Introduction

“I think you must buy this game!” — Yoko Taro



From the mind of George Kamitani comes the biggest and most complicated science fiction clusterfuck ever witnessed by man. Thirteen teenagers, thirteen giant robots, and one frankly *ridiculously* complicated mystery waiting to be unraveled that will make your head spin.

I’m really not sure where to even begin with this game, because anything I could say would be both a spoiler and woefully incomplete. There’s huge reveals that take place within the first two minutes that I’m loath to give away, not because it’s a huge deal to let them slip but because I feel it’s important to take this game in with as little foreknowledge as possible. Letting the insanity wash over you is part of the core experience here, and I’m not willing to ruin that. So what can I talk about? Not much, but I can try!

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim was released November 28, 2019 in Japan and September 22, 2020 worldwide for the PlayStation 4. It’s the latest game from Vanillaware, who are known for their gorgeous 2D animated artwork with games like Odin Sphere and Dragon’s Crown, and this game does not disappoint there. Vanillaware is best known for making action games, but 13 Sentinels is an odd beast in their ensemble, being basically just a visual novel with light adventure game elements crossed with a strategy game.

As for the story, it’s told in a non-linear fashion so as to be the most confusing thing in the world to try to unravel. Add to this the large number of playable characters, each with their own interwoven stories and layers upon layers of insane reveals, and we’ve got the ingredients for a massive pile of nonsense. You’re gonna wanna take notes here, is what I’m saying. I certainly will be.

And because there’s a ton of reveals, I’m going to have to warn you all now that this is a strictly no-spoiler thread. Don’t hint, don’t intimate, don’t even tag. If we haven’t seen it, don’t mention it. Unfortunately, because of the way this game is structured it’s probably going to be a nightmare trying to figure out what we have and haven’t seen or put together yet, but please try nevertheless.

I really love this game, and I’m excited to share it with all of you (though I’m hopeful that at least a few of you will pick it up yourselves upon seeing me evangelize about it).

(Note about the table of contents: do not, under any circumstances, try to view these scenes in character order instead of the given chapter order. You're just going to spoil yourself and make this whole thing even more confusing in fantastic new ways it wasn't supposed to be. Just read them in chapter order, thank you)



