13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim |OT| Yoko Taro and Masahiro Sakurai Recommend

Admiral Woofington · Sep 27, 2020

I'm really hoping that once you beat the 'stories' for a character that every blue rectangle turns into a checkpoint. Because not only are there hardlocks from progress locks until you do something, there are also seemingly evidence locks and also path locks when if you don't do a path before doing something it now doesn't let you because you have enough info or it's an alternate start point.

16-bit Cosmonaut · Sep 27, 2020

Absolutely addicted to the game. Kamitami and Vanillaware once again delivered. My only regret was that this wasn't released for the Vita. Would have been a nice game for a handheld.

Shy · Sep 27, 2020

DNAbro · Sep 27, 2020

Just finished the game. Really fantastic and should be in GOTY talks. I'm trying to decide if it's the best game of the year for me over FFVIIR but it's kind of hard to decide.

GoldStarz · Sep 27, 2020

construct said:
when does the story start to click? i just finished everyone's prologue and the story almost makes sense but there's enough weird shit going on where i'm completely lost if that makes sense

Can't speak for everyone but for me it was

the start of Miura's route

but for me, the mystery was more about the details rather than the broad strokes.

ScOULaris · Sep 27, 2020

So who's down for some:

Gunny T Highway · Sep 28, 2020

The more I play the game the more I keep reacting like:

This game has the most mind fuckery I have ever experienced. I love it!

ScOULaris · Sep 28, 2020

Gunny T Highway said:
The more I play the game the more I keep reacting like:

This game has the most mind fuckery I have ever experienced. I love it!

For real. I just got to a part earlier tonight that had me like:

entrydenied · Sep 28, 2020

Aaronrules380 said:
I mean the mystery files mostly exist to summarize the stuff you've already learned in the game in a concise way, they rarely provide any actual new info and when they do it's typically just flavor stuff that isn't necessary to understand anything

ScOULaris said:
For real. I just got to a part earlier tonight that had me like:

I also like how they get dished out every 5 to 10 min, not prolonged mysteries that only get resolved at the end. Really like the structure of this game so far.

Admiral Woofington · Sep 28, 2020

construct said:
when does the story start to click? i just finished everyone's prologue and the story almost makes sense but there's enough weird shit going on where i'm completely lost if that makes sense

since you specified story click as in 'starts to be enjoyable' I'll throw in my two cents that many of the first seven's prologues are fairly standard fair. Hell a few of the early new people you can get are also not particularly interesting but as you unlock more you start being introduced to more and more system and story beats.

My suggestion to enjoy the story is start to get a particular character as far as you can before a lock of whatever kind. I think many of the main 7's plot lines start to click at the 30% and greater completion count, with some closer to 50%. As you start to clear the 30% plot point of many of them you start to unlock more and more characters.

The other 6 characters because you only unlock them essentially as you reach the initial locks, their plot lines start faster because they don't need to witthold information or start from zero.

Temperance · Sep 28, 2020

Just went through a lot of Tomi, did not expect that much to be revealed. Wasn't expecting her to be that integral. Love the way her walk is animated.

Bit_Reactor · Sep 28, 2020

Admiral Woofington said:
I'm really hoping that once you beat the 'stories' for a character that every blue rectangle turns into a checkpoint. Because not only are there hardlocks from progress locks until you do something, there are also seemingly evidence locks and also path locks when if you don't do a path before doing something it now doesn't let you because you have enough info or it's an alternate start point.

Ran into my first example of this with a character earlier. Went to the Cafeteria, watched a cutscene, foolishly got a keyword that unlocked another path, and then couldn't go back and get the other route from the cafeteria. Luckily with the fast forward and stuff it was easy to get back, but this and another scene really grinded my gears today. Game's still fantastic otherwise though.

There's a scene with three girls eating that restarts if you go to a cat, or talk to the wrong person in the wrong order, or break the script in any way and it drove me nuts trying to figure out how to get through it earlier. I was trying to listen to everyone and kept getting thrown into weird loops.

construct · Sep 28, 2020

Admiral Woofington said:
since you specified story click as in 'starts to be enjoyable' I'll throw in my two cents that many of the first seven's prologues are fairly standard fair. Hell a few of the early new people you can get are also not particularly interesting but as you unlock more you start being introduced to more and more system and story beats.

My suggestion to enjoy the story is start to get a particular character as far as you can before a lock of whatever kind. I think many of the main 7's plot lines start to click at the 30% and greater completion count, with some closer to 50%. As you start to clear the 30% plot point of many of them you start to unlock more and more characters.

The other 6 characters because you only unlock them essentially as you reach the initial locks, their plot lines start faster because they don't need to witthold information or start from zero.

yup, just got done playing for a longer session (4.5 hrs in now) and i'm invested in the characters now i can differentiate them.

