Person 5 Owes a Lot to This Classic PS1 RPG Released Over Two Decades Ago on This Day

Atlus released *Thousand Arms* in 1999, and I was completely captivated by it. It was a unique RPG that blended dating simulation elements with classic turn-based battles. While the first *Persona* game had come out previously, it was a standard dungeon crawler that didn’t appeal to me. It wasn’t until after playing *Thousand Arms* that the *Persona* series began using the dating mechanics that fans now love in games like *Persona 3*, *4*, and *5*. This single innovation in *Thousand Arms* had a lasting impact on gaming, though it’s largely been forgotten.








