Metaphor: ReFantazio has been launched and has been a success with sales and criticism
Few could imagine that Metaphor: ReFantazio was going to be a whole revolution inside the Atlus offices to the level it has reached, since although at the critical level there was a lot of hope in the team behind the person, our analysis of Metaphor: ReFantazio makes it clear that we are facing a clear candidate for GOTY of the yearto which we must add the fact that it has been a great sales successsince before the first 24 hours had passed since its launch it had already exceeded one million copies sold.
Under this premise, it was to be expected that interest in Metaphor: ReFantazio soars to the point that there are quite a few who are eager to learn more about this turn-based combat game in which the high school aesthetic has been left aside for a more medieval and fantastic one. And it seems that the latter would have had a quite notable inspiration, since it has been confirmed that The Lord of the Rings was fundamental in its setting.
Metaphor: ReFantazio has sought to be original following the Atlus formula
In this way, the famous work of JRR Tolkien that became extremely popular among young people and adults when Peter Jackson's film trilogy was released would have served as inspiration for Metaphor: ReFantazio in its initial phases as commented by the game director, Katsura Hashino, during an interview on the Official Xbox Podcast, which you can see under these lines:
During this interview, Jeff Rubenstein, host of the programme, pointed out that several parts of the world of Metaphor: ReFantazio seem inspired by Europe, specifically the Belle Époque, this being the entry point to ask about the planning of the scenarios. In this way, Hashino would have explained that from the beginning traditional fantasy was taken as a basisespecially that contributed by Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings, going further by questioning what, how and why this genre was created.
However, during the interview he also mentioned that inspiration from traditional fantasy was limitedsince they did not want to make a game with this entire base because, in that case, it wouldn't feel original for the development team, which went against the thinking at Atlus.
For all that has been said, now that we know that the game has elements of one of the best works of fiction, remember that Metaphor: ReFantazio is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series and PC.
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