Metaphor: ReFantazio releases at present, however you most likely already know that. In truth, there is a first rate probability you already personal it. Atlus is bragging that the sport—its story of high-fantasy racism fought by pretend David Bowie—has already bought 1,000,000 copies throughout all platforms
In a (machine-translated) submit by itself web site, Atlus introduced that “complete worldwide gross sales (packaged model shipped + obtain model bought) have surpassed 1 million copies!” As is corporate custom, the studio received artist Shigenori Soejima to throw collectively a fast celebratory sketch of Gallica—just about the sport’s equal to Persona 5’s mascot Morgana or Persona 4’s Teddie—to mark the event.
Atlus would not truly say this, however except I am mistaken I feel this makes Metaphor the corporate’s new fastest-selling recreation. Earlier in 2024, Atlus tooted its horn about Persona 3 Reload being its fastest-selling recreation ever, with 1,000,000 gross sales in its first week. Metaphor appears to have achieved that in time for its first day, so barring some sort of book-keeping weirdness I reckon it is the brand new record-holder.
Which is each stunning and never, at the least to me. On the one hand, Metaphor is—as just about all its advertising will let you realize—the newest recreation from Persona veterans like director Katsura Hashino, and it has been getting rave evaluations (together with from us). On the opposite, it is a completely new sequence with a reputation that’s, frankly, inscrutable. I may have sort of seen it going both method.
I am glad it went the appropriate method. I’ve received about 15 hours within the recreation up to now and I’ve totally loved each second, as did Lewis Parker in PCG’s Metaphor: ReFantazio overview, the place he scored the sport 95% and gave it the best reward I can think about: “I’ve invested over 100 hours in Metaphor, and but I simply discover myself ReFantasizing about enjoying it a second time. I can’t say that about another recreation of its size—not even Persona.”