Mr. Nice_Guy
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Can't waaaaaait. I love this series to dag gum much.
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Zero Escape 3 is "Zero Time Dilemma"; Logo and Key Art Revealed
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Valjean Lafitte
Banned
I wonder if there will actually be an option to turn the voice acting off in this one.
The Silver
Member
Shred my mind baby, I'm ready.
I'm still so damn happy its going back to the horror atmosphere of 999.
I'm still so damn happy its going back to the horror atmosphere of 999.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Blasphemy! The voice acting in VLR is the GOAT.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
The cleaned up art looks amazing as my iPhone wallpaper.
By the way, I don't mind the lack of updates from Aksys. The less you know the better I think.
By the way, I don't mind the lack of updates from Aksys. The less you know the better I think.
WeWereGiants
Member
I've already ordered the edition with the watch so I'm not fussed about no Physical in Europe.
I'm so freakin' excited!!!
I'm so freakin' excited!!!
The twist is that everyone who pre-ordered gets abducted and plays a real life version of the game. That's why there's no media, there literally is nothing they can show.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Valjean Lafitte
Banned
It's just run-of-the-mill anime-quality voice acting. Some of the voices fit the characters, others do not; most of the performances are over the top and/or forced. However, that alone wouldn't have been enough to turn me off from completing the novel. What kept me from ever finishing VLR was the annoying fact that I read faster than the actors deliver their lines, and the speed of the text does not sync up with their delivery. In 999 and any other VN without voice acting (or has the option to turn it off), I can control the flow of the text; I can speed through or linger on any line I want. Here the flow is dictated by the voice acting, and my only options are to either wait for the VA to finish reading what I finished reading 5 seconds before, or, even more annoying, cut short every spoken line of dialogue just so that I can advance at my pace.
It's a pretty standard option in VNs with voice acting, so it boggles my mind that someone thought it was okay to omit it.
It's absurd to me that anyone can say this. Laura Bailey, Cindy Robinson, and Karen Strassman turned in incredible performances. The whole cast was remarkable.
Different strokes, I guess.
Something I'd like to see, actually: have that woman (
, presumably) be the protagonist instead of the "plot-important female sidekick" like Akane and Phi. If she is who everyone thinks she is, that gives us some instant investment in our protag and adds a certain tension to our decisions - since presumably [VLR spoilers]
.
Right now though, all we can do is wait! Though I am curious as to when Spike-Chunsoft will start promoting the game in Japan - it's been pretty much radio silence from them AFAIK, Aksys has been handling the promotion.
Diana
our actions could directly lead to Sigma losing his arms for the player character's sake - and unleash Radical-6
Right now though, all we can do is wait! Though I am curious as to when Spike-Chunsoft will start promoting the game in Japan - it's been pretty much radio silence from them AFAIK, Aksys has been handling the promotion.
petethepanda
Member
999, VLR and ZTD. I can dig it.
More than anything, I'm fascinated to see if they can take the crazy escalation in VLR and actually tie things up in a satisfying way. I loved 999 as a little standalone thing that introduced a whole lot of insanity and tied it up in an incredible little bow, and while I enjoyed VLR, I worry that it let the insanity get a bit out of control and that it could go later-seasons-of-Lost in the finale.
More than anything, I'm fascinated to see if they can take the crazy escalation in VLR and actually tie things up in a satisfying way. I loved 999 as a little standalone thing that introduced a whole lot of insanity and tied it up in an incredible little bow, and while I enjoyed VLR, I worry that it let the insanity get a bit out of control and that it could go later-seasons-of-Lost in the finale.
AbrahamGiggles
Member
This, though I'm still curious about how the whole simultaneous dev cycle is working (I could just be making this up, but ZTD is coming out in the east and west at the same time, right?). I know we may never get a full answer, but it's just so inter sting...
Side note: Yes, my account was activated in time for the next round of scouring every single news source for ZE3 info! It was so hard to just sit on the sidelines during 4infinity and read.
Valjean Lafitte
Banned
I didn't say it was a bad thing, just that there are nuances in the Japanese performances and in the script itself that aren't always captured by English voice actors (and I happen to be a huge fan of Laura Bailey). But I almost always turn off the voice acting in games that require lots of reading, because I'm just old fashioned like that. Power of imagination, yo.
PurpleMaster
Member
Here's a pic I made for my site and maybe for a future OT.
Beautiful pic!!!!
Hours Left
Member
I can't wait for this. Hope we get some screenshots soon.
I really want to see how the new artstyle translates in game.
I really want to see how the new artstyle translates in game.
Lee Chaolan
Member
Cool Title, and we keep getting closer to release. Works for me.
Dice//
Banned
I really dug this title...but not that many "good people" die... sort of a fun rigmarole for all good, bad, and in-between.
Funyarinpa
Member
It seems I am in the minority, I liked "Virtue's Last Reward" more than "Good People Die".
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
I like it too, since Virtue's Last Reward is a pretty good title, even ignoring everything else. Particularly since "Good People Die" isn't a perfect translation of the original Japanese title, which was actually a play on words with the second meaning of "I want to be good". "Virtue's Last Reward" both directly evokes the "Good People Die", while retaining ambiguity. On top of that, it is nice and poetic.
haha nah
properpropaganda
Member
Yup, same here. I really want to see how the game looks. Now that ZE3 is announced and the title is official, screenshots should be up next. I guess the waiting continues
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
I didn't know this, but 'Zero Time' means "the ability to react instantaneously - in an instant.
In other words, zero time is right away at that moment."
Interesting....
In other words, zero time is right away at that moment."
Interesting....
Well the title has been known for a while but that logo is pretty snazzy.
Also we finally got the full quality render of Siggy and Diana.
Wow. This looks great. I hope they go with this style for the whole game.
Funyarinpa
Member
Double entendre strikes again
i love this as a title
I liked the 3D art in VLR. I really hope they still at least have full voice acting. VLR had an excellent localization as well as a great performing cast. The thing holding me back the most from playing/watching 999 is having to read text on the terrible DS screen. I wish it was voiced as well.
i think they will. vlr was a huge step down mostly in ways done to appeal to a japanese marketplace - the anime promo, zero iii being a mascot thing like monokuma, clover being in the game despite being dumb and useless and i hate her, etc.
charlequin
Banned
"Good People Die" is a very good title, but not a particularly good one at all for Zero Escape 2.
shikamaroooo
Member
You and me both
sixteen-bit
Member
That's a rad font.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
I suppose you can argue that it's not THE best voice acting in gaming.
But you're dead wrong if you can't recognise it as ONE OF the best....
Funyarinpa
Member
After playing the US demo on my Vita I can't go back to the JP VA on my PAL 3DS.
Belgian Dude
Member
Thinking of buying a new 3DS only to play VLR again. Left my old one at home in another country and never finished VLR because dammit I felt some guilty in going down some 'betraying' paths.
Absolutely loved what I played though.
Absolutely loved what I played though.
GoodMorningPluto
Member
I hope the game will be as grim and dark as this art. VLR lost a lot of atmosphere that 999 had.