Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Looks Like Spike Chunsoft’s Persona 5
The creative team behind the Danganronpa series is back with a brand-new title called Master Detective Archives: Rain Code. It was shown off at the Nintendo Direct on September 13, with Master Detective Archives: Rain Code being a mystery game set in a dark and rain-covered metropolis. The game is co-developed by Spike Chunsoft and Too Kyo games, set in an all new universe for players to experience that some have already compared to Atlus' Persona francise.
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code, formerly known as Enigma Archives: Rain Code, has the player taking the role of the amnesiac detective named Yuma, along with the spirit haunting him: Shinigami. Together, they explore the vast metropolis and solve various cases by investigating clues, gathering evidence, and hearing testimonies. This style of gameplay is not dissimilar to how the Danganronpa series played, which would be to its creator's strengths. However, the key difference in how these cases are conducted is the supernatural realm called the Mystery Labyrinth that draw clear inspiration from Persona's Palaces.
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Mystery Labyrinths set Master Detective Archives: Rain Code apart from Danganronpa, but also shows similarities to Persona. Persona 4 and 5 have realms that serve a similar function to the Mystery Labyrinth, where players gather evidence over the course of an investigation to show an exaggerated representation of the truth. This description matches how the palaces of targets in Persona 5 worked in the sense that they were exaggerated forms of how people felt.
When the trailer for Master Detective Archives: Rain Code showcases the Mystery Labyrinth, it has Yuma and Shinigami venturing into a maze while dodging
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