Metaphor Re: Fantazia (Reveal Dec 23)

**Kaslo** · 2016-12-20 12:04

Atlus to announce brand new fantasy RPG project on December 23

Atlus will announce a brand new, non-Persona, non-Megaten, fantasy RPG project via a Niconico live stream on December 23 at 20:00 JST.

The project comes from a new production studio within Atlus called “Studio Zero” led by Persona 5 director Katsura Hashino, who is also the project’s producer and director. The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu, due out on December 22, will feature an interview with Hashino and Atlus consumer software department supervisor Naoto Hiraoka, who will discuss the new studio and project.

We shouldn’t have to wait too long for news, though. Information should leak from the magazine within the next 12 hours.

For now, here’s the first artwork, illustrated by Persona 5 character designer Shigenori Soejima:

Here’s a message from Hashino via Studio Zero’s official website:

25 years ago, the Atlus RPG uttered its first cry. Speaking of RPGs in those days, the stories in so-called “fantasy” worlds were mainstream. The Shin Megami Tensei series was released as an “opposition” to such a “common” world view, and the Persona series was released as its spin-off. Both series, even today in their latest entries, have always been made with the concept that it will be a counter to the times. And now, in addition to continuing the titles within those series, what will our approach to a new RPG be? That is, to challenge the norms of the genre gamers have been consuming for decades. The challenge is about to begin. We would be happy if you would stand by for the moment we began from zero and the moment we began our challenge from zero.

— Katsura Hashino, producer and game director

http://gematsu.com/2016/12/atlus-ann...ct-december-23

**BerenTebogo** · 2016-12-20 12:07

>Non-persona

ABOUT FUCKING TIME FATLUS

**Zealot** · 2016-12-20 12:19

Atlus published the Ogre Battle games, right? I want more of those.

**Ayn** · 2016-12-20 12:25

In the spirit of Ogre Battle, Zealot, as we try to figure out what the next RPG is..

SPECULATE IT OUT.

**6souls** · 2016-12-21 01:13

Currently called "Project Re Fantasy," First image is only Concept Art
http://gematsu.com/2016/12/first-det...ect-re-fantasy | http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/20006915.html

Live stream at 6:00 AM ET on December 23rd
http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv284800313

**Kaslo** · 2016-12-21 10:21

Scans from Famitsu:

Spoiler: show

**Zealot** · 2016-12-21 13:47

I love Atlus so I will assume only the best possible things based on the art.

**6souls** · 2016-12-21 14:17

In the full article they state that this is still a few years out. They will begin a hiring campaign after the live stream is over.

**Kaslo** · 2016-12-23 08:55

Producer / Director: Katsura Hashino

Character Designer: Shigenori Soejima (Atlus Artwork Team)

Sound Composer: Shoji Meguro (Atlus Sound Team) (Persona 5)

Scenario & Planning:

Yuichiro Tanaka (scenario planner) (Persona 3/4/Q)
Azusa Kido (scenario & system planner) (Persona 3/4/Q)
Atsushi Watanabe (system planner) (Persona 3/4/Q, Pokemon X/Y ORAS)
Kenichi Gotoh (system planner)

Programmers:

Yujiro Kosaka (Persona 4)
Toshiyuki Niida (Persona 4)
Hirotaka Mizuno (Persona Q)

Designers:

Yaushiro Akimoto
Hiroki Fujioka (Persona 4)

Project Manager: Akiyasu Yamamoto (Persona 4)

**Kaslo** · 2016-12-28 13:38

**6souls** · 2017-03-01 23:05

New details via Katsura Hashino, Concept Art

Spoiler: show

At the end, he talks about the new game itself, explaining that creating games set in the real world inevitably brings a developer to face limitations. With the new game, he wants to distance himself from that, and take on “core human themes,” for example why human fight, and more. That’s why he wanted to create a game set in an imaginary world.

While normally people intend fantasy worlds as a way to escape reality, Hashino-san thinks that they can allow us “to see reality under a new angle.”

http://www.dualshockers.com/2017/03/...g-development/