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The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy

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The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Director(s)
Artist(s)
Writer(s)
  • Kazutaka Kodaka
  • Kotaro Uchikoshi
Composer(s)Masafumi Takada
Platform(s)
ReleaseApril 24, 2025
Genre(s)Adventure, tactical role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy[a] is an upcoming tactical role-playing game developed by Too Kyo Games and Media.Vision and published by Aniplex. It is scheduled for release on April 24, 2025, for the Nintendo Switch and Windows.

Synopsis

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Takumi Sumino's ordinary life is disrupted when mysterious creatures attack him and his friends. He is able to fight back against these creatures after an entity called Sirei, who is described as a "mysterious school mascot",[1] appears and gives him the ability "Hemoanima". Afterwards, Sirei forces Takumi and fourteen other students to enroll in Last Defense Academy and they join the Special Defense Unit to defend the school against the creatures, which are known as "School Invaders", for one hundred days.[2][3]

Gameplay

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The Hundred Line takes place over 100 in-game days and alternates between visual novel story progression and tactical role playing game combat gameplay.[4] During combat, the player character Takumi Sumino, along with 14 other students in Last Defense Academy, must face off against enemies known as School Invaders while protecting a defense target, such as a barrier generator or an injured person. During their turn, the player can use a limited amount of Ability Points (AP) to move the students around a grid and utilise their unique abilities, after which the enemy takes their turn. Successful attacks build up a Voltage meter which, once full, can be spent to either give a student an additional move or let them perform a special technique. Additionally, students can perform a sacrificial "Last Defense" technique when they are low on health. While within range of the school, any students who are killed in battle can be revived inbetween waves. Clearing battles earns Battle Points (BP) depending on how the player performs. When not engaged in battles, the player can enjoy Free Time, during which they can spend time with other students to increase their skills, take part in training battles to earn more BP, or explore outside of the school to obtain materials. By raising skills and gaining materials, players can enhance the students' weapons to make them more powerful in battle. [5] At various points in the games, the player will be forced to make decisions which will branch the story, with the game reported to contain 100 endings.[6]

Development and release

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The Hundred Line is being directed by Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi, with character designs by Rui Komatsuzaki and music by Masafumi Takada.[7] Too Kyo Games went into debt while developing the game, with the studio taking out a loan to fund development.[8] The game's Japanese and English releases are scheduled for a simultaneous same day release.[4] The game was announced during a Nintendo Direct presentation on June 18, 2024, and is scheduled to be released for the Nintendo Switch and Windows on April 24, 2025.[9] The game's physical release is set to be distributed in the West by Xseed Games.[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ Japanese: HUNDRED LINE -最終防衛学園-, Hepburn: Handoreddo Rain: Saishū Bōei Gakuen

References

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  1. ^ Nintendo of America (June 18, 2024). The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch. Archived from the original on June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Romano, Sal (June 18, 2024). "Aniplex, Too Kyo Games, and Media.Vision announce The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy for Switch, PC". Gematsu. Archived from the original on July 13, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "『The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-』Early 2025". hundred-line.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Liu, Stephanie (June 19, 2024). "The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- English Version Will Come Out Day 1". Siliconera. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. ^ https://steamdeckhq.com/news/the-hundred-line-last-defense-academy-preview/
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Hagues, Alana (December 4, 2024). "Tactical RPG From Danganronpa & Zero Escape Creators Gets April 2025 Release Date". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on January 18, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  8. ^ Reynolds, Ollie (June 19, 2024). "Danganronpa Creators Are Apparently In Debt Over New Switch Game". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  9. ^ Cryer, Hirun (June 18, 2024). "Danganronpa creators return with a strategy RPG set in yet another murderous school, coming early next year". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  10. ^ Romano, Sal (December 4, 2024). "The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy launches April 24, 2025 in the west". Gematsu. Archived from the original on January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
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