What are your views on this? Honestly this is the best story in a game I have ever experienced. Truly flawless and gripping. I lost so much sleep on this game. I won't post any spoilers until the ball gets rolling but here is the gist of the game
"Nine people have been abducted by a mysterious kidnapper who calls themself "Zero." They find themselves on a ship— possibly a replica of the RMS Titanic— and are told that they have nine hours to escape before the ship sinks beneath the waves. Zero is running the "Nonary Game" - a game "where you will put your life on the line." The group is forced to split up into various subgroups and explore "numbered doors," behind which lie Zero's puzzles. Zero promises that escape lies behind a door numbered [9]. The characters must work together despite suspicions of each other to advance, as well as to discover Zero's motive and identity."
I wholeheartedly agree. Definitely the best story I have ever read in any game. The way it uses the DS's two screens not only in the gameplay but in the story is just mind blowing. I hope we aren't the only two people on these forums who share an interest in this game, as it is an underrated classic that everyone should play.
This game is like a visual novel, but with escape-the-room puzzles in between. If you're not a fan of those kinds of puzzles, neither was I until I played this game. The way they incorporate the puzzles into the story is just genius. Not only that, but there are multiple choices that you can make in this game that determine which of the many endings you'll get. A lot of games throw in alternate endings to add replay value, but this game actually has a good reason for it because they work it into the amazing story. You actually have to get a certain "dead end" ending before you can get the true one. Even in the other endings you always learn something new about the characters and their backstory and they all work themselves into the plot in a way that really feels real. The music sucks you into the moment, whether it be sad or just downright creepy. 80% of this game is reading text however, but none of it is boring because the game always keeps you sucked in because you want to find out more about the story. The story is very mature (it earns it's M rating), but it never feels silly. For a game that's mostly text, the universal acclaim it has received certainly says a lot about it's story.
Better than Phoenix Wright, Final Fantasy, or whatever other games that claim to have a good story. Hell, it's even better than most books. You owe it to yourself to play this game. I don't care how you do it, just play it.
That actually does sound amazing. i really enjoy games that do that, and i also enjoy reading. I'll have to look this one up!
I saw this game in GameStop not too long ago.
I'm not really a puzzle game kind of person, so of course, I didn't bother playing it.
But, I'm always open to new things, and if everyone says it's as good as it is, I'll put that fact aside to try it. I'm always up for games with good/mature storylines (brownie points if it's a dark storyline, which this seems to be).
And it's "visual novel-esque" which is a +1 for me. I love visual novel games.
Same with the "alternate ending" thing. That's another turn on for me.
Whelp.
Time to drag out the good ol' r4 from the graveyard.
I'll definitely be trying this game out soon. :3
Weh..? No sale here?
*imports*
I watched a trailer, it looked like a dark Lost in Blue at first glance. xD
Quote from: Tana~ on August 08, 2011, 05:29:40 AM
Weh..? No sale here?
*imports*
Well that sucks. B(
I love r4's No worrying about regions and not being able to find the game 8D -slapped-
Quote from: Dracoslythe on August 08, 2011, 05:30:36 AM
Well that sucks. B(
I love r4's No worrying about regions and not being able to find the game 8D -slapped-
I can't use my old R4i with my 3DS. :C
Edit: Just bought it. Should arrive within the week.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 08, 2011, 05:03:16 AM
I wholeheartedly agree. Definitely the best story I have ever read in any game. The way it uses the DS's two screens not only in the gameplay but in the story is just mind blowing. I hope we aren't the only two people on these forums who share an interest in this game, as it is an underrated classic that everyone should play.
This game is like a visual novel, but with escape-the-room puzzles in between. If you're not a fan of those kinds of puzzles, neither was I until I played this game. The way they incorporate the puzzles into the story is just genius. Not only that, but there are multiple choices that you can make in this game that determine which of the many endings you'll get. A lot of games throw in alternate endings to add replay value, but this game actually has a good reason for it because they work it into the amazing story. You actually have to get a certain "dead end" ending before you can get the true one. Even in the other endings you always learn something new about the characters and their backstory and they all work themselves into the plot in a way that really feels real. The music sucks you into the moment, whether it be sad or just downright creepy. 80% of this game is reading text however, but none of it is boring because the game always keeps you sucked in because you want to find out more about the story. The story is very mature (it earns it's M rating), but it never feels silly. For a game that's mostly text, the universal acclaim it has received certainly says a lot about it's story.
Better than Phoenix Wright, Final Fantasy, or whatever other games that claim to have a good story. Hell, it's even better than most books. You owe it to yourself to play this game. I don't care how you do it, just play it.
Just like you, this game got me into visual novels as well. The first ending I got was the sub ending... and by the time I got to the true ending I was like "omg they did not.. omg they did. woah.... dont do it!!! choke that b***... etc"
I actually went to gamestop the other day to buy 2 new copies... one to circulate among my close friends.. the other to remain sealed and unopened
^ THERE'S AN OTAKU RIGHT THERE! KONATA WOULD BE PROUD!! XD
I've wanted to get the game for awhile now. Maybe once I have some cash...
I'm just pissed it didn't come out here. (Unless it did and just isn't in any of my stores..?)
Oh well, some Aussie ebayer had a bunch of new copies~
Quote from: Tana~ on August 08, 2011, 07:44:50 AM
I'm just pissed it didn't come out here. (Unless it did and just isn't in any of my stores..?)
Oh well, some Aussie ebayer had a bunch of new copies~
That sucks.... this is a game that deserves a spot in ever DS owner's collection
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 08, 2011, 09:13:49 AM
That sucks.... this is a game that deserves a spot in ever DS owner's collection
I'd never even heard of it until you made this thread. Which by the way, i thank you for~
I've wanted to try it ever since Eli-started flaunting it in his sig. :[
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 08, 2011, 09:47:35 AM
I've wanted to try it ever since Eli-started flaunting it in his sig. :[
That was months ago. Shame on you for not acting on it sooner.
I started playing it right after the first pre order watches ran out... then chose not to get the watch on the second shipping cause I didn't want to re-buy the game... big mistake... And if you want to try it... the official site has a demo http://www.aksysgames.com/999/pages/demo (you play in the browser)... Also it is an alternate intro to the game
Quote from: Elija2 on August 08, 2011, 10:33:04 AM
That was months ago. Shame on you for not acting on it sooner.
Oh shit, thats what that was? =O
Maybe :-P
Meh, I just cant get onto this...
Quote from: windlessusher on August 08, 2011, 05:15:49 PM
Meh, I just cant get onto this...
FINE NOBODY CARES IF YOU MISS ONE OF THE GREATEST GAMING EXPERIENCES OF A LIFETIME
Quote from: Elija2 on August 09, 2011, 11:14:38 AM
FINE NOBODY CARES IF YOU MISS ONE OF THE GREATEST GAMING EXPERIENCES OF A LIFETIME
Wise words my friend
:O
I will definitely try this game :3
Quote from: ShadaDX on August 09, 2011, 11:28:23 AM
:O
I will definitely try this game :3
It is deff a game worth trying, though the language is a bit mature lol
Oh shucks~
*shot*
Quote from: Elija2 on August 09, 2011, 11:14:38 AM
FINE NOBODY CARES IF YOU MISS ONE OF THE GREATEST GAMING EXPERIENCES OF A LIFETIME
Yeah, it can't possibly be that good
Play it and see.
Quote from: windlessusher on August 09, 2011, 01:19:58 PM
Yeah, it can't possibly be that good
And yet it is. Take it from me, someone who rarely praises games.
It has an 82 out of 100 on Metacritic, and for a game that's only 20% gameplay and the rest
reading, that's pretty damn good.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 09, 2011, 01:28:39 PM
And yet it is. Take it from me, someone who rarely praises games.
It has an 82 out of 100 on Metacritic, and for a game that's only 20% gameplay and the rest reading, that's pretty damn good.
I think what's keeping me from checking this is, as you say it's practically a visual novel,If it was just that I'd totally check it out, but where there is gameplay, you say it's puzzles
I hate puzzles very much, I even deprive myself from portal cause it's a puzzle game
And don't tell me "the puzzles aren't that hard", cause it's not the difficulty that I hate
Quote from: windlessusher on August 09, 2011, 01:19:58 PM
Yeah, it can't possibly be that good
You have no idea what you are missing out.
Quote from: windlessusher on August 09, 2011, 02:14:19 PM
I think what's keeping me from checking this is, as you say it's practically a visual novel,If it was just that I'd totally check it out, but where there is gameplay, you say it's puzzles
I hate puzzles very much, I even deprive myself from portal cause it's a puzzle game
And don't tell me "the puzzles aren't that hard", cause it's not the difficulty that I hate
While the puzzles are good, the reason the game is praised is for it's amazing story. While I can't recommend the game for you if you hate puzzles that much, you really are missing an amazing experience. I wouldn't recommend you tough it through the puzzles or even look at a walkthrough for them because figuring things out on your own is really important in this game and the puzzles weave themselves in with the plot. If you want you can try the demo (http://www.aksysgames.com/999/pages/demo) and see if you can find some enjoyment out of it, but if not then you might as well pass. I don't think you should read up on the game yourself because you might accidentally read some spoilers (avoid YouTube videos and forum posts of this game like the plague until you finish it).