Chapter 1: Juro Kurabe 1
Chapter 2: Iori Fuyusaka 1
Chapter 3: Takatoshi Hijiyama 1
Chapter 4: Natsuno Minami 1
Chapter 5: Megumi Yakushiji 1
Chapter 6: Shu Amiguchi 1
Chapter 7: Ei Sekigahara 1
Chapter 8: Juro Kurabe 2
Chapter 9: Natsuno Minami 2
Chapter 10: Yuki Takamiya 1
Chapter 11: Ei Sekigahara 2
Chapter 12: Iori Fuyusaka 2
Chapter 13: Destruction 0
Chapter 14: Destruction 1
Chapter 15: Shu Amiguchi 2
Chapter 16: Keitaro Miura 1
Chapter 17: Megumi Yakushiji 2
Chapter 18: Megumi Yakushiji 2.5
Chapter 19: Yuki Takamiya 2
Chapter 20: Tomi Kisaragi 1
Chapter 21: Juro Kurabe 3
Chapter 22: Destruction 2
Chapter 23: Natsuno Minami 3
Chapter 24: Natsuno Minami 4
Chapter 25: Ei Sekigahara 3
Chapter 26: Megumi Yakushiji 3
Chapter 27: Destruction 3
Chapter 28: Tomi Kisaragi 2
Chapter 29: Nenji Ogata 1
Chapter 30: Nenji Ogata 2
Chapter 31: Nenji Ogata 3
Chapter 32: Nenji Ogata 4
Chapter 33: Nenji Ogata 5
Chapter 34: Ryoko Shinonome 1
Chapter 35: Keitaro Miura 2
Chapter 36: Keitaro Miura 3
Chapter 37: Iori Fuyusaka 3
Chapter 38: Shu Amiguchi 3
Chapter 39: Takatoshi Hijiyama 2
Chapter 40: Destruction 4
Chapter 41: Juro Kurabe 4
Chapter 42: Tomi Kisaragi 3
Chapter 43: Yuki Takamiya 3
Chapter 44: Ryoko Shinonome 2
Chapter 45: Megumi Yakushiji 4
Chapter 46: Megumi Yakushiji 4.5
Chapter 47: Keitaro Miura 4
Chapter 48: Ei Sekigahara 4
Chapter 49: Destruction 5
Chapter 50: Ryoko Shinonome 3
Chapter 51: Shu Amiguchi 4
Chapter 52: Juro Kurabe 5
Chapter 53: Iori Fuyusaka 4
Chapter 54: Renya Gouto 1
Chapter 55: Takatoshi Hijiyama 3
Chapter 56: Tomi Kisaragi 4
Chapter 57: Natsuno Minami 5
Chapter 58: Yuki Takamiya 4
Chapter 59: Ryoko Shinonome 4
Chapter 60: Megumi Yakushiji 5
Chapter 61: Destruction 6
Chapter 62: Keitaro Miura 5
Chapter 63: Juro Kurabe 6
Chapter 64: Shu Amiguchi 5
Chapter 65: Tomi Kisaragi 5
Chapter 66: Nenji Ogata 6
Chapter 67: Ei Sekigahara 5
Chapter 68: Iori Fuyusaka 5
Chapter 69: Yuki Takamiya 5
Chapter 70: Ryoko Shinonome 5
Chapter 71: Destruction 7
Chapter 72: Shu Amiguchi 6
Chapter 73: Juro Kurabe 7
Chapter 74: Tomi Kisaragi 6
Chapter 75: Keitaro Miura 6
Chapter 76: Nenji Ogata 7
Chapter 77: Destruction 8
Chapter 78: Natsuno Minami 6
Chapter 79: Ryoko Shinonome 6
Chapter 80: Yuki Takamiya 6
Chapter 81: Iori Fuyusaka 6
Chapter 82: Natsuno Minami 7
Chapter 83: Nenji Ogata 8 (FINAL)
Chapter 84: Destruction 9
Chapter 85: Juro Kurabe 8
Chapter 86: Ryoko Shinonome 7
Chapter 87: Keitaro Miura 7
Chapter 88: Takatoshi Hijiyama 4
Chapter 89: Ei Sekigahara 6
Chapter 90: Destruction 10
Chapter 91: Tomi Kisaragi 7
Chapter 92: Takatoshi Hijiyama 5
Chapter 93: Juro Kurabe 9 (FINAL)
Chapter 94: Iori Fuyusaka 7 (FINAL)
Chapter 95: Megumi Yakushiji 6
Chapter 96: Destruction 11
Chapter 97: Shu Amiguchi 7 (FINAL)
Chapter 98: Yuki Takamiya 7 (FINAL)
Chapter 99: Takatoshi Hijiyama 6
Chapter 100: Renya Gouto 2
Chapter 101: Ei Sekigahara 7 (FINAL)
Chapter 102: Renya Gouto 3
Chapter 103: Tomi Kisaragi 8 (FINAL)
Chapter 104: Renya Gouto 4
Chapter 105: Destruction 12
Chapter 106: Megumi Yakushiji 7 (FINAL)
Chapter 107: Renya Gouto 5
Chapter 108: Ryoko Shinonome 8 (FINAL)
Chapter 109: Natsuno Minami 8 (FINAL)
Chapter 110: Destruction 13
Chapter 111: Keitaro Miura 8 (FINAL)
Chapter 112: Renya Gouto 6
Chapter 113: Takatoshi Hijiyama 7 (FINAL)
Chapter 114: Renya Gouto 7 (FINAL)
Chapter 115: Destruction 14 (FINAL)
Chapter 116: Final Preparations
Chapter 117: The Final Battle
Chapter 118: Escape (mildly )
Chapter 119: Epilogue
Chapter 120: The End Is Never The End

And one bonus update for the road:

Bonus: Unraveling The Puzzle