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* RandomNumberGenerator: The game has certain instances where the outcomes of specific events are determined based on chance rather than a player's direct choice.
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* RussianRoulette: [[http://kotaku.com/everything-we-just-learned-about-zero-escape-3-1765374818 A demo at GDC]] shows a scene that involves this (it's what's going on in the current page image). The outcome itself is randomized.
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* RussianRoulette: [[http://kotaku.com/everything-we-just-learned-about-zero-escape-3-1765374818 A demo at GDC]] shows a scene that involves where Diana is doing this (it's what's going on with Sigma. The trigger must be pulled in order to save Phi, who is stuck in an incinerator, but the current page image). The outcome itself is randomized.
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* RussianRoulette: [[http://kotaku.com/everything-we-just-learned-about-zero-escape-3-1765374818 A demo at GDC]] shows a scene that involves this (it's what's going on in the current page image).
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* RussianRoulette: [[http://kotaku.com/everything-we-just-learned-about-zero-escape-3-1765374818 A demo at GDC]] shows a scene that involves this (it's what's going on in the current page image). The outcome itself is randomized.
* SadisticChoice: The game makes the play choose between who to kill in certain situations. The aforementioned Russian roulette scene is one example.
* SadisticChoice: The game makes the play choose between who to kill in certain situations. The aforementioned Russian roulette scene is one example.
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--> "Life is certainly unfair, don't you think? There are moments when a single snail can make a world go extinct."
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--> "Life is certainly unfair, don't you think? There are moments when a single snail can make a world go extinct."
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* ColdBloodedTorture: Implied by the teaser (and current page image), with Sigma possibly being tortured by Diana.
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* RussianRoulette: [[http://kotaku.com/everything-we-just-learned-about-zero-escape-3-1765374818 A demo at GDC]] shows a scene that involves this (it's what's going on in the current page image).
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''Zero Time Dilemma'' will be a VisualNovel for the Nintendo3DS and PlaystationVita, the sequel to ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward'' and the third and final chapter of the ''VisualNovel/ZeroEscape'' series. After a viral marketing campaign involving a website made by English localization company Aksys Games, it was officially announced at Anime Expo 2015 for a Summer 2016 release.
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''Zero Time Dilemma'' will be a VisualNovel for the Nintendo3DS and PlaystationVita, the sequel to ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward'' and the third and final chapter of the ''VisualNovel/ZeroEscape'' series. After a viral marketing campaign involving a website made by English localization company Aksys Games, it was officially announced at Anime Expo 2015 for a Summer 2016 release.
release, with the release date confirmed at GDC 2016 to be June 28, 2016 in North America and Europe, and June 30, 2016 in Japan.
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* AnachronicOrder: Because the participants' bracelets are designed to wipe their memories every 90 minutes, the story is told in "fragments" consisting of these 90-minute intervals. These fragments are not always in chronological order, and their place on the overall timeline is only revealed at the end of each fragment.
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* BigBad: The role seems to be taken by Zero once again. [[spoiler: And this time, it doesn't look like he's Akane or Sigma]]
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* Skyward Scream: SkywardScream: The trailer ends with this, courtesy of Carlos.
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* BloodierAndGorier: The trailer alone shows about as much gore as the first game.
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Besides the release date, few concrete details are known about the game at this time. It will pick up where ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward'' left off, with a test run for an interplanetary mission that goes awry, resulting in the deaths of six people... plus six billion more after a deadly virus is released that brings civilization to its knees. Can this tragedy be averted?
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Diana's resemblance to Luna is obvious, since the latter was an android based off her. Mila takes obvious visual cues from Lotus and Alice, and Q appears to be a combination of K and Quark(another masked amnesiac, but a child this time). Carlos looks a bit like Dio, as well, which is worrying given that the latter was a Left clone in the employ of Free the Soul.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Diana's resemblance to Luna is obvious, since the latter was an android based off her. Mila Mira takes obvious visual cues from Lotus and Alice, and Q appears to be a combination of K and Quark(another masked amnesiac, but a child this time). Carlos looks a bit like Dio, as well, which is worrying given that the latter was a Left clone in the employ of Free the Soul.
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** Presumably 9 as well, as that is the arc number for the entire series.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Uchikoshi has confirmed that the DeadlyGame this time around will be much more tragic and dark compared to the prior Nonary Games.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Uchikoshi has confirmed that the DeadlyGame this time around will be much more tragic and dark compared to the prior Nonary Games. Indeed he's speculated that the game will recive a rating of CERO-''Z'', the highest possible rating a Japanese game can get.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: Implied by the teaser (and current page image), with Sigma possibly being tortured by Diana.
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* SwitchingPOV: You will switch between Carlos, Q, and Diana.