I agree... don't research too much into this game... the internet is a minefield for the game
Gah. Nevermind this game. I can't even figure out how to beat the demo much less the full game. @_@
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 09, 2011, 03:17:47 PM
Gah. Nevermind this game. I can't even figure out how to beat the demo much less the full game. @_@
You have to open the two briefcases and get the cards to open the door
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 09, 2011, 03:25:47 PM
You have to open the two briefcases and get the cards to open the door
I know that much. It's the figuring out the code that threw me off. I tried matching up the shapes with numbers and no way of entering them I tried worked. :\
Blue: 0263
Red: 7485
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 09, 2011, 03:54:37 PM
Blue: 0263
Red: 7485
Kinda defeats the purpose when you just tell him the answer.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 09, 2011, 04:05:14 PM
Kinda defeats the purpose when you just tell him the answer.
Its for the demo... the demo ends when he opens the door. Trust me if it was the full game I would not help him out
Meh, apparently I missed an item. Sorry. ^^;;
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 09, 2011, 04:22:12 PM
Meh, apparently I missed an item. Sorry. ^^;;
So... you gave it another chance :o
it has an addicting story line >_>
Well geez if Elija2 is praising it this much it has to be worth something
I mean, he never praised anything this much since Jet Set Radio
Quote from: windlessusher on August 09, 2011, 06:18:32 PM
Well geez if Elija2 is praising it this much it has to be worth something
I mean, he never praised anything this much since Jet Set Radio
I only praise games that are worth praising.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 09, 2011, 06:20:13 PM
I only praise games that are worth praising.
.. this is the only game i have ever seen u praise. and by that logic, every other game must be absolute shit.
Quote from: SmashFinale on August 09, 2011, 06:23:54 PM
.. this is the only game i have ever seen u praise.
You actually missed my Jet Set Radio phase?
Man, I was going avi-sig combo with that shit.
Quote from: SmashFinale on August 09, 2011, 06:23:54 PM
.. this is the only game i have ever seen u praise. and by that logic, every other game must be absolute shit.
thats true... i cant even think of a game that has a story even half as good as this... everything else sucks!!!! lol jk there are some great games out there... but story wise, this takes the cake
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 09, 2011, 06:37:56 PM
thats true... i cant even think of a game that has a story even half as good as this... everything else sucks!!!! lol jk there are some great games out there... but story wise, this takes the cake
Can't be as good as Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Sure it's a visual novel, but that still counts... right?
Quote from: windlessusher on August 09, 2011, 06:44:47 PM
Can't be as good as Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Sure it's a visual novel, but that still counts... right?
Let's put it this way.
The person who wrote and designed 999 is Kotaro Uchikoshi, the same person who wrote Ever 17: The Out of Infinity, one of the most acclaimed visual novels of all time.
So yes, it is as good as Higurashi, if not better.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 09, 2011, 06:49:17 PM
Let's put it this way.
The person who wrote and designed 999 is Kotaro Uchikoshi, the same person who wrote Ever 17: The Out of Infinity, one of the most acclaimed visual novels of all time.
So yes, it is as good as Higurashi, if not better.
I can second Ever 17 being an amazing visual novel. I loved that one so much, though 999 is better
Quote from: Elija2 on August 09, 2011, 06:49:17 PM
Let's put it this way.
The person who wrote and designed 999 is Kotaro Uchikoshi, the same person who wrote Ever 17: The Out of Infinity, one of the most acclaimed visual novels of all time.
So yes, it is as good as Higurashi, if not better.
You sonovabitch
You actually sparked my interest for a puzzle game
You have my respects
Quote from: windlessusher on August 09, 2011, 07:00:27 PM
You sonovabitch
You actually sparked my interest for a puzzle game
You have my respects
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Quote from: Elija2 on August 09, 2011, 07:02:31 PM
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If it's not as amasing as I say, I'll fine u for wasting hours of my life.
you can fine me as well
Did anyone get to playing this yet? :S
Not yet. I'm still waiting for paypal's slow ass to clear.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 10, 2011, 04:20:52 PM
Did anyone get to playing this yet? :S
8th playthrough >_> (all the playthrough to get to the true ending... then starting over about 6 months later for fun ^_^)
I feel like I'll never be able to truly replay this game, because even if I do it will never have the same impact on me as it did on my first playthrough.
Still, I might replay it a second time just to go back through the story with the knowledge on how the game ends to appreciate it more. See how many neat tidbits I missed on my first playthrough.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 10, 2011, 05:25:46 PM
I feel like I'll never be able to truly replay this game, because even if I do it will never have the same impact on me as it did on my first playthrough.
Still, I might replay it a second time just to go back through the story with the knowledge on how the game ends to appreciate it more. See how many neat tidbits I missed on my first playthrough.
Those are my exact thoughts and reasons why i am i replaying
Quote from: Elija2 on August 10, 2011, 04:20:52 PM
Did anyone get to playing this yet? :S
playing it right now actually
Quote from: Elija2 on August 11, 2011, 06:10:41 PM
Thoughts?
When I get an ending I'll tell you
But one things for sure, these f*cking puzzles, they anger me.
Its the reason I never finished Trace Memory...
Quote from: windlessusher on August 11, 2011, 06:22:57 PM
When I get an ending I'll tell you
But one things for sure, these f*cking puzzles, they anger me.
Its the reason I never finished Trace Memory...
Just hang in there lol. it gets better
Well
I played it, I got the knife ending, then the safe ending, then the true ending
FINAL VERDICT
I hated it
Elija2 you owe me money
Quote from: windlessusher on August 14, 2011, 12:44:10 AM
FINAL VERDICT
I hated it
Elija2 you owe me money
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Elaborate.
Quote from: windlessusher on August 14, 2011, 12:44:10 AM
Well
I played it, I got the knife ending, then the safe ending, then the true ending
FINAL VERDICT
I hated it
Elija2 you owe me money
Y U NO LIKE FLAWLESS STORY?
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 14, 2011, 09:16:51 AM
Y U NO LIKE FLAWLESS STORY?
Not everyone thinks the same.
I would assume it's the puzzles that ruined the game for him.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 14, 2011, 09:23:24 AM
I would assume it's the puzzles that ruined the game for him.
Thats what i'm assuming as well.
Quote from: Tana~ on August 14, 2011, 09:18:26 AM
Not everyone thinks the same.
yea, those who think different from me are wrong... true fact ^_^
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 14, 2011, 09:40:54 AM
yea, those who think different from me are wrong... true fact ^_^
No. Just, no.
Quote from: Tana~ on August 14, 2011, 09:52:54 AM
No. Just, no.
The Game.... >_>
on a side note... can I have your copy of 999? I like to get as many copies of the game as I can
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 14, 2011, 10:35:35 AM
on a side note... can I have your copy of 999? I like to get as many copies of the game as I can
Who, me? I haven't even got mine yet >.>
Quote from: Tana~ on August 14, 2011, 10:38:18 AM
Who, me? I haven't even got mine yet >.>
Talking to windless lol
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 14, 2011, 10:35:35 AM
on a side note... can I have your copy of 999? I like to get as many copies of the game as I can
Might I ask why...?
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 14, 2011, 02:46:45 PM
Might I ask why...?
He wants to turn a profit off of them when they become "vintage" later on. Just kidding.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 14, 2011, 07:23:19 AM
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Elaborate.
O gawd where do I start. Perhaps with the so called "flawless story" you brag about
Strap yourselves in cause it's about to rain cold hard spoilers up in this bitch
First of all strike 1 was that it was a survival story. I've never liked or appreciated these types of stories in the past and as I played through my mind was never changed.
Strike 2 was the inclusion of this time fiasco. I found the story to be as uninteresting as it was, but when we found out that the point of the game was to prevent Akane from being burnt alive in the incinerator by contacting her in the past, I just facepalmed the whole way through. And yes I am no fan of time traveling storylines, they always leave me with questions that are never answered and prevent me from enjoying what's going on.
Strike 3 was just that, Akane burning in the incinerator. Call me a pussy if you will, but I cringe whenever I even hear news of children being murdered in a cruel/brutal manner, and knowing of child Akane being burnt alive made my stomach churn for the rest of the game, it was almost unplayable.
Another thing I hated was that this story was accompanied by an eerie soundtrack that fitted the game perfectly. To fully explain this I'd have to get into why I dislike survival stories, which I'd rather not.
