The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy

The Hundred Line – Last Defense Academy is an excellent tactical RPG that fully showcases the strengths of the creatives behind it. A well-written and compelling story, strong and strategic gameplay, attractive art style, and passionate VA work all come together to make for a comprehensive experience that you won't want to miss. It's an instant recommendation for fans of Uchikoshi and Kodaka's past work, but even if you're not so much into visual novels, consider adding this one to your library. The Switch has plenty of life in it yet, and Hundred Line stands as a strong reminder of why.

A delightful mishmash of genres, aesthetics, and tones that comes out great either despite or because of its many disparate elements.

In The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-, the visual novel and combat parts hit that target, but the social and resource-gathering elements don’t. And those parts happen to eat up a ton of extra time that grows increasingly obnoxious as you explore the narrative.

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is a morbidly engrossing tactics RPG that takes the right notes from Danganronpa.

Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi's collaboration on The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is a winning mix befitting both creators' legacies.

Think of it as a huge, and very interesting, visual novel that offers you the freedom to sample as much, or as little, of it as you want, although the lack of sign posting means it's sometimes an uneven one.

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is one of the grandest pieces of literature ever written, and it has quality to its quantity. However, at times, the quality suffers as a result, and it could have benefited from a couple of additional editing rounds to weed out certain aspects. Some routes are terrible compared to the general quality of the game. At the end of the day, fans of the Danganronpa and Zero Escape franchises have a game that is on the must-buy list and will last a very long time. It comes strongly recommended to visual novel fans in general, and even to non-gamers who are into heavier pieces of literature.

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy gets a lot of things right, perhaps too many to be helped.

The developers from Too Kyo Games and Media.Vision have succeeded in effectively combining their strengths to deliver a game that is both narratively rich and playfully interesting. The mix of tactical turn-based combat and interactive mystery novel works particularly well, offering a distinct experience that will captivate those familiar with their productions. Despite occasional pacing problems, the formula remains solid and masterful. We can only hope that this collaboration will continue on other projects in the future.

A masterclass in visual novel storytelling, The Hundred Line delivers both quality and quantity, with 30+ hours of gripping narrative and 100+ hours of content for dedicated players