You Should Play 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

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Music used:
Song 1 - In The Doldrums (13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim)
Song 2 - Halcyon Days (13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim)
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Sources:
- Most of the footage taken from justonegamr: • 13 Sentinels: Aegis Ri...
- A couple of scenes taken from Lesley Tan's playthrough: • 13 SENTINELS: AEGIS RI...
- Interview with producer Akiyasu Yamamoto: blog.playstati...

[@justafilthyneet]

I just wanna say, whenever I write essays nowadays I have your voice in my head.

[@FlorescuAdryan]

Stack of papers?

[@Aleczandxr]

Perfect.

[@MackSaysWhat_]

Honestly same, lmao

[@serbianbro5322]

Same, I used to have exurb1e, now i have him

[@Emery101]

Then you are not a neet, fucking failed normie.

[@Anon_wulf]

This game absolutely deserves a yakisoba pan out of 10

[@Aleczandxr]

Hemborger/10

[@Graysett]

13 Sentinels is many things. 1: The game that should have won Best Narrative last year. 2: My favorite game of 2020. 3: A game where the fans WILL NOT tell you **** because it's story is actually that good and spoilerable (though it exists in that space Jojo does where anything can sound like fake spoilers right up until it isn't). 4: Quite possibly my favorite sci-fi story encountered so far. 5: One of the few games/stories where 99% of it has a completely satisfying answer/conclusion and sticks the landing even at the very end. Going through its story had me frantically writing down everything that was happening so I could overanalyze it later. It made me feel like a conspiracy theorist wildly trying to keep track of everything with a corkboard, and it was wonderful. If you have ANY interest in it, it's absolutely worth buying and experiencing on your own ASAP. It didn't sell anywhere near as well as it should've, and it's a shame.

[@archivist_13]

The fact that the Last of Us 2 beat this game for best narrative is something I'll never forgive

[@antimatter3084]

Aleczandxr is literally combining GOAT visual novels like Umineko, House in Fata Morgana, and this. Like damn, that is some taste

[@rajyavardhansingh4491]

Ok Eren

[@yemmohater2796]

@@rajyavardhansingh4491 ok (R)

[@rajyavardhansingh4491]

@@yemmohater2796 ok (S)

[@seemonuzumaki723]

Fata Morgana?

[@OtakuBenny2210]

Its because vanilla ware are just the kings of beautiful 2d art and storytelling I played my first VW game back on the Saturn called princess crown as a teen man I wish I'd kept that game and my Saturn, everything they have made since has been beautiful.

[@WandererRedux]

Just finished this game, and I have to say that this story is truly special. Have a feeling that it's going to occupy a similar place in my heart as Nier Automata.

[@GamerRoman]

I wish it wasn't bound down to a single console.

[@nakamori162]

Gimme a PC or Switch port ahhhh

[@vladsorin6144]

cringe pc beggers

[@leonthesleepy]

@@vladsorin6144 I have a PS4 but honestly, i would love to have this on PC or Switch. Nothing wrong with hoping for ports

[@michaeloconnor5480]

Yeah this game was phenomenal, a tremendous props to the localization team on a project like this, with the way the narrative plays out it couldn't have been easy at all. I loved it.

[@bookfan1239]

I know you said you played with Japanese audio, so I have to say: the English dub is hands down one of the best dubs I’ve heard in my life. As far as I remember, there was never a cringe moment and the lines felt so believable. Kudos to the dubbing team, seriously. They did a phenomenal job!

[@Aleczandxr]

Since making this video I’ve watched some of it in English and I can definitely agree, it’s a great dub!

[@mohammedahmed967]

It's even crazier because the pandemic happened right smack in the middle of this game's dub. Christian La Monte (VA of Ignatz in 3Houses) did an unbelievably amazing job as the voice director of this game, having everyone record their lines so convincingly, both in terms of the performance and the context of the story, while making the transition from studio to home setup sound absolutely seamless.

[@lyhthegreat]

im gonna play it in english now that u said that.

[@VillainViran]

@@mohammedahmed967 I remember hating Ignatz lmao but hell he may be a godly director

[@ThaRealest616]

Agreed

[@lalathealter6513]

I really like your, eh... how do you say that? Manner of narration? Way of telling? Narrative temper?.. Whatever it is, it's awesome, keep it going, dude!

[@Aleczandxr]

Thank you!

[@yemmohater2796]

Cadence?

[@EggBastion]

_Narrative temper..._ nice.

[@lalathealter6513]

@@EggBastion Apologies, I was speaking from the heart

[@EggBastion]

@@lalathealter6513 ...what? No, I think it's great!