Another thing I hated were how the endings were done
The first few times I played it I got the knife ending, the safe ending, then the true ending. I have seen my brother play a game with endings stationed the same way in the past, but to claim my suspicions I played through one more time and got the submarine ending.
From that I could guess this game has:
1 true ending
1 wtf ending
the rest were bad endings
This annoyed me, from how the true ending ended, it would be impossible to have "good endings" that made sense, and realizing this only fueled how annoyed I was at game. Even more so that each ending will have Akemi (who was my fav character) inevitably die or dissapear, and in the true ending, we never find out where adult Akemi dissapears to. Therefore all the endings left bitter feelings in my gut.
Throw in all the f*cking puzzles I had to suffer to get these bitter endings and you have one... very unpleasant... gaming session.
So I'm sure you're all saying I'm posting shennanigans, nd that if I hated it so much, why didn't I make like IGN and quit after the first ending I got.
Why indeed, and the answer is simple really
The characters were
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Seriously, the characters were amazing, normally a cast of this stature is normally consisting of 2-3 characters who just piss me off, 1 character who I actually like, and the rest are just as bland and predictable as Sonic Colours' plot.
But not these guys, I loved everyone. I loved how they could nonchalantly crack bad puns when they only had 9 hours to live, I love the believable reactions they had whenever something did or did not go their way, and I could really go on and on about why I love this cast. Even the guys who I hated like Lotus and Clover held a very special place in my heart. I was glad when they were glad, I was shocked when they got shocked, and I actually felt something when somebody died or was dying.
The only other cast of characters that I got this attached to are in Clannad, and for that I must give credit where credit is due.
I would suffer the f*cking puzzles 100 times over just to see the interesting dialogue these guys exchange, but I won't, since I exhausted the endings already...
But even as good a cast as it was, there were too many things going against to make me say anything other than "I hated it."
Quote from: windlessusher on August 14, 2011, 04:41:15 PMCall me a pussy if you will, but I cringe whenever I even hear news of children being murdered in a cruel/brutal manner.
COUNTER-ARGUMENT!
HERE BE SPOILERS.Quote from: windlessusher on August 14, 2011, 04:41:15 PM
First of all strike 1 was that it was a survival story. I've never liked or appreciated these types of stories in the past and as I played through my mind was never changed.
So basically this is just about your preference, or lack thereof. If you read the summary in the OP you would have known it was a survival game so you knew what you were getting into.
Quote from: windlessusher on August 14, 2011, 04:41:15 PM
Strike 2 was the inclusion of this time fiasco. I found the story to be as uninteresting as it was, but when we found out that the point of the game was to prevent Akane from being burnt alive in the incinerator by contacting her in the past, I just facepalmed the whole way through. And yes I am no fan of time traveling storylines, they always leave me with questions that are never answered and prevent me from enjoying what's going on.
So it's just another preference thing, eh?
Quote from: windlessusher on August 14, 2011, 04:41:15 PM
Strike 3 was just that, Akane burning in the incinerator. Call me a pussy if you will, but I cringe whenever I even hear news of children being murdered in a cruel/brutal manner, and knowing of child Akane being burnt alive made my stomach churn for the rest of the game, it was almost unplayable.
But Akane never did die in the incinerator. She survived as a child my contacting future-Junpei through the morphogenetic field. But the only way this could be possible was if Junpei was in the same position that she was in. That's the whole reason she set up the Nonary Game, to make it possible for her to have been able to contact Junpei thus saving her own life.
Also you're a wuss.
Quote from: windlessusher on August 14, 2011, 04:41:15 PM
Another thing I hated was that this story was accompanied by an eerie soundtrack that fitted the game perfectly. To fully explain this I'd have to get into why I dislike survival stories, which I'd rather not.
So now you're hating the game for something it did right. Okay...
Quote from: windlessusher on August 14, 2011, 04:41:15 PM
Another thing I hated were how the endings were done
The first few times I played it I got the knife ending, the safe ending, then the true ending. I have seen my brother play a game with endings stationed the same way in the past, but to claim my suspicions I played through one more time and got the submarine ending.
From that I could guess this game has:
1 true ending
1 wtf ending
the rest were bad endings
This annoyed me, from how the true ending ended, it would be impossible to have "good endings" that made sense, and realizing this only fueled how annoyed I was at game.
Now this complaint I don't understand. What are you mad about exactly?
Quote from: windlessusher on August 14, 2011, 04:41:15 PMEven more so that each ending will have Akemi (who was my fav character) inevitably die or dissapear, and in the true ending, we never find out where adult Akemi dissapears to. Therefore all the endings left bitter feelings in my gut.
But every ending besides the true ending never really happened, so it doesn't matter anyway.
And as for the true ending, Junpei spends the rest of his life unsuccessfully searching for Akane. The End.
Now what I don't understand is how the only reason you played this game is because it was written by the same dude who wrote Ever17, while that game was also a horror-survival story with time-travel themes.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 14, 2011, 05:07:23 PM
So basically this is just about your preference, or lack thereof. If you read the summary in the OP you would have known it was a survival game so you knew what you were getting into.
Yes, but you still kinda encouraged me to give it a try, with the praise you gave it I thought it could change my preference on survival stories
Quote from: Elija2 on August 14, 2011, 05:07:23 PM
So it's just another preference thing, eh?
Yes
Quote from: Elija2 on August 14, 2011, 05:07:23 PM
But Akane never did die in the incinerator. She survived as a child my contacting future-Junpei through the morphogenetic field. But the only way this could be possible was if Junpei was in the same position that she was in. That's the whole reason she set up the Nonary Game, to make it possible for her to have been able to contact Junpei thus saving her own life.
Also you're a wuss.
It still implanted the mental image to my mind, those things you cannot unsee
Also, blow it out ur ass :P
Quote from: Elija2 on August 14, 2011, 05:07:23 PM
So now you're hating the game for something it did right. Okay...
Correct, the soundtrack fitted too well, it really pushed all the reasons I hate survival survival stories
Quote from: Elija2 on August 14, 2011, 05:07:23 PM
Now this complaint I don't understand. What are you mad about exactly?
I wished for either the endings to not leave such bitter feeling in my gut, or to have as many "good" endings as there were bad ones, but this would be impossible since if you get anything other than the true ending Akemi is going to die.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 14, 2011, 05:07:23 PM
But every ending besides the true ending never really happened, so it doesn't matter anyway.
And as for the true ending, Junpei spends the rest of his life unsuccessfully searching for Akane. The End.
Doesn't matter to you maybe
And maybe it wouldn't matter to me either if the true ending didn't also leave me with a bitter feeling
Your ending still sucks.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 14, 2011, 05:07:23 PM
Now what I don't understand is how the only reason you played this game is because it was written by the same dude who wrote Ever17, while that game was also a horror-survival story with time-travel themes.
No, I tried it out because of 2 things:
1. You were praising it, you never praise anything ever, I figured it must be worth something.
2. You claimed it was better than Higurashi no Naku koro ni
Quote from: Elija2 on August 09, 2011, 06:49:17 PM
Let's put it this way.
The person who wrote and designed 999 is Kotaro Uchikoshi, the same person who wrote Ever 17: The Out of Infinity, one of the most acclaimed visual novels of all time.
So yes, it is as good as Higurashi, if not better.
Quote from: windlessusher on August 14, 2011, 05:41:52 PM
I wished for either the endings to not leave such bitter feeling in my gut, or to have as many "good" endings as there were bad ones, but this would be impossible since if you get anything other than the true ending Akemi is going to die.
What would be the point of more "good" endings if they would all be rendered null due to the true ending? Isn't it more satisfying with less good endings, that way when you finally get the true ending you are happy that you were able to save everyone.
Plus, in case you didn't realize this, Akane would never die anyway. You aren't playing as Junpei, you are playing as young Akane controlling Junpei through the morphogenetic field. You should have realized this during the true ending when Junpei communicates with Akane through the morphogenetic field as Junpei's text is on the top screen and Akane's text is on the bottom screen. This is made even more obvious when you have to flip your DS upside down during the final puzzle, as it shows that it is finally Junpei himself who is solving the puzzle himself and transmitting the answer to Akane. That's why you were forced to get the safe ending before the true ending, because Akane needed information that could only be found in the safe ending to help get Junpei to the true ending. Whenever you are nearing a bad ending, Akane seemingly comes down with a fever because she is nearing an ending where she shouldn't exist. But she doesn't die, she just uses the morphogenetic field to try and send Junpei down another path. Akane never dies. Nobody ever really dies except in the true ending.
Quote from: windlessusher on August 14, 2011, 05:41:52 PM
And maybe it wouldn't matter to me either if the true ending didn't also leave me with a bitter feeling
All of the good characters survive and Junpei reminisces his time with Akane, what a terrible ending.
You're just grumpy because it didn't end with Junpei marrying Akane and they all living happily ever after. The ending is still great and closes any possible plot hole.
