The incredible thing is, despite a few hiccups along the way, Spike Chunsoft managed not just to satisfy the herculean tasks laid out in front of its development team - it surpassed them, creating an exceptional visual novel/puzzle game hybrid.įor those unfamiliar with the concept of the Zero Escape series, each game tasks players with navigating a Saw-style environment filled with deadly traps and puzzles designed to murder each of the nine characters that star in every iteration of the franchise. Spike Chunsoft has already confirmed that Zero Time Dilemma will be the last in the Zero Escape trilogy, and is intended to wrap up any loose ends created in the first two games, while also telling a compelling story in its own right. It is without a doubt, then, that Zero Time Dilemma arrives on handhelds and PCs with a heavy burden of expectation on its capable shoulders. Spike Chunsoft's decision to eschew a huge portion of gameplay in favor of a visual novel-style of storytelling was a bold one that ostracized some potential fans, but those who enjoyed the series' storytelling and puzzle rooms are quick to name both 999 and Virtue's Last Reward as some of the best narrative-driven games ever created. The Zero Escape series - formed by 999: Nine Persons, Nine Hours, Nine Doors, Virtue's Last Reward, and Zero Time Dilemma - has been a polarizing presence in the video game community despite being critically lauded since 999 first arrived in 2009. Spike Chunsoft does it again, combining intuitive, puzzle-based gameplay with one of video gaming's best narratives in the wonderful Zero Time Dilemma.

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