The 100-day countdown until the release of Too Kyo Games’ narrative-driven TRPG The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is nearing its finale, with less than ten days left until the April 24 launch. To help promote Too Kyo Games’ ambitious passion project that will make or break the studio, fellow industry peers with personal ties to the company will be offering comments about the game each day until it releases.
The first message came from Masahiro Sakurai, president of Sora games and creator of the Super Smash Bros. series. His somewhat unusual comment immediately caught peoples’ attention for being extremely blunt yet “full of love.” Contrary to what you’d expect, Sakurai made a point of emphasizing that he has no idea what The Hundred Line is about for the most part. Here’s his message in full:
When I received this request for a comment, I was honestly at a loss. I generally shut out all information about games I intend to play. So naturally, I’ve been thoroughly avoiding any information about The Hundred Line, which means I only have a vague idea of what it’s about. All I know is that there’s a mascot character in there who’s some kind of brain-ghost, so you can see why I was troubled when asked for a comment.
What I mean to say is, that’s how eagerly I’m looking forward to The Hundred Line. I have high expectations!!
Sakurai has previously talked about how he wants to enjoy games “as if he’s the first person to walk on freshly fallen snow” on his YouTube channel – meaning that if he’s actually interested in picking up a game (or movie), he will go out of his way to shut out not only spoilers but any information about it. He goes as far as to close his eyes at movie theaters when trailers start playing, because he wants to go in “knowing absolutely nothing” and without other people’s observations coloring his impressions of the work.
It seems he’s been practicing this fully when it comes to Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi’s upcoming The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, as the only thing that’s made it past his barrier is the game’s transparent ghost-like mascot Sirei.
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy’s demo is out now and “Overwhelmingly Positive” on Steam. The full game will drop on April 24 for the PC (Steam) and Nintendo Switch.
