Hosoe was confirmed back during a tweet I think, when someone mentioned that they had known from him personally that the game had been in the works for quite a while.
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Zero Escape 3 announced, Summer 2016. PR: 3DS and Vita
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Hosoe was confirmed back during a tweet I think, when someone mentioned that they had known from him personally that the game had been in the works for quite a while.
Didn't hear anything about either
InsaneZero
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No info on other staff yet iirc
Don't tell Fiona.
Funyarinpa
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According to RPGSite a wholly new artist is there and the general tone of the game will be close to 999
Hosoe is likely according to a few @ProjectACE tweets
We aren't sure if ZE3 will have full VA but we do know that whatever is voiced has dual audio for sure.
It's in the PR that it'll have both english and japanese dub, meaning that there will be a japanese dub.
Regarding the key art (also VLR spoilers):
VLR didn't mention Diana's relationship with Sigma, only that Sigma based Luna's appearance on her. It's very possible that Diana's personality is completely different and she didn't get along with Sigma - I wouldn't assume she's being forced in the key art. Given Sigma's creepy tendencies in VLR, I wouldn't blame her.
The only real clues we get about Diana is that she got infected with Radical-6, Sigma sacrificed body parts to save her, she eventually survived the outbreak itself and some time in between the nuclear winter / AB Project, she eventually traveled to the moon to meet back up again with Sigma. The last part was supposedly of her own free will.
Funyarinpa
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Oh man I'd LOVE a Uchikoshi and Kodaka collaboration (add Nakazawa in there of Remember11 and Ever17 fame and GOAT contender with music by Hosoe or Takeshi Abo (E17, R11 composer)...).
Was the dog just mentioned in passing?
Memento doggy.
edit: (VLR spoilers)
Also there was some stuff about
999 spoilers
Was the dog just mentioned in passing?
Memento doggy.
edit: (VLR spoilers)
That Sigma looks a SHITTON OLDER than the Sigma we know. I'd not bet on that being Sigma despite the Diana in the background. I'd guess a time-related twist again but we have a particular timeframe for ZE3 as we know (29-30-31 December 2028)
Also there was some stuff about
ZE3 taking place in three different places or something, any updates on that?
999 spoilers
Why can't the Nevada test building be our good old Building Q? I remember a similar device being in one of the routes in 999...
I think it will have the same amount of VA as VLR. Which means none in the puzzle rooms, that's the only thing that makes sense when they say "fully voice cinematics"
Lee Chaolan
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lol cute.
Man, I definitely need to replay VLR. 999 I remember like the back of my hand, but god damn did VLR have so much more confusion going for it, especially toward the end.
I don't blame you for having missed it - it was never mentioned in the game. It was confirmed by Uchikoshi on the VLR website's "Answers" page where, much like 999, he answered a lot of "frequently asked" questions and explained potential unresolved plot-threads or small detials that might have been left lingering in VLR.
If they insist on keeping 3D models, it would be nice if they actually learned something from AA5 on how to handle a transition from sprites to 3D properly.
Funyarinpa
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I'm honestly down with both art styles, just do not recycle your goddamn twists Uchikoshi...
999-esque atmosphere with that concept art means it is a GOAT contender for me. VLR better hold on to its title tight
999-esque atmosphere with that concept art means it is a GOAT contender for me. VLR better hold on to its title tight
Lee Chaolan
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Those are a lot of "huge points" to be missed though. lol I imagine this should be explained in ZE3 for those that didn't get around to it, unless they just expect people to keep up with the Lore.
I'm gonna after to go over all that stuff again so I'm caught up and ready to go, so many little details.
PurpleMaster
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We know nothing for sure. IIRC Uchikoshi said that
there will be 9 people divided in groups of 3. But it should always be in the Test Site. Would be kinda interesting if we actually could shift perspectives and use a "leader" from each group.
I theorize that Sigma, Phi and "Kyle" will be the three leaders and playable characters in the game!
