So the watch edition is delayed till the 18th of July then? Wow, that sucks since the hardcore who want to play the game probably are the ones that ordered that watch edition, besides the scalpers of course.
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Zero Time Dilemma (Zero Escape 3) review thread
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So the watch edition is delayed till the 18th of July then? Wow, that sucks since the hardcore who want to play the game probably are the ones that ordered that watch edition, besides the scalpers of course.
I don't mind if the watch is delayed as long as we get the game on time! Or give the people who pre-ordered the watch edition a free digital download code for the gameI don't think they'll go that far though!
I would be 1000% okay with that, but it's probably not going to happen.
No, the game is still releasing normally, you just won't get the actual watch with the game but later on the 18th instead.
eternalcircle
Member
I feel like this is gonna be a nightmare with Amazon and their tracking. Unless Aksys personally gets a list of all the people who ordered the watch edition and mails it out to them at a later date.
Uh, whos eating those shipping costs? I'm going to wait on official word then, that sounds like a nightmare for retail to keep track of costing them money for a preorder bonus.
I'm curious how that works considering I've never heard of Amazon or any other company doing that.
Saw this on reddit, said it was from Gamestop
so yeah watch is delayed
At least they are shipping the game itself on time and it doesn't sound like you'll be charged twice for shipping. But this really sucks for Aksys, considering that a good number of pre-orders must be from international customers which makes shipping costs a lot higher for them.
Dandy Crocodile
Member
Haha, gamers-haven reviewer claimed all the characters were dull and he enjoyed killing them off. He also mentioned he hadn't played any previous games in the series.
That's sort of what happens when you haven't already had 50 hours of character building by playing the previous games I guess.
Is anyone else having trouble believing the voice acting is *that* horrible? Especially the Gaming Bolt review. I'm not saying I don't believe the reviewer, but VLR's dub was so phenomenal. Not sure what exactly could've changed so drastically in the recording/directing of actors process. I know they have fewer stud VAs this time, but I feel like that's not it. Something's odd.
AbrahamGiggles
Member
I think it's a combination of the voice director for VLR not returning for ZTD, as well as the smaller budget for English VAs leading to a less, as you said, stud cast.
I don't know, though. A few reviews praised the voice acting, and the voice acting in the leaked footage sounded pretty great.
Glad to hear it was good in the leaked footage. Like really glad. I haven't watched it and will probably just hold out at this point.
I think the rest of your analysis makes sense... just a mix of things I suppose. Was Ben Bateman the former VA director? He came up with the name "Virtue's Last Reward" too I think. What an absolute boss. Shame he left.
Sad to hear. The VLR rabbit's voice is probably one of my favorite English VA performances in a game.
Reviewers really seem to be split when it comes to the English voice acting (I think the majority liked it though). Here's another review that basically says the exact opposite of the Gaming Bolt review:
sega-addicts [Spoiler-Free Review]
The voice acting is great. Zero's VA in particular is fantastic.
The problem, again, hangs on the animations. Scenes that should be emotional, or impactful, lose that importance because the voice acting seems off when the models and animations don't correspond to it. For example, someone crying. It's hard to take the VA's cry serious when the face doesn't match the acting.
They use some nice camera play and angles to make up for it, but that doesn't happen everytime. I talk about this on my review, but since it's not in english I won't be posting it here. I gave it a 9, btw.
The problem, again, hangs on the animations. Scenes that should be emotional, or impactful, lose that importance because the voice acting seems off when the models and animations don't correspond to it. For example, someone crying. It's hard to take the VA's cry serious when the face doesn't match the acting.
They use some nice camera play and angles to make up for it, but that doesn't happen everytime. I talk about this on my review, but since it's not in english I won't be posting it here. I gave it a 9, btw.
clarification on the status of the Watch Edition on twitter:
more info in this GAF thread
wii-brasil 9/10 [Portuguese review]
more info in this GAF thread
wii-brasil 9/10 [Portuguese review]
Thanks for linking that! I feel reassured. That person's experience sounds more like what I'd expect out of a sequel to VLR.
So it's very likely I'll work on a video about the game (and its predecessors...in german) in the future, but I just wanted to stop by here to say this:
I'm very close to the end of the game. I'm a huge, HUGE fan of 999 and VLR, just played through both of them a few days ago again in preparation for this game and I was pretty much stumped how Kotaro Uchikoshi would ever be able to really give me a satisfying conclusion to this mindfuck of a storyline.
But oh dear, does he ever. Again, I'm not done yet but even if the last hour falls completely flat, the rest of the game, the answers I got and the nature of this game's story have already blown my expectations out of the water. This is everything you guys wish for and more. It's amazing.
I'm very close to the end of the game. I'm a huge, HUGE fan of 999 and VLR, just played through both of them a few days ago again in preparation for this game and I was pretty much stumped how Kotaro Uchikoshi would ever be able to really give me a satisfying conclusion to this mindfuck of a storyline.
