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Zero Time Dilemma Vita

Platform : Windows XP, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 |
Rated: Mature
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 157 ratings
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Product Description

Series mastermind Kotaro Uchikoshi has pulled out all the stops for the latest installment in the pulse pounding Zero Escape saga Diabolic new puzzles and fully animated story sections push the boundaries of interactive storytelling! New comers and familiar faces round out a robust cast of characters. English and Japanese voice over options flesh out the narrative Multiple endings and non linear story mechanics will keep you coming back for more!

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Zero Time Dilemma Vita

Diabolic new puzzles and fully animated story sections push the boundaries of interactive storytelling!

New comers and familiar faces round out a robust cast of characters.

English and Japanese voice over options flesh out the narrative.

Multiple endings and non linear story mechanics will keep you coming back for more!

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4.2 out of 5 stars
4.2 out of 5
157 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality of the game, saying it's fun and awesome. They also appreciate the plot, saying the story is satisfying and has great moments and endings. Customers praise the writing style as emotional, realistic, and well written. They are also satisfied with the animations. However, some customers have reported issues with the technical issues and the presentation being rough in places. Opinions are mixed on gameplay.

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36 customers mention28 positive8 negative

Customers find the plot satisfying, great, and wonderful. They also say the story is expansive and weird, well put together, and full of twists and turns. Overall, customers say the game is a wonderful conclusion to a truly unique franchise.

"...Zero Escape has been a fantastic series, so when they said it was coming back, I was overjoyed...." Read more

"...WTF moments that I may never understand, but there are some great moments and endings that really make you think...." Read more

"...the game presents the most unorthodox and unique form of story telling, choosing these fragments you as the player are suppose to..." Read more

"...Such a well put together story, combined with the incredibly passionate scenario writer Kotaro Uchikoshi..." Read more

34 customers mention34 positive0 negative

Customers find the game fun, satisfying, and awesome. They also say it's the absolute best use of videogame as a medium of story telling, and they enjoy playing it for hours. They mention the puzzles are fun, if somewhat easier than previous entries. Overall, customers say the game is worth the wait and is one of the most engaging and interesting games from the series.

"...The ending was good, great and meta even, but there was a glaring plot hole that I could not get past, one of Zero's motivations did not convince me..." Read more

"...HOWEVER this game (and the series) are the absolute best use of the videogame as a medium of story telling, no other game series will..." Read more

"...Fun to play, but complete letdown of an ending. And ... I haven't even talked about Mira and Eric. That deserves it's own wall-of-text rant." Read more

"...Bottom line, This game is incredible...." Read more

5 customers mention5 positive0 negative

Customers find the writing style emotional, realistic, and well written. They also say the twists are unexpected and sincere. Readers describe the plot arc as internal consistent, and the psychological masterpiece. They mention the dark and gripping story, and fun and unique escape-the-room puzzles.

"...Uchikoshi is a GREAT writer, all the plot twists are unexpected and well written in this series...." Read more

"...Kotaro Uchikoshi's writing is good. The plot arc has internal consistency...." Read more

"...the writing of emotional, realistic scenes was tasteful and sincere (even if the big twist is ~somewhat~ out of no-where) and the new..." Read more

"...From it's dark and gripping story, to it's fun and unique escape-the-room puzzles, no other game this year has made me enjoy sitting in my dark and..." Read more

4 customers mention4 positive0 negative

Customers find the animations in the physical video game software beautiful, realistic, and tasteful. They also say the writing is tasteful and sincere.

"...great animations, though. everything is well designed. the story has no holes that I have found so far, a few hours into the game...." Read more

"...the writing of emotional, realistic scenes was tasteful and sincere..." Read more

"as usual a beautiful well rounded game with game plays as fun as can be and a story that can intrigue any human being and break even the strongest..." Read more

"Its a nice game I love it Phi is pretty" Read more

9 customers mention3 positive6 negative

Customers are mixed about the gameplay. Some mention that there's a lot of intrigue along the way, and it helps tell the background of the story. They also say that the puzzles are mostly simple, about as challenging as vlr, and there really weren't enough puzzles. However, some customers feel the game is confusing and not at all fun at the beginning.