[@BlueBladeofFate]

"Developed by Vanillaware" And just like that you've already won me over.

[@posteriorpepperoni]

Honestly,this but unironically. I'm not really a big VN guy,so what made me most interested in this game was knowing they made it

[@OtakuBenny2210]

Did you no I can jam my foot up my ass?😊

[@OtakuBenny2210]

But really anyway vanilla ware are fucking awesome you can't go wrong with there games

[@clintmckee1751]

Best game I played last year, got me to give Odin Sphere and Dragons Crown a shot too.

[@obviusthemaxim2509]

Definitely try giving Muramasa the Demon Blade a try as well my man

[@mazokuwolf1279]

Game is an ABSOLUTE masterpiece

[@FrffyVsBoredom]

After seeing you gushing about it on Twitter I watched a full let’s play of the game & was absolutely in love with it I’m planning to buy it whenever I can & go through it again myself

[@Aleczandxr]

Awesome. Hope you enjoy it whenever you can get it for yourself! You're playthrough will be much different than the LP so it'll be a pretty different experience, I'd imagine.

[@stevenpeeckford5999]

Oh my god YES. More people need to talk about this game, thanks for making this. Hopefully it'll get a few to try it out.

[@jnoinm]

I haven't clicked on a video faster. This game is so, so, soooo good. Thank you for bringing more attention to Vanillaware's magnum opus.

[@Aleczandxr]

My pleasure, it absolutely deserves it.

[@dobadobadooo]

I finished the game a few months ago, definitely one of the best titles of 2020. The art-style is spectacular, the cast is very well written, and the story is solid too. I even enjoyed the Strategy-RPG combat system, though I do wish there were a bit less of them admittedly. I really hope we'll see more game like this in the future, it really is one of a kind.

[@bobbyzamora6389]

It's definitely a game. A game that everyone needs to play.

[@ItsYourPalJacob]

Thank you, this game deserves more attention. Great video.

[@Aleczandxr]

Cheers, I just really wanted to get the word out even just a little bit.

[@alexmikhylov]

They Should Release 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim on PC

[@antimatter3084]

Don't count on it, Vanillaware usually doesn't bring games out of the Playstation bubble, wish they did since I don't like consoles but atleast they localized it which I can say more than other games.

[@Gestrid]

Unlikely. Vanillaware literally only has 29 people working at the company, and they rarely outsource their work. The only things they outsourced for this game were publishing (Atlus), dubbing (Atlus West), and music (Basiscape). Vanillaware doesn't have a publishing label and has worked with Atlus before. They also don't have the overseas presence to dub a game themselves. And the founder of Basiscape is a friend of the founder of Vanillaware (who also directed this game). All that to say that they don't have the resources (both money and time) to port the game, and their (apparent) company philosophy to do as much in-house as possible wouldn't allow them to outsource all their work to port the game.

[@gezzas]

@@Gestrid To be honest I always thought that it was Atlas that was not interested in doing PC ports. However after success of Persona on Steam they should be very aware of JRPG player base of on PC. All that's left is just to convince Vanillaware to do it or allow Atlas to handle it. Maybe starting Odin Sphere or Dragons Crown to test the waters like they did with Persona and Catherine. However it might be wishful thinking on my part.

[@leoryff979]

Played it, Platinumed it, waiting for money to come around to commission fan art of it.

[@Gestrid]

If you're looking for fanart, NicoB (who has a "fanart of the day" segment on his videos and retweets plenty of other fanart) did a playthrough of the game and specifically asked his viewers for fanart of the game when he learned there wasn't much of it. (He doesn't usually ask for it.) Anyway, all that to say that, if you scroll back far enough on his Twitter, you'll find plenty of retweeted fanart of it.

[@AlexT7916]

Whenever I see any sort of 13 sentinels content I instantly click it , like and leave a comment just to hopefully make the game more popular .

[@CoClock]

Same

[@z1novas]

Great timing. The game just announced it hit 400K copies. Not bad for a game with terrible marketing behind it.

[@stevenpeeckford5999]

Seriously, WHAT were Sony thinking?

[@zangbang9886]

word of mouth did wonders with this one. I became aware of its existence on twitter myself.

[@lyhthegreat]

only 400k? but then again im a sucker for niche titles.

[@SplashPeltAGB]

This is such a great game, it deserves more recognition! I'm glad that you made this video cause I think more people would really like it if they give it a chance

[@Aleczandxr]

Absolutely! Hopefully I can convince a couple more to give it a try.

[@tomo8940]

God I hate how underrated this game is. Why did it get shafted so hard?

