Despite being named for them, the Persona games never really tell us how personas work.
This is a deep dive into the ideas that inspired all the Persona games, particularly the psychology of Carl Jung. We'll be diving deep into his model of the psyche, explaining psychic energy, the personal and collective unconscious, instincts, archetypes, complexes, the shadow, and personas.
And we'll look a bit into the games to see how Jung shapes their themes and mechanics.
Thanks to Gaming University for his advice: https://www.youtube.com/@GamingUniversityUoG
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Sections:
00:00 Introduction
01:21 Spoilers
02:01 Jung
02:40 Ego
06:22 Psychic Content
07:01 Psychic Energy
10:46 Conscious
11:05 Subliminal
12:38 Personal Unconscious
16:07 Collective Unconscious
17:29 Instincts
19:33 Archetypes
23:00 Complexes
28:07 Shadow
32:09 Persona
37:30 Psychological Types
43:06 Cognitive Realms
44:23 Difficulty
46:58 Bonds
47:55 Memento Mori
51:30 Integration
53:20 Rebellion
55:00 Wild Cards
58:33 Outro