The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- Reviews
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- is a fun turn-based strategy RPG with a large entertaining cast and an intriguing story. If it featured more variety in its enemies and locales and fleshed out its characters' motivations a bit more, it would be a must-have. 🏫
What you are seeing is far more ambitious than it is letting on, so much so that I was left literally gobsmacked by what I experienced.
The game is a visual novel that captivates fans of the genre with charismatic characters, stunning cutscenes, an engaging narrative, and elements from other genres that add depth, mystery, and a touch of weirdness, despite a dense start that becomes smoother and more captivating over time; however, for those unfamiliar with visual novels, the experience can be disappointing due to the slow pace, excessive dialogue, limited animations, simplistic combat, and caricatured anime-style characters, making the game less recommendable for newcomers, who might prefer the story as an anime rather than a game.
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The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- has its strengths, but the large amount of content is repetitive to complete.
Ultimately, The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is a hard game to recommend. It's not because the game isn't good, because it is, but it's because if you're looking at it solely as a game, it loses steam about 15-20 hours in. The story more than makes up for it, but asking a player to play for 25-30 hours before a game really opens up is a big ask. It is worth it though, if only for the sheer scale of branching pathways available to the player that present radically different and bonkers endings. Making a game like The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy was a big gamble, and while it's not clear if that gamble paid off for Too Kyo Games, it at least delivered one of the most ambitious, if uneven, visual novels of its generation.
A dream project for visual novel and tactics fans alike, The Hundred Line delivers narrative brilliance with a gutsy twist on strategy gameplay. It's eccentric, engaging, and wildly entertaining.
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- is a bold fusion of visual novel storytelling and tactical combat, wrapped in an emotionally intense narrative. With its branching structure and fresh mechanics, it offers a deep, replayable experience that builds on the legacy of Danganronpa while forging its own path. Perfect for those seeking dark stories, meaningful consequences, and strategic battles with real emotional stakes.
I lost my mind with 13 Sentinels back in the day, and my time with The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy was similar. It’s clever, engrossing, and it breaks up the reading with the right level of engagement and action.
Your experience with The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy will leave you eager to dive back into its blend of story and strategy. Your choices shape the narrative in this game and remain a compelling fusion of narrative depth.
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- is a wonderful experience where adventure and tactical RPG have been mixed in ideal proportions to deliver an engaging tale. The sheer number of endings ensures dedicated players will have their fill, while the quality of these endings is assured to satisfy those who have less time to spare and can’t afford to clear multiple routes.
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- feels like the love child of Kodaka's eccentric, character-driven storytelling from Danganronpa and Uchikoshi’s mind-bending twists from Zero Escape. The game pulls you in with its gripping narrative choices and fast-paced combat, all unfolding within a world brimming with mystery and high stakes.
The team’s incredible hard work has produced a wonderfully unique, deep, and rewarding game that fulfils its ambitious scope and has easily been seated as my favourite visual novel of all time.
A gripping fusion of Danganronpa’s twisted storytelling and tactical RPG combat, elevated by its eccentric cast and layered mysteries. While the 100-endings gimmick feels excessive and battles lack depth, the game’s dark humor, social sim elements, and Uchikoshi-style twists make it a must-play for fans—even if it doesn’t quite surpass its inspirations.
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- is one of the most complete title on the market, having a great narrative, with top notch storytelling and character development, while also having a fun, albeit repetitive and not really well tuned strategy element, while also having a great and unique 2D artstyle. A game every Visual Novel fan should play once in their life.
Review in Italian | Read full review
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is a fantastic game. The story is amazing, and once you see the twists and turns it will hook you in and not let go. I loved all of the characters, the soundtrack is just fantastic and this features one of the best English dubs I’ve heard in a long time. I had a blast with combat as well. It can be pretty tough on normal mode, but if you want easier combat so you can enjoy the Visual Novel aspects there is a safety difficulty that is much easier. At the $59.99 price tag it’s likely gonna take at least 100 hours to see all the endings here if not more, so it’s well worth your coin. It’s very rare a game comes along that does everything right, but The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy does just that.
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is an excellent mix of tactical RPG action and visual novel goodness from two of gaming’s most fascinating minds. From the extreme amount of content to the fascinating story, this is an impressive offering all around. If you want a truly unique story along with some flashy tactical combat, you can’t go wrong with this one.
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy blends sharp writing with turn-based tactics, echoing the signature styles of Kodaka and Uchikoshi. While the routine can feel confining and the combat could go deeper, its strength lies in a cast of twisted, human, and unforgettable characters.
Review in Italian | Read full review
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- is a game that easily met my expectations. It is an excellent strategic RPG, with an unusual story where mystery awaits at every corner. It is above all a game that communicates with its target audience. On several occasions I raised a hypothesis with myself that the game immediately raised, and on several occasions it exceeded my expectations, showing a very exquisite level of dialogue with the player.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- is the perfect fusion born of the collaboration between Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi. The result is a title that draws on the best features of their major productions (Danganronpa and Zero Escape, above all) to create a unique and incredibly ambitious product, especially on the narrative side. Kaleidoscopic, sprawling, and surprising writing makes it essential to play and replay a title equally challenging in its tactical RPG component. There are some structural limitations of game design and, inevitably, its thick verbiage may not make it a product for everyone. But if you have loved the previous works of the two Japanese designers, we warn you: this may be their magnum opus.
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