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The Longest Five Minutes

A hero faces his greatest foe, the Overlord. But there's one problem: Why can't he remember anything!? In the midst of battle, his allies' words and the Overlord's taunting trigger flashbacks, slowly rebuilding his memories. Will our hero remember everything before he falls to the Overlord?

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Developer
Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., SYUPRO-DX
Publisher
NIS America, Inc.
Release
February 13, 2018
8 years and 172 days ago
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Mostly Positive62 reviews74.2%

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About the Game

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 in The Longest Five Minutes!?

Key Features:
Who am I? - Relive your memories and journey with your friends through a nostalgic RPG world!

Reexperience Your Past! - Remember your signature move? Know that spell? Flashback has a unique power: Reexperience! Gain reexperience points the more memories you visit. Now, face the Demon King!

Let's Take a Break! - Choose from three mini-games: Super Chain Reaction, Haunted Run, or Slot Machine to get more reexperience points!
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