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There are very few games like13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. It’s not just because of its gorgeous artwork and mind-bending storyline.13 Sentinels: Aegis Rimhas a unique structure. Not only does the player jump between two very different gameplay modes, but the story is presented out of chronological order, through the eyes of the 13 titular sentinel pilots, with the player choosing who to follow next.
It’s not a completely freeform experience, however.13 Sentinels: Aegis Rimstructures itself through a progression lock system. Every character’s storyline and every leg ofthe 13 Sentinel pilots' grueling Kaiju battleis unlocked by completing some other part of the game.
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The player still has some freedom on who to focus on; several characters have more than one unlock condition after all, but this guarantees that they’ll have to juggle multiple plot threads at once. For those intimidated by the idea,13 Sentinelslets players easily recap the plot with Analysis mode.
Unlocking 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim’s Starter Characters
13 Sentinelsopens in media res, with a series of tutorial prologue battles. Each of the six initial cast members' remembrance chapters are unlocked with each battle.
Ei Sekigahara
Unlocking the Rest of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim’s Cast
From here, each character’s story is unlocked by finishing an event with another already unlocked character.
Ryoko Shinonome
The Path After Unlocking
There are two things that players should note about the structure of this game. The first is that they might unlock characters in a different order than on the above list, as evidenced by the number of characters with two possible unlock points.
The second is that these are only the initial unlock conditions. In each character’s story, the player will eventually hitone of13 Sentinel’s cliffhangers, and that character’s story will be locked again. Thankfully, the new unlock condition is immediately visible.
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rimis available for PS4 and the Nintendo Switch.
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