Popular Post strawdonkey Posted July 3, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted July 3, 2015 Spoiler-free zone! Please keep all spoilery content for previous games in the 999/VLR thread It's also probably worth keeping away from trailers/plot information for this game if you haven't yet played 999/VLR. Going in blind is the best way to experience those games! Quote Many government organizations have dismissed our urgent warnings regarding the upcoming game event called Zero Time Dilemma. Recent intelligence has escalated our plans and we have come to the decision to contact gamers about the dangers directly. Our ultimate goal has always been to protect the public from the horrific consequences we have foreseen, but it appears our mission to prevent it from occurring may have failed. It is imperative that you make every effort to prepare yourselves for the oncoming deadly game, so that you may survive the coming apocalypse. An antidote for the game is predicted to be created, but much further down this timeline, and as such there is no defense from its effects. It will be most easily identifiable on Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system, though it is transmittable through the air so the spread may increase even more rapidly through the PlayStation®Store and Nintendo eShop. Do not be tempted by familiar faces, fully voiced cinematics, multiple endings, or voices in both Japanese and English, as those are signs that the apocalypse is nigh. We suggest that you put extensive effort into improving your puzzle solving skills, as they will be vital to your survival. We at Crash Keys beg for your assistance in notifying everyone you can so that no one is left in the dark about this dangerous game. The world will end up in a tumultuous uproar, and ultimate consequences will be unavoidable unless word gets out. Use all the time available to you before the summer of next year to contact your loved ones and prepare; our intelligence hasnt been able to focus in on an exact date at this time. Do not fear we are here to protect you and prepare you to our utmost ability so that you may survive. You will survive. We will use all channels available to contact you with updates as soon as we uncover them. You must be ready. Source Announced at Anime Expo 2015, seemingly out of nowhere. Expected Summer 2016 for Playstation Vita and Nintendo 3DS. Following Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and Virtue's Last Reward, the announcement of the third game in the Zero Escape series is quite a shock. After poor sales of VLR, the series' creator, Kotaro Uchikoshi took to Twitter with a dedicated English-language account to explain the current situation - even looking into Kickstarter, which at the time couldn't be utilised by residents of Japan. Then, silence; Uchikoshi was working on some other products, including the writing credit for an anime ("Punch Line", which seems to revolve around looking at pants - watch it on Crunchyroll! or, don't), and the Zero Escape trail went quiet. One day earlier in the year, this happened - a seemingly-random dump of information that was quickly picked apart. A website (4infinity.co) which contained some snippets hidden in its metadata. A website that now links to the Aksys Twitch channel, where the game was announced. Not much more info to go on, but I'll keep this updated as news rolls in. The only video I could find of the AX reveal is below, but expect a proper trailer soon I guess: You can watch the entire Aksys AX panel .What's a Zero Escape? Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and Virtue's Last Reward, the first two entries in the Zero Escape series, are visual novel-style room escape adventures*, and are best experienced as spoiler-free as possible. It's generally recommended to play them in order, though I can confirm it's not essential as someone who played VLR first. Both games begin with a protagonist who awakes to find themselves trapped in an unfamiliar location, wearing a strange watch-like device on their wrist. Progress is broadly split into two parts - Room Escape puzzles and Visual Novel segments. For those who haven't played a Room Escape-style game before - put simply, you're trapped in a room, and must solve puzzles to escape, by hunting for clues and interacting with the environment. The Visual Novel segments are what really bring the game to life, though - unravelling the mystery of how you came to be trapped in a mysterious location, discovering the other eight people who share your fate, and seeking a way out. Your choices during these segments will decide your fate, potentially that of your companions, and perhaps even six billion others.Buy the previous games in the series Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors: iOS | Nintendo DS [iOS version has redrawn art assets but no puzzle rooms] Virtue's Last Reward: Nintendo 3DS | Playstation Vita [3DS version has a save bug]Live vicariously through others999/VLR RLLMUK Megathread [SPOILER HEAVY. You have been warned]*everyone's secret favourite genre 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Jeff Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 This is the best news. It'll be a long wait for next year! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qazimod Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Get hype. I didn't play all of 999 but VLR was one of the smartest visual novels I'd played in a while, and news on ZE3 had become so quiet that I wondered if it was even still a thing. Hopefully we get another new evil mastermind that's every bit as good as Zero Jr. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I read about this just as I was about to go to bed. Genuinely think it's going to keep me up. EXCITING! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawdonkey Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Yeah, I'm unreasonably excited about this. Can't wait to see what new information we get in the coming days. Uchikoshi tweeted "How are you doing?" around the time of the reveal, too - the cheeky wee scamp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Jeff Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 It'll be a bit harder to go in with no information to this due to the nature of what's revealed in VLR but I'll be staying clear of details until release to keep it all a delicious surprise. All those answers to those questions left behind. Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let us measure Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 KERBLAMMO. Shenmue sequel, Team Ico sequel and Zero Escape sequel announced in the space of two weeks. These are the end times. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawdonkey Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Video added to OP. Will make a little sense if you've played VLR; no sense whatsoever if you haven't 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMD Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Play 999. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osito Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Incredible news. Plenty of time to replay the first two as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 I have both 999 and Virtue's Last Reward but have played neither. I don't really know what kind of game they are, really. Some kind of visual novel/adventure/rpg? I dunno. I bought them because I liked the names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qazimod Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 I have both 999 and Virtue's Last Reward but have played neither. I don't really know what kind of game they are, really. Some kind of visual novel/adventure/rpg? I dunno. I bought them because I liked the names. It's sort of like a hybrid of visual novel and the "room escape" subgenre of puzzle games. If you've ever played those old Flash games like Crimson Room, Viridian Room or Notpron, you'll know what kind of gameplay it is; you're in a locked room and interact with your surroundings to find clues and keys and switches that open up other bits in the room and eventually you solve more cryptic stuff and open more things and ultimately get out. When you're not doing the puzzle bits you're doing the visual novel bits; talking to folk, picking routes through a branching narrative and eventually reaching a conclusion. Of the two games, the one I have more experience with is VLR, and I mostly enjoyed it; some of the puzzles seemed a bit trial-and-error-y but aside from that it was great. Might see if my ancient iPod Touch can run 999... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therearerules Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 YESYESYESYESYESYES 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yobo Ahoy Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Well excited. Was convinced this wouldn't happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyboard Koala Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 As the French would say: "Le woot!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shynra Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 First images - details: https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/617475894609879040/photo/1 - involves a group of people training to go to Mars - fan support for the franchise pushed this third game into development - this entry will make you reevaluate your values - Uchikoshi does not work on puzzle development - dev Kazutaka Kodaka already knows the ending to the game and says it's mind-blowing http://gonintendo.com/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawdonkey Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 Full AX Uchikoshi panel here, courtesy of Aksys: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revlob Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 I've ordered 999 on the back of this news. It's been on my to-play list for far too long. Will I love it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMD Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 999 is one of the most amazing experiences I've had in a game, but I love visual novels like Phoenix Wright and Danganronpa too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therearerules Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Have you played Virtue's Last Reward revlob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let us measure Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 I've ordered 999 on the back of this news. It's been on my to-play list for far too long. Will I love it? Yes, yes you will. No spoilers, but just be prepared to play through it a few times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revlob Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Have you played Virtue's Last Reward revlob? Nope, that's on its way too though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMD Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Nope, that's on its way too though. Envy you so hard right now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thwomp Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 I hope they go back to 2D like 999, it was much more atmospheric. That shot above looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiper Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Oh. My. God. I approve of this year's gaming announcements. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Jeff Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 I've ordered 999 on the back of this news. It's been on my to-play list for far too long. Will I love it? People get put off because it's essentially a text adventure with puzzles thrown in. If that doesn't put you off, you will love the game. If you start playing it, you may need a chart I linked here to help keep things going smoothly. R button skips text you've read. Please, please, please make posts if you feel the need to vent questions or thoughts while you're playing the game. Experiencing other people play the game and how it progresses is a delight to most of the people on the board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therearerules Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Nope, that's on its way too though. Fantastic, it's the best game to play vicariously, because it's as close as we can get to playing it for the first time ourselves. Right now you have to go on complete spoiler lockdown though. Other than that spoiler free 999 ending chart, which you'll probably know when you want to read, you must avoid everything and give us regular updates. Especially, especially, for VLR. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMD Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Oh and you might want to use this phrase: KERBLAMMO. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Jeff Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Also listed on Amazon.com was a Limited Edition package for both the Vita and 3DS version which will include a watch like the previous 2 games. However, as of about 30 minutes ago, both are currently showing as "unavailable". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprite Machine Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I bet I'll've forgotten everything about the story by the time this comes out. Fantastic news, though. There's nothing else quite like Zero Escape. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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