The Sci-Fi Masterpiece You've NEVER PLAYED - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim REVIEW

[@Fitherfith]

Games baller absolutely my GOTY

[@Oziach]

No doubt about that 👌 Also, it's nice seeing you around my trash hut of a channel!

[@goroakechi6126]

Ozi mad simping for Fither.

[@karl6942]

Was it hard picking between this and Hitman III for your GOTY? Sounds like a real humdinger.

[@mcoupe69]

@@Oziach came across your video while searching around for reviews (even though I already picked up the physical on switch and it’s amazing) and I’ve always hated the minimalistic design of those other metal wallet thingy kabob bees but I like the wallet you showcased.. plus I always lose my wallet..does your code still work ya think?

[@michaeloconnor5480]

Best "unplanned" purchase this year by far. Fucking blows me away. It scratched that Yoko Taro itch in a way while I actually wait for his next game. But 13 sentinels is totally it's own unique beautiful beast. I was blown away. Games like this need to exist. I hope anyone on the fence takes a chance and has an open mind. Cause it will melt your brain with what it brings. Support this game.

[@donnie1774]

I’m literally about to buy it. Update: I literally bought it

[@donnie1774]

Another update it’s good

[@donnie1774]

Final update: ok this shit slaps but I’ve been up for like 20 hours I gotta go to bed

[@donnie1774]

Final FINAL update: pretty good tbh after beating it.

[@karl6942]

Did you get the secret “virtual REALITY” end after completing the game thirteen times? Still looking for a video of this, please post if you have.

[@donnie1774]

@@karl6942 the WHAT? I beat it once...

[@jamalhartley5863]

Tomi was honestly consistently my favorite everytime she came around. Her snarky attitude and inability to back down was always nice to enjoy. Her actually getting the upper hand on Okino, who consistently seems to be in control of a conversation, was a joy.

[@Oziach]

Tomi is one of the most entertaining characters in that entire cast, and considering how great this cast is, that's impressive.

[@killamo4939]

Omg u got sponsored 😭so happy for u!!

[@Oziach]

❤

[@maroXUprising]

The overall game, is the definition of a “hidden gem.” The story is well done, the characters also well done, though some will disagree on that. The visuals in VW fashion is beautiful, and the soundtrack is *chefs kiss* deserving of GOTY. That all being said, this is just an opinion...but..... It would’ve been nice to have this game for the PSVITA and to an extent the Nintendo switch as well. I think this type of overall game genre that being a part interactive VN with the Lite Strategy rpg element really would cater very well to handheld devices.

[@lildrawhub1025]

"It would’ve been nice to have this game for... the Nintendo switch as well." Ask and you shall receive.

[@maroXUprising]

@@lildrawhub1025 about time too. Now if we could just see VW’s other games like murumasa, dragons crown come to switch/PC and everywhere else really, lol.

[@paradoxtm8911]

13 Sentinels is the ultimate diamond in the rough imo

[@Oziach]

ABSOLUTELY

[@bryandenejour4940]

This game is a Masterpiece I bought it Twice for many reasons aka My Shrin- I mean my home

[@roxas105ful]

The fact this game was outsold by jump force is sad in my standards

[@Oziach]

Yeeeeah

[@cycross3969]

Thanks for showing this game some love ❤️

[@MxPokirby]

Y'know what? I'm about at the 15 minute mark, and I think you've convinced me. Guess this video is going into my Watch Later playlist for a TBD amount of time so I can come back to it _after_ getting/beating this game, so I can experience the reveals on my own. GGs, Oz.

[@Oziach]

Have fun!

[@jackfrostyellow1315]

Honestly I kind of want to buy the game just to support it. You rarely see Atlus make games that aren’t Persona or SMT.

[@melongod2094]

It's an atlus published game It's a vanilia game but yeah it seems like atlus is just publish SMT and Etrian Odyssey games recently

[@Gestrid]

Actually, Atlus is just the publisher here. (Although, for the international release, they were also the ones that dubbed it.) It was Vanillaware that developed the game.

