Developer/publisher: Atlus.
Platform: PS4/5,Switch.
Official Site: N/A.
Platform: PS4/5,Switch.
Official Site: N/A.
Release date: 22-09-2020.
I had this game on my wishlist for a while and then... right after I finished Yakuza 2 Kiwami
this went on sale, it was less than 20$ so I said why not? but I ended up playing UtaChro first.
Pro's
- Interesting characters.
- There's payoff if you do all of the character stories.
- Beautiful artstyle.
- Yakisoba pan.
Con's
- Poor presentation, confusing story.
- Repetitive combat system.
The story is the kind of wtf is happening but you ain't getting it from one perspective
so it constantly jumps back and forth between a bunch of characters. I didn't really like
this sort of non-linear story-telling but I was intriguid by the story so I continued anyway.
Besides the characters and interactions were kind of fun too which is a plus in my book.
The game is split between two modes Remembrance and destruction.
There's also analysis but it just kinda exists for collection purpose
and to go over the confusing plot in case you're still confused.
Remembrance being about getting to know the characters and finding out why they're
even fighting in destruction which wastes no time on that, there's some fluff dialogue
before & after battles but in terms of story destruction fell flat. It seems its only there for
gameplay and to progress remembrance. The loop back and forth wasn't so great 20 hours in
which is where I kinda had a good grip on the plot but I was still confused.
You can't get the full story from just 1 character so you gotta finish someone elses
but unlike some VN it all is presented so chaotically it makes my head hurt.
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of those games everyone raves about but I just can't see what's that good about it.
Like its decent to me. I don't particularly enjoy being confused 90% of the time
but there's definitely pay off if you continue the individual stories so that's good.
I generally liked Shu's scenario except it got too ambitious at the end to the point
it couldn't properly finish it, Shu's also a good example of how they tried
to combine multiple stories, for some it worked but others... not so much.
Destruction ends up properly finishing the game but I am still like wtf man when I look back!
I also disliked Renya cuz this guy just had to be a smartass and its like watching sherlock....
*glasses fix* Lelouch voice but hey atleast it made some things make sense and wrapped up the story.
In the end my fav chracters were Shu,Natsuno and Yakisoba pan guy.
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| Atleast he's kinda infamous for it... also yea I did enjoy the fluff dialogue in destruction. |
There was also romance but for some of the canon couples it doesn't feel right or
more like some of them felt extremely forced in and man I just can't ship a few of them.
Like I could see Shu & Yuki/Tomi and even Tomi/Neji but Megumi had me cringing while the most
cringe romance in the game definitely was Iori & Ei but for some reason that gets a pass from me. LMAO I guess its the shoujo-manga vibes but whatever, romance is a hit or miss in this game.
Anyway! wasn't for me could be for you and if you really liked odin's sphere or nier automata
then Aegis Rim should be right up your alley too. The only reason why I continued to play
was because of the characters and trying to figure out how it all tied together, this combined
with the visuals was Aegis Rim's strongest points. I regret almost everything though
and at the very least for like 20$ I can say it was definitely worth a try.
For rating I'd give it a 6.5/10 and generally think the game is just fine!
its not as great as I heard people say it was but it was not that bad either.
Some more ramblings after the jump as well as my final thoughts but this is the short of it.
Also there's not really any plot spoilers in this post so don't worry.