Quote from: windlessusher on August 14, 2011, 05:41:52 PM
No, I tried it out because of 2 things:
1. You were praising it, you never praise anything ever, I figured it must be worth something.
2. You claimed it was better than Higurashi no Naku koro ni
And it is better than Higurashi, you just don't like survival stories so it ruined your experience. All of your complaints have to do with your personal preference, not the game itself. You gave no good reasons as to why the game sucks, you just had a cruddy time playing it. The game is still fantastic.
I never said the game sucks, I said
I hated it
Quote from: Elija2 on August 14, 2011, 06:03:40 PM
All of the good characters survive and Junpei reminisces his time with Akane, what a terrible ending.
You're just grumpy because it didn't end with Junpei marrying Akane and they all living happily ever after. The ending is still great and closes any possible plot hole.
And it is better than Higurashi, you just don't like survival stories so it ruined your experience. All of your complaints have to do with your personal preference, not the game itself. You gave no good reasons as to why the game sucks, you just had a cruddy time playing it. The game is still fantastic.
Now that you mention, I think the only reason I didn't like the true ending was cause they didn't reveal where Akane and Aoi were after they escaped
Which, looking at it now, seems like a stupid reason to not like the game, all we need to know is that they're alive somewhere and that should be good enough for everyone
Thx for helping me realize I was being stupid xo
And no, I still prefer Higurashi over this, and I still hate the game
You hate it because of the puzzles, not the story which is awesome.
Whatever, to each his own. I loved it.
Now play Jet Set Radio.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 14, 2011, 06:24:28 PM
Now play Jet Set Radio.
Does Jet Grind Radio count?
And was it ever explained why Lotus dressed the way she did?
I mean "zero" did just suddenly crashed in on them and abduct them, but what was she doing why she was wearing..that
Quote from: windlessusher on August 14, 2011, 06:53:47 PM
Does Jet Grind Radio count?
It half-counts.
Quote from: windlessusher on August 14, 2011, 06:53:47 PM
And was it ever explained why Lotus dressed the way she did?
I mean "zero" did just suddenly crashed in on them and abduct them, but what was she doing why she was wearing..that
She's a dancer, isn't she? I just assumed that as soon as she arrived home from work she was kidnapped. Same thing happened to Junpei.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 14, 2011, 07:01:09 PM
She's a dancer, isn't she? I just assumed that as soon as she arrived home from work she was kidnapped. Same thing happened to Junpei.
But what would a dancer be doing with mad computer hacking skillz?
Or rather, why would someone with mad computer hacking skillz be a dancer?
Quote from: windlessusher on August 14, 2011, 07:22:27 PM
But what would a dancer be doing with mad computer hacking skillz?
Or rather, why would someone with mad computer hacking skillz be a dancer?
That's like saying I shouldn't love singing because I'm a game designer.
Quote from: Tana~ on August 14, 2011, 07:27:58 PM
That's like saying I shouldn't love singing because I'm a game designer.
I also ask because when they were in the laboratory, she said her job revolved around computers
What computer related job requires her to wear a dancer outfit. Unless it was casual friday or something...
you realize there game developers gave answers to these questions on their site right? Like why she was dressed like that, if her boobs are natural or not... things you wanna know lol
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 15, 2011, 03:33:07 AM
you realize there game developers gave answers to these questions on their site right? Like why she was dressed like that, if her boobs are natural or not... things you wanna know lol
Link?
Quote from: windlessusher on August 15, 2011, 06:06:30 AM
Link?
http://www.aksysgames.com/999/answers (http://www.aksysgames.com/999/answers)
Quote from: Elija2 on August 15, 2011, 11:00:08 AM
http://www.aksysgames.com/999/answers (http://www.aksysgames.com/999/answers)
Wow, apparently Akane is evil
Not surprising given what she's been through
I still like her though
Quote from: windlessusher on August 15, 2011, 04:15:04 PM
Wow, apparently Akane is evil
Not surprising given what she's been through
I still like her though
Everyone loves Akane lol... When you play it again knowing the truth... you notice things immediately that you would never pick up
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 16, 2011, 04:02:26 AM
Everyone loves Akane lol... When you play it again knowing the truth... you notice things immediately that you would never pick up
Well of course everyone loves her, I'd date a girl who was so open about her perverted thoughts, even if she was faking...
I lol that even though they tried to make "the worst protagonist ever" everyone still loves her anyway
Such as?
Quote from: windlessusher on August 16, 2011, 05:43:56 AM
Such as?
Well, you should at least get every ending. Some things are only revealed in certain endings that help flesh out certain characters, but since you've already beaten the game it might not have the same effect.
Heck, it's worth replaying the game just for the alternate conversations, like the infamous elevator scene or the ladder jokes. It really shows how great the writing in this game is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHzMrA_44Mg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHzMrA_44Mg) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9REMwpzMEQ
Well, seeing how much of a total perv Akane was I kinda figured being alone in an elevator with Junpei wasn't her fear, if anything she would've made sure no one was looking and shove him in there, so I never chose that option. However it is kinda nice to see Junpei being the bigger perv for once. And there was also the scene when Junpei kept asking her to say "It's getting hard..." till he was satisfied XD
As for the ladder...lawl
Water is rising and he has only a few minutes b4 he drowns and he can still make bad jokes about a frickin ladder...
windy officially likes this game.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 16, 2011, 12:56:39 PM
windy officially likes this game.
Don't ever call me windy ever again
I said in my rant that I loved the characters, we are discussing the characters right now, I still hate the game.
So, what would've happened if Junpei sucked at sudoku?
Junpei:Great, so all I gotta do is solve this last puzzle, save my girlfriend in the past, get us all outta here, finish my biology project due tomorrow, find wherever Akane is now and live happily ever, what could go wrong? =)
*revealed to be sudoku puzzle*
Junpei:FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU!!!
Akane:C'mon Jumpy how hard could it be?
Junpei:I SUCK AT SUDOKU D:
Akane:b-b-but what about all those sudoku puzzles you did in elementary school?
Junpei:I cheated off the fucking answer sheet D:
Akane:...
Then Lotus comes to save the world
Moral of this story: Learn to sudoku, it'll save your life someday
Quote from: windlessusher on August 16, 2011, 02:26:36 PM
Don't ever call me windy ever again
I guess I have to honour that request.
Quote from: windlessusher on August 16, 2011, 02:26:36 PM
So, what would've happened if Junpei sucked at sudoku?
The power of love would have helped him through.
Plus it was an easy sudoku puzzle anyway. I'm surprised 12-year-old-Akane couldn't have figured it out herself.
This isn't one of those generic frufru anime plots, I don't think "the power of love" would've done anything... I mean, as far as we know, they don't even end up together...
And hey man, even the simplest of puzzles can seem like rocket science if you only have... I think it was 60 seconds to solve it or else you burn alive...
Quote from: windlessusher on August 16, 2011, 02:47:58 PM
This isn't one of those generic frufru anime plots, I don't think "the power of love" would've done anything... I mean, as far as we know, they don't even end up together...
And hey man, even the simplest of puzzles can seem like rocket science if you only have... I think it was 60 seconds to solve it or else you burn alive...
and this is why u dont see T.V. commercials for this game very much(or at all...)
Quote from: windlessusher on August 16, 2011, 02:47:58 PM
This isn't one of those generic frufru anime plots, I don't think "the power of love" would've done anything... I mean, as far as we know, they don't even end up together...
Even so, I don't think Junpei would give up so easily when someone's life is on the line, let alone his childhood friend.
Quote from: windlessusher on August 16, 2011, 02:47:58 PM
And hey man, even the simplest of puzzles can seem like rocket science if you only have... I think it was 60 seconds to solve it or else you burn alive...
I'm sure it was longer than that, heck 60 seconds probably passed between Junpei finishing the puzzle and them opening the final door.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 16, 2011, 03:20:37 PM
Even so, I don't think Junpei would give up so easily when someone's life is on the line, let alone his childhood friend.
I'm sure it was longer than that, heck 60 seconds probably passed between Junpei finishing the puzzle and them opening the final door.
I'm not saying he would give up, but it still wouldn't suddenly make him a sudoku master, that is if he sucked at it in the first place, which he didn't apparently.
Y'know what'd be funny?
Junpei finally arrives to his apartment to take a long, well deserved nap, where waiting for him was Akane sitting on his bed wearing his white button shirt, cause apparently every man must own a white button shirt...
Akane:Jumpy, for saving my life I will let you be my first
Junpei: =D
Akane:To try my cooking 8D
Junpei: =l
Akane:It'll be ready in 5 minutes
Junpei: Oh, um, that's gonna be a problem...
Akane:Why Ju-
Clover:So this is your room huh? Looks better than I...
~silence~
Junpei:Y'know, in my defense, I thought I was never gonna see you again...
Speaking of which, what's up with all the JunpeixClover supporters I've seen over the Internet?
