Will there ever be a Metaphor 2?

[FeartheGreat]

Just finished the game. I can see why it went over so big due to it's striking resemblance to Persona 5 and it was a very fun experience. I kind of hope they continue the series like they do the Persona games and not leave this as a one off thing.

[Blunette]

If it sold well enough. You're than likely to see an enhanced re-release first, however. Every SMT/Persona game has 'suffered' this fate: "Inevitable re-release with a bunch of cut content and likely a New Heroine shoved into the storyline much like how an excited child will shove their doll into the parents' faces whilst gushing about how cool they are."

An Atlus staple since Nocturne~!

[Arifufu]

yes,

even worse Metaphor:ReFantaziobarion might be re-release version of Metaphor:ReFantazio

Atlus loves to do re-releasing their previous game and added a new cute heroine just like Blunette said

[complexity]

Maybe no, they might put more effort into persona 6 instead.

Dunno it doesnt seem to sell that much, yes it did get over 1m in short time compare to other persona, But after that it strangely quiet. They don't even announce 2million copy milestone so probably mean not that point yet.

Consider it release both ps5 and PC just little over 1M for AAA seem a abit low especially almost half a year pass now for this game.

[Blunette]

Originally posted by complexity:

Dunno it doesnt seem to sell that much, yes it did get over 1m in short time compare to other persona, But after that it strangely quiet. They don't even announce 2million copy milestone so probably mean not that point yet.

Being a single player RPG sort of puts a bit of a limit on game sales when everything's trying to be the next time-cruncher of a multiplayer shooter or something.

[Strider]

Originally posted by Arifufu:

yes,

even worse Metaphor:ReFantaziobarion might be re-release version of Metaphor:ReFantazio

Atlus loves to do re-releasing their previous game and added a new cute heroine just like Blunette said

Atlus claimed they were done with the stand-alone enhanced re-releases after SMT5. Their plan going forward is to allow owners of the original release to purchase any new content as a DLC, rather than needing to re-buy the whole game again.

[N/A]

Originally posted by Strider:

Originally posted by Arifufu:

yes,

even worse Metaphor:ReFantaziobarion might be re-release version of Metaphor:ReFantazio

Atlus loves to do re-releasing their previous game and added a new cute heroine just like Blunette said

Atlus claimed they were done with the stand-alone enhanced re-releases after SMT5. Their plan going forward is to allow owners of the original release to purchase any new content as a DLC, rather than needing to re-buy the whole game again.

I was slowly moving away from this franchise over this exact thing. P5R was the turning point for me. The games are too samey already but being forced to buy the same game a second time for what should have just been a DLC expansion was making me feel like a fool.

If what you say is true then that is very good news... or very bad news. Ah, and people complain about their boring lives?

[L0KisT3r]

Can't wait for Metaphor: ReFantazio Golden Royal Reloaded

[Nabeula]

We'll surely get a Metaphor Definitive Edition, which makes me feel weird as I always enjoyed playing the enhanced version of the Atlus games having skipped the original. Yet now I'm the victim...

[Obi 1]

I wouldn't if this just entirely replaces Persona series.
Finally something fresh mixed in the age old formula :D

[lexia88]

Well, since Metaphor is technically a veeeeeery detached prequel to Etrian Odyssey 1 (the timelines are at least 100s of years apart), there's plenty of space to fill with another RPG in the same universe. Maybe even with places from EO2 or EO3, like they did with the Lost City / Shinjuku OST and general map layout.

But Metaphor is still a rather new game, so don't get your hopes up in the next 5-10 years. Sales also matter a lot like the others already wrote.

[Blackjade]

Originally posted by lexia88:

Well, since Metaphor is technically a veeeeeery detached prequel to Etrian Odyssey 1 (the timelines are at least 100s of years apart), there's plenty of space to fill with another RPG in the same universe. Maybe even with places from EO2 or EO3, like they did with the Lost City / Shinjuku OST and general map layout.

But Metaphor is still a rather new game, so don't get your hopes up in the next 5-10 years. Sales also matter a lot like the others already wrote.

Do you have a good resource for where you got this info? I'm curious and would like to learn more.

[noobie123]

probably a metaphor royal type edition for 60+ bucks first, then who knows after 10 years

[Grev]

Originally posted by Blackjade:

Originally posted by lexia88:

Well, since Metaphor is technically a veeeeeery detached prequel to Etrian Odyssey 1 (the timelines are at least 100s of years apart), there's plenty of space to fill with another RPG in the same universe. Maybe even with places from EO2 or EO3, like they did with the Lost City / Shinjuku OST and general map layout.

