Whoa, they made Junpei the real sigma...

I wasn't the biggest fan of VLR's story, but the plot here is so bonkers, I have to admit it's formidable.

I had fun playing it, but my god the storytelling is confusiong af, and they try so hard to pseudoscientifically explain most stuff it hurts to read sometimes. The twists and the wrap up were nice, but clearly the narration was hard to enjoy for me.

The escape rooms were interesting (if you're into escape games or want to create one i think there are some solid ideas in the whole Zero Escape franchise).

It was nice to see returning characters from 999 or VLR, and I guess nostalgia hit me when they referenced other characters from the previous game.

The 3D aspect is a little bit hit-or-miss, as it looks a little bit low budget, the animations can come off as weird or downright comical. Personnally it didn't bother me that much.

Oh and it's more gory than the previous ones. Like "amputation and bloodshower" gory. Quite a few times, so if it bothers you be cautious.

At the end it was a nice game, a fine opus in the Zero Escape franchise and a fine close-up for this narrative arc, a little bit on the weak side in my opinion but a good game nonetheless.

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Do you want to know why this game's story wasn't at the same level as the previous titles of the franchise? Then, watch an anime called Hyouka, my boy Houtarou will explain it better than anyone can (when you' ll reach that episode, you'll know what i'm talking about). Furthermore, the puzzles were absolutely inferior and clearly rushed. The new characters weren't anything special either or their respective backgrounds. The reason this game exists is for the fans of the previous games. You simple must know the ending of the series, you can't just abandon it with the cliffhanger that the previous game leaves you with. I'd personally recommend to play the previous games and watch a playthrouth of this game in youtube. Even though the story wasn't as strong as the previous games of the trilogy, it's still good enough and it has its moments for sure.

If you're unfamiliar with the Zero Escape series, it consists of three games that are fantastic visual novels featuring an intriguing story, great puzzles that are essentially escape rooms, and well-developed characters.

This is the third game, which I feel is the weakest of the series. It is still enjoyable nonetheless. It's going with a more Telltale-esque style and it kind of feels like one of those so bad but so good horror movies. I also feel like this one is the goriest out of all three games.

My personal opinion is that I think it is because of the story on this one. While compelling at first and while it does tie up a few loose ends from the previous two games, it also kind of creates a lot confusion while playing. I think it's because the story is played out in fragments so there's a lot of sudden jumps to various parts of the story and a lot of really shocking moments that are so out of left field you don't really know what to make of it.

TLDR: I'm happy that it existed, but I can't say I liked it as much as the previous two games.