Metaphor: ReFantazio game director Katsura Hashino has begun working on his next game, based on the latest information.
During an interview with Famitsu, the game director was asked about the kind of game he is planning to make now that he has finished work on Metaphor: ReFantazio. In his response, Hashino revealed that him and his team have already started working on their next project.
Hashino explained that he doesn’t really think about it as an individual. Instead, he said that he views Atlus as a whole and thinks about what the development team should work on next. The first and foremost priority for him is for the studio’s target audience to be happy, and then he wants the company to be happy. This is how he has always worked.
Keiichiro Toyama mentioned that Studio Zero wasn’t created specifically for the development of Metaphor: ReFantazio. Hashino added that the development team won’t break up after the release, so he hopes it can take on new challenges as a team, no matter what kind of project it works on.
Lastly, Hashino described Metaphor: ReFantasio as a fantasy RPG that the studio has been working on for many years. His message to fans was that, whether or not they enjoy it is really up to each individual player, but he feels that he has put together what he wanted to make. He would be happy if his fan base gave it a try.
Previously, it was reported that Metaphor: ReFantazio is now the most successful launch for an Atlus game on the platform. The role-playing game has reached an all-time peak of 85,961 players since its release on October 11, 2024. In comparison to Metaphor: ReFantazio’s current all-time peak of 61,969 players, Persona 3 Reload has a concurrent player count of 45,002 players and Persona 5 Royal has a concurrent player count of 35,474 players.
