The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-

100가지 요리를 내왔는데 눈을 가리고 먹어야한다 이 코스가 진미인지 애미인지 십몇시간씩 씹어봐야함 공략보고 고점만 띄워서 경험하면 파인다이닝 가능한데 100가지 요리 다 먹겠다고 저점까지 싹다 풀매수하면 바로 응급실감 진짜로 돈받고도 못먹을 저급한 엔딩들 너무 많음..

量大管饱，但是吃的咋样别管 我觉得小高应该抛弃“100”的噱头，把天数和一些没什么意义的结局删减，出一份导演剪辑版，也许观感会好很多

This isn't tonal whiplash, it's nonstop tonal haymakers.

Darumi Amemiya it seems I've grown quite fond of you tho there are no sexual urges or desires you come to me as a long lost friend whom I once picked apples with in papa's orchard

The Hundred Line is a pretty amazing experience. While it certainly has its fair share of flaws, can be repetitive, and requires way more time than most people will want to give it, The Hundred Line is one of the few games I view as genuine Art. It's hard to articulate why without spoilers, and probably would require something more akin to an essay, but there was a lot that kept me coming back for more such as: 1) This game didn't shy away from some dark themes; and the parallelism between humanity and a particular set of... creatures... was shockingly thought provoking. Do the ends justify the means when it comes to survival? How far is too far? "The road to hell is paved with good intentions"... The last game that caused me to stop and think like this was Nier: Automata. This, in particular, is what's causing me to consider The Hundred Line as more than just a mere video game. 2) Based on the sequencing of the routes that I played through, for better or worse, it took me a while to start learning more about the truth, how certain routes are connected, and what was going on. Slowly piecing together what was really happening was incredibly satisfying! Every time I was able to connect a new dot and realize that some seemingly random thing I encountered in another route actually explains what happened elsewhere or why a character is the way that they are... I couldn't get enough of it! 3) I really liked the characters and how they interacted with each other! Whether it was Kurara making snide jokes about Kyoshika and her sword, Eito doing his thing, Darumi being crazy, or Hiruko on the battlefield, it was fun spending time with them and seeing what everyone does in different situations. Nearly all of the characters are either very interesting in their own ways or get their own time in the spotlight depending on the route. For example, Shouma is my least favorite character, but even he had narrative importance (with real emotional weight) in multiple routes and some redeeming qualities. 4) While some choices were no-brainers, there were a lot of tough choices to make, and even a few that made me wish I didn't have to make a choice. Living with the consequences of those choices in particular was brilliant! For the endings, not nearly all of them are high quality, but there were a fair few that were not only very memorable, but complete gut punches when you realized what they meant. The main two endings that others have referred to as the closest to being the "True Ending" really were fantastic; with plenty of others that were satisfying in their own right or made me want to go back and see what would have been different if I made different choices. 5) Lastly, before getting on the path of learning the truth, what kept me going was how interesting it was that certain routes were similar to playing different genres of VNs. Kudos to the developers for keeping as many of the routes legitimately interesting as standalone scenarios. Regarding the downsides, as mentioned before, the biggest ones are the huge amount of time needed to see the best this game has to offer, how it can sometimes feel like a bit of a slog getting through the more repetitive parts, etc. From a gameplay perspective, having played other VNs, Danganronpa, etc. the combat was a nice surprise, but the mechanical depth was understandably not very deep. I'd say it's better to think of combat as a puzzle, figuring out the most efficient ways to mow down the enemies in the most satisfying ways possible. The exploration was interesting for the first several hours, but I'll admit that I was not disappointed that I could skip it after unlocking all upgrades and leveling up the bonds with the characters. That being said, The Hundred Line was pretty special, and I'm glad that I got to experience it how I did. For anyone willing, and able, to put the time into it; I think you'd enjoy it too.