[@JOJOAC]

I blame marketing. Everyone tries to advertise how great the game is while trying to tell you as little as possible.

[@kaizakira]

Well it’s kind of niche compared to most games that and Altus didn’t do a good job with marketing

[@PapaNierForReplicant]

Its niche nature and the fact that it's an under advertised console exclusive is the answer.

[@tannerwilson545]

It's probably because it's stuck in PlayStation jail...I'm hoping that the game releases later on other platforms like Nier Automata did. I don't think Nier Automata wouldn't have been "nier" as popular as it is now if it stayed only on PlayStation. I was so hyped when it was announced for Xbox, so I bought it and it became one of my favorite games of all time. This game should be no exception.

[@OtakuBenny2210]

Xbox don't deserve this masterpiece

[@dannypistilli4864]

Ive had this title on my back log for a month and im about to jump in and cant wait

[@1wayroad935]

The trailer of this game should have just been people going "Wait! But that-! How did-! But she-! But they-! What the fuck?!"

[@AlexT7916]

The only complaint that I have against this game is that it's easy to get stuck when Yori talks with Tomi and Miwako and when Hijima finds coins where the was , but those are 2 minor stains on an absolute masterpiece of a game !

[@Aleczandxr]

Lol, I was stuck there for quite a while trying to figure out what to do.

[@micryt.]

6:09 - "It's not a very complicated story..." Um... Yeah, I didn't have trouble understanding it at all... haha

[@Aleczandxr]

Well I didn’t say that it wasn’t difficult to understand! - I did go on to say that the structure of it is where the magic and confusion happens. If told linearly, it wouldn’t be nearly as confusing, which is essentially what I was trying to say.

[@micryt.]

​@@Aleczandxr I got that. I was mostly joking but I still think that this story would have a lot of confusing parts when told linearly.

[@lucaschiarenza5648]

I was sold as soon as I saw the Vanillawere - "Odin Sphere" art style XD

[@kamehamehuyle9108]

I really love the art style man

[@IMKebbie]

Let's talk about that banger soundtrack

[@Aleczandxr]

Hell yes, amazing OST.

[@kaizakira]

Done by Hiroshi Sakimoto it’s kind of crazy he’s the same guy who composed final fantasy tactics.

[@MrTheDerper]

Did you listen to the Remix OST? Insane

[@mir8651]

Just finished it a few days ago. One of the best, if not, the best video game stories ever. I didn't even mind the gameplay. It was just good enough to be fun.

[@Letzxl]

Fala ae meu mano, vim pelo Igoy ta ligado? Gosto pacas dele, muito pica, pesquisa que ele é foda, recomendo. Faz uma participação no podcast dele, acho que você irá amar participar. Um abraço aí, seu trabalho é daora, e sempre se lembre "O Futuro é pica".

[@houndnobleman876]

7:45 I honestly forget that the PS5 ever even released 0_0.

[@archivist_13]

One day, I will make an overly long video essay about this game, mark my words

[@JRPGGUY]

I platted this game. Absolutely loved it, the characters, settings, soundtrack and story. For $30 I recommend it.

[@lobesteral]

I bought the game last year based on your recommendation and just got around to playing it recently and finishing it. Will probably become a new favourite! Thank you so much!

[@Wkhal]

This game is a fucking masterpiece

[@marthpimperoni]

this game was fkin awesome, visual novels are usually super boring but the style this is done in is super engaging

[@moved596]

Fantastic video as always. Love seeing more appreciation for this overlooked game. On a side note, I was kinda just in awe watching this video simply cause the visuals for this game are so beautiful, haha.

[@Aleczandxr]

Thanks, and can totally relate! It’s absolutely gorgeous.

[@AlexT7916]

I see 13 Sentinels content , I click , I like and I comment hoping that it will boost it in the algorithm .

[@SaladaFroggie]

I loved piecing together the plot of this game! It was like going through a beautiful novel that takes its full potential of its video game format.

[@LoveSasukeKai]

I love Vanillaware games so much, I wish they were on Switch. #cryingemoji

[@LeoArmada]

Low key I just finished the ff7 Video and now I am blessed with another banger, I guess Ill extend my drawing period another 10 minutes 😂😂

[@Sekamui]

This has been on my backlog for a while now, but this video convinced me to finally pick up a copy! I'm about six hours in and I'm floored how it captured my attention. It's amazing how the disjointed, wild nature of the story remains comprehensible and never gets old. Appreciate the video as always!

[@Aleczandxr]

Hope you enjoy the rest of it!