Quote from: windlessusher on August 16, 2011, 03:36:13 PM
Speaking of which, what's up with all the JunpeixClover supporters I've seen over the Internet?
I have never seen this before. I remember both Junpei and Santa making perverted jokes towards Clover (both involving her short skirt), but they could hardly be considered a great match. I guess since Junpei and Akane never hook up, he has to be paired up with
someone.
It wouldn't bother me if Clover didn't look like child
Sure she's at least 18(She better be since they made her drive the van) but still...
And I read on the answers page that SevenxLotus is apparently canon...
Although I definately expected it when Seven constantly exclaims "I can't get along with her >.>"
Quote from: windlessusher on August 16, 2011, 03:36:13 PM
Junpei finally arrives to his apartment to take a long, well deserved nap, where waiting for him was Akane sitting on his bed wearing his white button shirt, cause apparently every man must own a white button shirt...
Note to self... buy white button shirt
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 16, 2011, 04:14:03 PM
Note to self... buy white button shirt
I hope we're talking about the same thing...
And why am I, the only one who hates the game, the one keeping the topic alive?
Quote from: windlessusher on August 16, 2011, 04:17:04 PM
And why am I, the only one who hates the game, the one keeping the topic alive?
You secretly enjoy this game.
Now go get all the endings.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 16, 2011, 04:22:06 PM
You secretly enjoy this game.
Now go get all the endings.
I'd sooner make my white button shirt Akane post into fanfiction
Quote from: windlessusher on August 16, 2011, 04:28:05 PM
I'd sooner make my white button shirt Akane post into fanfiction
Speaking of which...
Awwwww yeeahhh... (http://www.fanfiction.net/game/999_9_Hours_9_Persons_9_Doors)
I'm still waiting for this damn game :L
-goes to check the status-
Quote from: Tana~ on August 16, 2011, 04:40:56 PM
I'm still waiting for this damn game :L
-goes to check the status-
Hopefully you haven't read all the posts in this thread then.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 16, 2011, 04:33:40 PM
Speaking of which...
Awwwww yeeahhh... (http://www.fanfiction.net/game/999_9_Hours_9_Persons_9_Doors)
FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUU
Quote from: windlessusher on August 16, 2011, 05:32:47 PM
FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUU
Even better! (http://www.fanfiction.net/Haruhi_Suzumiya_series_and_999_9_Hours_9_Persons_9_Doors_Crossovers/2735/7932/)
Quote from: Elija2 on August 16, 2011, 04:44:13 PM
Hopefully you haven't read all the posts in this thread then.
Nope. I'm spoiler safe.
Edit- just got the game :3
Quote from: Elija2 on August 16, 2011, 05:39:40 PM
Even better! (http://www.fanfiction.net/Haruhi_Suzumiya_series_and_999_9_Hours_9_Persons_9_Doors_Crossovers/2735/7932/)
:l
Quote from: Tana~ on August 16, 2011, 09:49:26 PM
Nope. I'm spoiler safe.
Edit- just got the game :3
Have fun learning to sudoku
Quote from: Tana~ on August 16, 2011, 09:49:26 PM
Nope. I'm spoiler safe.
Edit- just got the game :3
Yay, *achievement*
"For a moment, he forgot to breathe.
He felt his heart collapse like an empty cigarette carton, and time froze.
He knew that instant that he would take the image before him to the grave.
What was left of the body sat in a sea of blood.
Chunks of flesh, torn from the body, sat in the blood like tiny islands in a great, red sea.
A vast, ragged hole had been torn in the torso, and what remained of his intestines spilled out of it like fresh spaghetti.
Smaller chunks of meat had splattered against the wall, and become stuck there as they dried.
Globules of yellowish fat had left trails like tiny slugs as gravity pulled them down the wall, even as they dried to it"
Descriptive, eh?
The game earns its Mature rating.
Got the knife ending.. ;-;
I just started playing. Reminds me a lot of S.A.W.
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 17, 2011, 08:43:19 PM
I just started playing. Reminds me a lot of S.A.W.
If someone had have said that before I had bought it, I would not have. Thank gawd. xD
Just felt like posting more gory text.
The dark, reddish-black pool of blood... The scattered pieces of flesh...
Organs strewn across the floor like the blossoming of a grotesque flower...
The explosion that had torn through his body had been powerful.
The 9th Man's neck had been twisted at an odd angle.
Junpei suspected the detonation had thrown him against the wall.
Half of his face was crushed, and the other half was covered in blood.
Most of his abdomen had been emptied, either by the explosion, or by gravity.
He had landed on his back, and stark white ribs jutted up out of his chest,
like the legs of some sort of macabre crab.
Junpei felt something flip in his stomach.Oh, and..
He stopped, just short of the threshold, and looked back, not knowing why.
Lying in the small hallway was a man's body--or at least, what was left of it.
He'd tried hard to avoid looking at the grisly scene, but it just wouldn't...
leave... his mind.
What had once been a man's internal organs now looked like so much vomit... As
though something had chewed up and spit out the better part of his torso. It
was hideous, but worse still, it was cruel.
It was hard to believe the thing on the floor had once been human... The black
pool of thick blood... The lumps of glistening flesh spread across floor... The
awkward, twisted tangle of shredded intestines... The head, wrenched to some
grotesque, unnatural position...
The man's glasses lay next to his head. The lenses were cracked, and the frame
bent and distorted.
And next to the glasses lay a bracelet, the number 9 still displayed on its
face.
Junpei: Hrg!
Suddenly, Junpei felt his stomach convulse, and a knot of muscle gripped his
throat.
He clapped his hands over his mouth, and ran to the 1st class cabin.This is fun.
Ha, you changed your avi.
Mission Accomplished.
Wtf is up with this game's description? Does it even want to be played D:
999, Catherine, What the hell is next?! :-\
Quote from: SmashFinale on August 18, 2011, 02:11:59 PM
999, Catherine, What the hell is next?! :-\
Please explain how this is relevant.
Catherine is... actually idk why i put that in there
but Catherine is a weird game to me...
Quote from: SmashFinale on August 18, 2011, 02:21:41 PM
Catherine is... actually idk why i put that in there
but Catherine is a weird game to me...
If you mean it's another game with a good story and annoying puzzles which was never released with a PAL version, then you would be right.
This game...
It's interesting, but it's not nearly drawing me in like it did Tana. I don't feel anything other than frustration or boredom when I play. =\
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 18, 2011, 02:54:56 PM
This game...
It's interesting, but it's not nearly drawing me in like it did Tana. I don't feel anything other than frustration or boredom when I play. =\
I feel the opposite. so emotional and focused~
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 18, 2011, 02:54:56 PM
This game...
It's interesting, but it's not nearly drawing me in like it did Tana. I don't feel anything other than frustration or boredom when I play. =\
How so? Is it only because of the puzzles? Are people used to just reading when playing a visual novel?
Quote from: Elija2 on August 18, 2011, 04:25:52 PM
How so? Is it only because of the puzzles? Are people used to just reading when playing a visual novel?
I have to give it credit. I never thought I'd get this far in a visual novel. For some reason though after how wonderful and immersive as you guys made it sound...It just isn't living up to the hype for me.
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 18, 2011, 04:37:05 PM
I have to give it credit. I never thought I'd get this far in a visual novel. For some reason though after how wonderful and immersive as you guys made it sound...It just isn't living up to the hype for me.
Sounds like every Final Fantasy after 10
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 18, 2011, 04:37:05 PM
I have to give it credit. I never thought I'd get this far in a visual novel. For some reason though after how wonderful and immersive as you guys made it sound...It just isn't living up to the hype for me.
Have you never read a visual novel before? How far are you into the game? Trust me, it really picks up.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 18, 2011, 04:45:13 PM
Have you never read a visual novel before? How far are you into the game? Trust me, it really picks up.
Nope, wanted to try Fate Stay Night but there was no way I was reading all that. Saber or no Saber.
And I went through door 4. I just got out of the kitchen.
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 18, 2011, 04:52:56 PM
And I went through door 4. I just got out of the kitchen.
So you've barely progressed through the game? You should at least get one ending before deciding if you're gonna continue playing the game or not.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 18, 2011, 04:56:00 PM
So you've barely progressed through the game? You should at least get one ending before deciding if you're gonna continue playing the game or not.
I never said I'd stop. I just said it wasn't that interesting so far.
I got the Knife ending and was so sad :C
Trying again as soon as I get the goddamn time
Hopefully I'll have better luck than my first play.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 18, 2011, 04:56:00 PM
So you've barely progressed through the game? You should at least get one ending before deciding if you're gonna continue playing the game or not.
Seems like Eli's on a mission...
I can only sit through the game when I'm tired enough to want to read everything. I've got to admit, I really like Lotus and Santa so far.
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 18, 2011, 05:31:07 PM
I can only sit through the game when I'm tired enough to want to read everything.