In my last review, I said that [i]Claire Obscure: Expedition 33[/i] was an ambitious single-player game that was unlikely to have competition for game of the generation. Little did I know, that this game comes very close to usurping that claim completely. Albeit, in a much more bloated and messy package. [i]The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy[/i] is the love child of Kazutaka Kodaka (creator of [i]Danganronpa[/i]) and Kotaro Uchikoshi (creator of [i]Zero Escape[/i]) taking the best aspects of both creators games and shoving them into a huge project that rivals [i]War and Peace[/i] in it's reflections on humanity and its constant fixation on warfare. While it's arguably too enterprising with it's 100+ endings, it manages to hit the same heights as the creator's previous entries. [hr][/hr] [h1]The Good[/h1] [list] [*]The game adopts a strong mystery box setting, where your fist playthrough is going to introduce you to the query cast and ask several questions about survival and what it means to be at war. Your first 30 to 50 hours of this game will be far from boring, as you learn the world and start to understand the mechanics behind it. [*]The strategy RPG elements of this game are well done. While I'm not the biggest fan of characters [spoiler]having the ability to come back from the dead[/spoiler] the game heavily rewards aggressive and risky play. There are enough characters to not make the repeated battles feel stale, and it's likely you'll find a favorite that you will always want to play. [*]When the story wants to be impactful, it's absolutely impactful. Plot twists are very shocking/ambitious, and the nature of the game is try to make you constantly second guess if you really know what is going on. [/list] [hr][/hr] [h1]The Bad[/h1] [list] [*]Elements like character positioning from other strategy games such as [i]Fire Emblem[/i] will be greatly missed here. All battles have a fixed character list and position, and the game can screw you over if you choose to invest into the wrong character. [*]You will be experiencing a lot of repeated content with minimal differences. While the loop of: [b]Visual Novel, Battle, and Free Time[/b] is enough to mix things up. It can become very dull to constantly be doing the same thing over and over again. If anyone is interested in this game, I would suggest completing Route 0 to be your determining factor if you want to continue the journey after that. As if it doesn't pull you in after that, then there's no hope of you ever completing the experience. Even I couldn't hype myself up to complete the last three uninteresting routes of the game. [*]While the storytelling is very good, people unaware of the Tim Burton-esc tone of the [i]Danganronpa[/i] games may be put off by the vulgar characters. Chance are that their strong personalities will rub people the wrong way, and make you wonder why you can't just kill them to remove them from the story entirely. [/list] [hr][/hr] I'm almost tempted to say that this game is better than the [i]Danganronpa[/i] trilogy, it's definitely better than the [i]Zero Escape[/i] trilogy. But at the same time, the likelihood of most people completing this experience is almost nil due to the amount of commitment this game has. I greatly enjoyed my time with this game, but at the same time, almost half of my 150 hours was spent mindlessly clicking through text and completing boring collection quests that drags the experience down. I absolutely recommend playing the [i]Danganronpa[/i] trilogy before tackling this beast of a game, so anyone who picks it up can be prepared for what they are about to dive into. But when this game gets serious, it's one the best Visual Novel experiences I've ever had. [h1]9/10[/h1] [spoiler] [h2]Favorite Routes[/h2] [table] [tr] [th]Rank[/th] [th]Route Name[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]1[/td] [td]Route 1[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]2[/td] [td]Cult of Takumi[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]3[/td] [td]Killing Game[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]4[/td] [td]Route 0[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]5[/td] [td]Slasher[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]6[/td] [td]Mystery[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]7[/td] [td]Retsnom[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]8[/td] [td]S.F.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]9[/td] [td]V'ehxness[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]10[/td] [td]Eva[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]11[/td] [td]Coming of Age[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]12[/td] [td]Box of Calamity[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]13[/td] [td]Multiple Eitos[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]14[/td] [td]Goodbye Eito[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]15[/td] [td]Rebellion[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]16[/td] [td]Romance[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]17[/td] [td]Comedy[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]18[/td] [td]Box of Blessings[/td] [/tr] [/table] [b]- Didn't bother with: Causal, Endless Battles, and Conspiracy -[/b] [/spoiler]

我真是吐了，为了凑100个结局写了那么多注水的支线，结果最最关键的TE没有做