Trump issues ‘prognosis’ for US after tariffs in medical metaphor
President Donald Trump gave a "prognosis" for the U.S. after reciprocal tariffs, making a medical metaphor in saying "the patient lived, and is healing." ...
Metaphor: ReFantazio had to dial back an early battle system inspired by a notoriously brutal 2003 JRPG, because 20 years later, players found it "irrational" an…
Metaphor: ReFantazio originally had a much more brutal battle system that took notes from the notoriously challenging 2003 ...
Metaphor: ReFantazio’s elaborate menus are designed to heighten your emotions
Lead interface designer Koji Ise talks about Atlus’ latest role-playing game.
The lead UI designer on Metaphor: ReFantazio had never designed for a game before – he just rolled up and made some of the best UI I've ever seen in a JRPG
ReFantazio, joined Atlus in 2018 after spending a while working on website design in the advertisement space, as he explained ...
Opinion
Booker's Filibuster a Metaphor for Dems' Impotence
Columnist David Marcus writes that Sen. Cory Booker's recod-breaking filibuster was a performative stunt and a perfect metaphor for the Democrats' impotence.
Metaphor: ReFantazio dev once thought turn-based JRPG combat "was starting to get outdated," but now thinks the format has a "long future ahead"
Metaphor: ReFantazio is yet another glowing example of a phenomenal turn-based JRPG from Atlus, but its lead battle planner ...
How Metaphor: ReFantazio's UI escaped the shadow of Persona
RPG maker Atlus has become celebrated for the unique UI designs in its games, from the Persona series to the more ...
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Persona, SMT, Metaphor Dev Atlus Has Finally Set Up Its Own YouTube Music Channel
Atlus has delivered some utterly iconic video game soundtracks over the last several decades — and so it's always baffled us ...
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“Couldn’t figure out which was correct”: Metaphor ReFantazio’s Combat Struggled, and Atlus’ Attempt to Fix It Backfired Spectacularly
Altus just wanted to solve the monotonous grinding problem in Metaphor ReFantazio but it proved detrimental to the original ...