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999[DS] / VLR / ZE3 [3DS/PSV]: Wassup. You have ...Somnium Files? Siggyyy. Phidooo.

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  • pslong9pslong9 Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Jobastion wrote: »
    Someone's been doing a blind let's play of 999 that's up on youtube.
    What path would you take on your first run?
    4,7,1 all the way to the coffin.
    13:57. Priceless.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_QPgaOxb28&p=0B1E092FF412F912
    
    What?!! What!!
    Also, if you know someone suffering from Snake's particular malady, the player reads all of the game text out loud, so you can invite them to listen to the game.
    Also, my bad. Ace doesn't give Akane any hints to the last game. I guess sudoku did go out of fashion or something... Actually, it's odd, I would have expected Lotus to know what the game was when it showed up, as old as she was, and having been a computer expert.
    I guess I can retract some of my rage at akane for not being able to solve a sudoku puzzle without knowing the rules to it. On the other hand, in the future, I expect everyone to have 3DS's and BrainAge3D with Super 3D Sudoku on it, so she's a terrible person. For obviously not supporting Nintendo in her youth.

    Heh, that was the path that I took on my first run. And then I totally did not get what the video afterward was trying to show you.

    Also, that person's voice is really, really annoying.

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  • VyolynceVyolynce Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    My theory remains sound, it seems.
    Go go morphogenic resonance theory!

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  • pslong9pslong9 Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Vyolynce wrote: »
    My theory remains sound, it seems.
    Go go morphogenic resonance theory!

    Well, that's why the game is selling more and more now.

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  • The WolfmanThe Wolfman Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    To be fair about the ending and the griping:
    As soon as my brain registered what was going on and such, I did a double-take at sudoku too. I don't know though, it just never filled me with as much hate as a lot of people apparently had. I think maybe I was too wowed by the whole meta gameplay function and reason of turning the system upside down.

    I'm also super glad they didn't go and put the time limit in the puzzle either. Sure, sudoku is easy enough, but it was still tricky enough without the ability to have a memo function. I would have surely choked.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Ending:
    Well, it took me dang near an hour to solve it. Imagine with a furnace and a hysterical state of mind.

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  • GreenGreen Stick around. I'm full of bad ideas.Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I went nuts at the
    Sudoku ending puzzle, because I fucking love Sudoku

    The entire time the cutscene was playing I was thinking "I could have solved this by now"

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  • TomaToma Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    So I avoided this thread like the plague, but finally put it down, and wow, never thought to spend so much time on a single DS game.

    True end spoilers (and kinda movie spoilers?):
    All I could think about was that movie Frequency during the final puzzle. I never knew what Sudoku was until I was much older, as well, so I'm pretty sure I'd be burnt toast in the same situation.

    Also, I missed an ending, can anyone fill me in?
    The second ending, with the coffin icon. After I got the Safe ending, the preview pretty much told me how to get the True one, so I never got to see the second one.

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  • B:LB:L I've done worse. Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Toma wrote: »
    Also, I missed an ending, can anyone fill me in?
    The second ending, with the coffin icon. After I got the Safe ending, the preview pretty much told me how to get the True one, so I never got to see the second one.
    You already saw that ending.
    It's the same as the true end except cut short with a TO BE CONTINUED slapped on right after hearing the coffin noises.

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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Just picked this up along with Ghost Trick, I'll do the latter first and I don't expect I'll be disappointed when I get around to this one.

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  • BiopticBioptic Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    pslong9 wrote: »
    Jobastion wrote: »
    Someone's been doing a blind let's play of 999 that's up on youtube.
    What path would you take on your first run?
    4,7,1 all the way to the coffin.
    13:57. Priceless.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_QPgaOxb28&p=0B1E092FF412F912
    
    What?!! What!!
    Also, if you know someone suffering from Snake's particular malady, the player reads all of the game text out loud, so you can invite them to listen to the game.
    Also, my bad. Ace doesn't give Akane any hints to the last game. I guess sudoku did go out of fashion or something... Actually, it's odd, I would have expected Lotus to know what the game was when it showed up, as old as she was, and having been a computer expert.
    I guess I can retract some of my rage at akane for not being able to solve a sudoku puzzle without knowing the rules to it. On the other hand, in the future, I expect everyone to have 3DS's and BrainAge3D with Super 3D Sudoku on it, so she's a terrible person. For obviously not supporting Nintendo in her youth.

    Heh, that was the path that I took on my first run. And then I totally did not get what the video afterward was trying to show you.

    Also, that person's voice is really, really annoying.

    There's a voiceless LP (technically a Long Play) of the safe ending path and the true ending pathhere. Really handy if you're trying to scan for a particular bit of dialogue or clear up a plot point without having to hold down 'skip' for an hour.

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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    All right, so I started this game last night and it's pretty good so far. I'm about to go through my first numbered door, aside from the starting room. I don't want to sit here and perform all the calculations necessary, but it looks at a glance like:
    unless I keep everybody alive from here on out, at least one other person will have to die before the end, since the last door is a 9 and it wouldn't be possible for everybody to add up to that root without everybody else alive. I could be wrong about this, especially if the killer has some special rule about the final door.

    Guess it's fortunate that psycho dude was #9.

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  • VyolynceVyolynce Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Man... remember where you put that post. You'll want to come back to it later.

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Man, basically the only time where I just froze up and dropped my DS, mind unable to deal with what the game was showing me, was when you get to the FINAL room (I think this was on ending 4 for me, but it might have been 3, I forget if you go there in 3)...
    And you find out there are two 9 doors.

