What kinds of lessons do we learn from our favorite pieces of fiction? Are they simply a means for escapism and enjoyment, or can they also have a tangible impact on our lives? Having played nearly ...

Publisher ATLUS and developer Studio Zero have announced the Metaphor: ReFantazio “Guidebook Edition,” a new digital bundle coming in early 2026. This special edition includes the digital base game, ...

Metaphor: ReFantazio is nearing its first birthday, and ATLUS isn’t letting the anniversary go by without a proper celebration. ATLUS has announced an anniversary livestream for Metaphor: ReFantazio, ...

Source: Francesco Bini/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0 The most famous of all allegories is the Allegory of the Cave, in which Plato compares unphilosophical people to prisoners who, having spent their ...

Something I've really enjoyed over the last decade of PC gaming has been the shift in genres like JRPGs, going from console homebodies to multiplatform behemoths and even, in some cases, finding an ...

There was a time when metaphor was considered primarily an advanced language skill, a tool mainly used by poets and speakers well-trained in rhetoric. Modern linguistic science has overthrown that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I explore a vital topic concerning the ...

Shoji Meguro talks about what went into Metaphor’s soundtrack and how he found that chanting monk. Shoji Meguro talks about what went into Metaphor’s soundtrack and how he found that chanting monk. is ...

We may be returning to the United Kingdom of Euchronia sooner than we expected to. Today, an interesting development on Atlus’ official social media may mean that DLC, or something of that ilk, is on ...

Though Metaphor: ReFantazio is the former Persona team's first foray into high fantasy, it might also be the most grounded and deeply human game they've ever created. By weaving magical elements with ...

Every election, we’re told we have to fight for democracy, how it’s the great “experiment,” almost like a mantra. Is a civil, functioning democracy as much a fantasy as a world of magic, elves and ...

Metaphor: ReFantazio Review (PS5) – ATLUS has undoubtedly had one of their busiest years in 2024, and the release of Metaphor: ReFantazio marks an explosive conclusion to what was already a bumper ...