Ah, Zero Escape. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…
Each entry in Kotaro Uchikoshi’s trilogy of visual novel/adventure games has lodged itself in my brain with a whole host of fond memories from the experience. Though ostensibly designed as single player experiences, the twisting narratives and lovable casts of each project made them ideal for my husband and I to bond over during the early stages of our relationship. Thinking about either 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors or Virtue’s Last Reward immediately brings to mind long, late-night play sessions in which our two faces hovered over the tiny 3Ds screens, gasping at each bloody twist and laughing at the excellently-localized dialogue.
Now, that’s just my experience, and I’m sure there are plenty of people who have played the games alone. My larger point, though, is that Zero Escape is...
Each entry in Kotaro Uchikoshi’s trilogy of visual novel/adventure games has lodged itself in my brain with a whole host of fond memories from the experience. Though ostensibly designed as single player experiences, the twisting narratives and lovable casts of each project made them ideal for my husband and I to bond over during the early stages of our relationship. Thinking about either 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors or Virtue’s Last Reward immediately brings to mind long, late-night play sessions in which our two faces hovered over the tiny 3Ds screens, gasping at each bloody twist and laughing at the excellently-localized dialogue.
Now, that’s just my experience, and I’m sure there are plenty of people who have played the games alone. My larger point, though, is that Zero Escape is...
- 3/24/2017
- by Jowi Girard-Meli
- We Got This Covered
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