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999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors |OT| RED, DEAD, Redemption
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dragonlife
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Mwahaha.Akselziys said:Exxxxxxxxxxxxxcellent
BTW, this may interest you <3 (and anyone else who likes L4D2, 999, BKO, and has heard the Xenoblade OST)
http://www.justin.tv/dragonlife29/b/288293403
Skip to 1:14:00 in the video
Watch it from there! And, yes, it's me playing. I also use a BlazBlue Special Infected soundpack, but it doesn't show because this was on an official server.
A Human Becoming
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This game is very addicting. I beat it yesterday night after starting it the day before. I started a second playthrough right after and just beat it again. Now it's almost 4 am Sunday morning and I want to go through one more time right now to get the true ending.
A Human Becoming
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Just got the true ending. As crazy as the story gets, I can't help but think how silly it is
Akane orchestrated the entire events to get help playing SUDOKU. I get she's young, but it's not even a hard one. I've played tons of Sudoku, so it would have been like a Slumdog Millionaire moment for me. This game further propagates women can't do math.
NZNova said:Just picked up this game and Ghost Trick on sale, hopefully I will enjoy them
So far this game has been a shitload of talking, one room escape, and another shitload of talking. I fired it up for 30 minutes before bed and spent the entire time pressing A to move through dialogue. Hopefully the actual game starts soon...
Nocturnowl
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For some reason by boiling things down to this I now like the plot much more! though that's probably because all the craziness became too much for me.A Human Becoming said:
A Human Becoming
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Nocturnowl said:
999 nears levels of Metal Gear nonsensical story telling. I still really enjoyed the game, but reading the developer interview Aksys did has spoiled it with the terrible explanations. Lotus especially bothers me.
The fact that she was there just to hack that computer makes her seem like a throwaway character. The only tie she has is one of her kids at least, Nona, was in the first game on Gigantic. I also really dislike the explanation that she wore the belly dancer costume because it was a hobby of hers. Sounds to me like they just wanted to put a bit tits, scantily clad woman in the game. It was never intended for her to end up being Alice either despite their similar appearances, which wouldn't have worked with her programming background anyway. I'd rather she'd actually been Alice honestly.
Crash Station
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NZNova said:
It's a visual novel, dude. It's about 85% reading and 15% gameplay. Don't know what to tell ya.
A Human Becoming
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Is there any way I can get one of the pre-order watches without spending mass amount of money? I know AKSYS isn't selling them anymore.
Theres a good amount of puzzles considering this is a visual novel, and generally that genre has little to no gameplay at all. It picks up more on the gameplay side once you start getting further in, but the game is certainly very story/text heavy so it might be tough if you dont like to read.NZNova said:
CornBurrito
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NZNova said:
Yeah, with the internet it is really hard to research products before you buy them... oh wait.
You bought a fucking visual novel, and you are surprised that it is mostly talking?
It's weird. I just went down to my kitchen and I saw my mother sitting there with her DSi XL playing through the game for the umpteenth time.
Kinda nice and i'm glad it was a game that helped break her entry to gaming.
She really liked the game a lot, and was surprised and enjoyed the story. Also went over The Answers with her and we chatted for an hour about how all of the story fits together, and I helped answer some questions she had about the story and how it worked too.
GOTY, folks. <3
Kinda nice and i'm glad it was a game that helped break her entry to gaming.
She really liked the game a lot, and was surprised and enjoyed the story. Also went over The Answers with her and we chatted for an hour about how all of the story fits together, and I helped answer some questions she had about the story and how it worked too.
GOTY, folks. <3
Obsessed said:
Hey, no need to be a douche about it. I never said I was surprised. Just that I'm looking forward to getting into the gameplay part. The first room escape was good, I just want more of it. No need to be so defensive about it.
SmithnCo said:
Cheers, good to know.
abstract alien
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Don't worry, there will be much more of it for you...but there will also be even more dialog. Luckily, the story is fantastic, especially the deeper you get into it. The puzzles and escapes are coming, so I think you will be ok with it. I won't say any more than that, but if you get through the game, come back and talk to us about it...NZNova said:
Phoenix_Apollo
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This game is godly. Best one of 2010. Anyone who gives this game a mediocre review just isn't really into the genre, I think. It's wonderfully translated and the puzzles are very fun to work through. Best visual novel I've played yet, and I'm an Ace Attorney superfan. I hope Aksys goes back and does Ever17 PSP.
dragonlife
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Best post about the game in this thread.Thoraxes said:
That's really, really awesome.
Belisarius
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Thoraxes said:
dragonlife29 said:
Seconded.
Black Republican
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i got endings 3 5 n 6 but cant get the rest , fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
If you're sick of trying, use this spoiler-less chart:Black Republican said:
http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu331/Grimmjow_lolz/999lul.png
Black Republican
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i got the 2nd ending just after u posted that, damn what a cliffhanger, just 1 and 4 i need now
Crayons said:Can someone explain to me how I get an ending other than the submarine one without spoiling anything? I already got that ending twice.
Never go through door
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Belisarius
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Finished this yesterday after 3 (long) sittings. I read the answers page at the official site and I'm still skimming through the discussions here and in the spoiler thread but everything I had doubts about is already sorted in my head so I don't have much to add except that it surpassed my expectations and is now in my top 5 adventure/VN games. Happy this got localized and extra happy that it was with a great localization because the translation work will make or break a game like this for me (like it happened with the unfortunate Lux Pain).
