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Now though, he’s certain that the genre has a “long future ahead.”

Kenichi Goto has plenty of experience developing JRPGs with turn-based battle systems.

Metaphor: ReFantazio anime cutscene screenshot shows Strohl, the protagonist, Gallica, and Hulkenberg looking ahead with shocked expressions.

And I did start to see reactions from players and fans that it was starting to get outdated."

This clearly isn’t a belief he’s held onto, however.

But on the contrary, Atlus has grown over the years, with creating RPGs as our forte.

Metaphor: ReFantazio

“When you look at the final product, you might think, ‘Well, that’s obvious.’

But it was important that we put our core game concept into actual words.”

Strohl, Gallica, the protagonist, and Hulkenberg in a Metaphor: ReFantazio anime cutscene screenshot.

A screenshot from Metaphor: ReFantazio of Strohl�s awakening scene.

Count Louis in Metaphor: ReFantazio in an anime cutscene with a dead Human behind him

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Clair Obscure Expedition 33

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A screenshot of the upcoming PS5 game, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

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A screenshot from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, showing a man named Verso covered in dirt and blood, looking into the camera.

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Solo Leveling anime

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Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

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