[Review] The Fun of Unraveling a Hidden Story: VanillaWare's Masterpiece, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

I saw SonyShow get overly invested during his stream... it was hilarious... but I missed the end and just moved on. I impulsively bought this game when it went on sale on Switch a while back... but it was incredibly immersive... I remember 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, true to its name, featured 13 characters... and at first, all the storylines are tangled together. It's a game where you unravel those stories one by one and come to realize the truth... "Huh? These two were related...? Whoa..." It was packed with that kind of fun... except for the combat, though... The 13 characters fight using giant robot mechs, and it uses a Real Time Stop...? A combat system like those found in classic CRPGs... Once you get used to it, it's manageable... but honestly... games like that have an overwhelming number of skills, making it hard to respond... I really question if they had to adopt this kind of combat system... Aside from that, the art is beautiful, the story is great, and there are plot twists... I thought I'd be playing for a long time, but I finished it in 30 hours after seeing the ending. The immersion was top-notch.