Romance has become a staple of the Persona series, but Metaphor: ReFantazio takes things a bit of a different direction.
This Metaphor: ReFantazio The guide covers everything you need to know about romance in the game, and why the question of whether or not you can romance with followers is more complex than just ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
Can you romance followers in Metaphor: ReFantazio?
Can your main character, the hopeful king, choose a king consort or queen consort for himself? Metaphor: Refantazio? The short answer is no, there is no romance system with followers or other NPCs in it Metaphor.
The main character is a bit 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 Metaphorthus eliminating the sometimes extremely awkward or inappropriate sexual undertones in your very minor characters in the Persona series (looking at you Kawakami, Joker’s high school teacher).
However, the answer is a bit complicated. Beware of spoilers for some late-game character interactions below.
Does Metaphor: ReFantazio have a forced romance?
While some followers (namely Junah) will flirt with your main character a bit, Eufa – your penultimate companion – is the only one who outright professes her love for you.
While she hints at her feelings for you in earlier scenes, the confession happens as you end Eupha’s follower bond, when she asks to talk to you on the Gauntlet Runner. You can play dumb and undermine her affection, but even if you say yes, it’s only implied. You’re basically standing on the deck of the Gauntlet Runner, holding hands and talking about how meaningful your relationship is.
While not much, this is the only relationship in the game that increases the romantic angle between your main character and another character. And it goes just far enough that it will confuse your headcanon if you’d rather your character end up with someone else (or no one at all) after the story.
If you like Eupha, I encourage you to respond positively to her affection, as the scene is quite precious.