Key Takeaways
- Analogy: ReFantazio players are banned from uploading videos and streams to social media with spoilers in the title and thumbnail.
- Atlus said it would remove and suspend “videos or broadcasts deemed inappropriate” to prevent the spread of spoilers.
Metaphor: ReFantazio has been out for almost a week now, but its status as the absolute choker of video games means that not everyone has rolled up the credits just yet. In fact, most regular people didn't have enough time to get even halfway through the game, so you can bet a lot of people are still in lockdown to avoid potential spoilers.
Thankfully, Atlus is making it a little easier for players to navigate platforms like Twitch and YouTube to avoid having their games ruined by content creators with no regard for others. Earlier today Atlus made the announcement. Metaphor: Via ReFantazio's Japanese Twitter account (Thanks to GamesRadar) We've updated our guidelines for video and streaming to prohibit players from uploading videos to online platforms with spoilers in the title or thumbnail.
Atlus says it will have the ability to delete or suspend “videos or broadcasts that we deem inappropriate,” so it will be enough to warn people to watch what they upload. Of course, it sounds like this would be very difficult to enforce, so it's worth being careful online if you're playing Metaphor: ReFantazio and want to keep it intact for now.
People who enjoy making and streaming videos of Atlus games will find that the company can be very strict when it comes to online content. We generally ask people not to upload videos past a certain moment or a certain date in the gaming calendar. For example, Atlus stopped streamers from uploading videos of Persona 5 Royal that contained game footage after the in-game date of December 24 to prevent the spread of spoilers.
There have been complaints about Atlus' strictness surrounding streaming in the past, but this addition to Metaphor: ReFantazio's existing rules feels fair, especially since it's not even a week old and people who are already ruining the game will be considered true idiots. Most of the fan base. Atlus will eventually remove this condition, as it has with other games, so streamers and content creators will have to be more cautious before blasting spoilers all over social media.

Metaphor: ReFantazio is a new fantasy RPG from Persona 5 director Katsura Hashino. In it, you must fight for the throne of the kingdom and save the world in the process.