Metaphor: ReFantazio Demo – Is saved data transferred?

Metaphor: KingFantazio has a prologue demo currently available on all platforms, allowing players to try out the first few hours of the game for free. While some demos aim to give players a taste of what to expect later in a game, the prologue demo Metaphor: KingFantazio instead focuses on the beginning of the game.

Players can try out the prologue demo to see how they like the combat and see the seeds of the larger story brewing, without needing to pre-order the game. Here's how much time players can expect to spend on the demo and whether save data will transfer to the main game upon release.

Players can expect to spend between 4 and 6 hours on the demo depending on your playstyle and the difficulty you choose. This demo is from the first few hours of the game, offering tutorials for the basics of the game along with slightly more open-ended dungeons, allowing players to explore and fight various enemies, or simply run to the next boss.

In total, the demo includes four dungeons and three or four boss fights to complete. The dungeons aren't very large, but players can spend as much time as they want grinding and leveling up their party and their Archetypes. Players are given full customization of their party during the demowhich allows you to change the archetype of each character among those available up to this point, as well as find or purchase new equipment.

There are multiple difficulties that can be chosen and changed at any time. The demo can also be played multiple times, allowing you to try out the basics of different builds or try out different builds on bosses to see everything the game's combat system has to offer. While about an hour and a half of the demo is on rails or footageThe remaining time can be significantly lengthened or shortened to allow players to get what they want from the demo.

Does save data carry over to the full game?

Yes, save data from the demo will carry over to the full game. upon release. With the freedom given in the demo, this may allow players to level up their Archetypes and characters a couple of times before the game's full release. You can also create multiple save files from the demo if you want to have options to start from upon release or when starting multiple playthroughs.