{"id":36248,"date":"2024-08-30T19:27:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T10:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=36248"},"modified":"2024-08-30T19:33:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T10:33:21","slug":"yoko-taro-plays-new-atlus-rpg-metaphor-refantazio-its-so-stylish-i-almost-wet-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/yoko-taro-plays-new-atlus-rpg-metaphor-refantazio-its-so-stylish-i-almost-wet-myself\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoko Taro plays new Atlus RPG Metaphor ReFantazio “It’s so stylish, I almost wet myself”\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Friday August 30, Atlus\u2019s official YouTube channel dropped a hilarious video interview in which NieR series creator Yoko Taro was invited to play Atlus\u2019s upcoming RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio<\/strong>. The masked game creator gave his impressions on the game to voice actress Tomomi Isomura, who plays Lina in the game.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yoko Taro’s Emil mask in conversation with VA Tomomi Isomura.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From the outset, Yoko Taro explains that he \u201chas no connection to Atlus at all\u201d and was called in by Atlus\u2019s advertising department to do the video. \u201cOh, I didn’t get any money for this! I\u2019m just a middle-aged dude who showed up.\u201d He suddenly quips mid-interview, taking opportunities to advertise NieR-related releases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giving his impressions of Metaphor ReFantazio\u2019s demo, Yoko Taro began by praising the games cool-looking UI – \u201cIt\u2019s so stylish I almost wet myself.\u201d he states emphatically. \u201cAs for everything else, I get the feeling that it has been polished\u201d Yoko Taro enthused, \u201cIt\u2019s a Command battle RPG but the amount of action has been increased a lot –  I really feel like I had the opportunity to play a next-generation game. While I was playing, I kept thinking this must have cost serious money!\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Although Metaphor ReFantazio seems to have a classic fantasy story at first glance (with its ‘kingdom in chaos’ scenario<\/a>), Atlus\u2019s DNA can be felt strongly in its aesthetics. In particular, Yoko Taro enthused about the macabre and gross designs of Metaphor: ReFantazio\u2019s bosses. \u201cI can\u2019t be good friends with the person who designed this!\u201d he joked. Yoko Taro goes on to re-emphasize that while playing, he felt Metaphor: ReFantazio is very different to NieR and has a strong, distinct Atlus flavor to it. He also praises Metaphor\u2019s director Katsura Hashino as someone who does a really good job- passionately bringing to life the game\u2019s world. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to playing the full version.\u201d Yoko Taro concluded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In one part of the video, Yoko Taro jokingly takes an Atlus employee hostage by dressing him up as Yoko Taro and duct-taping a controller in his hands (Image source: Atlustube on YouTube<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps inevitably, the whole video is full of friendly rivalry and unexpected gags, but this is nothing new. Seven years ago, Yoko Taro made an amusing presentation video on RPGs<\/a>, begging Atlus not to release the then unnamed Metaphor: ReFantazio, as it would kill off his NieR series (specifically 2017’s NieR: Automata). Asked about what he thinks about that today, Yoko Taro surprisingly replies that now that years have passed since his game\u2019s release, \u201cIt doesn\u2019t really hurt to think about NieR: Automata dying.\u201d Rather, Yoko Taro revealed that he would appreciate it if Atlus didn\u2019t release a game that clashed with his again. About his next project, he jokingly stated that, \u201cMy next game is Metaphor: ReFantazio 2! I\u2019ll be the director and scenario writer!\u201d It looks like everyone involved in the video had a blast making it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metaphor: ReFantazio is scheduled to be released for PC (Steam\/Microsoft store), PS4\/PS5 and XBox Series X|S on October 11. More information about the game can be found on the official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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