Why don't just call it Persona 6?

[Blackened Halo]

It looks totally like Persona, it sounds totally like Persona, it feels totally like Persona, it's made by the team who created Persona, so why the heck is it called Metaphor?

[Hexenhammer]

Kaolan Enjoyer 27 lähetti viestin:

Because Persona has always been a fairly grounded Urban Fantasy series.

This is just straight up High Fantasy.

Most important: no teenagers, YEY

[Blackened Halo]

after playing the game you just must admit this topic was relevant

[lorddeliverence]

Clown award sounds about right.

[Ancient Toaster]

If you know they're farming clowns, don't give them clowns

[[NK]NOOB_KILLA]

This is like asking "Why is it called Elden Ring and not Dark Souls 4?"

[Lucius]

So, we see some turn-based combat and social links, and suddenly it’s Persona 6, huh? Never mind the fact that Metaphor is channeling a whole medieval vibe, complete with Machiavellian power struggles and Louis trying to out-scheme everyone like he’s auditioning for “Game of Thrones: JRPG Edition.”

Sure, Metaphor shares DNA with Persona—same dev team, some familiar mechanics like “Bonds” and the whole inner-spirit thing (shout-out to Archetypes). But, unless you missed the part where they ditched the high school setting and summoned political intrigue instead of teenage angst, this is way more SMT meets Persona. You’ve got kingdoms on the verge of collapse, tyrants plotting like it’s a Shakespearean tragedy, and giant human monstrosities wreaking havoc—not exactly the school festival arc we’re used to in Persona.

It’s like saying Dark Souls and Elden Ring are the same just because they both make you question your life choices. Surface similarities? Sure. But calling Metaphor “Persona 6” just because you see some overlap is like calling every fantasy game Final Fantasy. But hey, if it gets you that clown badge, go for it.

[Hi.standard]

Marketing

[zeroburrito]

xtracheese lähetti viestin:

Because there's no Persona? It's just the same team who work on it.

have you not played it? it has lots of personas, you just don't fuse them. you get one very early in the game called seeker. you get the art thou voice and everything when you unlock them and the main characters can switch them. you even have bonds that increase your character and persona strength. not only that, you have the day cycle timeline to do things in the day and night, and dungeons that take the entire day.


THIS IS PERSONA 6.

[REBirthTheEdge]

It is not Persona.

It is a new IP.

[Pencillus Sedatus]

zeroburrito lähetti viestin:

xtracheese lähetti viestin:

Because there's no Persona? It's just the same team who work on it.

have you not played it? it has lots of personas, you just don't fuse them. you get one very early in the game called seeker. you get the art thou voice and everything when you unlock them and can switch during battles.

that sounds exactly NOT like persona.

[Wrecki]

Because its NOT Persona 6. Are you really this dense or just trying to farm for Steam points?

[CloudKira]

Persona ReFantazio? :P

[Penaldo]

do you know what persona mean?

[Many-Named]

no joker, duuh

[The Silver Haired Gamer]

Blackened Halo lähetti viestin:

It looks totally like Persona, it sounds totally like Persona, it feels totally like Persona, it's made by the team who created Persona, so why the heck is it called Metaphor?

Well here's one reason NOT to call it Persona 6: It doesn't take place in Japan. In fact, it takes place in a fantasy world.