During this year’s Atlus Tokyo Game Show presentation, they announced a demo for their new highly anticipated game, Metaphor: ReFantazio. This Demo will cover the prologue of the game and is available on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox consoles.
The Steam demo will be available later today at approximately 12 p.m. Pacific time, but the console demos are available in English now if you visit the Hong Kong, Korean, or Japanese storefronts.
Metaphor: ReFantazio takes place in the United Kingdom of Euchronia, a land plunged into turmoil following the assassination of its king. The story takes a dramatic turn when the Royal Magic, a mystical power previously known only to the king, is unexpectedly invoked, sparking a grand royal tournament to determine the next ruler.
Amidst this tumultuous backdrop, the protagonist, alongside their partner, the fairy Galica, embarks on a quest to lift a curse cast upon the prince, believed by the kingdom to be deceased. Their journey spans the expansive lands of Euchronia, revealing that their mission is intricately tied to the ongoing tournament for the throne. To succeed, they must forge alliances with a diverse array of friends and followers from the various tribes that inhabit this world, each with their own unique contributions to the unfolding narrative.
A newly highlighted technique is Synthesis, which combines party members’ archetypes, performing powerful attacks at the cost of both you and the cooperating ally’s turns. All three characters in the active party can even use Synthesis for devastating attacks. The development team has worked hard to ensure that players will alter their strategies the further they progress instead of keeping to the same party configuration the whole game.