But oh dear, does he ever. Again, I'm not done yet but even if the last hour falls completely flat, the rest of the game, the answers I got and the nature of this game's story have already blown my expectations out of the water. This is everything you guys wish for and more. It's amazing.
Sweet, sweet music to my ears :'D
Hahaha, you're right about that one, but that's a direct translation of Zero's line. (and the first line in the review)
I guess I can translate the last paragraph, since it's the quote going to Metacritic... eventually.
thought it was a good fit with the news of the delay (and also the only part of your review I could read
I just talked to Amazon customer service. If you ordered the watch edition there, you got screwed. They told me I'm not getting the game or the watch until August 19. That's absolute fucking horseshit and I tried again and again to explain to the manager than the other retailers were shipping the game anyway and the watch later.
I'm planning on hitting up Amazon's social media about this, because this is unacceptable. I preordered a year ago and this is the thanks I get?
I'm planning on hitting up Amazon's social media about this, because this is unacceptable. I preordered a year ago and this is the thanks I get?
For those curious, someone posted the voice credits (with no characters attached to the names), but I'm pretty sure I've got this straight. Just going to spoiler it just in case someone might connect something to one of the remaining actors:
Main Cast:
Remaining VOs:
Other stuff:
Main Cast:
Carlos - ???
Eric - Keith Silverstein (Credited as David Roach)
Phi - Karen Strassman
Q - Jonquil Goode (Credited as Joni Goode)
Junpei - ???
Akane - Rena Strober
Diana - Eden Riegel (Uncredited)
Mira - Rachel Kimsey (Nozomi in Persona 4: Dancing All Night)
Sigma - Matt Mercer
Zero - DC Douglas (Uncredited)
Eric - Keith Silverstein (Credited as David Roach)
Phi - Karen Strassman
Q - Jonquil Goode (Credited as Joni Goode)
Junpei - ???
Akane - Rena Strober
Diana - Eden Riegel (Uncredited)
Mira - Rachel Kimsey (Nozomi in Persona 4: Dancing All Night)
Sigma - Matt Mercer
Zero - DC Douglas (Uncredited)
Remaining VOs:
Kirk Thornton (Definitely not one of the nine)
Evan Smith (Not listed; may or may not be in)
Julia Arem
Kyle Arem
Valerie Arem
Evan Smith (Not listed; may or may not be in)
Julia Arem
Kyle Arem
Valerie Arem
Other stuff:
None of the Arems are listed on Voice Bank, which means they don't have agents. Kyle and Julia could've been brought in through the family, since Keith and Valerie Arem own the studio where the game was recorded.
I'd wait for more information. Customer service doesn't know everything instantly.
This. I'd think at worst we'd get the game July 19th rather than August 19th (how random!) with the computer saying it's August 19th to be on the safe side.
DrCullenPHD
Neo Member
I was linked to this thread by a friend, glad to see my review was able to reassure you! (I usually don't go on neogaf ever, but I've had an account for about a year.)
AquaWateria
Member
Should I just wait for the Vita version of 999 or just get the DS version and play it on my 2ds?
DS. Especially if you want to play ZTD any time soon; Vita version is likely a ways off.
Cbajd5
Member
I'd say get the DS version. No reason to wait and you'll get the full experience.
Know that the game is really built upon having two screens in ways few games have ever tried. DS is absolutely the first choice there
TheSuperSakura
Member
Just saw this unboxing video: https://youtu.be/DaxhHWSouXE
Big PSTV compatible graphic on the cover and the back says only 657kb memory card space required.
MillionStabs
Banned
clarification on the status of the Watch Edition on twitter:
more info in this GAF thread
wii-brasil 9/10 [Portuguese review]
A bonus you say? Now that's more than plenty of other publishers would do for delayed SEs
On the one hand: It's been almost four years so what's another few days of waiting.
On the other hand: Your picture.
Yup, waiting for Tuesday won't be easy. Enjoy it you lucky sob
Aksys said they would start selling them (and possibly the watches from 999/VLR) at a panel about a month ago.
God I'm jealous. I don't know how much longer I can deal with this wait.
I would've been jealous if it were anything other than the 3DS version.
Yeah, at least one review mentioned sound issues with the 3DS version.
Gimme a sec...
edit: www.reviews2go.com/zero-escape-zero-time-dilemma-review
divine punishment?
StereoVsn
Member
Yeah, this is confusing and kind of sucks that they are delaying the shipment that long.
DrCullenPHD
Neo Member
I was able to set voices to 10 and BGM to 6 on vita and it worked pretty well. Kept SFX to 8. I guess they were just lower on 3ds? Didn't play too much of that one except to see how the graphics and puzzle segments looked.
Good news for everyone wondering about Amazon pre-orders, looks like the customer service just didn't know the details:
https://twitter.com/Aksys_Danny
https://twitter.com/Aksys_Danny