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An Atlus horror RPG set in the near future. Its central system is Mind Dive: enter a person's subconscious and solve mysteries using the inner voices and fragmented memories found there. It also features RPG combat with Minds created during dives, which accompany you like allied demons in the Megami Tensei series. Heavy horror imagery, including violence and bloodshed, distinguishes a work focused on its unusual setting and psychological portrayal. Understanding story progression, dive puzzles, and Mind development as its three main pillars makes it easier to find your way.
English translation of the existing Japanese guide. Japanese-release names and mechanics are retained; this is not a new gameplay verification or a claim of complete coverage.
Early game
Learn the fundamentals of Mind Dive and combat through practice
- ・Check the flow of attacking and defending in tutorial battles
- ・Collect inner voices during the first dive to learn the puzzle-solving approach
- ・Secure healing items and the Minds that will initially form your main force
Midgame
Develop your Minds while solving dive puzzles
- ・Organize the memories and clues you need to collect for each person
- ・Choose your main combat Minds and focus on developing them
- ・Check the balance of your formation and resistances before difficult sections
Late game
Approach the truth and prepare for the final battle
- ・Collect crucial memories from dives into important late-game characters
- ・Strengthen your main Minds and secure reserves
- ・Prepare extra healing and recovery options for the final battle
Problem: You cannot progress because you do not know what to do during a dive
Cause: You have not connected inner voices and memory fragments as clues
Solution: List the words you collected, look for contradictions and repetition, and infer what the person is concealing
Problem: Your Minds are underpowered and enemies overwhelm you
Cause: Your formation relies too heavily on particular Minds, or development is insufficient
Solution: Retrain in an available nearby farming area and rebuild the formation with Minds that have different roles
Problem: Progress stops because you do not know the next location or event
Cause: Optional exploration and required events have become mixed together
Solution: Organize recent conversations and objectives, then prioritize people you have not dived into and unvisited locations
📋 Story progression and the Mind Dive puzzle-solving process
Repeated contact with people and dives into their subconscious bring you closer to the truth. Oddities and clues from conversations hint at whom to dive into or where to investigate next. When stuck, reviewing the preceding conversation and its keywords is a useful shortcut.
Walkthrough — read →📖 Mind Dive, Mind development, and combat
Mind Dive means entering another person's subconscious. It is both a place for puzzles and an entry point for obtaining Minds as combat strength. Created Minds can accompany you and fight like allied demons in Megami Tensei. Whom you dive into and what you gain affect your available approaches.
Basic systems — read →⚔️ Using Minds, equipment, and healing
Minds are this game's distinctive combat resource, with specialties such as attack or support. An unbalanced roster makes weaknesses easier to exploit, so collect different types and switch according to circumstances. Focusing your development efforts improves efficiency.
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