Hey, I dunno, lol, I thought it could be a twist just crazy enough for the third episode.
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Zero Escape 3 announced, Summer 2016. PR: 3DS and Vita
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themagicalkitsune
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from dualshockers said:
Oh good. Maybe we get a
different villain
I played 999, but I never got around to VLR since I never got a 3ds...
I'll have to get one and pick it up before this drops. I really, really like the new artstyle.
What's this about VLR having a different tone from the original? Aside from some silly anime cliches I really liked 999's "Japanese Saw" vibe.
I do know a few random spoilers I shouldn't though.
What's this about VLR having a different tone from the original? Aside from some silly anime cliches I really liked 999's "Japanese Saw" vibe.
Don't worry, the stuff about different tone is blown out of proportion. VLR isn't really different from 999.
It absolutely is different. It's still the same concept, but VLR is a lot more tame and less intense than 999.
Nightengale
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Hmm...
What's crazy is you just summarized the plot of another game.
spoilers
----------------Ghost Trick
Like 999 was a horror game, so that was lots of creeps moments, like for example the
axe endingor the fucking steps over the blood of the guy who was exploded in the beginning of the game
grim-tales
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That art does look interesting and very intense, but how do we know thats the general art style for the game?
I really, really hope the story and twists deliver here.
It could be a cutscene or flashback or something presented intentionally in a different way. After VLR had 'some' 2D art
I really, really hope the story and twists deliver here.
Nishimura isn't returning as lead artist and the key art is going to be predominantly utilized for the game's marketing up to release. It's also markedly different from the art in the previous games so there's that. Although that doesn't rule out differences with in-game depictions similarly to how VLR and 999 were, the developers made it clear that this is the general style and aesthetic that it will have.
Someone mentioned this already I think but the art style looks kind of Hotel Dusk-like if you eliminate the sketchy look of that game.
It doesn't mean they can't settle for some more stylized influences. In that game you had characters like Mila and Melissa who were both a bit more on the "anime" side.
That and Sigma isn't the most fair character to use as a barometer for how the character designs/style will spread out. Even in VLR the guy was practically "specimen".
Funyarinpa
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Daaaaaamm
Someone mentioned this already I think but the art style looks kind of Hotel Dusk-like if you eliminate the sketchy look of that game.
It doesn't mean they can't settle for some more stylized influences. In that game you had characters like Mila and Melissa who were both a bit more on the "anime" side.
That and Sigma isn't the most fair character to use as a barometer for how the character designs/style will spread out. Even in VLR the guy was practically "specimen".
Whatever happens I will only judge the look of the game once I have seen an ingame screenshot.
Tricky I Shadow
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The art-style reminds me of Steins Gate....
Yeah, I can definitely see that.
grim-tales
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According to someone on Twitter (cant find the post) all the words on 4infinity related to ZE3 plotpoints somehow, so its not something we can really solve
Tricky I Shadow
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Buckle up! Zero Escape OT's are the absolute best with all the crazy theories and reactions.
AzureTranquility95
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Pretty amazing how that game and 999 came out in NA relatively close to each other. I played and beat both, and it was amazing. Even on the replays.
Nightengale
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From the new details of the stream that's right,
EdibleExplosives
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I guess I should really get around to playing VLR then.
AzureTranquility95
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Everyone needs to play VLR. No exceptions.
You have played 999, right.
grim-tales
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Does anyone have a video of the other panel (yesterday)? 
That art we've seen looks pretty creepy. It reminds me of
I hope things will be kept fresh
That art we've seen looks pretty creepy. It reminds me of
The chair in one of the rooms in 999. Why does Sigma have a gun to his head?
BlazingDarkness
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Oh man, the art is beautiful
Diprosalic
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yasssss
In more ways than oneOh man, the art is beautiful
Lee Chaolan
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Good chance, especially with them knowing the meat of the sales and interest of the series coming from overseas.
Hope we get little teases and a few pics along the way in the time leading up to next year
Hope we get little teases and a few pics along the way in the time leading up to next year
EdibleExplosives
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Of course! It's one of my favourite games, but I never got around to playing the sequel for some reason.
I'll get right on it. I bought the game ages ago, but haven't played it yet.
Out_Of_Ammo
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So the ZE3 hype makes me want to try out the infinity series VNs. Are they available to buy in english (or patchable to english at least)? And is there a concensus on which is the best one if I can only buy 1, or do I have to play them all in order?
Byronic Hero
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I hope we still get Shinji Hosoe for the soundtrack. My heart won't be able to take losing both him and Nishimura.
Tricky I Shadow
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VLR has its own vibe going for it. Less Saw and more looking out for who's going to betray who and when.
AzureTranquility95
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Of course it's different, but it's not like VLR is some child's play on a green lawn bith birds singing and the sun laughing.
People die (in a lot of ways), people distrust each other, they betray each other, they're going crazy, it's all there.
Vlaphor
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This is actually one of my biggest concerns about ZE3 is the supposed focus on western audiences. I liked the first two because of how Japanese they were, I don't really want an ultra serious tone. I want a guy in armor all the time, I want Alice or Lotus to return, I want a taunting AI overlord who is also an over-the-top digital bunny, and I want attempts to sound serious and metaphysical while also being nonsensical.
The producers of Ninja Gaiden 3 said that one of the reasons that NG3 turned out so bad is that they were trying to tune it to western tastes and failed. Whether this is true or not (judging from how bad Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 was, I'd say this sounds like more of an excuse), this could be still be an issue.
Look at the Souls franchise for guidance, as the vast majority of their sales have been Western (I think it's an 8-1 ratio), but they haven't changed their games, because they know they have what people want.
Uchikoshi seems to know what the fans want too. I don't think he will deviate to far from the other games. We will see though, I have total faith in him.
grim-tales
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I dont think he will either. I hope he manages to keep things fresh and has some new ideas. My biggest fear is being able to second guess the twists and plot points
Thoughts on the image we saw:
If it is
Thoughts on the image we saw:
If it is
Diana that makes me look at her differently (though we dont know anything about her, lol). I had assumed Diana was like Luna, if Luna was based Diana.
But what if she isnt actually a nice person, it could be a great contrast
But what if she isnt actually a nice person, it could be a great contrast
The panel is up http://youtu.be/5zGj8FqpWf4
Actually, it has appeared in the intros for both games, but was limited to the hero and heroine in both cases. Can't say I remember the names of the additional artists.
I'd say the bigger concern with a change in artists would be the differing sensibilities that come with it, as in how they would interpret Uchikoshi's requests regarding what he's looking for with each individual character's design compared with how Nishimura did. That said, the more realistic style seen here could still lead to clashing with what was used in-game by other artists earlier in the series as well.
I have always thought it was just to make it clear that he is the shrodinger's cat of the situation.
Bjoern the Smexy
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Yes, finally!
Will watch it immediately!
EDIT: CUT-HERE = C U THERE confirmed.
4infinity = Mars Time confirmed.
Everything on the teaser site except for the coordinates and CUT-HERE is directly related to ZE3.
grim-tales
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