Developed by Nippon Ichi Software and Syupro-DX,The Longest Five Minutesis an adventure RPG sporting an adorable chibi pixel-art style with a quirky twist on traditional RPG gameplay.
The game was originally released in Japan last year on June 28, 2025 for thePlayStation Vita,with an official Western release launching sometime in 2018 for the PlayStation Vita, PC and Nintendo Switch.
The Longest Five Minutes, simply unforgettable!
InThe Longest Five Minutes,you will delve inside the mind of a hero during his final encounter with an epic and evil Overlord.
As the story unravels, the conversations you have with your party and the Overlord will unlock memories of the hero’s journey. Each memory plays out in classic 8-bit RPG style, and the outcome of those memories affect your party in their final battle.
Genre:Adventure RPG
Developed by: Nippon Ichi Software, Syupro-DX
Published by: NIS America
Release date: TBA 2018
Platforms: Playstation Vita, PC, Nintendo Switch
Website:http://nisamerica.com/games/longest-five-minutes/
Story & Setting
Our hero faces the origin of all evil, the Overlord himself, but suddenly loses all memories of his adventure.
His finishing moves, the name of his hometown, and even the reason he’s trying to defeat the Overlord in the first place, all gone. Our hero feels as though he’s letting his allies down…
In the midst of battle, his allies' words and the Overlord’s taunting triggers flashbacks, bringing his memories back piece by piece. Our hero tries to regain his priceless memories before it’s too late, but the Overlord stands before him, his power unyielding!
What can happen inThe Longest Five Minutes!?
The Longest Five Minuteshas an over-world that is reminiscent to the Pokemon games and is complete with accessible buildings as well as lovely townsfolk to interact with.
Battle gameplay employs the traditional use of turn-based RPG but with a twist. During your showdown with the Overlord, flash backs occur right in the middle where you’ll have to play out a ‘memory segment’ and defeat the enemies you encounter inside of it.
Should you triumph in your memory, your Hero will recall certain movesets or special abilities and dish out damage to the Overlord.
But if you fail to do so, you instead would be receiving damage from the epic and evil Overlord. Each memory segment is a self-contained chapter that jumps anywhere from Lv5, Lv55 to Lv10, etc.
There is also a mini-games section allowing you to escape having to deal with your inevitable fate, where you can accumulate “Re-Experience” points to level up yourself and your party members.
You can watch the overview trailer forThe Longest Five Minutesbelow:
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