[@ichisakism]

Man, Vanillaware is so underrated it physically pains me to see that not a lot of people know about it. I had already fallen in love with Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir, and to see little to no praise purely because no one knows about it just breaks my heart. I really hope 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and future games developed by Vanillaware get more recognition, they just really know how to make beautiful and amazing games.

[@i0am0superBlast]

Well you convinced me to try it lol. Especially if it's recommended by you. But yeah didn't even know this existed so I am curious now. If nothing else it looks really pretty XD

[@jimmyichigo7410]

I don't know anything about this visual novel/game but okay. I loved Odin Sphere and AI: Somnium Files and apparently it's got similarities to both.

[@omdhdk]

If you loved those two games then I'm pretty sure that you'll love 13 Sentinels!

[@jimmyichigo7410]

@@omdhdk Hope so!

[@calcelmoanayru5870]

Who are your top 5 characters? Mine: 1) Nenji 2) Izumi 3) Tomi 4) Juro 5) Ryoko

[@Aleczandxr]

In no order - Nenji, Izumi, Tomi, Amiguchi and Ida

[@supermegaguy666]

Hey, I'm not the only one that likes Ida!

[@hollowempty6086]

I liked Ida more at the beginning before learning that his motive was to be with Tomi. Though it's a good thing that even he got a happy ending.

[@calcelmoanayru5870]

@@hollowempty6086 I think it's awesome, it makes him much more human and tragic while still saying that he's a bad guy. Reminds me of Gendo Ikari

[@AlexT7916]

I wonder just how much longer and possibly better would this game have been if all the cut content was in this game ( we know these were planned from interviews) such as the character interactions , the cut pilot stories , Spoilers from now on AI Hijiyama and more

[@Thick1]

I'm an old gamer. I bought this game on a Black Friday sale not knowing anything about it, only that it was getting high critical praise. I didn't think I would take to the cutesy anime style but your review nailed it! I just started my second play thru. You have an excellent voice for narration, btw. Keep up the good work!

[@Aleczandxr]

Thanks!

[@EXapade]

Hah, you posted this the day I finished it. Very good story, I will think about it for a long time.

[@lazydroidproductions1087]

So it’s a Baccano!-like mesh of a story but a video game, though maybe not as brilliantly written as Baccano! overall but that’s a high standard

[@SilverZephyr09]

This game literally has a track called "A Cruel Thesis".

[@dmgdisciple9680]

Thanks for recommending this. Just finished it and it’s probably my 3rd favorite game of that console generation alongside bloodborne and return of the obra dinn

[@rocrod430]

The battle themes are amino acids. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk

[@alikechar1944]

I’ve never heard about this game but only wanted to thank you for the hard work you’re putting into your essays, your videos on HxH are prolly my favourite on KZbin. Much love

[@Aleczandxr]

Cheers, much appreciated.

[@dragowolfraven3806]

13 Sentinels is a amazing game.

[@featuringdez7456]

This game has been in my list for a while now but haven’t actually bought it yet. Guess it’s time I rectify that

[@HANIMEME]

i cant believe I, aleczandxr and 13 sentinels' strongest warrior, have not seen this video

[@arcticwolf9837]

fantastic game for sure, my game of the year for 2020 and now in my top 5 favorite games of all time.

[@Cladestinecandle]

Can you make a video where you explain how you analyze movies and tv shows.

[@rex9912]

I rate this a yakisoba pan tier game

[@omdhdk]

Bought it day 1 and do not regret it one bit. It is one of my all time fav games now. And the soundtrack is god like 🤩

[@echoesvtuber]

Thanks for bringing attention to this game! It truly is one of a kind, so I hope your recommendations will invite others to try this game out.

[@Aleczandxr]

No problem! And apparently they already have for a couple of people so that's my mission accomplished!

[@connor8198]

please please PLEASE play The House in Fata Morgana if you haven't already. I know this is unrelated to the video, but it impacted me emotionally on a level not many other things have. I would love to hear your thoughts on it, though I understand if you steer clear from it as it might not be your thing and it is quite long without any real gameplay element. It is also a tragedy, so it can be kind of draining, but the feelings it evokes are worth it in the end.

[@Aleczandxr]

The House in Fata Morgana is one of my favourite stories. I tweet about it all the time.

[@connor8198]

@@Aleczandxr Oh wow really? Thats awesome to hear!! I don't see many people talking about it online, I'll have to check on your Twitter more often haha

[@Twisted1derland]

I was really shocked and interested in your video. I am a huge fan of nearly anything Atlus brings out to the west. Aegis Rim, however, didn't seem to be my cup of tea. It looked extremely interesting and was an interesting take on how the 13 characters are tackled. Seeing your video recommending it makes me want to actually give it a shot, like I originally intended. Thanks Aleczandxr!

