The proliferation of Persona-likes

When Atlus released Persona 3, it hit upon a formula that resonated with people. Players were doing the typical “save the world” thing, but in a modern environment that required them to also interact with other people and maintain something of a normal life when they weren’t involved in dungeon-crawling and life-or-death battles. In the years since, we’ve seen multiple games that attempt to capture the magic of the Persona series.

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Mind Zero is a Persona-like for PCs

More and more JRPGs are coming to PCs, allowing greater exposure to some classic stories. While Atlus’ Persona series is still limited to Sony devices, something extraordinarily similar has appeared. People who are okay with a Persona-like instead can go for Mind Zero. Because really, it’s similar enough to satisfy those cravings.

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