[@agentofxehanort]

With a Switch released announced, I hope it gets more recognition. I will be picking it up.

[@Road_to_Dawn]

I’d been watching this game like a hawk before it launched, preordered it, and platinumed it roughly a week after it came out. 100% LOVED it. I’m absolutely going to go ahead and buy the Switch version just to show the support this game deserves!

[@TheIvoryDingo]

I've seen a video on Twitter where someone spammed 'Missile Rain' multiple times in a row (thanks to the Meta System's unit recharge power) when they played the game on the PS5. No lag to be seen and it was GLORIOUS.

[@Oziach]

👀👀👀

[@TheIvoryDingo]

@@Oziach Even better was that it was during the Final Mission (aka an IMMENSE amount of enemies).

[@personagrand5674]

Miura/Natsuno/Tomi: Welcome to our shooting range!

[@minthemadnezz200]

I'm still playing this game but my god,is it wonderful so far. Im only 32^ of the story so far but im enjoying every moment. I cant fully watch the video cuz I wanna be as blind as possible but im glad youre talking about it

[@beabe424]

As of typing this I beat the game around an hour ago and can i say thank u for showing me this beautiful game. Its an experience I don't want to ever forget. more people need to know about this game.

[@Oziach]

💖💖💖

[@LocalLialec]

nice review, I like that you put spoilers and timestamps in the video. Appreciate the upload!

[@neonwillowleaf]

your KZbin videos are so nice to listen to while drawing, thanks Oziach!

[@Oziach]

No prob! Glad you enjoyed! ❤

[@shineman7855]

Got it for my birthday on the 13th and beat it today. Damn, i'm sad there are few people who will experience it. I genuinely hope more people find out about this game, easily in my top 10 games of all time list

[@Oziach]

Glad you loved it!

[@RainySideUp]

If this game doesn't win best narrative at the game awards i will RIOT!!!

[@KeyToAeris2024]

Selma R.D while it would be amazing to see it win I’m pretty sure Naughty Dog bought the best narrative award for TLOU2 since they are arrogant pricks

[@poolturtle5772]

@@KeyToAeris2024 Oh you know it. It wouldn’t be unexpected for TLOU 2 to get game of the year.

[@kaoskween3]

I actually just got 13 sentinels for Christmas and started playing it and, even though I watched a full gameplay of it before, I’m still in love with playing this game

[@Oziach]

Glad you love the game! 😊💖

[@LeftyTheClown]

As per your recommendation, I went and bought it, and just finished it 100% today. Honestly, one of my new favourite games of this year.

[@Oziach]

Ayy!

[@Heli-draws]

17:17 Woah Shadow of The Colossus's boxart is way more cool looking than I tought,also I totally forgot that it was developed by Shonen Jump

[@Oziach]

:)

[@zankudragon]

Megumi was my personal favorite in this game. And the cat was one of my favorite elements, especially with how things developed later in the story.

[@SageofStars]

Haida slipped me a roofie just after I summoned a giant robot 10/10 game here folks...I'm not kidding about that either, this has been one of the best purchases I've made in a while. The story is great so far(Only a few hours in), and the characters are...weird beyond belief, but in a really engaging way. Also, it's Vanilla. It looks bloody beautiful.

[@poolturtle5772]

Ah, I remember looking at this game and thought “Wow, story seems really cool, I might get it” Considering my birthday is coming up it’s probably gonna be something I could get. Get this for PS4 and then use other funds to get MH:Rise.

[@willthemost]

Tomorrow is my birthday and this is the only thing I asked for

[@Oziach]

Absolutely based!

[@willthemost]

Oziach been at college since it came out so I didn’t get a chance to play it, super excited for it! Huge fan of Atlus so I have high hopes, and I’m glad to see it got the Ozi seal of approval

[@Sahfarry]

Did u get it

[@Uncultxred]

Game's been on my radar since it got announced for the west and now I'm only half way through it but already feeling the post game depression. Haven't felt this attached to a game in forever

[@Oziach]

It's an insane ride

[@KeyToAeris2024]

I want to try this one Atlus always delivers in terms of quality

[@Oziach]

It's absolutely phenomenal!

