"While the concept of the multiverse has been explored in film and TV even before Marvel's takeover, it quickly became the narrative foundation of choice. When done right, the potential is undeniable--works like Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Everything, Everywhere, All at Once are heartwrenching displays of interpersonal relationships, making characters face the reality of what-if scenarios, reconciling with their choices and what could have been if they had turned the other way instead."
"It wasn't until The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy that my interest was reanimated. The visual novel and strategy-RPG hybrid presents itself as deceivingly linear, only to push you into a completely different story structure at the very end. It makes for a sprawling web of outcomes based on your choices, all while showcasing different perspectives on events and characters that weave absurdity and sentimentality in equal measure in a showcase of creative prowess from the development team."
The Marvel Cinematic Universe popularized multiverse narratives, turning cameo-filled, visually flashy films into blockbuster events that gradually relied on loose plots converging for payoff. Well-executed multiverse stories, such as Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, use alternate-reality scenarios to probe interpersonal relationships and characters' reconciliations with past choices. The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy subverts expectations by appearing linear before revealing a branching structure that yields a sprawling web of outcomes based on player choices. The game blends visual novel and strategy-RPG elements, showcases multiple perspectives, and balances absurdity with sentimentality across its one-hundred endings.
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