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* RotationgProtagonist: You will switch between Carlos, Q, and Diana.
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* ArcNumber: 6. 6 days passed for the people at Dcom before the DeadlyGame began, 6 passwords are required to stop the outbreak of Radical-6 (each which requires one of 6 people to die) and, should the outbreak occur, 6 billion people will die.
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* ContinuityNod: Like before, Junpei is Participant 5 and Akane is Participant 6.
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* OntologicalMystery: As always, we have nine people in a deadly game. However, though we may know more going into this game than we did in earlier games, there's still a crap-ton of mysteries to be solved. For instance, in VLR, we were told that only three people survived the test mission. In actuality, there appears to be ''five'' survivors.
* PlagueDoctor: The new Zero's mask resembles a plague doctor. If he's responsible for the Radical-6 outbreak, it's fitting.
* PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo: Both protagonists from the previous games, Junpei and Sigma, will be returning for the finale. Other returning characters include Phi and Akane.
* PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo: Both protagonists from the previous games, Junpei and Sigma, will be returning for the finale. Other returning characters include Phi and Akane.
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* AmnesiacHero: Q is this game's token amnesiac, and is one of the playable characters.
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** DoomedByCanon: However, [[spoiler:the recording of the Mars Test Mission we got in the last game states that six people will die there. Taking the people who appear in VLR into account (and assuming that there's nine people there like the last two games), that doesn't leave much room for other survivors.]] Of course, the point of the game is to try to avert this trope. What's more, with the presence of Akane, Junpei, Sigma, Phi ''and'' Diana aboard Dcom, one wonders how that's possible.
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** DoomedByCanon: However, [[spoiler:the recording of the Mars Test Mission we got in the last game states that six people will die there. Taking the people who appear in VLR into account (and assuming that there's nine people there like the last two games), account, that doesn't leave much room for other survivors.]] Of course, the point of the game is to try to avert this trope. What's more, with the presence of Akane, Junpei, Sigma, Phi ''and'' Diana aboard Dcom, one wonders how that's possible.
* PlagueDoctor: The new Zero's mask resembles a plague doctor. If he's responsible for the Radical-6 outbreak, it's fitting.
* PlagueDoctor: The new Zero's mask resembles a plague doctor. If he's responsible for the Radical-6 outbreak, it's fitting.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Diana's resemblance to Luna is obvious, since the latter was an android based off her. Mila takes obvious visual cues from Lotus and Alice, and Q appears to be a combination of K and Quark(another masked amnesiac, but a child this time). Carlos looks a bit like Dio, as well, which is worrying given that the latter was a Left clone in the employ of Free the Soul.
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* CanineCompanion: Previews have stated that there will be a dog at the test site. It's still unknown whether the dog will get its own bracelet.
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* CanineCompanion: Previews have stated that there will be Gab, a dog at who is able to go between the test site. It's still unknown whether three teams through the dog will get its own bracelet.air ducts.
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** DoomedByCanon: However, [[spoiler:the recording of the Mars Test Mission we got in the last game states that six people will die there. Taking the people who appear in VLR into account (and assuming that there's nine people there like the last two games), that doesn't leave much room for other survivors.]] Of course, the point of the game is to try to avert this trope. What's more, with the presence of Akane, Junpei, Sigma, Phi ''and'' Diana aboard Dcom, one wonders how that's possible.
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* ArtShiftedSequel: From the one image revealed at the Aksys panel, it looks like this game's art style will be much more realistic than the previous two games, which had more of an anime style.
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* ArtShiftedSequel: From the one image revealed at the Aksys panel, it looks like The artstyle goes for a more "realistic" look this game's art style will be much time compared to the more realistic than the previous two games, which had more of an anime style.stylised look from prior games.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: It's been mentioned Uchikoshi has confirmed that Zero Time Dilemma seeks to return to a style closer the DeadlyGame this time around will be much more tragic and dark compared to the scary atmosphere of ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors''.prior Nonary Games.
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* ReligionOfEvil: Free the Soul, introduced in the previous game. Since they had a hand in the previous game's apocaylpse, it's certain they'll be lurking behind the scenes.
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* ReligionOfEvil: Free the Soul, introduced in the previous game. Since they had a hand in the previous game's apocaylpse, apocalypse, it's certain they'll be lurking behind the scenes.
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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Along with seeking a way out, the goal will evidently be to find a way to stop the virus outbreak.
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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Along with seeking a way out, the goal will evidently be to find a way to stop the virus outbreak.outbreak.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: It's been mentioned that Zero Escape 3 seeks to return to a style closer to the scary atmosphere of ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors''.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: It's been mentioned that Zero Escape 3 Time Dilemma seeks to return to a style closer to the scary atmosphere of ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors''.
