At the Summer Game Fest 2024, Atlus revealed a new trailer for Metaphor: ReFantazio showcasing the Archetypes, the job system for characters in the upcoming RPG. The developers revealed that the game will feature over 40 archetypes.
Some of the newly revealed archetypes include Magic Knight, Healer, Gunner Sniper, Merchant, Ninja, or Commander. Archetypes can gain experience and become stronger, and even evolve into stronger versions of their base form.
You can check out the Metaphor: ReFantazio trailer focused on Archetypes, as well as Director Katsura Hashino and Artist Shigenori Soejima talking about them here:
As a reminder, Atlus is currently celebrating the Atlus Fes and there will booths with playable demos for Metaphor: ReFantazio available at the event. The demos include three modes, Scenario Mode, Dungeon Mode, and Boss Challenge Mode. There’s no word yet on a demo being available worldwide for a wider audience. However, there are still months before the October 2024 debut. It is possible that more news about the title and opportunities for people to play could come up at other events such as the 2024 Tokyo Game Show.
Metaphor: ReFantazio will come out on October 11, 2024 for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC via Steam.
