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Danganronpa and Zero Escape creators announce a new RPG with “100 Extreme Despair-Filled Endings"Typical

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Image credit:Aniplex Inc.

Image credit:Aniplex Inc.

A strange spirit (a ghostly blob with a red bow tie) looks gleefully at the camera, as the world of The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- burns in the background.

The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-|Teaser TrailerWatch on YouTube

The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-|Teaser Trailer

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In keeping with many Japanese teen stories you’re a totally ‘average’ guy, Takumi Sumino, who lives in Tokyo. Then out of the blue, lots of horrible monsters start attacking the city and a ghostly tic tac with a bow tie says, “Here, have the power to fight these creatures with the power of anime, but stick to the grids on the floor. Stab yourself in the chest! Oh and go to school”. School being the Last Defense Academy out in the middle of nowhere, where Takumi and others will learn how to defend it for 100 days straight.

Details are pretty thin on the ground at the moment, but I’m here for a JRPG where your pals likely fit into four main categories: deranged, tsundere, guy who pushes up his glasses and smirks, as well as outgoing loudmouth who is positively unbearable but also your strongest pal so you can’t swap them out of your party.

The game comes out sometimes in early 2025, and you can follow it over on itsSteam page. I’ve also been meaning to play a single Danganronpa or Zero Escape game for some time now, but I’ve never got round to it. They seem cool, if a bit intimidating because there are so many of them and they probably all take around 90-hours to complete.