Metaphor: ReFantazio is as Lengthy as Persona 5, Submit-Story Content material Teased by Director

Studio Zero’s Metaphor: ReFantazio is out in slightly over two weeks, and so far, we’ve seen all the things from fight, dungeons, and exploration to elective actions (like Bounties), the story, and even some new allies like Eupha. Nevertheless, one query stays: How lengthy is the expertise?

In any case, director Katsura Hashino’s final title, Persona 5, has a protracted runtime – HowLongToBeat estimates 97.5 hours to complete the story on common. Completionists will want 173 hours to mop up all the things. Talking to Vandal, Hashino mentioned that Metaphor: ReFantazio will be capable to “catch as much as that.”

“Persona 5 was a really cumbersome recreation, a really sturdy recreation, and this Metaphor: ReFantazio will be capable to catch as much as that and attain [its length] as nicely.” Moreover, there might be some post-story content material to entice gamers to return.

“There’s loads of enjoyable stuff we’ve added to the sport after you play via it that can hopefully make you come again and proceed to get pleasure from it after finishing it. We’ve additionally carried out our greatest to create a really well-paced recreation. We’ve carried out issues like including motion components to the turn-based gameplay.”

Apparently, Hashino thought the expertise can be a “little bit shorter.” Nevertheless, “We’ve added a lot content material, and there’s a lot stuff in right here that it positively has a size like Persona 5.” Gamers may also stay up for a “lot” of animated cinematics, with the workforce aiming for a similar quantity as in Persona 5.

Metaphor: ReFantazio launches on October eleventh for PS5, PS4, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC. Keep tuned for extra particulars and gameplay en path to its launch, and take a look at the opening right here.