A player has spent 200 hours in The Hundred Line – Last Defense Academy on Steam and now reveals whether the game and its 100 endings are worth it.
What kind of game is this? The Hundred Line – Last Defense Academy is a mix of visual novel and strategy role-playing game, which stands out primarily due to its 100 different ‘unique’ endings. On Steam the game has a rating of 88% positive reviews, categorized as “very positive”.
The players are supposed to replay the sci-fi story and keep experiencing new endings, which gives the game a high replay value.
In the game itself, you take on the role of a student named Takumi Sumino, who lives a normal life until one day terrible monsters attack his school. Along with 14 other students, he is selected for a special defense unit and tasked with protecting the school for the next 100 days.
Whether the story lives up to its promises and whether the 100 endings are really good, a player now reveals in a review.
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200 hours and 100 endings
How does the player rate the title after 200 hours of gameplay? On Reddit, user PalpitationTop611 posted a lengthy review of the game. In it, he explains his experiences with the title and what he liked and disliked. However, he first clarifies that he not only completed The Hundred Line – Last Defense Academy but experienced all endings within 200 hours.
He positively notes the story in his review. Despite some inconsistencies in the endings, it’s well-crafted and covers a whole spectrum of different genres like sci-fi, comedy, or horror, depending on the ending. The villains are also well-made and add coherence to the game.
He finds the gameplay entertaining and particularly emphasizes the mechanic that allows sacrificing your own units to quickly defeat bosses. He also enjoys the music and the characters in the game.
What does he criticize? What the player dislikes is the concept of the 100 days during which the students are to defend the school. It seems unnecessary to him because there is much downtime in between where you just explore without really experiencing anything. Overall, he dislikes the exploration mini-game.
According to him, the replay value is diminished because you experience the same battles on almost every route on the same day. Even when consciously aiming for a different ending, many of the battles from other endings simply repeat.
Does it deliver on the promise of the endings? The player has mixed feelings about the 100 endings. Some of them are really good, while many feel unnecessary and without added value. They also seem inconsistent at times, as if yesterday’s decisions mean nothing today.
He indicates that, as a rough estimate, 20 endings were fantastic, he found 50 endings acceptable or good, and he disliked 30. Overall, however, he had a lot of fun with the game, even though some paths did not pay off.
The Hundred Line – Last Defense Academy may not be a hidden gem, but it can definitely be worthwhile for genre fans. Additionally, a free demo version gives insight into the game before purchase. Although the game does not look particularly special, its development was probably quite expensive: Two legends have teamed up for a new game, it starts very positively on Steam, almost ruins the studio