[@Aleczandxr]

Awesome. Hope you enjoy it!

[@l1mbo69]

I would, if it wasn't an exclusive

[@easschung9442]

Natsuno best girl. Tomi second best girl. Okino third best girl.

[@bobbyzamora6389]

Yakisoba Pan fourth best

[@Graysett]

@@bobbyzamora6389 Hemborger 4 lyfe.

[@lalathealter6513]

thank you

[@AsTheWorldSpinsAgain]

Yes.

[@meleronnef8411]

It's a game, don't worry. It's part visual novel and part game, and that means it's a game. Not that it matters though, either way it's amazing.

[@maaarkyuuu]

I've been playing a lot of games for years now. But the story of this probably stands as one of the best I played.

[@ElPincheDruk]

1:56 then I realized I wanted more Hijiyama and he was blocked for almost half the game, GDI

[@razorloboerrol]

It just released on Switch.

[@fo7773]

Finally, someone staterd talking about this masterpiece

[@hypocritelife8018]

Alecz can you please try TRAILS OF COLD STEEL? I think you will love it! It its classic JRPG suprisingly let you choose your love interest. And have story that took 10 years to complete and have its own universe connected with other trails game and i would love to hear your essay

[@calcelmoanayru5870]

He got a few hours into Trails in the Sky, which you should have recommended to him before Cold Steel anyway. But I believe it's on hold right now.

[@omensoffate]

Trails of cold steel is so boring man. I will just read a book if I want to read a story lol

[@hypocritelife8018]

@@calcelmoanayru5870 sky is great indeed but what got me hooked into the trails series/universe is coldsteel. Specialy laura S. Arseid. Best girl xD

[@bobbyzamora6389]

I agree that it's definitely worth trying out the series but why would you recommend someone to start the series at the halfway point and not the beginning?

[@aneonfoxtribute]

Hell YEAH it does. Get that word out there

[@GumshoeGamer]

Man I really need a PS4/5 then

[@TheJbrown60]

Yuki Takamiya.

[@LukeSkywalker-zv3xy]

Just waiting for it to come to other platforms...

[@reuel1776]

Please check out the Zero Escape series if you like non-linear storytelling in your vn's. It has a lot of the same qualities mentioned in this video

[@getterkaiser1760]

"You Should Play 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim" A truer statement has never been made in the history of this website.

[@Gherrapowa]

i did recently and i got so in love that i got a plat trophy in 3 days.

[@majidoujaa5592]

Eaaily made its way as my all time favorite game

[@criminalsen2441]

I bought this game the second I saw Atlus' name; unfortunately I didn't read the description hard enough so the lack of game play was kind of a disappointment. That's entirely my fault though. I'm still trying to enjoy it because it's really a beautiful game. That and I payed 60 bucks lmao. Thanks for the video, it made me feel a little better about getting it😅

[@Ajay-pj2hv]

Too bad I don't have a PS4. Still loved your video, passion in the way you're speaking easily tells me how beautiful of a game it is

[@Aleczandxr]

Awesome, glad you liked it!

[@PlebCentre]

My ass that 100% both steins; gate games *MY TIME HAS COME*

[@MrTheDerper]

Most "underrated games" people talk about tend to have some popularity. But 13 Sentinels is like the first game that is underrated to me, like reaaaallly unpopular, which is a shame because the quality is through the roof.

[@boctama6626]

no more people on your twitter asking you if you're gonna make a video on it, i am happy for you

[@mysticalhero2460]

I forgot this game existed, maybe I'll check it out since it's on sale right now

[@yoh_moriyama]

I would totally play this if the prize for this fucking game wouldn't skyrocket through the fucking roof. What the fuck is with those prices?! No way in hell I'm gonna pay almost 80€ for a fucking game.

[@seemonuzumaki723]

Coming back to report that I tried this game after watching this video and it's fucking great, thanks a lot

[@Aleczandxr]

Lol no problem, glad you liked the game!

[@Key-mb2ko]

I wish this game was more popular!

[@diegogonzalez7183]

Nenji Ogata is my god

[@seemonuzumaki723]

I suppose I'll give this a try too.

[@blazeasakura2811]

I beat this game last night the timing on that is crazy

[@supermegaguy666]

The sentinel's not responding...

[@nat_2096]

If only this was on PC

[@rajyavardhansingh4491]

I would have played it if it wasn't PS4 exclusive.