I'm confused, I thought ppl had to be alert to read...
Quote from: windlessusher on August 18, 2011, 06:30:01 PM
I'm confused, I thought ppl had to be alert to read...
He's Jkid.
Quote from: windlessusher on August 18, 2011, 06:30:01 PM
I'm confused, I thought ppl had to be alert to read...
Haha, no, Wind.
When I'm tired I've got more will to read because I'm not thinking about doing 2600 different things.
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 18, 2011, 06:35:19 PM
Haha, no, Wind.
When I'm tired I've got more will to read because I'm not thinking about doing 2600 different things.
Quote from: Tana Riko~ on August 18, 2011, 06:34:11 PM
He's Jkid.
Now I understand
On a side note that's somewhat related to the game I'm trying to get Draco to cosplay Lotus. Wish me luck. *shot*
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 18, 2011, 07:00:51 PM
On a side note that's somewhat related to the game I'm trying to get Draco to cosplay Lotus. Wish me luck. *shot*
Her bust isn't nearly large enough
And her bitch level is sub par at best
Not a good Lotus at all, she's better off posing as a human Pinkie Pie.
Just got the "Normal" ending. =L
I must say, Snake surprised me, a lot.
The ending was quite sad though, and a tad disappointing, even. But man, my mind is still racing..
Get ready for the true ending. The final ending itself is a few more hours of reading.
I recommend getting all the bad endings if you haven't before getting the true ending, as there are some story elements that help flesh out the story in them.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 19, 2011, 08:06:10 AM
Get ready for the true ending. The final ending itself is a few more hours of reading.
I recommend getting all the bad endings if you haven't before getting the true ending, as there are some story elements that help flesh out the story in them.
How is dying by a different weapon by the same sonuvabitch a good thing?
Quote from: windlessusher on August 19, 2011, 02:43:06 PM
How is dying by a different weapon by the same sonuvabitch a good thing?
It's not that, it's what you learn on the way there. For example, going through door 2 with Lotus and Seven will always lead you to a bad ending, but you learn a lot about their past through that path.
I've kinda stopped playing. Sorry guys, I tried for you but the game can't keep my interest.
So you think I should definitely check out the other "bad" endings first? Huh.. It's a good thing I read fast otherwise I'd be here for days.
..Hm, I suppose I could do that.
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 19, 2011, 03:38:19 PM
I've kinda stopped playing. Sorry guys, I tried for you but the game can't keep my interest.
I hated the game and I was able to make it to the end
Quote from: windlessusher on August 20, 2011, 02:13:29 PM
I hated the game and I was able to make it to the end
Good for you.
At least Tana was converted... one of us... one of us
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 24, 2011, 02:27:50 AM
At least Tana was converted... one of us... one of us
One of uuuuuusssss *glare*
Hey guys, guess what?
They're making another one. (http://www.siliconera.com/2011/08/23/999-designers-working-on-3ds-and-vita-visual-novel-adventure/)
No idea if it's a sequel or not, but it's made by the same people. The fact that it's gonna be on both 3DS and Vita is interesting. 999 used the DS' dual screens to it's advantage by incorporating it into the story. With it being on two systems, they won't be able to do anything unique like that again, but it also means that no matter what handheld I get I'll be able to play it so no complaints.
If it doesn't get released here I'm importing a console just to play it.
>.>
<.<
Did you even beat 999 yet?
Also until then you could look for an English copy of Ever 17 since that was written by the same guy too.
GET HYPE. (http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/08/25/gyokugen_dasshutsu_detailed)
Apparently it's not a sequel, but a spiritual successor. It involves the same escape-the-room kind of gameplay of 999 and even has a door with the number 9 in it.
(http://i.imgur.com/Bx9wY.gif)
God yes. And no, I haven't quite finished it fully, yet.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 24, 2011, 07:53:10 AM
Did you even beat 999 yet?
Also until then you could look for an English copy of Ever 17 since that was written by the same guy too.
GET HYPE. (http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/08/25/gyokugen_dasshutsu_detailed)
Apparently it's not a sequel, but a spiritual successor. It involves the same escape-the-room kind of gameplay of 999 and even has a door with the number 9 in it.
(http://i.imgur.com/Bx9wY.gif)
So we really will never find out if Junpei finds Akane eventually
A giant kick in the balls and or vaginas for us hopeless romantic types.
Quote from: windlessusher on August 24, 2011, 11:16:02 AM
So we really will never find out if Junpei finds Akane eventually
A giant kick in the balls and or vaginas for us hopeless romantic types.
Maybe, maybe not. Maybe 999 and this new game are part of the same universe. They definitely look alike.
(http://www.andriasang.com/blog/2011/08/25/gyokugen_dasshutsu_detailed/2132458887.jpg)
Who dat? Not Candy, right?
Quote from: Elija2 on August 24, 2011, 03:47:41 PM
Maybe, maybe not. Maybe 999 and this new game are part of the same universe. They definitely look alike.
I'm kinda preferring the cast of 999 though, character design wise anyway...
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 24, 2011, 04:19:34 PM
(http://www.andriasang.com/blog/2011/08/25/gyokugen_dasshutsu_detailed/2132458887.jpg)
Who dat? Not Candy, right?
Nobody knows, yet
they'll probably do that
well maybe..
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 24, 2011, 04:19:34 PM
(http://www.andriasang.com/blog/2011/08/25/gyokugen_dasshutsu_detailed/2132458887.jpg)
Who dat? Not Candy, right?
It looks like an older version of Clover, right down to the freckles.
Quote from: windlessusher on August 24, 2011, 04:34:45 PM
I'm kinda preferring the cast of 999 though, character design wise anyway...
Some of the characters look really cool. Either way, it'll likely be their personalities that will stand out anyway.
Also this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sHMhHA5a6v8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sHMhHA5a6v8)
Definitely a sequel. And I wonder who Zero will be this time...
Quote from: Elija2 on August 24, 2011, 04:52:10 PM
It looks like an older version of Clover, right down to the freckles.
Some of the characters look really cool. Either way, it'll likely be their personalities that will stand out anyway.
Also this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sHMhHA5a6v8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sHMhHA5a6v8)
Definitely a sequel. And I wonder who Zero will be this time...
It looks amazing. But.. will it be as good? I dunno..
Quote from: Tana Rei Riko on August 24, 2011, 04:55:02 PM
It looks amazing. But.. will it be as good? I dunno..
It has to be. Look at that teaser and tell me it won't be amazing. I can tell it's gonna be just as much as a mindfuck as 999.
Schrodinger's cat? Three Laws of Robotics? Tu fui, ego eris? What other seemingly unrelated stuff can they fit into the story?
Official Site (http://zendesu.chunsoft.jp/)
Quote from: Elija2 on August 24, 2011, 04:52:10 PM
It looks like an older version of Clover, right down to the freckles.
Some of the characters look really cool. Either way, it'll likely be their personalities that will stand out anyway.
Also this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sHMhHA5a6v8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sHMhHA5a6v8)
Definitely a sequel. And I wonder who Zero will be this time...
So that really might be an older Clover...
But if I'm gonna have to see someone explode in 3D, then I'll be damned if I'll ever watch a playthough of it, let alnone play it myself...
Quote from: Elija2 on August 24, 2011, 05:05:05 PM
It has to be. Look at that teaser and tell me it won't be amazing. I can tell it's gonna be just as much as a mindfuck as 999.
Schrodinger's cat? Three Laws of Robotics? Tu fui, ego eris? What other seemingly unrelated stuff can they fit into the story?
Official Site (http://zendesu.chunsoft.jp/)
I know, it looks amazing. But it also looks.. really, REALLY different.
Quote from: Tana Rei Riko on August 24, 2011, 05:08:37 PM
I know, it looks amazing. But it also looks.. really, REALLY different.
The only thing really different about it is that it's in 3D. It might not look as clean as sprites do, but they'll probably use it to their advantage somehow.
Also 3D boobs.
Quote from: windlessusher on August 24, 2011, 05:08:14 PM
So that really might be an older Clover...
But if I'm gonna have to see someone explode in 3D, then I'll be damned if I'll ever watch a playthough of it, let alnone play it myself...
You have a 3DS, you could play it.
Oh wait, survival-horror story too cliche has eerie music and puzzles. Worst game ever.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 24, 2011, 05:16:28 PM
The only thing really different about it is that it's in 3D. It might not look as clean as sprites do, but they'll probably use it to their advantage somehow.
Also 3D boobs.
You have a 3DS, you could play it.
Oh wait, survival-horror story too cliche has eerie music and puzzles. Worst game ever.
I want to see someone explode in 3D.
I'm going to hell. -shot-
Quote from: Elija2 on August 24, 2011, 05:16:28 PM
You have a 3DS, you could play it.
Oh wait, survival-horror story too cliche has eerie music and puzzles. Worst game ever.
