Φ = CDQ
In Zero Escape 3, she's a different person from each team's point of view. In team C, she's Carlos' dying sister. She's infected by a precursor of the Radical 6 virus. In team D, she's the body slipped version of her VLR self. In Team Q, she's a time slipped version of her (body) younger Path D self. She's there to ensure Left isn't killed.
Phi is Zero, the person behind the decision game. Her goal is to unite the most favorable outcome from each path into one that doesn't result into Radical 6' creation (Path C), Radical 6' release (Path D), or Left's death and the creation of Free the Soul (Path Q). Any of these outcomes result into the ruined earth future of VLR, and a body slipped version of Brother has taken measures to ensure only one team succeeds.
Late night spoilers ahoy.
damn anon
stop bullshitting me
>>335005617
What does the title "Virtue Last Reward" mean?
>>335005904
Eric is a Myrmidon.
>But if we don't go through the chromatic doors we'll get... peenulized
What did they mean by this?
>>335006079
In Japanese, the slightly different title can be translated to mean "Good People Die / I Want To Be A Good Person". Therefore, it was interpreted in English as Virtue's Last Reward, ie. the last reward for being a good person is dying/getting yourself killed for being trusting. It's related to the ally/betray system, and how believing in your opponent usually ends badly for you.
>>335005617
I've read enough bullshit theories to just dismiss anything as speculation and not actual spoiler.
>>335006304
>Siggy!
>Phido!
What did it mean by this
>>335006432
Thanks anon
>>335006673
I agree, these damn brats should stop with the bullshitting
By the way, Team C will be voting for Team D. We encourage you to vote Team Q, and Q in turn to vote for us here at C. You will ally, won't you?
>>335005617
I want to fuck phi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Etz9m5RApxo
These trailers just look really bad. I expect the game to be a turd. But i'll still finish it.
Do any of you guys seriously think this looks good?
>>335006680
AMBIDEX GAAAAMME
>>335006871
You think I give a shit about how the game looks?
>>335005617
Junpei's already been confirmed to be Zero.
>>335006871
I think some parts are charming looking.
>>335006773
Fuck man, that's probably right. Eric acts too much like Dio in the trailers for him to be Dio. Carlos is the Dio, Eric is Brother, Q is (sometimes) Left.
>>335006871
they should've gone with the novel approach, because the lack of budget is really apparent in this Bioware-tier level of animation
but whatever, this game is being funded on tears and dreams so I'm happy enough that the game is getting released
>>335006871
I want to fucksigma
>>335006432
999 was about people with bracelets that like to do math and kill each other.
It was called 999 because doors.
>>335006871
Don't care about looks. Want good story and character development. If they nailed that it's all that matters.
>implying I care about the escape segments
>>335007329
>people with bracelets who like to do math
999 educational version when?
>>335007406
>And what hoppens when you try to solve the s'carroot of a negative number???
>you DIE
>>335007329
999 title couldn't be any more straightforward.
>>335006871
Why couldn't they make the game just a straight up visual novel with puzzle segments instead of this crap.
You'd think something like Ever17 had a lower budget than this animated piece of shit.
Hell. Most of us would even prefer 2d over 3d.
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM
>>335008453
Because a VN is just characters doing the same 10 animations during the entire game.
This thing is trying to tell a story via visuals. They want you to see the characters living and interacting with each other, not just staring at the camera in first person
>>335008561
A DAMN BRAT WON'T STOP BULLSHITTING ME
>>335008561
>WHAT is YOUR probLEM
>Don't worry... I won't DIEUH
>There's no point in living... once you lose the one you care about... DUH MOST
>huh sorry but I'm done playing action hero. nothin personal kid
Some of these reads really are bad.
>>335008759
The voices themselves were fine for the most part but they put emphasis on awkward parts. I'd blame it more on bad direction, they were probably just told to do it that way.
>>335008759
I've listened to the trailer a couple of times now and it honestly grows on you. In fact, I'm really starting to like Carlos and Junpei VA. Akane is still meh, but it's growing on me.
The thing with Junpei is that he sounds exactly like he should have sound in 999, but since he's all edgy I expeted a different voice. He sounds sarcastic as all hell. Akane has a fine VA, but that delivery was pretty akward.
>>335008916
I honestly actually like most of them, but yeah, there's some weird emphasis where it shouldn't be. I hear people hating on Q, Eric and Carlos' voice and I think they're fine.
>>335008924
I mind Junpei's extremely weird kind of tone the most, I think. I guess the VA's going for apathy, but it comes off more as sleepiness or just the VA's lack of experience or something.
It really doesn't help that the lines are all obviously taken from different places than the video, which makes it look out of sync and unfitting. In the game proper it will (hopefully) work better.
>>335008759
Figuratively dying with laughter because of this.
It's like the voice acting is bad on purpose as some sort of trolling effort.
The game ends with some sort of anti climactic shaggy dog-like ending. Letting you feel fooled.
Uchikoshi laughing his ass off that we genuinely thought he would finish a real ZE3.
Have you assholes considered these voices were recorded specifically for trailers and they're not how they actually sound ingame?
>>335009214
That would be nice, but we'll have to see.
>>335009214
Someones acting like a brat.
>>335009171
It's not awful (there's far worse voice acting around in other games) but I feel it should be a bit more subdued. It also feels too "anime" which, despite the games being anime-styled, have always stood out by being quite mature and written without too many cliches seen in weeb stuff.
>>335009214
Why would they spend money on recording all these extra lines and making them sound bad for the trailer, which is used to attract customers?
