13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

Overview

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (十三機兵防衛圏) is a self proclaimed "dramatic adventure" game released by Vanillaware and Atlus for the PlayStation 4 where the player swaps between the stories of 13 characters who are all trying to defend the Earth from an alien invasion. The game was released in Japan on November 28, 2019 and an English version was released in the United States courtesy of Atlus USA on September 22, 2020.

Gameplay

The title is separated into three gameplay sections: Adventure, Battle and Archive. During the adventure sections the player controls one of the 13 protagonists as they explore environments that sometimes progress according to a real-time clock. The player can talk with characters and collect key words and items that can be used to advance the story. When a battle take place, the game becomes a real-time tower defense strategy game where the characters control mechs that fight off alien threats. Archive is simply a screen that allows the player view key words and other information they have gathered throughout the game.