Let's Play Metaphor: ReFantazio | Part 8 - Hulkenberg
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Metaphor: ReFantazio is a 2024 role-playing video game developed by Studio Zero and published by Atlus. It is the first original game from Studio Zero since its formation in 2016 by Persona series director Katsura Hashino, character designer Shigenori Soejima, and composer Shoji Meguro, which is scheduled to be released on 11 October 2024 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows and Xbox Series X/S.
The game explores the themes of ideal and reality and takes place in a medieval fantasy world that is the "mirror" of the contemporary real world, following a non-silent protagonist who sets out on a journey to protect his kingdom while overcoming obstacles and forging bonds with companions he meets along the way.
Metaphor: ReFantazio was first announced under the codename Project Re:Fantasy in December 2016, with no more information revealed until 2023. It derives many of its gameplay mechanics from previously established Atlus role-playing games, such as turn-based combat involving the exploitation of enemy weaknesses, overworld exploration with a calendar system and light social simulation elements, and a mechanic enabling players to develop more intimate relationships with their party members outside of combat.
Metaphor: ReFantazio takes place in the United Kingdom of Euchronia, which is set in a medieval fantasy realm that acts as a "mirror" to the modern real world. The assassination of its King sparks chaos and unrest throughout the kingdom, while also invoking a unique form of magic only previously known to the King, known as the Royal Magic. These events end up setting the stage for a tournament to be held across the world in order to decide the throne's successor. The main protagonist is a boy of the Elda tribe who has been ostracized by wider society for being "tainted" with the inheritance of forbidden magic and is often subject to discrimination and prejudice as a result. He is to embark on a quest to lift a curse placed on his childhood friend, the crown prince of Euchronia who had just witnessed his father's assassination. Throughout the journey, he will be accompanied by a fairy companion named Gallica, whose immense knowledge and ability to sense magic aids him on the path ahead.
Other allies aid the protagonist and Gallica throughout the narrative. The main party comprises Strohl, a nobleman of the Clemar tribe who meets the protagonist at the State Army recruitment center, Hulkenberg, a knight of the Roussainte tribe formerly acting as part of the Royal Family's kingsguard and harboring considerable guilt for her inability to protect the Prince, and Heismay, a former knight of the bat-like Eugief tribe who is sensitive towards sound and endures similar discrimination from other tribes in the kingdom due to his physical appearance.
Official Site: https://metaphor.atlus.com/index.html?lang=en
Buy the game on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2679460/Metaphor_ReFantazio/