Archetypes and Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

Siliconera examines the cast of the upcoming Persona 4, which sounds a bit familiar: "Yousuke takes the Junpei role as the goofy clown of the group. Yukikio is from a wealthy family ala Mitsuru, but Kanji is a tough guy" kind of like Shinjiro only with more of a gothic look. Granted the characters in Persona 4 will have their own personalities, but some of them feel like they were cut out of an existing mold. I just hope Atlus didn't rush out a sequel since Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 became a hit."