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Byronic Hero

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #51

I'll do whatever it takes. Just tell me what I can do. Hopefully everything works out.

 

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Akibared

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #52

This has ruined my day. ;_;

 

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RangerBAD

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #53

What's he working on next? He talks about his next project. Unless that's just like a general statement.

 

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Holmes

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #54

Fuck. I'm heartbroken.

 

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cosmicblizzard

Banned

• Feb 13, 2014

• #55

Then don't make your second game end on a cliffhanger!

Ugh, whatever. I'll survive as long as Danganronpa keeps getting made. Still, this fuckin sucks.

 

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Sadist

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #56

Well shit

I need to know whats next damnit

 

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AniHawk

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #57

i'm just glad a hugeass cliffhanger was made for a game we will never see. haven't had enough of those recently.

 

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hohoXD123

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #58

Operation #ZE3Kickstarter commence?

 

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Kain

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #59

Fuck, fuck, fuckity fuck.

I hope he is trolling.

 

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Salih

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #60

...but i need closure! Damn it.

 

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AcademicSaucer

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #61

Nintendo or Sony should step up

 

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Holmes

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #62

I'll place my trust in Uchikoshi, nobody wants the trilogy ended more than he does. And I'll support him with any path he takes. Hopefully Kickstarter becomes an option, I will donate.

 

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Storm Chamber

Banned

• Feb 13, 2014

• #63

Buy both games on release, that's still not good enough.


I hate all of you.

 

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Corto

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #64

Quick! Someone tweet Shahid!

 

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Koppai

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #65

Sounds like odds are against it happening even with a kick-starter.

 

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Famassu

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #66

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. :'(

 

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Dawg

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #67

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

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Aswell

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #68

My bracelet points dropped to 0 by reading this ._.

 

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Jucksalbe

Banned

• Feb 13, 2014

• #69

Higgins113 said:

Fuck my life

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This seems appropriate.

 

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Drago

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #70

This just makes the ending for VLR even worse. We possibly will never know how it all ends!

I'm seriously so upset over this. ZE3 was my most anticipated game, maaann

 

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Isotope

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #71

I NEED Zero Escape 3.

 

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DJSharpeCheddar

Banned

• Feb 13, 2014

• #72

What the heck?! I thought VLR did well? It was the talk of the Internet for quite some time...got a lot of people more interested in that type of game...at least I thought it did.

I figured the sequel was a no brainer. ;_;

 

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InternHertz

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #73

Dawg said:

NOOOOOOOOOO[...]OOOOOOOOOO

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My sentiment exactly

 

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OverBlood 3

Banned

• Feb 13, 2014

• #74

Add him on Facebook and send him your love and support, let's get him to start a Kickstarter.

I usually only pay the minimum to get the game with kickstarter but with this...I'd go pretty high.

Anyway https://www.facebook.com/kotaro.uchikoshi



I neeeed this game.

 

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marrec

Banned

• Feb 13, 2014

• #75

Koppai said:

Sounds like odds are against it happening even with a kick-starter.

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At this point the Zero Escape series has amazing good will, I'd be very surprised if a successful Kickstarter was not possible.

 

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Darksol

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #76

 

Andrefpvs

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #77

NO! I literally finished VLR yesterday!

This is bad...

 

Acquiescence

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #78

I don't know why, but I got it into my head that Virtue's Last Reward was a relative commercial success and that a sequel was guaranteed. Bummer.

 

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nckillthegrimace

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #79

wrowa said:

It's a huge fucking shame, though, and I'd absolutely kickstart a sequel in a heartbeat. It makes me pretty sad that Danganronpa reached great successes, when the Zero Escape series is just so much better, :'(

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Maybe ZE would be more popular if you could brutally murder emotionally disturbed children and the villain was a cartoon bear instead of a vague concept like the hubris of super scientists.

 

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CorySchmitz

Junior Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #80

NOOO! I'LL DO ANYTHING! PLS!

 

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Phii

Banned

• Feb 13, 2014

• #81

If there's something I can do to help, I will do it.