"...The puzzle rooms aren't always straight forward or easy, so it can be a bit of a challenge to escape some of the rooms...." Read more

"...Lots of foreshadowing that when you later replay scenes everything just goes into place.Gore reminiscent of 999...." Read more

"...In Zero Time Dilemma however, (maybe due to lack of budget) some puzzles were reused, and some important plot points werent excecuted as great..." Read more

"...I found this disorienting, but not in a good way. It just was confusing, and not at all fun...." Read more

7 customers mention0 positive7 negative

Customers find the animation quality of the video game to be cheap, with technical issues and wonky 3D cutscenes. They also mention that the presentation is rough in places and the story is strong and crazy.

"...about this game, so I'll say one bad thing instead: the animation is a little clunky...." Read more

"...but all you really need to know is that aside from the minor lapses of animation fluidity and the subtly robotic nature of the character models at..." Read more

"...The presentation is pretty rough in places, overall it feels a bit anticlimactic, and it's very clear that its budget was significantly cut...." Read more

"...was fun and somewhat satisfying to the story however the technical issues with animations and the new camera angles Made for more of a z-tier horror..." Read more

4 customers mention0 positive4 negative

Customers find the strength of the game very weak and ham-fisted. They also say the first two games were not really developed.

".../surprise regarding who "Zero" is this time, however ... very weak...." Read more

"...the decisions you get to make are a little ham-fisted, too...." Read more

"...A lot of the plot lines in the first two games were not really developed or sometimes just contradicted some of the plots in this game...." Read more

"...It has a few mishaps, and unfortunately doesn't really bring full closure to the series, but it was worth the wait." Read more

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Andine
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Game to End a Great Trilogy
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2016
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I gave it a five star review because it is a five star game, and as part of the Zero Escape series there are certain aspects that are expected, like:

Pros:
A wonderful, complicated story.
Characters with backstories that motivate/explains their actions.
Fun puzzles that make you go eureka when you figure it out.
Lots of foreshadowing that when you later replay scenes everything just goes into place.
Gore reminiscent of 999. Some of it actually made me sick.
Played the game in Japanese with English subtitles, so I can't say much for the dub, but the VA was amazing.
Dialogue was great.
Zero is as menacing as its past incarnations.
The fragment style takes some time getting used to it but it works perfectly with ZTD's story.
The luck aspect of the game may be annoying to some, but it truly goes with Zero's motto: Life is unfair.

Just for these couple of things, ZTD is an amazing game that easily beats so many games out there in the market and it's a must have for fans who played Virtue's Last Reward (VLR) and 999. I strongly recommend playing these two games first since a lot of the plot relies on you knowing what's going on and even though the game tells you certain important aspects, newcomers will not appreciate the subtleties of the game if they haven't played the other two.

Cons:
I feel Phi wasn't given as much development or screen time as the other characters in the story. Quite disappointing since she was one of my favorites.
Q team's post-game resolution. This one you have to read in the cinema files but when I read it I just went "Wow... no."
The cinematic story was a bit clunky at times. I appreciate the team trying to give us a cinematic experience, but sometimes the characters looked awkward, and it didn't help that most of the time the spoken words did not match the lip movements, which was distracting in the beginning and took some time getting used to.
Certain in-game lore was completely thrown out or turned upside down with some reveals. You will understand what I mean when you finish playing the game. Kind of cheapens the continuity of the trilogy.
A lot of characters from VLR, whose fates were left on a cliffhanger or open-ended, did not get a conclusion. Disappointing especially for those characters a fan might have loved.

ZTD's greatest weakness is also what makes it great: being the conclusion to the Zero Escape trilogy. 999 started an expectation of absolute greatness when it comes to Zero Escape. VLR continued that expectation by being a very solid addition to the series, further cementing the fact that Zero Escape is a gem of story-making and puzzle gameplay. VLR's ending hyped ZTD to levels that just made waiting 4 years for ZTD completely unbearable.

Does ZTD deliver a conclusion to the series? Yes. Is it a satisfying conclusion? That depends. I personally did not enjoy the conclusion of the series. The ending was good, great and meta even, but there was a glaring plot hole that I could not get past, one of Zero's motivations did not convince me completely, and the inclusion of a certain VERY used item in the game came off as cheap since, unlike the morphogenetic field and SHIFTing, it had no full explanation and was just there out of convenience.

