It has been a year of big flops and big surprises. Sega just announced that its latest RPG developed by Studio Zero and published by Atlus in Japan has sold 1 million units in the first 24 hours of its release—which is no small feat.
“Atlus’ completely new fantasy RPG “Metaphor: ReFantasio” has surpassed 1 million copies sold worldwide,” the company announced on X.
According to a press release from Sega, the number of copies sold consists of “the total number of physical unit shipments and downloadable units sales”. In contrast, it took Persona 5 a month to ship 1.5 million units. Persona 5 was also published by Atlus.
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Before the release of Persona 5, Atlus’ most successful franchise was Persona 4: Golden, released in 2014. It sold 800,000 units and is now available on current-gen consoles.
Metaphor: ReFantazio is one of the highly-rated games on Metacritic this year. It received an average score of 93 from 37 critic reviews on PS5. The score dropped to 92 on Xbox Series X and 91 on PC.
Metaphor: ReFantazio takes place in The United Kingdom of Euchronia, where the king’s assassination brings chaos and unrest to the land. One fateful day, a magic known only to the king called the Royal Magic is invoked, and the world becomes embroiled in a Royal Tournament for the throne. You and your partner, the fairy Gallica, must find a way to break the curse placed on the prince that the kingdom believes to be dead.
Metaphor: ReFantazio has already bagged a Golden Joystick Awards nomination
Metaphor: ReFantazio was launched today, October 11, 2024. However, it has already bagged a Golden Joystick Awards nomination. It received a nomination in the Best Visual Design category.
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Metaphor: ReFantazio will be fighting for the coveted trophy in the category against Harold Halibut, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Black Myth: Wukong, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, and Astro Bot.
We’re thrilled to announce that some great SEGA games from ATLUS and RGG have been nominated for the @GoldenJoysticks!
Cast your votes for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Persona 3 Reload and Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance now: https://t.co/6DGQERdkDr pic.twitter.com/9nMLAgdaIR
— SEGA (@SEGA) October 10, 2024
Without a doubt, it is going to be a tough contest in that category with Wukong and Astro Bot already tipped for Game of the Year. To participate in the voting for the Golden Joystick Awards, visit this link. Voting ends Friday, November 1, 2024.
