As expected, Atlus held a livestream today and revealed more information about Studio Zero’s upcoming fantasy role-playing game Project Re Fantasy. The major reveals include a concept video (which can be seen embedded above), and the current staff that is working on the role-playing game. Atlus also went out of their way to explain that P-Studio, the team that does the Persona games, will continue to work on that series.
Persona 5 and Catherine director Katsura Hasino will head the studio and direct Project Re Fantasy. Here’s a translated statement (courtesy of Gematsu) from him about the upcoming title, and why he chose the fantasy direction:
25 years ago, the Atlus RPG uttered its first cry. Speaking of RPGs in those days, the stories of morality in so-called medieval fantasies worlds were mainstream. The Shin Megami Tensei series was released as an ?opposition? to such a ?common? world view, and the Persona series was released as its spin-off. Both series, even today in their latest entries, have always been made with the concept that it will be a counter to the times. And now how will Atlus, which has been creating counters to such eras, approach a new RPG" That is, to challenge the norms of the genre users have already been consuming for decades in various media on a regular basis. So, we have succeeded at contemporary drama so far, but the next RPG theme is nothing other than a return to a ?true fantasy world.? We firmly believe that to make t...