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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim |OT| Yoko Taro and Masahiro Sakurai Recommend
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The more I play this the more I feel like watching Dark on Netflix was exercise for getting into this. This is definitely more complex than Dark but it's not a quantum leap removed from it.
I'm maybe 70-something percent through the VN stuff and all I have are theories. So far I've seen some of the twists coming but it feels like there are some big "wham" moments on the way -- bigger puzzle pieces that just aren't there yet.
I'm maybe 70-something percent through the VN stuff and all I have are theories. So far I've seen some of the twists coming but it feels like there are some big "wham" moments on the way -- bigger puzzle pieces that just aren't there yet.
Yes, it is for that. Using it will reset the battle score meter but refresh your characters' overload status.
Started this game last Friday and I have never been more confused in my entire life. The story so far is great but a few mechanics I'm just not sure of (these are story details and not gameplay mechanics):
Other than that, it has definitely been a ride so far. Still haven't unlocked everyone but the story is definitely going in directions I couldn't have called out. The gameplay is also quite fun (at least on Intense; not sure what most reviewers played it on as I saw it got negative marks).
Is Juro repeating the same day or is this different days in the beginning? I ask because is this the same for Natsuno - it's never really explained if you are repeating an event or doing it over. I mean it makes sense that you are doing it over and somehow getting access to memories.
Other than that, it has definitely been a ride so far. Still haven't unlocked everyone but the story is definitely going in directions I couldn't have called out. The gameplay is also quite fun (at least on Intense; not sure what most reviewers played it on as I saw it got negative marks).
At certain points the game will lock you out of characters and destruction mode until you meet certain conditions, which the game will display, so feel free to keep playing it the way you are!
I did as much as I could with one character, then moved onto another character who's story seemed interesting, repeated this until I had to do combat, did combat until I got locked out, then swapped back to characters till I got locked out again, etc. If I kept swapping I felt like it would be even harder to keep up with what was going on!
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim ‘1st Anniversary Celebration’ live stream set for November 28
Publisher Atlus and developer VanillaWare will host a “1st Anniversary Celebration” live stream for 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim on November 28 at 19:30 JST, the companies announced. You wil…
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I think the first time I heard the track was like background noise and it's like yeah that sounds like an old school pop song from the 80s, even if I'm not familiar with the Japanese pop scene.
But when the song plays in Area 2 Wave 10, there's suddenly a strong emotional component to it. Listening to it YouTube out of context and this cutesy 80s pop song suddenly gave me chills because I associate it with the dialogue and circumstance of that event. What the hell, haha. That's fantastic.
So I did a thing and if this game isn't as amazing as everyone here said the first 50 posters that hyped the game up here owe me 1 buck each >.>
Enjoy the ride.So I did a thing and if this game isn't as amazing as everyone here said the first 50 posters that hyped the game up here owe me 1 buck each >.>
Thanks! I'll just say, after playing the first hour, nobody owes me anything, this thread got lucky :P
Yeah, the song made that fight really emotional. If the game ended right afterwards, I would have been totally satisfied. The music really elevated that mission and part of the story.
So I did a thing and if this game isn't as amazing as everyone here said the first 50 posters that hyped the game up here owe me 1 buck each >.>
Dude, enjoy! One of the best games of the year.
Thanks! :D I haven't even finished the prologues yet and I'm already blown away, I haven't played a game this atmospheric in years and the whole story has me in like nothing else. It reminds me of that one vacation I had where I binged Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars when that game was new in all the best ways!
Finished the game today. Amazing story/characters and dammit if its not another incredibly beautiful Vanillaware game. Despite not even liking the type of combat the game uses normally in other games, I really enjoyed it here, did almost all the levels on the hardest difficulty because it felt great.
Just one question about the plot:
Amazing game though. Even if the story did tie my brain in knots at times due to the way the plot is presented. Its also one of the incredibly rare trophies that I feel motivated to platinum.
Just one question about the plot:
I think I missed it, but was it ever explicitly explained HOW Earth was doomed due to this nanomachine virus? As its just mentioned that earth and humanity was wiped out but I never quite understood exactly how that happened aside from the whole "selling nanomachines on the black market which eventually lead to extinction
Amazing game though. Even if the story did tie my brain in knots at times due to the way the plot is presented. Its also one of the incredibly rare trophies that I feel motivated to platinum.
There wasn't much info about it but my understanding was
Eventually the nanomachines started to mimic an actual virus and it spreads like a plague.
It's been awhile so the details are a bit hazy for me.
Yeah, that's sorta what I understood it to be though even the in game files didn't really go too deep into just what happened, just that something catastrophic happened.
