The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-

The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-

April 23, 2025

Nintendo SwitchPC

PROJECT EXTREME X DESPAIR IS HERE! "KAZUTAKA KODAKA" AND "KOTARO UCHIKOSHI" COMES A BRAND-NEW ADVENTURE GAME! Takumi Sumino is a totally average teenager living in the Tokyo Residential Complex, a place where every day is much like the last and nothing bad ever happens. All that changes when freakish monsters …

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Adrià MA Cloud Dosage Apr 2025
94.0 /100

Graphics

73.0

Gameplay

82.0

Story

96.0

"The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- is a bold fusion of visual novel storytelling and tactical combat, wrapped in an emotionally intense narrative. With its branching structure and fresh mechanics, it offers a deep, replayable experience that builds on the …"

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Alexander Loginov GameMAG Apr 2025
60.0 /100

Graphics

20.0

Gameplay

20.0

Story

20.0

"Starting out as a fun-filled entertainment experience, The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy quickly degrades into a torment that lasts for literally hundreds of hours."

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Allyson Cygan NintendoWorldReport Apr 2025
95.0 /100

Graphics

95.0

Gameplay

95.0

Story

95.0

"undefined.It&s;s always a delight to discover what will end up being one of my favorite video games in real time, but The Hundred Line did it. With the storytelling prowess of two cult icons mixed with some fresh and exciting …"

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Anthony Gravel Geeks &a; Com Apr 2025
85.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

55.0

Story

85.0

"The developers from Too Kyo Games and Media.Vision have succeeded in effectively combining their strengths to deliver a game that is both narratively rich and playfully interesting. The mix of tactical turn-based combat and interactive mystery novel works particularly well, …"

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Antti Saavalainen Fintendo Apr 2025
60.0 /100

Graphics

48.0

Gameplay

62.0

Story

57.0

""Great looks and battles, too many similar story paths.""

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Brandon Perkins SmashPad Apr 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

90.0

"What you are seeing is far more ambitious than it is letting on, so much so that I was left literally gobsmacked by what I experienced."

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Bree Maybe Checkpoint Gaming Apr 2025
70.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

60.0

"The Hundred Line – Last Defense Academy is interesting; it does a surprisingly good job of meshing together the visual novel and strategy game elements in a satisfying way, but it just falls so incredibly short on the pacing that …"

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Chris "Atom" DeAngelus Worth Playing Apr 2025
85.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

90.0

"The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is an absurdly ambitious, delightfully over-the-top and genuinely enjoyable game to play. It captures the same raw insanity of Danganronpa but has a level of raw excess that makes it stand out from the …"

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Dudu Cavagnari ProjectN Apr 2025
74.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

75.0

"The game is a visual novel that captivates fans of the genre with charismatic characters, stunning cutscenes, an engaging narrative, and elements from other genres that add depth, mystery, and a touch of weirdness, despite a dense start that becomes …"

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Eduardo Rebouças Entertainium Apr 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

70.0

"The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy gets a lot of things right, perhaps too many to be helped."

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Engin Vural Oyungezer Online Apr 2025
85.0 /100

Graphics

90.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

85.0

"Too Kyo Games team has managed to transfer their past experiences to their new game and once again they have presented us with a game that can be written among the best examples of the genre they have shaped."

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Evan Norris VGChartz Apr 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

85.0

"Last Defense Academy has a lot of disparate parts working simultaneously, but it never creates any sort of disharmony. If anything, the visual novel, turn-based strategy, resource collection, and relationship management aspects complement and reinforce each other, creating a product …"

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Faviyan Mustafiz NoobFeed Apr 2025
75.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

85.0

"Your experience with The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy will leave you eager to dive back into its blend of story and strategy. Your choices shape the narrative in this game and remain a compelling fusion of narrative depth."

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Gabrielle Castania TheGamer Apr 2025
70.0 /100

Graphics

68.0

Gameplay

72.0

Story

68.0

"Though the tactical elements never quite felt like they were prioritized as heavily as the narrative, The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy earns its stripes as the next in the line of spiritual successors, given how close a chord it …"

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George Yang Nintendo Life Apr 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

83.0

"The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is a morbidly engrossing tactics RPG that takes the right notes from Danganronpa."

