Because the director of Persona 3, 4, and 5 (amongst others), Katsura Hashino’s observe file strongly prompt that his subsequent title could be one to regulate, and now that Metaphor: ReFantazio is out, that has confirmed correct. Atlus’ fantasy RPG has not solely attracted common crucial acclaim, it’s additionally having fun with gross sales to match, with over 1,000,000 models bought on its first day to change into Atlus’ fastest-selling recreation up to now. However although Metaphor itself continues to be barely a number of days previous, it appears like its director hasn’t taken a lot of a relaxation earlier than leaping to his subsequent recreation.
Talking in a current interview with Famitsu, Hashino revealed that he has already began engaged on his subsequent venture at Atlus. When requested about when he’ll start engaged on his subsequent recreation after Metaphor: ReFantazio, he stated, “Oh, I’ve already began.”
Hashino then went on so as to add that he doesn’t view tasks from a person perspective, however moderately as one thing that would be the finest subsequent step for all of Atlus as a complete, in addition to for the gamers.
“I don’t actually take into consideration what to do as a person,” he stated (translation by way of @Genki_JPN on Twitter). “I take a look at Atlas as a complete and take into consideration what’s finest for our workforce to create proper now. Firstly I would like the customers to be blissful, and consequently I hope the corporate shall be blissful as effectively. That’s how I all the time work.”
What Hashino’s subsequent venture shall be is anybody’s guess, however given his unbelievable observe file, it’s honest to say that folks shall be keenly awaiting information on no matter it’s that he and his workforce are engaged on subsequent.
Metaphor: ReFantazio is on the market on PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC.