If you're like me, you'll be unable to get the game out of your head for a few weeks after beating it. I highly recommend diving into the Event Viewer/Mystery Files now. Reading through the Mystery Files will clear up a lot of the more confusing elements of the story, and then going through events in chronological order with newfound understanding of them is really satisfying.
Also, check out the bonus scene that you unlocked after finishing the game. It's the last event under All Events in the Event Viewer called Infinite Possibilities.
I've actually been doing all of that as I played through the game (going back and forth on the timeline and files) so I mostly have the plot sorted in my head, except for maybe some of the more technical stuff. And yeah, that last event is something else, lol, although it's something I had expected too.
Funnily enough I can't believe I called the main twist of the game, then got thrown off halfway, only to be surprised again that it was accurate, lol.
Prepare to say "WHAT!" a lot haha. Once it grabs you, it doesn't let go.
I have no doubt about that! I just wish real-life would be less busy for me this weekend but oh well :/
Anyone get their ps5 yet? Kinda curious how well that later stage runs that was laggggy as F on ps4 with the stupid amount of enemies.
That's actually a great question. It didn't bother me because the whole scenarios felt so intense and the lag "kinda" helped with that. But would love to replay those sections with no slowdown.
I sadly couldn't put in nearly as much time as I wanted so I just cleared the Prologue and did the first bit of Juro's story but holy this game is incredible, the sound-design and music along with the atmosphere and how alive and natural everything feels is incredible.
Finally checking into this thread now that I finished it. This game is very good. Did anybody else like this game, or is it just me?
Anyway yeah this definitely is one of the three or four best time-travel related video games. It's a genre that works so well for games and yet there just aren't that many that really take advantage of the medium's assets. I'm very curious where Vanillaware goes from here, given how much of a deviation this was from their prior work.
Anyway yeah this definitely is one of the three or four best time-travel related video games. It's a genre that works so well for games and yet there just aren't that many that really take advantage of the medium's assets. I'm very curious where Vanillaware goes from here, given how much of a deviation this was from their prior work.
Nah, it's definitely not just you, just ask other users like ScOULaris haha. Don't forget to check out the secret scene at the end of the event viewer!
I don't have a PS5 yet, but I'd say that the slowdowns are probably vastly improved if not completely eliminated based on the performance gains that far more demanding PS4 games enjoy on the PS5.
Prospective buyer here. Is it likely that this game will get a PS5 port, or is it better to just buy a PS4 copy?
There would be no real reason to port it, and the PS4 version runs on PS5 so I'd say just buy it now and experience its many wonders.
I just tried the final battle and constantly launched missile rain and everything. Ran smoothly! No frame rate slowdowns at all.
Cool, sounds good then! Going in essentially blind so I'll order a copy before it gets hard to find.
At this point you might want to wait until Black Friday. Best Buy and Gamestop are going to be selling it for half off ($30).
I'm Canadian so I doubt we'll get any such deals unfortunately, but I'll definitely wait a bit before ordering and keep an eye out in case anything pops up!
Just finished the game yesterday. Missing only 3 more trophies which I will try to get over the next days.
It is absolutely fantastic. The writing is great and the whole episodic concept fantastic. I found it great switching back and forth between the characters to get even more pieces of the puzzle.
It's also a great game to play if you don't have much time. You can play it for anything from 15 mins to 5 hours.
Some story beats where obvious very early on but other stuff caught me totally by surprise.
This is not for everyone but I guess everyone playing will love it.
It is absolutely fantastic. The writing is great and the whole episodic concept fantastic. I found it great switching back and forth between the characters to get even more pieces of the puzzle.
It's also a great game to play if you don't have much time. You can play it for anything from 15 mins to 5 hours.
Some story beats where obvious very early on but other stuff caught me totally by surprise.
This is not for everyone but I guess everyone playing will love it.
Well, I've still yet to play the Demon's Souls remaster and Miles Morales but I just finished 13 Sentinels yesterday and I'd put it as the top contender for GOTY. Engrossing story and world-building, and I found the bite-sized RTS battles ideal for shorter play sessions.
Can't wait to dive back into the archives and event viewer later tonight.
Can't wait to dive back into the archives and event viewer later tonight.
This is extremely rewarding to do. I spent a full week going through them after completing the game.
And I think most of us in this thread also feel that it's easily a GOTY contender and one of the best games of this generation.
Has anyone tested this on PS5 to see if the framerate doesn't dip during the most intense battles?
I tried using missile rain with a few people in the final battle and there were no slowdowns. Someone else did it too:
