Metaphor: ReFantazio is the first original game from Atlus' new Studio Zero, but it fails to bring much that sets it apart from the Persona franchise.

ReFantazio, you have the option to go around again, but keeping some of the power you gained the first time around. Every game does things a little differently though, with different choices over what carries over and what has to be re-unlocked in your new adventure.

More than just a Persona or Shin Megami Tensei clone, Metaphor: ReFantazio does a lot things differently than its predecessors. Here’s a guide to 17 things we wish we knew sooner about Atlus’s newest RPG.