Best RPG 2024: Metaphor: ReFantazio

Settle in for a tale of hardship, hope and a big airship with legs. Atlus trades high school for high fantasy, and the result is the best RPG of the year. For more awards, check out our Game of the Year 2024 hub.

Mollie Taylor, Features Producer: As I've grown older and found myself with less free time, I've largely fallen off the JPRG train. But Metaphor: ReFantazio has pulled me right back in and reminded me why I adore this genre so much.

The game feels like an adult Persona—swapping...