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Joel Gralton ani-game.com Apr 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

90.0

"There’s nothing else quite like The Hundred Line. It’s bold, bizarre, heartfelt, and filled with more ideas than most games twice its size. It respects your time by giving you meaningful choices, compelling characters, and deep gameplay systems. And most …"

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Jordan Biordi CGMagazine Apr 2025
65.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

40.0

"The Hundred Line - Last Defence Academy is a pretty solid turn-based strategy game buried under an avalanche of terrible anime tropes and mediocre storytelling."

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Joshua Render GameGrin Apr 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

75.0

"The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- is the perfect game for anime and strategy fans, but might leave those looking for a deeper RPG experience in the cold."

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Kirk Hiner Pure Nintendo Apr 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

65.0

"The Hundred Line: The Last Defense Academy is a must-play game for anyone who enjoys TRPG gameplay and compelling, often surprising sci-fi storytelling. Despite its dark themes and disturbing imagery, it&s;s a total joy to play."

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Lloyd Opalec Game8 Apr 2025
90.0 /100

"The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- feels like the love child of Kodaka&s;s eccentric, character-driven storytelling from Danganronpa and Uchikoshi’s mind-bending twists from Zero Escape. The game pulls you in with its gripping narrative choices and fast-paced combat, all unfolding …"

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Lucas White Shacknews Apr 2025
70.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

60.0

Story

70.0

"In The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-, the visual novel and combat parts hit that target, but the social and resource-gathering elements don’t. And those parts happen to eat up a ton of extra time that grows increasingly obnoxious as …"

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Mary Billington Video Chums Apr 2025
79.0 /100

"The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- is a fun turn-based strategy RPG with a large entertaining cast and an intriguing story. If it featured more variety in its enemies and locales and fleshed out its characters&s; motivations a bit more, …"

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Matt Karoglou Game Rant Apr 2025
100.0 /100

Graphics

95.0

Gameplay

60.0

Story

98.0

"Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi&s;s collaboration on The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is a winning mix befitting both creators&s; legacies."

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Mehmet Derin Tourens Apr 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

85.0

"A visual novel that stands out in its genre for its role-playing features and ability to accommodate a wide range of open-ended scenarios. It features successful mechanics that entertain players with tower defense gameplay while encouraging tactical thinking. Although the …"

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Miguel Moran TheSixthAxis Apr 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

78.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

94.0

"The Hundred Line Last Defense Academy is a must-play for fans of tactical RPGs, sci-fi thrillers, and just high-quality incredibly well written games in general. It&s;s a wild ride from beginning to end, and I&s;m still not even truly sure …"

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Mitch Vogel Nintendo Life Apr 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

88.0

Story

92.0

"The Hundred Line – Last Defense Academy is an excellent tactical RPG that fully showcases the strengths of the creatives behind it. A well-written and compelling story, strong and strategic gameplay, attractive art style, and passionate VA work all come …"

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Nicola Kapron COGconnected Apr 2025
85.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

90.0

"This title is not entirely perfect. The adventure game elements look a little goofy, the characters can be quite archetypal, and the humor gets quite crass. But the game’s wild plot twists, intense character dynamics, and sheer style hold it …"

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Oliver Shellding WayTooManyGames Apr 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

90.0

"I lost my mind with 13 Sentinels back in the day, and my time with The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy was similar. It’s clever, engrossing, and it breaks up the reading with the right level of engagement and action."

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Ondřej Halíř SomGeek Apr 2025
85.0 /100

"Despite some stumbles and high ambitions, the creators of The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy ultimately succeeded in delivering a strong, twist-filled visual novel that no fan of the genre should miss."

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Sadegh Shojai Fard CriticLenz Apr 2025
100.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

95.0

"A masterclass in visual novel storytelling, The Hundred Line delivers both quality and quantity, with 30+ hours of gripping narrative and 100+ hours of content for dedicated players"

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Sean Cabot RPG Fan Apr 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

88.0

Story

86.0

"A delightful mishmash of genres, aesthetics, and tones that comes out great either despite or because of its many disparate elements."

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Victor Tan Rectify Gaming Apr 2025
70.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

85.0

"The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- has its strengths, but the large amount of content is repetitive to complete."

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Wasbir Sadat NoobFeed Apr 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

80.0

"A dream project for visual novel and tactics fans alike, The Hundred Line delivers narrative brilliance with a gutsy twist on strategy gameplay. It&s;s eccentric, engaging, and wildly entertaining."

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عصام الشهوان Saudi Gamer Apr 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

90.0

"Think of it as a huge, and very interesting, visual novel that offers you the freedom to sample as much, or as little, of it as you want, although the lack of sign posting means it&s;s sometimes an uneven one."

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