I theorize that Sigma, Phi and "Kyle" will be the three leaders and playable characters in the game!
It's definitely going to all be explained ZE3 since so many questions in that was basically answered "this will be explained in ZE3", lol
Most of his actual answers were just for smaller, self contained questions that wasn't super important in the context of the game's eventual sequel, or is just stuff that's self-contained in VLR's general story. One funny thing I remember him confirming straight up was that
Phi and Sigma would never be a "couple" in the series.
Spieler Eins
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If only the art always looked like this. Instead of this:
It would also make the games much easier to recommend to less-enthusiastic gamers.
Wow, was it released for Android? I thought that and Banshee's Last Cry were never making to Android.
The fact that the key art is already pretty damn harrowing to me still when just looking at it is a good sign I think. That decaying background texture almost reminds me of something I'd see from Nine Inch Nails art during The Downward Spiral-era.
I'm not much into the whole Saw shindig these days (admittedly I used to really enjoy the first two movies) but I know Uchikoshi knows how to do horror, and if the setting calls for Rube Goldberg devices, then bring it on.
I'm not much into the whole Saw shindig these days (admittedly I used to really enjoy the first two movies) but I know Uchikoshi knows how to do horror, and if the setting calls for Rube Goldberg devices, then bring it on.
Emulated
Honestly VLR Cover and Alice are kind of cherry picked examples of the VLR artwork, the rest of it is good, save Alice's ridiculous necklace-top-thing and Clover's "I'm kawaii!!" look.
Oh, that makes sense. I remember Banshee's Last Cry being the biggest reasong for me getting an iPad, now I'm glad I have one for iOS/Mobile exclusive games and visual novels.
Hours Left
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Since it's already out there, I hope we get a direct source version of that promo art soon. I'm totally in love with the style.
Lee Chaolan
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Yeah, when I first saw this, I was kinda "the hell is that?" but it's definite;y foretelling that much darker side of 999, and I agree it's a cooler look that VLR Clover, who I hope we've seen the last of for a while.
Snake pls
Two characters doesn't make a whole artstyle bad. I love this new look but the original is great too. 999 is fine enough with Lotus not even being that bad.
ladyluthien
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Man that concept art they showed is looking great. I'm getting good vibes y'all. And yay for a dog!!!!
SatelliteOfLove
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I'll probably have to replay these, some of these spoilers I remember, but only after thinking.
Fixed, but remember: Kinu gonna Kinu, and there ain't nothin' nobody can do that can stop her.
Fixed, but remember: Kinu gonna Kinu, and there ain't nothin' nobody can do that can stop her.
Funyarinpa
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Agreed, and I want that "ESCAPING IN SUMMER 2016" as well.
I don't want my wallpaper to be a shaky camera photo for the next year ;-;
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Jotamide
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The new art style looks dope but VLR's style was amazing as well. Design was poor in some characters (Clover, Alice, Quark) but the ones that were good were damn good (Phi, Tenmyouji, Sigma, Luna).
Tricky I Shadow
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No, I'm with you on that. I love the way each game looks. I can't wait how the character designs are gonna be in this one.
The Silver
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Woah did t mean to post that
hurricanes
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They just need to get rid of Clover and put some normal clothes on Alice...
Trigonometrize.
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Did 999 do well in Japan? Is there some reason for the VLR dropoff?
Spieler Eins
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It's less offensive than other animu nowadays, but still kinda dumb in relation to the setting. The promo artwork reminds me of the VN with the best character artwork out there and in fact, combining ZE with something along the lines of Hotel Dusk would make it truly flawless.
I don't think they'll really match the more realistic approach from the picture in the final game though. It would probably be pretty hard to do even.
Welp either way that new art design still makes me very excited.
And yeah that leopard print fetish Clover had could probably disappear,
cj_iwakura
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I'd love to see the room's reaction to that art.
Mauricio_Magus
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Give it to me.
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