13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Begins A New Timeline On Switch In April

13 Sentinels – Aegis Rim, the sci-fi strategy adventure game by Vanillaware (makers of Odin Sphere and Dragon’s Crown), is making its way to Switch on April 12. Since its launch in March 2020, the game was only available for PlayStation 4 until now. 

Side-scrolling, visual novels and real-time strategy combine in this game. You control thirteen high school students and pilot giant mech suits called the Sentinels. Okay, so they’re not that ordinary. Although the story is centered on stopping an invading force, it can be expanded to include sci-fi stories that take inspiration from other tales like War of the WorldsAnd The Terminator. While you’ll use your mech to defend the world in RTS battles, the real meat of 13 Sentinels is navigating the intertwining, non-linear narratives of the students. Each teenager has their own story arc, and you’ll jump back and forth between them all to uncover the entire bonkers storyline. For an overview of the Switch, take a look below at the trailer. 

In our review of the PS4 version, we scored 13: Sentinels an 8 out of 10, with former GI editor Joe Juba describing it as a “fun and ambitious experience that combines high-school drama and huge robots in a (mostly) beautiful package.” You can read our You can read the full review here.

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