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Uchikoshi said he would clarify that in this game.
TBD, in this game somewhere
Correction: If ZE3 gets out early, blame leaks
And yes, stuff for this game has been leaking since before 4infinity was even up.
Lee Chaolan
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grim-tales
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Junpei (if thats him, I'm assuming) looks one cool dude in The Black T Shirt (TM)
davidwhangchoi
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petethepanda
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Looking good.
I did really enjoy VLR, but a lot of it wasn't quite satisfying for me, particularly stuff that was directly related to events or characters from 999, and it left me feeling that 999 may have been best left as a single game. Hoping ZTD can justify the sequels.
I did really enjoy VLR, but a lot of it wasn't quite satisfying for me, particularly stuff that was directly related to events or characters from 999, and it left me feeling that 999 may have been best left as a single game. Hoping ZTD can justify the sequels.
Tricky I Shadow
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Tricky I Shadow
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I'd presume with a deep voice filter so you can't tell if he's male or female.
Or a child on stilts.
We AA now
Tricky I Shadow
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I wonder what happens to Junpei's badass jacket? Seems like he's following in Leon's footsteps from RE4 by losing it.
The Silver
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Man Akane looks different, artsyle change really affected her.
It's honestly the same with Junpei as well. He just has the same hairstyle, so it's easier to recognize him. Phi translated the best going by the artwork.
Tricky I Shadow
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Someone else said this when the black and white art piece of hers was shown, but I think it looks a lot like her (considering the switch from 2D to 3D), just with a different hair style. She's still got the whole 'I'm so delicate' thing going on and even her clothes are very Akane if that makes sense at all.
I feel the need to protect her just like in 999!
Tricky I Shadow
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So, what team are you guys rooting for? Is it Team C? Team Q? Team D? I honestly can't pick, they all have something great about them!
It's going to be shocking seeing the characters we all know and love get back stabbed (maybe literally LOL) in this game. I can see it now, it's going to be so twisted and uncomfortable.
It's going to be shocking seeing the characters we all know and love get back stabbed (maybe literally LOL) in this game. I can see it now, it's going to be so twisted and uncomfortable.
I expect teams C and D to have some issues between their members (
).
I'll start, if possible, with team Q because that looks like a comedy show. A kid with an impractical helmet, a crazy ice-cream vendor and a woman who loves him.
old Sigma will act differently than his younger self near Phi?
I'll start, if possible, with team Q because that looks like a comedy show. A kid with an impractical helmet, a crazy ice-cream vendor and a woman who loves him.
Poltergust
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If I had to take a guess on the puzzle structure:
-1 puzzle for all 9 people in the beginning. After that, everyone splits into three teams of 3.
-All 3 teams solve another puzzle respective to them.
-Someone dies. This branches into 2 more puzzles that a team of 2 has to tackle (I'm assuming that if the protagonist of each team dies it's an instant game over).
-Someone dies again (the one who is not the protagonist). Now there's a puzzle for just the one person remaining, so another 2 per team based on who died first. Ending is acquired after that based on who is alive in which teams.
-In the true ending, there will be 1 final puzzle to solve. Somehow everyone lives (actually, this may not be the case this time around) and they do this puzzle together.
So that is 1 + 3 + (3 * 2) + (3 * 2) + 1 = 17 puzzle rooms.
Just speculation, of course. =P
-1 puzzle for all 9 people in the beginning. After that, everyone splits into three teams of 3.
-All 3 teams solve another puzzle respective to them.
-Someone dies. This branches into 2 more puzzles that a team of 2 has to tackle (I'm assuming that if the protagonist of each team dies it's an instant game over).
-Someone dies again (the one who is not the protagonist). Now there's a puzzle for just the one person remaining, so another 2 per team based on who died first. Ending is acquired after that based on who is alive in which teams.
-In the true ending, there will be 1 final puzzle to solve. Somehow everyone lives (actually, this may not be the case this time around) and they do this puzzle together.
So that is 1 + 3 + (3 * 2) + (3 * 2) + 1 = 17 puzzle rooms.
Just speculation, of course. =P
Lee Chaolan
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I do really like how it's split up with 999 team, VLR team and ZTD team. Pretty cool stuff.
Tricky I Shadow
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LOL.
Team 0:
Mr. Bird Man.
Gab the dog.
??????????
Oooooh I like this! I love how death is such a big factor this time by the way. We're gonna see some dark shit!
Yep, I really love it too.
Hours Left
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The new art style and graphics have honestly surpassed my expectations. This game is really shaping up to be incredible.
grim-tales
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I... think I'm in love with Mila and Akane <3
Tricky I Shadow
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For sure. I couldn't be happier with both the art style and graphics. They're nailing everything.
Speculation on 999/VLR/ZTD:
What if Ace was not, in fact, Gentarou Hongou?