[@dylqn55]

Finally got around to starting this game today. Really love it so far, this game was absolutely made for me. Thanks a lot for introducing me to it

[@BlairePink21]

Thank you for this amazing and spoiler free review!! Helped with my decision! My copy of the game is coming this weekend, I can't wait! :D

[@Oziach]

Hope you love it!

[@jamesd8415]

So I unironically ordered this game since I saw a tweet saying it was half off on Gamestop and that's only because I remember this videos thumbnail cuz this is also the first time I saw this video and I do not regret ordering it with that glowing review, definitely looking forward to playing it myself when it finally arrives

[@therenegadegamer7422]

Right after watching this went and snagged the last copy at my local gamestop for $30 can't wait to play it Update: Back after beating the game what a ride it was amazing if you're on the fence BUY THIS GAME RIGHT NOW

[@TheGaryNinja]

I literally heard about this game yesterday because it popped up on my Amazon cyber Monday deals. But by the time I went to checkout it was gone. Probably all the scalpers got to it. After reading through some reviews I knew I had to try it out. There was 1 last one at a GameStop in a pretty dangerous neighborhood, but I think it was worth the risk. I'll be starting it out tonight.

[@Oziach]

Have fun, and stay safe!

[@seannnn_idk]

love how the big ultra spoiler that ozi talks about, isn't even the biggest spoiler in the game

[@Beavernator]

Destruction Mode's graphics remind me of Ghost in the Shell's police GPS with the style and way buildings raise as you scroll over them...

[@Oziach]

👀👀👀

[@NotLukeSky]

I remember watching this video and saying “Wow that’s a cool game” and just ignored it. And I bought it around the time Strikers came out and I didn’t play it until May. And I dropped it again. Now I finished the game and I wished I did that sooner. The game is a masterpiece and thanks for introducing it to me :)

[@TrueForm]

A very good story, with decent (if a little easy once understood) combat portion. I definitely agree that it deserves more recognition. WAJIMA IS BEST GIRL

[@iwaoisshoes8245]

I pre ordered the game when I first read about it and it blew me away. I absolutely recommend this game if you guys want a great story and lovable characters, the story kept me really intrigued and the gameplay made me so addicted that I have put in 248 hours in because I keep replaying it.

[@toukavacation6612]

Just finished this game. What an absolute masterpiece. The great problem with it is that the premise of the gameplay (visual novel + rts gameplay) just didn't seem to be a selling point. From a first glance out of all the games on the ps store, this game looked like something to kill time with...But those who buy it will realize it's a magnum opus. Whoever did marketing for the game didn't do it well because this game is criminally underrated. I appreciate that you put the seaside vacation song in the video, cause 2-10 was such an awesome map. This game is indeed an s-rank purchase

[@vik1218]

the whole video can be summed up in one word for me: same

[@amolsol]

Lovely review! I adore it completely from story to gameplay. Also, PS5 seems to have fixed that little lag in battles.

[@Oziach]

Yep! And glad you enjoyed!

[@alexo277]

Holy shit was this a good game. Was really skeptical on getting it but I figured I’d trust atlus but oh man, I wasn’t expecting this masterpiece.

[@Oziach]

Glad you loved it!

[@justscrollinginthecomments7930]

I was a bit hesitant due to it being $60 on release (and I thought that it was nowhere near 8+ hours long to justify the pricetag), but after seeing this video I'm confident I'm getting my money's worth. Leave it to Oziach to win me over.

[@Oziach]

Hope you enjoy! And yeah, I sunk 40+ hours into this bad boy! 👌

[@theimortal1974]

i'm glad i saw this video. i wasn't going to get it because i heard it's just a visual novel with tower defense gameplay which doesn't sound that great to me. i love games with flow chart paths (zero escape, a.i.). and now that i know it can be played remotely on the vita (no l2/r2 buttons nessesary) i'm 100% getting this game. thanks again for this video.

