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 However although Metaphor itself remains to be barely a couple of days outdated, it seems to be like its director hasn’t taken a lot of a relaxation earlier than leaping to his subsequent recreation.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