Theory: Gentarou Hongou is Brother. He created both Free the Soul and Cradle Pharamaceuticals as a marriage between science and his own esper powers, and is still at large. Ace, in fact, is the first clone of Left, Gentarou Hongou's brother, created to resemble Left as he would have aged.. He had some defects, like Prosopagnosia. Hongou knew that he would be targeted along with the rest of the cradle executives for the second nonary game, so he had the clone assume his identity. Akane and Santa thought they were capturing Hongou, and everyone thought that Hongou was now in police custody after the events of the second nonary game. Ace was not Hongou. Rather, he was Hongou's "Ace" against Akane and Santa, a decoy which allowed him to go into hiding and prepare for his ultimate plans for Free The Soul, culminating at the Mars Test Site, which saw the release of Radical-6 upon humanity.
If you compare the picture of a younger Hongou/Hongou from the first nonary game, he looks like a more adult version of Dio, even from the way he dresses.
TLDR: Gentarou Hongou is Zero/Brother. Ace was a first generation Left clone which served as a decoy Hongou for the second nonary game. Brother proceeded with his plans and Free the Soul unleashed radical 6 at the mars test site. Dio was a 4th generation left clone which infiltrated the Ambidex Game, but was ultimately unsuccessful at stopping Dr. Klim
And now it's time to correct the past
Theory: Gentarou Hongou is Brother. He created both Free the Soul and Cradle Pharamaceuticals as a marriage between science and his own esper powers, and is still at large. Ace, in fact, is the first clone of Left, Gentarou Hongou's brother, created to resemble Left as he would have aged.. He had some defects, like Prosopagnosia. Hongou knew that he would be targeted along with the rest of the cradle executives for the second nonary game, so he had the clone assume his identity. Akane and Santa thought they were capturing Hongou, and everyone thought that Hongou was now in police custody after the events of the second nonary game. Ace was not Hongou. Rather, he was Hongou's "Ace" against Akane and Santa, a decoy which allowed him to go into hiding and prepare for his ultimate plans for Free The Soul, culminating at the Mars Test Site, which saw the release of Radical-6 upon humanity.
If you compare the picture of a younger Hongou/Hongou from the first nonary game, he looks like a more adult version of Dio, even from the way he dresses.
TLDR: Gentarou Hongou is Zero/Brother. Ace was a first generation Left clone which served as a decoy Hongou for the second nonary game. Brother proceeded with his plans and Free the Soul unleashed radical 6 at the mars test site. Dio was a 4th generation left clone which infiltrated the Ambidex Game, but was ultimately unsuccessful at stopping Dr. Klim
And now it's time to correct the past
I think Uchikoshi already confirmed that he wasn't part of FTS, but his company (Cradle) was manipulated by them.
Ragnorok64
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Man I'm gonna need a refresher before I play this game as I've apparently forgotten more than I've though I did. Also I'm glad they're continuing the tradition of having a sexy brown woman in the cast.
Wait was Lotus actually that brown?
Wait was Lotus actually that brown?
Poltergust
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I think the only dark-skinned person in the 999 group was Seven. Remember, everyone in 999 was Japanese, and most Japanese people are light-skinned.
Tricky I Shadow
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PurpleMaster
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Judging by VLR's last words we might as well say that we'll see something from Never7!
Ragnorok64
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Not at all. The tradition isn't dark skinned females anyway, it's big boobed ones!
I've clearly just coupled one good things onto another in my mind then.
It was already confirmed in VLR that Hongou sucked up to FTS so he could get his hands on their money for his research.
Also why do you say Zero/Brother? Zero may not be Brother.
Also why do you say Zero/Brother? Zero may not be Brother.
It's a theory. :3
Hours Left
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Now that we know a bit more about how the game is structured, I'm wondering what part the user interface will play...
*999 & VLR Spoilers*
*999 & VLR Spoilers*
Since both previous entries had a twist built into how the game is actually displayed, (the Junpei/Akane splitscreen of 999, and the secretly old Sigma of VLR), it'll be interesting to see if they try to have something similar planned for ZTD. With three separate protagonists it might be a bit tough, but that's what makes it even more intriguing.
It sounds like the dog'll be used to deliver messages between teams, so there'll probably be something up with that.
Hours Left
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We're the dog.
UberTag
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For reference...
Phi's eyebrows are distinctly a different color. All of the other ZTD renders are quite clear about color uniformity between hair and eyebrows. And the color matches Diana's precisely.
Tricky I Shadow
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For reference...
Phi's eyebrows are distinctly a different color. All of the other ZTD renders are quite clear about color uniformity between hair and eyebrows. And the color matches Diana's precisely.
Hmm, is this another big plot twist staring right at us in the face like how
Sigma's hair had a touch of grey to it and a different colour eye in the early art for VLR?
EDIT: What's with the shadow around her hair? Don't tell me it's a wig and this is some sort of an imposter? That might explain the glasses? Hmm....
I might be going crazy.
davidwhangchoi
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I bet she's blind and wear those glasses just so everyone thinks she can see! ...Oh, wait.
Funyarinpa
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PHI IS SNAKE
Tricky I Shadow
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UberTag
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I don't think you're going crazy at all.
Hell, I'd consider it highly surprising if all four of Junpei, Akane, Phi and Sigma were the genuine article. I'm expecting all sorts of shenanigans.
Tricky I Shadow
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Yeah, I'd put NOTHING past Uchikoshi. Phi's glasses have suddenly become very suspicious.