Zero Time Dilemma Review (3DS) - The Decision Game - Video Game Culture HQ

Video Game Culture HQ's Zero Time Dilemma review explores Kotaro Uchikoshi's sweeping epic about philosophy and time travel in the final Zero Escape game.

[guywazeldatatt]

An amazing game but so many choices made me feel so...uncomfortable.

[scottypops]

One of my favorite all time games!

[guywazeldatatt]

Seriously it was so good. There were some plot points dropped from VLR, and I wasn't going to mention them in the review because that didn't really matter in relation to this game on its own, but I really thought this was the best of the series. I was in tears a few times...though team Q I literally did not give a crap for.

[Resoula]

Good article

[guywazeldatatt]

Honestly it may be my game of the year. It's just that good. We'll have to see how the rest of the year shapes out though.

[DragonDDark]

Played it on the vita & it's really good. :]

[guywazeldatatt]

@dragonddark where do you rank it in the series?

[nottfadeaway]

VLR is my favorite in the series and skeptical it lives up to that.

[guywazeldatatt]

much higher production values and honestly VLR has too much fat with going back and forth every time to every single room...ZTD is much better and I think the completely non-linear flowchart, which puts in perspective the timeline of events (you don't really know it with regards to each team), works wonders. I haven't enjoyed a game more in such a long time.

[Servbot41]

It doesn't. It's still a fantastic game, but VLR is the best in the series. This has too many dropped plot points and one huge asspull that I won't spoil here.

[lifeistranger]

Oh how the series has changed since 999...Akane and Junpei aren't even playable characters. Instead you get some guy Carlos, a weird kid in a helmet, and Diana (she's probably the best as it is a connection to a previous game)...I haven't played it but skeptical of the new characters. I want a JunpeixAkane ending.

[guywazeldatatt]

Well...you may get A JunpeixAkane ending, who knows.

As for the rest, the one team, like you may have suspected, which I didn't care for is Q team. None of the characters save the kid are somewhat likable. Actually it's almost a waste but I can't say why. Carlos is actually pretty amazing and him and akane and junpei are a great team. Phi, Diana, and Sigma...I can't even get into.

[lifeistranger]

Does Q team get as much of a spotlight?

[guywazeldatatt]

This, thankfully, is not the case. They're more like plot devices than anything.

[TheOldSuitedMan]

I'm so freaking excited to play this game, great article!

[guywazeldatatt]

It really won't disappoint. I started out with all of Diana's scenes, but those may be best left for last, considering the way the overall game branches off..and I won't say more because of spoilers.

[DualWielding]

Great game but the rrevelatons at the end don't add up for me