DS version is probably a better experience. The game isn't really long and there's no point rushing to the sequel because both games are just amazing.
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999 the novel (iOS) launches March 17
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DS version is probably a better experience. The game isn't really long and there's no point rushing to the sequel because both games are just amazing.
cosmicblizzard
Banned
The puzzles are not the reason why the DS version is completely preferable.
Oh he probably pirated it and emulated the game using some type of DS emulator.
Anyways, neat that it's on more platforms, but I do hope people interested in the game pick up the DS version instead, even if it is a tad pricier.
I'd like to know this as well.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
Finally, an easier way to experience the 999 story so I can play my PS+ copy of VLR.
I'd rather have my teeth pulled than play 999 on DS.
I'd rather have my teeth pulled than play 999 on DS.
Palette Swap
Member
Oh, they added a flowchart. Pretty awesome.
RaySpencer
Member
Hmmmm...
This is pretty tempting, it sounds really interesting. But then again I said that about Phoenix Wright, and I never did get around to playing that. haha. I did play Ghost Trick though, and that was amazing, so 1 for 2 on DS to iOS ports I guess, haha.
This is pretty tempting, it sounds really interesting. But then again I said that about Phoenix Wright, and I never did get around to playing that. haha. I did play Ghost Trick though, and that was amazing, so 1 for 2 on DS to iOS ports I guess, haha.
Linkstrikesback
Member
They were.
I certainly expect some of the impact of some of the plot is lessened as you're just a passive observer and not actually playing a game, but it's probably still worth playing...if you're one of the minority of gamers who didn't ever own any model of DS(or 3DS).
Same, lol. The new flowchart feature will be helpful too.
cosmicblizzard
Banned
Why?
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Will buy again to show my support for Zero Escape.
chickdigger802
Banned
if there are no puzzle bits... curious how lessen the impact the final puzzle would be.
Ludicrous Speed
Banned
Yeah, this is no replacement for the DS version but I may buy this novelization just to replay the story before I finally pull the trigger on VLR.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
To me, the pacing was slow and the puzzles were uninteresting. The game feels mechanically tedious. Meanwhile I loved Hotel Dusk and I'm currently enjoying the hell out of my first play through of the Phoenix Wright series.
I've even tried to play through 999 with a guide and I was just bored to tears trying to push through to the story parts.
If you can play the DS version in any form I highly recommend you do that, since I think taking out the puzzles (along with some other things that this version will do) takes away from the game.
I still might play this if I can though (i.e. if it comes to Android or if I can borrow someone's iOS device).
I still might play this if I can though (i.e. if it comes to Android or if I can borrow someone's iOS device).
Is the game a little like Heavy Rain, so that characters can die when failing a puzzle and the story would go on?
Because if that's the case then I might wait and buy it when I eventually get a 3ds
I think I've heard that they also cut the banter that happened during the puzzle rooms. That would be a rather significant loss, I think.
Well, I'm going to pick this up depending on the price. I'm already buying SMT1 and I don't have that much iOS credit left.
Well, I'm going to pick this up depending on the price. I'm already buying SMT1 and I don't have that much iOS credit left.
Was he banned for this? I don't understand why if so. We've got threads about Dolphin, PS2 and PSP emulation and even DS emulation on Android. Why would his post suddenly be a problem? Normally people are given the benefit of the doubt that they own the game they emulate...
The characters can't die through the puzzles. However, the puzzles still have a big impact on the game's story, though I can't go into why without going into spoiler territory.
Rodney McKay
Member
I bought 999 for the DS, but got stuck on the very first room. I thought I had tapped on everything and found everything there was to find, but when I looked it up
After that I kinda lost my enthusiasm for the game.
I apparently hadn't tapped the exact right spot on the pillow to look underneath it to find the other thing I needed.
After that I kinda lost my enthusiasm for the game.
NowCutThatOut
Member
Not a fan of the Clover redesign, but it'd be rude not to pick this up to try and support ZE3.
I kid you not, that's the worst puzzle of the whole game. They really didn't try hard to make a good first impression...
cosmicblizzard
Banned
If you say so. Just know that the biggest twist is kind of ruined in the iOS version.
Palette Swap
Member
I can relate. I had a shit time getting into it at first because the text was pretty slow (and the puzzles felt tedious).
I don't know how good/bad the upresed art is but so far it looks like a tradeoff between puzzles + the few dual screens moments on one side and streamlining (text speed + flowchart on the other).
i thought we were friends....
Why would you even want to play VLR if 999 wasn't compelling enough for you to play it "properly"? Both games follow the same concept, after all...
cosmicblizzard
Banned
If you played through it once, you beat maybe 1/5 of the main game. If you didn't find anything compelling about it, I can't imagine you'd like VLR much more.
chickdigger802
Banned
no shame in me admitting that i used a endings guide and had a puzzles guide open for redoing them.
Was it really only 1/5th of the game? Isn't it just the same puzzles each time but with a different ending?
hahah this makes no sense. You want to play VLR after not liking 999? Not to mention that 999 is superior to VLR.
If you want to get the good ending, you'll have to do more than one playthrough.
there are branching paths with different puzzles and situations. you only played a small portion.
Palette Swap
Member
You go through different rooms with different puzzles and the story develops differently.
Each route adds new touches to some plot points, building layers that kind of come together in the true ending route.
cosmicblizzard
Banned
Not at all. The only puzzle that will always be the same is the first one (which I'll admit, gets a tiny bit tedious on replays).
The story ties into replays, and the game isn't actually done until you get the true ending. There's a reason why most of the "endings" don't even have credits (though one of the bad ends do, which is kind of weird).
Oh, and this may not make a difference for you, but I actually didn't even like 999 until halfway through my 2nd playthrough. I was forcing myself through it before that.
AHA-Lambda
Member
Damn, I've forgot all about this, and I've switched to Android now =/
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Thanks for the info CB, I might just dig out my DS and keep playing it there instead of on iOS, see if I can get into it some more this time.
I don't mind the puzzles in the game, I just didn't like the lengths the game went to explain each puzzle to me before I could get started on it.
I really liked the sprite animations in the original version so I'm kinda sad that they're gone in this version, but anything to get more people to play this game is fine by me. How much does the Japanese version cost?
Also, the character pictures on the site have major spoilers. Did the person who chose those pictures even play the game, or did they purposefully choose those pictures to show off the more intense moments of the game?
Also, the character pictures on the site have major spoilers. Did the person who chose those pictures even play the game, or did they purposefully choose those pictures to show off the more intense moments of the game?