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'''''Zero Time Dilemma''''' will be a VisualNovel for the Nintendo3DS and PlaystationVita, the sequel to ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward'' and the third and final chapter of the ''VisualNovel/ZeroEscape'' series. After a viral marketing campaign involving a website made by English localization company Aksys Games, it was officially announced at Anime Expo 2015 for a Summer 2016 release.
Besides the release date, few concrete details are known about the game at this time. It will pick up where ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward'' left off, with a test run for an interplanetary mission that goes awry, resulting in the deaths of six people... plus six billion more after a deadly virus is released that brings civilization to its knees. Can this tragedy be averted?
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!!SEEK A WAY OUT!
* ApocalypseHow: As seen in the ending of Virtue's Last Reward, the events of this game will lead to the Radical-6 outbreak, unless Sigma finds a way to stop it.
* ArtShiftedSequel: From the one image revealed at the Aksys panel, it looks like this game's art style will be much more realistic than the previous two games, which had more of an anime style.
* CanineCompanion: Previews have stated that there will be a dog at the test site. It's still unknown whether the dog will get its own bracelet.
* DarkerAndEdgier: It's been mentioned that Zero Escape 3 seeks to return to a style closer to the scary atmosphere of ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors''.
* ForegoneConclusion: Thanks to the epilogue of VLR, we know about at least some of the events that will happen here, such as [[spoiler:Sigma losing his arms and eye in an accident.]] With how time works in this series, though, it's unknown whether these events will happen in all timelines.
* MentalTimeTravel: Several characters from the last game have had their minds go back in time, meaning they'll show up here.
* ThePlague: The Radical-6 virus, introduced in the previous game.
* ReligionOfEvil: Free the Soul, introduced in the previous game. Since they had a hand in the previous game's apocaylpse, it's certain they'll be lurking behind the scenes.
* SavedByCanon: Since this game takes place before the second game chronologically [[spoiler:(without taking time travel into account)]], anyone who appeared in VLR is guaranteed to survive the events of this game, [[spoiler:such as Sigma, Phi, Tenmyouji, and Akane]]. At least, in the timeline that leads to VLR.
** DoomedByCanon: However, [[spoiler:the recording of the Mars Test Mission we got in the last game states that six people will die there. Taking the people who appear in VLR into account (and assuming that there's nine people there like the last two games), that doesn't leave much room for other survivors.]] Of course, the point of the game is to try to avert this trope.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Along with seeking a way out, the goal will evidently be to find a way to stop the virus outbreak.
Besides the release date, few concrete details are known about the game at this time. It will pick up where ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward'' left off, with a test run for an interplanetary mission that goes awry, resulting in the deaths of six people... plus six billion more after a deadly virus is released that brings civilization to its knees. Can this tragedy be averted?
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!!SEEK A WAY OUT!
* ApocalypseHow: As seen in the ending of Virtue's Last Reward, the events of this game will lead to the Radical-6 outbreak, unless Sigma finds a way to stop it.
* ArtShiftedSequel: From the one image revealed at the Aksys panel, it looks like this game's art style will be much more realistic than the previous two games, which had more of an anime style.
* CanineCompanion: Previews have stated that there will be a dog at the test site. It's still unknown whether the dog will get its own bracelet.
* DarkerAndEdgier: It's been mentioned that Zero Escape 3 seeks to return to a style closer to the scary atmosphere of ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors''.
* ForegoneConclusion: Thanks to the epilogue of VLR, we know about at least some of the events that will happen here, such as [[spoiler:Sigma losing his arms and eye in an accident.]] With how time works in this series, though, it's unknown whether these events will happen in all timelines.
* MentalTimeTravel: Several characters from the last game have had their minds go back in time, meaning they'll show up here.
* ThePlague: The Radical-6 virus, introduced in the previous game.
* ReligionOfEvil: Free the Soul, introduced in the previous game. Since they had a hand in the previous game's apocaylpse, it's certain they'll be lurking behind the scenes.
* SavedByCanon: Since this game takes place before the second game chronologically [[spoiler:(without taking time travel into account)]], anyone who appeared in VLR is guaranteed to survive the events of this game, [[spoiler:such as Sigma, Phi, Tenmyouji, and Akane]]. At least, in the timeline that leads to VLR.
** DoomedByCanon: However, [[spoiler:the recording of the Mars Test Mission we got in the last game states that six people will die there. Taking the people who appear in VLR into account (and assuming that there's nine people there like the last two games), that doesn't leave much room for other survivors.]] Of course, the point of the game is to try to avert this trope.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Along with seeking a way out, the goal will evidently be to find a way to stop the virus outbreak.
