So... Any hype-inducing (and non-spoilerific) trailers I can watch about VLR to GET PUMPED?
Also, for anyone who missed it: My spoiler-free LTTP on 999.
Also, for anyone who missed it: My spoiler-free LTTP on 999.
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Byronic Hero
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So... Any hype-inducing (and non-spoilerific) trailers I can watch about VLR to GET PUMPED?
Also, for anyone who missed it: My spoiler-free LTTP on 999.
Try this on for size.
Let's see if you can recognize anything.
ScraftyDevil
Banned
So... Any hype-inducing (and non-spoilerific) trailers I can watch about VLR to GET PUMPED?
Also, for anyone who missed it: My spoiler-free LTTP on 999.
GET PUMPED
ALSO WATCH THIS
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
*sigh* So my sister comes home from Japan with her copy of Zennin Shibou Desu (VLR).
My will power broke. I'm playing it now. It's quite good, but I'll say no more than that.
My will power broke. I'm playing it now. It's quite good, but I'll say no more than that.
MMMFFFFPHHHH, Clover looks GOOD in polygons!
Scrafty, you son of a bitch!
I just started watching the anime prologue and DAMN, I get all shivery seeing Zero and... knowing... what I now know...*trembles*
I'm not sure NeoGAF will be ready for another bubbly font of Neiteio enthusiasm when VLR comes out (see also: the LTTP thread).
I have a feeling this time will be extra bubbly.
EDIT: Judging from that CGI rabbit... A certain someone is a sicker fuck than ever before!
Byronic Hero
Member
Scrafty, you son of a bitch!
*trembles*
I'm not sure NeoGAF will be ready for another bubbly font of Neiteio enthusiasm when VLR comes out (see also: the LTTP thread).
I have a feeling this time will be extra bubbly.
But this time, most of us won't just be watching your reaction, we'll be experiencing it as well. I have a feeling I'll be extra bubbly as well.
ScraftyDevil
Banned
I'll be bubblier than an over-carbonated rootbeer bubble bath. I hope K makes more appearances; I love his design, personality and English voice.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Scrafty, you son of a bitch!
*trembles*
I'm not sure NeoGAF will be ready for another bubbly font of Neiteio enthusiasm when VLR comes out (see also: the LTTP thread).
I have a feeling this time will be extra bubbly.
If it'll help you calm down, I have a nice relaxing medication I can recommend. ;P
True! Personally I'll probably avoid any threads on the game until I'm done, though. I don't want to be spoiled!!
Wait, where can I hear his English voice??
HA! YES, GIVE IT TO MEEEEEEEEEEE!If it'll help you calm down, I have a nice relaxing medication I can recommend. ;P
ScraftyDevil
Banned
Oh, nice! Clover sounds wonderful. And that CGI rabbit is suitably irritating/evil!
I see you linked me to a Ghost Trick trailer earlier. I feel like you're... hinting at something...*smacks out of hand*
A quick English trailer for you (doesn't have English voices though)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4bidOzjSTg
And Japanese gameplay trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSiq4D_SE14
(doesn't have English voices though)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4bidOzjSTg
And Japanese gameplay trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSiq4D_SE14
ScraftyDevil
Banned
That rabbit is... actually kind of cute.A quick English trailer for you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4bidOzjSTg
And Japanese gameplay trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSiq4D_SE14
999 spoiler:
I can't help but fawn over Akane, even as she tries to kill me.
LOL! And this is weird: When I quote your post, Scrafty, it includes the phrase "BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT IT'S SO GOOD BUY IT" with the word "email" in brackets like image codes. Yet it doesn't show up in preview or when actually posted!
ScraftyDevil
Banned
LOL! And this is weird: When I quote your post, Scrafty, it includes the phrase "BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT IT'S SO GOOD BUY IT" with the word "email" in brackets like image codes. Yet it doesn't show up in preview or when actually posted!
That's my signature brand of subliminal messaging. It's a Devil family trade secret :X
Still incredibly excited for this, but after seeing the trailer I wish they stuck to 2D environments and portraits, in the worst case all the characters should be 2D!! It just looks so much better, more detailed and believele. As soon as you bring people into a 3D space the graphics have to be incredible in order to be immersive.
Extra Sauce
Member
Is there a way to experience the story of 999 without having to play through the game multiple times? I don't like replaying games, especially not immediately after finishing them.
I believe you only need to see one other specific ending before being able to get the true ending, so it would be 2 playthroughs minimum. If it helps, most of the puzzles are different on each of those playthrough because you choose different rooms (look up a guide), and the story is definitely different enough to not feel stale at all.
Think of it as playing an A side and B side of the same game
Extra Sauce
Member
Mmm. I'll have to think about it. I'm also not a fan of following a guide step-by-step to make sure I get the proper endings. Kinda removes the sense of adventure. Maybe this game isn't for me... I dunno. I might look at some LPs to make up my mind.
PurpleMaster
Member
There's a third ending that's good to watch and adds something to the story.
The other three endings can be looked up on youtube, but the game is so good that I reccommend multiple playthroughs...