But Metaphor is still a rather new game, so don't get your hopes up in the next 5-10 years. Sales also matter a lot like the others already wrote.

Do you have a good resource for where you got this info? I'm curious and would like to learn more.

Spoilers for people who haven't finished the Dragon Temple:

The stuff linking Metaphor to Etrian Odyssey is the Mustari's island being renamed to Eht Ria and the ruins of Shinjuku appearing nearly identically in Etrian as they do here.

[lexia88]

Originally posted by Blackjade:

Originally posted by lexia88:

Well, since Metaphor is technically a veeeeeery detached prequel to Etrian Odyssey 1 (the timelines are at least 100s of years apart), there's plenty of space to fill with another RPG in the same universe. Maybe even with places from EO2 or EO3, like they did with the Lost City / Shinjuku OST and general map layout.

But Metaphor is still a rather new game, so don't get your hopes up in the next 5-10 years. Sales also matter a lot like the others already wrote.

Do you have a good resource for where you got this info? I'm curious and would like to learn more.

Pretty much what Grev wrote. I can eleborate a bit further if you want to read about it. Have you already cleared the dragon temple? If so, then read on:

- After saving Virga Island, Eupha renames the island to Eht Ria (like in Etrian Odyssey). Edeni also described the island previously as being "in the world tree's embrace". Yggdrasil's maze was a term used in Etrian Odyssey 1 to describe the world tree underneath the island, the dungeon you have to explore in EO1.

- Vendors/Shop names on Eht Ria are partially identical in both games (Shilleka's Weaponry/Goods, Golden Deer Hearth/Pub) and the consumable item Ariadne Thread
can be bought in both games and has the same function

- The lowest part of the dragon temple in Metaphor with the post-apocalyptic Japanese architecture of Shinjuku is pretty much the final dungeon of EO1. If you want to, google search "Etrian Odyssey B21F map" and you will instantly recognize it. The soundtrack in that area also got modernized in Metaphor. You can listen to the original track from EO1 to compare the two

- the character Raquna Sheldon of EOU: The Millennium Girl (EO1 remake) comes from the city "Ontario", a post-apocalyptic version of today's Ontario in Kanada. There's "Montario" in Metaphor, which might refer to the same place (just my theory). But I haven't played EOU, only EO1, so I don't know if there are more similar sounding places.

That's where the connections end. Like I said, Metaphor is a very disconnected prequel to EO1 because the games are beside a few shared locations way too different. Only the island Eht Ria connects the games.

[Arndell]

Originally posted by lexia88:

Originally posted by Blackjade:

Do you have a good resource for where you got this info? I'm curious and would like to learn more.

Pretty much what Grev wrote. I can eleborate a bit further if you want to read about it. Have you already cleared the dragon temple? If so, then read on:

- After saving Virga Island, Eupha renames the island to Eht Ria (like in Etrian Odyssey). Edeni also described the island previously as being "in the world tree's embrace". Yggdrasil's maze was a term used in Etrian Odyssey 1 to describe the world tree underneath the island, the dungeon you have to explore in EO1.

- Vendors/Shop names on Eht Ria are partially identical in both games (Shilleka's Weaponry/Goods, Golden Deer Hearth/Pub) and the consumable item Ariadne Thread
can be bought in both games and has the same function

- The lowest part of the dragon temple in Metaphor with the post-apocalyptic Japanese architecture of Shinjuku is pretty much the final dungeon of EO1. If you want to, google search "Etrian Odyssey B21F map" and you will instantly recognize it. The soundtrack in that area also got modernized in Metaphor. You can listen to the original track from EO1 to compare the two

- the character Raquna Sheldon of EOU: The Millennium Girl (EO1 remake) comes from the city "Ontario", a post-apocalyptic version of today's Ontario in Kanada. There's "Montario" in Metaphor, which might refer to the same place (just my theory). But I haven't played EOU, only EO1, so I don't know if there are more similar sounding places.

That's where the connections end. Like I said, Metaphor is a very disconnected prequel to EO1 because the games are beside a few shared locations way too different. Only the island Eht Ria connects the games.

It's been so long since I played EO1 that I only realised the oddly familiar feeling dungeon was the same after I heard the voice line pronouncing Eht Ria and it literally jogged my memory.

I think it's a bit of a stretch to say it's confirmation of it being a prequel, as you say, the whole of Virga Island is a massive callback to Etrian Odyssey, that's true, but we also have archetypes called "Persona Master" and "Devil Summoner"

I think it's more likely that Atlus just added a lot of references to their other franchises.