[@ssnowprince6381]

"Games like octopath traveller try to make this work, but often fall flat" Me, who has their favourite game as octopath traveller: Why does everyone hate his game?!

[@Oziach]

I LOVE OCTOPATH TRAVELER

[@bernkastel7438]

With a name as badass sounding as 13 Sentinels It'd better be good.

[@Oziach]

It absolutely is!

[@aegis5678]

Can confirm, it lives up to its name

[@drowningin]

Playing this on switch. Really enjoying, but I'm so bad at remembering names. That problem is doubled when they have foreign names I am not used to. When they reference someone else I have no clue who they are talking about

[@YoshuaYoshoka]

I'm gonna pick this up once I get some stuff off my backlog because of this video, thanks for convincing me to get this at some point.

[@MetallicGaming187]

So with all the timelines happening nearly at the same time and come together. Sounds like a Quinton Tarantino if he made a story about mechs

[@Oziach]

:)))

[@sanicguy4145]

Another great Oziach video, the streak continues.

[@Oziach]

❤❤❤

[@RisXchTaisu]

I bought it for $30 on Black Friday cuz I heard was good Nice to have a spoiler free video to give me an idea before I begin whenever that is

[@Oziach]

Have fun!

[@rye7589]

good video, decided to pick it up for black friday, can't wait to give it a shot

[@Oziach]

Hope you enjoy!

[@jackiecozzie4803]

And now a switch version has been announced!

[@davadreviewer5509]

My mans Ozi finally got the sponsorship

[@Oziach]

:)

[@bruh-xr2bx]

AAAANNND it got robbed out of a best narrative reward

[@Oziach]

100% 😭

[@dannypistilli4864]

Been playing this game for about 35 hrs and am just a little over half way through. Im throughly enjoying it and the more I learn about the story the more I'm hooked

[@Oziach]

It's a dang good experience! I hope you enjoy the end stretch!

[@demicrow]

I just bought this game yesterday and I'm already having a great time.

[@Oziach]

Awesome!

[@clinicalbrendon]

I am still playing through it but its so beautiful. I recently bought a second copy and plan on buying a third to giveaway on twitter or something. But i have some questions. Who was your favorite story, and how long did it take you to beat?

[@Oziach]

I spent 42 hours to 100% the game, and my favorite story was Nenji's by a mile. It's a beautiful work of art.

[@Tony4You]

This game might push me to get a ps5. Good vid!

[@Oziach]

👌❤

[@sanityismadness]

The only thing bad about this game is no playable Miwako. Justice for Miwako!!

[@NCS07]

Can’t wait to get this game next month it looks really interesting

[@sojirosakura7088]

You kept me waiting didn't you?

[@Potato-Dono_and_Molasses]

Only just round to watching this, put it in watch later until I could order/finish the game. I picked it up after watching a few episodes of a lets player (Nicob, highly recommended) go through this. Never heard of it but even P5 I ended up deciding not to get it immediately. This is one of the only games I've actively stopped everything to avoid spoilers once I caught wind of it to blitz through. 36 hours later and god damn was this a good game, even just the amazing touches to the analysis section where it added the sectors alongside the year once that got explained and added to the secondary characters and that extra cut scene being added as a ending reward. (If you haven't scene a little bonus cut scene that's specifically in the events section, go there after beating the game it's at the very end and kinda brings up a little thing that was sorta mentioned)

[@Oziach]

I've seen that extra cutscene. But yeah, this game is just phenomenal all around. Glad you loved it!

[@saifis]

Feel like the enjoyment of the twists and turns and subversions of the story depend on how much Scifi knowledge you have, since some tropes may just go over your head. Can't say I got all of them remotly, but the ones I got where pretty good.

