The story follows the protagonist, who becomes a candidate in a major tournament to become the king of Euchronia.
Players must navigate the kingdom, forge bonds, and face monsters to build a movement strong enough to claim the throne.

The game's world is richly detailed, and the characters are compelling, making the journey both engaging and emotionally resonant

You play as a young man who is tasked to kill the murderer of the King. However, more complexity pops up and you are tasked to solve other mysteries.
As you traverse from poor rundown towns, to rich lavish cities. You can do it with style even with a floating sword.
Your quests are day based, choosing what you want to do daily to either talk to people, complete side quests, or just head on straight to fight enemies out of town.

Highlights

If you enjoy grim, disturbing cut scenes and fully fleshed out visuals, full of uniquely designed characters and wacky monsters, archetypes that looks so truly fantasy-like mixed with a blend of old school colors.
You get a twist of political conflict while absorbing all the complexity of game play.
It can get overwhelming at first, but once you blend into the game, things feels much more second nature like playing a series of the Persona series.

Overall, Metaphor: ReFantazio is a must-play for Persona JRPG fans that prefers turn based battle system with SMTV like mechanics.

It's a beautiful, 100-hour-long journey that takes the best elements of Persona 5 and improves upon them, making it a standout title in the genre.