kuroneko0509
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Please please please I need ZE3
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Kotaro Uchikoshi (999, Virtue's Last Reward) says he's working on "You-Know-What"
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ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Haha, crazy talk. There are a lot more people recommending 999 on the DS over VLR.
Hours Left
Member
If you have a Vita and you don't mind digital, it's on sale right now for $12.50 on the US PSN store.
It was probably meant as a tease and not a full reveal.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
GIVE IT TO ME
Paper Sparrow
Member
You know what? You might be right.
I loved 999 and how it led you to believe that you were just a pawn in a sick game at the start. Though by the ending that kind of fell flat because everything that happened was all "Part of the plan".
But VLR was a bit too "out there" for me. I mean, they took the idea presented at the end of 999 and just ran with it beyond the realm of absurdity. I also didn't care for the fact that the story was all about "that person" again being at the center of it all.
Zero III was an awesome but sorely underutilized character though.
I dunno how they'll do a third entry and manage to tie all "that" up.
But VLR was a bit too "out there" for me. I mean, they took the idea presented at the end of 999 and just ran with it beyond the realm of absurdity. I also didn't care for the fact that the story was all about "that person" again being at the center of it all.
Zero III was an awesome but sorely underutilized character though.
I dunno how they'll do a third entry and manage to tie all "that" up.
ladyluthien
Member
Awwwwwwww yeahhhhhhhh
my running theory is that someone is playing the looooong game and at the end everything is undone so the two kids junpei and akane can grow up together without ever having gone through the nonary games.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Don't play with my heart! I need this to be true!
Herb Alpert
Banned
2 years until release, then 2 again to maybe localize it, my body is quietly entering ready mode.
VLR actually had a pretty quick dev and localization turnaround time. It was announced in August 2011, released in Japan February 2012, released in NA October 2012 and Europe/Australia November 2012.
Anyway, here's hoping this was a ZE3 tease, but I'd rather not count any chickens before they hatch.
Abilidebob
Member
Zero Escape is the kind of series that would do wonders on Steam.
And after everything done to neuter the experience going from 999 to VLR to appease consumers there who didn't buy the former at that, with the latter selling worse than it did even between two platforms vs. 999's one with DS (which already didn't set the charts on fire in Japan and was only a success because of the North American market, which made no difference to Spike Chunsoft in respect to decisions made regarding watering down the tension and horror in VLR). Language aside, VLR was rather tame even compared to the likes of AA5 as Ace Attorney's first M-rated installment.
Hoping that ZE3 is a significant improvement over what VLR was by recalling more of what made 999 special.
That would make the most sense.
IrishNinja
Member
you're goddamn right it is
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
Please let it be Zero Escape 3.
I loved 999 and VLR, even imported 999 just so I can play it. (It wasn't released here in Europe, sadly)
I really wanna see the story come to closure, especially after that huge fucking cliffhanger at the end of VLR.
I loved 999 and VLR, even imported 999 just so I can play it. (It wasn't released here in Europe, sadly)
I really wanna see the story come to closure, especially after that huge fucking cliffhanger at the end of VLR.
GhostTrick
Banned
Exactly. Same for Ace Attorney and Ghost Trick.
As for now... I'll keep my expectations in check... I dont want to toy with my heart anymore for ZE3 :'(
It's not directly "bad", but they removed the pouzzles and present the story entirely as a visual novel.
However it is clear that the way the puzzles work, they're really enhancing the experience, especially in the end.
More like how fans of Shenmue feel.
Losing out on commentary from exploring the rooms and the dialogue between the characters (a significant part of what made the game so enjoyable) that comes about while doing so is also a problem.
Nah. More like how Shenmue fans feel. We just want that conclusion to an awesome series
edit: beaten
Palette Swap
Member
Oh shit.
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Funyarinpa
Member
VLR is GOAT, 999 is the runner-up.
BE STILL MY HEART
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BE STILL MY HEART
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It's a sequel to 12Riven
How many dialogues were cut? There are still many dialogues in the puzzle rooms in the iOS version.
Would likely depend on just how meticulous the player is (i.e., clicking on everything in sight when exploring a room, and doing so multiple times for every potential interaction/comment; same for examining items).
EDIT: Actually, that's still giving it too much credit: basically, assume that anything fun or otherwise diversionary from the original game is omitted in favor of only including conversations that advance the story. In short, a lot (it would be like if the iOS ports of the Ace Attorney games had eliminated investigations and all of the interactions resulting from the environmental and object examinations that occur during them). It's so painfully, boringly straightforward that even someone who doesn't examine every little thing with the utmost care and persistence would still get more out of the DS version.
It would be as much of a disservice to the game itself as it would be to new players if any potential Steam version isn't based on the original DS version.
Unbound By Death
Member
Yes...Yes.
Moor-Angol
Banned
You-know-what ?
You-kai-whatch !!!
You-kai-whatch !!!
MetalGearOnlineK
Member
I don't want to get excited, because I don't want to have my heart broke.
... Please be Zero Escape. ;_;
... Please be Zero Escape. ;_;
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Neat.
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OMGGGGGGGGGGG! Give it to me! Give me one of the greatest gaming trilogies of all time!
Nothing else will matter. I need this so badly it hurrrrrrts. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
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OMGGGGGGGGGGG! Give it to me! Give me one of the greatest gaming trilogies of all time!
Nothing else will matter. I need this so badly it hurrrrrrts. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Forgot one other gripe I usually bring up when criticizing the iOS "port": getting rid of all of the original DS 999's wonderful sprite work completely. Which also reminds me of how concerned I am about whether the ZE team learned anything from other developers (such as Capcom with AA5 and Arc with GGXrd) about how to do a proper transition from sprites to 3D models after how terrible the 3D models in VLR turned out.
Hours Left
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Tricky I Shadow
Banned
What was wrong with the 3d models? I quite liked them