What do you need to know about Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore?

Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE is coming back! In 2020, Nintendo is bringing its collaboration with Atlus to the Switch. As is common with these Wii U ports, a little something extra is being added in for the encore performance. But what should someone expect in general, in the event they missed the RPG the first time around? Well, it is something that is a lot more like Persona than either Fire Emblem or Shin Megami Tensei.

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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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Wii U JRPGs dared to be different

The Wii U is a system that will hopefully be remembered for a some great first-party games that were willing to take conventional ideas and add a little something special that makes them shine. After all, Nintendo is known for being rather rigorous when it comes to its official games. Especially when you think about the RPGs that were part of its library.

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