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Aksys teasing news about Zero Escape series
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kuroneko0509
Member
most likely the ports news.. probably release date
Lord of Ostia
Member
Pc and Vita release info, I would guess
Marmaladefire
Member
Either 999 is going to steam and/or vita, the watches are going on sale, or they're releasing DLC
RadioHeadAche
Member
Wasn't there a rumor about a vita port for 999? I hope so because I'd love to replay it and get more ZE trophies. It's also the best in the series, in my opinion.
Movalpolos
Banned
They have lost me as a customer.
Herb Alpert
Banned
Unlikely
Valkyri von Thanatos
Member
Hoping for 999 port news, and no limited edition nonsense they'll inevitably screw up. If they didn't have a history of repeated issues with ZE watch editions I'd be less apprehensive, but apparently VLR also had a ton of issues for those who bought it with a watch.
DrunkShogun
Member
The obvious expectation is a port of some sort for the earlier games. 999 vita would be a easy second purchase for me to make.
Permanently A
Junior Member
hopefully the announcement will be complex
Hours Left
Member
"#MakeMeHungryIn4ishWords"
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Shift Breaker
Member
Somethingsomethingsomething life is simply unfair.
bobawesome
Member
After the way ZTD ended I'd like a new game but this is just going to be news about the ports.
Same. After finishing ZTD I sold my copy as well as my copies of the other games. I've never been so disappointed by a game. The only thing that made me hesitate was the thought of a new game eventually coming out and righting some of the wrongs done by ZTD but that seemed so unlikely.
DecoReturns
Member
I didn't realize ZTD was a bad game.
What happened? It seemed to be everybody wish come true. All I know that something happen with the preorder watches, but I never read to much into it.
What happened? It seemed to be everybody wish come true. All I know that something happen with the preorder watches, but I never read to much into it.
It's not really a bad game, but it's just so inferior to its older brothers.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
It's not a bad game. Far from it actually.
DecoReturns
Member
It wasn't bad, but it also wasn't as good as its predecessor.
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
Though I'd argue gameplay wise it improves on LVR, which already was a significant improvement over VLR. Since I also enjoyed the story a lot (though not as much as LVR's), I'm happy with the game.
Maybe they will also make new visual novels by the same team under the Zero Escape moniker without directly continuing the story? Like for instance in the Final Fantasy series...
1. the returning characters barely act like themselves.
2. direction is sloppy resulting in cutscenes that are a very poor replacement for bust-ups.
3. the main twist is fucking stupid and the writing is awful in general.
4. while 999 and vlr had some ideas it toyed with, like the morphogenetic field and the split timeline, ztd jettisons any of that in favor of bad soap opera drama.
5. vlr is relegated to a bad end in ztd.
6. the english voice acting, while optional, is spotty at best.
7. the pacing sucks: it goes from story-story-story to puzzle-puzzle-puzzle-puzzle and then story-story-story. 999 and vlr mixed it up a lot better.
it's not just disappointing. it's a bad game.
Yeah, seems like the Vita / PC ports.
Though Spike Chunsoft self published ZTD on PC, so I would think that would be the same case here, as they've been self publishing most of their stuff there, and were the sources of the original teases a while ago IIRC. So might just be Aksys teasing the Vita version (though it might be coming out the same time and Aksys will just kinda ignore like they they did ZTD).
Though Spike Chunsoft self published ZTD on PC, so I would think that would be the same case here, as they've been self publishing most of their stuff there, and were the sources of the original teases a while ago IIRC. So might just be Aksys teasing the Vita version (though it might be coming out the same time and Aksys will just kinda ignore like they they did ZTD).
LizardKing
Member
Yeah you guys can speak for yourselves, it was definitely a bad game in my opinion. Killed any interest I would have in the future for the series. I loved the first two and can honestly say there was nothing that I loved about the third or even really liked. Like every decision they made to make it different was the wrong one.
We all wanted closure, basically. It ended up disappointing, partially an inevitable outcome I suspect but also because it went in some questionable directions or even straight up unsatisfying routes. But I enjoyed the ride enough and am glad it wasn't Mega Man Legends 3 all over again.
More ports are always nice. I really enjoyed 999, but I never had the motivation to play VLR. It was a nice one-and-done, standalone thing to me. I was really considering playing it when ZTD was announced, but having heard how disappointing it was I don't really feel like playing VLR anymore.
I've only just finished VLR two days ago (loved it as much as 999) and started ZTD with absolutely zero expectations because of the feedback I read on Neogaf.
I can't know if a sequel would make sense since I have no idea how the third game ends, but at this point whatever keeps the series/this style of games going is a good thing to me.
A proper 999 port would be sweet, especially with a few improvements, not like the iOS one which removed puzzles IIRC.
I can't know if a sequel would make sense since I have no idea how the third game ends, but at this point whatever keeps the series/this style of games going is a good thing to me.
A proper 999 port would be sweet, especially with a few improvements, not like the iOS one which removed puzzles IIRC.
Benzychenz
Member
They realised ZTD sucked and are making it non-canon and trying again at ZE3.
brickarts295
Member
8 ports
PC, PS4, PSV, XB1, Switch, 3DS, iOS and Android.
Spread the 999 love.
PC, PS4, PSV, XB1, Switch, 3DS, iOS and Android.
Spread the 999 love.
Why nintendo...why?
Tizoc
Member
And consoles :3 gotta spread the love~
The Silver
Member
c o m p l e x t e a s i n g
hans_castorp
Member
Their motives for the announcement are COMPLEX
UberTag
Member
Between ZTD and Aksys decision to halt dubbing their fighting game localizations, I'd say they've had a pretty terrible year.
That said, giving new fans an opportunity to experience 999 first-hand would be a pretty nice way to wrap up 2016 on a positive note.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
No one should be preordering anything from Aksys ever again.
There's not a single line of thought on the game, but I found it to be a huge disappointment. From the characters to presentation to the ending.
Tizoc
Member
ill preorde this day 1 and consider buying another for a giveaway
if you have 999 on the ds then you really should play it on the ds. this isn't like other visual novels where the platform doesn't matter.
Azure Phoenix
Member
Anything other than that 999 remake and I'm out, ZTD was such a trainwreck that it completely killed my interest in the future of the franchise
As AniHawk said, play it on DS. It isn't just a case of platform preference for 999, despite outward appearances the dual screens are absolutely essential for the story and a massive plot twist.