Battle command menu: Archetype, Wield Arms, Guard

About this game

Developer: ATLUS · Publisher: SEGA · Platform: PC (Steam) · Art style: Cel-shaded & anime · Screen type: Battle / Tactics

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What to study

The command menu is the game's most expressive battle UI: each option is set in huge, angled display type with a plain-language gloss (Archetype calls power, Wield Arms attacks, Guard raises defences), so the menu reads as a poster and a control at once. The controller button glyphs beside each option (Y, X, B, RB) keep the menu playable at speed, and the party strip at bottom right (Seeker 243/163, Warrior 159/101, Seeker 162/103) plus the Retry marker show the stakes of the choice without leaving the menu. Frame at about 62.5s in the Demo Trailer (Steam). No trailer burn-in visible on this frame.

Patterns

How the screen is arranged.

battle-controls action-list party-status prompt-row

Components

Parts on screen.

Menu Action bar Button prompts Vitals bar

Screen inventory

• battle command menu in large display type at left: Archetype (Call Power), Wield Arms, Item (Use Supplies), Guard (Raise Defences), Yield Turn
• turn icons at top center
• party status strip at bottom right with Archetype names, HP/MP values and portraits
• button prompt row at bottom: Formation, Target, Status, Auto Battle, Analyse, Assist, Tactics/Escape
• Retry marker at bottom left: Turn Back The Clock

Top 3 colors

#0e1a1c 23%#1e2f34 22%#495857 20%

Top three palette colors by share. The remaining colors make up the rest.

Source and credit

© ATLUS / SEGA, Metaphor: ReFantazio screenshot: Demo Trailer (Steam), shown for design study and commentary. PlayCraft is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by SEGA.

Source tier 2 (publisher-released) · screenshot: Steam store page · Steam page

Source details

Fetched 2026-10-30. verified 2026-10-30: frame inspected visually at full resolution; all five commands, button glyphs, party values and prompt row all legible; frame from the official Demo Trailer on Steam

Published policy found: ATLUS West Metaphor: ReFantazio Official Streaming Guidelines (atlus.com/metaphor-refantazio-official-streaming-guidelines, checked 2026-10-30): personal and non-commercial streaming allowed with spoiler warnings and copyright notation (ATLUS/SEGA), takedown on request. Frames here are official Steam trailer frames used for study with commentary; takedown honored within 48h.

Rights holders: see Copyright & takedown.