History Trivia / VirtuesLastReward

* DivorcedInstallment: The trust mechanic, which would dictate who would live and die, was originally going to be used for ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc''.

* NamesTheSame:
** While this Dio [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure cannot stop time or crush people with road rollers]], they're still both gigantic {{Jerkass}}es.
** The main character is also named [[VideoGame/MegaManX Sigma]].
* NoDubForYou: In the European version. Seeing that 999 was never officially released in Europe, localizing this game was seen as too risky to pay extra for dual audio[[note]]They only got the Japanese dub[[/note]]. So in the end, [[NoExportForYou it could have been worse.]] The UpdatedReRelease finally made the English dub track available worldwide.

* TheOtherDarrin: In ''The Nonary Games'''s remaster of ''VLR'', [[spoiler:young Akane]] is voiced by [[spoiler:Rena Strober]] instead of Creator/AliHillis, bringing this appearance in line with the character's appearances in the rest of the series.

* DivorcedInstallment: The trust mechanic, which would dictate who would live and die, was originally going to be used for ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa.''

** The reason why there's less horror elements in the game compared to the previous one was because the marketing department noticed people thought the prequel was too scary. According to WordOfGod, [[spoiler:[[{{Squick}} Dio was also planning on doing something worse to Clover when he caught her on the Luna path]]]].

** The fancy clothes Zero Sr. was wearing came from an early concept art of K.
* PeopleSitOnChairs: WordOfGod has stated that the scene in which Sigma accuses Dio of being the bomber while [[GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger giving him the pointer finger]] was actually not an intentional reference to ''Franchise/AceAttorney''. Sigma pointing his finger accompanied by the accusation of "--is you!" was a way to make the cliff hanger for the path's lock where, as it makes sure the player is kept in the dark. The close up on his arm is [[spoiler:to hide the rest of Sigma for the sake of the game's plot twist regarding his identity.]] Lastly the retort that "this isn't a court" was simply a natural way to put across that they weren't in an environment where they needed to adhere to formalities with an accusation. The fact that most take it as a reference was simply a happy coincidence.

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* ActorAllusion: Vincent Brooks from the puzzle game VideoGame/{{Catherine}} says a similar line to Sigma's above quote (albeit in the future tense). Both characters are voiced by Creator/TroyBaker.

** The reason why there's less horror elements in the game compared to the previous one was because the marketing department noticed people thought the prequel was too scary. According to WordOfGod,[[spoiler: [[{{Squick}} Dio was also planning on doing something worse to Clover when he catches her on the Luna path]]]].

* NoDubForYou: In the European version. Seeing that 999 was never officially released in Europe, localizing this game was seen as too risky to pay extra for dual audio[[note]]They only got the Japanese dub[[/note]]. So in the end, [[NoExportForYou it could have been worse.]]

* {{Defictionalization}}: Like with [[VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors the previous game]], a watch shaped like the game's bracelet was made available as a pre-order bonus (lethal injection needles and futuristic drugs not included).
** They're also a lot smaller and made of plastic, as opposed to the ones in the game which seem to be fairly large and look to be made of metal, with screens colored in a single color, rather than changing color display on a black screen, but still.
* ExecutiveMeddling: The reason why there's less horror elements in the game compared to the previous one was because the marketing department noticed people thought the prequel was too scary. According to WordOfGod,[[spoiler: [[{{Squick}} Dio was also planning on doing something worse to Clover when he catches her on the Luna path]]]].

* NamesTheSame: While this Dio [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure cannot stop time or crush people with road rollers]], they're still both gigantic [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkasses]].

** NoExportForYou: The promotional watches that were for preorders of VLR were available in America only. Good news is, they decided to make plenty more after the game's release. The bad news is, they are only available during conventions and only if Aksys shows up.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[ExecutiveMeddling CERO bureaucracy aside]], there were some concepts Uchikoshi didn't/couldn't slip in such as [[spoiler: Dissipative system, Monty Hall problem, Gödel’s incompleteness theorems, Toxoplasmosis, Folie à deux, Capgras delusion, Fregoli delusion, Sally–Anne test, and Project [=MKUltra=]]]. [[spoiler:Some of these figure in ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma''.]]
** The fancy clothes [[spoiler: Zero Sr.]] was wearing came from an early concept art of K.

* SelfPlagiarism: Of ''VisualNovel/{{Ever17}}'', wholesale. Literally every plot twist is reused or reimagined in some way, except for [[spoiler:the recreation of a past event as a means to facilitate TimeTravel in order to SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong by saving a person who died in the first event]] (and that one was used in ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors'').

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[ExecutiveMeddling CERO bureaucracy aside]], there were some concepts Uchikoshi didn't/couldn't slip in such as [[spoiler: Dissipative system, Monty Hall problem, Gödel’s incompleteness theorems, Toxoplasmosis, Folie à deux, Capgras delusion, Fregoli delusion, Sally–Anne test, and Project [=MKUltra=]]]. [[spoiler:Some of these figure in ''VideoGame/ZeroTimeDilemma''.]]