

"We made it clear within the team that action only exists to smoothly get the player into the heart of the game, which is the turn-based battles."

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The lead UI designer on Metaphor: ReFantazio had never designed for a game before – he just rolled up and made some of the best UI I've ever seen in a JRPG

"Hyper stylish" became the guiding light for Metaphor: ReFantazio

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Raidou Remastered is finally bringing the historical Shin Megami Tensei supernatural sleuth spinoff to PC this June

Taisho, hee-ho!

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Shin Megami Tensei's overlooked action spin-off is coming back this summer after almost 20 years, and the OG JRPG's director hopes "things don’t end here"

Raidou Remastered is coming to all consoles and PC later this year

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Everything announced at the Nintendo Direct March 2025

All the Nintendo Switch reveals, announcements, and news out of the unexpected event

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Today's RPG fans are 'very sensitive to feeling like they wasted time' when they die, says Metaphor: ReFantazio battle planner—but Atlus still made combat hard anyway

Tough battles are key to Atlus RPGs, but Metaphor offers multiple ways to avoid frustration after dying.

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Metaphor: ReFantazio dev once thought turn-based JRPG combat "was starting to get outdated," but now thinks the format has a "long future ahead"

Lead battle planner Kenichi Goto says there's a perception that the turn-based genre is now "old-fashioned"

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Metaphor: ReFantazio battle director says turn-based RPGs can still be just as popular as action RPGs: 'I personally believe turn-based games have a long future ahead of them'

Atlus's Kenichi Goto worried turn-based battles were beginning to feel outdated, but developing Metaphor brought him back around.

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Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio's UI designer is open to accessibility options for players who find the stylish menus overstimulating: 'That is something we understand we'll need to work on and provide in the future'

Most players love Koji Ise's signature interface designs, but they're also a barrier for a few.

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Persona 4 fans are in shambles as website domain for "p4re" appears, potentially following in the footsteps of the Persona 3 Reload announcement

Could Atlus be gearing up for an official reveal?

PC Gamer

After 31 years in games, Persona director Katsura Hashino just got a 'Newcomer Award' and $5,000 from the Japanese government

Maybe time works differently in Japan.

GamesRadar

After dominating 2024 with Sonic, Persona, Yakuza, and Metaphor, Sega is the first company to become the year's best-rated publisher 3 times

Atlus did some heavy lifting, but Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and Sonic X Shadow held their own too

Inverse

Your Favorite RPGs May Be Coming Out Sooner Than You Think

Sega has had a busy few years of releases, and while the number of games might not keep up, the it's doubling down on key studios behind Persona and Yakuza.

GamesRadar

Sega outlines plan to "strengthen" Persona, Yakuza, and Sonic studios, says "Atlus is an important studio for us to expand Japanese IPs overseas"

The company expects its volume of new games will decrease in the next fiscal year

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With remake rumours swirling, Persona 4 fans are ecstatic while P1 and 2 fans have crossed the horizon of despair

Some folk have all the luck.

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Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio composer's new JRPG gets a Steam Next Fest demo, and it's basically a turn-based Metal Gear Solid

Guns Undarkness is a stealth game while on the field and a turn-based RPG when the fighting starts

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