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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A tale of two Tokyo Xanadus

Aksys has two big RPGs coming out this year, and they’re both Tokyo Xanadu What? Yes, you read that right. Tokyo Xanadu is immediately available for the Vita, while Tokyo Xanadu eX+ is set to arrive on PlayStation 4s and PCs sometime later this year. What’s going on?

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