timetokill
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Nice!! Keep at it, and let us know your thoughts! It's always awesome to see the reactions of new players.
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999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors |OT| RED, DEAD, Redemption
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Nice!! Keep at it, and let us know your thoughts! It's always awesome to see the reactions of new players.
cereal_killerxx
Junior Member
I also decided recently to work on a Junpei cosplay. Here's my progress so far. XD
cereal_killerxx
Junior Member
I just finished the game. Wow. This was absolutely fantastic! Now I am super psyched to play the 2nd one... just gotta get a 3DS first lol. I just hope next installment is closely linked so I can get some more resolution to this.
Astral/H3X
Member
Yeah, but you might not like it haha.
It's also excellent, though a slightly different flavor overall than 999. You'll like it though.
cereal_killerxx
Junior Member
Just realized I need the bracelet to complete my cosplay. Is there any place I could buy it!?!?
Try ebay, be prepared to pay a lot.
Started this last night, didn't even get out of the first room (I found a note with 4 triangles on it and my DS crashed) and whilst I think it has a lot of potential, both my girlfriend and I found the narrative really slow...
It's not like we're against reading, it just felt like it had an incredible amount of unnecessary detail at every single moment. It was very clear what was going on, so a quick explanation would've more than sufficed. Is the entire game like this, or should we stick with it?
Thanks
It's not like we're against reading, it just felt like it had an incredible amount of unnecessary detail at every single moment. It was very clear what was going on, so a quick explanation would've more than sufficed. Is the entire game like this, or should we stick with it?
Thanks
Hours Left
Member
Well, you definitely need to start by getting out of the first room, which is widely perceived as the worst part of the game.
As for the story, they do explain a lot of things in detail, but this is very important in setting the mood of the game, which is a GIGANTIC part of the experience.
Keep playing. I don't think you've come even close to giving the game a fair shake.
timetokill
Banned
There's a lot of prose, but your frustration is probably just at getting stuck on the first puzzle. hint: click EVERYWHERE. better hint:
did you check under the pillows?
Thank you both so much for the replies, sounds like we do need to give it another chance then 
We're definitely not averse to text heavy games (my girlfriend is an avid reader, and we've played through the Phoenix Wright games which are almost all text) it was just we found in this case the amount of detail to be unecessary... we knew exactly what was going on, and yet the point was still heavily laboured.
If the first room is the worst part of the game though then at least that bodes well for the rest Thanks again.
We're definitely not averse to text heavy games (my girlfriend is an avid reader, and we've played through the Phoenix Wright games which are almost all text) it was just we found in this case the amount of detail to be unecessary... we knew exactly what was going on, and yet the point was still heavily laboured.If the first room is the worst part of the game though then at least that bodes well for the rest
Thanks again.That first room was pretty bad to be honest, I'm a little further into the game and things are getting interesting but yeah, left a bad impression on me. I think I was just getting really annoyed at trying to solve the code with only one piece of paper and not realizing that there was something still missing and the game constantly going into tutorial mode every time I wanted to solve that code. It was getting pretty annoying.
Astral/H3X
Member
I'll echo the "first room is the worst" statements. It really is.
Trust me, you didn't "beat" anything. Every ending is a part of the bigger picture.
GayForMaster
Banned
I'm currently unlocking each ending, and I can honestly say this game is so damn enjoyable! I CAN'T WAIT till I can move onto VLR. I've unlocked 3 endings so far, so I've got just 4 more to go. I specifically bought the Vita version of VLR because of the 3DS bugs, but also because I can play it on my VitaTV (although it's going to suck not playing on the go but oh well). If the new Vita will truly have an HDMI jack, then I'll probably sell off my VitaTV and get that new Vita instead because of VitaTV's terrible compatibility issues.
Also, holy shit. I did not know the best girl Clover was 18, nor did I think she looked this good in her concept art.
Also, holy shit. I did not know the best girl Clover was 18, nor did I think she looked this good in her concept art.
muh dick.
Big Papa Husker
Member
There is supposed to be a new vita?
The full experience of going through each door and discover each ending was fantastic! Completed the true ending last night and the ending really stuck with me. The twists and turns at each path come together in the true ending and result in an amazing climax! The game was overall a really pleasant experience and I'll remember it for a long time. If anyone is about to start this game: go through each door in multiple replays before you look up how to unlock the true ending.
Will definitely recommend this game to everyone who loves a good story full of mysteries.
Will definitely recommend this game to everyone who loves a good story full of mysteries.
Hours Left
Member
Glad you enjoyed it so much. Now go enjoy the sequel, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward!
Glad you enjoyed it so much. Now go enjoy the sequel, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward!
I'm looking in to getting VLR, but I only have access to my 3DS at the moment so I can't play the NA version due to region locking. The European version doesn't have an English dub. :/
Not that I'm complaining though. I thought the game would be all text like 999, so I'm surprised there's even going to be voices!
Hours Left
Member
The English dub is actually pretty awesome (except for one character), so if you can experience it, I'd say go for it, but I'm sure the Japanese dub is great too.
If you're playing it on the 3DS, just make sure to read up on it first. There's a couple gnarly glitches in that version that can fry your save file if you don't take care to avoid them.
timetokill
Banned
There's a pretty simple way around it: just don't save in puzzle rooms. Stick to that rule and you're good to go afaik.
JustSomeone
Member
I just got the sub ending...I didn't expect that at all. I was 100% sure
Cqn't wait to get the real ending and fi ding out what the hell happened there
the killer is one of the 9 persons(well 6). But looks like it is zero after all.
Cqn't wait to get the real ending and fi ding out what the hell happened there
timetokill
Banned
JustSomeone
Member
Sadly I had to stop just after seven revealed he has the
.
I think I figured what the nonary game is about.
The only thing I have yet to figure is who zero is.
"0" bracelet
I think I figured what the nonary game is about.
Ace, ninth man, the fake zero(the captain) and guy x were the 4 people behind the original nonary game. The other 7 participants are somehow related to the victims. Zero arranged it so ace would kill all of his accomplices, then get killed himself by the other paricipants.