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Another Mind

Another Mind

Another Mind is a PlayStation adventure game released in 1998 developed by Square Enix. It centers on location exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the directional pad, shoulder and face buttons, plus DualShock twin analog sticks and vibration where supported.

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Another Mind is a PlayStation adventure game centered on location exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while early 3D graphics, pre-rendered backgrounds, CD audio, and full-motion video need to preserve targets and interface readability on a television. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include disc loading, Memory Card saves, regional video standards, digital or analog control support, vibration, and dedicated peripherals affect original-hardware use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.

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6.7 / 10PlayStation

A distinctive Japanese mystery novel constrained by slow text and opaque ending choices.

Another Mind places you inside a girl's head as a separate consciousness rather than giving you direct control of her actions. Building replies from supplied sentence fragments creates unusual participation and occasional amusing interruptions to its mystery. Still photographs, actor portraits and a few movie sequences give it a spare visual-novel character, while varied synthesizer music supports both tension and lighter moments. The ten-chapter story is not excessively long, but its reading rhythm is troublesome: text advances slowly and some comic exchanges feel shallow. Multiple endings invite another visit, although identifying which replies produce a desirable outcome can be frustrating. It is best suited to patient Japanese readers interested in strange narrative experiments, not players seeking brisk progression or transparent branching guidance.

Strengths

  • A distinctive perspective and sentence-building dialogue.
  • Varied synthesizer music complementing photographic presentation.

Weaknesses

  • Slow text and occasionally shallow comic exchanges.
  • Opaque relationships between replies and endings.

Who it is for: Patient Japanese readers who enjoy unusual mysteries and experimental interactive fiction.

Play notes: This assesses the original Japanese PlayStation version; expect suicide and murder themes, slow reading and ending-related trial and error.

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The main story avoids excessive length, but opaque choice consequences undermine its multiple endings.

Reviewed6.1 / 10Not provided
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The unusual dialogue construction and suspenseful perspective work, though shallow comic exchanges sometimes weaken involvement.

Reviewed7.5 / 10Not provided
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Static photography has a distinctive character and varied music supports the mystery, despite limited visual movement.

Reviewed7.3 / 10Not provided
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Constructing sentences is involving, but slow text and opaque ending feedback noticeably reduce usability.

Reviewed4.9 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Developer
Square Enix
Publisher
Square Enix
Release date
1998
Platforms
PlayStation
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Tags
InvestigationMain Story 10–20 HoursExplorationStory-drivenThird PersonPuzzle SolvingSlow BurnSolo-friendlyLinear Levels3D Graphics
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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