[@stolowtheparryking9570]

Good to see you back ;)

[@Oziach]

❤❤❤

[@randompolygon8401]

I finished the game today, and.... ok, so if sci-fi as a genre was a series, this would be the final episode. it had EVERYTHING and it somehow worked flawlessly. Also, I might be wrong but is your outro's opening from ACCA13? it sounds extremely similar if it's not, and if it is, you have good taste in both games and anime! Honestly a 10/10 for me. Although I see it as more Visual novel than "game".

[@Oziach]

The start of the outro for this is ACCA13, yup!

[@XnightXcrawlerXVL]

I actually just Picked up 2 copies for me and a friend, haven’t played yet cause demon souls remake but this review got me really pumped to play it!

[@Oziach]

Have fun!

[@eggrollin5718]

I'm so proud of him he got a sponsor Oh yeah also... nice video Wait a sec why is his 2nd channel nyraly

[@jroseart]

7:08, actually freaking cheering 😂

[@jroseart]

Also, this game will be mine, I will have it. We'll see how many years it takes me to get through this one! 😂😂😂 Your videos always make me so happy and excited for whatever masterpiece they are in regards to. Simply put, I can't wait to get my hands on a copy rn

[@BigEOT3]

I’ve held off on this because I was waiting for the day. April 2022 will be that day and time because 13 Sentinels Aegis Rim is heading to the Nintendo Switch

[@rhymetimeguy7560]

"Any critique and suggestions are greatly appreciated." You should change your subscriber count, it's criminally low. But honestly, your videos are great, very little I see that needs to be changed other than better mic. You're doing great!

[@Oziach]

❤

[@lucakalford9548]

finished this masterpiece a couple weeks ago but watching this vid anyways for the free extra serotonin boost. thank you

[@Oziach]

💖

[@CastroJr92]

It's on sale on PS4. Decided to buy it and it blew me away. Best game I've played in a long time and I'm not really into side scroll visual novel type games.

[@Oziach]

Glad you loved it!

[@MewoisSleepDeprived]

Epic I ordered this game the other day because GameStop was too dense to stock any copies of yakuza kiwami 2 in the entire fucking country. Excited to play it.

[@Oziach]

Have fun!

[@MewoisSleepDeprived]

@@Oziach thanks, I literally went into the comment section like 20 seconds after I posted this and you already replied lmao

[@Oziach]

I do that, lmao

[@strwrbttlfrnt]

I got this just recently for my birthday and I have been playing this with my mom who usually can't get into gaming for reason but I thought since this mostly a visual novel that she would enjoy it a little more since there is not a lot of gameplay and both of us are enjoying it we're still in the prologue and it very interesting a little confusing right now but I am enjoying the mystery of what on earth is going on.

[@grenaja]

Ugh fine I'll get it this christmas or something. Honestly, the battle UI looks like the devs had an obsession with circles but I'll manage. I wanna try out a game that doesn't feed you its story with a spoon. Ill try it out ALSO HOW TF DO ALL THE BATTLES PLAY OUT IN ONLY 2 MINUTES WHAT HOW

[@vividpaulus]

I love every game made by Vanillaware

[@Oziach]

This is definitely their peak

[@Spooks_FGC]

Funny cause the Atlus games I’m play rn are p3F, p4, and strange journey. Might have to pick this one up tho.

[@willb9753]

No way bro, time travel is totally real! Lol! Great review of the game. It is on my Christmas list now.

[@Oziach]

👀

[@cmmacrazy9574]

I just beat the game today and its such an amazing experience. I’m currently trying to convince all my friends to play it.

[@Oziach]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DavidCastJRPGs]

Nyarly? More like NERDY! Loooool you thought we wouldn't catch that uhn?

[@Oziach]

Gottem :)

[@RosyMiranto]

When it reaches the Sponsor Section: Hey, it's Ozzy's Hand Reveal xD

[@boggsmalinao]

they should make a mech game with pilots in the mould of dragon’s crown...

[@Ale-zb3ni]

Ah yes, a new adam video.