    The game has been leading you to that door for hours and hours now, and then...whoops! No need for all that fighting and betrayal, everyone could have just gotten through safely.

    For about thirty seconds, I just could not deal with this game. It makes sense, looking back at all the other sets of doors, but the game never really gives you any hints that it will happen. The fact that Junpei has basically the same reaction just added to the effect on me.

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  • RentRent I'm always right Fuckin' deal with itRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Just picked this up along with Ghost Trick, I'll do the latter first and I don't expect I'll be disappointed when I get around to this one.

    you will be, it's got major problems and the story is somewhat infuriatingly bad in some points

    Rent on
  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Rent wrote: »
    Just picked this up along with Ghost Trick, I'll do the latter first and I don't expect I'll be disappointed when I get around to this one.

    you will be, it's got major problems and the story is somewhat infuriatingly bad in some points

    Rent, is there an "invisible field" between us, allowing us to exchange that information remotely when the time comes?

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  • B:LB:L I've done worse. Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Rent wrote: »
    Just picked this up along with Ghost Trick, I'll do the latter first and I don't expect I'll be disappointed when I get around to this one.

    you will be, it's got major problems and the story is somewhat infuriatingly bad in some points
    Yeah, Ghost Trick's story kinda fell apart at the end for me.

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  • RentRent I'm always right Fuckin' deal with itRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    i actually meant 999 not GT

    haven't played GT yet

    Rent on
  • B:LB:L I've done worse. Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Rent wrote: »
    i actually meant 999 not GT

    haven't played GT yet
    Oh, well, at least the worst of 999 never gets as bad as the worst of Nier.

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  • RentRent I'm always right Fuckin' deal with itRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    B:L wrote: »
    Rent wrote: »
    i actually meant 999 not GT

    haven't played GT yet
    Oh, well, at least the worst of 999 never gets as bad as the worst of Nier.

    yeaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Ghost Trick was pretty damn amazing, and so far I'm not seeing anything particularly egregious in this game, but it's not as enjoyable as GT for damn sure

    The horror aspect that was so hyped up is pretty absent; it's not really pervasive and I am never really scared for my character, but maybe I'm just making all the right choices so far or something

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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    This game's annoying as hell

    Yes, game

    I know how to click between the different numbers on these briefcases

    You don't need to tell me how to do it every time

    This is a big reason Ghost Trick is far more enjoyable so far

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Ghost Trick is great and all, but it's pretty much what you expect from the Phoenix Wright team.

    999 isn't quite like anything else.

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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    goddammit Santa

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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Okay, I just got ending 2, but it didn't make any sense.
    Santa was guaranteed going through door 9 without threatening June. So... why did he threaten June? It had better not just be an idiotic excuse to make me go through door 6 instead of 1 in order to get the pistol before he does.

    Oh, and Snake is totally in that casket.

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  • B:LB:L I've done worse. Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Okay, I just got ending 2, but it didn't make any sense.
    Santa was guaranteed going through door 9 without threatening June. So... why did he threaten June? It had better not just be an idiotic excuse to make me go through door 6 instead of 1 in order to get the pistol before he does.

    Oh, and Snake is totally in that casket.
    It's the 2nd worst ending to get, but at least it leads you towards the true ending.

    I'd recommend going for the other endings first.

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  • The AnonymousThe Anonymous Uh, uh, uhhhhhh... Uh, uh.Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I suggest that you go through Door 3 next.

    It leads to happiness and candy and love.
    :lol:

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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I suggest that you go through Door 3 next.

    It leads to happiness and candy and love.
    :lol:

    Yeah I'm well aware of what's past Door 3
    A PONY

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  • B:LB:L I've done worse. Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I suggest that you go through Door 3 next.

    It leads to happiness and candy and love.
    :lol:

    Yeah I'm well aware of what's past Door 3
    PONY.jpg
    Deplorable.

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  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Haha, I was going to post this earlier

    It is even more appropriate now
    goddammit Santa
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  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Haha, I was going to post this earlier

    It is even more appropriate now
    goddammit Santa
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    He makes dreams come true.

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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Oh, you guys

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  • TrippyJingTrippyJing Moses supposes his toeses are roses. But Moses supposes erroneously.Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Oh, you guys

    You almost made me post the OH U image.

    Almost.

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  • The AnonymousThe Anonymous Uh, uh, uhhhhhh... Uh, uh.Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Haha, I was going to post this earlier

    It is even more appropriate now
    goddammit Santa
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    I'ma fix that for you:
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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    So, um, now that I've gotten ending 2 without looking at a walkthrough or anything, should I consult some spoiler-free guide to get other endings in a specific order or just do things really differently from how I did them the first time?

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  • The AnonymousThe Anonymous Uh, uh, uhhhhhh... Uh, uh.Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Did you watch the preview movie?
    It shows you how to get the Safe ending. If you want the other endings, don't follow that path.

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  • B:LB:L I've done worse. Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    So, um, now that I've gotten ending 2 without looking at a walkthrough or anything, should I consult some spoiler-free guide to get other endings in a specific order or just do things really differently from how I did them the first time?
    Watch the path the preview movie shows you, and when you feel like getting the true end (which should be after you get the other endings, follow it).
    For the other endings, just end your path in a different room each time (or act like a complete jerk and ignore everyone on that ending 2 path).

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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Okay. So I'm going for failure this time around, with Axe.

    It really kind of bothers me that you can't actually win the game on your first playthrough. I did the very best I could possibly do, made all the best choices and still got a "bad" ending.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    You'll understand why.

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  • JintorJintor Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    On the first playthrough

    The text speed is so slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

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  • KaseiusKaseius Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Bah. My comic was put up as an honorary mention.

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