Atlus' new JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio won't include romance, but its bonding system will "give you a new experience unlike any you have had" in the Persona series
Some Archetypes only unlock via the bond system

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Metaphor: ReFantazio omits romance for an "experience unlike any you have had" in previous𒐪 Atlus games.
Atlus has been pretty forthright in Metaphor: ReFantazi♚o going in a hugely different direction th𒉰an the Persona series and throwing out romance entirely. It's partly because Metaphor༒: ReFantaz𓆏io isn't a game about flirty teenagers, and so romance being omitted is "part of the realism of the set♉ting." The new JRPG still has a traditional 'bond' system though, and director Katsura Hashino has elaborated on it in the video below.
"Int𓂃eracting with characters of all ages, tribes, and values, and from different perspectives, will give you a new experience unlike any you have had in previous titles," Hashino prജoclaims in the video below, around the 15 minutes mark. This comes off the back of explaining how you can bond with allies like the bounty hunter Catherina (the one with pink rabbit ears) to form a "unique relationship."

Hashino also talks up another ally called Alonzo. This silver-tongued young man has the protagonist undertake a certain quest, and gives them the run-around a fair bit with mischevious words and deeds, but in the end, if you can level up your bond with Alonzo enough, you'll unlock the Faker Archetype. This can be used as a "trump card" in battle ✱to tackle difficult enemies.
So it sounds like although there aren't romance possibilities near the co♏nclusion of bond stories with your allies, you're in for scenes of a different type, such as unlocking powerful Archetypes. Admittedly, this does sound a lot like how allies' Personas would transform i📖nto more powerful variants once you'd maxed out their Social Link level in the Persona games, so I'm intrigued to see what the final game holds.
Read up on our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Metaphor: ReFantazio preview for our hands-on take with the new Atlus JRPG.
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