Good, I thought I would have to explain myself again.
Translated version of the teaser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAqGs441qzU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAqGs441qzU)
Wow I was beat to posting the sequel... in my own topic >_>
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 25, 2011, 04:23:46 AM
Wow I was beat to posting the sequel... in my own topic >_>
You truly set the standard for "slow". Congratulations.
*shot*
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 25, 2011, 05:42:05 AM
You truly set the standard for "slow". Congratulations.
*shot*
Actually I have been on vacation and when I came back I saw that the game was announced. I decided to make a topic about it here... then checked my already existing topic and found out it already was posted here... oh well the game deserves a dedicated board anyways... question is... get it for 3DS or Vita?
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 25, 2011, 05:48:00 AM
Actually I have been on vacation and when I came back I saw that the game was announced. I decided to make a topic about it here... then checked my already existing topic and found out it already was posted here... oh well the game deserves a dedicated board anyways... question is... get it for 3DS or Vita?
3DS for me.
Oh, just beat the true ending.
Motherfucking lowercase q.Beautiful ending though. brilliant, fantastic game. I'm sooo tired. *collapses*
Quote from: Tana Rei Riko on August 25, 2011, 06:32:01 AM
3DS for me.
Oh, just beat the true ending. Motherfucking lowercase q.
Beautiful ending though. brilliant, fantastic game. I'm sooo tired. *collapses*
It truly is a beautiful game, and I lost much sleep playing this game... putting it down was so hard for me...
Quote from: Tana Rei Riko on August 25, 2011, 06:32:01 AM
Oh, just beat the true ending. Motherfucking lowercase q.
How the f*ck was I supposed to figure that out?
I swear I would've f*cking burned in there
We all would have... though now I am practicing lots of sudoku
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 26, 2011, 03:57:27 AM
We all would have... though now I am practicing lots of sudoku
I finished the Sudoku puzzle in about... six minutes. I can't remember how long they had. *shrugs*
Quote from: Tana Rei Riko on August 26, 2011, 04:01:14 AM
I finished the Sudoku puzzle in about... six minutes. I can't remember how long they had. *shrugs*
I think it was around a minute that they should have had... but could you imagine if it was a real life situation... the only way to save someone you know is to solve a sudoku puzzle in a minute... under intense heat? I know I would fail on that badly
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 26, 2011, 06:03:00 AM
I think it was around a minute that they should have had... but could you imagine if it was a real life situation... the only way to save someone you know is to solve a sudoku puzzle in a minute... under intense heat? I know I would fail on that badly
Those two words.. Epiphany and Danger was it? Given he was in intense life or death danger maybe that's what drove him. A minute, maybe much, but I suppose it makes some sort of twisted sense,
This would never be a problem if they taught Sudoku to schoolchildren.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 26, 2011, 07:00:27 AM
This would never be a problem if they taught Sudoku to schoolchildren.
It must now be a compulsary course to kindergartens everywhere
Learn to sudoku, it will save your life someday
Quote from: windlessusher on August 26, 2011, 07:49:21 AM
It must now be a compulsary course to kindergartens everywhere
Learn to sudoku, it will save your life someday
Thats actually why I practice it... never know when I might need the skills
Practice crossword puzzles while you're at it
Ya never know...
Quote from: windlessusher on August 26, 2011, 08:58:48 AM
Practice crossword puzzles while you're at it
Ya never know...
... crap -.-
Will not play this, looks like a novel of sorts. i hate books.
Quote from: NazoUN on August 26, 2011, 11:53:43 PM
Will not play this, looks like a novel of sorts. i hate books.
It's not really like a book.
No it's not
Well they're called visual novels for a reason.
But 999 is more like a game than most VNs.
Just because you click more stuff than the standard "Would you like to say _________ or __________"
Quote from: windlessusher on August 27, 2011, 08:03:38 AM
Just because you click more stuff than the standard "Would you like to say _________ or __________"
"Just because"? That's kinda silly. There are actual game elements in 999.
I don't see people calling Phoenix Wright a book, and in that game you "just click more stuff".
I call Phoenix Wright a book...
The whole point n' click genre to me are like books where you have control over what happens
Quote from: windlessusher on August 27, 2011, 08:18:26 AM
I call Phoenix Wright a book...
The whole point n' click genre to me are like books where you have control over what happens
So would you consider Heavy Rain to be a book as well? That game has minimal control over what you do and a huge emphasis on its story.
What about Professor Layton?
Heavy Rain's always considered to be more of a movie.. but that's beside the point.
This isn't a book, and really, I've seen just as much writing in say.. Paper Mario. -shot-
Quote from: Elija2 on August 27, 2011, 08:31:30 AM
So would you consider Heavy Rain to be a book as well? That game has minimal control over what you do and a huge emphasis on its story.
What about Professor Layton?
I thought of Heavy Rain as more of an interactive movie...
And I've never seen or played Professor Layton, so I can't say.
Quote from: windlessusher on August 27, 2011, 09:23:37 AM
I thought of Heavy Rain as more of an interactive movie...
And I've never seen or played Professor Layton, so I can't say.
Would you consider Uncharted 2 as an interactive movie?
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 27, 2011, 11:22:10 AM
Would you consider Uncharted 2 as an interactive movie?
No, that's definitely a game. Much more control.
Quote from: Tana Rei Riko on August 27, 2011, 11:24:45 AM
No, that's definitely a game. Much more control.
lol I know, I just wanted to join in on questioning Windless XD
Congrats on 200 replies to this topic O.o
To celebrate I'm going to go draw a character from this game cuz I can.
Whoo! Let's reach 999 replies!
How did I know someone was going to say that?
It was inevitable, really.
Quote from: Tana Rei Riko on August 27, 2011, 12:54:20 PM
To celebrate I'm going to go draw a character from this game cuz I can.
Draw Clover going up some stairs.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 27, 2011, 01:02:17 PM
It was inevitable, really.
Draw Clover going up some stairs.
...
Quote from: Tana Rei Riko on August 27, 2011, 12:57:22 PM
How did I know someone was going to say that?
xD
Maybe draw Ace going up stairs?
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 28, 2011, 12:24:09 AM
Maybe draw Ace going up stairs?
I'm surprised he
can climb stairs.
... or can he?! in the novel you only see him go down stairs... not up lol...
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 28, 2011, 05:19:20 AM
... or can he?! in the novel you only see him go down stairs... not up lol...
How the f*ck do you notice these things? D:
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 28, 2011, 05:19:20 AM
... or can he?! in the novel you only see him go down stairs... not up lol...
Well actually I know that in the particular scene we are talking about, Ace walks up and down alot of stars with you. So there =P
Quote from: Tana Rei Riko on August 28, 2011, 08:34:45 AM
Well actually I know that in the particular scene we are talking about, Ace walks up and down alot of stars with you. So there =P
Actually it makes no note of him going up the stairs. He shows up there so he could have floated up them
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 28, 2011, 09:29:11 AM
Actually it makes no note of him going up the stairs. He shows up there so he could have floated up them
Be serious.. xD
Quote from: Tana Rei Riko on August 28, 2011, 09:31:01 AM
Be serious.. xD
The game has supernatural elements... it's completely possible
Well I finally got around to starting the game last night.
So far, I love it. got me thinking and kept me on my toes.
So far, I'm to the point where they're in the large hospital room, but Snake went missing and Clover ran after him. rofl
Quote from: Dracoslythe on August 29, 2011, 06:04:25 AM
Well I finally got around to starting the game last night.
So far, I love it. got me thinking and kept me on my toes.
So far, I'm to the point where they're in the large hospital room, but Snake went missing and Clover ran after him. rofl
It gets even better.
Yes, that's possible.
Quote from: Dracoslythe on August 29, 2011, 06:04:25 AM
Well I finally got around to starting the game last night.
So far, I love it. got me thinking and kept me on my toes.
So far, I'm to the point where they're in the large hospital room, but Snake went missing and Clover ran after him. rofl
B-but if Draci likes that game she won't like mine anymore...
*runs off crying*
Quote from: Dracoslythe on August 29, 2011, 06:04:25 AM
Well I finally got around to starting the game last night.
So far, I love it. got me thinking and kept me on my toes.
So far, I'm to the point where they're in the large hospital room, but Snake went missing and Clover ran after him. rofl
one of us... one of us...
Quote from: Dracoslythe on August 29, 2011, 06:04:25 AM
Well I finally got around to starting the game last night.
So far, I love it. got me thinking and kept me on my toes.
So far, I'm to the point where they're in the large hospital room, but Snake went missing and Clover ran after him. rofl
You're at that point in the game where all sh*t gets real
Quote from: windlessusher on August 29, 2011, 10:55:09 AM
You're at that point in the game where all sh*t gets real
Then so I am. Meh, I still don't know about this game, but if Draco is anything like Tana she's going to be too sucked into the damn thing to listen to anything I ever say again.
