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Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games is a visual novel, story rich and puzzle game
developed and published by Spike Chunsoft Co. and Ltd..
Released on March 24th 2017 is available only on Windows
in 2 languages: English and Japanese.
It has received 6,206 reviews of which 5,798 were positive and 408 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam.
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- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core i3-530 CPU 2.93 GHz or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9.0 compatible GPU with at least 1GB of VRAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
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Zero Escape: The Nonary Games is a 2 in 1 bundle that includes the first two games in the Zero Escape trilogy. For those who know nothing about this franchise, it’s essentially a mystery visual novel series where escape rooms are the main interactive feature. It’s just as much a puzzle game as it is story based (both of which are extremely confusing at times). I constantly had a pen and paper next to me while playing and I don’t regret it, these games make you THINK. Without spoiling anything, I think it’s important to make clear that all Zero Escape games feature multiple endings. Do NOT stop playing once you hit your first game over. These games require you to play through multiple endings to access more of the story. It’s a unique design choice but these stories don’t work otherwise. The first game in this bundle, 999, is a remake of the original DS port with brilliant voice acting and 2D visuals. It’s largely considered the best game in the trilogy (though personally I prefer VLR). The only negative point I have with this game is that it can force you to replay through escape rooms you already cleared when searching for certain endings. Thankfully this is something the sequel fixes entirely, and 999 isn’t a terribly long game so it’s not a huge deal. The sequel, Virtues Last Reward is around twice the length of 999 and has a completely different appearance with 3D models and new atmosphere. It can be quite jarring at first and honestly, I really didn’t like VLR in the beginning. There was a bit too much change, I didn’t care for the story, and it felt like I was just hitting pointless endings constantly that meant nothing (spoiler: they weren’t pointless). It was only after about 15 hours I really started to care about the game at all. By the time I finished the game though I loved it more than 999 and it was so unlike anything I’d ever played. It’s definitely a slowburn but I’m so grateful for the experience. It’s hard to compare this franchise to any other game because of how original it is. If you’re not opposed to a fascinating story game that will make you rack your brain trying to solve a problem, I definitely recommend giving Zero Escape a shot. I can guarantee it will surprise you.
First, for those who are planning to buy and play these games, I have two recommendations: -In 999, you’ll notice that some puzzles include a Hint option. Push that button. It’s not a “hint”, in the traditional sense, it shows what a Nintendo DS player would have seen on the second screen. Some puzzles can’t be solved without it. -In VLR, many scenes are replayed because of the game’s structure. In the in-game menu, there’s an arrow labeled Stop that you can change to a triple-arrow icon only when you’re in a repeated scene. This lets you fast-forward until you reach content you haven’t seen before. Without using this feature, the game can become a chore. Both games are excellent. They have fun, very anime-style stories, and the puzzles are challenging enough to stay engaging without causing frustration. In VLR, you can even lower the difficulty and receive hints from other characters. The English dub is quite good in 999 and outstanding in VLR, IMO. If you enjoy games like the Ace Attorney series, I think you’ll really like these. Finally, some people use games like these to learn Japanese. In my opinion, since the voice acting is clear and plays at the same time as the on-screen text, they’re also great for English learners.
This will be the review only of "999 game" for now. I haven't yet played Virtue’s Last Reward (VLR) which is also included under " Zero Escape: The Nonary Games" As this is a Nonary Game let's keep the review in 9 paragraphs: 1 – First impressions I've bought the game as a fan of Danganronpa series, after I learnt they did more of 'death / solve the mystery' games. Didn't really expected anything, only checked it was released in 2010 on Nintendo DS, so here on steam we play a ported version. The technical implementation of the port is fine, didn't have any bugs with it. 2 – Plot Long story short we're a group of strangers kidnapped to play mystery "Nonary Game" (game about nines lol) to escape a ship. For me the premise was catching, What's the reasoning of the antagonist? What's with the number 9?) All the mystery and exploration of 9 motive and other tropes ( telepathy titanic research) ) were surprisingly good realized scratching the autistic nerve of deep diving into useless trivia. 3 – Gameplay Gameplay wise - as player we dive into two parts of interactions: Visual Novel parts and Escape Rooms. In Visual Novel we just read the text, deciding from time to time about the course of action. Surprisingly, choices matter and lead us to 6 different endings. Escape Room is split for solving, mostly trivial puzzles. One room takes from 10-20 min to solve. If you have some computer science background you might have a lot of fun cause a lot of the solutions are based on some tricks with numbers! 4 – Puzzles As mentioned above - mostly trivial, but it so grounded they keep you engaged. I probably forgot most of them as the solution weren't 'genius, of the box designs' but good enough to let you relax after the narrative part in Visual Novel fragment. 5 – Dialogues Most of dialogues are just ok. For me, there's a lot of redundancy in describing the enviro around, next steps etc. (if you know anime you know what I mean). On the other hand, the story bits are neat, and reasoning of characters feels logical, which is a huge plus! Also all dialogues have voiceover and it keeps you on track all the time. 6 – Characters Characters are toned, which gives them more mundane motivation. If you seek exaggerated characters go play Danganronpa. I didn't feel huge drive from them, but they did logical decision, so it motivated me to focus on the plot. 7 – Pacing In my opinion, the first part of game goes, story wise, pretty slow. The stakes are low. Characters just discuss recent events, no thoughts on the master plot. Situation changes when you reach any ending. The endings give good plot twists and I totally recommend reaching the true ending - as it basically explains half of the game and how coherent it was designed. 8 – Artstyle You feel the years of the game. The designs for me actually feel much older than 2010 - maybe cause of the 'semi- realistic' setting. Also - it's a Japanese game so expect the UI and render part to feel 10 years older than Western games. Yet, after all - everything is coherent and keeps you in the immersion. A nice touch are some animation on the characters reactions and talking mouths. For me it's super cool and much better than just static portrait. 9 – Summary Overall Score: 9/10 Totally worth playing if you fan of death games and not afraid of some reading, especially when voiceover is included!
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Zero Escape: The Nonary Games is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam.
No, Zero Escape: The Nonary Games is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Zero Escape: The Nonary Games received 5,798 positive votes out of a total of 6,206 achieving an impressive rating of 9.03.
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Zero Escape: The Nonary Games was developed and published by Spike Chunsoft Co. and Ltd..
Yes, Zero Escape: The Nonary Games is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Zero Escape: The Nonary Games is not playable on MacOS.
No, Zero Escape: The Nonary Games is not playable on Linux.
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games is a single-player game.
No, Zero Escape: The Nonary Games does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Zero Escape: The Nonary Games does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Zero Escape: The Nonary Games does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Zero Escape: The Nonary Games is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
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Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
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24 Mar 2017
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