Metaphor: ReFantazio’s Music Isn't Bad - It's Just Different

Metaphor: ReFantazio has received a lot of bad press for its music, but it's not all that bad. Suffice it to say that Persona fans have high expectations for Metaphor's score - it was composed by prolific Atlus composer Shoji Meguro, responsible for every mainline Persona game's soundtrack, as well as those of many Shin Megami Tensei games. Meguro is known for drawing inspiration from diverse genres of contemporary music, which often sets his music apart from other fantasy RPGs' more generic orchestral soundtracks. Most recently, Meguro drew extensively on jazz and soul in composing the iconic Persona 5 OST.Meguro is also responsible for the music in Atlus' latest release, Metaphor: ReFantazio, an RPG that draws on elements of Shin Megami Tensei and Persona, but is set in an entirely new world. Metaphor's music has already faced harsh criticism, with players and reviewers calling it everything from unmemorable to downright bad. But there's real artistic merit to its score, and very lit...