Anime Zero Escape 3: Zero Time Dilemma - Released

[jcd]

Now also coming to PC:

Here’s the main gimmick, as described by Kirk: “The narrative trick is that every 90 minutes, a drug is injected from the watches everyone’s wearing that causes them to wake up and lose all their memories. The story can be played out of chronological order thanks to this mechanic, so you start from a ‘floating fragment’ screen that shows you the various scenes in the story.” It looks like this:

The demo we watched started with Sigma locked to a chair while Zero monologued at him. Phi was next to him locked inside an incinerator. Diana stood between them and had to make the choice.

The cutscenes are in 3D, with a moving camera and actual in-game objects. The gun next to Sigma’s chair has 3 live rounds and three blanks. If Diana pulls the trigger it’ll shut down the incinerator whether or not the bullet is live, but she has a 50/50 chance of killing Sigma. In 3 minutes, the incinerator will start and kill Phi. If Diana pulls the trigger, the door will open but Sigma has a 50/50 chance of dying.

They decided to pull the trigger and told us it’s completely random what happens - they actually don’t know how it would turn out. The game calculates the odds each time. In this case, the bullet is a blank, Sigma lives and Phi is also saved from the incinerator. They say some of the choices throughout the game will have randomness like that. “When he says he doesn’t know how it’s gonna end, he means it.”

 

[Martius]

Well, it looks like they are at least trying again something bit different. I dont think going out of order was that bad but maybe I was just lucky enough to get into somewhere middle instead of worse possible one. On the other hand I was annoyed after realisation that I need to check endings again to get passwords and codes since Sigma would not remember them, unlike other things need for other roadblocks.

 

[StaticSpine]

This thread should be in the weaboo sub-forum.

This randomness doesn't seem fitting, I liked how it was done in VLR, I got hooked so much I got a Platinum.

 

[Whisky]

Holy shit! How long has this been announced!? I've lived in a world where the series was cancelled for so long!

The randomness thing sounds like an odd choice, but I trust the developer to do something clever with it.

And they're apparently not going to hold back on the dark content. Apparently they're not going to tone it down if they get a Z rating in Japan.

Fuck! I am so pumped!

 

[Abu Antar]

Yeah, this and Danganronpa 3, plus Steins Gate 0 will be delicious.

 

[HoboForEternity]

Ace attorney on pc when? My life will be closer to perfect when it happens

 

[Tick Tock Crocodile]

Super excited for this.

 

[Lucky]

This is a surprise, I'd been holding off on playing 999 and Virtue's Last Reward because I'd heard the series got cancelled. Here's to hoping that those two also get ported eventually.

 

[Whisky]

This is a surprise, I'd been holding off on playing 999 and Virtue's Last Reward because I'd heard the series got cancelled. Here's to hoping that those two also get ported eventually.

I wouldn't hold my breath. The last thing done for 999 was porting it to the iPad...and removing all the puzzles.

But hey, the DS is easily emulated and the 3DS will soon be one day.

 

[Abu Antar]

Vita version screens: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=GAME-0016048&page=

3DS version screens: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=GAME-0016035&page=

I was always getting the Vita version, the 3DS version suffers graphically and I guess the audio will suffer, too.

 

[Whisky]

Vita version screens: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=GAME-0016048&page=

3DS version screens: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=GAME-0016035&page=

I was always getting the Vita version, the 3DS version suffers graphically and I guess the audio will suffer, too.

What's a Vita?

 

[Abu Antar]

Vita version screens: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=GAME-0016048&page=

3DS version screens: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=GAME-0016035&page=

I was always getting the Vita version, the 3DS version suffers graphically and I guess the audio will suffer, too.

What's a Vita?

It's only one of my favorite handhelds out there.

 

[GrainWetski]

Vita version screens: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=GAME-0016048&page=

3DS version screens: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=GAME-0016035&page=

I was always getting the Vita version, the 3DS version suffers graphically and I guess the audio will suffer, too.

What's a Vita?

It's where they do the beta testing for Japanese games on Steam.

 

[Baron Dupek]

Vita version screens: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=GAME-0016048&page=

3DS version screens: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=GAME-0016035&page=

I was always getting the Vita version, the 3DS version suffers graphically and I guess the audio will suffer, too.

What's a Vita?

Successor of PSP when it comes to dungeon crawlers on handheld.
But it doesn't have that much tactical games like PSP though.

 

[Whisky]

Vita version screens: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=GAME-0016048&page=

3DS version screens: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=GAME-0016035&page=

I was always getting the Vita version, the 3DS version suffers graphically and I guess the audio will suffer, too.

What's a Vita?

Successor of PSP.
But it doesn't have games.

Fixed.

 

[Baron Dupek]

Vita version screens: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=GAME-0016048&page=

3DS version screens: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=GAME-0016035&page=

I was always getting the Vita version, the 3DS version suffers graphically and I guess the audio will suffer, too.

What's a Vita?

Successor of PSP.
But it doesn't have games.

Fixed.

sure

 

[Raghar]

Ace attorney on pc when? My life will be closer to perfect when it happens

GET　ＥＭＵＬＡＴＯＲ

 

[Abu Antar]

Vita version screens: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=GAME-0016048&page=

3DS version screens: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=GAME-0016035&page=

I was always getting the Vita version, the 3DS version suffers graphically and I guess the audio will suffer, too.

What's a Vita?

Successor of PSP.
But it doesn't have games.

Fixed.

I'd agree with you if I didn't own 60+ games for it.

 

[flyingjohn]

New trailer:

Those animations look horrible,but as long as the writing stays strong i really don't care.

 

[flyingjohn]

Here is some gameplay:

Minus the animation it looks pretty good.

 

[LESS T_T]

Steam version is coming in June 29, in the midst of rumored Steam Summer Sale: http://store.steampowered.com/app/311240/

 

[flyingjohn]

So pc only users will only have the third game in the series to play?
That seems weird,especially since Zero time dilemma is a sequel to virtue last reward and has characters from 999 as well.
But maybe they will port the other game later?

 

[Abu Antar]

Well, PS Vita owners only had the second game to play.

 

[HoboForEternity]

i hope summer sale won't hurt the game's first week sale

 

[StaticSpine]

Well, PS Vita owners only had the second game to play.

Well, iphone owners only had the first game to play.