Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Has A Persona 4 TV Sucking Easter Egg
Several Danganronpa developers left Spike Chunsoft in 2017 to make their own game, Master Detective Archives: Rain Code, which finally launched at the end of June. It's a dark fantasy, Tim Burton-inspired spiritual successor that follows detective Yuma Kokohead, who is haunted by a Shinigami, as he solves mysteries across Kanai Ward, "the city of rain".
Fans are sleuths in their own right and have already uncovered a little Persona 4 easter egg. There's a staircase in the Kamasaki District leading to some underground tunnels housing several retro TVs shoved into a small nook full of pipes. When you interact with them, the Shinigami says, "Hey Master, try touching the TV monitor."
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Confused, Yuma asks what for, to which the Shinigami replies, "Maybe you'll get sucked inside!" Of course, Yuma doesn't believe that can really happen, ending the interaction as you pocket ten detective points. This is a nod to when we first watch the Midnight Channel in Persona 4. The protagonist touches the TV screen and his hand goes through. A mysterious force then tries to pull the rest of him inside.
There are a couple of instances in Persona 4 where you find yourself reaching into a TV. The first is when the protagonist stays up waiting for midnight to see what happens. A female student appears on the screen, so he touches the TV and is pulled in, but since it's so small, he gets stuck. Eventually, he manages to pull himself back out but hits his head on the table behind him and gets knocked out.
The second time is when the protagonist visits Junes with Yosuke and Chie. Trying to prove that the midnight incident was real and not
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