History VideoGame / MindZero

Mind Zero, stylized MIND≒0, is a role-playing video game developed for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita portable video game console. It was developed jointly by Acquire and Class of Heroes developer [=ZeroDiv=], and published by Gung Ho Online Entertainment. It was released in Japan on August 1, 2013, and in May 2014 in Europe and North America by Aksys Games, with a Steam release following on March 8, 2016.

* HeKnowsTooMuch: In the ending, [[spoiler:inspector Hioaki Kamata is killed by a car bomb to prevent him from telling the truth about [=MIND=]s.

* FakeLongevity: [[spoiler: After Shizuku is kidnapped by Togetsu, Kanade starts giving Kei calls about where she will be next, only for the heroes to go through a new dungeon and meet one of the villains at the end, who refuses to answer their questions and dispatch some monsters to deal with them before teleporting away.]]
** LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading: You get loadings for: loading the game, entering/leaving a dungeon (also when moving between floors) and changing party members in the menu.

* NoEnding: [[spoiler:After you defeat the final boss, Shizuku (who, by this point, you have spent half the game trying to rescue) is pulled through the unsealed door to the Inner Realm because "She is going to be made the Empress of the [=MINDs=]." The final boss laughs and says something about "Those old men must be scared shitless right now" then dies. Kei screams [[BigNO NOOO]], then the scene switches to the two cops, with their car EXPLODING for literally no reason. Only the young cop survives, also screaming [[BigNO NOOOOO.]] THEN the scene shifts to some guy in a white suit talking on the phone, then hanging up and wondering if he'll ever meet the party in person. The game finally ends with a black screen of text saying [[SequelHook "This is only the beginning."]]]]

** AbsurdlySharpClaws: Leo's "weapon" is Ogun's left arm.

* FakeLongevity: [[spoiler: After Shizuku is kidnapped by Togetsu, Kanade starts giving Kei calls about where she will be next, only for the heroes to go through a new dungeon and meet one of the villains at the end, who refuses to answer their questions and dispatch some monsters to deal with them before teleporting away.
** LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading: You get loadings for: entering a dungeon (and when changing floors), changing party members and loading the game.

* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: [[spoiler: After Shizuku is kidnapped by Togetsu, Kanade starts giving Kei calls about where she will be next, only for the heroes to go through a new dungeon and meet one of the villains at the end, who refuses to answer their questions and dispatch some monsters to deal with them before teleporting away. It happens twice, [[FakeLongevity making the whole thing a waste of time]].]]

* BonusDungeon: The lost Labyrinth, which becomes available after beating the game.

* DamselInDistress: [[spoiler: Shizuku]].

* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: [[spoiler: After Shizuku is kidnapped by Togetsu, Kanade starts warning Kei about where she will appear next, only for the heroes meet with one of the villain, who then send some monsters to deal with them and teleport away.]]

** CoolGuns: Yoichi's weapon.

** AbsurdlySharpClaws: Leo's ''weapon''.
** Handguns: Yoichi's weapon.

* CoolGuns: Yoichi's weapon.

* DualTonfas: Sana's weapon.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: Kotone's weapon.

* RoyalRapier: Lina's weapon. She's also of some form of nobility.

* SinisterScythe: Kei's weapon.

[[caption-width-right:256:Lose Your [[IncrediblyLamePun MIND.]]]]

* GovernmentConspiracy: One that apparently exists to keep the truth about what [=MIND=] is from the public. [[spoiler:This conspiracy also kills the police inspector after he learns the truth about [=MINDs=] from the party by [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverKill blowing him up with a car bomb.]]]]

* BadassFamily: The Albertine family, which has supposedly spent the past 200 years fighting [=MINDs=] and closing Doors to the Inner Realm. They also have Dominant contracts with their [=MINDs=], allowing them complete control over them and using them as their servants.

Mind Zero, stylized MIND≒0, is a role-playing video game developed for the PlayStation Vita portable video game console. It was developed jointly by Acquire and Class of Heroes developer [=ZeroDiv=], and published by Gung Ho Online Entertainment. It was released in Japan on August 1, 2013, and in May 2014 in Europe and North America by Aksys Games, with a Steam release following on March 8, 2016.