It's not really step by step so much as it is which "path" you take through the game. It's as simple as
5, 8 and 6
4, 7, and 1
Yeah, thinking of playing through 999 multiple times as a "replay" is really missing the whole point of this type of game. That would be sort of like stopping as soon as you get your first Game Over in a difficult platformer. It says the game's over, but it's not really the end of the game, just the end of that "session", and playing multiple "sessions" to reach the final ending is an integral part of the experience.
As perorist says, since any one playthrough can only take you through something like a third of the game's puzzles and scenario, there's very little that's "the same" between the different runs through the storyline (and those parts that are the same, the game fully expects you to skip over). You probably will end up doing a few of the puzzles more than once if you want to get all of the endings (which is the best way of experiencing the game IMO), but it's entirely possible to reach the true ending without doing any puzzle twice except the one at the very beginning.
Incidentally, the sequel, VLR, goes even further with this. You need to skip back and forth between a huge number of different routes, so you could theoretically say you're doing tens of different "playthroughs", but there is literally never any need to do the same puzzle twice, and it's quite rare that you'll read scenario text that you've read before.
As perorist says, since any one playthrough can only take you through something like a third of the game's puzzles and scenario, there's very little that's "the same" between the different runs through the storyline (and those parts that are the same, the game fully expects you to skip over). You probably will end up doing a few of the puzzles more than once if you want to get all of the endings (which is the best way of experiencing the game IMO), but it's entirely possible to reach the true ending without doing any puzzle twice except the one at the very beginning.
Incidentally, the sequel, VLR, goes even further with this. You need to skip back and forth between a huge number of different routes, so you could theoretically say you're doing tens of different "playthroughs", but there is literally never any need to do the same puzzle twice, and it's quite rare that you'll read scenario text that you've read before.
Extra Sauce
Member
Thanks guys, you made a great case for playing this game.
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
Member
Dude... is she your waifu or something? It's okay man. We're all allowed one.
OK, I'll admit, I don't usually do this, but I did kind of look at her art dreamily after I finished the game.
Those eyes!
Haven't played VLR, but I can answer this from what I've been spoiled on. Check your PMs in a moment.
(And the rest of you, take no meaning from that if you're trying to read between the lines: I've been spoiled on who doesn't appear as well as who does. Only thing I'll say publicly is that Clover's in it.)
It was love at first sight!
Ha! And she's taller than I thought!
Akselziys, I've been meaning to ask this for a while. We all know the 3DS is region-locked, but early on the 3DS' lifespan it was stated that devs could choose to make games region-free. I don't know how accurate this is, but would you guys be able to make VLR (or any 3DS game, for that matter) region-free if you wanted to?
Hmm, as far as I know I haven't heard of that being an option regardless.
But I'd think if it were, the devs involved might shy away from it, especially in this case where Europe is also releasing the game. Since we could potentially cannibalize one or the others' sales.
Another reason for shying away from it, is you'd potentially damage any releases in other territories, if the game could easily be purchased and played. Publishers in those regions probably would lose interest if they couldn't have a monopoly on a product in their own region.
Another reason for shying away from it, is you'd potentially damage any releases in other territories, if the game could easily be purchased and played. Publishers in those regions probably would lose interest if they couldn't have a monopoly on a product in their own region.
But yeah, as far as I'm aware I don't think that's an option, but I could be wrong
ScraftyDevil
Banned
Mr. Ringo, I love this picture, and I must ask if you would be willing to create an avatar size for little ol' me?
Azure Phoenix
Member
Mr. Ringo, I love this picture, and I must ask if you would be willing to create an avatar size for little ol' me?
That already is avatar size (it is 90x120 and up to 100x120 is permitted), so you can use it straight away.
On topic question for Akselziys, do you have any estimate for when you are going to able to reveal more info about that VLR watch?
Groovy. Thanks for the heads up.
We should be making a formal announcement sometime t...!$#@%!@%
*silenced by Aksys ninjas*
*Ahem* Well, in the near future
R_thanatos
Member
I hear ya, man. I had a bit of a crush on Lotus before I realized she was like, 40.
and i see nothing wrong with that
(　・´ｰ・｀
ScraftyDevil
Banned
There are like, three flags in the entire game to determine endings. You won't be following anything step by step, the process is nowhere near that complex. You look at a tiny picture with like 5 lines and some boxes and you're like oh.
Byronic Hero
Member
Me too, only thing is, finding out her age didn't change anything for me. Lotus is a MILF, plain and simple.I hear ya, man. I had a bit of a crush on Lotus before I realized she was like, 40.
Clover on the other hand, I thought was like 13, do I was scared to have a crush on her for fear of feeling like a perv. xD
We're getting more news t-?!?! That's almost here! Needs info.......x_x
How old is Clover supposed to be in 999? I figured around 18-21, but I cannot seem to remember if her exact age was addressed.
ScraftyDevil
Banned
I think it mentions somewhere that she's 19, and Snake is 23-ish. I can't remember which path it's on, though.