At the beginning of The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, a bunch of innocent teenagers get kidnapped by an anthropomorphic mascot and wake up locked in a school. Sound familiar? It should.
Last Defense Academy is the meeting of two brilliant creators, Dangaronpa writer and designer Kazutaka Kodaka, and Kotaro Uchikoshi, the mind behind the Zero Escape franchise — which consists of 999, Virtue’s Last Reward, and Zero Time Dilemma. Both of these creators have iconically distinct styles, and Last Defense Academy feels like a fusion of both, drawing elements from both Zero Escape and Dangonronpa to create something that truly feels fresh and vibrant — while also taking some key bits from both Persona and Fire Emblem. After playing a few hours of the new strategy RPG, it already feels destined to be one of the sleeper hits of the year.
