Metaphor: ReFantazio Releases New Update for January 2025

Metaphor: ReFantazio receives Update 1.11, enhancing menu navigation and addressing PC bugs. This minor patch improves the user experience across all platforms, building upon the game's already impressive success.

Released in October 2024, Metaphor: ReFantazio achieved phenomenal sales, exceeding one million copies sold globally on its launch day—a record for Atlus. This critically acclaimed RPG, following a boy's quest to become King of Euchronia, has garnered numerous Game of the Year awards and a perfect 100 score on OpenCritic.

Update 1.11 streamlines menu navigation. Key improvements include the ability to adjust battle formations and swap party members from both the main and equip menus. A new "jump to category" function on the item screen accelerates gameplay. PC players benefit from numerous bug fixes impacting camera controls, frame rate, and controller responsiveness. Atlus' commitment to post-launch support ensures an optimized player experience.

Speculation regarding a sequel is rife, fueled by the game's overwhelming popularity. While director Katsura Hashino confirms no concrete plans currently exist, he expresses his ambition to establish Metaphor as a major JRPG franchise alongside Persona and Shin Megami Tensei.

With Atlus enjoying unprecedented success, anticipation for future announcements is high. The upcoming ninth anniversary of Persona 5 fuels speculation about a Persona 6 reveal. Many believe that leveraging Metaphor's momentum with a new entry in the Persona series would be a strategic masterstroke.

Metaphor: ReFantazio Update 1.11 Patch Notes

All Platforms

• Streamlined party management: Change formations and swap party members from the main and equip menus.
• Enhanced item screen navigation: New "jump to category" function added.
• Resolved a main menu progression-blocking bug.
• Minor bug fixes implemented.

Windows and Steam Versions

• Refined analog stick controls for characters and cursors.
• Improved mouse-controlled camera movement speed.
• Fixed frame rate inconsistencies during specific actions.
• Addressed progression-blocking bugs in command battles.
• Resolved progression-blocking bugs within Magura Hole.
• Corrected controller input issues on Windows 11.