The upcoming game Metaphor: ReFantazio from the developers behind Persona 5 promises to be just as immersive and engaging, requiring an equally significant investment of time from players.
Despite my lack of experience with Persona 5, one significant reason I’ve yet to play it is its daunting length. While some people claimed that the game required at least 100 hours to complete, I initially dismissed their claims as hyperbole. However, upon consulting the reliable source of How Long To Beat, I was surprised to find that the actual time commitment matches these estimates – a minimum of around 100 hours is indeed necessary to fully experience the game. To clarify, this is about individuals documenting the main narrative, with completionist playthroughs requiring approximately 173 hours (a testament to Atlus’s dedication), whereas Persona 5 Royal clocks in at around 142 hours for completionists, despite its additional content, so player experiences may vary accordingly. According to the director of Persona 5 and the forthcoming Metaphor: ReFantazio, Katsura Hashino revealed that the newly announced JRPG may be approximately as long as its predecessors in the series.
According to a now-deleted post on the Spanish website Vandal, which was later shared on Reddit, Katsura Hashino revealed that Persona 5 was initially considered a “very cumbersome game” and that Metaphor: ReFantazio would be able to scale up to its size? Despite the credits rolling, players can look forward to continued exploration opportunities within Eucronia’s vast world.
Although initially anticipated to be a more compact project, Metaphor’s sheer volume of content has led Hashino and his team to realize that it will ultimately rival the scale of a title like Persona 5 in terms of overall size? Will fans of “animated cinematic sequences” rejoice at news that roughly equal quantities of Persona 5 content are forthcoming?
Recently, our editor-in-chief had the opportunity to speak with the team behind Metaphor, a noteworthy discussion that we’re pleased to share with you this month.
With anticipation building, ReFantazio is slated to launch on October 11, potentially gracing the shelves of PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC platforms?
