{"id":427757,"date":"2025-11-05T10:17:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/13-sentinels-aegis-rim-begins-a-new-timeline-on-switch-in-april\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:17:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:17:41","slug":"13-sentinels-aegis-rim-begins-a-new-timeline-on-switch-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/13-sentinels-aegis-rim-begins-a-new-timeline-on-switch-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Begins A New Timeline On Switch In April"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13-sentinels-aegis-rim-begins-a-new-timeline-on-switch-in-april.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/video-feature\/new-gameplay-today\/2020\/08\/24\/new-gameplay-today-13-sentinels-aegis-rim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span><span><span>13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span>, the sci-fi strategy adventure game by Vanillaware (makers of Odin Sphere and Dragon\u2019s Crown), is making its way to Switch on April 12. The game has only been available on PlayStation 4 since it launched in March 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>The game blends side-scrolling visual novel adventure with real-time strategy. Players control 13 ordinary high school students who also pilot giant mech suits called Sentinels. Okay, so they\u2019re not that ordinary. The story primarily revolves around stopping an invasion, but the sci-fi tale branches in all sorts of wacky directions, many of which draw inspiration from stories like <em>War of the Worlds<\/em> and <em>The Terminator<\/em>. While you\u2019ll use your mech to defend the world in RTS battles, the real meat of 13 Sentinels is navigating the intertwining, non-linear narratives of the\u00a0students. Each teenager\u00a0has their own story arc, and you\u2019ll jump back and forth between them all to uncover the entire bonkers\u00a0storyline. Take a look at the Switch announcement trailer below for an idea of what to expect.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/11\/29\/13-sentinels-aegis-rim-begins-a-new-timeline-on-switch-in-april\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><span>In our review of the PS4 version, we scored 13: Sentinels an 8 out of 10, with former GI editor Joe Juba describing it as a \u201cfun and ambitious experience that combines high-school drama and huge robots in a (mostly) beautiful package.\u201d You can read our <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/review\/13-sentinels-aegis-rim\/13-sentinels-aegis-rim-review-a-future-drawn-from-the-past\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span><span><span>full review here<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span><span><em>Have you been holding out hope for 13: Sentinels: Aegis Rim to come to Switch? Let us know in the comments!<\/em> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/11\/29\/13-sentinels-aegis-rim-begins-a-new-timeline-on-switch-in-april\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, the sci-fi strategy adventure game by Vanillaware (makers of Odin Sphere and Dragon\u2019s Crown), is making its way to Switch on April 12. The game has only been available on PlayStation 4 since it launched in March 2020.\u00a0 The game blends side-scrolling visual novel adventure with real-time strategy. Players control 13 ordinary high school students who also pilot giant mech suits called Sentinels. Okay, so they\u2019re not that ordinary. The story primarily revolves around stopping an invasion, but the sci-fi tale branches in all sorts of wacky directions, many of which draw inspiration from stories like War of the Worlds and The Terminator. While you\u2019ll use your mech to defend the world in RTS battles, the real meat of 13 Sentinels&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/13-sentinels-aegis-rim-begins-a-new-timeline-on-switch-in-april\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":427758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-427757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Begins A New Timeline On Switch In April | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, the sci-fi strategy adventure game by Vanillaware (makers of 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