ArcLyte · Sep 28, 2020

Just started tonight... oh yeah this is good

Jakenbakin · Sep 28, 2020

Having just cleared Ryoko Shinonome...

I'd found myself wondering before how she would end up recovering to fight in the final battle. And man, the reveal that she just didn't get better but instead knows nothing but how to pilot a sentinel hit hard. I immediately realized that I'd attributed her always tutorializing everything to the team to her experience compared to the others, but it's because that's all that's left of her? Holy shit.

The final hours of this are some crazy shit.

Billfisto · Sep 28, 2020

I really hope this does decently enough to lead to more games like it. The way it's presented is way more engaging than a standard visual novel.

Pygrus · Sep 28, 2020

Been having a lot of fun with this and I'm usually not a huge VN fan. The story has been really compelling from the get go for me.

cyba89 · Sep 28, 2020

Thought TLOU2 would be my last PS4 game and was almost ready to sell the console now but as a fan of VN and time travel sci-fi stories I had to pick this game up as soon as possible.

I'm only 5 hours in but I can already tell it was the right decision. I love the story and I love the strategy parts so far. Just did the Keitaro prologue and I'm excited for more.

Can echo the sentiments in this thread that it feels similar to Dark.

Shy · Sep 28, 2020

I love just how integrated the adventure and strategy parts are narratively. So fucking good.

Temperance said:
But only did the prologue for Renya Gouto and his immediate 1st lock is laughable, feels like it's gonna be all end game godanm.

You expect anything less from the senpai? Shame on you.😂

Temperance said:
Just went through a lot of Tomi, did not expect that much to be revealed. Wasn't expecting her to be that integral. Love the way her walk is animated.

I love her little pointing pose. It always makes me chuckle.

cyba89 said:
Can echo the sentiments in this thread that it feels similar to Dark.

What's Dark?

UnluckyKate · Sep 28, 2020

ScOULaris said:
So who's down for some:

I've never understood the appeal of yakisoba pan. Its a god awful mistake and its lazy as fuck as far as snacks go.

Give me these strawberries and cream filled crèpes anytime

Shy · Sep 28, 2020

UnluckyKate said:
Give me these strawberries and cream filled crèpes anytime

Yeah, that shit sound good.

UnluckyKate · Sep 28, 2020

Shy said:
Yeah, that shit sound good.

Shy · Sep 28, 2020

UnluckyKate said:

Teenage Fansub · Sep 28, 2020

Not that I don't enjoy it, but I'm avoiding doing the combat for as long as possible. I bet I'll be roadblocked in the story and have to do eight hours of it to proceed.

Shy · Sep 28, 2020

Teenage Fansub said:
Not that I don't enjoy it, but I'm avoiding doing the combat for as long as possible. I bet I'll be roadblocked in the story and have to do eight hours of it to proceed.

LOL. Nah. The battle segments are dead short.

They also have important story elements in them as well.

Egida · Sep 28, 2020

Love the combat system, simple yet deeply satisfying. Nothing better than putting a minefield under a wave of enemies just before they land and then finishing them off with a barrage of missiles.

Shy said:
What's Dark?

A TV show based on time travel that has a lot of "you know that cute girl you just kissed? Well, she's your grandma!" stuff going on

Shy · Sep 28, 2020

Egida said:
A TV show based on time travel that has a lot of "you know that cute girl you just kissed? Well, she's your grandma!" stuff going on

Ohhh. Right right, that show. Not watched it.

Papercuts · Sep 28, 2020

Tomi and Yuki have the best struts.

blonded · Sep 28, 2020

Are there any rewards/content/trophies tied to gameplay difficulty? Thinking I might just go through this on casual

Deleted member 16876 · Sep 28, 2020

Me rn

shodgson8 · Sep 28, 2020

Given it's a bit of a niche title do people think this will get more difficult to get a hold of at some point? Can currently get a copy for £31 which seems like a bargain.

I fully intended to not pick up anything this month / before next gen releases however this game had me super intrigued.

Lemony1984 · Sep 28, 2020

shodgson8 said:
Given it's a bit of a niche title do people think this will get more difficult to get a hold of at some point? Can currently get a copy for £31 which seems like a bargain.

I fully intended to not pick up anything this month / before next gen releases however this game had me super intrigued.

I suspect it'll be easy to get cheaper in a few months. Like Sakura Wars.

ShyMel · Sep 28, 2020

Is there a list of what the max upgrade level is for every skill?

Sumio Mondo · Sep 28, 2020

ShyMel said:
Is there a list of what the max upgrade level is for every skill?

There's a lot of info on here:

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - Walkthrough and Guide – SAMURAI GAMERS

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim video game guide page containing main story remembrance walkthroughs, wave battle strategy guides, character unit information, sentinel mech guides, best pilot combinations, best weapon gear armaments, best meta skills, kaiju deimos enemy information, post-game...