[@burgerking-eg7xc]

Ok I’ll try it

[@joseph2000117]

Any recommendations if I love both the story and the gameplay

[@Oziach]

AI Somnium Files is a great one!

[@joseph2000117]

@@Oziach Thank you! I'll check it out and if you had to also choose one or the other, would you chose zero time or danganropa?

[@Oziach]

Zero Time

[@Moddeang123]

This game is too good! Damn Vanillaware just flexed that they can make a great story! I mean I been a while since Odin Sphere. One complained tho... You can't rotate camera in battle mode... Still 10/10

[@jackbuildersmasher6346]

Ok so the gameplay looks... not that good to me. I tried games like Three Houses and the gameplay dragged it down for me. Will it be an issue if I play the game oooooor...

[@Oziach]

Trust me, watching the gameplay and playing the game are two very different things. It also plays nothing like Fire Emblem, if that helps.

[@RainySideUp]

I felt the same way before playing the game but it's actually VERY fun. Plus you can always put it on casual if you want to get the combat over with as fast as possible

[@eugenevedensky6071]

This game and P5R are probably the two most immersive games I've played as a proper 'adult'. I still can't leave their worlds months after.

[@tjreed7797]

This game caught my eye a while ago but never actually looked into until yesterday after it went off sale on the ps store ($41.99). After I heard that it had an interesting and watched this video, I decided to buy it through gamestop and managed to get it for $33.

[@Oziach]

Awesome! Hope you enjoy it!

[@tjreed7797]

@@Oziach I hope I will!

[@sarcasticbruh8083]

Brilliant video, once my backlog of games is done Im buying the game. Not going to lie though, seems extremely daunting to play .

[@connorfolkers788]

Hey Oziach i have a question are you still going to do the toradora video cause I'm so excited to see it!!!!!

[@Oziach]

Yep!

[@connorfolkers788]

@@Oziach Thank you toradora is such an underrated anime in my opinion Taiga is amazing 😁

[@agidyne9676]

I’m looking at the game right now. It’s half off on PSN. Still a bit on the fence, but maybe I’ll change my mind after this review.

[@Oziach]

Hope you changed your mind! It's absolutely worth $60, so $30 is beyond a steal!

[@agidyne9676]

@@Oziach bought the game and got a Platinum trophy! Can confirm, this is a good game!

[@Averi0]

While there are some parts I slightly felt was forced, this was one hell of a great game!

[@TheLegendLynx]

Well said!

[@-jjmr-438]

14:30 that explains it exactly how I feel for the characters

[@Azure_Sandora]

I rented it from Gamefly. I'm planning to buy it from them after my next paycheck. This game is honestly kinda perfect.

[@Femaldonado9698]

YOOOO MY MAN OZIACH GOT A SPONSOR LFG

[@ej_bunagan]

[ENDING SPOILERS] . . . . . I really love the relationship pairings in this game. I’m a sucker for romcom/slice-of-life anime’s because it’s a nice getaway from the intensity of the action/adventure anime’s, and it explores character personalities more thoroughly just with their interactions with other characters. While I’m not really a huge fan of Iori with Ei, it was sweet seeing Juro Izumi and Chihiro Morimura finally reuniting and having their own “reset” at the end, and seeing their adult bodies turn back to their teenage counterparts (which makes me favor Juro with Iori more). It’s weird how some of the art of the game makes you think “oh these two are definitely something special” because the two are usually paired next to each other, but then you notice in Vanillaware’s other promotional arts that their teenage counterparts are paired with who they end up towards the end, which is really neat. My favorite pairings are definitely Natsumi and Keitaro, Shu and Yuki, Hiyajima and Okino, and Tomi and Nenji- but Natsumi and Keitaro meant so much more because of BJ’s inclusion. Really loved how this game put so many genres together, and it took me by surprised while playing to see that romance also played a huge part to give characters more significance towards one another.

[@ej_bunagan]

Also congrats on the sponsorship!

[@Oziach]

It's an utter masterpiece. ❤❤❤