Atlus’ new game from Persona designer Katsura Hashino is about to transform fantasy games—with anxiety.

When you think of the Persona series you think of Persona 3, 4 and 5, and that’s because these are the games directed by Katsura Hashino. While there were three

Metaphor: ReFantazio is the next RPG from Studio Zero, a division within Persona game studio Atlus. Much like the games in the beloved high school drama/RPG Persona series, in Metaphor you'll command a band of outcasts as they move through their daily lives and take on enemy-filled dungeons.

There are a lot of tiny details in Atlus’ new fantasy RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio that make moving through its world a delight. I love how Gallica, my fairy companion, sits on my shoulder as I walk through the streets of its fantasy setting.

Official site For the past couple of weeks, I've done nothing except live and breathe Metaphor: ReFantazio. At first this was so I could complete it in time for review: According to the game’s director,

Takes you closer to the games, movies and TV you love Issues delivered straight to your door or device Metaphor: ReFantazio launches this week, with an abundance of high review scores, and a serious shot at game of the year.

ReFantazio follow. The Persona series has a history of carving out time to belittle queer people and women, even when it spends large swaths of its runtime advocating against the systems that keep those people down.