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ShyMel · Sep 28, 2020

Sumio Mondo said:
There's a lot of info on here:

Thank you so much! This is super helpful.

SmittyWerbenManJensen · Sep 28, 2020

Hello. Very interested in this game.

Do you think the physical version of this game (I am in the US) will become rare? (i.e. should I purchase a copy of this game now, despite not being able to play it until sometime next year?)

Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.

Mona · Sep 28, 2020

Shy said:

hey no spoilers

Pixel_Stream · Sep 28, 2020

When im 17 hours in and thought ive cracked the games plot and where its going and then :

ScOULaris · Sep 28, 2020

Pixel_Stream said:
When im 17 hours in and thought ive cracked the games plot and where its going and then :

Yeah. I'm not sure where you are compared to me, but I got to a part about 70% through one character's story last night and I was like, "EXCUUUUUUSE MEEEEEE?!"

Skulldead · Sep 28, 2020

Pixel_Stream said:
When im 17 hours in and thought ive cracked the games plot and where its going and then :

Yeah there so much moment ,like ok now i think i get what going on..... then.... i'm lost again..... does it ever going to just give me a big resume of what going on sometimes ? Having a hard time to care about all this if i'm always lost.

Pixel_Stream · Sep 28, 2020

Skulldead said:
Yeah there so much moment ,like ok now i think i get what going on..... then.... i'm lost again..... does it ever going to just give me a big resume of what going on sometimes ? Having a hard time to care about all this if i'm always lost.

That has to be why they have provided us a whole in-game wiki, I almost feel like im taking an exam sometimes when i keep going back to read up on stuff haha.

Pixel_Stream · Sep 28, 2020

ScOULaris said:
Yeah. I'm not sure where you are compared to me, but I got to a part about 70% through one character's story last night and I was like, "EXCUUUUUUSE MEEEEEE?!"

Its so hard to pin point where everyone is because of how you can flip-flop between game modes and characters in an instant. Its kinda insteresting how many potential different runs people are having.

Skulldead · Sep 28, 2020

Pixel_Stream said:
That has to be why they have provided us a whole in-game wiki, I almost feel like im taking an exam sometimes when i keep going back to read up on stuff haha.

Yeah i know, just going to back to some characther after 4-5 hours can sometines became super confusing

Tohsaka · Sep 28, 2020

blonded said:
Are there any rewards/content/trophies tied to gameplay difficulty? Thinking I might just go through this on casual

No, you can get all the trophies on any difficulty.

ScOULaris · Sep 28, 2020

I'm still thinking about this one plot revelation from last night. I was like:

aCid · Sep 28, 2020

Papercuts said:
Tomi and Yuki have the best struts.

Yuki with that badass sukeban girl squat though... what a boss!

Admiral Woofington · Sep 28, 2020

Teenage Fansub said:
Not that I don't enjoy it, but I'm avoiding doing the combat for as long as possible. I bet I'll be roadblocked in the story and have to do eight hours of it to proceed.

I was avoiding them too and you do actually reach a point the game locks you from progressing until you progress battles and use the points obtained to get mysteries unlocked.

I will say I'm fairly average on strategy titles as a whole, even more so on tower defense, and on normal difficulty I've been blazing through.

Deleted member 4090 · Sep 28, 2020

Admiral Woofington said:
I was avoiding them too and you do actually reach a point the game locks you from progressing until you progress battles and use the points obtained to get mysteries unlocked.

I will say I'm fairly average on strategy titles as a whole, even more so on tower defense, and on normal difficulty I've been blazing through.

There's really not much of a point in starting the game on anything other than Intense, and turning it down later if it gets to be too much. I didn't even lose a mech until 3-2, and then immediately lost the battle due to a pilot death in the same insane missile volley that was about to take out the core.

I really do dig the battle system, and plan on going through all of the bonus battles or whatever this is eventually. Really fun stuff that could easily support a longer game.

Speedstersonic · Sep 28, 2020

Neoweee said:
There's really not much of a point in starting the game on anything other than Intense, and turning it down later if it gets to be too much. I didn't even lose a mech until 3-2, and then immediately lost the battle due to a pilot death in the same insane missile volley that was about to take out the core.

I really do dig the battle system, and plan on going through all of the bonus battles or whatever this is eventually. Really fun stuff that could easily support a longer game.

Just so you know about the bonus battles

They are seemingly infinite, but someone apparently in Japan spent like 400 hours doing them all, they go up to 9999

entrydenied · Sep 28, 2020

Speedstersonic said:
Just so you know about the bonus battles

They are seemingly infinite, but someone apparently in Japan spent like 400 hours doing them all, they go up to 9999

That sounds insane. Does anything get unlocked after that? Reminds me of old NES games where games seemingly have infinite levels

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