* GovernmentConspiracy: One that apparently exists to cover up the truth about what [=MIND=] is from the public. [[spoiler:This conspiracy also kills the police inspector after he learns the truth about [=MINDs=] from the party by [[NoKillLikeOverKill Blowing him up with a car bomb.]]]]

* AbortedArc: [[spoiler:During the final dungeon, [[BigBad Togetsu's]] plan is revealed to be that he is trying to open a Door to the Inner Realm in order to bring his dead sister back to life. After he manages to open the door, Shizuku is pulled inside and bringing the dead back to life is never mentioned again, with the doors purpose changing to "Making her the empress of the [=MINDs=]."]]
** Also [[spoiler:Leo apparently has a subservient contract with his [=MIND=], meaning it will eventually consume him and he will lose his free will.]] This is dropped immediately after it's brought up and is never mentioned again.

* NoEnding: [[spoiler:After you defeat the final boss, Shizuku (who, by this point, you have spent half the game trying to rescue) is pulled through the unsealed door to the Inner Realm because "She is going to be made the empress of the [=MINDs=]." The final boss laughs and says something about "Those old men must be scared shitless right now" then dies. Kei screams [[BigNO NOOO]], then the scene switches to the two cops, with their car EXPLODING for literally no reason. Only the young cop survives, also screaming [[BigNO NOOOOO.]] THEN the scene shifts to some guy in a white suit talking on the phone, then hanging up and wondering if he'll ever meet the party in person. The game finally ends with a black screen of text saying [[SequelHook "This is only the beginning."]]]]

* IgnoredEnamoredUnderling: [[spoiler:Reika, despite being treated as just a pawn by the BigBad Togetsu, professes how she supports him so wholeheartedly that she's willing to die for him if she has to.]]

** Strangely though, [[spoiler: after you get your full party back after Phase 6,]] the rest of your party members are instantly upgraded to the same level as your highest level charcter.

* CerebusSyndrome: Phase 6, during which [[spoiler:a gate is opened and the [=MINDs=] attack the school. The phase ends with Shizuku being kidnapped.]] Also, Phase 9, which ends with [[spoiler:the party having to fight and kill a ten year old boy.]]

-->--The Undertaker [[note]] No not [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/TheUndertaker That One.]] [[/note]]

* NoEnding: [[spoiler:After you defeat the final boss, Shizuku (who, by this point, you have spent half the game trying to rescue) is pulled through the unsealed door to the Inner Realm because "She is going to be made the empress of the [[GuardianEntities MINDs]]." The final boss laughs and says something about "Those old men must be scared shitless right now" then dies. Kei screams [[BigNO NOOO]] then the scene switches to the two cops who helped the party throughout the game and their car EXPLODES for literally no reason and only the young cop survives, also screaming [[BigNO NOOOOO.]] THEN the scene shifts to some guy in a white suit talking on the phone, then hanging up and wondering if he'll ever meet the party in person. The game finally ends with a black screen of text saying [[SequelHook "This is only the beginning."]]]]

* AbortedArc: [[spoiler:During the final dungeon, [[BigBad Togetsu's]] plan is revealed to be that he is trying to open a Door to the Inner Realm in order to bring his dead sister back to life. After he manages to open the door, Shizuku is pulled inside and bringing the dead back to life is never mentioned again, with the doors purpose changing to "Making her the empress of the [=MINDs=].]]

* NoEnding: [[spoiler:After you defeat the final boss, Shizuku (who, by this point, you have spent half the game trying to rescue) is pulled through the unsealed door to the Inner Realm because "She is going to be made the empress of the [[GuardianEntities MINDs]]." The final boss laughs and says something about "Those old men must be scared shitless right now" then dies. Kei screams [[BigNO NOOO]] then the scene switches to the two cops who helped the party throughout the game and their car EXPLODES for literally no reason and only the young cop survives, also screaming [[BigNO NOOOOO.]] THEN the scene shifts to some guy in a white suit talking on the phone, then hanging up and wondering if he'll ever meet the party in person. The game finally ends with a black screen of text saying [[SequelHook This is only the beginning.]]]]

* CerebusSyndrome: Phase 6.

-->--The Undertaker [[note]] No not [[Wrestling / The Undertaker That One.]] [[/note]]