>>335009379
Have you seen Ace Attorney trailers? They use voices that never show up in the game.
>>335009379
I agree with your point. I never actually considered 999 to be an anime game. After you play through the start you'll get that this isn't your typical moeshit.
This time I can't really take the game seriously. The trailers make me feel like the story is going to be average at best.
I hope I'm wrong and uchikoshi blows my mind. But VLR was already a step down from 999 storytelling and character progression.
I guess we'll see.
>>335009487
I haven't, actually. Can you provide an AA trailer as an example?
And it's possible that a fine lines might only be for a trailer, but this seems like way too many for that. As I said above, most seem to be taken out of context which probably doesn't help.
>>335009653
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8QohYyactE
>>335009767
You make a good point here, but you have to remember that Dual Destinies didn't even have voice acting for the most part, whereas VLR and ZTD have full voice acting (except for puzzle rooms in VLR). If the AA trailer had no voice acting at all, the trailer would be pretty dull. Plus Capcom has a lot more money for localization than Akysys.Also holy shit, that Fullbright voice, was that literally done by an intern or something?
>>335009978
>Plus Capcom has a lot more money for localization than Akysys.
That's why we got physical DD and DGS localized, right?
>>335010118
You realize that your localisation budget probably doesn't include physical copies in it?
>>335010118
I never said Capcom wasn't a bunch of cheap shits trying to pinch every penny. They know AA will sell either way.
My nightmare is that something along the line of "you have to kill your son or nuke boston" is going to leak before ZTD is released in the west everywhere on /v/.
That would severely limit my enjoyment of the game being spoiled on the true ending.
>>335010512
you mean this?
I just want Junpei to get some of that Akane pussy already.
>>335009591
Nah, I think Uchi will be just fine. I agree 999 had better characters and story than VLR, but his writing will manage just fine if the previous games are anything to go by. I just hope the plot can be taken seriously with all the awkward gaps and pauses.
>Phi: Sigma, Diana... I WANT YOU........... to be safe.
>>335010651
>>335010512
We already know the truth
Don't say I didn't warn youokay this isn't a real spoiler image but cmon shit is FUNNY
>>335010708
>>335005617
Thanks for the spoiler fucktard
Guys
When do I need to get off the internet?
What if this is a real spoiler? :(
>>335010770
>>335010684
He did say he grew up.
>>335010905
About a month before it comes out I'd just avoid 4chan. That's when leaks usually happen - either people at stores sneaking off with a copy or some dickhead from a review site giving to the scoop to one of his neogaf friends. If a month is too long for you I'd say 2 weeks from release. 2 weeks is usually the magic timeframe that all this happens by. If it doesn't happen by then it won't until release day.
>Complaining about graphics
I played Umineko with the original graphics i don't give a shit anymore.
>>335011650
It's the combination of the terrible animation. Worse delivery of voice acting lines. And the iffy 3d models that make it stand out.
It's really hard to take a story seriously when it's delivered badly.
>That feel when I am so autistic that I don't even notice the voice acting is bad
Aspergers master race
>English voice acting is terrible
Oh no who could have seen this coming
>>335012194
The voice acting isn't bad, don't know why you guys are bitching. You guys should listen to bad voice acting before calling this bad.
>>335012553
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhrlM3nYzFg
>>335012620
From a more recent game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpSgtoSSIgM
>>335011249
I think I'll just make a filter that hides every OP that has any of the characters' names
>>335012194
People are really exaggerating the voice acting being bad. It seriously sounds fine. There are a few characters who sound better in Japanese but that's to be expected and doesn't mean anything about the quality of the English voices. I think they're fine.Akane's one line may be an exception but I think that's just because it's weirdly translated/directed.
>>335012693
EDGY MAN IS ONE MINUS ONE
>>335011923
3D models are better than VLR
Animations are also better than VLR
So I don't know what you're talking about.
>>335012798
If anyone's going to specifically avoid such filters like that then I'll just admit my defeat and laugh about it
>>335012801
Not that guy, but the problem is that the entire game is animated. I agree both models were much worse in VLR, I'm not sure if animations really are improved.
>>335012801
>3D models are better than VLR
>Animations are also better than VLR
This is barely an accomplishment, though.
>>335005617
But these characters are implied to all have met before the game started, and there are timelines where the groups meet each other.
>>335007329
Fuck dat scientist shit nigga speak english
>>335014117
Phi is a different person in each timeline where the groups meet each other. When Group D meets Group Q, Q is left, as opposed to kid Phi (same body as sick Phi from C group's perspective, but with older Phi time slipped mind) because of Schrodinger's Cat shenanigans. Whenever Phi meets Zero, Zero is body slipped Brother trying to stop the CD project. Everyone else meets the actual Zero (second loop Phi).
Phi is different persons in each route, but she can't meet her other versions. That's the point of the Decision game forcing the characters to split up.
The thing I'm really worried about is how all of this gore is going to look. If the model animations are any indication, it's going to look jank as fuck.
What made 999 so chilling was how gruesome the descriptions of the bodies were without actually seeing them, so you just filled in the gaps yourself. ZTD is losing both of those aspects so I really hope they can don't fuck it up.
>>335014898
999 had some silly gore descriptions, describing guts as food running down the wall or something. It ruined the tension sometimes because it was so ridiculous.
>>335014718
Christ, I hope Uchi has something more creative to reuse than "Phi is different each time"
>>335007017
This Akane is so cute.
