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Strohl leads the Metaphor: ReFantazio characters on the popularity chart in Japan.
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Lewis and Hero round out the top three.
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Metaphor: ReFantazio fans in Southeast Asia have a different favorite character, Hulkenberg.
The most popular character from Strohl Metaphor: ReFantazio among Japanese fans, according to interim results of the game's official survey. The same source indicates Metaphor: ReFantazio Fans also have a lot of praise for the game's main villain.
Atlus' latest RPG was released on October 11, 2024 to almost universal critical acclaim. After gathering stellar reviews, Metaphor: ReFantazio The Game swept the awards, winning three out of six nominations, including accolades for best story, art direction, and role-playing game of the year. Among other qualities, the game received widespread acclaim for its colorful cast of memorable characters.

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Atlas recently held a poll asking fans for their favorite name Metaphor: ReFantazio characters. While the questionnaire is still open for submissions, the company shared its preliminary results in mid-January 2024 (via Screen Rent), Stroll is currently leading the chart with 4,637 votes from Japanese fans, about 5% more than second place. Louis. Meanwhile, the game hero is currently in third place with 3,483 votes. Basilio and Ufa are in the top five with 3,379 and 2,694 votes respectively.
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Strohl
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Louis
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hero
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Basilio
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Ufa
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Galicia
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Heismay
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Hulkenberg
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Fidelio
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Bridget
Metaphor: ReFantazio fans in other countries have completely different character preferences
The new shared popularity chart is not universally applicable. On the contrary, suggests a similar survey conducted by Atlas SEA Metaphor: ReFantazio Fans outside of Japan have completely different character preferences. Players from Southeast Asia voted Hulkenberg as their favorite character, placing him six places higher on their list than his Japanese peers. Heismay ranked second in Atlas SEA's popularity poll, although the character did not crack the top five in Japan. Strohl completes the top three. Although both polls were conducted by region-specific Atlas branches, they were not geographically restricted, leaving room for potential bridging to influence the results.
The difference between the two sets of results is a testament to the sheer diversity of the game's cast, which includes a variety of memorable characters. Same is the case with 3D personality Games, Atlas tried to fill Metaphor: ReFantazio Cast with as many attractive characters as possible to motivate players to fulfill their social links—or bonds—in the jargon of the new game.
The critically acclaimed JRPG surpassed one million sales within 24 hours of its release in mid-October 2024. More players may get a chance to experience it soon. metaphor: ReFantazio It's rumored to be coming to the Switch 2. Nintendo's next-generation console doesn't have a release date yet, but hands-on preview events are scheduled worldwide for early April and early June, with the device expected to launch between June and November. 2025.
Source: Atlus SEA