October’s most exciting RPG just dropped a massive demo

Ahead of its full release on October 11, 2024, Metaphor: Refantazio has just dropped a huge demo showing off the game’s opening prologue. First officially announced in 2023, Metaphor Refantazio is a new RPG from Persona And Shin Megami Tensei Developer ATLUS, takes place in a medieval fantasy setting. The game revolves around the player-named protagonist, who sets out on a quest to lift a deadly curse from his best friend, the prince of the kingdom that metaphor takes place in

As of September 25, and as reported by PCGamesN, Metaphor Refantazio Now has a demo available on Steam, PlayStation and XboxThat allows players to experience a large chunk of the game before release.

Specifically, as detailed on the demo’s Steam page, the demo includes the beginning of the game’s story, the first four dungeons, 7 of 40 of the full game’s classes, or “archetypes,” and six “followers,” which will Include several playable party members. the main thing Progression from the demo can be carried over to the full-release version of the game.

Metaphor ReFantazio releases on October 11 for PC, Xbox One/Series X|S and PlayStation 4/5

Whereas most of ATLUS’ more recent releases have been part of the developer’s established RPG franchise, as Persona 3 Reload And Shin Megami Tensei V: Revenge, Metaphor Refantazio is uniquely a completely standalone title of any other ATLUS game series. As detailed in previews of metaphor ReFantazioHowever, the title takes many elements from both Persona And SmtEspecially when it comes to its turn-based combat system, based on exploiting elemental weaknesses and switching between different classes, or “archetypes”, to gain access to different abilities.

of course, While the demo for metaphor is long, it is likely only a fraction of the full gameAs playthroughs of ATLUS RPGs can easily exceed 100 hours of playtime. With that in mind, metaphors demo should be just a taste of what the full game has to offer, similar to demos released for other RPGs like Dragon Quest ShiAnd it’s likely that many of the game’s mechanics, twists, and characters won’t be encountered until long after the point where the demo ends.

Set for a full release on October 11, metaphor is, despite being a standalone game, carrying much of the DNA of other ATLUS’s Persona And Smt series, adopting elements such as the visual flair of Persona And the strategic combat present in both. For those still wary of an entirely new RPG, or unsure of the medieval setting, the demo for Metaphor RefantazioNow available on Steam, PlayStation and Xbox, should be a good indicator of what the full game has in store.

Source: PCGamesN