999 destroys friendships.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 29, 2011, 11:00:33 AM
999 destroys friendships.
You don't get what I'm saying but OK, I'll go with that.
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 29, 2011, 10:58:03 AM
Then so I am. Meh, I still don't know about this game, but if Draco is anything like Tana she's going to be too sucked into the damn thing to listen to anything I ever say again.
>.>
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 29, 2011, 11:06:38 AM
You know I hated how you went on and on about it.
Went to my local EB games yesterday and was talking to the guy for like an hour about the game. xD
Quote from: Tana Rei Riko on August 29, 2011, 11:16:30 AM
Went to my local EB games yesterday and was talking to the guy for like an hour about the game. xD
And if Draco ends up like you I will take a shotgun and splatter my brains all over my bedroom wall. :3
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 29, 2011, 11:19:24 AM
And if Draco ends up like you I will take a shotgun and splatter my brains all over my bedroom wall. :3
*achievement*
And I had the same hour long conversation with people from gamestop too lol
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 29, 2011, 11:45:10 AM
*achievement*
And I had the same hour long conversation with people from gamestop too lol
Ahh, so fun. :3
999 creates friendships.
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 30, 2011, 02:52:43 AM
999 creates paradoxes as well
I saw that coming and for some reason didn't bother to plan a response.
now that I've played the game, I have to join the fad and change my avatar, right?
Quote from: Dracoslythe on August 30, 2011, 02:16:44 PM
now that I've played the game, I have to join the fad and change my avatar, right?
There's a fad..?
Quote from: Dracoslythe on August 30, 2011, 02:16:44 PM
now that I've played the game, I have to join the fad and change my avatar, right?
Eli.
Proto.
You had Clover for a while.
All the cool characters are taken.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 30, 2011, 04:50:06 PM
All the cool characters are taken.
I don't see Santa
or Lotus avis here.
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 30, 2011, 04:51:04 PM
I don't see Santa or Lotus avis here.
That's because they're both asses.
Quote from: Tana Rei Riko on August 30, 2011, 05:18:11 PM
That's because they're both asses.
Badasses. Hurrdurr.
*shot for poor pun*
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 30, 2011, 05:21:28 PM
Badasses. Hurrdurr.
*shot for poor pun*
Nope. Just asses.
Make sure your avi is cut out from a hentai picture otherwise just forget it.
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 30, 2011, 04:51:04 PM
I don't see Santa or Lotus avis here.
Maybe you're suffering from prosopagnosia.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 30, 2011, 05:41:17 PM
Maybe you're suffering from prosopagnosia.
I see what you did there.
Quote from: Dracoslythe on August 30, 2011, 04:23:42 PM
Eli.
Proto.
You had Clover for a while.
I never had Clover as my avatar... I can't stand that crazy woman...
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on August 30, 2011, 07:11:17 PM
I never had Clover as my avatar... I can't stand that crazy woman...
That was me. I love Clover. :3
I didn't change my avi
Rena is awesomeness >=U
I made mine Junpei ^_^
You'll never guess who I am.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 31, 2011, 03:57:58 AM
You'll never guess who I am.
Seven?
And yes, I was referring to Tana when I said that he had the Clover avi.
Better change mine to Lotus. -bricked-
And thus a new fad was born
Or would have been, had I been able to find a decent picture.
B(
There is a surprisingly sad lack of Lotus on Deviantart, and even more so on Google.
And Rule 34 was being a bitch to me. B(
Why not
(http://i.neoseeker.com/ca/999_conceptart_LVnNw.png)
or
(http://mmii.info/icons/puffteam/games_999-lotus.gif)
Or are you going for a slutty look?
Lotus sucks anyway.
"Nobody wants to hafta look at a chick who looks like a half-naked raisin..." - Seven
Quote from: Elija2 on August 31, 2011, 02:37:09 PM
"Nobody wants to hafta look at a chick who looks like a half-naked raisin..." - Seven
I like Lotus. >:U
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 31, 2011, 02:40:13 PM
I like Lotus. >:U
You disliked the game so your opinion doesn't matter.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 31, 2011, 02:37:09 PM
Lotus sucks anyway.
"Nobody wants to hafta look at a chick who looks like a half-naked raisin..." - Seven
What makes this hilarious is that the guy on the answers page of the main site says SevenxLotus is a canon couple...
Besides, I also like Lotus
Quote from: windlessusher on August 31, 2011, 02:50:31 PM
What makes this hilarious is that the guy on the answers page of the main site says SevenxLotus is a canon couple...
Besides, I also like Lotus
So my two favorite characters are a cannon couple? Maybe I
will finish the game...
*slapped*
Edit:
Wait, Santa is 2, isn't he?
*sad face*
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 31, 2011, 02:53:17 PM
So my two favorite characters are a cannon couple? Maybe I will finish the game...
*slapped*
Edit:
Wait, Santa is 2, isn't he?
*sad face*
Santa is #3
as far as you know =PSnake is 2
Seven is the big gansta-esque black man
Quote from: windlessusher on August 31, 2011, 02:58:10 PM
Santa is #3 as far as you know =P
Snake is 2
Seven is the big gansta-esque black man
That makes me even more sad. =[
Santa and Lotus are fucking awesome.
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 31, 2011, 03:00:36 PM
That makes me even more sad. =[
Santa and Lotus are fucking awesome.
(http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo214/windlessusher/Sonic_X___Wanna_Hug_by_SGLover4EVER.jpg)
Quote from: windlessusher on August 31, 2011, 03:15:20 PM
(http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo214/windlessusher/Sonic_X___Wanna_Hug_by_SGLover4EVER.jpg)
Yes, please. ;~;
Quote from: windlessusher on August 31, 2011, 02:58:10 PM
Santa is #3 as far as you know =P
Snake is 2
Seven is the big fucking awesome black detective dude
Fixed.
Quote from: windlessusher on August 31, 2011, 02:58:10 PM
as far as you know =P
Thanks for the spoiler. Now I know he's Zero. D=
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 31, 2011, 06:05:58 PM
Thanks for the spoiler. Now I know he's Zero. D=
Guess again bro. Every character is not as they seem, some are just hiding larger secrets than others.
SPOILER ALERT
The 9th man dies.
SPOILER ALERT
Snake and Clover are siblings.
"Hey, Junpei! There's dihydrogen monoxide on the shelf!"
SPOILER ALERT
Snake is blind.
Quote from: Elija2 on August 31, 2011, 07:23:50 PM
SPOILER ALERT
Snake is blind.
Why would you spoil this for me!!!!?!?!?!??!!?
SPOILER ALERT
June is actually Junpei's childhood friend Akane.
Quote from: jkid101094 on August 31, 2011, 06:05:58 PM
Thanks for the spoiler. Now I know he's Zero. D=
Um, guess again...
So has anyone found any new info about the sequel?
Quote from: Proto_Blaze on October 20, 2011, 04:42:19 AM
So has anyone found any new info about the sequel?
Isn't there a seperate topic for that?
So after some over viewing of my character through University and spending several hours of Mortal Kombat 9, I have finally gotten over the game not having a generic sappy happily ever after ending where much kissing would be involved, and therefore was able to fully grasp the story for the masterpiece that it is and thus give it maximum respect even with my hatred of survival horror stories
A masterpiece, truly a gift of the GODs and a story for the ages
I give it a 9.9/10
I -0.1 because the gameplay is still ass :P
Personally, this is the best DS game I've ever played. The only visual novel (IMO) that topped this,and BARELY is Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni. And according to my research Proto_Blaze, the only thing I could come up with are screenshots and the name "Extreme Escape Adventure: Good People Die" I'll look up more in a couple weeks.
Quote from: Riko Sapphire on October 20, 2011, 04:43:10 AM
Isn't there a seperate topic for that?
Yup, I made it lol
http://soniczoneforum.com/index.php?topic=21483.0 (http://soniczoneforum.com/index.php?topic=21483.0)
Quote from: windlessusher on October 21, 2011, 02:44:19 PM
So after some over viewing of my character through University and spending several hours of Mortal Kombat 9, I have finally gotten over the game not having a generic sappy happily ever after ending where much kissing would be involved, and therefore was able to fully grasp the story for the masterpiece that it is and thus give it maximum respect even with my hatred of survival horror stories
A masterpiece, truly a gift of the GODs and a story for the ages
I give it a 9.9/10
I -0.1 because the gameplay is still ass :P
Glad you are one of us
Quote from: Kona-Chan~ on November 19, 2011, 10:02:52 AM
Personally, this is the best DS game I've ever played. The only visual novel (IMO) that topped this,and BARELY is Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni. And according to my research Proto_Blaze, the only thing I could come up with are screenshots and the name "Extreme Escape Adventure: Good People Die" I'll look up more in a couple weeks.
Yea it is the best DS game imo as well.. and yea those screenshots are the only real details of the game