Engaging story, world and villain
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“the antagonist is one of my favourite i have seen so far in videogames”
Steam review · 87.6 h played ↗
Metaphor: ReFantazio
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Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%ATLUS2024Turn-Based Combat · JRPG · RPG
$69.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A long, stylish Persona-like fantasy JRPG with great music, a standout villain and deep Archetype combat. Skip it if you dislike padding, endgame grinding or on-the-nose writing.
Great for
Persona/SMT fans who want a long, story-driven fantasy JRPG with deep job-style combat
Main risk
Late-game padding, grind and brutal final bosses, plus a story many find shallow or predictable
What changed in the last 30 days
112 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly come from new players who find it slow, dialogue-heavy and a bit of a slog, plus a few PC complaints about loading and fullscreen. Fairly uncertain; no single patch or update stands out.
112 recent reviews
What players love
Fun Archetype and press turn combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Truly the best job system I have ever played with, the best showing of press turn hands down.”
Steam review · 166.2 h played ↗
Memorable characters and bonds
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“almost every character being valuable, understandable in motives, and cool as hell”
Steam review · 95.1 h played ↗
Excellent soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Soundtrack rips, there's not a bad song on it.”
Steam review · 112.7 h played ↗
Striking art direction and UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“focused on a solid story and an absolutely stunning art style”
Steam review · 126.8 h played ↗
Great voice acting and accents
Mentioned in ~1 in 50 positive reviews
“Hearing [i]actual regional British dialects[/i] throughout this game was a huge breath of fresh air”
Steam review · 80.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Shallow, predictable writing
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The plot has all the subtlety of a hammer to the face.”
Steam review · 16.5 h played ↗
Late-game padding and grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The final dungeon is a testament to this game's biggest flaws. You have to fight all the main bosses from throughout the game again.”
Steam review · 82.5 h played ↗
Just Persona in a fantasy skin
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Essentially, this is just Persona wrapped in a High Fantasy setting.”
Steam review · 90.2 h played ↗
Mana starvation and RNG-heavy combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“That’s not a battle system, that’s straight-up roulette wearing a fantasy costume.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Too many cutscenes and slow start
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“50 mins in haven't even done anything, 50 mins of cut scene.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Unfair final bosses and dragons
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“A broken boss that can take about 15 actions in one turn, instantly killing your whole party”
Steam review · translated · 105.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support93 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470 or AMD FX-6300
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, 4GB or AMD Radeon R7 360, 4GB or Intel Arc A310, 4GB
Storage93 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-7600 or Ryzen 5 2600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 480, 4GB or Intel Arc A380, 6GB
Storage93 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470 or AMD FX-6300
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, 4GB or AMD Radeon R7 360, 4GB or Intel Arc A310, 4GB
Storage93 GB available space
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