 

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Xater

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #82

Why rule out Kickstarter? If the Japanese don't want ti I am sure we Westerners would easily get it funded.

 

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Gestahl

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #83

I'll take reasons you don't shit up the end of your game with blatant sequel bait for 500 Alex

 

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Uthred

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #84

Ending stuff on a cliffhanger, especially videogames, when you've zero confirmation of whether you can make a sequel feels irresponsible to the audience

 

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esterk

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #85

Yeah I don't know why they don't kickstart it. I don't know what 'persuasive enough' means, but it's almost a guarantee that it would be funded for digital download with how many people love the series.

 

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Veldin

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #86

FUCK THIS.

NO. ZE3 will happen. It has to happen.

 

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JawesomeJaw

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #87

RangerBAD said:

What's he working on next? He talks about his next project. Unless that's just like a general statement.

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Thought he was helping on something Stiens;gate related though I could be mistaken.

I think a part of this problem it that there really isn't a secondary market for the series. You probably aren't going to see a Zero Escape anime or Alice merchandise anytime soon. Not to take anything away from Danganronpa, but that series is more than just a game at this point and is a full blown franchise.

It's just a bummer because I feel like 999 got the ball rolling for more of these kind of games in the west and now might be left behind.

 

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BlackLagoon

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #88

sörine;100642481 said:

They should quick port 999 to 3DS and Vita too to raise capital.

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I'd buy it. Heck, maybe I'll buy it twice - I already have two copies of VLR for Vita, after importing the US version and getting the EU one on PS Plus.

 

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The Silver

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #89

Guess it didn't have enough sex scenes and waifus for Japan.

 

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Pinko Marx

Banned

• Feb 13, 2014

• #90

Why can't he get with a niche western publisher?

 

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sechsterangriff

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #91

He somewhat seems to imply that VLR sold well in the west. Did it not make enough to fund a sequel? Or did they just get little more than the licensing fee and publishers in Europe and USA got the biggest share of the revenue?

 

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Arelaz

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #92

Being honest on twitter might have been a great idea, though. Though the despair is pretty real right now, if this can pick up steam and start snowballing both interest and willingness to help, well..

 

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aravuus

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #93

FUCK. FUCK.

ZE3 literally NEEDS to happen. I refuse to live in a world where the trilogy is never finished.

 

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Unbound By Death

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #94

Ruling out kickstarter is unwise IMO. Hopefully he changes his mind.

 

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hao chi

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #95

Shit. I thought ZE3 was already well into development, and now I learn it might not ever even happen? Fuck.

If they ever change their mind and decide to try Kickstarter, I'd support the hell out of it. I need to see how this trilogy ends.

 

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Frost_Ace

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #96

Nooooooo

Nintendo or Sony should co-produce this

 

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PaulExcellent

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #97

Buying both games wasn't enough?

 

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Mauricio_Magus

Banned

• Feb 13, 2014

• #98

yeah fuck this shit, kickstart this crap so I can give you hundreds of dollars.

 

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jcm

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #99

Pinko Marx said:

Why can't he get with a niche western publisher?

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Niche western publishers don't have the money to fund game development.

 

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ShockingAlberto

Member

• Feb 13, 2014

• #100

marrec said:

At this point the Zero Escape series has amazing good will, I'd be very surprised if a successful Kickstarter was not possible.

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There's probably more to consider than just the base cost of development. Is this a DD release or physical? How much goes to rewards? What happens if the number crunching turns out to be inaccurate and you need more, how much good will pays for that? Do you open it up to paypal and the possibility of meddling or chargebacks?

What I am guessing happened is they aren't proposing a total crowd-funding kickstarter, but a partial thing to show interest. But Chunsoft is looking at every kickstarter that failed to get to the goal and using that as evidence that it's still too risky. Even then, they are mostly concerned with Japanese sales, and would probably look at Japanese kickstarters and kickstarter contributions that come from Japan.

I think the best way to handle it is a combination of a kickstarter for partial funding (let's say $100k) to show intent and for Aksys to invest in development of the game for a better publishing deal. Though this assumes Aksys has that kind of money and I am not sure they do.