Is it safe to buy or there will be Metaphor: Royal ReFantazio in 6months?

[Lvl 10]

We all know Atlus has a habit of releasing an incompletely game then milking the fanbase for full price again when the "how it should have come out"-edition is released down the line.

Persona 3 > Persona 3 FES
Persona 4> Persona 4 Golden
Catherine > Cathrine: Full Body
Persona 5> Persona 5 Golden
Shin Megami Tensei V > Shin Megami Tensei V - Vengeance

Why do I have a feeling this will be the case for Metaphor as well?

[VavTenZ]

But we did not get new edition of Soul hacker 2 aren't we?

[Faiyez]

This thread again.

[Niras]

I wouldn't say they release games "incomplete" rather they port games with additional a.k.a adding cute girl as someone jokingly put it. It might not be worth buying re-release day 1 for ~20% of additional content while owning the original one but getting re-release later on (with potential discount) could be ideal.

Notice how every re-release you mentioned is on different platform(P4G being exception). Potential re-relase of Metaphor won't come any sooner than Switch 2 (with next gen consoles) unless they decide porting it to Switch.

With that said Metaphor is a new IP which might change their release strategy so far

[Evangelion]

None of us know, but if it were to be the case, it certainly wouldn't be in 6 months. There were more than 3 years inbetween P5 and Royal, so it's up to you if you want to wait

[Starts@0]

Originally posted by Lvl 10:

We all know Atlus has a habit of releasing an incompletely game then milking the fanbase for full price again when the "how it should have come out"-edition is released down the line.

Persona 3 > Persona 3 FES
Persona 4> Persona 4 Golden
Catherine > Cathrine: Full Body
Persona 5> Persona 5 Golden
Shin Megami Tensei V > Shin Megami Tensei V - Vengeance

Why do I have a feeling this will be the case for Metaphor as well?

I won't call it incomplete. Essentially, what Atlus did was apply the feedback they received from the initial release to create an expanded and enhanced version. Ordinarily, these improved versions are released years after the original and, typically, they are for new platforms.

[PS2] Persona 3 > [PS2] Persona 3 FES > [PSP] Persona 3 Portable > [Multiplatform] Persona 3 Portable
[PS2] Persona 4 > [PSV] Persona 4 Golden > [Multiplatform] Persona 4 Golden
[PS3] Persona 5 > [PS4] Persona 5 Royal > [Multiplatform] Persona 5 Royal
[NDS] SMT: Devil Survivor > [N3DS] SMT: Devil Survivor Overclocked
[NDS] SMT: Devil Survivor 2 > [N3DS] SMT: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker
[NDS] SMT: Strange Journey > [N3DS] SMT: Strange Journey Redux
[NS] Shin Megami Tensei V > [Multiplatform] Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Originally posted by Evangelion:

None of us know, but if it were to be the case, it certainly wouldn't be in 6 months. There were more than 3 years inbetween P5 and Royal, so it's up to you if you want to wait

Now, as already pointed out, the re-releases typically come out a few years after the initial releases, so it is up to you if you want to wait for the enhanced and expanded edition.

But here's the reality - You don't have to buy the enhanced and expanded edition if you don't want to. And you may decry that Atlus' milking its audience and so forth - This maybe true, but the fact is the re-releases are for those that missed out on the initial releases. I, for one, would've missed out on Devil Survivor and Strange Journey if they weren't re-released for the 3DS. So, really, it's up to you whether you want to buy or wait - My advice, though? Just buy what you know you will play.

[VavTenZ]

Atlus release as an exclusive console and took opportunity to re-release new edition for multi platform since they release all platform on day 1 I don't think they'll re-release this game.

[VB Driver]

"Milking" AKA adding new content to the great game YEARS after and porting the game for new customers?

Is your gaming budget $100 per 6 years?
And since you've played base game, you can wait re-release on sale.

[mimizukari]

Originally posted by Lvl 10:

We all know Atlus has a habit of releasing an incompletely game then milking the fanbase for full price again when the "how it should have come out"-edition is released down the line.

Persona 3 > Persona 3 FES
Persona 4> Persona 4 Golden
Catherine > Cathrine: Full Body
Persona 5> Persona 5 Golden
Shin Megami Tensei V > Shin Megami Tensei V - Vengeance

Why do I have a feeling this will be the case for Metaphor as well?

It's not 6 months, it's like 3-4 YEARS, and the re-releases often directly address the concerns WITH THAT specific game. It still launches great, Vengeance added over 40 new things AND an entirely new 60+ hour route, effectively making it a new game... so why even complain about things like this?

[El Guapo]

Nope they won't, perhaps they might release DLCs for it, but this will be the definitive edition as they stated in an interview

[Redassassin]

Originally posted by El Guapo:

Nope they won't, perhaps they might release DLCs for it, but this will be the definitive edition as they stated in an interview

which interview is this? If possible could you link it?

[El Guapo]

Originally posted by Redassassin:

Originally posted by El Guapo:

Nope they won't, perhaps they might release DLCs for it, but this will be the definitive edition as they stated in an interview

which interview is this? If possible could you link it?

It was a post from twitter but I can't find it anymore, probl on Midori account or stuff like that

[Redassassin]

Originally posted by El Guapo:

Originally posted by Redassassin:

which interview is this? If possible could you link it?

It was a post from twitter but I can't find it anymore, probl on Midori account or stuff like that

If Midori said it then it's probably true. If anyone else said it I'd take the info with a grain of salt.

[Evangelion]

Originally posted by Redassassin:

If Midori said it then it's probably true. If anyone else said it I'd take the info with a grain of salt.

Well.. turns out "Midori" is an american dude that pretended to be a japanese woman, so looks like none of us will be able to confirm if it was said on the account or not

[mimizukari]

Originally posted by Evangelion:

Originally posted by Redassassin:

If Midori said it then it's probably true. If anyone else said it I'd take the info with a grain of salt.

Well.. turns out "Midori" is an american dude that pretended to be a japanese woman, so looks like none of us will be able to confirm if it was said on the account or not

People trust any leakers ever? it's always taken with a grain of salt, just like people posting "leaks" on 4chan. if anything, if there IS validity the account should be reported for breaking NDAs/etc... but I don't trust anything said by a "leaker".

[VB Driver]

Midori had some (stolen?) Atlus/SEGA plans till 2024-2025. Now he's dry so that's why he "retired".