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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (2019)

Vanillaware

Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4

4.36 from 442 ratings · #191 top rated on Grouvee

1174 members have it in their collection · 79 playing now · 467 backlogged · 421 wish listed

How long? Main story 33h · with extras 35h · 100% 39h (from 48 logged playthroughs)

Uncover the truth and delve into a 2D sidescrolling adventure featuring gorgeous art and environments. Then, battle the kaiju in fast-paced, top-down combat. Customize the Sentinels with an arsenal of mechsuit weaponry, and fight to defend humanity!
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Details

Developers
Vanillaware
Publishers
Atlus, Sega
Genres
Adventure, Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Themes
Drama, Science fiction

Release dates

  • Nov 28, 2019 (Full Release) (Japan) PlayStation 4
  • Sep 22, 2020 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 4
  • Apr 12, 2022 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
  • Apr 14, 2022 (Full Release) (Japan) Nintendo Switch

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Top 20: 2020s (ongoing) by SIGINT · 20 games · 6
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all-time favs by Arvyel · 46 games · 0
Switch by phantasy2004 · 270 games · 0

Rating distribution

5 stars
249
4 stars
131
3 stars
38
2 stars
18
1 star
6
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Community All Reviews Statuses

BMO

Status BMO Jul 23, 2023

I greatly appreciate Vanillaware offering VO language options off the bat before the game starts. Too many games make you sit through intros with English VO before they let you Switch it up in the settings. VO language choice was the first thing I was prompted with. Kudos Vanillaware.

On the flip side, the weird fetishization of teenage girls in …

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I greatly appreciate Vanillaware offering VO language options off the bat before the game starts. Too many games make you sit through intros with English VO before they let you Switch it up in the settings. VO language choice was the first thing I was prompted with. Kudos Vanillaware.

On the flip side, the weird fetishization of teenage girls in Japanese games continues 😬

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Sir_Laguna

Status Sir_Laguna Apr 16, 2023

Everything I read and heard about this game made me think it was exactly my kind of thing. That's why I bought a physical copy for Switch at full price, something I don't usually do anymore.

Four hours in, I'm still not hooked. The story is kinda intriguing and the art is wonderful, but I'm still not "in" and is …

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Everything I read and heard about this game made me think it was exactly my kind of thing. That's why I bought a physical copy for Switch at full price, something I don't usually do anymore.

Four hours in, I'm still not hooked. The story is kinda intriguing and the art is wonderful, but I'm still not "in" and is hard for me to find motivation to keep playing it. Its not bad at all and I kinda want to know what's gonna happen with the characters, but... I'm not caring enough to play it regularly. Also, the turn-strategy gameplay is kinda bad.

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SIGINT

Status SIGINT Oct 16, 2022

This is going to be one of those games for me... played for legitimately half of the day today lol. Digging deeper into this reminds me a lot of the feeling of unraveling the complex nonlinear stories in recent favorites The House in Fata Morgana and Immortality, as well as older favorites like the Zero Escape series. This particularly …

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This is going to be one of those games for me... played for legitimately half of the day today lol. Digging deeper into this reminds me a lot of the feeling of unraveling the complex nonlinear stories in recent favorites The House in Fata Morgana and Immortality, as well as older favorites like the Zero Escape series. This particularly feels similar to what I remember Virtue's Last Reward feeling like, though admittedly I haven't played that in a decade and this is probably better. Anyway, the further in I get, the more I think this is an incredibly unsurprising thing for me to like.

On a tangential note, I'm really glad I swapped over to the Japanese voiceover early on. People hyped up the English as being really good, but I can't sit through English voices saying things like "-kun", "-chan" and "senpai" in every sentence... The Japanese is perfectly enjoyable and what I'd personally recommend.

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SIGINT

Status SIGINT Oct 15, 2022

Not sure what to make of this yet. I definitely don’t really like the combat, but the story is interesting. The long prologue is just very hard to sink into, being a bit all over the place and a bit of information overload up front. Maybe I just needed another cup of coffee today before playing this.

edit: All right, …

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Not sure what to make of this yet. I definitely don’t really like the combat, but the story is interesting. The long prologue is just very hard to sink into, being a bit all over the place and a bit of information overload up front. Maybe I just needed another cup of coffee today before playing this.

edit: All right, all right, it's got me now. There's definitely an initial hump to get over with this one, but once it "opens up" a bit it's a lot easier to get a grip on. I expect the way the story is gated by combat will annoy me over time but at least I set it on Casual mode so it shouldn't take too long.

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alex2800

Status alex2800 Nov 2, 2021

Time traveling mech : ☑

Anime romance narrative : ☑

Top-notch 2D visuals : ☑

Cool OST : ☑

Mindblowing revelations every 20 min : ☑

I'm super glad I didn't sleep on this game probably one of my personal favorite of 2020/2021

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Noughter

Status Noughter Sep 6, 2021

This was a ride. I have read a lot of VN before and the story certanly can measure even to really great ones like Muv Luv alternative or Baldr Sky and on top of that its way more interactive and full english voiced

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BMO

Status BMO Jan 16, 2021

Ok, in lieu of Vita/Switch release, I grabbed a copy for PS4. Let’s see if Vanillawear has still got it.

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GrumpyM

Status GrumpyM Dec 14, 2020

Definitely starting to get mixed up with the different time periods, characters, and plot points. THe voice acting is well done though - and the art is spectacular as expected from vanillaware. Haven't seen a battle in a while - maybe I'm supposed to go back to that initial menu and manually trigger them? Not sure.

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Heckler

Status Heckler Oct 21, 2020

More people need to play this game. So far, it's an absolute artistic masterpiece. Go and support Vanillaware!

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Reset_Tears

Status Reset_Tears Sep 22, 2020

Trying to decide if I should go ahead and pick this up now. I'm in the middle of a bunch of other games at the moment*, but this is a title I've been keeping an eye on for years now. Have been really impressed by all the extremely positive reviews for it. And of course, it looks absolutely amazing, even …

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Trying to decide if I should go ahead and pick this up now. I'm in the middle of a bunch of other games at the moment*, but this is a title I've been keeping an eye on for years now. Have been really impressed by all the extremely positive reviews for it. And of course, it looks absolutely amazing, even for a Vanillaware game. I'll probably go for it next paycheck.

  • but when am I not, right?
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BMO

Status BMO Mar 14, 2019

This prologue is only available in Japan. I watched a bit on YouTube and I think this might be a Vanillaware game that isn't for me. I don't think it will have the hook of Muramasa or Odinsphere. The contemporary setting is interesting but it lacks the vibrancy of the other games and the game seems to lean into creepy …

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This prologue is only available in Japan. I watched a bit on YouTube and I think this might be a Vanillaware game that isn't for me. I don't think it will have the hook of Muramasa or Odinsphere. The contemporary setting is interesting but it lacks the vibrancy of the other games and the game seems to lean into creepy fanservice in ways Muramasa and Odinsphere don't. Maybe it will be more compelling than what I am seeing so far, but I might be feeling less concerned that this won't come to Vita.

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BMO

Status BMO Jan 17, 2019

Since the Vita version was axed, maybe we can get a Switch version ;-)

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