The excessive text felt a bit heavy handed to me at the start (colossal starting sequence at the staircase + the narration and characters sometimes going overkill with long or samey comments) but I adjusted quickly and started to enjoy it. I didn't get stuck in any of the puzzles as they were all nicely designed and made sense for the most part, and these days I'm conditioned to not overthink puzzles so it was smooth. Highlighting the exact object or place you click is also something that should be in every point&click.
and then @ 3am the other day after getting the true ending because I just couldn't stop, lol (no problems with
). The first ending I got was the
and after looking at the ending chart's conditions (I started using a chart after I got 4 different endings because even though I don't mind quickly redoing the puzzles, the fast forwarding can get tiring) I found it curious how I did everything I needed for the true ending in my first playthrough aside from
. I'll let it rest for a while and do another playthrough in the future with no speeding up + true ending + knowing all reveals.
The excessive text felt a bit heavy handed to me at the start (colossal starting sequence at the staircase + the narration and characters sometimes going overkill with long or samey comments) but I adjusted quickly and started to enjoy it. I didn't get stuck in any of the puzzles as they were all nicely designed and made sense for the most part, and these days I'm conditioned to not overthink puzzles so it was smooth. Highlighting the exact object or place you click is also something that should be in every point&click.
Quoting this old reply by Akselziys because it was exactly what I had going for me in the past 3 days while playing this. Planned sleeping at 11:30pm in the second sitting, ended up passing out at 2am after theAkselziys said:Play it until you pass out!
safe end
the sudoku puzzle either, super easy and as a seasoned sudoku player I actually loved when it appeared on the computer screen
coffin one
seeing the safe one first
Typographenia
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Glad to hear you liked it so much!
I really agree- the translation was excellent, and the writing was handled in a way that you really didn't want to stop playing. I ended up using a chart for the exact reason you listed, but I didn't feel guilty about it since I had played through almost every ending at that point.
I really agree- the translation was excellent, and the writing was handled in a way that you really didn't want to stop playing. I ended up using a chart for the exact reason you listed, but I didn't feel guilty about it since I had played through almost every ending at that point.
Black Republican
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9/10, damn good game, one of the best ds games ive ever played
just one question though
just one question though
was it ace who killed everyone in the sub and knife endings?
Forgot to say that
in the big reveal was just amazing, truly inspired.
was supposed to hint at that.
Make sure to give this a read, a lot of answers and interesting information: http://www.aksysgames.com/999/answers
the use of the DS dual screens
Yep, using a non-spoiler chart at that point also helped me making sure I didn't get the true ending before getting all the bad ones, and saving that one for last made it all the more satisfying.Typographenia said:
Yes. The writer confirmed it and also saidBlack Republican said:
Lotus's missing bracelet
Make sure to give this a read, a lot of answers and interesting information: http://www.aksysgames.com/999/answers
Black Republican
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wow, thanks for linking that answers page, loads of stuff i didnt even think about
Very late for this thread, but my account hadn't been approved at the time it came out.
Pre-ordered and imported it to Germany. It was my first visual novel and it was an absolutely fantastic experience.
Loved all the characters, the twists and the overall setting.
I am so glad it was translated. Further proof that region-locking is a stupid, stupid idea.
Pre-ordered and imported it to Germany. It was my first visual novel and it was an absolutely fantastic experience.
Loved all the characters, the twists and the overall setting.
I am so glad it was translated. Further proof that region-locking is a stupid, stupid idea.
Oh hey, this thread is still alive. Convenient for me!
I definitely liked the game. The puzzle-solving portions were very good and I think did a good job alleviating the long dialogue drudge many VNs get into. The
were the most epic of the bunch there.
As far as the VN portion goes, there were annoyances. The really really slow text speed is something I never got over, and it just got even more annoying towards the end of the game when you want to keep reading what's going on but have to wait for the text to sloooooowly crawl across the screen. Yeah, sure, take your time, game.
Aside from that, and this isn't really the game's fault but partly mine, is that
That aside, regarding the true ending:
So yeah, in the end I thought it was a pretty good VN that is propped up by also being a legitimately good game as well. Best of both worlds.
Still, on a final note, I can't be the only one who
I definitely liked the game. The puzzle-solving portions were very good and I think did a good job alleviating the long dialogue drudge many VNs get into. The
Library room and subsequent junk room
As far as the VN portion goes, there were annoyances. The really really slow text speed is something I never got over, and it just got even more annoying towards the end of the game when you want to keep reading what's going on but have to wait for the text to sloooooowly crawl across the screen. Yeah, sure, take your time, game.
Aside from that, and this isn't really the game's fault but partly mine, is that
I played Ever17 before this, so while 999's particular plot twist was very good, I had trouble getting over the fact that the dude who made the game already did this twist with Ever17, and did it better in that game to boot.
That aside, regarding the true ending:
I love games that use the medium they're on to the fullest, and I think 999 succeeded in this regard as well as Ever17 did. I remember when I first started the game and saw the narration and action on seperate screens that I figured it was just a very economical use of the two screens concept to make the narrative easier to follow, and didn't think anything of it after that. Suddenly establishing at the end that the narration was NOT omniscient was a legitimate "you win game, you win" moment for me.
Still, on a final note, I can't be the only one who
burst out laughing when they revealed the final climatic obstacle that would decide the ultimate fate of everyone both past and present was goddamn SUDOKU of all things, can I? The fact that this make perfect sense in the context of the game just makes it funnier really.
It adds much more to the experience to get all of the endings, so I'd definitely recommend getting the
endings first.
EDIT: +1 for the order Javier recommended (as Instro said, not getting the
ending isn't really a deal breaker, so no need to worry about it if you don't get around to that one).
sub and axe
EDIT: +1 for the order Javier recommended (as Instro said, not getting the
coffin
You already got the worst ending, so now go in this order:Trojita said:
Axe - Sub - Safe - True. It's all uphill from there.
Even though I finished the game months ago, it's great seeing newcomers to it. Reading other's theories is almost as fun as playing it for the first time.