Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio director "tries not to be that conscious" of feedback, as "looking at reactions isn’t good for your mental health"
Katsura Hashino, the legendary director behind many of the best Persona games and JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio says he avoids delving too deep into negative feedback for the sake of his mental health.
Metaphor: ReFantazio Director Thinks Every Game Should Reflect Its Creators
Metaphor: ReFantazio director Katsura Hashino believes in a creative, people-focused approach to developing video games. He has no interest in games developed by business executives. Given how successful his games are,
Stylish menus in Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio "really annoying to do", says director
Atlus' RPGs - the likes of the Persona series and this week's Metaphor: ReFantazio - are well known for their stylish
Metaphor: ReFantazio's original fantasy world gave the Persona 3, 4, and 5 director "freedom" to work on ideas "that we couldn't put into other games"
Long-time Persona director Katsura Hashino reckons working on the demon-hunting, high-schooling series is a little "easier" than creating a whole new world in Metaphor: ReFantazio, but the latter allowed the developers to work on ideas that they just couldn't have before.
Don't Sweat Metaphor: ReFantazio's Borrowed Persona Calender System
Metaphor: ReFantazio is out imminently, available on PS5 and PS4 on 11th October. Persona fans will quickly recognise that the series' iconic calendar system has returned. Still, new players and Atlus veterans alike can rest easy, comforted by the knowledge that nothing in the game is missable.
Metaphor: ReFantazio's Lord of the Rings influence thrown out as originality "defines" Atlus, says director
Atlus' Metaphor: ReFantazio was initially inspired by classic fantasy like Lords of the Rings, but the developer "threw out" this research to focus on a more original world.
Metaphor: ReFantazio Blends Refined Persona Gameplay With Lackluster World
Metaphor: ReFantazio is the first original game from Atlus' new Studio Zero, but it fails to bring much that sets it apart from the Persona franchise.
Metaphor: ReFantazio - Best Archetypes For Early Game, Ranked
Atlus, brings the successful formula of the Persona series to a medieval fantasy world. The game introduces archetypes, which function as classes, allowing players to equip them on different characters.
Metaphor: ReFantazio proves Persona 6 should embrace real-time combat
Turn-based combat has remained a video game staple for good reason. In its various forms, the ‘you go, I go’ battle format offers tactical satisfaction that real-time action can’t quite replicate, and drives both experimentation and experience.
Director of stylish JRPGs Metaphor: ReFantazio and Persona 5 isn't excited by "highly polished games that look like they were designed by a bunch of people in a CEO bo…
Katsura Hashino has been at Atlus for around 30 years, and his latest director's credit on the fantasy JRPG Metaphor: ...
The Creator of ‘Metaphor ReFantazio’ Made It Political on Purpose
Rolling Stone recently spoke with the director of Metaphor ReFantazio, Katsura Hashino, about what sets the two projects apart and the work Atlus put into creating a fantasy allegory that he hopes ...
Why Persona’s longtime director made an epic fantasy RPG
ReFantazio, an epic RPG that launches on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC on October 11th. In a lot of ways, it’s reminiscent of ...
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Persona Director Katsura Hashino Reveals Creating The Series’ Stunning Menus Is ‘Actually Really Annoying’
The Persona series is known for its striking menu systems, but director Katsura Hashino reveals that making them is 'actually really annoying.' ...
Metaphor: ReFantazio Is the Future of RPGs
Atlus’ new game from Persona designer Katsura Hashino is about to transform fantasy games—with anxiety.
Metaphor: Refantazio
Metaphor: ReFantazio may be one of the most stylish-looking games ever made, even more so than Persona 5, the incredibly ...
Metaphor: ReFantazio’s music is canonically all in the hero’s head — and now I’m in my head about it
B ack in April, as part of a promotional video about Metaphor: ReFantazio, the game’s director Katsura Hashino quietly ...
Katsura Hashino Picks Favourite Moments From His Most Iconic Games
We asked Katsura Hashino, the director behind many great Atlus games to share his favorite moments and places from his most ...