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Strohl leads the popularity charts among Metaphor: ReFantazio characters in Japan.
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Louis and the protagonist rounded out the top three.
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Metaphor: ReFantazio fans in Southeast Asia have another favorite character named Hulkenberg.
Strohl is the most popular character. Metaphor: ReFantazio among Japanese fans, according to interim results of the game's official poll. The same source indicates: Metaphor: ReFantazio Fans also have a lot of appreciation for the game's main villain.
Atlus' latest RPG was released on October 11, 2024 to almost universal acclaim. After gathering outstanding reviews, Metaphor: ReFantazio It swept The Game Awards this year, winning three out of six nominations, including Best Narrative, Art Direction, and Role-Playing Game. Above all, the game received widespread praise for its colorful cast of memorable characters.

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Atlus recently hosted a survey asking fans for their favorite names. Metaphor: ReFantazio message. While questionnaire submissions are still open, the company shared preliminary results in mid-January 2024 (via Screen Rant), revealing that Strohl currently tops the charts with 4,637 votes from Japanese fans. This is about 5% more than second place. Lewis. Meanwhile, the game's protagonist is currently in third place with 3,483 votes. Basilio and Eupha placed in the top five with 3,379 and 2,694 votes respectively.
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Analogy: ReFantazio fans in different countries have completely different character preferences
Newly shared popular charts do not apply globally. Conversely, a similar poll hosted by Atlus SEA suggests: Metaphor: ReFantazio Fans outside of Japan have completely different character preferences. Southeast Asian players therefore voted Hulkenberg as their favorite character, ranking him six places higher on the list compared to his Japanese peers. Heismay placed second in Atlus SEA's popularity poll. Although the character did not make the top 5 in Japan. Strohl rounded out the top three. Both polls were hosted by regional Atlus branches, but were not geographically restricted, leaving room for potential brigades to influence the results.
The discrepancy between the two sets of results is testament to the sheer diversity of the game's cast, which includes a variety of memorable characters. As in the case of 3D persona Games, Atlus Metaphor: ReFantazio Cast as many compelling characters as possible to motivate players to complete social links, or bonds, in the new game's jargon.
The critically acclaimed JRPG surpassed 1 million units sold within 24 hours of hitting the market in mid-October 2024. More players will soon get a chance to experience it. metaphor: Ripantaccio It's rumored to be coming to Switch 2. Nintendo's next-generation console doesn't have a release date yet, but hands-on preview events are scheduled around the world between early April and early June, so the device is expected to launch sometime between June and November. 2025.
Source: Atlus SEA