Atlus’ new fantasy social sim role-playing game Metaphor: ReFantasia is published today, October 11th. The game’s turn-based combat system is similar to those in the studio’s previous works Shin Megami Tensei And personabut is based on archetypes, which are classes that have different skills and roles in combat. There are your RPG standards like the sword-wielding warrior and the element-twisting mage, tricky archetypes with original mechanics like the summoner, and supporting roles like the commander, who plays with the game’s positioning mechanics.
Each party member you recruit consistently metaphor You can use any archetype, but you have to unlock each of them and their improved stages for each character. Some of these require you to upgrade the archetypes of other lineages, while others are kept secret and have more mysterious unlock requirements that may surprise you late in the game, after you’ve already invested a lot of time in specializing your characters. By the time it took me to improve various ways, I had already put hours into other courses where I could have spread the experience. Some archetypes are also protected by a gate metaphorThe game’s follower loyalty is so high that you have to meet and befriend different characters to unlock them.
If you want to know the requirements for each archetype in advance so that there are no surprises, we have a list of the requirements for each archetype. In addition to reaching certain archetypes and reaching certain points in each relationship, you also need enough Magla currency, which you can get from fighting, checking in at the Coronation Rock in each city, taking a bath on your ship, etc. and having conversations with your followers. The amount you need varies depending on how far along you are in the relationship, as costs decrease as follower retention progresses. Here is a summary of each:
Mild spoilers for metaphorThe relationships are as follows:
The Seeker Line
Viewfinder:
Magicseeker:
- Raise the Seeker to rank 20
- Reach Rank 3 in More Follower Retention
Soul hacker:
- Level soul hacker up to rank 20
- Reach Rank 7 in More’s Follower Retention
The Magician Line
Magician:
- Unlocked at the start of Gallica’s Follower Bond
Assistant:
- Raise the magician’s level to rank 20
- Reach Rank 3 in Gallica’s Follower Retention
Elemental Master:
- Level assistant up to rank 20
- Reach Rank 8 in Gallica’s Follower Retention
Warlock
- Level assistant up to rank 20
- Level Assassin up to rank 10
- Reach Rank 8 in Gallica’s Follower Retention
The Healer Line
Healer:
- Unlocked at the start of Maria’s Follower Bond
Cleric:
- Level healer up to rank 20
- Reach Rank 3 in Maria’s Follower Bond
Savior:
- Level cleric up to rank 20
- Reach Rank 8 in Maria’s Follower Bond
The Brawler line
Brawler:
- Unlocked at the start of Catherina’s Follower Bond
Pugilist:
- Level Brawler up to rank 20
- Reach Rank 3 in Catherina’s Follower Bond
Martial artist:
- Level pugilist up to rank 20
- Reach Rank 8 in Catherina’s Follower Bond
The Berserker Line
Berserker:
- Unlocked at the start of Basilio’s Follower Bond
- Raise the Warrior’s level to Rank 10
- Level Brawler at rank 10
- Raise the knight to rank 10
Destroyer:
- Level Berserker up to rank 20
The Warrior Line
Warrior:
- Unlocked at the start of Strohl’s Follower Bond
Swordmaster
- Raise the Warrior’s level to rank 20
- Reach rank 3 in Strohl’s Follower Bond
samurai
- Level Swordmaster up to rank 20
- Level general up to rank 10
- Reach rank 7 in Strohl’s Follower Bond
The Commander Line
Commander:
- Unlocked at the start of Bardon’s Follower Bond
Generally:
- Level commander up to rank 20
- Reach Rank 3 in Bardon’s Follower Bond
Warlord:
- Level general up to rank 20
- Reach Rank 8 in Bardon’s Follower Bond
The Thief Line
Thief:
- Unlocked at the start of Heismay’s Follower Bond
Assassin:
- Level thief up to rank 20
- Reach Rank 3 in Heismay’s Follower Retention
Ninja:
- Level Assassin up to rank 20
- Level sniper up to rank 10
- Reach rank 7 in Heismay’s Follower Retention
The Knight Line
Knight:
- Unlocked at the start of Hülkenberg’s Follower Bond
Magic Knight:
- Level knight up to rank 20
- Raise the magician’s level to rank 10
- Reach rank 3 in Hülkenberg’s loyalty
Paladin:
- Raise the Magic Knight’s level to rank 20
- Reach rank 7 in Hülkenberg’s loyalty
Dark Knight:
- Raise the Magic Knight’s level to rank 20
- Level assistant up to rank 10
- Reach rank 7 in Hülkenberg’s loyalty
The Merchant Line
Dealer:
- Unlocked at the start of Brigitta’s Follower Bond
Tycoon:
- Level up the merchant to rank 20
- Level commander up to rank 10
- Reach rank 8 in Brigitta’s Follower Bond
The Summoner Line
Summoner:
- Unlocked at the start of Eupha’s Follower Bond
- Level finder up to rank 15
- Level Faker at rank 10
Devil Summoner:
- Level summoner up to rank 20
- Raise the Magic Seeker’s level to rank 10
- Reach Rank 6 in Eupha’s Follower Bond
The Gunner Line:
Gunner:
- Unlocked at the start of the Neuras Follower Bond
Sniper:
- Level shooter up to rank 20
- Level seeker at rank 10
- Reach Rank 3 in Neuras’ Follower Bond
dragoon:
- Level sniper up to rank 20
- Raise the Magic Knight’s level to rank 10
- Reach Rank 8 in Neuras’ Follower Bond
The Faker Line:
Swindler:
- Unlocked at the start of Alonzo’s Follower Bond
Cheater:
- Level Faker at rank 20
- Reach Rank 8 in Alonzo’s Follower Bond
The Masked Dancer line
Masked Dancer:
- Unlocked at the start of Junah’s Follower Bond
- Raise the Mage’s level to rank 15
- Level thief up to rank 10
Persona Master:
- Raise Masked Dancer to rank 20
- Raise Faker to rank 10
- Reach Rank 6 in Junah’s Follower Bond
But what about the archetypes of heroic embodiment?
In late Metaphor: ReFantasiaallows you to unlock the ultimate archetype for each party member, known as the Heroic Incarnation. These are the best versions of each character’s standard lineage, meaning it’s up to you to spend some time with each character’s base class while experimenting with others. These have their own requirements that span several other paths. So if you don’t know them in advance, you may have to try different classes to reach the “best” class of each character. Here is an overview of all the heroic embodiment archetypes:
Protagonist: Prince
- Automatically unlocked through action
Strohl: Royal warrior
- Raise Samurai to rank 20
- Raise Warlord to rank 20
Hülkenberg: Royal Knight
- Raise Paladin to rank 20
- Raise Dark Knight to rank 15
- Raise Elemental Master Level to Rank 15
Heismay: Royal thief
- Raise Ninja to Rank 20
- Raise Dragoon to rank 15
- Raise Tycoon’s level to rank 15
Junah: Royal mask dancer
- Raise the Persona Master level to rank 20
- Raise Trickster’s level to rank 20
Eupha: Royal Summoner
- Raise Fel Summoner to Rank 20
- Raise Soul Hacker to rank 20
Basilio: Royal Berserker
- Raise the Destroyer’s level to rank 20
- Raise the martial artist level to rank 20
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