Even though ZTD disappointed me a bit, I absolutely recommend it to all fans of the trilogy. Overall it was an amazing game, much better than a lot of games are. I loved the twists, the atmosphere was absolutely creepy, and I believe the pros absolutely outnumber the cons. The Zero Escape trilogy is a masterpiece that I will remember.
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Blake J. Curry
5.0 out of 5 stars Zero Escape, but Five Stars.
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2016
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I was upset like everyone else when I heard this game had been canceled. Zero Escape has been a fantastic series, so when they said it was coming back, I was overjoyed. The premise is similar to the first two: 9 people wake up with death watches attached to them and have to play a series of puzzle/psychological games. There are twists, turns, and grim outcomes to have, and a lot of intrigue along the way. If you were a fan of the first two, hesitate no longer.

Two points of caution. Firstly, if you have not played the other two, do so first. This is a direct conclusion to the trilogy, and you would be robbing yourself of some really beautiful storytelling to jump straight into this one. Secondly, when you do play this one, just go in knowing that the story initially is very fragmented. The paths branch out based on your choices, but in this game, you can jump to any of those paths at any time, so it will seem incoherent. This is intentional, and it pays off as it goes, so don't get frustrated.

I really can't say enough good things about this game, so I'll say one bad thing instead: the animation is a little clunky. They used to have much more limited animated, likely for budgetary reasons, and it made some of the dialogue more seamless; however, after the first hour, I no longer noticed this because I was too interested and concerned for our 9 hapless heroes.

So to recap: Before you become this game's solitary snail (that'll make sense later), you really MUST play Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, and you frankly should be playing 9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Doors as well, if you can get your hands on it (I think it's on DS and iOS at time of review, and rumored to be coming back to be more accessible soon). The only regret you'll have is the nights you lose out on sleep because you can't turn it off.
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Ryan G.
4.0 out of 5 stars Little has changed but still remains a good series
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2016
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Aside from the fact that I didn't get the bonus watch (as it was listed), I really enjoyed my time with this final entry in the Zero Escape series. If you haven't played the previous games, it is highly advisable that you (at minimum) play the iOS story game. It wouldn't be a bad idea to refresh your memory of the series beforehand as there are a lot of deep cuts to the previous games that helps the nonsense a bit more coherent. There are more than a few WTF moments that I may never understand, but there are some great moments and endings that really make you think.

The puzzle rooms aren't always straight forward or easy, so it can be a bit of a challenge to escape some of the rooms. By now, there are plenty of guides to help you out, but the fun really comes from getting it on your own. The controls and menus are still cumbersome, so navigating the different paths of quickly moving through a puzzle room can be a bit of a chore, but overall the game comes together as a good final entry.
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Dan Shears
5.0 out of 5 stars Great game for the visual novel fans
Reviewed in Canada on November 2, 2018
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Bought 2 copies for me and my roommate and neither of us were disappointed man. This game is a pretty interesting visual novel part of a 3 part series. Starting with 999 and then moving onto virtues last reward. Would recommend for sure.
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Joshua
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente Trama y gameplay
Reviewed in Mexico on November 14, 2017
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En esencia, se nos cuenta la historia de nueve personas divididas en grupos de tres, encerradas en un búnker y sometidas a todo tipo de pruebas en las que su propia vida está en juego. Sí, muy al estilo Saw, pero con un toque nipón inherente que lo cambia todo. Por un lado están las personalidades de los protagonistas, únicas y muy características, que además van acompañadas de una apariencia distintiva en cada caso. Por otro lado está lo extremo de la historia que se nos narra, que nos obliga continuamente a tomar decisiones de vida o muerte para unos u otros personajes.
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Sud Nord
4.0 out of 5 stars Une belle conclusion à Zero Escape
Reviewed in France on October 18, 2016
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Dernier segment de la serie Zero Escape , ZTD est est techniquement à la rue et vous perdra sans doute dans ses embranchements. Mais l'histoire (dans sa globalité) est captivante et fourmille d’épiphanies. Par contre il est quasiment obligatoire de finir la pré-quelle (VLR) pour en profiter pleinement.
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moray
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 6, 2016
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Final in the series "we are led to believe"a great a very rare vita new release.
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5.0 out of 5 stars very good game!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2018
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packed well, very good game!
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