Is there romance in Metaphor: ReFantazio?

Romance has become a staple in the Persona series, but Metaphor: ReFantazio takes things in a bit of a different direction.

This Metaphor: ReFantazio guide covers everything you need to know about romance in the game, and why the question as to whether or not you can romance Followers is more complex than just “yes” or “no.”

Can your protagonist, the hopeful king, choose a king-consort or queen-consort for himself in Metaphor: Refantazio? The short answer is no, there is no romance system with Followers or other NPCs in Metaphor.

The protagonist is a little busy trying to defeat Count Louis, resurrect the prince, and bring peace to the nation. Instead, many of the companions in this game take on more of a friend or mentor role in Metaphor, which gets rid of the occasionally extremely awkward or inappropriate sexual undertones with your very underage characters in the Persona series (looking at you Kawakami, Joker’s high school teacher).

However, the answer is a little complex. Beware of spoilers for some late-game character interactions below.

Kind of.

While some Followers (namely Junah) will flirt a bit with your protagonist, Eupha — your penultimate companion — is the only one to outright profess her love for you.

While she hints at her feelings for you in previous scenes, the confession happens as you finish Eupha’s Follower bond, when she asks to speak with you on the Gauntlet Runner. You can play dumb and buck her affections, but even if you say yes, it’s only implied. You basically stand on the deck of the Gauntlet Runner, hold hands, and talk about how meaningful your relationship is.

While not much, this is the only relationship in the game that pushes the romance angle between your protagonist and another character. And it goes just far enough that it’ll mess with your head canon if you’d prefer your character end up with someone else after the story (or nobody at all).

If you like Eupha, I would recommend responding positively to her affections, as the scene is rather precious.