Danjin44
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Release date: Sep 22, 2020
Platform: PS4
Genre(s): Adventure, real-time strategy
STORY
13 Sentinels is primarily set during a fictionalised version of the 1980s in the Shōwa period, but also jumps between Japan during the later years of World War II and the distant future. The story follows its thirteen protagonists, all of high school age, as they are dragged from their normal lives into a fantastical war against invading alien forces, fighting their Kaijuu army using the Sentinel mechas.
The storyline is split between multiple characters, and by following each character the player aims to avert a disastrous future for mankind.
CHARACTERS
Juro Kurabe13 Sentinels is primarily set during a fictionalised version of the 1980s in the Shōwa period, but also jumps between Japan during the later years of World War II and the distant future. The story follows its thirteen protagonists, all of high school age, as they are dragged from their normal lives into a fantastical war against invading alien forces, fighting their Kaijuu army using the Sentinel mechas.
The storyline is split between multiple characters, and by following each character the player aims to avert a disastrous future for mankind.
CHARACTERS
A mild-mannered young high school student trying to live a normal life in the 80s. Rarely excited, he is fond of campy old sci-fi movies, with their giant robots and space invasions. But it seems like everyone in his life is trying to manipulate him for their own ominous ends...
Iori Fuyusaka
She believes she's an ordinary high school girl, with dreams and crushes and a sweet tooth. However, she finds herself at the center of a massive conspiracy, called on to help stop an apocalypse before the world is doomed. What she's not sure about is: can she really answer that call?
Ei Sekigahara
A stoic young man with amnesia, Ei finds himself next to a dead body without any memories of his past. Declared a boy "from another dimension", he's constantly pursued by armed gunmen in black suits, and often finds himself in intense life-or-death situations. Through investigating the clues and people in 1985, he chases the truth behind his lost memories...
Keitarou Miura
A dutiful young soldier from 1945, fiercely dedicated to defending his country. He'd lay down his life if it meant saving even a single soul. Chosen as part of a secret military program to pilot a new weapon called a "Sentinel", Miura soon discovers that his true enemies lie beyond World War II...
Megumi Yakushiji
A shy, composed girl of few words, with a nurturing domestic side. While she's devoted to her beloved, Juro, he himself has lost all memory of their past relationship. Goaded on by a mysterious talking cat, she agrees to a "contract"—willing to go to any lengths to restore the boy she loves.
Natsuno Minami
A perky, friendly girl on her school's track team who loves a good sci-fi story. When she discovers a small robot hiding in the school, it seems like a story out of one of her favorite movies. However, she finds herself drawn into a massive, apocalyptic conspiracy in which the danger of her shows becomes disturbingly real.
Nenji Ogata
A high school punk with a heart of gold. He prefers to punch first and ask questions later, so when he gets involved in a convoluted conspiracy, most of the geek talk goes over his head. Still, he's determined to bust through and save the girl—even if he's resigned to her thinking he's just another thug.
Renya Gouto
A cold, brilliant young man who will use any means necessary to find the truth. Gouto processes information and stunning revelations with a calm, ready intelligence that baffles (or outpaces) the adults around him. He's no villain, but he knows what's at stake, and what must be done.
Ryoko Shinonome
An aloof agent desperate to prove her worth to her unrequited love (and mentor), Tetsuya Ida. A mission gone wrong left Ryoko with traumatic brain damage, and dependent on a medicine of unclear origins. Still, she fights through the mental fog and pain to untangle the conspiracies...
Shu Amiguchi
An easygoing late-80s high-school playboy, quick to make friends and quick to flirt. Tries not to take life too seriously, whether it's on his side or not. But when his TV turns on by itself, and an idol starts talking to him through it, begging for his help in unraveling a mystery... he rolls with it as best he can.
Takatoshi Hijiyama
A confident young Japanese soldier in the 1940s, displaced from his home and dropped into a city both foreign and familiar. Adrift, old-fashioned, and out of place, he struggles to make sense of all the changes in the world... and then, after months of living as a solitary vagrant, he finds the young man responsible for uprooting his life.
Tomi Kisaragi
A flippant, sly teenager. She often hangs out with her gal pals after school, getting snacks and chatting like any other, but she seems to know more than she's letting on. Determined to investigate the mysteries of her fate, she surreptitiously follows whatever lead she can, only to discover an even greater peril awaiting her...
Yuki Takamiya
A surly delinquent who (reluctantly) infiltrates the school as a spy to save her best friend. Despite her disdain for her underhanded allies, she stubbornly seeks the truth when everyone else has something to hide. Tough and caustic, but she's got a protective streak and a sharp mind.
Trailers
Reviews
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Review Thread
https://www.rpgsite.net/review/10226-13-sentinels-aegis-rim-review 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is truly one of the most unique games I have ever played through. My 35 hours with Vanillaware’s latest title is something I wish I got back because I want to play it again for the first time. Kamitani...
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