Customer Ratings & Reviews

13 Sentinels a Vanillaware game made by published by Atlus with a combination of VN & JRPG elements. Seems like it'll be good.

Wonderful mashup of visual novel and real time strategy gameplay

I loved the art style and story. I recommend this to any sci-fi fans.

This game is a masterpiece. I picked it up on Playstation when it first came out and ultimately didnt get that far due to the nature of the game and the time commitment. When it came to the Switch I picked it up again and popped in some head phones while my s/o used the TV. Everything from the story, the art style, the music, and the game play is wonderful. Vanillaware doesn't miss. I hope to see them drag more of their classics on to the Switch in the near future.

This is a game full of twists and turns. The story and characters is great. There is so much fun in trying to piece together the mysteries of the world at the same time as the characters. The real time strategy gameplay is fine, nothing special. The real draw is in the story. If you’re not a fan of heavily story-centered games then this one might not be the game for you.

Developed by Vanillaware Ltd., a studio known for its use of 2D artwork. They are developer of such games as OdinSphere and Dragon’s Crown. 13 Sentinels is like 2 games in one, the first part being a Visual Novel style narrative, where you alternate between the 13 characters to learn the story that is taking place. The second part is a tower defense style where you choose 6 of the characters at any time to defend a point on the map against waves of incoming enemies. The characters have a limit to the amount they can fight before requiring you to rest them. Learn the secrets of this engaging world and save mankind from annihilation.

Awesome game if you like jrpg and visual novels. A must-have for the switch imo.

Vanillaware is good at making unique titles worth a try. While I haven't gotten too far, what I have played is enjoyable as it has a decent story and some pretty graphics. While some things in the storied elements are a tad odd, I never felt it was below expectations. Overall I felt this game did a good job providing a good time.

This is definitely a sleeper hit. If you like tactical games this will definitely get your blood flowing. It’s got amazing voice acting, plot is solid, characters are unique, art style by Vanillaware, it’s got most of the boxes checked. This is actually my second time buying this game, first was for my PS4.

Waited about 2 years for a switch release and it finally came through! Just started the game but I’m few hours in.. visually the game is great, music/voices are all so amazing and the gameplay itself is to me is more complex since it’s mostly an interactive game and partly a strategy-based battles, which is a plus to me because it serves to keep you entertained while progressing into the plot without being burnt out from the many dialogue reads you have to go through. If you’re a fan of sci-fi, visual novels but more into interactive point and click (90’s games like Monkey island, Grim Fandango), mech battles.. then this is one of those games I’d highly recommend!

At first I was not sure I would enjoy this game. Realized I was wrong.

Great story. Gameplay is almost non existent. Plays more like a point and click adventure or visual novel than other Vanillaware games. And it's still a 10/10

If you are a fan of jrpg this one is a must try. Interesting artwork and takes a while to build up but the storylines, action and design give some variety to the game.

Before this game came out, I had heard about the fantastic story. It exceeded my expectation. I had also heard from some that the gameplay was okay, but nothing too great. That exceeded my expectations as well. Easily one of my favorite games on the Switch in the past couple years. Finished it in just a few days.

Awesome game. If you want a great story with complex characters then check this out. Worth every penny.

One of the best stories in recent memory. Well worth the pickup if it's your style of game.

Beautifully told and was very engaging. It runs really great on the Switch.

Pretty fun narrative driven rpg. Runs well on the switch!

Most reviews are right saying you should go into this game as blind as possible so nothing gets spoiled for you. That being said, the game is set up such that you follow 13 individual stories. These sections are the visual novel portions, and there is no real game play other than moving your character to new areas and advancing dialogue with the A button. The combat sections of the game are real time combat experiences via individual stages that you select. They’re required to complete as certain stories will only advance once these stages are done. Even on the normal difficulty the battles aren’t hard, but you do have the option to change the difficulty at any point. You also have the ability to upgrade your characters, and these new skills make clearing levels even easier. It’s a game well worth playing, and it’s a very enjoyable experience from start to finish.

Tried this game out on ps4 a while back and it caught my interest but after playing the switch version I gotta say it definitely fits way better for this system. It’s more visual novel and light tactical rpg so I think portability works well for it and it looks absolutely stunning on an OLED. This art is really well done and I love taking screenshots of the characters and such. Worth a play through for sure! Honestly though those bonus art cards are kind of a joke. Other than though pretty solid re-release.